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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-24
Prohibition
Is Branded
as Waste
BY MARY BINGHAM

Terming prohibition an "extrava-
CANT waste" and the repeal of the
eighteen amendment an important
factor in restoring prosperity to the
United States" Mrs. Charles II.
Sabin, president of the Woman's
Organization for National Prohibi-
ton Reform, addressed members of
the Indiana branch at the Ameri-
can Central Life building Monday
night.
She urged that the forty mil
lion dollars spent annually by the
federal government in a futile at
tempt to enforce prohibition be
diverted to channels of health, edu-
cation and social welfare"
Prohibition may be a noble ex-
pertinent" Mrs. Sabin said, "but an
experiment has no place in the Con-
stitution of our country"
Written for the Weak"
zone of the inherent weaknesses
Of the law is that it was written
for the weak-thoSe who could not
control their perEonaI appetites."
Mrs. Sabin contended. While we
agree that such people must be an
especial care, we protest that the
community must not be and can
not be organized upon the basis of
! their limitations"
In explaining the difference be-
tween temperance and abstinence.
Mrs. Sabin said: I'VE are not ad-
vocating the use of liquor. We are
fighting the abuse of liquor. With
our organization it is not a question
OF appetite, but one of government.
A few years ago the prohibitionistS
cried out to the people, What we
want is temperance
Today the people know what
they demand is total abstinence by
force of law. We have taken their
place as the advocates of temper
ance and we will be faithful to those
who join us under the banner"
Quotes U. S. Statistics
Mrs Sabin quoted government
statistics and from the Wickersham
report on what she termed the
miserable failure" of prohibition,
and issued the following plea:
Millions of men and women may
join organizations opposed to the
eighteenth amendment, but it will
be of no avail until these men and
women pledge themselves to vote
only for those candidates who favor
change in the prohibition law
Our situation will remain the
same until we purge our congress
and state legislatures of the type
Of man who votes dry and drinks
wet. We call upon all workers for
real temperance to join with us, for
it is we, not the prohibitionists. who
today carry that banner aloft."
Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather of
Cleveland, representing the Ohio
branch of the organization, also
spoke, and urged that each state
be, accorded the right to control
liquor traffic within its borders. Mrs.
! Mather advocates an intelligent
system of liquor control. and a COM
prehensiye scientific and effective
/ system Of education under tutelage
of public health agencies as a solu-
/ ton of the problem.
Women Against Law
women do not want prohibition,
Mrs. Mather said. THAT may be
seen in the fact in one year, our
organization has an enrolment of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-24
ADay's Menu

Breakfast
Stewed figs, cereal, cream
tomato toast, milk, coffee.
Baked cabbage with ba-
Luncheon
Baked cabbage with ba-
con, Boston brown bread,
apple tapioca pudding
with lemon sauce, milk,
tea.
Dinner
Roast chicken with stuff
ing, giblet gravy, mashed
potatoes, creamed onions,
Chinese ca b b a ge and
green pepper salad in lime
jelly, Cumberland pud-
ding with lard sauce,
milk, coffee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
SAYS WORLD PEACE
IS IN FRATERNALISM
Ex-Governor of North Carolina
Makes Statement at Odd Eel
lows Banquet at Clarendon.
Special Dispatch to the Star.

