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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
BONUS BILL SAVED
BY LAME DUCKS
Theory Upset That Departing
congressman Always Sup
port President.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Just how much power and influence
does the lame duck WELD?
The latest vote on the soldier bonus
legislation shows that out of the total
of 70 votes cast in the House of Repre-
sentatives to sustain the Presidents
veto "a were lame ducks-namely,
members whose terms expire this week.
1t has been assumed that members of
Congress voted for the bonus for polit-
ical reasons and that those who were
sustaining the President really voted
their convictions.
al Oppose Hoover.
This, however, Is not borne out BY
an examination of the total vote tn
override the Presidents veto. Out OF
32S affirmative votes cast, Al were lame
ducks. Thus, just about twice as many
OF those who are retiring from office
voted against the President than those
who stood with him.
In the Senate three lame ducks voted
to sustain the veto, while there were
nine lame ducks who voted to override
the veto.
The general impression has been that
members who were defeated in a con-
greSsional election voted with the ad-
ministration either in order to make
sure OF some future appointment or
because they wanted to preserve party
regularity.
Republicans in Lead.
But, analysing the vote by parties, it
will be found that of the Al lame ducks
who voted to override the veto SO were
Republicans and were Democrats,
while in the Senate, of the lame
ducks who did not stand with the Pres
ident were Republicans and were
Democrats.
The proposal sponsored by Senator
Norris of Nebraska to bring new Con-
gresS into session in the month of
January Immediately following a No
vember election has had as its chief
argument that members defeated at an
election or retiring from Office should not
have voice in future legislation, the
assumption being that they were not
given vote of confidence by their
constituents. This proposed amendment
had the necessary two-thirds vote in
the Senate, but it was modified in the
House so as to provide definite termi-
nation date, May 4. This raised objec-
ton from the Senate conferees, who
felt that continuous sessions of Con-
gress without definite limitation date
would prevent filibusters. Nothing more
will be done with the proposal at this
session OF Congress, which means that
1t viii have to go through both Houses
again.
Argument Is Old One.
The lame duck argument has been
used again and again to advance this
constitutional amendment, but its prin-
cipal strength has been the effort to
cut down filibusters. The present short
session of Congress is winding up with
out filibuster, because of the pressure
OF public opinion. And lame ducks have
not affected the course of legislation,
either. This doesn't mean, however, that
both defects in the legislative machin-
cry will not reoccur. Certainly, senti-
ment in favor of shortening the gap
between the November election and the
converting of new Congress is grow
ing.
(Copyright. 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
Army Publications
Face Curtailment
Under Amendment
Act Halls Officers Pay if
Firms Selling to U. S.
Buy Advertising.

The Army has about been put out of
the journalistic field, and every service
publication from the humblest post
paper dealing with the varied activities
of pvt. CFirst Glass; John Smith" and
his companions, up through the range
of important technical journals. and in
Guiding those famed West Point publi-
cations, the Howitzer and the Pointer,
faces sharp curtailment-even extinc-
ton.
The reason is an amendment in the
Army appropriation act. Just signed by
President Hoover, and reading as fol-
lows:
mo appropriation for the pay Of the
Army shall be available for the pay of
any officer or enlisted man in the Army
who is engaged in any manner with any
publication which is or may be issued
by or for any branch or organization Of
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
NEW NAVAL TREATY
FARLEY FORECAST
Accord Between Paris and
Rome to Result in 5-PoWer
London Pact.
BY CAMILLE LEMERCIER.

BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS, France, March although
the naval negotiations led by British
Foreign Minister Arthur Henderson and
A. v. Alexander, first lord of the adj
miralty, in Paris and Rome, which were
concluded last night by Franco Italian
agreement on construction programs
until 1896, have been apparently and
officially confined to the technical
naval problems which have been divid-
ing France and Italy since the Wash
ington Naval Conference in 1921, strong
belief is expressed in we'll informed cir
cles here that the Paris agreement in
wolves even more and larger interests.
The first result of the Paris agree
ment will be that the London Naval
Conference, interrupted April Is last
year, will be resumed in the near future
and finally ended by the signing of a
f!ve-power naval treaty. AS the United
States, Japan and the British Domin-
ions have to indorse the slight altera-
tons made in the London Treaty of
1880 by the Paris agreement, the terms
of settlement will not be disclosed until
Wednesday.
Next Years Conference.
1t is understood that behind the &C
cord on tonnage figures lies an even
more important although unwritten,
agreement between Great Britain,
France and Italy concerning the whole
field of next years general disarmament
conference.
Foreign Minister Aristide BRAND of
France strongly holds to the traditional
French viewpoint that ornaments of
all kinds are interdependent and that
they cannot be dealt with separately. It
is consequently likely that M. BRAND
made the important concessions made
by France to Italy's naval viewpoint
conditional on the adoption of a COM
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

The first of Washington's Japanese
cherry trees will be in bloom in about
three weeks, if favorable weather condi-
lions continue. it was indicated today.
officials of the horticultural division
of the ONCE of Public Buildings and
Public Parks yesterday said the. buds
are beginning to swell little, giving
the first signs of life. While the Winter
has been mild, it is debatable at this
time just what effect the drought will
have on the trees. Soon the officials will
begin to take cuttings and keep these in
an even temperature, in an effort to
foretell when the blooms are likely to
come forth.
The earliest that the trees have made
a showing of bloom was in 1927. when
there was a mild Winter. and then the
single variety came forth in splendor
on March 20. In 1925 the single species
approached the full bloom on March ~.
Easter Sunday viii come compara-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
BET ON CHICAGO WEATHER WON
BY ''EMBER DAYS" FORECASTER
Amateur Watches Wind In December to Decide What
Temperature City May Expect.

reading in Chicago as low as zero from
December 20 to March /. Persons who
doubted him took him up TO the
amount of $3.50. Barrett won.
For years." he said, Il have been
using the wind direction on ember days,
which, you know, were named as nova
BILE dates for prayers and fasting by
the Council of Placentia in 1895. There
are three in each season. When the
December ember days came the wind
was, over the period, predominantly
from the east. AS the Eastern part
OF the country was then having unsea-
sonably warm weather knew that we
were in for o comparatively warm
Winter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
VETO OF NORRIS SHOALS
BILL AWAITED IN HOUSE

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover was not expected
to act today on the Norris Muscle
Shoals bill
With only two and half more days
of Congress remaining, it was indicated
at the White House he would send a
veto message to the House before ad-
journment.
Unless the War Department and the
Justice Department get their reports on
the bill in by Wednesday noon, how
ever, the bill will be given pocket veto.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
NEW STORM IN FIJI AREA

SUVA, Fiji Islands. March 2 (P).-
With reports another hurricane was
sweeping the Penang sugar district
north of Suva today, authorities an
nounced 164 persons were known to
have been killed in storm last week
The death toll included five Europeans.
Many were still missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
By the Associated press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Some folks DO
their weather forecasting by cutting
onions up to see how its layers lie.
Others believe In ground hogs. The
Weather Bureau won't trust anything
but scientific data.
But not John F. Barrett, who is the
head Of a brokerage firm when he isn't
doubling for the weather man. Just
give him some wind during the ember
days of December and he'll tell you
what you may expect in the way OF
weather for three months 70 come.
He offered in December TO wager
there would be no offlcial temperature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
80 BANKS TO REOPEN

HIGH POINT, N. c., March 2 (Pl.-
Thirty North Carolina banks which
closed in November and December will
be reopened again within a week or 10
days, John Mitchell, chief State bank
examiner, said here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
FIRST JAPANESE CHERRY BLOOMS
IN 3 WEEKS IF WEATHER is RIGHT
Buds Just Beginning Swell and Cuttings Are to Be
Kept in Even Temperature Forecast Date.

lively early this year, for it falls on
April S. Around that season Washing
ton is visited by countless tourists who
come to view the blossoms as one of
the seasonal features of the National
Capital
Charles Henlock, chief of the horti-
cultural division of the ONCE of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, has kept a
record of the dates Of the blooming of
the Japanese cherry trees since 1924,
when they first began to display bios
SONS in profusion.
The records show that these dates
witnessed an advantageous display OF
blossoms:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
PAPER RACK THIEF
GETS FINE OR JAIL
Put Cent in Slot, but Vets Tes-
timony Results in $25 or
Is Days.

