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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09
The Widow Poissenot

.France's undying love of country,
passed down from one generation to
another, expressed itself Immediately
the armistice was signed. Then 1t
was that some member Of the French
equivalent for Tin Pan Alley pub
lished a new martial song, exhorting
all Frenchmen to rush to the FROM
tiers-protect our borders with life
ITSELF" And it was taught promptly
to all the French school children. Per
haps we. Poissenot-the Widow POis-
senot-refects the age old French
spirit as correctly as anyone.
Widow Poissenot was proprietress
of the Cafe de Tabac in the strug-
Cling little commune of Champignol,
department of The Aube. Right nobly
did she care for an American lieuten-
ant and two non-coms who stayed at
her cafe to billet the town for troops,
In early 1918. They lacked neither
food nor ceremony.
Even the dandelion salad, for which
the material was dug from surround
ing hillsides, was presented with the
grand gesture. "This," the Widow
Poissenot would say, sis for the Amer
lean mission !"
Then the troops came-a battalion
of the Sixtieth infantry. They strug-
gled in from long hike over the hills
from Bar-sur-Aube and pitched pup
tents in a meadow beyond the town.
Champignol inhabitants, mostly old
men, women and children, brought
wine for the empty canteens of these,
their first American soldiers
Just at dusk, Madame Poissenot dis
appeared from the Cafe de Tabac.
When next seen her gnarled little
body was in front Of an American
soldiers tent. She had knelt Ind was
peering intently at the equipment in
side. After several minutes she arose.
81 wish to see everything" Madame
Poissenot explained simply. Every
thing SO that | can tell the children
about it as soon as they are old
enough to understand"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09
"A Fine Advertisement, That
Was!

Newspaper men and newspaper
readers will be interested in glimpse
at the wartime work of one Of the
fraternity, Lieut.. Philip Harris, editor
and one of the principal contributors
to Aussie official publication in France
of the Australian soldiers. Brother
Journalists of the war area were
startled in early 1918 when the Aus
sic appeared swathed in smart cover
Of stiff, glazed paper.
Harris, they learned, had found the
stock for his doggy jacket by burrow-
ing beneath the shell-wrecked portion
Of Armentieres, the place where the
mademoiselle Of the popular war song
came from. 1t had been preserved In
excellent condition because parts and
material of the fallen building had
formed waterproof covering of pro-
lection. surprised and happy
Frenchman lost little time in selling
the discovered stock.
Copy for his publication was con
tributed entirely by men at the front,
sketches and stories being received
regularly Oh torn, dirtied paper from
Aussies under fire. Before August,
1914, Harris was newspaper man In
Sydney, New South Wales. He pub
lished the Honk in 1914 on trans
port bound for France and followed
1t with the Rising Sun, both predeces-
sors to the Aussie.
One of the advertisements written
by Harris discloses sardonic sense
Of humor. The Australian soldiers
read this in one issue of the Aussie:
Australian Beer for Sale. The Aus.
sic Brewery company is pleased to be
able to announce to all members OF
the A. l. F. in France that the Best
Brands Of Australian Beer may be OBJ
tanned at all hotels in N. S. W., Vic
toria, Queensland. s. A., w. A., and
Tasmania"
TO- 1881 Western Newspaper Union.)
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09
WORLD
WA II
VAR MS
by Lieut.. Fronk E. Hogon
"The Rock Of the Marine"

The Civil war gave the American
army the tradition of the "Rock OF
Chickamauga" in the person of Gen.
George Fl. Thomas, but the World war
gave to 1t the tradition of the "Rock
of the Marine" in the personnel of the
Thirty-eighth United States infantry.
For it was this regiment which
blocked the gateway to Paris" at the
second Battle of the Marine on July IA
and Is, 1918, by beating back two Ger
man shock divisions and ..lthough suf-
fering enormous losses, immortalized
itself by classic example Of cool
ness. courage and tenacity.
The German attacks first hit the
platoons Of the Thirty-eighth which
were dug in along the river bank and
as these platoons were wiped out of
existence the company commander
took forward their supporting pla-
toons for counter-attacks. Time and
time again these counter-blows drove
the enemy back to the Marine where
bitter, bloody, hand-to-hand fighting
stemmed the German advance. For
sixteen and a half hours the Thirty
eighth held the front entrusted to 1t
and the desperate efforts of two OF
the best-trained German guard divi-
sions of shock troops failed to bulge
it.
The commander of the Thirty-eighth
on this occasion was Col Ulysses G.
McAleSander, now retired major
general living in Oregon.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09
WASHINGTON NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Brief Resume Of Happenings Of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
THE MARKETS
Portland

