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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
Depression Blamed
For Few Visitors to
Statue Of Liberty

~ Sle Associated Press.
NV YORK, Nay 2..-Ssae0
tie business depression there
haven't been enough patriots
making the trip from the Bat
terry to the Statue Of Liberty to
make q profit for the ferry OPP
orator. That's the explanation
william H. Ellery advanced Tues
day for failing to bid for re-
newal Of his boat contract.
Ellery's boat, the Gen. Meigs,
will be supplanted by the Hook
Mountain. operated by the Nc
allister Navigation Co., which
was awarded q three-year con.
tract. beginning July !. It has
q capacity fer TAO passengers.
Army demands for extra
trips and free passage for sole
diers' sweetheartS helped to keep
profits down, Ellery said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21
CERMAk DEFENDS
CH|CAGO'S CREDIT
Mayor Tells Business Group
CltYs Paper Is as Good
as That Of Banks.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 2l.-Mayor Anton
y. Cermak came to the defense of Chi
Cages credit last night
Speaking before the Chicago Credit
Mems ASSOCIATION, he said that "City
paper Is as good as any put out by
banks"
Chicago is not broke and Is not
deserving Of the credit reputation 1t
seems TO have" he said. I'VE now
owe 322s. o0o. 900 to the bankers and we
are paying them 6 per cent interest
on It.
"Other cities, with no better paper
than our tax-anticipation warrants are
paying 8 per cent or less. New York
pays but per cent"
Due to a tax muddle, Chicago's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

financial affairs have been In O tangled
state.
The mayor declared the bankers
should be willing to increase their
loans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-21

The Slavs had q thunder god and
an oath gcd.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
Sunnyside School
Board Resigns

A new experiment is being tried in
the Sunnyside district in an effort to
find some way by which the schools
there may be conducted this year. All
three members of the school board re-
signed last week. the designations to
become effective at once or as soon
as their successors are appointed and
qualified.
This action imposes on l.. Pearle
Hibarger, Yakima county superintend-
ent of schools, the responsibility of APP
pointing new board of directors.
The voters in the Sunnyside district,
at three separate elections within the
past months, have defeated special
levy to raise funds for general school
purposes.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
COLD CREEK

Guests at the E. E.. Meeker home
last Sunday included Mr.. and Mrs
G. r. Johnson, Jr., and family of va
kina, Mrs. L. A. Codding and children
Of White Bluffs, Mrs. Sylvia Wommack
and family and William Alexander, o.
Yakima.
j. w. Wilson and family are ir
Prosser this week, where Mr.. Wilson
is engaged in the fruit harvest.
Mrs. D. A. Brown, Winston Brown
Dale MCGEE and S. o. Drawn attend
ed the rodeo at Ellensburg last Sun
day.
Donald Lowe spent day on the Coast
this week, driving over Wednesday ane
returning Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Fam and son
Jimmie, of Elk, Wash, and Mrs. Roy
Fam and niece, also of Elk, were Wis.
| itors at the Meeker home last Thurs.
day.
The third cutting of alfalfa is being
harvested on the MCGEE, Rothrock and
Schlosser ranches this week.
j. j. Rothrock and his brother, Mark
Rothock, drove over to Aberdeen Fri
day and returned Monday, bringing
home with them Mrs. Mark Rothrock,
who had been visiting there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
Dry Weather Is
Killing off Lady Beetles


Millions Of lady beetles are dying in
the Moscow mountains due to the dry
weather and lack of food, says DR.. r.
L. Webster, head of the department of
zoology at the Washington State Col
lege.
The lady beetles feed on plant lice
and other soft-bodied insects-some
of them feed on scale insects. When
their food supply is cut short the
beetles suffer. The insects come to-
gether in large numbers for hiberna-
ton. Because of this gregarious habit
they are often collected in sacks and
shipped to fields when truck crops are
being attacked by plant lice.
Dead lady beetles are piled several
inches high in depressions about trees
where they have congregated in enor-
nous numbers, says DR.. Webster.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
Announcements OF
the Churches