A newspaper which Leonard r. Dean,
colored, elected to pay only / cent for
Saturday cost him exactly $2501 or is
days in jail in Police Court today.
Dean was charged with removing a
copy of newspaper from an honor
system" rack at Massachusetts, avenue
and @ street, which was in charge OF
Charles X. Ruby, World War veteran.
Ruby said that he saw the defendant
remove paper from the rack and drop
coin in the box. AS soon as the man
left, Ruby said, he opened the box and
found only / cent in it.
Dean insisted that he placed the re-
no explanation as to what became of
the other money. The prosecution of
the case was handled by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Wilbert McInerney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
"FrOns Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton IS delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02
WEATHER.

~. s. Weather Bureau Forecastl
Increasing cloudiness, probably followed
by snow or rain late tonight and tenor
row; lowest temperature tonight about 80
degrees. Highest, At, at
l pm. yesterday; lowest, 80. at am.
today. Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

Continued on Page 2, Column 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-02

Saturdays Circulation, 115,924
Sundays Circulation, 124,2S6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
reau put 72,s4s.s24. as compared with

reau put 72,943.624, as compared with
go, 886 $50 in 1920.
The percentage of children was re-
ported to be highest In the rural dis
tricts. but the decline was as marked in
the farming areas as in the cities. Rural
population under dropped from 1877
per cent to Ill, in the cities from 81
to 80 and the village areas from 11.6
10 los.
Although the country's citizens in
creased 161 per cent as a whole, rising
from los. 71O,620 to the 122 million fig-
ure, there were only 2190,791 infants
under in 1880, against 2.257,255 in
1920. respectively, 18 and 81 per cent.
Children under S formed 9.3 per cent,
totaling IL 444,390 as compared with
ll,573,23 or 1919 per cent. Numerically,
there were more between 10 and 14-the
under 5" class of l920-as the 1880
census showed 12,0O4.877 against TO-
64l,137, but this age group formed 10.1
per cent in 1920, as against 9.8 per
cent now.
Is to 10 Show Gain.
Only in the IS to 10 years old division
was there an increase sufficiently large
to show a gain in percentage. This
group rose from 9430,556, or 8.9 per
CcIlC, 10 ZZ,OOG, lOJ VI Oh POA SSAC NuA
ing the decade.
increases of comparable size in the
as and up age limits were contrasted to
the decreases in the younger divisions.
Persons rs and over totaled 1913, 1875.
against 1,469, 7o4, respectively, 1.6 per
cent and IA.
Further indicating increased length
of life. the As to "a class totaled 49,
O18,O83, or 1915 per cent. against TO-
498 ,493, or 90 per cent SIS to "a,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
OYSTER WEARING FALSE
TEETH CAUGHT IN BAY
Bivalve Communicated Plate Lost
Year Ago by longer Near
Hells Point, Md.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, September g.
The catching of an oyster wearing an
upper set of false teeth was reported
yesterday to Swenson Earle, State con-
servation commissioner.
There was nothing wrong with the
oysters natural teeth. The set OF artl-
fetal ones had been lost a year ago by
an oyster longer. The catch was In
the Chester River, near Hells Point.
Earle said young oysters have weak
ness for taking up with anything solid
with which they may come in contact
while developing under the waters sur
face. He was told that year ago an
unidentified fisherman had dropped his
artificial teeth overheard near Hells
Point and apparently the oyster had
attached himself to them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
CENSUS REVEALS
MORE OLD PEOPLE
Fewer Youths in United
States Than Were Counted
Decade Ago.

