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Evening star., 1931-12-10
KANE MAY TESTIFY
FOR OWN DEFENSE
Letters From Woman Other
Than Wife May Keep Pro-
fessor From Stand.
BY the Associated Press.


HAMPTON, Va, December TO-
be called to the stand to defend himself
against the charge that he drowned
MS wife, Jennie Graham Kane, was q
matter OF speculation today.
Inc prosecution rested yesterday aft
ernoon after witnesses had testified as
10 circumstances related to the drown
ing OF Mrs. Kane in Chesapeake Bay
and had told of alleged domestic dim
cuities between the University of Ten
nessee professor and his wife.
Letters, said by the prosecution to
nave bene written to Kane by woman
other than his wife and to have sug-
were barred from evidence.
While defense attorneys said that
they saw no reason why Kane should
not be placed on the stand, It was
these letters which caused court ON
GERS TO hold different view and ex-
press doubt as to whether he would be
called. They pointed out that testi-
mony OF Deputy Sheriff Thomas Curtis
Yesterday laid foundation for intro
duction of the subject of the letters,
once Kane, took the stand, and II he
attempted to testify. the letters might
get into the record.
Describes Heart Disease.
Mrs. Kane was described TODAY as an
unfortunate woman" with a gloomy
outlook on life, especially when Ill from
q "tumultuous heart action" The tes-
timony was offered by DR.. e. A. Aber-
nethy, physician of the University of
North Carolina, called rs a defense
witness In the trial of Prof. Kane.
Mrs. Kane would not have been able
to take care of herself II she had suf-
Tered q heart attack on the rocks at
Grand View Beach, where she was
drowned September H." the physician,
VINO said he had wide experience dag
nosing heart trouble In examining ath-
ietes, told the court. He said he had
treated Mrs. Kane for very definite
heart attacks during the three years
that the Kanes lived at Chapel Hi, be-
Tore the professor. left North Carolina
Tor the University of Tennessee.
Dr. Abernethy was the third witness
for the professor. DR.. Paul Howle,
physician, who examined the body at a
Hampton hospital, testified Yesterday
that death might have been caused by
heart trouble, plus water In the lungs.
Would Prevent Rescue.
DR.. Abernethy said Mrs. Kane's heart
attacks did not render her paralyzed,
but would leave her weak and unable to
walk or exert herself.
The physician was subjected to a
rigid cross examination for more than
half an hour by Harry M. Smith, Rich
mond attorney, but he maintained that
Mrs. Kane's particular kind Of heart
trouble rendered the patient paricky
and would prevent any organized effort
to save life in the water.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
JURY OUT "a HOURS
IN SWEENEY CASE
Justice Proctor Permits Delibera-
tions to Continue Without
Interruption.

After celebrating more than "a hours,
no agreement had been reached today by
the jury in the case of Elmer j..
Sweeney, tried on frst-degree murder
charge in the staying of Talley Day
The case went to the jury shortly
after noon yesterday. 1t had not re-
turned to the court room up to that
hour today. Justice James M. Proctor,
busy with another case, permitted the
Sweeney jury to continue its effort to
reach verdict without interruption.
1t was considered likely, however,
If verdict is not Forthcoming, Justice
Proctor will summon the jury some time
this afternoon and ask If there was any
possibility Of an agreement being
reached.
The defendant fingered about the
corridors awaiting news OF his fate.
His attorney, Bertrand Emerson, jr.,
was not present today. Friends Of
Mr. Emerson reported his jaw was brok-
en- in two places last night In friendly
scuffle at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Sweeney's trial began Tuesday. Sev-
eral witnesses testified he killed Day.
a police character, In an argument at
an M street speakeasy. The charge
to the jury covered flrst-degree murder,
nd-degree murder and manslaugh-
ter. Justice Proctor also pointed out
the defendant might be acquitted,
should the jury decide he killed Day in
self-defense.
Evening star., 1931-12-10


President Hoover's message on the one
year moratorium was delivered in the
Senate.
Senator johnson, who is fighting the
moratorium, called for the inquiry into
foreign securities as part of his con-
test against the debt holiday
The resolution directs the Senate FL
nance Committee Ito investigate the
sale, fiotation and ALLEGATION by banks,
banking institutions, corporations or In
dividuals of foreign bonds or securities
in the United States"
johnson intends to have leading In
ternational bankers called. He has men,
toned such persons as j. P. Morgan and
Albert Wiggin.
Immediately after adoption OF the
johnson proposal, Senator Smoot of
Utah, the chairman of the Finance
Committee, introduced a bill to ratify
the Hoover moratorium.
More votes than necessary for rati-
fication already have been pledged Mr..
Hoover
Evening star., 1931-12-10