Special Dispatch to the Star.
CLARENDON, Va, March l2.-That
fraternalism Offers one Of the best
means of cementing friendship between
nations and bringing about world peace,
was the opinion of r. A. Cooper, former
Governor of North Carolina, the prirl-
cipal speaker at the tenth annual ban
uuet of Arlington Lodge, No. 1913, l. o.
o. r., held last night in Odd Fellows
Hall here. The speaker told OF the part
Odd Fellowship can and Is willing TO
play.
Addresses also were made by others
prominent In the order, including F. L.
Flynn Of Alexandria, deputy grand mas
ter Of Virginia; Mrs. Ida G. Wolfe, presl-
dent of the Rebekah Assembly Of Viz
ginia: Mrs. Lillian Cunningham, vice
president of the Rebekah Assembly OF
Virginia; William F. Bragg, who intro
duced former Gov. Cooper, and g. II.
Leary, noble grand Of Arlington Lodge,
who welcomed the guests.
Wilfred z. Lawson, past grand mas
ter of Odd Fellows in the District Of
Columbia, served as POSTMASTER. In
vocation was by Rev. William F. Wolf OF
the Arlington Presbyterian Church.
A program of entertainment features
enjoyed by the 200 or more guests in
cluded a reading by Miss Flora Helms,
songs by Allen White and Troxan
Simontof1, songs by MRS. G. r. LingeT
and tap dancing by q group Of girls,
consisting of Miss Claire Raymond
Miss Hines, Miss Dorothy Moreland
| and Miss Mary Elizabeth Carr, with
Miss Ann Lpscosnb as accompanist
The Church Reformed Sunday School
and the William Shumate Orchestras
| furnished music.
The banquet was prepared and served
Lodge, No. 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
KIRKLAND APPEAL
TO Be FILED SOON
Defense Attorney Says Yer.
dict of Jury Best Hope for
Ultimate ACquittaI.
nr tha Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED EIesS'
VALPARAISO, Ind, March 12.-Con-
fdence that Virgil kirkland, convicted
of numbering Arlene braves, win ulti-
mately be acquitted, was expressed last
night by Defense Attorney Barrett
O'17ara as he set about preparation OF
an appeal.
oaara described the Jury finding.
which held the girl came to her death
by a blow from Kirkland's fists, as 9
defense victory upon which we Will
base the appeal and ask acquittal."
There was no evidence presented,
O'Hara said, showing kirkland struck
Arlene with his fist. 1t is our conten-
ton a new trial must be had on that
count alone-the Jury verdict having
found the defendant not guilty OF at
tempted rape and rape"
O'Haya also said his once had been
informed q witness could be found who
would testify that Arlene was struck
over the head with Q milk bottle at the
fatal flaming youth" party BY o girl
who was jealous Of Kirklands atten-
ton to Miss braves. He said the re-
port would be investigated thoroughly
and included in the motion for new
trial, II found authentic.
Thirty days are allowed for presenta-
ton of q written motion for q new trial,
in which all points must be set out that
win be used in an appeal to q higher
court.
Judge Grant Crumpacker will pass
sentence on Kirkland Monday. Within
few hours. it Is expected he will be
taken TO the State prison at Michigan
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
PORTRAITS OF GADSBYS
ARE UNVEILED IN TAVERN
Joint Ceremonies by Legion and
Washington Society Held in
Alexandria.
u 8 Sac CORRESPONDENT Of me star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March 12.-Por-
traits of Mr.. and Mrs. John Gadsby,
which were recently found, we're un-
yelled at a joint ceremony of the Alex
andria Post of the American Legion
and the Washington Society of Alexan-
dria held at Gadsby's Tavern here last
night. The tavern, property Of the
Legion, has been restored.
David Rankin Barbee, writer and
historian, delivered an address on
John Gadsby and His Tavern" at the
ceremonies, In his talk Mr.. Barbee
traced the known history Of the two
historic inns which now go by the name
Of Gadsby and showed from the records
that Gadsby was one of the most re-
markable men who ever lived here OF
In Washington as he also was proprie-
tor Of the old Franklin House and was
the founder and builder of the old
National Hotel in Washington.
The many famous prerevo1utionary
and postrevolutionary deeds done al
the tavern were traced by the speaker
There Washington and George Mason
with other gentlemen of Fairfax County
wrote the celebrated Fairfax resolves
There WaShingtons birthday was first
celebrated on February IL, 1882, when
he was 30 years old. There originated
the birth night" balls. first of which
was held before Washington died. And
there, he said, the first celebration IN
America commemorative the adoption
Of the Constitution was held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
by the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, March 12.-Seven gun
boats. comprising the United States
Yangtse River patrol, have been the
targets Of not less than 81 bandit
attacks since last July, American naval
authorities here revealed today.
During the same period armed Amer
lean guards aboard commercial vessels
were attacked 81 times.
Not once did the rowing bands OF
river shore brigands, with their ancient,
rusty, misunderstanding cannon, emerge
victorious from the many battles along
the 1000 tortuous miles Of the Yangtse
between Marking, capital of China, and
Chunking, deep in the interior.
Scores Of Bandits Slain.
Scores of bandits fell dead before the
fire Of machine gun and 3-inch rifles
manned by American blue1acketS.
Countless others were wounded, but an
accurate check Of the dead and injured
never was made because surviving
brisands invariably carried on the VIC
tins.
The American patrol did not weather
the last eight months unseathed, how
ever. Samuel ElkinS of Brooklyn, N. Y,
seaman on the gunboat Guam, was
killed last July 8 In o battle between a
bandit shore battery and the Guam
and three British gunboats near Yochow.
Two British sailors were wounded.
On July 30, near Chanteh, in the
Slang River, bandits fired upon the
gunboat Palos. Five sailors were
wounded, so Chinese were killed and
scores wounded.
Generally, however, the American
warships emerged without casualties.
Other Nationals Attacked.
Patrol ships Of other nations suffered
q similar unprecedented number Of at
tacks In the last eight months. More
than once Japanese, British or Chinese
warships Joined American vessels In
blasting away q shore battery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
81 BANDIT ATTACKS REFUSED
BY U. S. BLUEJACKETS IN CHINA
Record of Yanstse River Patrol for Eight
Months Shows Scores of Foe
Slain in Fights.

