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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

Manufacturers OF the United States
came off more easily that had been
expected. Only about 200 items in the
tariff against them were altered by
the premier. Customs duties were
raised on anthracite coal, furniture.
oranges and the higher priced automo-
biles. There was bad news, however.
for Americans who have investments
in Canadian companies, for Mr.. Ben
nett ordained that beginning next July
an income tax of 2 per cent must be
paid by all foreign investors receiv-
ing dividends from Canadian, concerns.
The only bright spot in Canada's
financial picture, Mr.. Bennett stated,
was the fact that the dominion's con-
version loan of $250OO0OOO had been
subscribed up to $639,816,50O. He en-
phasized that during his regime no
fewer than IS American manu-
facturers had established plants in
Canada and made it clear he was
sticking close to his Canada First"
attitude. His conclusion brought a
great ovation from his followers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

apparently in the majority, Horton
seemed undaunted.
Most Of the eight articles of i'm
parchment reported to the legislature
by committee relate to a main
charge of conspiracy, alleging plots
between the governor and Col. Luke
Lea and Rogers Caldwell. two bank
ers who are now under Indictment
as a result of the bank failures of
last November. Congressman Ed
Crump, the Memphis political boss,
was conducting the fight against the
governor, though he kept himself in
the background. The resignation of
Senator Scott Fitzhugh. one Of the
Crump faction, from the speakership,
aid the election Of Senator A. B.
Broadbent of GAINESVILLE to fill his
place took much Of the thunder away
from the defense. for Senator Broad
bent Is an Independent, an anti-Crump
man, and he will be the next gov
ernor if Mr.. Horton is forced out.
wtesspsse-, 4sssssSsIRn~.-
CANADIAN tax payers are hard hit
~ by the first budget presented to
parliament by Premier R. B. Bennett.
He announced deficit of SS0,000,000
and said new taxes would be re-
quired to meet it. Consequently he
proposed imports as follows: Increase
in the sales tax from per cent to 4
per cent; reintroduction of Scent
postage; increase of the income tax
on corporations and stock companies
from s to 10 per cent and a new spe-
cial excess tax of per cent on all
imports.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

on the one hand and Cardinal Gas
parri on the other. The trouble CEN
tiers in the Catholic Action clubs.
Mussolini decreed the disbanding of
all youth organizations connected
with Catholic Action because of al
legged political propaganda and CLICKED
the clubs and Fairgrounds. The pc Ne
protested against this, both as head
of the Vatican City and as head of the
church. He made effective his disap-
proval by Withdrawing his personal
representative from the Padua cele-
brations, canceling the diocesan eu.
charistic congress in Rome, prohibiting
church professions and placing the
Catholic Action societies under charge
of the bishops. Mussolini gave out
statement saying there was nothing
temporary about his acts and that the
clubs were permanently closed.
Wednesday the directory of the Fas.
cist party ordered the leaders of all
groups to be ready to defend Fas
cism against its foes under whatever
banner" and charged that some Sec
tions of the Catholic Action society
had been "openly and surreptitiously"
hostile to Fascism.
tA. 1891. Western Newspaper union.s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

ton from the Englishmen, and the
four men discussed thoroughly the
bearing Of reparations on the world
economic crisis. 1t was the hope Of
the Germans that this conference
would find way out of the present
financial wilderness.
The Chequers meeting aroused the
French and led them to reaffirm their
contention that German reparations
and the Allied debts to America were
inseparably connected by the Young
plan. AS it is put by A. L. Jeune in
lie Midi of Paris: "Or the battlefield
Of international debts, where we held
the front line so long until the Young
plan brought us back to the reserve
trenches, it would be great impru-
dence to give them up"
THE general assembly of the Pres.
4 byterian church, in session at
Pittsburgh, rebuked the Federal Coun-
Gil Of Churches of Christ in America
for report of its committee approving
of birth control. and adopted mo-
tion instructing the council to "hold
it's peace on all questions relating to
morality and delicacy" until they have
been discussed with it's constituents.
T asst June Congressman Tinkham
- of Massachusetts issued a state
ment about the political activities of
Bishop James Cannon, Jr., which the
bishop dared him to repeat without
benefit of his official immunity. Tink-
ham accepted the dare, and now the
bishop has sued the congressman for
100000 for alleged libel.
IN A decision that seems to give as
L surance that the press of America
is and shall continue to be free, the
Supreme court of the United States
held unconstitutional the Minnesota
statute authorizing the suppression of
newspapers and other periodicals pub
fishing matter which the authorities
deem to be defamatory of public Off
Gals or other persons or institutions.
In the opinion of five members of the
court-Chief Justice Hughes. and AS
sociate Justices Holmes, Brandeis.
Stone and Roberts-the Minnesota
law, in so far as it authorizes such
suppression, is ian infringement of
the liberty of the press guaranteed
by the Fourteenth amendment"
Associate Justice Pierce Butler,
himself Minnesotan, read dissent
ing opinion concurred in by Justices
Van Devanter, McReynolds, and Suth-
erland asserting that the majority
opinion gives to freedom of the press
broader Interpretation than any that
had ever before been recognized.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

