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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
ENGLAND'S BUDGET
NEEDS PHAS|zED
SnoWden's Speech on Pend
ing Drastic Plans Cause
of Apprehension.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February IA large
question mark was written across Brit
aims immediate economic future today
as business man and politician alike
asked what Philip Snowden, chancel-
Tor of the exchequer, referred to
in the Commons yesterday when he
spoke of impending drastic and dis
agreeable measures" to maintain the
budget.
Prime Minister Macdonald, trium-
plant by 75-vote majority in repuls-
ing a Conservative motion of censure
on count Of extravaganza, turned to
face grave differences in his own party
growing out of the chancellor'S speech
The comment was heard in the Hobbies
that he had won worse than a pyrrhic
victory"
Increased death duties, an increased
supertax, delayed application of some
measures involving large expenditures
which have passed the House, but have
not yet been finally enacted, and re-
duction of interest on government loans
were some of the measures which pop
ular speculation credited Mr.. Snowden
with planning.
Cut in Salaries Hinted.
"A mint L1aC ministers salaries might
be reduced, for the most part, was ac-
cepted as only an expression of readi-
ness to share the foreshadowed Sacri-
fees, since any such cut could hardly
materially aid the situation.
Long renowned for his unyielding in
sistence on the rights of the masses,
the chancellor brought frowns of ap-
prehension from his fellow Laborites
with statements which they took to
mean criticism of the governments pol
icy of feeding those who have no work.
Then Mr.. Graham, head of the Board
of Trade, arose to say that, in his opin-
ion, there was nothing to be gained
from inroads in the social services
that is, by reduction of the dole-and
the House was given the impression Of
a coming split within the cabinet, as
well as among the ranks of the parlia-
mentary Labor party.
Bottom Not Yet Seen.
Industrial circles were not heartened
by Mr.. Graham's statement that he
could find little or no sign that prices
in Britain and the United States had
touched bottom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
EXPECT NAVY BILL
WILL PASS TODAY
$344, 100000 Measure Up
for Amendment After Three
Days of Debate.

By the Associated Press.
The naval establishment held House
attention today as the $344, 100000 an
nual supply bill came up for amend
ment after three days of general debate
With its passage expected late today
or tomorrow, the House will have
cleared all necessary appropriation bills
from its calendar. Then it will make
plans to consider the $4,000 900 bat
tleship modernization bill sponsored by
the administration and already ap-
proved by the Senate.
Although the House Rules Commit
tee has deferred giving the moderniza-
ton program legislative right of way,
Chairman Brtsten of the House Naval
Committee predicted action would come
before the end of the session. The bill
would provide for remodeling of the
ships New Mexico, Mississippi and Ida
no to resist aircraft and submarine at
tack and to improve their gun range.
Britten also has petitioned the Rules
Committee for right of way for the
Administrators naval construction bill,
which his committee reduced from $780,
100000 to $74,000,000. It is the first
building plan under the London Naval
Treaty. In that connection, the Naval
Committee approved the Britten bill to
authorize $4,000 for dismantling
battleships decommiSSioned under the
treaty, including the Florida, Utah and
Wyoming. The Illinois member said
he would seek to have the amount in
cluded in an amendment to the naval
supply bill.
The supply bill is $36,OOO,OOO less
than the outlaws for the current wear
the saving largely in reduction of esti-
mates for construction of eight-inch
cruisers. 1t is 100000 less than the
budget estimates.
UNDERMINING SHIPS PROBLEM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
WOULD CONTINUE
REALTY QUIZ HERE
Brookhart Offers Resolution for
Further Sittings of Blaine
Subcommittee.