Wheat - Big Bend bluestem, hard
wheat, soft white and western white,
SIC; hard winter, northern spring and
western red, SAC.
Hay-Buying price, (. o. b. Portland:
Alfalfa, $14@15; valley timothy $3.50
@16; eastern. Oregon timothy, $3.50
1880; clover. Sill; oat hay, Sill; oats
and vetch, $1O@1o.50.
Butterfat-18@24c.
Eggs-Ranch, 15@1Sc.
Cattle Steers, good, $S.25@S.65.
Hogs Good to choice, $S.25@9.
Lambs Good to choice, $5.25@6.25.
Seattle
Wheat ~ Soft white and western
white, SIC; hard winter, western red
and northern spring, 55c; bluestem,
SIC.
Eggs-Ranch, 10000.
Cattle-Choice steers, $7@8.
Hogs-Good to choice, $9@9.15.
Lambs Choice, $6@6.75.
Spokane
Cattle Steers, good, $7@8.
Hogs Good to choice, $8.25@S.50.
Lambs Medium to good, $4.50@5.25
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09

S. II. McCrory, who has been named
chief of the newly created federal bu-
reau of agricultural engineering in the
Department Of Agriculture. 1t starts
on its career July l as means Of
providing assistance to the farmers on
problems Of farm engineering. Mr..
McCrory has been In the department
for Is years.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-07-09

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE
IN FARM MORTGAGES
Midsouth Association Also Assures
Investors There Will Be
No Dumping"
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October 3.-Men-
bers of the Midsouth Farm Real Estate
Association, meeting here yesterday
expressed confidence in Midsouth Farm
mortgages as good investments and as
surance that there would be no dump
ing" Of farms.
The meeting was called to study the
possibility OF cooperative effort In
handling agricultural loans and to put
quietuS on gossip" which might tend
to unduly depresS farm mortgages val
ues 1t was estimated that institutions
holding membership in the association
hold nearly 80 per cent of the $780,
100000 now invested in farm land
mortgages in the MidSouth.
C. D. Moore, vice president Of the
association, summed up the policy de-
cided on yesterday as providing that
there will be no dumping of farms
and no rental practices INDUCED in by
members of the association which will
be harmful to the communities in
volved'
The association is composed OF rep
resentativeS of Federal joint stock land
banks in the Memphis and st. Louis
areas. farm loan companies here and
the New York Farm Conference, which
included IA Of the larger insurance
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
NAVY MAY SHELVE
AKRON SISTER SHIP
Chance to Slice $500, 900
From Budget Studied as
Economy Move.

The possibility that plans TO con-
struct sister ship to the giant Navy
dirigible Akron might be dismissed were
seen here today as high naval officials
sought to pare $6l 100000 from the
navy Departments $401 100000 budget
Tor the next fiscal year A saving of
$2,500,000 would be effected by forego-
ing construction Of the new dirigible.
Plan to Ask $3.50, ooO, 600.
Proposals already advanced to re-
ouce naval expenditures included the
placing on an inactive status Of one
NTH OF the Nations fighting vessels and
curtallment of construction programs.
Meanwhile Chairmen Hale of the
Senate Naval Committee and Britten
OF the last House Naval Committee were
proceeding with their plans for spon-
soring a $3.50, 100000 naval construc-
ton program before Congress, despite
President Hoover's desire for drastic
Senator Reed of PENNSYLVANIA. dele
gate to the London naval treaty.
was back in the Capital today to confer
with the two chairmen. He recently
expressed an opinion that the national
defense has been cut to a minimum.
Cuts Prove Difficult.
Secretary Of the Navy Adams has made
it clear that the building program In
progress would not be cut, but described
the necessity for other curtailments as
"a very serious matter"
We have to consider everything in
the Navy" he asserted.
Another suggestion being considered
is the elimination Of certain shore sta
tons. Naval of1icials long have advo-
Gated the elimination Of certain East
Coast navy yards, but have met a stone
wall IN the form Of congressional oppo-
sition in attempts to shut down the
stations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Alien Smuggling in U. S.
Foreigners Entering Illegally Pay High as s., 900,
Then Tribute Is Exdcted Until They Die.
Dodk Set on Ending Racket.

