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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

Guest List Continued.
Q. Coburn Darling, Providence. r. l.;
e. Med. Davis, vice president A. G. L.
Railroad Co., Wilmington. N. c.; John
q Delaunay, c. S. C., editor; j. Henri
de Sibour, William H DERRICK, Balti-
more: Cecil B. Dickson, Associated
Press; Henry l.. Doherty, H. L. Do
herty g. Co, New York City William
j. Donald, William H. Donovan, Charles
A. Douglas. Charles H. Drayton, H
Rozier Dulany. jr. George Thomas
Dunlop, Walter G. Dunlop, Francis 1
du Pont, Wilmington, Del; Andrew B
Ouvall.
Frederick East, Joseph B. Eastman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
John II. Edwards. Assistant Secretary
Interior Department; John H. Edwards
Ahmed F. El-Eissy. Egyptian consul
general: Richard N Elliott, Representa-
tive from Indiana: James A. Emery
Edmund r. Erik, Representative from
Pennsylvania; Edward c. Ernst, Richard
p. Ernst, former Senator from Ken
lucky; ]. Fred ESsary. Baltimore Sun
Garland S. Ferguson, jr., Fedora
Trade Commissioner: Carter Field, thu
Bell Syndicate; Edward c. Finney, soil
citor, Department of the Interior; Ben
iaunir r. Fitch, New York City; Thomas
n. Flaherty, Robert v. Fleming. presi'
bent Riggs National Bank: Henry =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-18

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The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15
Making Study of
 Aa|ibut MigrationS

The International Fishcr:cs Commission is again at work to secure information as to t.;, ,,1igrati0ns of the halibut. T'~ Commission which is again on the Dorothy will cast overboait
 hundreds of little red bottles each containing a message in English, Russian and Japanese requesting the finder to ret l::n the card to the Commission and
 a reward will be paid for each bottle returned together with date and location, thus check ::~1g tidal currents of the Pacific.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15
"WHAT SAFEST THOU,
 JUDASw

= After the last legislative 5es- sion in Juneau a prominent lawyer sent to each canning corporation a hill for $250 for legislative work" The can- neries have been hi-jacked in this fashion these many years, and the only reason they pay it is because they are afraid not to.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15

might help us out and that is what we want
 7" We used to get a little money out of codfish and let the P. A. F. make the salmon laws for themselves but now we can't sell salt codfish on account of the Taps and there is not enough demand for stockfish so it will pay to hang them We have to buck the P. A. F. some way so we can get the right to fish salmon or We will get starved out Do you think we could get the new delegate to come up here and see how things are if all: hands clipped into a kitty to pay his passage up and down again?
 ~> Yours very truly,
 A FISHERMAN.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15
Page '

He was a writer and artist of considerable merit. His letters, articles and cartoons published in many newspapers in Wash ington and Alaska on political and economic subjects were all ways forceful and were potent factors in determing the results Of some of A]asFa's WarmeSt campaigns. His descriptive ar titles were a real pleasure to read for he was a naturalist at heart and his powers of obser- 1ation were keen. He had the courage of his convictions and ne preached the gospel of the true brotherhood of men.
 "Bill' was faithful to his family and loyal to his friends. He will be sadly missed by those who knew his true worth. AL though he hal taken up his residence in Seattle, his heart remained in the Northland. The territory has lost tried and true friend.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15
DRY ACT ATTACK
 COST REVEALED

WaShingtOn.-The Association against the prohibition amend 71ent is spending on an average of $50:000 month in it's fight for repeal of the eighteenth rendment, according to it's re- port of expenditures and con- tributions for January and Feb- ruary, filed with the clerk of the house recently.
 During this period, $151,679 was collected and $1O3,281 ex- pended The big contributors included:
 John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic National com- mittee, $5,000; Pierre du Pont, <27 500; Lsmmont du Pont, $22,- 500; Irene du Pont, $5,0O0; R. T. Crane IT,, Chicago, $15,OOO: Arthur Curtis James, New York, $12,5OO; Charles H. Sabin, New York, $10,000, and Thomas w. Phillips, Jr., Butler, Pa., $5,000.
The Alaska fisherman., 1931-06-15
BILL BARROWS
 AREWELL

