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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
british LEADERS
STAND ON RIGHTS
Churchill and Simon Bolt
Parties dS Matter of
Principle.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January 31.-Two out
standing figures of British political life,
one Conservative and the other Liberal,
have served notice that they intend to
fight for what they consider right, re-
CARELESS of party policies.
First Winston Churchill, witty Com
sentative, who had held about every i'm
portant government post but that of
prime minister, engaged in sharp diff
ference with Stanley Baldwin, and as a
result withdrew from his partys Bush
ness Committee, which decides the
party's parliamentary policy.
Then Sir John Simon refused to obey
the Liberal party's decision to refrain
from voting on the trades dispute
measure and voted against the bill. To-
night in a speech he urged the Liberals
to maintain their independence, voting
as they believed right and avoiding
being put in position whereby they
would be merely fetching and carry
ing" for the Laborites.
Oppose Labor Policies.
Both Churchill and Simon made op-
position to the policies of the Labor
government bases for their revolt from
party discipline Churchill's dispute
with Baldwin arose through the latter's
virtual acceptance of the governments
Indian policy, and in his letter to his
leader notifying him of his withdrawal
from the Business Committee he an
nounced that he would continue to
support the party in opposing the so
IT believe that socialism Sir John
said in his speech at South Motion,
Devonshire, tonight, els a poisonous
doctrine which saps enterprise and
character. When 1 see the Liberals
patronized as tagging sheep who will
be safe within the Socialist fold / am
bound to separate myself definitely from
the plans and policies which would lead
to this humiliating disaster"
Pleas for Merit Vote.
He told Liberal members of Parlia-
ment that in cases of principle they
should forget partisan tactics and "vote
boldly on the immediate parliamentary
issues" according to their merits.
The Conservatives faced further dis
ruption in their ranks today through
the ultimatum of Lord Beaverbrook, a
powerful influence, that if the party
does not adopt the policy of free trade
within the empire sit is my purpose to
break up the party"
Lord Beaverbrook was one of the
founders Of the united empire group
within the Conservative party which
adopted as its platform higher tariffs
for foreign goods, but absolute free trade
within the units of the empire itself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
SOUTH CAROLINA PLANS
THREE-YEAR COLLEGES
High Schools Would Add Year to
Work Under Plan Approved
by General Assembly.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, s. c., January 31.-Re-
duction of the standard four-year
course in State colleges to three years,
as step toward trimming the cost in
taxes of higher education, is measure
that has won its initial victory in the
South Carolina General Assembly.
The proposal, which would provide
that high schools add a twelfth grade
equivalent to the freshman year in coll
lege, is sponsored by Representative d.
A. G. QUITS of Greenwood.
Institutions that would be affected
are: The University of South Carolina
at Columbia, Winthrop College for
Women at Rockhill, Clemson College
and the Citadel at Charleston.
Under the bill, the B. A. or B. s. de-
gree would be conferred after three
years of satisfactory work, and the M
A. degree would be available after four
years of college work. All these pro-
posals are being actively opposed by the
Teachers Association, which has the
backing of the State Federation of
Labor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CROP PLAN
OUTL|NEDBY SMITH
Senator Gives Suggestion to
Aid Farmers in Radio
Forum Address.

