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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
FARM WOMAN
 BENEFITED
After Taking Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound
Lickdale, Pa.-"Before I was mar ried, my mother and sister and did all

the farming work on a 64-acre farm for eleven years. I
 married 8 farmer and now in addi- tion to my house. work and the care of my children l help him with the outside work on our farm. After my last child was born, 1 began to suffer aa many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington. Feb 6.-UP)-Fore- cast for Friday and Saturday:
 Maine: Partly cloudy and colder to o-night; Saturday fair, colder in ex- treme east portion.
 New Hampshire and vermont: Partly cloudy and colder tonight: much colder in north portion; Satur- day partly cloudy.
 Massachusetts, Rhode Island ana Connecticut: Partly cloudy and colder to night; Saturday cloudy.
 Eastern New York: Partly cloudy and colder tonight Saturday in creasing cloudiness; fresh north winds.
 Western New York: Cloudy and colder tonight; Saturday cloudy.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06

, desiring to contribute something to
 the unemployed and needy, hit upon the idea of fasting week and giv- ing the $5 he would have spent for food to charity. Blum has under
 gone the fast twice. The second time he lost IS pounds in the seven
 days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06

The British lifesaving service saved 365 lives from shipwreck last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06

on the question will be filed with the committee in charge of the hearing.
 Almost everybody you talk with is finding fault at the absurdity of paying for something they do not receive, but unless this feeling is made manifest at the hearing all this talk will not amount to anything.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06
TEMPERATURE

Washington, Feb 6.-(UP)-High- est temperatures yesterday and low est last night in 20 cities were re- ported by the weather bureau to-da!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-06

PASTED FOR JOBLESS Detroit. (UP)-Herbert A. Blum,
Evening star., 1931-12-01
Trolley Halts Traffic.

Two wheels of a Capital Traction
street car left the rails at the north end
OF Klingle Bridge last night about 1880
o'clock and delayed street car trafdc
more than 80 minutes
Evening star., 1931-12-01
TSITsIHAR DANGER SPOT"

TOXIC, December (P.-Japanese
sources said tatlay that intercepted
radio messages between Gen. Nah
Chan-Shan in Manchuria and Chinese
headquarters at Peiping seemed to in
dicate that Gen. Nah contemplates an
offensive against TsitSihar in the be-
lief that the United States is inclined
to support China.
The Rengo corr respondent at Harbin
reported that Gen. Mah's forces had
reached point not far north of TSitSi-
har, but the Japnese war Office was un-
able to confirm reports that Nah was
marching on the city.
Nevertheless, since there were not
more than 500 Japanese troops in
TSitsihar, reinforcementS were ordered
from Mukden.
The Rengo report said the Chinese
approaching Tsitsihar from the north
were under the command of Gen. Hsu
Pao Chen, Mans chief of staff, and
The belief of fervent japanese
patriots that the United States Gov
ernment was partially responsible for
the withdrawal of japanese troops in
Manchuria was discredited at the war
office.
Reports of "any American pressure
or interference in connection with
army orders are absolutely without
foundation" statement said It was
emphasized that troops were never
moved except by command Of the
Emperor
The withdrawal orders were issued
upon the receipt Of official reports that
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang was in
clined to take a more conciliatcry at
titude regarding the evacuation of
Chinchow, it was pointed out, and this
was prior to representations from
Washington.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
RAIL WAGE SLASH
DECISION DELAYED
Western Executives Fail to
Arrive at Plan in Sc
Cret Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated FreBS.
CHICAGO, December 1.-Western
railway executives will wait at least
another week before announcing their
plans to curb expenditures.
After secret meeting here yesterday,
their spokesman announced nothing
tangible came out of the meeting, and
that all proposals for wage cuts among
employees had been laid over until after
the meeting of the Railway Labor Ex-
ecutives Association here December Z
and 8.
At this meeting labor executives were
scheduled to discuss voluntary 10 per
cent wage cut for one year. Should the
participants turn down the proposal
and insist upon a siX-hour day pro-
posal. the carriers may appeal to the
Board of Mediation and Arbitration.
However, Fred w. Sargent, president
Of the Chicago & Northwestern and the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis g.
Omaha, notified the chairmen of 20
groups yesterday the roads desired a
voluntary is per cent reduction on the
part of the 10000 union employees.
Called into session by Sargent, each
chairman was handed the following let
ter:
I'VE are fully convinced there must
be a prompt reduction of al least Is
per cent in all rates of compensation Of
all classes of employees"
His plea was based on the general ag-
ricultural situation and the grasshopper
plague and drought which affected
farmers in the roads territories the past
year. Sargent also said in his letter
the reduction would not be lengthy and
the wage scale would improve with any
increases in the roads revenues. 1t
concluded with a request for speedy ac-
ton on the part of the unions.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
D. C. LITERARY LEADER
DIES AT HOSPITAL
MRS. Gertrude Buckingham
Thomas, Former Pen Women
T. Officer, Expires at 81.

