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The Washington times., 1931-12-17
What Makes Norris
DANGEROUS "?

For many years Norris has
been fighting for reforms,
for representative govern
ment, and the rights of
men. 1t has now been many
years since he caught the
fancy of the country in his
memorable and successful
battle against Joe Cannon
and the CannOn rules.
The public wins so seldom
that this triumph was
unique. In the Senate, to
which he was transplanted,
he has continued his battles,
and now at Ii, young as
ever in spirit, alert and Wig
orous as ever, and wiser
with the wisdom OF the pass
ing years, he is certain to
play a conspicuous part in
the present session of Con-
gress, In many ways he is
unique. He is not a great
orator, though a powerful
speaker. His power as a
speaker comes from his man.
ifest honesty, the evident
truth of what he says, and
his eloquence is in his earn
estness rather than in his
rhetoric.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

No one can be so welcome a
guest that he will not become
an annoyance when he has
stayed three continuous days in
a friends house.-Plautus.
Choose an author as you
choose ssfriend.-Dillon.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Where Senator Norris
Is Right
-Bu Claude e. BOIUers

wishes of their constituency,
or even their own con-
science, they turn sycophant
and writhe in ecstasy at The
feet of the President-ex-
pecting to be bought. Often
they and their votes have
been bought in just this
way.
That is disgraceful state
of affairs.
Norris Deserves
To Win
The American press, every
thinking man outside con-
gressional circles, are unani-
mously opposed to the old
system. The Norris reform
is demanded by public Opin-
ion. Time and again Norris
has pressed for this reform,
but he has been defeated by
the pure selfishness Of men
who care nothing about the
public interest so long as
they can get a job.
There is not a single rea-
son that can be advanced
for the continuance of the
system of lame duck legis-
lation. We hope that Nor
ris gets his measure though
this winter.
He is a fighter, with the
courage of his convictions,
with high ideals of public
service, and he deserves to
win.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
LISTEN, WORLD!
By Elsie Robinson ,

Remember Your Tail!
You had a tail before you
were born.
It was a soft, weak affair
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
How the Old
System Works

system Works
The result is that more
than once a Congress re-
jected by the people has
ruled the people in spite Of
the people for more than a
year after its rejection. That
is monstrous and certainly
un-American.
We had a peculiarly ag-
gravated case last year. Con-
gresham Reeves, of Tennes-
see, was selected by Mr.,
Hoover to press his views on
Muscle Shoals-the views
that are supported by the
power combines. Because his
constituents thought this a
betrayal of the public in
terest in behalf Of the power
combines, a fight was made
to prevent his denomination
by the Republicans in his
district.
Mr.. Hoover did the unpre-
cedented thing Of injecting
himself personally into the
affairs of one congressional
district in the interest of
the tool of the power people,
and, even with the presi-
Dental blessing, Reeves
barely received the nomina-
tion over the opposition. In
the election he was over
whelmingly d e f c a ted-be-
cause of his position on
Muscle Shoals.
And what became of Mr.
Reeves?
He hurried back to Wash
ington to resume his place in
the House after his people
had rejected him and to re-
new his fight on the very
proposition which has re-
suited in his reputation.
Here is a case Of the de-
liberate misrepresentation of
the people. His action was
an affront to political de-
cency.
This is an especially Of
fensive illustration of how
the old system works.
=
A Disgraceful
State of Affairs
Senator Norris believes in
representative government.
He is so old fashioned as to
cling to the Lincolnian con-
ception of this Government
as a government of the
people, by the people and
for the people. - He is so
antiquated that he believes
with jefferson that the
House especially is meant
to be Immediately respons-
i've to the public will.
Norris wants the new
Congress elected for a pur-
pose to be in position to
serve that purpose in less
than 13 months. Under his
plan when the people say
that they are through with
a Congressman they are
through with him. He can
not go back and misrepre-
sent them any more.
It is common knowledge
that the lame ducks - the
men defeated for reelection
usually seek some ap-
pointive office under the
President, provided they be-
long to the Presidents
party. This makes them
frequently easy tools of the
Executive.
Instead of consulting the
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

