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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
RAIL. UNIONS PLAN
PLEA TO CONGRESS.
All Fl Brotherhoods Will
Unite in Appeal for Assist
anee on Relief Program.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, September 26.-Con-
gressional assistance to help solve rail-
road labor's unemployment problem will
be sought In December by a special
committee representing all of the 81
railroad brotherhoods, it was announced
here today. a
D. B. Robertson, president OF bne
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen. who heads the special COM
mittee, said definite program of relief
will be presented to Congress at that
time. The brotherhoods now have
nearly $4,000 unemployed members, he
said
mo indication was given what the
relief plan may be, but Mr.. Robertson
said the 81 brotherhoods were agreed
that a shorter work day and shorter
work week was the only basis upon
which unemployment can be solved. He
said there had been no agreement upon
what effect shorter hours should have
upon the individual workers wages"
Survey Being Made.
The special committee of the 81
brotherhoods has been making a ma
tional survey of the unemployment
problem ana VIII continue CnlS Work
through October From the data thus
obtained the committee then will set
to work to form its recommendations
for relief
Mr.. Robertson said the decision to
submit the problem to Congress was
made because of steadfast refusal of
railroad executives to meet the brother
hood officials in Joint round-table dis
cuSsion of the situation and because re-
lief funds within the brotherhoods are
diminishing rapidly.
Farley Proposal Rejected.
The most recent proposal for a joint
conference was rejected by the railroads
on the ground that the unemployment
difficulties should be handed by each
road individually.
Announcement of the intention to
submit an unemployment relief plan
directly to Congress comes at a time
when the railroads are seeking permits
sion from the Interstate Commerce
Commission to raise freight rates Is
per cent in order to bolster the roads
revenues. which have declined precipi-
tiously in recent years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
RAIN CANCELS HOOVER
WEEK END AT RAPIDAN
Camp Surroundings Made Gloomy
by Downpour as President
Decides Against Trip.

President Hoover today abandoned
his plans for a week end vacation at
his fishing camp in Virginia because Of
the heavy rain. Reports from the
Rapidan River section, where his camp
is located, were that rain was falling
heavily without evidence of let-up,
and, with only prospects of gloomy sur
roundings In the mountains, Mr.. Hoover
decided to remain at the White House.
In making this announcement today,
the President indicated that II the sun
came out tomorrow and indications were
for a good day, he might make hur-
ried trip TO the camp, returning to
Washington Monday.
The guests invited by the President
and Mrs. Hoover to make up the week
end party at the camp, several of whom
have come to Washington from out Of
town, will be entertained at the White
House instead Of the camp. These in
clude Senator and Mrs. Bingham of
Connecticut, Col Theodore Roosevelt,
Governor Of Porto Rico; Gov. Brucker
of Michigan and Mrs. Brucker, H. P.
Wolf newspaper publisher. Of Columbus,
Ohio and Mrs Wolf and Fred F. Shedd,
editor of the Philadelphia Bulletin, and
Mrs. Shedd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