The number of attacks since July
was believed by naval officials to con-
stitute a record for any eight months
period since the patrol was organized.
Since 1870, when the patrol was first
established, United States gunboats have
pioughed the winding river night and
day, protecting American citizens and
their interests and American shipping
on the stream.
The patrol comprises the U. s. S.
Luzon, Guam, Pa1os, Monocacy, Tltuila,
Panay and Oahu. The Luzon is the
flagship Of Admiral 7. T. Craven, COM
mandeT in chief of the patrol feet.
In addition to regular patrol duty,
the vessels of the American feet have
aided the Chinese government greatly
in the maintenance of aids to navtga-
ton along the river Bandits constantly
are removing buoys and lights marking
the channel, causing commercial vessels
to ground upon shoals, where they are
easily pirated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
BLUE RIDGE SUMMIT
is MENACED BY FIRE
Chapman Hotel Annex Destroyed
and Adjacent Property Threat
ened by Blaze.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Nd, March IA
Blue Ridge Summit, famous Summer
colony in the mountains near here, was
threatened with destruction early today
when the Chapman Hotel annex was
burned, and for a time adjacent prop
erty was menaced. WaynesbOro, Pa,
sent FIRE equipment to the scene to
supplement the Summit FIRE engine.
The annex, stone and frame build
ing of 20-odd rooms. was destroyed and
the Summit villa, owned by the Mingel
sisters, adjacent, was afire. but was
saved. The hotel annex Is in the heart
of the Summer colony and brisk wind
Chapman. The origin of the file was
not determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12

hip in q fall on the ice and she had
since been in poor health. The family
have lived in this section many years.
Besides her husband Mrs. Loveless
leaves three sons.
Funeral services viii be held tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
home, with Rev. j. q. M. Shrewsbury,
rector of st. Barnabas Episcopal
Church, Iceland, and Trinity Church,
Upper Marlboro, officiating. Interment
will be in Trinity Church Cemetery at
Upper Marlboro,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
Fellowship Club to Dance.

LANDOVER, Md, March IL (Spe.
eial) The Fellowship Club Of Wash
ington, which includes several members
from this section, will hold dance for
the benefit of its sick members al
Beaver Dam Country Club here March
IL at $50 pm. Louis Haynes OF
BIadensburg Is chairman Of the Ar
rangements Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-12
DEAD AT AGE OF 80

Mrs. Julia Loveless Passes Away
at Largo Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LARGO, Md, March 12.-Mrs. julia
Loveless, 30 years old, wife of Richard
Loveless, died yesterday afternoon at
their farm home here. More than a
year ago Mrs. Loveless suffered broken
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
DESERTED BABY.
PUT IN TRUCK

Piteously protesting the unkind
fate which has thrown her on
the world at the tender age Of 10
days Cor thereabouts), Patricia
Doe walls in her tiny crib at the
Children's Hospital.
Little Pat (the nurses at the
hospital named her this morning)
was found early today in a truck
in the rear of the Holmes
Bakery at Sixth and New Jersey
Avenue by Robert Myers. Physi-
clans say she has had tough
break from the very beginning.
Apparently, she arrived in the
world minus medical attention,
but, despite her handicaps, is ex-
tremely strong and vigorous for
an infant weighing only four
pounds and IL ounces.
When found she was clothed in
a diminutive and a simple little
dress and a pink blanket. There
were no marks by which she could
be identified.
The procedure will be to keep
little Patricia at the hospital until
she weighs eight pounds and is on
a satisfactory formula. She will
then be placed for adoption at the
Foundlings Home unless her
mother is found,
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
GRAF REPORTED
On WAY HOME