The Blaine subcommittee of the
Senate District Committee, which has
been inquiring into real estate, Sc
curity and mortgage transactions in
Washington during the past year,
would be given authority to continue
its investigation in the new Congress
under resolution introduced this aft
ernoon by Senator Brookhart, Repub-
Hcan, of Iowa.
Senator Brookhart was the author
of the original resolution of June, 1929,
under which the investigation was
started. The present Congress expires
March 4, but the resolution offered
today, If adopted, will continue the
authority of the subcommittee during
the Seventy-second Congress, which
comes into existence in December.
The new resolution also would con-
tinue the additional appropriation of
$500 granted by the Senate last De-
cember TO cover the expenses of the
subcommittee.
The new resolution was referred to
the Committee on Audit and Control of
the Senate contingent fund for report
before being acted on.
The subcommittee recently began
preparation of report regarding its
work thus far, but it is not definitely
known at this time when the report viii
be submitted to the Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
WILBUR CHARGES
FALSEHOOD AT
OIL SHALE PROBE
Secretary Scores Former
Agent Kelley, Denying He or
Department Influenced.
FACTS BELONGING
TO u. S. SOLD, HE SAYS
Senate Committee Hears Secretary
and Solicitor Finney on
Deals.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary Wilbur told the Senate
Public Lands Committee today that
"any statement that either or the de-
partment has been influenced by pres
sure or anything else in connection
with oil Shale claims Is deliberate
Ealsehood"
Taking the stand in answer to pub
lished charges against the department
by Ralph S. Kelley, former field agent
of the General Land Office, Secretary
Wilbur said Kelley had sold out to
outsiders statements he should have
made to the department" He said
"the New York World has admitted pay
ing Kelley $4,000 for his charges"
The committee investigation into
Kelley's charges that the Interior De-
partment has favored large oil COM
panieS in dispoSing of Colorado oil
Shale lands has shifted to the KruSh-
mic case, in which decision of the de-
partment was overru1ed by the Supreme
Court.
FurOre IN Colorado.
Solicitor Finney of the Interior De-
partment said that when, in 1927, he
held the claim of Emil Krushnic had
been forfeited through failure to per-
form the annual required assessment
work there was ute a furore about
it out in Colorado" Previously he had
testified at length on the Freeman
Summers case.
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana,
the only member of the committee at
the hearing, said when the Supreme
Court ruled the departments decision
was wrong, "the point was that the
Government had not challenged until
after $500 of work had been done" on
the claim.
The Senator cited that the court held
this had satisfied the legal requirement
of 500 assessment work annually. The
department had contended the work
could not be allowed to lapse for sew
eral years and then be made up.
Hearings Held Up.
Finney produced correspondence in
tended TO show that hearings in cases
in which the Krushnic issue was In
volved had been held up by Secretary
Work at the request of Senator Water
man, Republican, Colorado, and others
department.
AS in the previous hearings, Kelley
sat at the hearings. but took no part.
Secretary Wilbur said he had made
every effort to give Kelley full oppor-
kInity to prove his charges while the
latter was still in the department.
He said letters received from Kelley
while he was still in the Land Office
employ at Denver had been vague,
&gotistic and full of charges contain
ing hyperbole," but that in order to
BE slIre'' the Secretary brought him to
washington and put him in charge of
hhe oil shale department of the Land
Once here.
wilbur said the first intimation he
had that Kelley had left was call
from a press association asking
whether I knew Kelley had resigned
and made charges"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
YEGGMEN FAIL TO BLOW
FREDERICKSBURG SAFE
Smoke Still Coming From Door of
Bank Vault When Employees
Arrive
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FREDERICKSBURG Va, February
12.-Yeggmen last night failed to open
the door of the northumberland
County State Bank vault, but left be-
hind evidences of an attempt to blast
their way through with an explosive
that was still smoking when employees
arrived at the bank this morning. A
hole had been drilled in the door,
through which there still poured a
small volume of smoke, leading bank
officials to believe some of the explosive
was still inside.
Although descriptions of the yeggmen
were not available, officials broadcaSted
appeals to neighboring counties and
towns to look out for suspicious charac-
ters At a late hour today entry had
not been made to the vault because the
time clock was rendered ineffective by
the explosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
'POSSUM BOOSTS APPLE SALES
WHEN FRIENDS MEET BY CHANCE
Dull Trade Becomes Lively for Vender After Boyhood
Chum Comes Along With Pet.