- ERMANY'S huge flying boat,
NJ DO-X, after long delays and vari-
GUS accidents, finally crossed the At
lantic ocean successfully. 1t made
the flight from Cape Verde islands
to Fernando Noronha off the coast
Of Brazil In 10 hours and Is minutes.
Defying superstition, Is persons were
aboard the DO-X.
1t was announced by the State de-
partment in Washington that Colonel
and Mrs. Lindbergh will start before
long on pleasure cruise of the Orient
in their Lockheed plane, flying to Ja-
pan and China via the North Pacific
and Russia. They probably will. follow
the route taken by the army flyers
in 1924, going to Siberia by way of
the Aleutian islands.
- OVERNORS Of about half the
~ states took part in the annual
conferences at French Lick, Ind, and
several Of them disrupted the program
of harmless topics by injecting their
own vigorous opinions into their adj
dresses. Pinchot' of Pennsylvania, for
instance, insisted on making hot at
tack on the public utility corporations
instead of talking about timber; and
in the closing session Richie of Mary
land, criticising the conference for
trying to avoid controversial subjects,
urged the return of liquor control to
the states as solution of taxation
nr0hlemS. -.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

J0olAANA AtoCAA anu AlS
cost to the taxpayers. He said that
without Its advice and revolving fund
many farmers co-operatives would
have gone under; and he warmly de-
Tended the emergency operations of
the board in stabilizing wheat and
cotton. Hlsstses frsA Essai5sEsses
b. YThere are two distinct methods of
stabilizing markets." he pointed out.
Probably the one that has been en-
phasized most in publicity has been
the sterilization operations on wheat
and cotton, which were entirely emer-
gency operations undertaken TO meet
emergency conditions and which be-
lieve are entirely justified and which
will have resulted in benefits to agri-
culture and business generally far out
weighing any cost to the treasury.
However. in my judgment the
greatest benefit will come through an
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

" IRGIN ISLANDS
' now have only
one governor, and
that is DR.. Paul Pear
son; for Herbert D.
Brown, chief Of the
federal bureau of eff
~iency. has ha0 a spat
with the doctor and
retired from the CO.
governorship which
he has exercised for
nearly two years. In
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19
T>ENNEssEE's po-

T>ENNESSEE'S po-
L litical financial
troubles were APP
preaching a climax
during the week with
the state legislature
preparing to vote on
the question of inn
peaching the COVER
nor, Henry Fl. Hor-
ton. The situation in
Nashville was tense.
Though the foes Of
tho nvoo,,f;rn -aro
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

committees asked Mr.. Brown to in
vestigate the islands with a view to
reducing administration costs. He
made three long visits there and his
recommendations were displeaslng to
Capt. Waldo Evans, then naval gov
ernor. Also, he obtained $141 900 to be
expended under his sole direction. Last
winter he recommended transfer of
the islands to the Interior department
and when this was done he returned
to help the new governor, Doctor Pear
son, whom he had selected for the
job.
EOUR eastern and western air lines,
whose planes fly about 100000
miles annually, have consolidated their
management, operation, traffic and
sales and now become divisions of the
United Air Lines, with general offices
in Chicago. The lines involved in this
big merger are: The National Air
Transport, operating from New York
to Chicago and Chicago to Dallas; the
Boeing Air Transport, operating from
Chicago to San Francisco; the Pacific
Air Transport, operating from Seattle
to San Diego, and the Varney Air
Lines, operating from Salt Lake City
to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.
P. G. Johnson, president of the Boz
ing companies, who was recently made
president of the National Air Trans
port and the Varney Air Lines. is to
be president Of the new company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