BY the Associated Press.
Fewer youngsters and more old peo-
pie we're shown by the Census Bureau
today to be in the United States than
were counted a decade ago. although
47,608,991 children 10 or under formed
s8.8 per cent of the total population.
Persons between Is and A were de-
scribed as in the most productive pc
Rod of life. Between these limits were
found in 1880, 36.152,8 1853, divided into
1913 per cent Of the urban population.
229 per cent Of the rural jewellers and
278 per cent of the rural non-farm or
village districts
OF the Nations 122,775,046 people,
c2.9 per cent were found in the 28l42,-
sos listed from As upward, and 80 per
cent were accounted for in the 10,870,-
378 between 20 and "a years old. I'm
der the heading "21 or over" the bu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08
UNPEDIGREED DOG JUDGED
COON HOUND CHAMPION
15-Year-old Boys Entry Wins
1900 Leafy Oak Stake
in National Trials.
BY the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
KENYON, Ohio, September S.-Just
plain dog" was king of North Ameri-
can coon hounds today.
Unpedigreed and unheralded, a black
and-white fox dog owned by 15-year-
old j. E. Smith, Franklin, Ohio, yester-
day became coon hound champion over
$50 entries by winning the ST 900 Leafy
Oaks stake by winning the 81 900 trials
-Four thousand dog fanciers and lovers
OF the sport Of coon hunting watched
young Smiths willing entry take the
first line elimination event, three hon
ors III the semi-final and both of the
first tree and second line finals in the
grand final.
The dogs, representing II States. were
judged by w. D. Schroch, Dubuque,
, Iowa; Jesse Baker. Huntington, Ind,
and A. j. Griffa, Mantua, Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-08

1896 1898, against 6,531 ,e72. So and 81
per cent; IS to "a, ALTO 500, compared
with 3,463,51 3.8 and 3.3 per cent.
The bureau found persons IS and
older formed 81 per cent of the urban
and the rural farm population, and 6s6
per cent of the rural non farm division,
attributed partly to retired farmers and
other retired persons going to country
villages to spend their last years.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
RITES SET FOR
SLAIN MARINE
Body of Richard Litz to
Arrive Here Today.

Last rites for private Richard
Litz Of the marine corps, who was
killed in Nicaragua, Dec. 81, will be
held at the Third Christian church,
Seventeenth street and Broadway,
at 2:30 Wednesday.
The services will be conducted by
the Rev. William F. Rothenburger
pastor of the church. Burial will
be in Washington Park cemetery.
Full military honors will be paid
by marine detail from the Indian
apolis recruiting station. under
command of Captain John A. Tebbs.
Private Litz was enlisted in the
marine corps by Captain Tebbs.
Private Lit2 was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles E. Litz, 1887 Park
avenue. Survivors are the parents,
sister, Hiss Lucille Litz, and two
brothers, Russell Litz, Los Angeles,
and Leo M. Litz, Indianapolis, of
the American Legion publicity de-
partment.
Private Litz was killed In a fight
with rebels.
The body was to arrive in In
dianapoliS this afternoon from
Hampton Roads.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
CURRY TO BEGIN
TERM IN PRISON
Life Sentence Imposed on
Slayer of Daughter.

Richard Curry, 81, of 1915 Caro-
line avenue, confessed slayer of his
daughter, will be taken to the Indi-
ana state prison Wednesday to serve
life sentence. The Judgment was
imposed by Criminal Judge Frank
P. Baker when Curry pleaded guilty
Monday afternoon.
Curry shot his daughter. Isabelle
Fern Curry, in front of their home
Nov. l, and then attempted to end
his own life. He believed his daugh-
ter "was out Of her mind" because
she had written fraudulent check,
he told authorities.
Before Baker Monday afternoon,
he was permitted to plead guilty to
a charge of second degree murder.
He was under indictment for first
degree murder.
Leo Rappaport, his attorney, and
Prosecutor Herbert Wilson arranged
with Baker to have Curry examined
for sanity after his confinement in
the state prison.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
ANGLER SENT TO FARM
81 Times Special

By Times SpeCIus
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Feb. s.
Ioris Coffman, Indianapolis, is I'M
der sentence of 2S8 days at the state
penal farm as a result of dynanlit-
ing a stream north Of here to obtain
ash. He was fined $3.50 and costs
last spring when he admitted. the
charge. but three local men signed a
bond liberating him on condition
navnent would be made. This was
NOT done and Coffman was brought
into court and sentence imposed.
The court found that the bond
STAYING the fine was insufficient.
one of the signers is serving a sent
ence for liquor law violation; the
second is a fugitive from justice
and the third not financially re-
sponSible.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
QUIZ CIVIC CHAIRMEN
Valentines Day Massacre
Probe Is Revived.
By United Press

