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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-05-14
BIRTHDAY PARTY.


The ladies auxiliary of the Presby-
terrain church will hold its annual
birthday party at the home of Mrs
Wallace M. Beall, on next Thursday
afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. L. O.
Beall, ST., and Mrs. Wallace Beall, will
be the hostesses. Each guest is asked
to bring as her birthday gift, a cent
for each year of her age. This will be
the closing meeting of this season.
/ Typical oat and pea hay contains
eight and three-tenths of digestible
protein as compared with seven and
six-tenths for clover. and ten and six
tenths for alfalfa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
JUNIOR HORSE SHOW
HAS EIGHT CLASSES
Judges at Riding and Hunt Club
Tomorrow Will Be Mrs. Old
smith and Dion Kerr.

Eight classes will be judged in the
junior horse show at the Riding and
Hunt Club, Twenty-second and P
streets, tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
The classes include:
Best rider under 10 years, saddle
ponies. best rider 10 to IA years. hack
and hunter, saddle horses, best rider IA
to l6 years and open jumping and hunt
teams.
The judges will be Mrs. Vernon Old
smith of Washington and Dion Kerr of
Middleburg, Va.
Entries have been received from Miss
Ruth Myer. Miss Margaret Cotter, Law
renee Baker, jr.; Crosby and Newbold
Noyes, jr.; Miss Betty Couzsns. Miss
Ruth Ellen Coleman, Francis and Hileh
White and Mead and Robert Palmer of
Fairfax, Va. Other entries have been
received from the Wardman Park Sad
die Club and the Preece Riding
Academy.
Miss Ruth Ellen Patten is chairman
of the committee
Among several who have donated cups
10 be awarded are Senator and Mrs.
James C3uzens, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Cot
ter and Maj. and Mrs. George S.
Patton, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
NYE VILE DISCUSS
CAMP AIGN FUNDS
Probe Committee Chairman
Speaks in Radio Forum
Saturday Night.

THE Influence of Money in Political
Campaigns" is the subject which will be
discussed by Senator Gerald p. Nye of
North Dakota, chairman of the Senate
Campaign Investigating Committee. in
the National Radio Forum, arranged by
Inc Washington Star and broadcast
over the coast-to-coaSt network of the
Columbia Broadcasting System at $50
pm Saturday. January TO-
Senator Nye's committee has made
investigation Of senatorial primary cam
palgns and general election campaigns
in many Of the States. including Illi-
nois, Pennsylvania, Nebraska, Colorado.
Tennessee, North Carolina and New
Jersey. 1t turned up large Expenditures
in some of these States. It is expected
that the information obtained by the
committee will be used in drafting legis-
lation which seeks in' some measure to
regulate the expenditure of money in
campaigns for senatorial elections.
In recent weeks the Nye committed
has been much in the limelight because
Of controversy with Robert H. Lucas,
executive director of the Republican Ma
t'Snal Committee, who. the committee
iascertained, sent campaign literature
into Nebraska to be used against Sena-
tor George w. Norris in his campaign
against the Democrat Gilbert M. Hitch
cock. Earlier the committee and its
chairman We're given wide publicity in
connection with the inquiry into the
expenditures in the Illinois primary,
where Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
was victorious over Senator Deneen.
Senator Nye is chairman of the Senate
Public Lands Committee. in addition to
being chairman of the special Campaign
Investigating Committee, and is in
Guided in the group of Republican pro-
greSSlyes now in the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
OFFERS
NEW LOAN BILL
Legislation Proposed by
Russell Sage Foundation
and Widely Endorsed.