p EPORTING on the general agri-
~ cultural situation, the bureau of
agriculture economics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture shows that Amer
lean farmers are selling their produce
at less than prewar prices, but are
paying about one-third more than be-
fore the war for the things they buy.
The bureau estimates that farmers
now receive SO per cent of prewar
prices and pay 1876 per cent for goods
bought.
In other respects the outlook is not
bad. Farm crops" says the report,
''are recovering from me effects Of
the continued cool weather. Winter
wheat prospects have been improved.
Fruit prospects are generally reported
fair to good. Live stock growers ap-
pear to be keeping up herds and flocks
despite somewhat adverse conditions
in feed prospects in several sections"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

n G. LEAGUE, one
NJ Of the original
members of the feder-
al farm board and its
vice chairman. has re-
signed, having served
one more year than
he at first intended.
In his letter to Presi-
dent Hoover tender
ing his resignation
Mr.. league declared
the board had fully
SsxrAsRNl sA-NlA - -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

D ELATIONS b e.
IN tween Premier
Mussolini and the
Vatican were strained
almost to the break
ing point and out
wardly it appeared
there could be mo
peaceful settlement
of the quarrel. But
efforts at Cancellation
were being carried on
quietly by Foreign
Minister Dino Grandi
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

- ERMANY is ex-
~ pecting great
benefits to result from
the remarkable meet
ins at Chequers, Eng
land, of Chancellor
Heinrich Bruening and
Foreign Minister Juli-
us Curtius with Prime
Minister Ramsay Mac
Donald and Foreign
Minister Arthur Hen
derson. The German
statesmen went there
Tbnrcdo on invite
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19
News Review Of Current
Events the World Over
Treasury Issues 8OOOOOOOO Long Term Bonds Because
of Big Defcit-Teague Retires From
Federal Farm Board
By EDWARD W. PICKARD

other type of sterilization of markets
which will come through the long time
project of developing a system ofSco-
operative control Of agricultural prod
ucts. which will effect better control
of production and q better control of
distribution and thus have an impor-
tant influence in the sterilization Of
markets"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19
THOUGH the Unit

THOUGH the Unit
Il ed States is popu-
larly supposed to be
the richest nation on
earth, the government
is '.up against it,
the at" meaning a
billion dollar deficit,
with the prospect Of
another billion deficit
during the next fiscal
year. The treasury,
therefore. is about to
issue long term bonds
for 5000 0OO. 600. hear
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-19

ing 3h per cent interest. This Is In
lieu of an increase in taxes, which
probably will not be asked until after
next years Presidential election II at
all. The reason for this course Is
obvious. 1t is expected that there will
be further bond issues, as well as
borrowings on short term certificates
Of Indebtedness. The public debt,
which had been steadily reduced
since 1923, now begins to climb up
ward again.
This bond issue announced by Sec
rotary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
is the largest peace time offering of
long term government obligations in
the country's history with the excep-
tion of the S1,0O0,OO0,O00 bond issue
Of 1924, which was put out to ref
nance World war Indebtedness. The
interest rate of 3h per cent on this
issue is the lowest of any long term
government financing since 1867.
That the $S00,000,000 issue will be
oversubscribed to the extent of hun
dredS of millions of dollars even at
3h per cent interest is not doubted,
partly because of the prevailing cheap
ness Of money and partly because OF
the fact that while the. treasury may
have deficit the credit of the gov
eminent is AL.
The bonds will be dated and will
bear interest from June Is, 1881, and
will mature on June Is. 1949. being
redeemable at the option of the treas
ury on and after June Is. 1916. They
will be issued in both bearer and
registered form in denominations of
$50, 500, $500, $1,000. $4,000. $4,000
and 100000. In addition there will be
registered bonds in the $4,000 de-
nomination. The federal reserve banks
will be the official agencies for the
fiotation of the issue, but all banks
will receive subscriptions from in
vestors.
The bonds will be exempt from fed
eral, state, and local taxes, except in
heritance taxes and surtaxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01