Continued From First Pase)
nomic emergency and to report to Con-
gress its conclusions and recommends
The recreation of the Foreign War
Debt Commission Is gDing to. allAy the
fears of the nations now discussing
at Basel how much, II any, the Ger
man reparations ought to be slashed.
The French premier 81 Pierre Laval,
stated publicly about 10 days ago that
any reductions of the reparnttuns
France may agree to must have - 3
counterpart similar reduction Of
Frances Indebtedness to the United
states. The Recreation Of the Debt
Commission will undoubtedly ease the
minds OF the nations interested In COL
lectlng German reparations, because
they believe the American Congress In
examining each individual claim pre-
sented to this country for readjust-
ment Will take into consideration the
sacrinces made to lessen GernaAny's
hnsncial burden.
Stands Firm ON Arms Parley.
In view Of the many inspired reports
received mere from Europe tending to
SNOW tnat most European governments
"S~A AA~~ " ROStROAAG bkAS kCLlGIal QlS-
armament conference because il il
bound to end In failure, the Presidents
reiteration that mo discourageme,its
should be permitted to turn the world
from sane and reasonable limitation OF
arms shows clearly to the foreign dip-
ionats that this country is decided to
60 ahead with the disarmament con-
ference even at the price of a failure.
This is at least the Interpretation given
to Mr.. Hoovers statement by the rep-
resentatives OF the important foreign
powers In Washington 1t Is believed
the Presidents passage referring to dis
armament will set at rest the ruu1orx
current both In Europe and the United
States, that the President realizing the
hopelessness of the situation. would
welcome postponement, II the ini-
tiative were taken by any Of the nations
which have launched the invitation to
the world to come and discuss disarua-
ment on February at Geneva.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
FULLER Is GIVEN
Permanent RANK
Marine Corps Commandant and
Gen. Feland Advanced to Be
Major Generals.
fFrom Yesterdays $40 Edition ,

Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, comman-
dant Of the Marine Corps, and Mai Gen
Logan Feland, commanding the Depart-
ment OF the Pacific at San Francisco
today were advanced to the permanent
rank OF major general in promotions
MADE by President Hoover. The norni-
nations are to be sent to the Senate for
AT the same time Brig. Gen. John r
Myers, assistant commandant of the
Marine Corps, was given the Temporary
rang OF major general, while Col, .nn,es
=. breckenridge. commanding the Ma
Tine detachment at the American Ieea-
tlon IN peiping, was advanced to the
rank OF brigadier general.
Ihe promotion of Fuller and Fer.rd
Iollows the retirement recentlv Of MAJ
Gen. Smedley D. Butler, whose last
conInano was at Quantico. Va
erai commandant of the Marine Germs
IN July, 1880. following the death pf
MAJ. Gen. Wendell C. Neville pre-
vlously Gen. Fullsr had held the rank of
prigaoier general. He is now serving
tour-year term as head of the Marine
Corps and will be retired before this
Term ss runs out, upon reaching the ACE
OF "a years on February 27. lea4 es
Evening star., 1931-12-10
PROGRAM TO DECIDE
U. S. PART IN PARLEY
Initiative for Participation in Eco.
nomic Conference Must Come
From Europe.

American participation in the Gen.
eral Economic Conference suggested
by Prime Minister Macdonald Of Great
Britain was described in administra-
tion circles today as dependent upon
the program for such q meeting.
Aside from informative dispatches
from American diplomatic missions
that such a conference was being
talked over informally, the State De-
partment had no information regard
ing the proposal.
President Hoover and his advisers
have already surveyed the field CT in
ternational economics, in the expecta-
tion that some action must be taken
before the expiration of the one-year
moratorium on intergovernmental
debts.
The Washington Government Is de-
termined the initiative must come from
Europe.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soidiers' Homa
Band this evening, at Stanley Hail, At
$40 O'Clock: John g. M. Zimmerman.
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, sssistant.
March, THE Emperors Bodyguard,"
Meinicke
Overture, "William Tell". Rossini
Sacred:
"Sanctus" from the ''Mass in g."
Mozart
"Harken Unto Ne, My People"
Sullivan
Excerpts from musical comedy, "The
Fortune Teller. Herbert
Oddly, Dance Russo Trepak,''
Tschaikowsky
Waltz suite, "Once Upon . Time"
Finale, Echoes Of Seville" Mcre8,
The star spangled BAnneE.-
Evening star., 1931-12-10
HEADS PISTOL CLUB