BERLIN, July 20 G.N.SD The
Graf Zeppelin, apparently COM
pleting her neutrality-suspicious.
cruise of the Arctic two days
ahead of schedule, reported today
that she was heading for Arch
angle, Russia, on the return
journey, according to the Nord-
deich radio station.
The operator at the radio sta
tion reported by telephone he
had been in communication with
the airship this forenoon, and
the operator on board the Graf
said DIR. Hugo Eckener had
pointed the ships nose toward
Archangle.
The Hamburg America Line
offices at Hamburg said they also
had received word from the Graf
that it was heading for Arch
angel and Leningrad. The air
ship is expected to reach Lenin-
grad on Thursday.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
SAVE
ON DESKS

Despite the fact that a ruling
by Comptroller General McCarl
yesterday awarded a contract for
school furniture to cost $4,000
more than the low bid, the Dis
trict has saved several thousands
of dollars, it was learned today.
Six thousand pieces of old furni-
ture would have had to be re-
modelled before the opening of
school in September if McCarl's
decision had ruled against the
company under contract.
McCarl'S decision was made in
favor of the P. Derby Desk Com
pany. of Massachusetts,, which
had appealed following the can
collation. of its contract on the
basis of former decision. The
Comptroller had previously ruled
that the John E. Sjostrom Co.,
Inc. of New Jersey. was the low
bidder, despite that school Off
cials said the firms samples did
not meet specifications.
Jere j. Crane, acting superin-
tendent of schools. pointed out TO-
day that if the Derby Company
had not been given the contract,
the delay in the awarding of an
othe1 contract would have necessi-
tated the remodeling of 5000
pieces of old furniture at a cost of
several thousand dollars.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
BUSINESS NJ { n
CD On OUTING

Four other organizations will
accompany the Columbia Heights
Business Mems Association on its
annual outing to Chapel Point,
Md. The Georgia Avenue Busi-
ness Mems Association, Eighteenth
Street and Columbia Road Busi-
ness Mems Association, Central
Business Mems Association, and
Lincoln Post, No. II, Columbia
Heights American Legion, will
make the trip tomorrow.
Members will assemble at Four
teenth Street and Park Road,
Northwest, at 1890 a. m. The
motorcade. headed by bus con-
tanning the Washington Boys In,
dependent Band and escorted by
motorcycle police, will get under
way at II a. m.
Three hundred prizes will be
awarded to winners of the vari'
Gus events on the afternoon pro-
gram.
George A. Ford, of the Colum-
bia Heights group, is general
chairman of the outing.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
COED MURDER
QUIZ FAILS

WHITE RIVER, Ariz., July %
1.N.SD-Only a remote chance
exists that the mystery of how
Henrietta Schmerler, %, Colum-
bia University coed, met her
death while studying Apache In
dian lore will ever be solved, Of
ficials reluctantly admitted TO-
day.
Questioning of scores of In
dians by United States Attorney
John Gungl elected no infOrma-
ton, a steady shaking of heads
by the Apaches indicating they
had not seen the murdered girl
on the day she is believed to have
been slain.
The student was slashed and
beaten, presumably on Saturday
night. July 18, after she had
been attacked by more than one
man.
Investigators said they were
convinced that Miss Schmerler
was not killed because she had
witnessed any secret ritual of the
Apaches,
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
BOARDS To TALK
TERMINAL SITE

Officers of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce have been
invited to meet with the Alex
andria Chamber 8 p. m. Friday,
and to help determine the policy
of the Alexandria organization
regarding the retention and
operation of the Mt. Vernon,
Alexandria and Washington elec-
trio railway system.
Immediate action is required,
according to the notice, as build
ings in the square in which the
Washington terminal is located
are being torn down to make
way for the Federal building pro-
gram.
Both chambers have gone on
record as favoring the retention
of the service. The local organi-
zation has suggested several alter
native sites south of Pennsylvania
Avenue.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
j. s. GIRL WE'D
To PRINCE y