The many friends of Will A. Barrows were deeply shocked to learn of his sudden death, which occurred at his home in Seattle Washington, at A. M. on Memorial Day. He had not been very well for a few days fut no thought was entertained ny his family that the end was rear. Death was caused by a heart attack
 Will A. BarroWs, "Bill" as his friends always called him, was a pioneer of Pacific County, Washington. and le had led a varied and useful life, mostly spent in Southwest Washington snd in Alaska. He was born at Gold Hill, Nevada, November 26, 1867 removing thence to Cali fC"nia with his parents when he WIS two years of age. In 1893 ne married Ellen Tanger. Two daughters blessed the union. Be- sides his wife he leaves to mourn him his daughter Mrs. Donald Bower and granddaugh- ter, Donna Bower, of Seattle One daughter Jeanette, died while in the service of tho Unit cd States during the world war.
 His early life wae spent war; iously as deputy treasurer of Pacific County, Washington as a general store keeper, and as a marine engineer. For a time he also engaged in the logging business with the late Otto Rosendahl. He entered the ser vice of the U. S. Bureau of Edu- cation in Alaska in 1917 and for several years was ir. charge of Indian schools on the West Coast of Prince of Wales Island and at Rake where his many friends wil! mourn his passing. In 1924 he resigned and engag- ed in newspaper work, principal
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
FEW (. A. R. VETS
 TO ATTEND MEET

Des Moines, (UP).-Not even the most optimistic members of the en- ltertainment committee hope to-day that there will be a great number of G. A. R. veterans attending the national encampment here Sept. 13-17.
 The past year has seen the de- cadence of what was once a mighty army into a feeble echo Of it's strength, and reports which have
 reached headquarters here indicate that many of the surviving veterans
 will be too feeble to make the 1our- ney to the national encampment. Approximately 10000 persons are expected, however, due to the 1n- creased membership in subsidiary organizations-the Women's Reher Corps; Ladies of the G. A. R.; Sons of Union Veterans and It's auxiliary and the Daughters of Union Vet erans. All of these groups have sent in large registration lists, of- ficials said, and hotel accommoda- tions have already been deserved by more than 2,0O0 persons from all parts of the country.
 Iowa's G. A. R. which will en- ltertain the national convention, Is Experiencing difficulty in finding tcommittee members among the veterans, and most of the work is falling on officials of the auxiliaries. The program will be held at the Shrine Temple which seats 12,0OO. The United States Army band from Washington is expected to provide
 music.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
WORK FOILS
 JAIL BREAKS

Harrisburg, Pa Pennsylvania prisoners are too tired to riot, ac cordi..g to State Welfare Secretary John l.. Hanna, who attributes hard work for the prisoners as the most effective deterrent on prison outbreaks.
 Hannah said that 878 men in four state institutions are regu- larly employed at trades for which they are fitted. Others are given temporary work or are used on construction projects at the pris- ons.
 While contending that over crowding has been leading cause of riots in other states and that Pennsylvania temporarily faces similar conditions pending con- strr ton of the new Eastern Pen- itentiary, Hanna held the prison work program is balancing the overcrowded condition to keep dis turbances among prisoners to d minimum.
 Eight hours a day of health full hard labor keeps a man close to normal life and leaves him comfortably tired at night with little inclination to conspire for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
City Disburses Over $9OO,OOO
Interest on Bonds Puts
 Figure at High Mark