MAJ. H. D. Murray was elected nres-
auent OF the Washington Pistol Clnh
a.. =. Us annual meeting Tuesday night in
we Distrlct Building. James True was
.noaen ~ as wee president; J. E. Fondahl
seoietaty; @ II. II. Hartman, treasurer
any =: Y. moore, shooting master,
No. uiaay and Wednesday evenings
the National Rifle Association,s rsnss ~
IN the rear of 487 C street. Arranps,
ments are being made for matches with
oesspy military pistol teams.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
PROHIBITION REFORM
GROUP TO HOLD RALLY
Matthew W. Woll, Representative
Horr ard Mrs. Marion Booth
Kelley Will Address Catherine

The District Council Of the Women's
Organization for National Prohibition
Reform viii hold rally December ls
at p.ms in the Masonic Auditorium
Speakers at the meeting will be
Matthew w. Woll, vice president of the
American Federation Of Labor: Repre-
sentative Ralph A. Horr of Washington.
and Mrs. Marion Booth Kelley. civic
worker and lecturer Of New York City.
The national organization, under the
leadership of Mrs. Charles A. ssbin.
has announced its 1882 political policy
as opposed to the election Of a prohi-
bitionist as President. Plans are under
way, 1t was said, TO smoke out the
evsders" Of the prohibition issue at the
Capitol this Winter. The District Coun-
ell Is upholding the national organiza-
lon in its demand for wet planks In the
platforms Of both parties.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
PAIR FOUND SLAIN
Coroner's Jury Discovers Evidence
After Florida Home Burns.

ALACHUA, Fla, December 10 P.-
A coroner's jury last night decided two
men, believed to be j. r. DICKSON, 81,
and w. B. Quinn, Il, OF savannah,
found burned to death in house here
yesterday, had been slain.
Neighbors discovered fire In the
house the two men occupied about
o'clock Yesterday morning. They re-
ported a heavy odor of gasoline about
the place. Efforts to rescue the men
were futile.
Police said they found near the house
small bottle partly filled with chloro-
form. There was wound IN Qulnns
skull. apparently caused by bullet.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
TOXIC ACCEPTS RESOLUTION.
Report in Japan Says China Alone 70
Comment on Reservation.

TOXIC. December 10 CP.-Both the
League of Nations Councils Manchurian
peace resolution and ChAirmAns Brtand's
Evening star., 1931-12-10

declaration upon 1t were understood
today to be acceptable to Japan.
Onicial dispatches from Paris tntimated
M. BRAND agreed to delete the bandit
clause" from his declaration, leaving
Ambassador Yoshizawa to make
separate reservation on it.
1t was reported here that promise
has been secured from League quarters
that no other nation except China would
comment on the Japanese reservation.
Evening star., 1931-12-10
MESSAGE VIEWED
AS AID IN SOLVING
WORLD PROBLEMS

Continued From First Pass.)
Evening star., 1931-12-10
HOUSE WILL NOT RUSH
DEBT HOLIDAY VOTE,
SPEAKER GARNER SAYS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
POST COLLEGE
 ANNUAL MEETING Much Business Transacted at Session in Assembly
 Room Yesterday
 OFFICERS ELECTED
OFFICERS ELECTED

A meeting was held by the stu dents of Post college in the assembly room of ther building yesterday morning, at which the following of ficers were elected. President Thomas Talbot; vice president, Rita Corkery; treasurer. Philip Kelly; secretary. Christian Poulsen. Following this vote, committed
 was appointed for the purpose ot selecting the class pins and rings The following are the students de- termtning the style of each. Miss Mary Tanning, chairman, has Mary Kuchauskas. Philip Kelly, Mar guerite Benjamin, and James Sul- livan assisting her in this work.
 This class will be graduated from Post college in June.
 The students of Post college who will take part in the state book- keeping, typewriting and shorthand contest are as follows; Philip Kelly, Ralph Falzone. Pasquale Ciochetti. Margaret Jones, bookkeeping; Mary Kuchauskaa, Christian Poulsen. Mary Adamaitis. Alice McLinden, Mary Conrick, typewriting; Harriet Carroll. Mary Cavanaugh, short- hand.
 The state convention will be held at Weaver high school, Hartford, Connecticut, on March l< and is un- der the auspices of the Connecticut Business Educators association.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
PLEASANT RELIEF
 FROM CONSTIPATION