NOV that Senator Norris
~ has made it plain that
he again will push his bill
paving the way to a consti-
tutional amendment to end
the scandal of lame duck
sessions of Congress, the pub
lie would do we'll to make
it's views known to its rep
resentatives in House and
Senate. Nothing could be
more scandalous than the
present system.
A member of the House
serves and makes a record;
his constituents, whom he is
presumed to represent, pass
judgment on his record and
his votes and repudiate him.
This is in November, say,
1880; and the repudiated
member goes back to Wash
ington in December, 1880,
and continues to misrepre-
sent his people until March
4, 1881. In the absence Of
a special session, the men
elected in November, 1880,
are not permitted to pro-
pose the measures for which
the people voted then until
in December, 1881 - Is
months later!
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number and strength to hold the bal
ance Of power. The course is by no
means aimed at preventing the nomi-
nation of Roosevelt. Many of the lead
ers who will follow it rather prefer the
New York Governor. They anticipate
as one possibility that conditions a year
from now may lend themselves to let
ting the nomination go to the most
obvious of the contenders, who un-
doubtedly will be Roosevelt
Yet the speed with which new con-
ditionS and new issues can emerge is
suggested by the change from March
to July. In March. prohibition was so
much presumed to be the leading issue
for next year that a meeting of the
Democratic National Committee fought
f1ercely about it. Today, prohibition is
far subordinate to another issue and
another condition.
Copyright, 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06

MAY USE HUGE CREDIT.
Report Says Reichsbank VIII Take Up
S5O,OOO,OOO Credit Grant.

NEW YORK. July 6 OPT was re-
ported in Wall Street today that the
German Reichsbank planned to make
use of the $50,000,000 gold credit
granted several years ago by group
headed by the International Acceptance
Bank of New York to the German Gold
Discount Bank, which about a year ago
became a subsidiary of the Reichsbank.
The discount bank was formed in
connection with the Dawes plan op-
Grafton, but after the Young plan was
adopted it affiliated with the German
Central Bank, having as it's purpose
the financing of credits for exports from
Germany.
The lO0,0OO,O00 international credit
extended to Germany recently to tide
her over the midyear period falls due
on july 16.
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THREE CHICAGOANS
HELD IN BOMBING
Apartment House Owner and Jani-
tors Arrested After Explosion
in Elevated Terminal.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO July 6-An apartment
house owner and two others were held
by police today as they investigated the
bombing of an elevated terminal
The depot at Howard street was
slightly damaged by a bomb with an
i6-foot fuse yesterday Two other
bombs, with fuses still burning, were
discovered by investigating authorities.
The fuses were extinguished with
buckets of water
The first to be arrested was John
Graf. 43, owner OF a 38-fat building
near the terminal. He readily admitted,
police said, that he often complained
about the noise made by cars being
switched in the depot, but denied
any knowledge of the bombing.
Inc others, held for questioning were
George Bauer, janitor in CRAFTS build
ing, and Alfred Nelson, janitor in a
nearby building.
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TRIBUTE IS PAID
TODR. STRESEMANN
Germans and Foreign Diplo-
{ mats Join in Dedication
of Monument.
~ the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
MAINZ, Germany July yesterday
was consecrated by the German nation
to the memory of former Foreign Min
lister Gustav Stresemann. who was
praised as the "liberator of the Rhine
land"
A nationwide radio hook-up per-
mitted the country to listen to the cere-
mony in connection with the unwilling
Of a StreSemann monument on the
banks of the Rhine.
Diplomats in gala uniforms listened
b addresses by Edward Dingeldey,
chairman OF the Peoples party, of
which Stresemann was founder and
Foreign Minister Julius Curtius, close
friend and successor, who spoke in a
triple capacity of chairman OF the
representative of President Won linden
burg and a delegate of the Reichs cab
met.
NotabIes Aid Memorial.
Among those on record as contrib
utors to the memorial are Frank B.
Kellogg. Ramsay Macdonald, David
Lloyd George, Austen Chamberlain, Ar
thur Henderson. Aristide BRAND. Ed
Guard Herriot and Count George Beth
len of Hungary. The widow of the late
foreign minister was present at the
ceremony.
President Hoover also came in for
grateful praise in connection with his
debt and reparations moratorium pro-
posal
Pointing out that reserve was imposed
upon him because of the delicate char
acter of international negotiations over
the Hoover plan, Curtius nevertheless,
injected the following remark into his
speech
AS yet complete unity has not been
achieved in Paris but We do not doubt
Nations for the German people, will
be secured.
Hopes for New Era.
I'VE cherish the hope that the great
plan of President Hoover will inaugu-
rate a new era in world economy, and
will pave the way for trustful Coop
erative effort of the peoples toward
sterilization Of a durable and just
peace"
One of the touching features of the
ceremony was the placing on the monu-
ment of a huge wreath with the
French tricolor sent by the French
foreign minister, Aristide BRAND, in
memory of his deceased friend An
other large wreath with the German
colors came from President Won Hin
denburg.
Curtius paid tribute to his predeces-
sor as a statesman, foreign minister
and world political leader He asserted
that his international standing could
be gagged only by those who saw him
in action at Geneva.
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LOOPS PLANE 124 TIMES
Lieut.. Roy Hunt Sets New Recor
in 124 Minutes Over Iowa.