Mrs. Gertrude Buckingham Thomas,
81. Of 4430 @ street, past national Of
ficer of the League of American Pen
Women and well known writer, poet
and musician, died at Garfield Hospital
yesterday.
Born in Hartford, Conn, August IL,
1874, Mrs. Thomas received her early
education in the public schools of Con-
necticut and her college instruction at
George Washington University here.
She came to the Capital in 1892 and
had resided here continuously. She was
married to c. Austin Thomas in 1900.
Mrs. Thomas was past first vice
president and corresponding secretary
of the League of American Pen Women
and a member of the Shakespeare So
ciety of Washington. She also was
member of the Foxhall Village Citizens
Association, the American Poetry Cir
Gle and the Writer'S League She is sur
vived by her husband and a sister, Mrs
Sue Buckingham Moulton Of Philadel-
phia.
Funeral services will be held at
Chambers funeral parlors. Fourteenth
and Chaplin streets, Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in Cedar
Hill Cemetery Friday morning.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
NEW PEACE DRAFT
OMITS ANTI-BANDIT
DEMAND OF JAPAN
Continued From First Page }

that this is very practical situation
and not merely a nice theory.
Japan Is occupying parts of Man.
churia with an efficient army, they
pointed out, and there is no indication
that any single power or group of pow
ers is disposed to take strong measures
to force japanese evacuation. Thus,
they said, evacuation by the Chinese
would reduce the chances of fighting
and remove a possible provocation for
another Japanese advance,
Evening star., 1931-12-01
JAPAN EVACUATES
CH|NCHOW REGION
Few Troops Left to Guard
HSinmin ConsuIate-FIyers
Watch Chinese.
BY REGINALD sWEETLAND.
By Cable to The Star.

By Gable to The Star.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, December l.
All Japanese troops in the area between
the South Manchurian Railway zone
and Hsinmin have completed the evacu-
alton program into the area east of the
Lao River, according to an official re-
port from the Japanese Gen. Shigeru
Honjo's military headquarters here to-
day. The only troops remaining are q
few guarding the Hsinmin consulate.
While the japanese announce their
withdrawal, they maintain that the
Chinese continue sending forces toward
Chinchow and the area east of that
city.
All lines of communication between
Mukden and Chinchow are disrupted
and the japanese send scouting planes
daily to watch the Chinese activities.
Small Force to Tsitsihar.
The japanese are sending a small
additional force TO Tsitsihar owing to
a report that 8 0cC troops of the re-
Gently defeated Gen. Nah Chan-Shan
are marching OIL the city from Hailun
north of Hardin. The japanese had
reduced their Tsitsihar garrison to the
minimum.
1t is generally felt here that, with Toxic
having gained the upper hand over the
Manchurlan military operations, little
additional fighting Is likely though the
local Japanese headquarters Is likely to
build up case In an attempt to over
rule Toxic.
The fact that reports of all Chinese
troop movements in the Chinchow area
are coming from Japanese sources has
done much to create this belief, observ-
ers who visited Chinchow maintaining
that the Chinese are desirous of de-
liberately instigating a second TSatsihar
debacle.
Rail Service Disrupted.
The proposed neutral zone west Of
Hsinmin, southwark to Tahushan over
the level frozen Steppes, is cut by a
single-track railroad, which is disrupted
owing to the dertailment of a loco
motive and to the destruction Of bridges
by Chinese when they believed that a
Japanese offensive had been launched
last week.
Chinchow Is surrounded by hills with
Chinese barracks 2 miles north OF the
city where, 1t Is variously estimated,
there are from 10000 to 10000 troops
of Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang, which
the japanese are insisting must return
inside the Great Wall
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star., 1931-12-01
TROOPS SENT TO TSITSIHAR.