One may not escape dining in Wash
ington at this season and the ambas-
sador who years ago was asked what
was the favorite pastime in Washing
ton and laconically replied eating
was right Nor can the President and
the First Lady of the Land escape the
deluge Of food consumed at this pre-
else season. Last week they were
guests of Secretary Mellon at dinner
and this week they will dine with
the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Hurley, while again they themselves
will be hosts this week, entertaining at
dinner Thursday night for the Speaker
and Mrs. Iongworth Last week Sec
rotary Mellon had Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Mellon of Pittsburgh as his guests.
the latter presiding as his hostess and
later in the week when he again en-
tertained for the Vice President, Mr.,
Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward P. Mellon
came from New York and once more he
claimed a hostess of his own name to
preside.
Mrs. Hoover was the guest at lunch
con Thursday of Mrs. Hughes, wife of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
and she also attended the morning
musicale at the Ma -.ower, taking with
her an interesting group of guests. Both
the President and Mrs. Hoover gave
the Use of their names to further the
success of the afternoon and evening
performances of Roxy and His Gang
which will hold forth in Constitution
Hall Thursday for the benefit of the
building of Memorial Chapel at Walter
Reed Hospital. The Vice President
Mr.. Curtis, and his sister, Mrs. Gam
and the Presidents entire cabinet have
given their patronage to the concerts
Mrs. Guy d. Golf, wife of Senator
Gon Of West Virginia, was made chart
man of boxes and the charming LADY
has had her hands full in disposing Of
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Society of Capital Hastens Its Pace,
AS Lenten Season Is Approaching
With Giddy Whirl of Social Events
White House Reception Mellon Dinner President Embassy Entertain
Other Brilliant Ma Notable WeekPaes Lunch
Already Planned Round Out Full Season.

Mesta, Mrs. Smith Hempstone. Mrs.
Robert Guggenheim and Mrs. William
Corcoran Eustis are few of the i'm
portant women from smart society who
will entertain guests at the bal.
1t was Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose of
Kansas City, Washington and Glouces-
ter, Mass, who conceived the idea of
celebrating the seventy-first birthday
anniversary of Vice President Charles
Curtis last Sunday, and he and Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Everett Gam, the
Ambassador of Turkey, Mr.. Ahmet
Muhtar, and other celebrities who at
tended, saw the most elaborate birth
day cake ever made in the Capital. 1t
was created by the chef at the May
flower, where both the Vice President
and Mrs. Loose have apartments, and
the name Of the Vice President, the
date of his birth, the. Capitol where he
presides, an open book denoting knowl-
edge and lot of other things were
copied in the decoration.
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Virginia and Maryland
Interested in Cotillion


Both Virginia and Maryland will be
well represented at the third and last
of the 1e30-3l series of Washington
Bachelors cotillions to be given on
February 9 IN the grand ball room
and Chinese room of the Mayhower.
Mr.. Edward Burr Powell, treasurer of
the club, who represents a distinguished
Virginia family. will lead half the cotil
lion figures with Miss Eleanor Calvert
as his partner, and Mr.. Charles Mason
Remey will lead the other group of
dancers, having as his partner Miss
Margaret Peyton Calvert.
The Misses Calvert are the d:butante
daughters of Mr. George H. Calvert, jr.,
vice president of the cotillion, and Mrs
Calvert
Brig. Gen. William E. Horton, U. S.
A., president of the Washington
Bachelors, will make the introductions
to the distinguished receiving line, which
will be announced later. Mr. Archibald
c. v. Wells has selected exqui" tie
charge of arrangements for the uSual
elaborate supper, which viii be served
Immediately following the cotillion fig
ures.
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The Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court, Mr.. Charles Evans Hughes. and
Mrs. Hughes entertained atsdinner last
evening the members Of the Subreme
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-01
Vice President Is Guest
Of Mrs. George Mesta
Secretary of War and Mrs. Hurley Entertained at
Dinner-Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Hyde to Be Hosts Friday Evening

Senator and Mrs. Royal s. Copeland
were the guests in whose honor Maj.
and Mrs. Frank M. Kennedy enter
tanned at dinner at the Shoreham Hotel
last evening. The guests included Col.
and Mrs. Lewis Chappelear, Maj. and
Mrs. Leslie MacDill, Mr.. Royal Cope
land, jr.; Miss Hamil of New York,
Maj. and Mrs. Herbert Marshburn. Maj.
and Mrs. Delos Emmons, Maj. and Mrs.
Charles w. White, Capt. and Mrs. A.
w. Brock and Maj. Fabian L. Pratt.
Senator and Mrs. Cameron Morrison
of North Carolina win be hosts at din
ner Tuesday evening at the. Mayhower,
when their guests viii include MEM
bers of the North Carolina delegation
in Congress, with their wives.
Senator and Mrs. Walter F. George
will entertain at dinner preceding the
Continued on Page 2, Column a.
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Engagement Announced
Of Miss Cecil Jewell