Although the Federal Farm Board
has declined to put into operation a
plan proposed by Senator Ellison D.
Smith of South Carolina to avoid over
production of cotton, responses from
the country to Senator Smith by mail
and otherwise" he said last night
have been Overwhelmingly" in favor of
trial Of his project.
Speaking in the National Radio Forum
arranged by The Washington Star, and
broadcast by WMAL over a coast-to-
coast network of the Columbia broad
casting system, Senator Smith said, ~I
dO~s170c see why this plan, put into
operation, would not be solution of
all subsequent overproduction.
IF carried out successfully" he pre-
dicted, "it will convert an impending
disaster into blessing 1t would
guarantee reduction in acreage, a re-
duction in surplus, diversified farming
and a profitable return on staple
eFeps.: "a -------------------- '------' ------'
Haven't Purchased Cotton.
Explaining what he claimed was the
necessity for action in the matter, Sem
ator Smith said in all probability the
carry. over of American cotton in Amer
lea August 1, 1881, would be very large.
Therefore, he said, 1T is of vital
Importance, not only to producers of
cotton y. the South, but to the entire
American commercial world what is to
be done to avoid the certain disaster
that must follow the production of an
other average cotton crop. A stabiliza-
ton corporation has been set up" ex-
planned the Senator, but it has not
purchased the surplus cotton. 1t is to
aid in solving this situation that have
suggested a plan.
1T is very probable that there will
be six or seven million bales of old
cotton to carry over to add to the crop
of 1881" he said, land as the present
price of cotton is from $40 to $50 per
bale below the cost of production, my
plan is that the corporation should
purchase this surplus, as the law con-
templates its doing. and in place of
holding it until there should be a crop
small enough and a demand great
enough to justify a reasonable profit,
that the corporation should contract
with the land owners who produce cot
ton to finance 1t out of this old cotton
in an amount equal to the production of
the producer in 1880, the producer
agreeing to enter into contract with
the corporation to the effect that as the
corporation is holding for him at and
around the present level of prices an
amount of cotton equal to his 1880 pro-
duction that the land owner will not
plant cotton on any land owned by him
in the year 1881.
Would Release Acreage.
This will give the producer an equity
in the amount of cotton he would make
in 1881 at a price less than he could
make it for" explained the Senator
This would avoid the danger of repro
duction of an additional surplus and
relieve the danger of an accumulative
surplus and relieve the corporation Of
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column So
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Premier Enhances
Mystery of Visit
By Evasive Words
Newspaper Men Given No
Direct Answers on Bust
ness Discussed Here.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The confusion and uncertainty which
has surrounded the visit to Washing
ton of Prime Minister Bennett of Can
ada deepened last night as he prepared
to return to Ottawa.
A conference with newspaper men,
arranged to give the premier an oppor-
tunity to talk frankly on the discussions
he has had with American officials,
served only to add to the speculation
over the visit.
Evading every question put to him,
the premier concluded the conference
with newspaper men at the Canadian
legation with a brief statement, of
which he forbade publication.
Questions relating to the proposed
st. Lawrence waterway, liquor, the
Josephine K. incident, wheat and
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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ESCAPED RUSSIAN PRISONERS
SWEAR TO LABOR BY CONVICTS
10 Adavits Given State Department on Enforced Work
in Soviet Prison Lumber Camps.

mitted as proof of the use of prison
labor In Soviet lumber production.
Under existing tariff law the impoF-
tation Of competitive goods is prohibit
ed II produced by convicts and halt
a dozen moves have been made to ex-
clude Russian goods under this pro-
vision.
Representative Fish, Republican New
York, named a committee Of House
members yesterday TO visit the Treasury
CONTINUED on Page 2. Column 80
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AIR TRAVEL INCREASES
C. of C. Reports Pas
senger Traffic Up 1873 Per Cent.


NEW YORK, January 81 R.-Air-
plane passenger traffic under the
American flag increased 1873 per cent
in 1880, the Aeronautical Chamber Of
Commerce of America reported today
"Thirty-four major air transport
lines, operating regularly over more
than $4,000 miles of airways in the
United States, Southern Canada and a
score Of Latin American countries, car
ried 385,910 passengers during $780,"
the report says. These lines few
28,833, 1857 miles during the year, AZ
per cent increase over 1929"
The report. drawn up for inclusion
in the forthcoming Aircraft Year Book
for 1881, says there was a material
increase in safety and efficiency during
the year, 100000 passenger miles be-
ing flown for each fatality. Less than
z per cent of the $4,000 trips sched-
uled by airplanes were Cancelled or not
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Morrison Is ''Scared
To Death" i'm First
Address to Senate
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Making one of his first speeches
in the Senate yesterday, Senator
Morrison, Democrat, of North
Carolina. admitted he was scared
to death" and asked his COL
leagues not to interrupt him until
he had gotten started.
Taking the floor to defend pro-
hibition, Morrison refused to
yield to Senator Tydings, Demo-
crat, Maryland.
I'm scared to death anyway
he said. IT hope you'll at least
let me get started
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
POLICEMAN THINKS HOLD-UP JOKE;
BULLET WOUNDS HIM
'Aw Quit Your Kidding He Tells Bandits, Who Herd
Firms Employees Into Closet and Get 600 Pay Roll.