MUKDEN, Manchuria, December
RD.-Japanese Army headquarters here
announced today it had sent reinforce
ments from somewhere inside the
South Manchurian Railway zone" to
Tsitsihar, scene of the defeat of Gen.
Nah Chan-Shan's army two weeks ago.
The action was taken, the announce
ment said, because of dangerous sit
uation" in the district where the Jap
anese garrison had been reduced to
"a comparatively small detachment"
The principal present threat at
Tsitsihar, the headquarters COM
munique said, is movement Of about
5000 Chinese troops from Hailun, un-
der Gen. Hsu-Pao- Ching.
The region west of the Lao River,
the announcement added, has been
completely evacuated, except for a
small detachment guarding the Jap
anese consulate at Hsinmin. This was
done, it said, in spite of reports that
Chinese troops in the Chinchow region
are being heavily reinforced.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star., 1931-12-01
BRITISH PARTY CHIEF
ASKS MONEY PARLEY
George Lansbury, Laborite Head,
Would Like to See U. S.
Open Discussions.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, December George Lans-
bury, by right of survival leader of the
labor party. said yesterday he should
li,.c to see the United States inaugurate
discussions on the international cur
rency problem.
Mr.. Lansbury, widely known social
worker and former cabinet minister,
made his suggestion to the American
Correspondents Association. He fol-
lowed 1t up with this:
II should like to see the United States
come to Europe and say Here, let's
take our best men and sit down and see
if we can't find some better way to dis
tribute the worlds goods
Regarding Great Britain's splash into
the tariff pond, Mr. Lansbury said 1T
is folly to believe tariffs will help in ans
way to solve the situation the world is
now in"
The labor party, he continued. is def
nitely against tariffs, but it does not
believe free trade is the last economic
word. Labor proposes an import board
to examine individual cases.
Labor believes that India should have
dominion status at once. he explained,
and that problems which baked the
round table conference should be settled
by the Indians themselves after the es-
tablishment of dominion government.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
Moorish Costumes
And Trinkets to Be
On Exhibition Here

A collection Of old Moorish costumes
and embroideries, rugs, jewelry and
hand-woven cloths from North Africa
and the Near East will be exhibited to-
morrow at the Junior League head
quarters. 1929 Connecticut avenue. by
Lionel Friend and Miss Eleanor Hoff-
man. who assembled the collection. The
exhibition will continue for the re-
mainder of the week.
There will be old marriage costumes,
embroidered in real silver by prospec-
tive brides of a past century; highly
colored kaftans of silk and satin and
modern bernous.
The exhibit will include rugs pur-
chased from Bedouins and other floor
coverings from the Atlas Mountains,
which border the Sahara on the south
west.
In another section will be shown
hand wrought jewelry, including
bracelets of ancient design from the
edge of the Sahara; earrings from the
Cabyle Mountains of Algeria, and other
bracelets from Damascus. Added to
these are old damasks from Spain and
italy. brasses from Morocco and old
textiles from Athens, Constantinople
and Cairo.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
A. P. NEWS SET-UP'
IN ORIENT PICTURED
Bias Strictly Banned, Says
Toxic Bureau Chief in
Radio Address.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December Unbiased
news reporting in the vast territory of
Manchuria sends Associated Press men
trekking over thousands Of miles to gain
at first hand information for Americans
to read in their newspapers within a
few hours.
Thus James P. Howe, chief of the AS
Sociated Press bureau at Toxic, last
night summarized the activities Of rep
resentatives of this worldwide news
gathering organization in reporting the
present disturbances between Japanese
and Chinese troops.
THE report of the news of the
Orient" he said, "adheres to the Amer
ican requirement that all events be re-
ported in an unbiased manner. The
Associated Press gives the news as 1t
develops, without the opinions of re-
porters."
Talks From Toxic Over Ho0k-Up.
Mr.. Howe talked direct from Toxic
over a Nationwide hook-up Of N. B. G..
stations. his voice spanning the great
Pacific by short waves. Reception was
the best Of any pickup over a similar
distance and the entire talk could be
followed with ease.
News from Manchuria, Mr.. Howe ex-
planned, was first sent to Toxic by tele-
OClOSIdBtl VI "ACiCoo oAAA IAASAA
Ielayed to the United States. Often
only brief ptrIod elaspses from the
time a particular story is written until
it is in print in the United States.
Mr. Howe read telegram from Glenn
Babb, chief transpacific correspondent
of the Associated Press, in which Mr..
Babb pointed out that both sides were
exercising censorship.
The telegram said that in the last
week or so he had travelled more than q
thousand miles in all kinds of weather,
slept in many Unusual places and eaten
many strange kinds Of food.
Vast Set-Cp Described.
Mr. Babb referred to the inability Of
either the Chinese or the Japanese SOL
diers to understand American methods
of reporting news without bias.
In explaining the vast news-covering
resources of the Associated Press in the
Far East, Mr. Howe said they extended
from Northern G.heria into Manchuria,
India and even European Russia. As
sociated Press men are established at
Canton, Hongkong, Marking and
Peiping.
It was 8:14 am Tuesday in Japan
when Mr.. Howe bade good-by to his
audience in America at 6:14 pm. Mon
day.
Evening star., 1931-12-01