men on even terms 1t would not be so
bad, but In the very nature Of things
this Is not the case. He is accustomed
to lower wage scale. There are in
stances where aliens actually have been
struggled into the country with the
connivance of Inscriptions employers
merely for the sake Of obtaining low
priced labor.
A striking case of this, Carson says,
recently was uncovered in the diamond
cutting industry. Diamond cutting Is
a highly paid vocation, requiring years
OF apprenticeship and a high degree of
technical ability. Americans skilled in
this trade-the number of jobs, of
course, Is very limited-have been able
to demand high wages. 1t was found
that one firm dealing in diamonds had
been able TO secure workmen willing to
accept something like a fourth of the
American scale. 1t was still good pay
but not for diamond cutters. This was
investigated at the instigation of the
union.
LOw-Priced Workers Struggled.
Now Belgium is center of the dia-
mond-cutting industry. Skilled men are
engaged at a very low wage scale, COM
pared to the American. It was found
that the low-priced men then engaged
by this New YORK frm had been snug
gled into the country merely to work
for this low salary, which still was con-
siderably better than they could get at
home. Also the standard of living was
higher. Carson Is convinced that
similar conditions may be found in
other highly paid trades, once the in
vestigation gets around to them. Just
at present, at least, there are compe-
tent American citizens for every job
and plenty to spare. If the country
were prosperous a few extra laborers
might not make much difference.
"A great deal of work remains to be
done" Carson said, before this situa-
ton is entirely cleared up. We want
to find out just how far the ramifica-
tions of the racket extend through the
United States and Europe and who
are the real 'higher-ups' hardly
think that any new methods will be un-
covered. About every possible trick
seems to have been exhausted"
The main result of the investigation,
he points out. is the conclusive evidence
gathered that, as a rule, the alien
illegally in the United States cannot be
considered as an individual who has
gotten here on his own initiative and
by his own resources. He Is far more
apt to have been an inviting pawn in
the hands Of big business'-the
bigness and evil Of which Is Just be-
ginning to DE apparent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
ILLINOIS RECOUNT is UPSET.
KunZ, Democrat, Claims Victory, Which
Would Realign House.