President Hoover's statement asking
that Federal expenditures be kept down.
issued at the press conference yester-
day. follows:
"The American Legion has set an ex-
ample to other voluntary bodies in the
country in its determination to make
no requests of the next Congress.
"A very large part of the pressures
for increase in expenditures of the
Federal Government arises from the
action of voluntary associations,
whether they be group interests, Sec
tional interests, business or a thousand
other activities in the country.
This office is already the recipient
of many resolutions recommending ex-
penditures and undertakings by the
Government at the next session.
have no doubt that members of Con-
gress are receiving them also.
Every one In Washington Is ia
miliar with the process by which such
bodies, often with meritorious projects,
instruct their representatives in Wash
ington to promote these activities to
the administration and Congress. We
are all familiar with the energies they
show, both in direct presSures upon
Congress and the administration and
the propaganda which they carry on in
the country to induce citizens to exert
their individual influence in the mass
ing up Of pressures.
Asks Emulation Of Legion.
This is a time when they should
emulate the American Legion in stand
ing with what is the wish of the adj
miniStration and the great majority OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
IS DENIED
IN CHICAGO PLOT
Gangsters conspired to Take
Charge Against George
(. o. Johnson.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 26. - United
States District Attorney George E. Q.
johnson today issued a statement IN
which he denied that he or any one
else in his ONCE had. been bribed or
Influenced in any way In the interests
of Terry Druggan and Frank Lake, the
former beer barons. charged with Vlo-
lating income tax laws.
Taking cognizance Of published re-
ports that the gangsters were planning
to charge that they paid $4,000 to es-
cape the penitentiary, johnson SAID the
story, disclosed as plot" to dlscredlt
the prosecutor, lis now being lnvesti-
gated by the Government in an ex-
haustive manner, with my fun co-opera-
ton"
None Received Brides.
so far as the facts relate TO me
and my Office" he said, neither nor
any one in my office has been bribed,
and I do not believe any one else has
been bribed or improperly Influenced.
Neither I nor any one in my once has
been swerved by either political 1nflu-
ence or friendships, in our Judgment.
The story falls by its own weight.
The reports of the $4,000 bride were
supposed TO nave Deen SJ0rJeQ Dy mar
old Hayes, owner of hotel formerly
used as a gang headquarters. Agents
of Attorney General Mitchell were re-
ported to have come to Chicago to
question many present and former Gov
eminent officials.
The Hayes story was that Druggan
and Lake, who have pleaded guilty to
violating the income tax laws, paid
$4,000 to a Chicago attorney. sup
posedly acting as a go-between, and
that in return they were to escape jail
sentences and merely be fined after
compromise with the Government over
the tax liability The Tribune said the
whole story was a plot TO attempt to
destroy the character of johnson and
ohstruct Government prosecution OF
cases against gangsters.
Johnson said he did not intend to
make any recommendation in the
Druggan and Lake criminal cases, but
II asked to do so by the court he would
suggest "a substantial penitentiary SEN
tence" He said he had no authority
over the settlement of a tax liability.
Intended 10 Testify.
The plot had advanced ~ the point,
the Tribune said, where Druggan in
tended to testify from the witness stand
in Federal Court during his income tax
evasion trial that he had paid the $751;
900 to procure immunity from punish
ment. Druggan planned to swear that
his money reached Johnsons once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
BAND CONCERT.

ny the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at the bandstand at
$40 o'clock. John S. M. thinner
mann, handmaster; Anton Pointner.
assistant, Final concert OF the season.
March, Grown of Chivalry'. Fletcher
Overture, William Tell" ...... Rossini
Grand paatoraie. La Fremersberg
Hunting Scene" ...... Koennemann
Excerpts from musical comedy,
"fhe Nav Moon ,,,...... Romberg
Cuban eddity, "'fhe Peanut Vender"
tfeauesti ,,it.ft.t'.,.' .Slmons
WaltA medley, "oid.Timers" -. Lake
Finale, Nav Xau'Fe In My Arms,
Downey
'The Star apangled Banner"
Notice This win conclude the series
of outdaer Summer concerts for the
season, The indaar orchestral concerts
OF outdoor Summer concerts for the sea-
son. The indoor orchestral concerts win
be resumed on Tuesday evening. $50
O'Clock, October 49, and on every Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday there
after during the season. The public
Is invited u attend these concerts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