By United Press
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Possibility of
a revival of investigations of the
st. Valentines day massacre of
1929 was considered today after AL
bert r. Brunker told newspaper
men he had been bound to secrecy
by a grand jury which questioned
him.
Brunker, chairman of the civic
safety commission. was questioned
for more than three hours regard
ing his Boston address.
Brunker was quoted in Boston as
saying the police knew who killed
Alfred Lingle, and that policemen
were responsible for the St. VAL
entine's day massacre, in which
seven Moran gangsters were killed.
Brunker's testimony was demand
ed by Judge John P. McGoorty, who
asked for proof of reported re-
mark by Brunker that go per cent
OF the judges In Chicago are
criminals"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
ALWAYS DEAD TIRED?

How sad! Sallow complexion,
coated tongue, poor appetite, bad
breath, pimply skin and always
tired. What's wrong? Chances
are you're poisoned by clogged
bowels and inactive liver. Take
this famous prescription used con-
stantly in place of calomel by men
ard women for 20 years-Dr. Ed
wards Olive Tablets. They are
harmless yet very effective. A COM
pound of vegetable ingredients.
They act easily upon the bowels,
help free the system of poison
caused by faulty elimination and
tone up liver.
Rosy cheeks, clear eyes and
youthful energy make a success of
life. Take DR.. Edwards Olive Tab
lets, nightly. Know them by their
olive color. 15c, 30c and soc. All
Observation-Disclosures.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
ASKS FUND TO
FIGHT FAMINE
DISEASE PERIL
Kentucky Health Officer De-
CIareS Dry Winter Is
Increasing Menace.
BY MAX STERN
Times stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Warn-
ing that the dry winter on top OF
a drought year may bring America
face 10 face with famine con-
dition for another year, DR.. a. T
Mccormick, state health officer OF
Kentucky, today described condi
tons in his own and neighbor
drought states.
DR.. Mccormack is here to appeal
for an emergency $3,000,000 SAM
tary appropriation to fight disease
in the stricken area.
cit Is incredible that there should
be any hesitancy by any one to
accept funds from any source for
human relief" he said.
Water Level Is Falling
"The winter has brought little
moisture, and we face the possibil-
ity that this great region and its
rural population may become a
famine area for another year.
1--WE are fourteen inches below our
IlOIIIldl 4d1ll4du III bIAC SS0*s
Even in mid-winter towns are
hauling water, reservoirs are dry
the water-table is falling.
What is true in Kentucky is true
in Arkansas, parts Of Mississippi,
West Virginia, Virginia. and even
parts of Illinois, Indiana, Pennsyl-
vania and Missouri.
Warns Against Epidemic
People are being fed in 1920
counties in these states and in 900
of these counties assistance is
needed from the outside. l should
say that one-half a million persons
in our own state are in need.
The Red Gross workers are doing
their best, but they are feeding only
about 100000"
DR.. Mccormack also warns
against danger of epidemics. With
malnutrition lowering resistance and
WATER shortage causing streams to
become polluted typhoid already is
menace.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-03
Heavy Question
Would Take Volume to
Answer Religion Query,
Says EinStein.

By United Press
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. s.
IN Professor Albert Einstein is
working on a new unified mathe-
NAUTICAL theory which will en-
compass gravitation, light, cleo
tricity and electromagnetic, ac-
cording to his California host,
DR.. Robert A. Millikan, who pro-
cured the German scientists
answers to fifteen questions pro-
pounded by the Yale Daily News.
All but two of the questions
we're scientific, on such as the
nature of the cosmic ray and pos
sible ascelleration of the velocity
of light as it approaches field
Of gravitation.
Asked if science could do any,
thing to prevent the possible dis
indignation of civilization as il
was known before the World war,
Einstein was quoted as saying,
"Only mans determination can
solve this problem"
The question of whether there
is any basic conflict between
science and religion. he turned
aside with:
ut would take a whole volume
to answer this"