CHICAGO. October GP).-The re-
count of last November's election in ILL
nois' eighth congressional district ended
yesterday with the Democratic incum-
bent claiming a victory which would
shift the Illinois delegation to a Demo-
cratic majority and, temporarily at least,
give the entire House of Representatives
the same complexion.
Stanley H. KunZ was declared by his
attorney to be the winner in the re-
count, 1851 to 1877. Peter c. Ora
nata, the Republican. who originally was
declared the victor. has fought against
the recount unsuccessfully in several
courts. He charged it was illegal The
House Of Representatives will be asked
to decide.
The present party membership in
Congress- with six vacancies yet to be
filled in special elections, is PA Repub-
licans, PA Democrats and l Farmer
Laborite. Victory for Kunz would give
the Democrats 2l5 and the Republicans
2l3. The Illinois delegation to the next
Congress now numbers IA Republicans
and Is Democrats. The position would
be exactly the reverse should the House
decide for Kunz.
Kunz charged fraud in the original
count, which gave Granata the victory,
1866 to 1894. The eighth district is
on Chicago'S near South Side. and in
cludes part of the bloody twentieth"
and other VIGOROUSLY tough" wards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
SHORT SALES BAN
ASKED BY SENATOR
Hastings Urges Exchange to
Fix Minimum Price
for Securities.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 3.-United States
Senator Daniel o. Hastings of Della
ware made public last night a tele-
gram to the New York Stock Exchange
advocating minimum price on securi-
ties or the prohibition OF short selling
for the rest of the year.
His message to Richard Whitney,
president Of the exchange, read:
Exchange prices have fallen so un-
precedentedly low that our institutions
and our millions OF security holding
citizens are being strained to the break
ing point and are in peril of destruc-
ton. The overwhelming majority of
listed stocks are selling at one-half or
less Of their asset or liquidating value
In these distreSsful times ld-blooded
short selling for profit by professional
gamblers who care nothing for our
country or its future is moral treason.
THE present alleged defenses of
short selling are purely theoretical and
not based on actual facts or actual
in the tragic situation which now con-
fronts our country and the world.
The Stock Exchange needs a can of
oxygen, not can of poison. Evils that
cannot be regulated like war must be
outlawed This is now obviously true
of bear practices. Therefore as you
cannot by moral sussion or gentleman's
agreement prevent their ruinious oper-
atoms, a minimum price should be put
on securities as was successfully done
by the exchange in December, 1914, or
short trading be absolutely prohibited
for the balance Of this year
Otherwise the exchange will be
mainly responsible for what may be-
come the greatest financial disaster In
the history Of America There Is no
time to lose. I have submitted this
suggestion to a number of important
bankers in various parts Of the coun-
try and they are all in full accord with"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
LAMONT STRESSES
SOUNDNESS OF u. S.
Elements of Recovery Are
Seen by Morgan Partner
in Relief Address.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK. October 3.-The 'under-
lying soundness OF the American situa =
ton" was stressed by Thomas w. La
mcnt, partner of j. p. Morgan a. Co.. In
speech discussing business and en-
ployment, published today.
I'VE have clearly in sight the elements
of business and industrial recovery" he
said. 1T remains for the community
to utilize these elements. Our people
must regain confidence in themselves,
IN the underlying strength of our Amer
lean institutions"
Dole Not U. S. Way.
The dole, he continued. may be the
method OF nesting unemployment in
some countries, but 1t is not the Amer
lean way"
Time, he said, will cure some of the
Ills OF the current business depression.
Concerning unemployment, he warned
tnat unless, through private efforts, we
do our share to relieve the situation. we
snail inevitably load all the burden upon
the state This. he said, is a situation
not to be desired
He criticized rumor mongers who
predict miSfortuneS that never will
happen Optimism was carried to alb
Surd heights two years ago, he said,
while now pessimism is being carried
to unreasoning and fantastic depths. -
Soundness Ignored.
Many persons ignore completely the
underlying soundneSs of the American
situation. No country in the world is
blessed with so many natural resources
81 ours.
There is no royal road to recovery,
but in a state OF unreasonable appre-
hension or fear 1t will never arrive. 1t
is high time for us to take counsel not
OF our fears, but of our reason"
Mr.. Lamont spoke at a meeting Of
$50 f1nancierS and business leaders, con-
shutting the General Committee OF the
Emergency Unemployment Relief Or
ganization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
CONTRACTS TO AID 10000

SPRINGFIELD, H., October 8 LP).-
The State Highway Department will do
its bit toward piercing the walls of de-
preston during the coming nine months
by awarding s32, $4,000 worth of high
way contracts, Engineer Frank Sheets
announced.
He estimated that 10000 men would
the program, 5000 on the highways
themselves and 1000 to prepare the
materials. About $4,000 would have
jobs next Spring, he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
WILL FIGHT HABEAS WRIT

DETROIT. October 3 LP).-Miles N
Culehan. assistant prosecutor, last night
send a man TO Toledo at once with q
copy of the indictment charging Pete
Licavoli with the murder of Gerald z.
Buckley.
With the indictment. Culehan said,
he hopes to Illustrate any attempt to
free Licavoh, reported arrested in To-
ledo last night, on a writ Of habeas
corpus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
HUNTER KILLS FARMER
Mistaken for Bear, Man Is Slain by
Accident on Own Land.

PORT TOWNSEND. Wash, October
3 (P).-Mistaken for a bear while cut
ting huckleberry bushes. George Hack
ford about go, was shot and wounded
fatally on his Walker Mountain farm
between Quilcene and Brinnon yeSter-
day by Virgil S. Beale, one OF a party
OF four Seattle hunters
Beale told authorities he heard what
he thought was a cub bear rustling
through the brush and fred one shot.
At an inquest late yesterday a coroner g
Jury decided the shooting was acct
dental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
PEACE PARTY IN GOTHAM

NEW YORK. october (P,.-Mayor
Walker yesterday received at City Hall
the peace caravan" which left Holly"
wood June 81 on a transcontinental tour
under the auspices of the Women's In
ternational League for Peace and Free
dom. New York was the 1o5th city Wis
tied by the caravan.
The mayor signed a petition for dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Stock Yards Strike Ends.

DENVER, Colo, October GA
traders strike at the Denver Union
Stockyards ended yesterday when stock
yard officials announced they would
waive the accent fee on reweighed lots
Of cattle and assume the loss which
may result through failure to collect
the fee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
COMPLIMENTS NAVY
Governor of Virgin Islands Praised
Work of Transfer.