Disbursements during the first
 half of the present month by the city amounted to over $900,0O0, 1t
 was disclosed in a report of the
 city treasurer yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the board of finance. Of this amount only about $15O,00O was used for ordinary
 running expense, the huge jump in
 the municipality's bill for the
 month being caused by the fact that redemption and interest came due on bonds.
 During the first half of this month the sum of $755,200 was paid off in interest and redemption on bonds. This payment serves to further cut down the city's bonded debt in conjunction with Mayor
 Frank Hayes retrenchment plan. Tax Attorney George R. Gull foile reported to the board that
 during the past month he collected $73,905 in back taxes and assess ments. The board, sitting as com missioners of the surplus resource sinking fund, ordered the back money deposited in the sinking fund to be used in retiring the municipal deficit. Of this amount,
 $33,154 was collected in the first taxation district and $40,751 was collected in the second district. Homer street is now practically assured of its new pavement. The board reported yesterday that there is money available for this work. It is likely that the matter will come before the aldermen tonight for authorization. The pavement was approved by the works board Tuesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Slave Buying Is
 Waterloo For Writer

lthem and wouldn't offer us any, thing. On account of the depression he said he was reducing his retinue. He had too many to feed. We finally paid him $500 nor for each one to take them off our hands" Other flyers and travellers may have their speed records if they want to but Halliburton and his pilot insist that they are not in a hurry to get anywhere.
 "We are actually enjoying our trip" Halliburton said. And we are not trying to beat anybody's racket. We flew 2,000 miles across the Sahara Desert to get to Tim buctoo. Sixteen hundred miles of that was an absolute vacuum; no hills, no trees, no bushes. We were caught in terrific sandstorm aft CT climbing 15,O00 feet to cross the Atlas mountains. We were forced down and spent the night 500 miles from the nearest outpost.
 Where do we go from here?' said the flying writer in response to inquiries. Perhaps to the sacred city of Lhassa in Tibet. It's all according to how We feel"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Young Man
 Was Bound Over
William Stany Admitted
 That He Tried to Shoot Father

William Stany, 24, entered a plea of guilty last evening when arraigned before Justice Charles Douglas of Woodbury on the charge of assault with intent to kill. The youth was bound over to the next term of the Litchheld county superior court. He was re- moved to the Litchfield jail by State Trooper William Murphy. who with Detective Joseph Bend Ter of this city was responsible for the young mans arrest.
 Stany shot and wounded John Zaviso, a farmland employed by A. s. Stany, father of the accused. The police succeeded in obtaining an admission from the accused that he intended to kill his father as the result of a recent quarrel. Zaviso substituted for MT Stany in going after a COW and was shot by mistake. Young Stany was cap tured in less than AS hours of the shooting. Zaviso Is recovering at the Waterbury hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
CHINESE COAL
 MINERS WIN
 WAGE STRIKE
BY D. c. BEss

United Press Staff COrreSLOndent)
 Peiping, (UP).-A wage dispute in the six coal mines of the Kailan Mining administration, one of the largest employers of labor in North China, has been satisfactorily set tied by a general increase of less than two cents per day, gold, in miners wages.
 The settlement shows the low wage standards in China, as con- ditions in the kailan mines, under Sino- British joint control, are prob- ably better than in any other mines in the country. In addition, the company agrees to pay a minimum bonus annually of $15 silver (less than $4 gold) to underground la borers.
 The working day in the mines also is reduced from nine and one half to nine hours per day, and the company agrees to register the schools it conducts for children of workers with the Chinese govern ment.
 The wage dispute came at the same time as a dispute between the company and the Peiping- Mukden railway authorities, which threatened to tie up work in the mines indefinitely. because coal could not be shipped out in ade- quate quantities.
 It is reported that the dispute with the railway also has been set tied, and that the mines will begin to operate at capacity in the near future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
WORLD FAMINE
 BANISHED BY
 GRAIN REAPER
Anniversary of McCOr- mick'S Invention Oc.
 CUTS This Month