Shoulders droop under weight of years. Young. yet beauty has fled. Cheeks are sallow and drawn. Un- slightly pimples. Keep your system clean and you keep the beauty of youth. Its energy. Its irresistible charm. Then life is not a failure. Clogged bowels and inactive liver cause poisons to seep through the system. Health vanished and with it beauty and energy. pr Edwards Olive Tablets will help save you from this dark hour. For go years they have been prescribed in place of calomel to men and women seek ing health and freedom from con- stipation. They act easily and smoothly. No dangerous griping. Take nightly before retiring. Re- suits will amaze you.
 Thousands of men and women would never be without pr Edwards Olive Tablets. a vegetable com pound. Know them by their olive color. 15c. 30c and soc. All druggists.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
Time orchestra will furnish music.
 Ienten Services

Lenten Services
 Lenten devotions will be conducted in 6t Francis church tonight at 7:3O o'clock. Rev J. J. Keane of St Joseph's church, New Britain, will preach the third of Q series of lenten sermons at the exercises.
 St Michacl's Church
 Rev Percy l.. Urban, rector of St Johns church of North Haven will preach the Lenten sermon in. St Mi- chaePs church tonight at 8 o'clock. Rev Urban Is we'll known in the state. He is . lecturer at Berkeley Divinity school.
 Falling on in Registration.
 The total number of children In the borough of school age Is report ed as being 3.267 for the year 1880. This number is b7 less than the emu merati0n of 1929. The report shows 2,3S6 pupils in public schools and 690 in private schools. The mum Der of children between the ages of 4 and 16 years, 193. Of this num- Der i0S are employed.
 Meeting of Relief Corps
 A regular meeting of Isabell Wo- mep's Relief corps will be held to- night at g o'clock in Pythian hall,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
U. s. s. Indianapolis
 to Be Launched
Indianapolis Mayor Selects Daughter of Late Tom
 Taggart as Sponsor
(SpeclaI to the DelnOcrat) l

t9VCClhh tO tuC DChhnOGN0tD
 Word has been received at the navy recruiting headquarters, New Haven, that the new cruiser No. s5 which is to- be launched at the New York Shipbuiiding company yards, Camden, N. J., on May IS, this year, will be named the U. s. s. Indian apolis.
 The Hon. Reginald H. Sullivan, mayor of Indianapolis, Ind, has nominated Miss Lucy Taggart of the same city as sponsor at the launch ing.
 Miss Taggart is the daughter of the late United States Senator Thomas Taggart, who was former mayor of the city of Indianapolis. Following the nomination, the sec- retary of the navy immediately designated Miss Taggart for the honor.
 The Indianapolis is the first cruiser of a program of fifteen authorised by act of congress of February 13, 1929, of the 10000 ton type.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
DEPEND ON zEMO
 TO STOP ITCHING

Use soothing, healing, invisible Zemo for the torture of Itching skin. This clean, reliable family antiseptic helps bring relief In thou sands of homes, stops itching and draws the heat and sting out of the skin. ZEMo has been used for twenty years with remarkable sue. cess for aM forms of annoying Itch. Ing skin irritations. Relief with first application thousands say. s6c. soc. and sl.0o. All dealers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
TB CAMPAIGN HITS $1,137 TOTAL
Eltons Contribute $2OO As Figure
 Continues Mounting
Two Sz5 Donations Announced and Three for $lO- $l,45O Needed Monthly to Enable Anti-Tuber- cuIosis League to Function Satisfactorily

Contributions to the Waterbury Anti-Tuberculosi League in it's campaign for funds to tide the league over until the annual appeal in September is $1,137, according 10 the report submitted this morn- ing from the Lincoln House. Yester- days contributions included a dos nation of $200 from MT and Mrs John P. Elton which helped con. siderably to boost the total.
 The campaign is to raise funds to tide the Anti Tuberculosis League over the months of March, April, May, June, and July. A total of $1,- 450 per month is needed or a grand total of $7,250. All checks should be mailed to the league at 35 Field street, Waterbury.
 Following Is the list of latest con- tributors:
 Previously acknowledged $S37.00
 Friend ............. 1000 E. s. Sanderson ......... 1000 "A Friend" ........,.... 500 George Boden .......... 1000
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11
TWO pINE WEIGH ss POUNDS.