Continued From First Page)
straSse had been barred to the public
and the street leading to. the hotel
where the visitors will spend the week
end will be closed and heavily guarded
by police.
A detail of detectives has been order
ed to patrol the railway station and
hundreds of track walkers with police
dogs already are inspecting every foot
of the track between here and the
border.
Adolf Hitler, the national Socialist
leader, has warned his people that any
one INDUCING in hostile demonstra-
ton will automatically shut himself out
Of the party.
Germany has followed this series Of
informal diplomatic meetings closely.
The most optimistic section of the press
predicts an agreement TO form a
Franco German economic commission
will result.
Nevertheless the friends of Franco
German approchement attach the
greatest Importance to this first visit
by members of French cabinet since
1878.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
CLASH OF BRIDGE IDEAS PLUNGES
CLUB INRAGING TEAPOT TEMPEST"
Admittance of Cubertson Famous Group Attended by
designations of Theory Antagonists

merits OF the "official" system compared
with his. own, stressing the number OF
amateur followers he had.
Mrs. Culbertson, to whom her hus-
band gives much OF the credit Tor his
system, has been a member OF the ciuo
several years. Mrs. kerWin. cnSIter
son was elected there was an agreement
that her husband would not be proposed
then or later. She charged that Mr..
Culbertson stole her system Of bidding.
and he retorted In kind.
Crate M. Scott, president OF the cluD'
called the affair "a tempest IN YEA
pot" The election was announced as
unanimous, but Mrs. KerWin Salo sne
and several others had protested as
soon as Cllbertson's name was posted
Ellie Nadelman. sculptor, resigned from
the board OF governors Just before Cur
hertson's election,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
LIEUT.. 0GB0URNE HILL
DIES AFTER OPERATION
Autopsy Arranged for oficer who
Died at Naval
Hospital.

First Lieut.. Ogbourne A. Hill. U. s.
NJ. c.. died at the Naval Hospital yes
terday afternoon after an operation.
An autopsy performed this morning
disclosed that death was due to the
ether administered for the operation.
Lieut.. Hill was being operated on for an
abscess under the tongue and, accord
ing to the autopsy report, was in nor
NAL condition for undergoing the OPP
Grafton. The anesthetic. the report
added was administered by a trained
anesthetist.
Lieut.. Hill was born at Chattanooga,
Tenn, on November !. 1893, and en-
listed In the Marine Corps in March,
1916 Until recently he had been on
duty at the Marine Barracks at
Quantico.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs Sarah
J. Hill, Fredericksburg, Va.
Funeral arrangements have not as
yet been completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
LEAGUE POST FILLED

GENEVA. September 2e Cp.-Joseph
A. M. c. Avenol, deputy secretary gen.
eral OF the League of Nations, was
appointed yesterday as the Leagues
representative at Vienna to direct
assistance for the reconstruction OF
Austria's finances.
Several days ago Norman Davis Of
the United States was talked Of for
this post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

NJ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 26.-Ely
culbsrtson and some Of his rival ex-
perta In contract bridge were in the
tbroes Of another storm today.
Announcement of his election to the
Cayendish Club. which is devoted to
bridge, was founded by the late wilbur
Q. Whitehead and includes outstand-
ing players as members, was followed
by the resignation Of Mrs. Madeline
Kerwin. Louis Joseph Vance and Ar
thur Shore. The resignation OF Sidney
Lenz as an honorary member Is ex-
pected.
Mrs Kerwin and Lens are among
sponsors Of a system recently launched
and described by its proponents as ''of-
ficial" and designed to aimplify bidding
and make IL uniform, Culbertaon has
expressed himself freely a. 10 the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
FLYERS ARE H0N0RED

PARIS, September IS CP.-JoSeph
Lehrix and Rene Mesmin, French air.
men. who were killed on an attempted
nonstop eight 70 Toxic, were given an
imposing national funeral today in the
Cathedral Of Notre Dame.
Several members Of the government,
representatives of the army, navy and
air forces and q detachment OF troops
paid them honor. Il was estimated that
10000 people were crowded IN the
vicinity Of the cathedral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
LIEUT.. LANDLORD RITES
WILL BE HELD TUESDAY
Flyer Killed in Panama While on
Relief Mission Will Be Buried
in Arlington.