DUBUQUE, Iowa, July (Pj.-Lieut
Roy Hunt Of Norman, Okla, YESTERDAY
sha tered the world record for consecu-
tive outside loops with 124 circuits in
ia minutes at Dubuques two-day holi-
day air circus.
The loops were checked By Buck
freeman. Des Moines. of the National
Aeronautical Association.
The old record was 10 loops, held BY
Tex Rankin of Portland Greg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
FEARS ARGENTINE VOTE
President Uriburu Says Trouble.
Make Election Impossible.

BUENOS AIRES, July 6 LP).-Presi-
dent Uriburu has said In a letter to
DR.. Eduardo Laurencena, former gov
ernor of the Province of Entire Rios.
that it Is impossible TO name a date for
general elections, previously announced
for November. "as long as the various
political groups of the country are de-
batting between chaos and anarchy"
Referring to the state of siege in
Buenos Aires, he declared that it would
not be possible to raise it for the time
being. The state of siege does not de-
Drive any citizen of his liberties or DO
littcal rights" he said.
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VIOLIN PRIZE PLANNED
IN YSAYE'S MEMORY
international Music Award to
Comply With Music Masters
Wishes Will Be Established.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 6.-An in
ternational violin prize, to be called the
Eugene Ysaye trophy. will soon be set
up for competition every two or four
years. according to the last wishes of
the late composer and former director
Of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
The competition will be opened to all
virtuosi under 25 years of age and the
contest will be held in Brussels, Liege,
Paris, London and Berlin
Ysaye's Brussel studio, completely
furnished. will be presented to the
Ysaye Museum which is to be estab-
lished at Liege, where the master was
born
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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported TO
the Health Department during the last "a
hours
Burnham Y. and Peggy Kwai. boy.
Robert B. and Ruth Elliott. boy
Charles L. and Elsie Shelton, boy
George G. and Ifsania Henn. boy
Joseph z; and Elizabeth Phillips, boy.
John j. A. and Frances Aver girl
Sellwood V. ard Ruth A. Anderson, boy.
Karl D and Helen C. Stewart, boy.
James r. and Valie Lyon, boy.
Lee and Horn Pang boy
Rolhe H. and Australia Smith. girl
Philip M and Effe Simons. girl
Morris F. and Loretta z. Wallace. boy
James and Lillian M Posey. boy
Samuel r. and Henrietta Washington, girl
In a recent month Egypt exported
s26. 500 900 worth OF cotton.
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MAJ. STEPHEN SMITH
FUNERAL RITES SET
Late Medical Corps oficer to Be
Buried in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.

Funeral services for Mai Stephen H.
Smith, Army Medical Corps, who died
Saturday at Walter Reed Hospital will
be held at 1903 Irving street tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock Burial Will be
In Ivy Hill Cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
Maj. Smith is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Pamela E. Smith: two brothers.
DR.. L. c. Smith, Fort Lyon, Colo, and
Charles M. Smith CT Virginia, and
three sisters, Mrs. K. NJ Campbell.
Belgrade. JugoSlavia, and Misses Fanny
this city.
Maj. Smith was a native Of Virginia
and was graduated from George Wash
ington University and the Army Med
ical School. He entered the Army Med
ical Corps in May, 1918, served in
France during the World War aro
reached the grade of major in 1917.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-06
Dublin Vice Consul Named.