Jaw, quit your kidding" said Conk-
lin, unbelieving, and with a comic
gesture he brushed one of the guns
aside.
A bullet hit the ceiling, bounced, and
Conklin crumpled with a wound in the
neck. Another bullet tore into his
head.
After herding 10 employees into a
closet, the bandits escaped with q
$500 pay roll. Conklin was taken 20
hospital ia serious condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
STEALS GUN AND CANARY

Police Search for Robber of
Horatio Garren's Home.
Police seeking the robber of Horatio
Garren's home at 1880 Branch avenue
southeast early yesterday morning can
choose their own character-Dr. Jekyll
or Mr.. Hyde.
At any rate he knew his business
cutting q screen, breaking window and
prowling around the house like real,
regular burglar.
Then he left the Garren home with
MA Garren's pistol in one hand and
MIRA Garren's canary birds in the
othdE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
BUS RATES REDUCED
Recent Railroad Cuts Cause Change
in Fare Schedule.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 81 CP).-
All bus companies operating out of
Memphis to st. Louis on the north
and Birmingham TO the south an
nounced today that passenger fares
would be reduced at midnight tonight
to meet rate cuts announced by several
railroads.
Representatives of the bus companies
announced today the fare for travel by
bus will be cut to meet a new rate
based on 2-cents-a-mile fare, au-
thorized by several Southern and
Southwestern railroads, and effective at
midnight tonight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
TODAY'S STAR

FAhI ONE-SZ PAGES.
General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page B-4, B-5.
Y. w. G. A. Notes-Page C-5.
Parent Teacher Activities-Page CO.
PART TWO-S PAGES.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
AT Community Centers-Page 6.
Marine Corps Notes-Page s.
Spanish War Veterans-Page 7.
PART THREE-14 PAGES.
Society Section.
PART FoUR-S PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Radio.
In the Motor World-Page 4.
Aviation-Page s.
FraternitieS-Page 6.
American Legion-Page 6.
Radio-Page Z.
Serial Story, "Jilted"-Page 8.
Army and Navy News-Page 8.
District National Guard-Page 8,
Organized Reserves-Page 8.
Veterans of Foreign Wars-Page 8.
PART FIVE PAGES.
Sports Section.
PART SIX-12 PAGES.
Financial News and CLASSIFIED Adyer-
Using.
News of the Clubs-Page IL.
District of Columbia Naval Reserve
r Page IL.
d. A. r. Activities-Page IL.
w. c. T. U. Notes-Page IL.
PART SEVEN-24 PAGES.
Magazine Section.
Reviews of the New Books-Page 10.
News Of the Music World-Page 10.
Notes of Art and Artists-Page 81.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 20.
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR SECTIONS PAGES.
Moon Mullins: Mr.. and Mrs; Little
Orphan Annie: Mutt and JEFF; the
Smythes; Brutus: Reglar Fellers:
Highlights Of History.
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Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 5l.-Hold-up
stories were almost like fairy tales to
Patrolman Frederick j. Conklin.
They were something that happened
in other peoples lives. not his.
He was sitting on high stool in
the Office of Murtha & Selznohi. build
ing material dealers, today Wien two
tough-lo0king customers entered with
guns.
Hold up your hands," they SAID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Rr the Assoeiated Pres.

An eyewitness description Of condi-
tions inside Soviet prison camps To-
Gated in the huge Russian forest dis
trict was before the State Department
yesterday in the form Of 10 sworn am
davits from escaped Russian conVicts.
Gathered by a special investigator
Of the National Lumber Manufacturers
Association, the afiidavits were sub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
CAPONE SOUGHT IN CUBA

Police Informed He Left Miami by
Plane.
HAVANA, January 81 (R.-Police
we're looking all over Cuba tonight for
Al Capone, Chicago gangster, after
hearing he had left Miami by airplane
for the island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

1880 -, 439 BAT, excluding the Cap
ital Traction figures for December.
The cheap rate taxicabS, coupled with
the increased fare, are sharing the
blame for the unprecedented drop in
revenue passengers last year. In the
preceding years, however, the private
automobile was held responsible for the
steady decline-the companies con-
tending that the gradual increase in
automobile registration was reflected in
the number of passengers they carried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
WEATHER

90. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Fair and slightly colder today; tomor-
row fair with rising temperature.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. So, at am.
yesterday; lowest, 80, at 10 pm. yes
terday.
Fun report on page Z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes by
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
National 5000 to start immediate delivery.
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INSURANCE men
RECEIVE HONOR
Chartered Life Underwater
Degree Given HooSierS.
By Times Special