through the crowd, hand extended,
"'PeWee' Newhall!" he exclaimed.
Joe FARRELL" the apple vender
shouted.
.Whereupon Farrell and his 'possum
joined the apple salesman.
Five cents a look at the trained
'poSsum," Farrell shouted at the crowd
land an apple thrown in"
In 20 minutes two boxes Of apples
were gone. So was Farrell and his
'possurn. Newhall jingled the money.
The two were playmateS in Fort Worth,
Tex, % years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
STEAMER IN DISTRESS
FROM FIERCE STORM
Shipping OFF Coasts of England and
ireland Buffeted Badly for
Night and Day.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February 12.-Shipping in
the English Channel, the Irish Coast
and in the Bay of Biscay was badly
buffeted by a fierce gale which rose
suddenly yesterday and continued to
blow all day today with little diminished
force.
One steamer was reported in distress
tonight. She was the British freighter
Swiftway, of 3,9l7 tons, which left Las
Palmas, Canary Island, February /, for
Limerick, Ireland. Her stering gear was
carried away and she was drifting help
leSsly in the vicinity Of Southwest Ire
land.
Two tugs left Cobb Queenstown to
assist her.
High seas ragged in the channel and
drove all sorts of craft TO shelter in
various ports, a large number taking
refuge in Plymouth Sound, while a
score of Welsh .trawlers fishing in Irish
waters, sheltered in Bantry Bay.
A number of vessels reported more or
less damage as result Of the pound
ing to which they had been subjected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
5000 ENTOMBED SAVED

MUKDEN, Manchuria, February IL
officials at the Fushun
mines near here announced today that
3 900 miners who were entombed fol-
lowing a gas explosion Sunday. have
been saved.
Earlier reports indicated fear of
heavy loss of life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
DE VALERA TO REPUDIATE DEBT
TO BRITAIN IF HE IS PRESIDENT
Irish Leader Says s25,ooo,ooo Ought Not Be Sent
to London Under 1925 Agreement.

ain, $1O,000,o00 in settlement Of OUT
standing liabilities and $15.000,o00 in
installments on money advanced by
Great Britain enabling Irish farmers to
purchase their hold
According to Mr.. DE Valera, these in
stallments properly belong to the Irish
government. The Northern government
In Belfast is not asked to pay them,
and Dublin should be In the same posi-
ton, he contends. His party. he says.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
VOLSTEAD, ILL ABED,
GREETS WOODCOCK
Dry Administrator Calls on Author
of Enforcement Act, APP
pendicitis Patient.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, February IL. - The
"father" Of the prohibition enforcement
act and the man who now enforces it
met for the first time yesterday.
From a sick bed in Fairview Hospital
Andrew j. Volstead looked up TO greet
Amos w. w. Woodcock, Federal pro-
hibition administrator. Mr.. Volstead,
former Representative, is recovering
from an operation for appendicitis. Mr.
Woodcock is here to inspect the eighth
prohibition district.
I'm glad TO know you" said Mr..
Volstead as Mr.. Woodcock stood at his
bedside.
"And I'm delighted to meet you," re-
eponded the prohibition administrator,
reaching out his hand. Il am sorry to
ind you ILL"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
GEORGIA CHAIN STORE
TAX is HELD INVALID
Supreme Court Holds Law Violated
Both State and Federal
Constitutions.

ATLANTA, Ga, February IL P9.-
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled to-
day that the State tax on chain stores
violated both the Federal and State
constitutions, and therefore was invalid.
The tax act, which fixed a levy of
$50 upon each unit in a chain of five
or more stores, was declared unconsti-
tutional, in that it violated the con-
stitutional guarantee of equal protec-
ton of the law for every one by taxing
chains of five or more units and failing
to tax systems embracing less than five
stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
TWO CHILDREN PERISH
IN FIRE; PARENTS BURNED
Daughter and Son of Akron Attor-
ney Trapped in Home and Third
Child Is Slightly Hurt.

BY the Associated Press.
AKRON, Ohio, February 1.-Two
children trapped in bed room were
burned to death and the father, mother
and another child are in an Akron
hospital as the result of q fire that
destroyed the home of Attorney Joseph
F. Sourek, today.
The dead are: Elizabeth May, 16,
and Joseph Francis, 6.
Attorney Sourek, As, Is reported in a
serious condition from burns. Mrs.
Sourek, "A, and Rose Sourek, 10 who
escaped, are slightly burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
EARTHQUAKES CONTINUE
Prolonged Shocks Rock Ruins in
New Zealand Towns.