Representative Frank L. Bowman, Re
publican, of West Virginia, today intro
duced in the House a new small loan
bill for the District of Columbia. He
explained that this legislation was pre-
pared by the Russell Sage Foundation,
which he said, spent many years of
research in developing small loan
plans" and the legislative counsel of
the Senate, by direction of Senator
Capper.
Laws of similar character, Mr.. Bow
man said, are in force in some 25
States where they function perfectly"
The great neceSsity~ for a law of this
sort, he argued, was shown by sur
vey made by DR.. Louis N. Robinson,
which was presented to the District
Commissioners last December in which
he cited the extortion practices of many
money lenders to defiance Of existing
law.
High Rates Charged.
He asserted they were loaning money
at rates in excess of 100 per cent in
governmental departments and through
out the city. 1t was shown that the
existing Dyer law, which allows l per
cent per month interest charges, has
been on the statute books for many
months without single license having
been granted under it.
Representative Bowman described as
the strongest feature of his bill the
strict supervision over small loan COM
panies given to the District superin-
tendent of insurance, who requires a
satisfactory bond, can reject applicants
for licenses unless they are entirely
qualified, and can revoke licenses and
bonds on failure to observe all of the
provisions Of the law.
Representative Bowman claims that
the superintendent of insurance at all
times has complete access to the books
of all companies and must make COM
plete examination at least once year.
Range of Interest Rate.
The interest rate fixed by the bill,
he said, is the result of careful ex-
animation, ranging from 2l2 per cent
to 3f2 per cent on sums of 500 or less.
Representative Bowman stated that
the bankers of the District of Columbia
have declared that legislation of this
character is urgently needed to fill
field which they cannot serve and that
organized labor, through its Legislative
representatives, has ernphatically in
dorsed this bill.
A similar bill was introduced by SEN
ator Capper of Kansas, chairman of the
District committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09

AUDITING property owners. In return for
whatever property rights the petitioners
surrendered, he said, State highway
commissions should expend money in
giving the roadside preferential treat
ment
From such zoned stretches reserved as
scenic stretches, Mr. Nelson and others
voiced the opinion that billboards could
be omitted with other businesses. or If
necessary, certain kinds of marketing
businesses could be allowed to come in
and billboards kept out.
Regarding this as a form of discrimi-
nation against the billboards, Mr.,
Kleiser fought repeatedly against it.
The position of his organization, he said
was made in a pledge which he pre-
sented in written form.
Chairman Pepper took the position
that Mr.. Kleiser could not be expected
to answer for the whole industry a
hypothetical question about differenti-
ating between the billboards and other
kinds of businesses.
Mr.. Pack explained that he had been
insistent on obtaining an admission
from the billboard group that they
recognize the principle because other
wise he felt 1t would be useless to try
to persuade other civic groups who re-
Trained from attending the conference
to come into the next meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
SENTENCE IMPOSED
ON DRY VIOLATOR
Year and Day Jail Term, With
Fine of $1,000, Is Ap-
peaIed by Defense.

Frank Shore, former proprietor Of a
tire shop at 1928 New York avenue,
who was convicted last November for
transporting liquor, was sentenced to-
day by District Supreme Court Justice
Jesse G. Adkins to serve one year and
one day in the penitentiary and to pay
a fine of $1,000. Shore was recently
sentenced to serve one year in jail for
contempt Of court for disobeying a pad
lock injunction and the sentence i'm
posed today is to take effect at the ex-
piration of the jail sentence.
First Indictment of Kind.
Attorneys Lucian Van Doren and
James F. Reilly for the accused noted
an appeal and Shore was permitted to
remain at liberty on $4,000 bail.
The indictment against Shore, the
first of its kind eyer to be tried here,
was in two counts, one charging that
he had imported illegally three trunks
filled with liquor and the other that he
had aided in transporting the liquor
after it had been smuggled into the
country. The jury found him guilty
on the second count only. The offense
carries possible sentence of two years
in the penitentiary and a fine not to
exceed $4,000.
Importation Proof Needed.
The trial attracted attention because
the Government was put to the neces-
sity of showing that the liquor was for
eign and not made in this country
Experts told of how they could distin-
guish American whiskies from those of
foreign makes and others explained to
the jury the methods employed in
smuggling liquor and other goods into
the country The statement was made
that nc permit to import liquor had
been issued to private individual since
1921.
Assistant United States Attorneys
James r. Kirkland and John j. Sirica
conducted the prosecution Of Shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
FRESHMEN ARE VICTORS
Muscle Shoals Operation Is Column
bus U. Debate Subject.