Lieut.. Creighton Kirby Landlord
United States naval aviator, who was
killed in a plane crash in Panama Sep
TENDER Is while plotting relief supplies
to Belize. British Honduras, will be
buried tuesday In Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
Capt. Sydney X. Evans, Chaplain
Corps. u. s. N, will officiate at the fu-
neral services, which will be held at IL
O'Clock. The following naval aviators
will be honorary pallbearers: Comdr.
A C. Read, Lieut.. Comdr. H. C. Wick.
Lieut.. M. E. Browder, Lieut.. @. II. De-
Baum, Lieut. r. B. Prize and Lieut..
Fitzhugh Lee, I'd.
Lieut.. Landlord was flying medical
supplies from the Canal Zone 10 lur-
ricane-stricken Belize when the fatal
plane crash came. killing I'VE IN all
Lieut.. Landlord, native OF PIattslo,ifgl1,
Mo-, was graduated from the United
states Naval Academy In 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26

King Alexander promulgated de-
cree September 7 returning the gov
eminent Of Jugoslavia to parliament
airy constitution, thus ending the royal
dictatorship that lasted two years.
The King accepted the resignation
OF Gen. Peter Divkovitch, president Of
the cabinet, and then gave him q man
date to form a new government.
Belgrade party leaders at the time
said that so far as the elections were
concerned the parties represented in the
government would constitute a single
bloc. Lined up in the opposition were
a section of the Democratic party, led
bv former Premier M. l.. Davidovitch: a
group led by DR.. vlatko Machek and
an Independent Democratic party made
up of followers of former Minister OF
Education Svetozar Pribicheyitch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
CHURCH TO AID RELIEF
Northern Baptists Asked to Help
Needy in Own Congregati lions.

NEW YORK, September 26 OFo.--The
Northern Baptist Convention, with
constituency Of 100000 members, last
night announced its churches had been
called on to undertake unemployment
relief among their congregations.
The various local churches, situated
in "a States. were asked 10 make sur
veys OF distress in their parishes and
then, as an immediate Christian duty"
to provide for the needy.
The call was signed by President Mat
tison B. Jones Of Los Angeles, who will
begin speaking tour at Portland, Me-,
September ~, and Past Presidents z.
H. Rhoades OF Toledo and A. M. Harris
of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
YOUTH HELD FOR JURY
IN SNATCHING OF PURSE
H. v. Hazel, Cleared, Is Months
Ago in Shooting of Stepfather,
Is Accused of Robbing Woman.

Harry v. Hazel. 10 years old. $500
block of Thirteenth street, who 10
months ago was cleared Of a charge
of shooting his stepfather yesterday was
held for the grand jury by Judge Gus
A. Schuldt in Police Court for an al
legged robbery.
Hazel, 1t is charged, snatched the
purse Of Mrs. Nettie Skinner, 1348 Eu-
cid street, as she was walking on Con-
cord avenue near Fifth street August
a. Police said he escaped IN waiting
automobile. He was arrested Septem-
Der II by Detective Elmer Lewis, thir-
tenth precinct.
The boy was arrested on charges Of
assault with q dangerous weapon last
year, following the shooting Of his step
father, Harry Spencer Lowe. He was
later released when Lowe refused to
prosecute him. Hazel said he shot the
man when his mother told him he had
beaten her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
FOUR BANKS FAIL TO OPEN
Closed Pittsburgh Institutions
Now Number Ten in All.

PITTSBURGH, September 26 Up
-Four State banks here failed to open
today, bringing to 10 the number Of
Pittsburgh institutions that have sus-
pended business this week.
Those closed this morning were the
Bloomfield Trust Co., the GARFIELD
Bank, affiliated with the Bloomfield
Trust the Hamilton state Bank of
Henewcod and the Pennsylvania Bank
& Trust Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
Four Die as Home Burns.