NAPIER, New Zealand, February 10
Prolonged earth shocks rocked
the ruins of this city and the nearby
town of Hastings today, but they
seemed to be of different character
from the destructive quak of last week
and no further damage was reported.
Considerable progress has been made
here and at Hastings in clearing up the
earthquake wreckage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
PHILIPPINES OFFICIAL
WELCOMED AT MANILA
G. c. Butte, New Vice Governor,
Is Recuperating From Seige
of Influenza.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, February l2.-George C.
Butte, new vice governor OF the Philip
pines, arrived today from the United
states and was welcomed at the pier
by an official delegation and a crowd
OF several hundred persons.
IL was learned Mr.. Butte had con-
tracted influenza in Shanghai and had
just recovered. His engagements for
the next few days, including a dinner
in his honor to be given by Gov. Dwight
F. Davis, have been Cancelled. The
vice governor will rest few days
before assuming his duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Improvement of Major Vessels Seer
Crux of Difficulty in House.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Decks are being cleared in the House
of Representatives for the great bat
tie between members who want an
American Navy of the London treaty
standard and those who oppose new
constructions. The former are led by
Representative Fred A Britten, Re-
publican, Illinois, chairman of the
Naval Committee; the latter by Repre-
sentative Burton L. French, Republican,
Idaho, chairman of the Subcommittee
of the Appropriations Committee.
Representative Britten is backing the
policy of President Hoover, Secretary of
the Navy Charles F. Adams and Secre-
tary of State Henry L. Stimson, who are
convinced that the country must have
Navy in accordance with the London
naval treaty. Representative French Is
backing the pacifist element Of this
country, who believe that we should set
a great example to the world by dis
arming as much as possible irrespective
of other nations.
The Senate ratified the London naval
treaty on the distinct understanding
that within the next five years the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, February r.
Crowds passed the corner OF Market
and New Montgomery streets, scarcely
noticing r. B. Newhall or his apples
unemployed apples" being no longer a
novelty.
Along came a man with baby pos
sum on a string. Here was something
new. A crowd gathered.
big red apples" Newha1l called.
At the sound of his voice the man
with the postum. looked up and broke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Patrons Flee Store
In Stocking Feet as
Tear Gun Goes Off
By the Associated Press.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Febru-
airy 12.-Detective John Cab
rielli dropped a tear gas gun as
he leaned over to lace up a new
pair of shoes in shop here yes
terday.
The gas ran out and so did
the shoe stores patrons-Some
of them in their stocking feet.
Everyone wept, the detective the
most.
Gabrielli was treated at a hos
pital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Nv Cable to The star.

DUBLIN, Ireland, February ~
Eamonn de Valera, Irish Republican
leader, definitely announced that If he
succeeds in displacing President William
T. Cosgrave and his party, he will i'm
mediately repudiate the financial bar
gain made by Mr.. Cosgrave with Great
Britain in 1925.
This involves the payment Of more
than $25,0oO.O 900 annually TO Great Brit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
Diamond Restrictions Hold.

ANTWERP, Belgium, February IL tA'l.
THE International Diamond Commits
sion, meeting here Wednesday night,
unanimously decided TO maintain re-
etrictions OF the diamond industry for
- unlimited period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-12
FERRY FREED FROM ICE
Provisions Ease Inconvenience of
Passengers and Children.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario, Feb
ruary IL (R.-The car ferry Chief
Wawatam, with 103 persons aboard
freed herself today after being locked
in the ice for 81 hours 8 miles from
Mackinaw City.
The passengers suffered but slight in
convenience There were plenty OF pro-
visions, including milk, for the several
children aboard.
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WEATHER.

4
%. g. Weather Bureau Fo-ecast.)
Increasing cloudiness tonight, probably
followed by occasional rain tomorrow;
slightly warmer tonight; minimum tenn
perature about 38 degrees. Temperatures
Highest, 43. at noon today; lowest, 80,
at 2 am. today. Full report on page 5.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
Caulihower Salad.

Wash one small caulin0wer carefully.
Tie IL in cloth and cook In boiling
sailed water until thoroughly tender
When done, remove the cloth. Pour two
tablespooi1fuis of lemon Juice over the
cauiifiower and place Il on Ice 70 cool.
erets and lay them on lettuce leaves.
Cover with French dressing end
sprinkle one tablespoonful Of chopped
parsley over the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-20
Fish Outlets.