Demanding Government operation of
Muscle Shoals, the freshman team of
Columbus University Law School last
hight won the second of series of inter-
class debates.
Frank j. O'Connor. They supported the
affirmative Of the question, Resolved,
that the Muscle Shoals propect should
De completed and operated by the United
States Government" Giblin was named
as the most accomplished individual
debater.
Alfred A. McGarraghy and Raymond
j. Walters Of the Columbian Debating
Society were the losers. The judges
were Lawrence j. Burby, Maurice Fulton
Holmes and James A. Keliher. William
E. Ring, president of the Freshman De-
batting Society, presided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
HOOVER IS BRANDED
FAILURE BY SHOUSE.
Democratic Leader Stresses
Need for Party Action
to Aid Business.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, January g.
Jouett Shouse, chairman Of the Demo-
cratic National Executive Committee, in
a speech delivered here last night called
Herbert Hoover "a failure as President"
and said it was quite possible I'VE
Democrats shall have to organize both
houses of Congress" this year.
The Democratic leader called upon his
party to find successful method of
dealing with commercial disturbances
He pointed to the Federal Reserve act
in the field of finance as an example of
what could be done.
Federal Reserve Act Lauded.
''It is doubtful Shouse said, address,
ing a Missouri Jackson day banquet, IF
any administration since the Govern
nent was inaugurated has comprised in
two years so little in constructive ac-
complishment as has this administra-
ton"
Terming the present economic stu
alton the Hoover panic" Shouse said
the crash would not have been so great,
the disaster not so deadly and the
misery not so long continued had Mr..
Hoover not . lulled the country
into a false sense of security and en-
couraged people to ignore the danger
signals that are so apparent in retro
spect.
In all the confusion and indecision
OF the situation" the speaker went on,
there has been only one bright spot.
THE Federal Reserve Bank system
has been of incalculable value in pre-
serving the country from innumerable
bank and business failures such as
marked every industrial depression pre-
vious to the adoption of this great
financial system, system conceived by
the Woodrow Wilson administration and
enacted into law in the face Of We
hement opposition of Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives Even Presi-
dent Hoover has been forced to pay
tribute to the solidity and efficiency of
this great agency, without which the
Hoover panic would have surpassed in
wretchedness any similar period in the
Nations history.
Predicts 1882 Victory.
aft Democratic genius was able to
produce this magnificent remedy for
fiscal confusion, why should it be
deemed beyond our capacity to find an
equally successful method of dealing
with commercial Disturbance" asked
Shouse.
Referring to the Democratic gains in
the last general election, Shouse PEE
dicted 1--WE will take over the Govern
ment two years from now and will re-
tain 1t as long as we deserve to-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09

NOOllLA44uCO TlOln Ello0
a vote before adjournment today, the
question as to whether the Walsh mo-
ton can be separated, with a vote fall
ing first on motion to ask the Presi-
dent to send the nominations back, will
be vigorously fought out. Obviously, if
the Vice President is sustained in his
opinion that the motion must be sepa
rated, with the vote coming first on the
motion to ask the President to send
the nominations back, and the Presi-
dent should refuse to send the nominal
tions back, the Senate might not have
an opportunity to vote on the reconsid-
Grafton of the votes by which the COM
miSSloners were confirmed before the
Christmas holidays.
Senators who have criticized the
three commissioners because they let
out of Office the solicitor and the chief
accountant of the old commission do
not wish to be left in such~a position.
They believe that they have the vote to
reconsider the confirmation of these
commissioners, and they propose TO re-
consider their confirmation.
Today is the fifth day since the SEN
ate reconvened after the Christmas
holidays. During that period practi-
cally nothing in a legislative way has
been accomplished. Senate leaders on
both sides, anxious to avoid special
session of Congress after March 4, are
seeking ways and means to speed up
the Senate. That is one reason why
they are so earnestly seeking to bring
about final disposition of the Walsh
motion on the power commissioners be-
fore adjournment today. Unless some
thing can be done to speed up the Sen
ate in it's daily sessions, demand may
be made for night sessions next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
MILITARY SCHOOL
PLANNED FOR INDIA
Round Table Conference Told
Labor Government Would
"Indianize" Army.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January establishment
of a national military school in India
and INFLAMMATION" of the Indian army
are a part Of the Labor governments
Indian policy j. H. Thomas, dominions
minister, announced at the Indian
Round-Table Conference today. A mill
tary school, such as that which is pro-
posed, would correspond to Americas
West Point and England's Sandhurst.
Inflammation Of the army would not
be necessary, he said, before an Indian
government is achieved.
Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Nationalist
leader and president of the All-India
Moslem League, belittled this new prom
Use, asserting that resolutions for In
dianization of the army had been passed
for rs years, but that at the present
rate accomplishment of such a project
would take centuries
Mr.. Thomas replied that practical
steps toward the realization Of the army
change would be taken as soon as the
round-table conference is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
MUSSOLIN TALKS
PEACE TO FRENCH
Duce Uses Their Language in
Sound Film to Say Italy
Doesn't Want War.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOWER.