LONDON, July 80 GN,SO-An
American girl became a member
of a European ruling house to-
day when Miss Aleene McFar-
land, daughter of Mrs. Charles
Mcfarland of Weatherford, Tex,
beca m e the bride of Prince
Johann of Lechtenstein.
The ceremony took place in
the Church of Our Lady of As
sumption. The bride and bride
groom were unattended, and only
a few persons witnessed the we'd
ding.
The new Princess Lechten-
stein is 30. Prince Johann, 81
years of age, is a grand-nepheW
of Prince Franz I, sovereign OF
the little principality of Lech-
tenstein, which occupies an area
of about IS square miles south
of Lake Constance, Switzerland,
and is reputed to be one of the
happiest realms in Europe.
The princes family dates back
to the year 1249.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Gin Gyp By Gable
FOiled As Woman
Turns Skeptic

NEW YORK, July 29.-The
modern confidence game in
which a fake cable message
from a traveller in Europe re-
quests his office or family to
pay for a consignment of IL
quor failed again because Of a
woman's quick wit.
The message, delivered by q
boy dressed in the usual uni
form, was addressed to Nine.
Gabrielle LaPrade. It said she
was to pay $3.50 for a package to
be delivered that day. 1t was
signed with her husbands name.
He is in France.
Two hours later Hugh Reilly
appeared with 26 bottles of gin
right off the ship" Nine.
LaPrade went into another
room and telephoned the police.
The gin proved to be water.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
I HELD ON FAKE
MONEY CHARGE

ST. LOUIS. July 90 0N.S),--
What may have been a far-reach-
ing counterfeit ring was thought
to have been broken up here to-
day with the arrest of six men
and a woman.
Leo Smugai and Karl Dixon,
Secret Service operatives, discoV-
cred $13,92O in bogus l0-dollar
Federal Reserve bills, printing
press, photostatic copies of 10
dollar bills, copper plates, a pen
and-ink drawing of 5-dollar bill.
ink-draWing instruments. paper
and other material in a house
here today, they declare.
Confessions from some of the
men have also been obtained,
authorities say.
The men arrested are Alois
Schendzielorz. 65; william Gro
min, At; Joseph Donovan, 81; Car
men Durso, %; Harry Elliott,
~, and Robert Klepper. The
woman is Mrs. Anna Schend-
zielorz. IS, wife of Alois Schend-
zielorZ.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Wilkins Submarine
Due at Pole Aug. 25

LONDON, July 20 G.N.SO
The Polar submarine Nautilus,
under command of Sir Hubert
wilkins, was on it's way to Ber-
gen, Norway, today, on the sec
ond lap of its journey to the
North Pole. The Nautilus left
Plymouth yesterday after under
going repairs necessitated by
breakdown of it's engines half,
way across the Atlantic Ocean.
Sir Hubert expressed full conf
dence he would succeed in reach
ing the Pole by August 25.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
Warden NOw Certain
Most People
Are Honest

NEW YORK, July 29.-De-
spite 26 years of dealing with
crooks, Warden Lewis E. LaweS,
of Sing Sing, believes most peo-
pie are honest. THIS weekend
his belief was confirmed.
The warden, returning to the
prison from a trip, got off the
train at Harmon, forgetting
that gold watch. given him by
Sing Sing inmates last year.
was under the pillow of his
berth.
The porter found the watch.
The Pullman Company notified
Lawes his watch was safe.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
5,46O,716,62O Value
Placed on u. S. Autos

Motor vehicle owners in the
United States paid taxes on their
machines amounting to 1873 per
cent of their valuation in 1880,
figures and charts compiled by
the National Taxation Committee
of the American Automobile AS
sociation show.
These figures reveal that 26,-
523,779 motor vehicles in the
United States had an approx
mate valuation of $5,460,716,620
on which was levied $1,000, $685.
270 in registration fees, personal
property and gasoline taxes.
The Washington times., 1931-07-29
johnson and Son
Guests Aboard
"ReginQ"

Lawrence D. Engel. Washing
tons most eligible bachelor,
was host last evening aboard
his yacht. Regina, to a group
of baseball fans, having as his
guest of honor, Manager Wal
ter johnson and Walter, jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Fran
els Flaherty chaperoned the
party. The other guests in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Archie D.
Engel, Mrs. Samuel Steinberger,
Samuel Steinberger, jr., Miss
Ollie Congee, of Coffeyville,
Kan: Miss Esther Gates, Nor
ton Dooley and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kirk Miller. Supper was served
aboard and en- route back. to
Washington contact was made
at Municipal Wharf where
iced watermelon was the piece
de resistance.