Chicago-The danger of world wide famine was removed 100 years ago this month.
 In Virginia wheat field in July 1891, Cyrus Hall Mccormick look ed back on the first strip of grain ever successfully cut with me- chanical reaper. That first clean swathe of wheat served notice on the world that the era of me- chanized agriculture had dawned. It also indicated to the small group of scythemen who had gath cred to watch the experiment that their occupation of swinging Q scythe and cradle soon was to be- come a lost art; that the tradi- tional method of grain harvesting handed down from the ancients would be swept aside and agricul- tural methods and extent of acre. age revolutionizcd.
 Patented Three Years Later.
 Mccormick patented his reaper three years later, but did not be- gin marketing it until 1S40. A steady stream of improveme nts were added from the first, making for increased efficiency and prac- ticability.
 Acreage of grain had been in- creased so much by 1861 that Sec retary Stanton, head of the War department in President Lincoln's S cabinet, declared that Mccormick s invention was of untold value to the northern cause during the Civil War.
 Service to Humanity.
 Economists have credited the reaper with even greater service to humanity, declaring that it has banished forever the fear of a worldwide food shortage, a fear that had existed since Biblical times. Now, far from fearing a shortage of grain, the nations are troubled with grain surpluses. The surpluses are due, econo- mists say, to the wide use of mo- torized implements. Mccormick reaper was capable of only eight or ten acres of grain a day. After that there still remained the prob lem of threshing. Today huge combines used in the great grain belts of American harvest and thresh 30 to 40 acres a day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
SOVIET TOURS
 ANGER EUROPE

Paris. (UP)-Most of Europe has risen in common accord to accuse Soviet Russia of a new kind of dumping-tourist travel.
 With the golden tide of Amer by the economic crisis and Eu- ropean resorts suffering under the worst tourist season since before the war, the rest of Europe has been angered by the bargain tours offered by the State Tourist Bu- reau of the Moscow government.
 Explore Old Turkestan by de luxe rail caravan" or Travel within several hundred miles of the North Pole on 8 Soviet Ice Breaker" are but two of the at tractive tours which the bureau has put on the bargain counter.
 The rush of travel-seasoned tourists is said to have been great and there are few reservations available on either trip, while the golden sands of Venice, Deauville, Ostend and Biarritz are far from overpopulated, the Swiss Alps empty and tourist steamers on the Rhine and elsewhere run with empty decks.
 The rail caravan to Turkestan leaves Leningrad August 25 and will carry tourists for 5000 miles during 40 days with all the com fort afforded by a special Pull man train. It will pass thruogh the garden town of Tashkent, the carpet baZaars of Bokhara, Ash kabad and KraSnoVodsk.
 The polar trip promises 8 meet ing with the Zeppelin in the Polar seas and a hunt for Amundsen. whom the Soviet government be- lieves still may be alive.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Radical Change
 In Italian Prisons
Cellular Segregation Abolished in Reformation of
 Institutions

i lowing manner:
 l. Abolition of cellular segraga- tion, or solitary confinement: ?. Creation of many specialized types of prison "institutions'; 3. Pris- oners must work profitably; 4. The prisoners must work in the open air as much as possible; 5. The prisoners will be paid for work done; 6. Prisoners are re- quired to pay part of their food and lodging expenses; z. Civil and religious instructions for pris- oners: &. Special treatment for minors. and g. Judicial control over the execution of the sen tences.
 There are hairline shades of dif- ference between sentences under the new code. The change over to the new system will be gradual. as many of the present prisons will have to be remodeled to meet the more liberal ideas. ,
 The directors of the many pris- ons throughout Italy came to Rome recently for this purpose. and conferred with Signor Cio- vanni Novel1i, director of Italian penal institutions, who outlined the reforms to be carried out un- der the new code. The new prison regulations went into effect simul- taneously with Italy's new penal code, which restores capital pun ishment for many crimes, and which has liberalized the old code of 1889.
 Two Classes of Prisons
 The new prison regulations con tain 332 articles and are subdivid- ed into four parts. Italian prison have been divided into two main classes. Firstly, there are 50 pris- ons, which are called institutions for the execution of sentences in a manner to protect public secur- ity. The first group includes major criminals who have been sentenced to life Imprisonment to long sen- tences of "seclusion", and for the detention of persons arrested on serious offenses.
 The second group contains more specialized institutions. such as az ricultural colonies, warehouses; lh- sane asylums, reform schools, ana curative institutions.
 The principle behind the entire reform is the prisoners should not be kept in solitary confinement, but gradually allowed to work in a community with other prisoners. The prisoners will be taught traoes or professions, and a general re- generation will result which VIII pc beneficial to society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Professor Carney Of Storrs Talks
 On ''Sportsmanship''
Hamilton Park Ball Players Told to Be Fair-Guest Cites Instances of Benefits Derived From 'Play- ing the Game as It Should Be Played''