Gov. Paul NJ. Pearson Of the Virgin
Islands, in letter made public today
by Secretary Adams. commended the
Nays cooperation in transferring the
government to the Interior Department.
The Governor lauded Capt Waldo
Evans Governor of the Virgin Islands
under the naval regime, and q number
of members OF the Navy Medical Corps
for their particular assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
WISCONSIN, VOTES
AT HOUSE PRIMARY
Three Out for G. 0. P. Choice
and Two for Democratic
in First District.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
RACINE. Wis. October 3.-A choice
Of congressional nominees for the un-
expired term of the late Henry Allen
Cooper was being made today by voters
Of the first wisconsin district in spe-
cial primary which may have marked
effect on the balance of powers in the
House of Representatives.
State Senator George Blanchard,
conservative Republican; Thomas Amlie,
progressive Republican, and Thorwald
M. Beck, conservative, sought the Re-
publican nomination. Two Democrats,
one Socialist and one Communist also
are In the field. The election will be
held October 10.
Hoover Stand Attacked.
There are six vacancies to be filled
in the House, which, unofhcially, has
a membership of 215 Democrats and
213 Republicans and one Farmer-Labor
Representative. These new totals re-
suited from the recount of votes in a
Chicago district, where Stanley KunZ,
Democratic incumbent. was unofhcially
declared winner over Peter G. Granata.
Republican, who at first appeared to
be elected.
Amlie and his supporters including
Gov Philip La Toilette Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette and Senator John J.
Blaine. criticized during the campaign
the Hoover administrations attitude
toward the tariff, unemployment and
prohibition.
First District Is Conservative.
The Progressive candidate advocated
modification of the prohibition laws, as
did all other candidates, with the ex-
ception of Blanchard.
The first district is normally Conserv-
alive. President Coolidge carried the
I'VE counties vote over Senator Robert
M. La Toilette, ST., in the 1924 presiden-
tial campaign. President Hoover carried
the district by margin of 26,830 votes
over Alfred E. Smith in 1928.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Actress Marriage Revealed.

MONTREAL, Quebec. October 8 up.
Madeline Carroll, British moving
picture star, was secretly married re-
Gently to Capt. Philip Ashley, at Verona,
Lake Como. Italy. the Montreal officers
of the British film guild we're informed
yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

1t easier for them to collect the
money that was owed them per-
sonally. Mr.. Hoover ought to told
EN-, Boys 1 will cancel half they
owe us II you will cancel half they
owe you" That would have checked
their philanthropy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

dent Hoover
that the debt
m ora t oriu UNI
should be ex-
tended maybe a
year, maybe five
years. T he Y
didn't know
which. but they
were sure they
should be can
called entirely.
In that way
IL would make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03

armament presented TO him by the so
women In the caravan, which Will be
submitted to President Hoover at the
end Of the tour in Washington, Octo-
Der TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
Will Rogers
Says:

Ell PASO, Tex.-These old big
boys work fast and away ahead of
time, big bankers are coming down
from New York daily to show Presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
NINA WILCOX PUTNAM'S
SON HOME WITH RECORD
14-Year-old Boy Sails From Lon
don to Los Angeles Alone and
Publishes Paper.

- the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, October 3.-John
Francis Putnam, 14-year-old son of Nina
Wilcox Putnam Ogle, magazine writer,
has returned from London with a record
OF achievements that makes his mother
The boy. who has been studying at
Cannes and Grenoble, boarded a boat
at London and made the trip to Los
Angeles alone. Aboard ship he became
the champion banana eater published
four-page illustrated newspaper daily
and drew IS full-psge illustrations for
his mothers next book He arrived
yesterday.
The writer married Arthur James
Ogle recently at Las Vegas, New.
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TODAY.
Card party, benefit Good Will Chap
ter, No. 80, o. E. S., 21o3 Rhode Island
avenue northeast, $50 pm.
Dance, Beta Chi Sorority, Willard
Hotel, 10 pm
Drama unit meeting, Women's City
Club, 1876 Jackson place, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, League for the Larger Life.
1914 street, BIS pm.
Reunion, an island in the Indian
ocean, belongs to France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Reunion, an island in the Indian
ocean, belongs to France.