Birmingham, Eng Despite fog and frost angling operations In Md land waters have yielded considerable sport since the first of the year. An angler has captured Q brace of pike weighing 20 pounds and 12 pounds. Reports from other sections show that the upper Thames is still on the fast aide, but there are plenty of good bank swims available.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-03-11

Reduction of railway fares in the Philippines is forcing bus lines to merge.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17
LENINS LETTER TO THE AMERICAN WORKING CLASS

date. We have experienced two
great revolutions in our own coun-
try, that of 1905 and that of 1917,
and we know that revolutions can
come neither at a word of command
no. according to prearranged plans.
We know that circumstances alone
have pushed us, the proletariat Of
Russia, forward, that we have
reached this new stage in the So
cial life OF the world not because
of our superiority but because of the
peculiarly reactionary character of
Russia, But until the outbreak Of
the international revolution, revo-
lutions in individual countries may
still meet with number of seri-
Gus setbacks and overthrows.
And yet we are certain that we
are invincible. for humanity will
not emerge from this imperiaistic
massacre broken in spirit, it win
triumph. Ours was the first coun-
try to break the chains of inper-
ialistic warfare. We broke them with
the greatest sacrifice, but they are
broken. We stand outside of inn
perialistic duties and considerations,
we have raised the banner Of the
fight for the complete overthrow
OF imperialism over the world.
We are in a beleaguered fortress,
SO long as no other international
socialist revolution comes to our
assistance with its armies. But
these armies exist, they are strong
er than ours, they grow, they strive,
they become more invincible the
longer imperialism with it's brutan-
ties continues. Workingmen the
world over are breaking with their
betrayers, with their Gompers and
their Scheidemanns. Inevitably Ia
Dor is approaching communistic
Bolshevistic tactics, is preparing for
the proletarian revolution that
alone is capable of preserving cul-
ture and humanity from destruc-
ton. We are inyincible. The pro-
letarian revolution is invincible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-17

tlOu Oh the dictatorship OF the pro-
letariat with the new democracy of
the proletariat, of civil war with
the widest application of the masses
to political problems, such a COM
bination canot be achieved in a day,
cannot be forced into the battered
modes of a formal parliamentary
demoeratisrn. In the Soviet Rep
uhlic there arises before us a new
world, the world of Socialism. Such
world cannot be materialized as
if by magic, complete in every de-
tail, as Minerva sprang from Ju-
pliers head.
While the old bourgeois demo-
cratic constitutions for instance,
proclaim formal equality and the
right of free assemblage, the con-
stitution of the Soviet Republic
rel udiates the hypocrisy of a for
NAL equality of all human beings.
When the bourgeois republicanism
overturned feudal thrones, they did
not recognize the rules of formal
equality of monarchists. Since we
here are concerned with the task
Of overthrowing the bourgeoisie,
only fools or traitors will insist on
the formal equality of the bour-
geoisie. The right of free assemlage
is not worth an iota to the work
man and to the peasant when all
better meeting places are in the
hands of the bourgeoisie. Our Sow
lets have taken over all disable
buildings in the cities and towns
out of the hands of the rich and
have placed them at the disposal
of the worknen and peasants for
meeting and organization purposes
That is how our right of assemblage
looks-for the workers That is the
meaning and content of our Sow
let. of our socialist constitution.
And for this reason we are all
firmly convinced that the Soviet
Republic, whatever misfortune may
still lie in store for it, is uncon-
querable.
1t is unconquerable because every
blow that comes FROM the powers
of fnadly raging imperialism, every
new attack by the international
bourgeoisie will bring new, and
hitherto unaffected strata of work
ingmen and peasants into the fight,
will educate them at the cost of
the greatest sacrifice. making them
hard as steel, awakening a new
heroism in the masses.
We know that it may take a long
time before help can come from
you, comrades, American working
men, for the development of the
revolution in the different countries
proceeds along various paths, with
varying rapidity Chow should it be
otherwiseD. We know full we'll
that the outbreak of the European
proletarian revolution may take
many weeks to come, quickly as it
is ripening in these days. We are
counting on the inevitability of the
international revolution. But that
does not mean that we count upon
its coming at some definite, nearby