George H. Barringer, Charlottesville,
Va, United States vice counsel at Var
mouth. Nova Scotia, has been appointed
vice consul at Dublin, effective Septem-
Der l. Merlin E. Smith, consular clerk
at Barcelona, has been appointed vice
consul at Newcastle on-Tyne. England
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; the best I can do In return IS to
take Post and Gatty to visit Clare
more, Okla. Advise if you want us.
Now here is a chance for these
two boys to really make good. If
Gatty can navigate enough to find
a field there, I'll say he is Co
lumbus, and if Post can land on the
field, I'll say he is magician, I
have always had to use parachute.
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''gravely menaced, not only in theory
but in reality"
The newspaper declared that it feared
President Hoover's initiative will better
Germany's financial situation only in
passing.
Petit Parisien expressed hope that
Secretary Mellon will remain In Paris
to meet the financiers OF other coun-
tries If the Young plan signatories are
called into conference.
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The British Army now is technically
the best IN the world. declares Gen.
Won Seeckt. the German ex-commander
in chief, but. he adds. the French is
the best trained.
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man, and l DO
lots of times
brag on our
prominent men,
but they always
take it as a
matter of fact.
But the old
Oklahoma oil
man that backed
the flight come
through, MANY
thanks for your
kind notice, and
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REICHSBANK OPTIMISTIC.
General Board Declines to Take New
Drastic Measures.

DEdStlC MedSuTcSs
BERLIN. July 6 (P).-Satisfaction
over the Franco-American negotiations
in Paris is best reflected here in what
might be considered the downright
optimism of the Reichsbank.
Called together to adopt what was
expected to be drastic measures to fore
cast the menace of another crisis, the
general board meeting last night was
Of the utmost confidence in the future.
The members accepted President
Hans Luthers reports, and motions
were not made to lower the gold and
foreign exchange coverage of Reichs-
bank notes. Nor did the board con-
slider necessary the raising Of the dis
count rate to discourage further with
drawals from the exchange.
Credit Problem Unsettled.
1t remains, however, for the bankers
to decide what measures are to be taken
concerning credit restrictions. Whether
these will be modified or made more
severe depends entirely on the trend
of the next few days.
1t is understood that steps will be
taken to secure $50000,000 gold dis
count credit which has been placed at
the disposal of the Gold Discount Bank
by the International Acceptance Bank.
No action has been taken concerning
the 500, 900 900 re-discount credit, re-
payable July II. but it is practically
certain that the credit will be ex-
tended.
German newspapers are keeping
close eye on the negotiations and an
eulogistic character sketch of Andrew
w. Mellon in today's Mittag's Zeitung
Is typical of the attitude with which
one section Of the press regards him.
"Frenchmen are not to be envied,"
the newspaper says, for this little,
white-haired old gentleman cannot be
trapped in any way whatsoever. He is
immune from the lure of honors, for he
is beyond human vanities.
They cannot confuse nor bulldoZe
him, for this 76-year-old American is
tough as Yankee chewing gum. used to
working IL hours a day. and is even
fresher at night than in the daytime"
British Kept Informed.
LONDON, July (P).-British inter
est in the debt moratorium converse
lions centered today in the meeting at
Paris between the French and American
representatives.
During the conversations Of the past
week the British government has been
kept constantly informed of the. trend
OF the negotiations, but its comment has
been confined to official pronounce
ments in Parliament by Prime Minister
Macdonald and Chancellor Snowden
concerning how far Great Britain is
willing to go to make the Hoover plan
acceptable to the high contracting
parties of the Young plan.
MAY USE HUGE CREDIT.
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Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-I got
my first thanks this morning for
ever saying a nice thing about some
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Smith Holds Reins.