commands were raided by the Japa-
nese as "semi-bardits
Groups of these irregular troops,
varying in size from so to 1000, are
scattered on the japanese military map
from the extreme south Of Manchuria
to the Chinese Eastern Railway main
line, chiefly in districts not far from
the railroads.
In the week OF October 10 to Oc-
tober IS the japanese commander In
chief listed IS places In the South
Manchuria railway zone where irregu-
lar troops had made disturbances.
Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang. before
he was driven from Mukden, was sup
posed to have 100000 regular troops
subject to his orders. In addition there
we're about rs, 900 irregular troops listed
in Heilungkiang, Liaoning, Kirin and
Jehol Province. OF these 100000 are
supposed now to be stationed south of
Evening star., 1931-12-01

the Great wan and under the perounnl
command of Chang Hsueh-Liang from
his refuge In Peiping.
Foreign military observers have esti.
mated that japanese troops In Man.
churia number ABOUT i Il, 900.
Gen. Honjos map and report were
made before the clash between the
japanese and Chinese in the Tsitsihar
area and south of Mukden along the
Mukden-Peiping railway.
Evening star., 1931-12-01
MANCHURIA BANDIT
,s.MAp LISTS $4,000
Table Compiled by HOMO Before
Tsitsihar Clash-Chang's Force
- Placed at $4,000.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bandits and "semi-bandits" num-
bered 1900 in Manchuria on October
%, according to bandit map" pre-
pared by Gen. HOMO, commander in
chief of the japanese forces occupying
that part of China.
The actual bandits totaled 5000,
while 5000 soldiers detached from their
Evening star., 1931-12-01
AUTO PASSENGER HURT
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
INDIAN HEAD, Md. December l.
Hampton j. Cox. 81, Government en-
ploye here, suffered severe cuts about
the head and body bruises today when
an automobile in which he was riding
overturned near Glymont, Md. Leonard
Gross, 20, said to be the driver Of the
car, was thrown clear of the machine
and escaped injury.
Edward Heise brought Cox to the
Naval Dispensary for treatment.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05

tried to let her out. So rather than go on with her, he's decided to close the show"
 Just the same I'm sorry" Aileen defended the star. ''If she's been raising too much whoopee it's been with Max Kleins friends. She's been awfully nice to all of us"
 Save your pity for the starving bootleggers,' Jimmy advised. With the government throwing them cut of work the unemployment's fright ful.' Slipping his arm through Aileen's, he led her away from the others. "Rehearsals off," he told her. The patients been given up. So let's do disappearing act. I've something to confide to you while we inhale some spaghetti" Copyright, 1880, by The Macaulay
 Company
 The rea3urceful Jimmy has
 surprise up his sleeve. Read to- morrow's chapter.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05

SYNOPSIS: To impress Dwight Charming, artist, her ,crt fer an evening, Viviennc Gray, young profeS3ional model, wears an expensive, borrowed evening gown in which she Is to pcse for an advertising pho tcgraph next day. A sudden dcwnpcur Of rain ruins the gown, but Charming promises to make everything all right. Later. at his studio, where he has taken Vivicnne for dry cicthc-, he reveals he has the contract to paint the mural dec oraticns for a great new mo- ticn theatre, and asks Vivicnnc tc poa, fer th-m She c3n-2nts, after some he3ltatiGn. Mean while Ailcen, Vivieiine's sisecr and Broadway musical com ody actress, explains to her friend Jimmy Crane, theatrical pres agent, that her one ob- feet in life is to care fer Vlvi- onnc, and that she and Jimmy must stiflc their mutual affec- ton while she has this respon- sibility.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05
WIFE AND HER LOVER TRAPPED
 AND SHOT DOWN
Actor Plays New Act = Pleads
 Unwritten Law