Col. and Mrs. Frank C. Jewell an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Miss Cecil Jewell, to Lieut.. John
Lockwood Burnside, U. S. N, nephew of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Eben Burnside of this
city. Miss Jewell has not set date
for the wedding, but it is expected to
take place in the near future.
Miss Jewell, who has just come, with
her parents, from Atlanta, Ca, attended
the National Cathedral School for Girls,
while Col. Jewell was stationed here
previous to his assignment to Atlanta.
Lieut.. Burnside, who graduated from
the Naval Academy in '26, Is attending
the submarine school in New London,
Conn, and spends much time in WASH
ington as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Burnside in their apartment at the
Highlands.
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them. Mrs. James ]. Davis. past cabi-
net hostess; Mrs. Peter Augustus Jay,
Mrs. Merritte Ireland. Mrs. Charles
Warren, Mrs. Eldridge Jordan and Mrs.
G. Thomas Dunlop are. assisting Mrs.
Golf
The official set, the smart set, the
artist set and Washington's unofficial
residents will frolic tomorrow night at
the Bal Boheme Of the Arts Club of
Washington, when the big ball room Of
the Willard will be transformed into a
scene of surprising beauty. Dazzling
will be the opening of THE Court of
King Looney" on the moon, with the
widest play of fancy taking place in
both the decorations of the room, which
will be gayly terrestrial and celectrial,
while King Looney and his silver
Queen, her ladies in waiting and
other beings who might linger in their
sphere will descend from the heights
of Luna in spectacular manner to the
ball room floor. AS we'll as themes of
fairylike beauty, the humorous side of
King Looney and his voltaries will be
seen.
This is Washington's most important
fancy dress ball Of twelve month, and
puts all other such events in the shade,
because fancy costumes are necessity
no guest in conventional street or
f.zo Haiy
masking is prohibited. Diplomats and
officers in uniform are considered suffi-
GENTLY in contrast to the ordinary to
pass muster and for those who have
not the time or inclination for elabo-
rate fancy dress there will be at con-
venint point within the hotel headgear
and ether articles to give the guest a
holiday and festive appearance.
Many of the most fashionable shops
Of the city have given up windows to
display of costuming for the bal. The
prize poster contest has furnished the
windows and costumers are working
over hours. Unlike New York's Beaux
Arts Ball, where the merchants of the
city and society people bend every effort
to assist their annual event to success.
the Bal Boheme is the conception and
execution of the Washington arts Club.
The Ambassador of Mexico heads the
list of diplomatic patrons, followed by
the Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel, the Ambassador Of Chile and
Sonora de Davila, the Ambassador OF
Japan and Nine. Debuchi, the Ambas-
sador of Argentina and Sonora de
Malabran, the Minister Of Switzerland
and Nine. Peter. the Minister of China
and Mime. WI and many others, who
not only champion but attend the ball
Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs. John
M. Biddle. Miss Mabel Boardman, Mrs
Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. George
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the guests Of Mrs. Thomas Burch for
a week or 10 days.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron will be
hosts at dinner Wednesday in compli-
ment to the Speaker of the House and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will be host at a
midday breakfast today in honor Of the
prime minister of Canada, Mr.. Bennett,
who is in Washington for few days.
The charge d'affaires of Canada, Mr..
Hume Wrong, entertained at luncheon
yesterday in his home on Bancroft place
in honor Of the prime minister, his
guests being all men.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine Peter entertained at dinner last
evening at the legation.
The Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Royen will leave Friday for
New York, where they will remain sew
eral days, during which time they viii
attend the dinner February 10 given
in honor of Mr.. William Cox Redfield
by a group of Mr.. Redfields friends.
Mr. van Royen will make an address
and will return with Mime. van Royen
the following day.
They will be hosts at dinner Febru-
airy ~.
The Minister Of Czechoslovakia and