Whether the New York group of
States" will be for Roosevelt depends
more upon ex-Gov. Smith than upon
any other one man. So far 1t seems
safe to say that eX-Gov. Smith Is one
of those Democratic leaders who deem
it wisest not to foreclose the nomina-
ton until the convention arrives. The
wisdom and eXpediency of this course
weigh so heavily as to insure 1t will
be followed by leaders of sufficient
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

DR.. HAROLD N. GEESE. CHIROPRACTOR,
announces removal of his office and X-ray
July 6.
4 ONO. -IIerr A NOE AG0unAIoc ,Itr, II LII,
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
MUD SINGING
IS NOT LIBEL

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. II
CU.SD.- Political mud-Slinging
Goes not come under the regular
classification Of libel-and public
office is a target for criticism by
citizens if in good faith.
Such was the decision of Su
perior Judge Leon A. Yankwich in
denying damages to Bert A. HUI
mason, former chief inspector of
the California State Board OF
Chiropractic, in HumaSon's $110,-
900 libel suit against the Califor
MIA Chiropractic Association and
its members. HumaSon had &C
cused the association of libeling
him in five articles which ap-
peared in the official organ of the
association.
Judge YankWiCh held that while
the articles were libelous, Huma.
son could not recover because he
was a public official whose con-
duct was of interest to the defend
ants, and because the comments
were published without malice.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
PLANES
REACH BAHIA

BAHIA, Brazil, Jan. IL GN.SO.
A jubilant populace today feted
Gen. Italo Balbo and his com
panion fliers, who reached Bahia
Sunday in the II &eaplanes
which survived the flight from
Italy and across the South At
lGntic to Natal.
The air squadron negotiated its
cruise along the South American
coast in a little more tUan seven
hours. The last stage CT their
journey to Rio de JanelcO viii be
completed within the next two
days.
Municipal representatives and
a huge crowd lined the water
front. After an enthusiastic pub
lie welcome the flieTs were taken
to the Villa BarillOtti foI official
functions.
Balbo lost three of his planes
en- the transocCan hop from Bo-
lama, Portuguese Guinea, to
Natal. Two were wrecked at the
start, with the loss of five lives.
One was forced down at sen. The
crew was saved.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12
SAVED FROM
TUNNEL

LIVERMORE. Calf, Jan. II
T.N.S.) .-Nneteen men, entOmbed
80 hours in a tunnel Of the Hetch
Eetchey San Francisco water pro-
iect. yesterday were brought to the
surface by rescuers. All were I'M
harmed.
The men had been 500 feet be-
low the surface. They were put
to bed Immediately after a physi-
cal examination.
All Men Joking
All joked about their expert
ence. There was rejoicing as they
were delivered TO the arms Of
anxious friends and relatives.
The rescue Of the 19 men was
practically assured when resCuerS
succeeded in bringing out Oscar
Nelson, who was able to get
through a small opening in the
barrier.
Saved BY Quick Thinking
The men were entombed when
tons of dirt and rock, loosened by
recent rains, tumbled and blocked
their exit from a working pocket.
Death would have come soon but
for the quick thinking of Welby
Morgan, %. He threw a four
inch pipe, 20 feet long, under the
dirt and rock as it fell, thereby
providing channel through
which the trapped men were sup
piled with air and food, as well
as a means of communication
with r6SC1leTS.
The Washington times., 1931-01-12

The honorary pallbearerS will
be Chancellor Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, of New York University;
Arthur Brisbane, Jacob Billikopf
Adrian La Forge, John A. Holmer,
Adolph S. Ochs, William Lyon
Phelps, George Foster Peabody,
Judge Julian w. Mack, John D.
Rockefeller, jr.; Simon F.. Roths-
child, Julius RoSenWald, Felix M,
Warburg. Mayor James J. Walker.
Max j. Kohler, DR.. Leopold Steig-
Iitz, DR.. E. M. BIuestone, Benny
Leonard. Samuel Strauss and Dr.
David De Sola Pool.
Tributes Are Paid
Those paying tributes to Mr..
Straus included:
John D. Rockefeller, jr., James
w. Gerard, Felix M. Warburg,
Governor Roosevelt, Mayor
Walker, former Gov. Alfred E.
Smith, Bishop William T. Man
ming, Dr.. Nicholas Murray Butler,
DR.. Stephen S. Wise and Chan
cellor Elmer Ellsworth Brown, of
New York University.
LONDON, Jan. IL. GN.SD-
High tribute to the memory of
Nathan Straus, New York philan-
thropist who died Sunday, was
paid today by London newspapers.