calibre and clean playing of both aggregations and pointed out to his youthful audience the many varied experiences which occurred to him in his younger days as an athlete. He emphaticaly demonstrated many cases where it had been quite possible for him to take ad- vantage of opponents in all phases of sport, but where he didn't be- cause he always was taught to play fair which made him so pop ular with his associates in the sporting world.
 The Silver Stars baseball team, representing the Hamilton Park playground, defeated the Palestine nine, Fulton Park color bearers, this morning in a seven inning game at Hamilton Park by a to l score. Wesley Burns pitched for the winners and limited the Cooke street nine to four scattered hits while his mates touched O'Lear for seven safeties. Burns aided his own cause by hitting a triple. the longest hit of the game. Two fast double plays aided the winners. Score by innings: Silver Stars 10000 20-4 0 Palestines 10000 O1O0-1 o
 Batteries: Burns and Reilly; O'Lear and Whitright. Umpire: Byrnes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
Baby Show at
 Hamilton Park
Event Conducted By the Misses Irene Byrnes
 and Margaret Stevens

Hamilton Park playground will be the scene this afternoon of the annual baby contest which Is scheduled to start promptly at 3 o'clock. The Misses Irene Byrnes and Margaret Stevens are conduct ing the event.
 The sewing club is scheduled to meet this afternoon following the conclusion. of the baby contest. The horseshoe tournament for both girls and boys will start to-mor- row. A boxing contest will be con- ducted tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-17
PARK ATHLETES HEAR COLLEGE SPEAKER
FARM MBELT WILL BE HEARD FROM
 NEXT CONGRESS
And Members Will Be Forced to Pass Some Measures That May Not Please Present Regime
BY RAYMOND CHAPTER United Press Staff Corresponden


 United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, July 17--Appeals from the farm belt for relief from a situation arising out of record low wheat prices leaves officials perplexed.
 Practically all who have to do with agricultural problems say con- ditions will not be corrected until the farmer quits raising more wheat than can be eaten. Yet cases of individual desperation, if they become sufficiently numerous, may create situation which congress might deal with.
 Protests and proposals are com ing from Vice-President Curtis and James B. Watson, senate majority leader, and from a host of others in and out of official life. Congress is facing a political year. Legisla- tors may be forced by pressure from the farm belt to pass meas ures which might not be altogether approved by the executive branch.
 Proposals take three general lines:
 That the farm board cease absolutely the sale of any of it's surplus wheat.
 2-That congress prohibit specu- lative short-sellings on grain ex- changes.
 3-That a moratorium be de- clared on farm mortgages and oth- CT individual debts owed gy form CTS.
 Chairman James c. Stone of the federal farm board said the board is not selling any wheat in the southwest except small amounts and in each case the board is buy ing wheat to replace 1t bushel for bushel. More than 100000 bushels of high-protein spring wheat have been sold in the northwest to mill lers who would have to shut down otherwise and wait for the new crop to get special wheat for par ticular grades of flour.
 The board recently promised it would sell not more than 5,000,000 bushels of wheat a month, but many, including Vce-President Cur tis, say that the board should prom ise not to sell any of its more than 200,000.000 bushels while the pres- ent crop is being moved. or until the price reaches S5 cents. Chair man Stone has refused to commit himself on this.