Make q cream sauce with two table
spoonfuls OF butter, two tablespoonfuls
Of -four and half cupful OF milk. Add
the yolk Of one egg. one cupful of cold
cooked flsh, half q teaspoonful each Of
chopped onion, chopped parsley, salt
and dash Of pepper. Mix carefully
and let cool. Form into outlet shapes,
dip In egg and bread crumbs and fry
in hot fat. Insert In each outlet 3
small piece of unlocked macaroni 20
represent the bone. Conceal the place
OF insertion with chopped parsley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-21
FLAMES TAKE
 ADVANTAGE OF
 CHIEF AT SHOW
Fire Destroys Water Com. pany s Shed and Losses
 Figured at $200

For the first time since the mem- cry Of man runneth not to the contrary, J. L. Gray, chief of Ju- neau's. Fire Department, did not respond last evening to an alarm He didn't hear it. He was ab- sorbcd in the flirtations of a popu- lar motion picture actress at one of the theatres while flames con stunned a shed of the Juneau Water Company, containing a few SUD- plies, at Eighth and Gold Streets The loss was $200. The origin of the. blaze was not ascertained. At the time it started no one was in the structure. The alarm was given by boys playing in the neighborhood.
 A few hours previously, a burn ing stump at Tenth Street and Willoughby Avenue brought, out the Fire Departments equipment on a quick run. The flame was ex- tinguished without trouble. The stump was ignited from burning grass.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-21

PARIS, April 21. Premier Pierre Laval, like all his 85 prede- Gcssors in that high office, is com ing in for a thorough raking-over of his political past.
 Like. Briand, Viviani and Mile rand, the present chief of the French government started as a rsbid Socialist Through the years he became more, conservative. There fore a. few quotations from his ear Her utterances, dug up by an in- tlustrious chronicler, have given many laughs in the parliamentary lobbies.
 In 1914 Laval, as Socialist can- didate for deputy, was saying
 Capitalism is tantamount to dis order and suffering, the universal compstition prolonging throughout the world the reign of barbarism and force"
 As late as 1924 he was saying:
 Tt is always the small who are condemned; rarely have the great been tried, and never have they been sentenced"
 Now he is at the head of a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-21
GERMANS DOLE AFFORDS SCANT
 FAMILY BUDGET
Wife of Jobless Man Faces Hard Task in Get
 ting Bly,

BERLIN, April 21-What h. l wife of jobless German must facs in the way of a household budge was shown when one of these mer outlined for a Berlin newspapel how his weekly dole of $673 wa. spent.
 This man has wife and child yet manages to get in a few smoke. and some beer and brandy fol himself. The budget includes: Rent, SIPS; meat and fish, $1.21; bread, 76 cents; vegetables, 79 cents sugar, fl cents; lard, 37 cents; milk butter, cheese and eggs. 88 cents Coffee or tea, Is cents; beer and brandy. l9 cents; cigarettes, lt cents: heat and light. AT cents; soaps, IT cents; sweets cents, miscellaneous, ' cents, This leaves 8 cents for clothes books, street car fares, outsidl lunches, amusements and savings. Meat Expensive
 Meat is the largest item for the table because it is expensive here But the amount used would scarce ly buy one good roast. So the housewife probably buys horse meat twice a week and cheap beef once.
 The 19 cents allotted to beer and brandy would buy one mug of good Pilsner or ten small glasses of the cheapest beer or four drinks of cheapest brandy. The cigaret al- lowanoe would purchase 18 of the cheapest brand with consumption spread over seven days.
 The man reckoned g cents for eggs, which would buy two cheap ones, not guaranteed fresh, and the coffee would be limited to a quarter of a pound of the least expensive grade
 Bachelors Get Less
 Not all of Germany's 5,000,00O jobless get this unemployment pay, and bachelors or childless husbands receive less than this budget indi- cates. In this individual case one fourth of the allowance was for the mans wife and, child.
 Only those who kept up unem- ployment insurance payments when they, had work receive doles, and if they. remain jobless after six months the federal payments stop and they must look to commun- ity relief agencies for the bare ne- -cessities of living.
 It is estimated that 2,000 men and women are in this latter class.