BIZ Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Aug. g.
The degree of chartered life under
writer's, the highest distinction
given to life insurance man, has
been awarded two Indiana univer-
sity graduates, Archie M. Koon and
Ralph r. Mills, according to an
announcement by Professor Fred v.
Chew, head Of the insurance de-
partment of the Indian university
school of commerce and finance.
Koon and Mills are former stu
dents of Professor Chew. They
graduated from I. U. in 1928. Koon
received the bachelor of science
degree in commerce and finance
and Mills was awarded the bachelor
of arts degree in psychology and
philosophy with high distinction.
Mills is a member of Phi Beta
Kappa. Koon and Mills are the
Bloomington representatives of a
life assurance society.
The degree Of chartered life I'M
derwriters is awarded by the Amer
lean College Of Life Underwriters
for the completion of a course of
study and passing a written exami-
nation.
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THEY TELL Me

cago Bar Association. Others here
are waiting just below the horizon
to bob up at the moment deemed
propitious.
Every one here feels that 1882
will be another landslide year.
First dripping wet" candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
Governor is Bruce A. Campbell of
East st. Louis area, who has an
nounced formally. Campbell has
been a prominent figure in Illinois
politics for a quarter century and,
as head Of the platform committee
in the 1880 convention, wrote the
wet plank.
n e
Judge William H. Dieterich of
Bardstown is undecided whether to
become a candidate for Governor or
senator. His governorship boom
was launched last November at Hot
Springs, Ark, during a Democratic
steamroom convention, it is said
here.
A former dry who headed the
fight for the repeal of the Illinois
prohibition law in the last legisla-
ture, Judge Truman A. Smell of
Carlinville, is said to be ready to
announce and hopes to win the wet
support.
A further check of the political
leaders of both parties Of the state
reveals that Governor Emmerson's
veto OF the bill repeating the state
law has damaged greatly the Re-
publican chances.
Outlook for the G. O. P. was de-
cidedly bad, anyhow, because Of the
economic depression, and many de-
clare that Emmersons action was
just piling more weight into the
scale on the Democratic side.
You can not get away from it here
prohibition is to be a dominant
issue in Illinois in 1882.
With the economic question it will
be fought out on every platform in
the state.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
BAPTIST GROUP
WILL CONVENE
JudSOn Association Meeting
to Be at Lebanon.
BU Times Special

BIZ Times Special
LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 8.-The an
nual convention of the Judson Bap-
fist Association will be held here
Wednesday and Thursday, with
nineteen churches represented.
The Rev. Wesley Pearce, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Ko-
komo, is moderator of the associ-
alton; the Rev. Royden Rea, Gal
weston, vice moderator; Leon Alter,
Forest, secretary and treasurer, and
Miss Ivy Caldwell, Boone county,
assistant to Alter.
Churches holding membership in
the association are located at Leba-
non, Bunker Hill, Frankfort, Ko-
komo, Galveston, Elizaville, Cam
den, Forest, Flora, Hills, Judson,
Middlefork, Russiaville, Sharon,
Scircleville, Whitestown and Young
America.
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SINGERS WILL COMPETE
Farmer Quartets Offered $500 in
Prizes at State Fair.

Quartets of Indiana farmers will
compete for $500 in prizes at the
Indiana state fair, Sept. to IL.
Mrs. Charles w. Sewell, Otterbein,
chairman of the women's division
of the Indiana Farm bureau, will be
in charge Of the contest, which is
being sponsored by the bureau.
Singers will be divided into
groups, those with members not
more than 26 years old, and others
past that age.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
ACCUSER FINED
SAME AMOUNT
AS Defendant
Accepted Anderson Mans
Check Knowing He Had
No Account.
By Times Special