NORTH HAVEN. Me-, September "a
(P1.-Mr. and Mrs Dallas York and
their two small children persisted Ia 4
fire which consumed their home Last
night. The cause Of the IRE was not
determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
SL00P WILL GRID WORLD
Massa chusetts Man and Bride Sail
on Honeymoon Cruise.

on Honeymoon Cruise.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. September IS
tF1.-J. Edward Crowley, jr, of Brook
line. and his 2l-year-old bride. who was
Carmen Stella Fernandez Decorneio of
Buenos Aires, sailed from here last
night in their 36-foot sloop Ochito on
their honeymoon, q three-year cruise
They expected to go directly 70 the
Azores and thence to Gibraltar and
Mediterranean ports. Crowley. q gradu-
ate Of Harvard in the class of 1925. in
tended to spend year in study Of
architecture on the continent
The couple were married September
IL at Brookline.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
KING ALEXANDER'S FOES
AGAINST CONSTITUTION
Decide Not to Exercise Franchise
at Coming Parliamentary
Elections.

BY the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, September
26.-opposition parties decided yester-
day not to exercise the franchise at the
coming parliamentary elections and not
to recognize the new constitution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29

United States, in the State of Della
ware, and not in the Soviet Union
at all, We told you that you could
find an original Of this same photo
at the "P. 81 A. Photo Agency" in
New York City. 1t was also pub
lished in prison stories in America.
Now we offer further proof. Look
at the photo to the right, where
another man is shown. That was
the original photo, before the ezra
phic' photo forger got to work on
it. We republish it here as it was
printed in Germany in 1928, in a
large book of photos showing how
brutal capitalism treats prisoners in
all parts of the world.
Because this book was meant for
international circulation, its titles
were printed in four languages. You
will see here the title given in Rus
sian, German, French and English,
saying Corporal punishment in the
United States" Yet the Graphic"
liar tried to get you to believe that
it was taken in the Soviet Union!
Compare the two! See that every
thing, every detail is alike, but that
the Graphic" cut off the left side
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29
A Share Chopper Speaks
BY LOUIS HINpEs,

Things are pretty bad round
here, capn," said Negro farmer of
IS, in blue oyeralls, who drove me in
his dilapidated old Ford from Elliot
to Bishopville, S. c.. a distance of
ten miles. Il hear white folks say
that farmers in this county are SO
poor that they live on one meal a
day. They can't pay no taxes and no
interest on the mortgage, and their
farms are in auction sale but nobody
amt buyin' them, cause, you see,
there amt much profit in farming
nowadays.
Il am crop sharing farmer. We
raise cotton, corn, oats and some
vegetables. The boss gives the land,
the mules, the seeds and fertilizers
and me and my wife does the labor,
and for that I gets one-third Of the
crop l don't know If gets the ex-
act third cause, you see, / amt much
good on figures schools for colored
folk in these parts are scarce and
they are open only three months a
year. I went only through the third
grade, because / had to go to work
when I was youngster), but take
his word for that.
"How are things up North--are
they any better? Gee, I wish I could
go there to Gst work, but, you see,
amt got much education. I can read
only big-lettered signs, and that, I
reckon, amt enough to get work UP
there. And, sides, can't git away
from here. I'm always In debt to my
boss. If he caught me he might
put me in Jail and then I would be
put on the chain gang on the road.
mo, ] can't take no chances. 1
got a wife and three kids to sup
port
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-29

a very beautiful girl, who was vastly
bothered about an ethical point and
sadly disillusioned about a great la
Dor leader, namely Frank Pease.
Pease had proposed to her that the
two of them start very high class
house of prostitution, of which Pease
would be the manager, and the girl
the main drawing card, ito make
some money for the movement and
a good bit for ourselves" She didn't
think that was just right, and she
didn't know what she should do. So
far as 1 know nothing was done,
and the house If 1t was started, had
other personnel than this particular
girl
But / think it may be that Pease,
whose evolution from disgruntled ex-
soldier we have traced TO fascisn,
through Bohemianism, theft, stool
pigeon work, and plain racketeering,
this Pease who would steal from the
Reds and from the Red Cross, this
Pease apparently unprincipled, had
actually and does still have one prin-
ciple in his life. He does believe
in PROSTITUTION.