By Gable to The Star.
PARIS, France, January 8.-Premier
Mussolini himself in a talkie is now
every night in French, which he speaks
somewhat more distinctly than English,
declaring to huge crowds in the cities
OF France, Switzerland and Belgium
that Italy is a peaceful nation and will
never take the initiative in war.
All Europe is commenting on the
novelty of important diplomatic action
taking this modern form. Never before
has a statesman used this particular
invention for purposes of national policy.
In France, where Mussolinis famous
Leghorn speech praising cannon and
machine guns as being better than
words is well remembered, the crowds
listen to his talkie respectfully, and
while often few boots and Kisses fol-
low its conclusion, applause is general.
Passed BY Ministry.
This sensational talkie was duly sub
mitted by the French Censorship Board
to the ministry of foreign affairs and
three days later was authorized without
change. There is some curiosity ex-
pressed by the French press as to
whether the same or q similar dis
course will ever be authorized in italian
for the italian public or whether Mus
solini's pacif1sm is only for export"
At the same time, it has been learned,
the French government is contemplate
ing taking advantage of the occasion
IN offer Tta1v in italian Coma official
declaration by French parsonage de-
claring that France will never take the
initiative in war and as animated solely
by peaceful sentiments and wishes.
The Journal de Geneve, commenting
on the Swiss performances of Musso-
lini's talkie, says:
Ponder His Sincerity.
"Mussolini is modern man and uses
most modern technic. We will not dwell
on the contradictions which are too
evident to be underlined. When is he
sincere? We do not know. But it is
a big thing that he should ever make
such statements. In the future he
should avoid fiery improvisationS which
instantly cross the frontiers. 1t is I'M
doubtedly a fact that certain of his
previous speeches earned Italy the repu-
tation of being threat to world peace.
AS q result, bankers were not leInpJeu
to place their money in a country
which seemed ready to risk adventures.
Mussolini has been able to satisfy him
self that, as Americans say, boasting
does not pay"
The same newspaper expresses the
hope that other statesmen will not fol-
low Mussolinis example to the extent
of turning movie shows into dull politi-
cal meetings.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
YEARS PLANS OUTLINED
BY EYESlGHT COUNCIL
Directing Board Elected by Group
Organized to Combat Defective
Vision in U. S.

Bearing in mind the result of sur
vey which is reported to show that one
out of every five men reaching the age
of 25 has defective vision and docs not
know it," the Eyesight Conservation
Council of America has outlined COM
prehensive plan for carrying on its work
this year it was announced today from
local headquarters in the National Press
Building by Proctor L. Dougherty, di-
rector.
Dougherty also announced the result
of the election of the council as follows:
Board of Councilors-Senator Davis
of Pennsylvania, Senator Ransden of
Louisiana, William Green, president of
the American Federation of Labor;
Merrite w. ireland. surgeon general of
the Army; John Hays Hammond, Dr.
William j. Cooper, commissioner of ed
ucation; Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming,
Public Health Service; DR.. Charles r.
Mann, director of the American Council
of Education, and DR.. William A. White,
superintendent Of st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital
l.. w. Wallace of Washington, eXecu-
tive secretary of the American Engi-
neering Council, has been chosen chair
man of the council. The vice chairman
is Bailey B. Burritt of New York City
and the secretary treasurer is DR.. Nor
ton G. Lloyd, Bureau Of Standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09
GRAND Jury TO GET
EVIDENCE OF STILL
Question of Legality of
Search Entered Into Lang
don Liquor Charges.