By Times Special
ANDERSON, Ind, Aug. S.-A sur
prise was in store for Robert Gold
stock, manager of a credit clothing
store, when he appeared in city
court to testify against Jay Little,
who was charged with issuing
fraudulent check.
Little owed an account at the
store on which he had failed TO
make payments for several months.
Pressed for payment he gave Gold
stock a check, admitting that ha
had no money in the bank at that
time, but promising to make a de-
post sufficient to cover the check
before it arrived at the bank The
check came back. and GoldStOck
caused the arrest of his customer.
You are as guilty as the de-
PENDANT for persuading him to write
a check when you had knowledge
that he had no money in his ac-
count" Judge DAILY said after hears
ing the evidence.
After the prosecuting attorney
filed an affidavit charging Gold-
stock with compromising a misde-
meanor the store manager was fined
$11, with warning that city court
is not a collecting agency. Little
was fined in the same amount.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
BY BEN STERN

CHICAGO, H., Aug. 8.-It is al
~ most a certainty that Senator
James Hamilton Lewis, be Of the
once fiery, now fading whiskers, who
last year showed the boys how to
win elections, will be entered in the
1882 Illinois presidential primary
as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for President.
At least, that is what they say
here.
Lewis already has been Endorsed
for the presidency by the Cook
county organization and his address
at the Indiana Democratic Editorial
Association dinner at Gary last
month was taken as bid for In
diana's support for his aspirations.
1t is as yet unknown W ether
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of
New York will enter the presiden-
tial primaries here. Nor is it known
whether any Of the other aspirants
will do so.
Political precedent shows that it
is not wise for an outside candidate
to pit himself in the primaries
against a probable favorite son and
that may deter filings.
Il
Recently Lewis visited Roosevelt
at Albany and their relations are
said to be most amicable.
The governorship campaign is of
course very warm. First to an.
nounce as a candidate is Michael
L. Igoe, Democratic national COM
mitteeman from Illinois, and house
minority leader.
Although he resides in Chicago,
the Igoe boom was sprung at
Springfield. He now is in Europe
with the joint legislative commits
sion on prisons.
Attorneys are paying some atten-
ton to the movement started for
Francis x. Busch, former corpora
ton counsel and head of the Chi
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
Wage Cut Proposed

By United Press
PRINCETON. Ind, Aug, "a
proposal to slash wages of all city
employees 10 per cent was made by
Mayor o. T. Brazelton at a meeting
of the city council. The proposal,
directly opposed to campaign be-
ing waged by President Hoover to
maintain wages at their present
level, was taken under advisement.
Mayor Brazelton said he favored
the cut as tax relief measure.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
MEET AFTER 81 YEARS
Relatives Reunited at Family Gath
ering in NObIesviIIe.
BIZ Times Special


NOBLESVILLE, Ind, Aug. s.
Mrs. Henry Ballard and Nathan
Barrown, Sheridan, at family re-
union here, were reunited with their
sister, Mrs. Charles Bratcher, Tay-
louisville, Ill, following a separation
of f1fty-two years.
Mrs. Bratcher and another sister.
Mrs. Temple Hodges, moved from
this section of Indiana fifty-two
years ago and after five years the
brother and sister in Indiana be-
lieved that they were dead. Mrs.
Hodges, who is 80, was unable to
make the trip to NoblesvilIe with
Mrs. Bratcher. Virgil Barron, An
derSon, and James Barron, Kalama,
Wash, are the other brothers living.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
State Speakers Heard
By Times Special

BY tht6S DU6Ctuk
RICHMOND, Ind, Aug. g.
Speakers of state prominence were
on the program of the Wayne
county Young Peoples conference
here Friday. Among the speakers
were DR.. Davis M. Edwards, presi-
dent of the Indiana council Of In
ternational Relations; H. G. Rowe,
state superintendent of young peo-
pies work, and the Rev. G. Brooks
Shake, pastor Of Grace Methodist
church, Indianapolis. Rhea Brooks
of Jacksonburg, county president,
was in charge of the afternoon ses-
sion while Ralph Collins, Fountain
City, vice-president, was in charge
of the evening meeting.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-08-08
LAID
TO REVENGE
Former PennViIIe Man Shot
Fatally at Wichita.
BIZ Times Snecin1

By Times Special
PENNvILLE, Ind, Aug. Earl
Nicely, SIS, former Pennville resident,
is dead at Wichita, Kan, victim
OF shooting, presumably with re-
venge as a motive.
1t is believed that Nelly fell a
victim of friends of two men he
captured two years ago when they
attempted to rob a filling station.
One of the men entered the place
and was subdued by Nicely, who was
armed with nail puller. Nicely took
the mans revolver and going out
side, made the other man a prisoner.