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jan. 5.- Frank Hugo. vaudeville actor, claims protection of the unwritten law for staying his wife and friend, Louis White, after pretending he was going to be away over the week. end.
 Hugo said he had suspected his wife and White for some time and planned trap.
 After the shooting, Hugo sum moned the police.
 Hugos friend, John Ducas, is also held. Ducas said he climbed through bedroom window and frightened Mrs. Hugo and White into a hall where they were shot by Hugo.
 The police found a pistol and cartridges of two sizes which led to the belief that perhaps Ducas also fired.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05
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give anything-with one exception. Yet it would be darned lonely not to have him around.
 Paying the chauffeur, Aileen ran 6cwn the narrow passage. In the backstage dimness she found her. self in the midst of group of excited girls. Some were fearful, some coldly contemptuous, while others were casting opprobraium cn the forebears of Max Klein.
 On the bulletin board by the mail rack, the cause of their var jed emotions was pinned up by a thumb-tack. It advised the com- pany the show would close on Sat- urday night. Aileen felt a sinking sensation, almost physical.
 Fall clothes, coats, hats! Where were they to come from? It was not good business for an actress or a model to appear in out-moded things. They simply couldn't af- ford to look other than up-to-date. Certainly not when applying to managers and agencies for another job.
 It was almost a minute belore Aileen fully grasped the situation But her game little spirit refused to stay down once she knew the worst. She had the consolation of her modest nest egg in the savings fund. Small wonder the faces oi some of the girls wore the mask of tragedy. To be let out at this season, when most of the fall pro- auctions were on or in rehearsal
 was no light misfortune. Managers
 were retrenching, too; putting or
 fewer shows. Had New York growr tired Of being gouged, or jus weary of the theatre? None O which altered the adage that ladie must live-somehow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05
PARENTS GIVEN
 CHANGE T0LEARN. /. ABOUT CHILDREN
PIT. A. and Women S Club to Hold Joint Meeting
 Tomorrow Evening

Do school cnuurel talk ,angu- age different from their fathers and mothers? Some parents think 60. Boys and girls glibly speak Of T. As" M. As" and "C. As" to one another, and grown folks woi.- der whether the terms relate to the Einstein theory or constitute shlo- boleths for some mischief afoot. Now. at last, adults are offered opportunity to learn lots Of things they want to know without display ing their ignorance to the off- spring.
 Joint Meeting Arranged
 The Parent Teacher Association and Womans Club will hold a joint meeting at 8 o'clock tomorrow eve ming in the Grade School audi tcrium. New methods of education, their merits and demerits will be discussed. Persons desiring to ask questions concerning school systems are urged to put them in writing and give them to the secretary They will be answered in the course of the evening.
 Education, like everything else is constantly changing in it's meth ods of application, subject matter and terms of expression Mrs Harold Smith, president of tht Parent Teacher Association, said to- day. "In talks and discussions to- morrow evening the new education as it is often styled, will be de | fined.
 Everybody Should Attend
 Every parent with a child II school should attend. For that mat ter every person should be present for changing methods of education concern the public welfare ant everybody, whether or not he o, she has children in school should be familiar with present-day meth eds and tendencies.
 Tomorrow evenings program which will be not only instructiv' but also entertaining, has been ar ranged by the Woman's Club.
 w. K. Keller, superintendent o public schools, will speak on "Edu cation"
 Miss Etta Shaw, ele m e n a school principal, will be heard ol i, Elementary and Individual Edu cation"
 Dr. H. c. DeVighne, well-knoWI physician and surgeon, will dis cuss Physical and Mental Health.
 Mrs. w. E. Ellis will give voca selections.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-01-05
LOCAL CANNERY TO
 OPERATE THIS YEAR

With expectations of converting his last seasons pack of salmon to good advantage soon, E. B. Dudden, manager and principal owner of the Douglas Island Packing Com pany, is already making plans to operate his cannery here again next season according to the report of Mike Pusich, proprietor of the Hub Market, who returned from a. visit to the Puget Sound Metropolis last Saturday. The latter spent some time with MT. Dudden who, he says, is hopeful with other cannery- men for early improved market conditions for canned salmon.