United States Attorney Leo A Rover
TODAY directed the submission to the
grand jury of the testimony concerning
the discovery of a still in the home OF
Policeman Robert F. Langdon by police
officers January T. Langdon resides at
1882 Oates street northeast, and the
officers paid visit about 2:30 o'clock
: in the afternoon and reported the md
ing in the cellar of implements and
ingredients for violating the prohibition
law.
Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart had continued the mat
ter in Police Court yesterday when the
question arose as to the legality OF
the search of the home which resulted
in the discovery. The charge there
was the finding of implements and IN
gradients intended for the violation OF
the national prohibition act Whlcn Is
merely a misdeameanor.
Charge May Be Felony.
Rover reached the conclusion that
the testimony tended to show possible
violation of the internal revenue law
against the possession of an unregistered
stiIl, which is a felony. He directed
Hart to send the witnesses before the
grand jury in the hope OF obtaining
felony indictment against the pollce-
man.
Attaches of the district attorneys
office said that if liquor charges against
the suspended policeman were tossed
olIt of court because of illegal entry
and search OF the home, the evidence
obtained by the homicide squad in the
same search also might be called
illegally received.
Inspector T. r. Bean and other mem
bers of the vice squad, VINO Went 10
Hart were sent Immediately to the
grand jury.
Bean. said they were admitted to the
Iangdon home Wednesday by MIS-.
Tangdon. At this time the two stills,
a half gallon of liquor and quantity
of mash were discovered. IL Is queS-
tionable to prosecutors whether the
woman had a legal right to give police
consent to search her husbands nome
This also will be investigated.
Search Is Questionable.
An assistant district attorney pointed
out that police had no more right TO
search the Langdon home for evidence
that might aid in solving the Limerick
murder than they did to look for evil
dence Of violation of the prohlnitlon
law
Police were apparently unaware of
this when they applied to United States
Commissioner Needham G. Turnage for
a search warrant both Saturday and
Wednesday after finding evidence which
led them to believe that stills and mash
were in the cellar Of the home. The
commissioner told them he would not
issue a warrant unless there was evil
dence that liquor had been bought in
the home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-09

Continued From First Page)
sands in the United States still may
remember those first vivid stories OF an
outfit going into the trenches.
No matter how many visits 1t may
have received from him earlier, each
division was thoroughly inspected by
Gen. Pershing a few days before it left
for its training area to move forward
This was a vivid demonstration OF his
thoroughness.
Inspection was tough day for every
body, especially the division commander
THAT mans eyes are wandering" he
would snap. Order him to step for
ward five PAGES and stand at attention
with eyes straight ahead for half an
hour"
Whether it was major general or
the greenest recruit, friend of years
or a man noticed for the first time in
uniform, Gen. Pershing made no dis
tinctions when it came to discipline or
military efficiency.
Sample Of Iron Discipline.
Once he stepped into division head
quarters. An elderly general, his senior
during his West Point days, stepped
forward, stretched out HIS hands and
said greeting him, John, I am"
Address your commanding officer as
general" Gen. Pershing's stern voice
cut him short, and the room became
suddenly tense and silent
Each old comrade, and there were
many, from generals down, who went to
Blois-that purgatory of the A. E. F.,
where officers who had been tried and
found wanting occasionally were given
another chance, but oftener were showed
Sc S.aA Ill
Gen. Pershing, but he never hesitated.
Friendships could not slow up the win
ming of war.
Friends, Strangers, Alike.
If they did not make good, their de-
motion was as swift and summary as
that of the veriest stranger. The gen.
though he hand-picked it.
THE boys never will call him Papa
Pershing'" commented Haywood Broun
both apt and unconsciously prophetic
after one of those days of strenuous
inspection. The Mortified shavetail
censor blue-penciled it then, but it is
just as true today.
The sympathetic touch which makes
a popular hero, even though severe, was
lacking
View on Popularity.
A couple of years ago was in Lin
coin, Nebr., boyhood home of Gen.
Pershing. riding with one of its elderly
citizens Another national convention
was a few weeks ahead, and he was
soliloquiZing as to why Pershing was
not Americas most popular hero and
why he was never nominated for Presi-
dent.
We'll, why?" I echoed. and their
theorizing had not been much differ
ent from mine.
And do you know what John did
when it was suggested that his severe
character seemed unfriendly and I'M
selfish?" he asked.
mo, what?" I ventured, little expect
ing the surprise, for I had seen many
times when the flicker Of emotion had
been pardonable.
He cried like child"
Copyright, 1917