St. Paul's Evangelical
Lutheran
"Whosever denieth the Son, the
same hath not the Father"-1 John
2, %.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
II a. NJ, Divine Services.
RADIO
Over National Broadcasting Com.
pany Sundays, from IL to D. M, Pa
cific Standard Time.
REV. L. g. KRUo,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10

Under regulated hunting and main
tenance of game preserves, deer in
creased from 8O2, 400 to 1880 in the
national forests last year
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10

Community Presbyterian
Old Home Church Sunday
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Sermon at IL a. m. by Rev. B. A.
Sunday School missionary
Rev. H. A. Noyes,
Pastor
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10
In-B-Tween
(By Mrs. A. r. Luddington)

Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Grimes, friends
of the Ralph Humphrey family, ar
rived in the valley from Seattle few
days ago and moved Immediately into
the Miss Grant house in the In-B-
Tween, where they will stay this fall
while helping with the fruit harvest
on the D. O.. Buckholdt place.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10

Don't use strong soap or soap pow
ders on dishes decorated with gilt.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-09-10

Ed Peterson drove to Yakima Mon
day afternoon to meet Mrs. @. Shields
and daughter Evelyn who came that
far by train from Seattle. Mrs. Shields
expects to sell all her household furni-
ture and return to the Coast where
she will make her home. The COM
munity certainly regrets losing her as
a neighbor but we will wish her hap
piness where ever she may be.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brooks drove to
Harrington Saturday to visit few
days with Mr.. Brooks sister and fam
lily, Mrs. Ada Tierney They returned
Tuesday evening and report very
pleasant trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rhinehart and
son Freddie and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r.
Luddington and Donald were callers
at the Frank Biart home Sunday. Ice
cream was served during the after
noon
: Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Gwin of Priest
Rapids were callers at the Albert
Grell home for few hours one day
during the week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
BRITISH, PAYING DEARLY
FOR DOLE, FIGHT BITTERLY
25 Per Cent of Employables on List,
Living in Contentment, Hold Threat
of National Bankruptcy.

or make prophecies: will tell you the
story as it has been told to me by
many lips.
English Fastidious Over Words.
I am going to call II The Dole be-
cause that designation Is simple and
Understandable at home. although over
here they are often fastidious about the
words you use concerning 1t. In TACT.
the Technology which has blossomed
in the pathway of the English Dole has
enriched the language. DELEGATES of
expression have come into official
phraseology apparently to save the
feelings of those who have to be cared
for. A recipient OF The Dole is an in
sured worker" collecting "unemploy-
ment insurance"
What he gets is ''covenanted bene-
fits"
When the enlargement passed The
Dole on to those who had not kept up
their insurance payments, 1t was called
''uncovenanted relief" The term which
gave the unemployed this entrance into
the system in spite Of his technical In
eligibility is transitional laborer. y
though he does not labor and it Is
Seare5 sss.at re IS not too transttory.
The case of man who by clever and
unforeseen uses Of the various provi-
sions of the law has got his weekly pay
for idleness up to where 1t exceeds top
wages for work is called IAN anomaly
shall not use all these terms
through no disrespect to them. but Tor
better clarity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
ARMY COST CURBED
BY NEW BUDGET
Econ omies Effected Due to Depres-
sion Include Postponing
Pay Increase.

By the Associated Press
The War Department budget for the
next fiscal year calls for no increases
In the strength Of any component OF
the Army and certain economies VIII
be effected"
Acting Secretary of War Payne said
today he had informed Col. Charles b.
Robbins chairman of the National De-
Tense Committee OF the American
Legion. that, in addition TO this, the
department had decided TO postpone
requests for increased pay for omcerS.
The action, Payne said, was being taken
to tighten the governmental expendi-
lures in view of the economic oepres-
sion
The War Department. Payne said,
feels that to be useful in the nlgnest
sense ait must add strength and sta
biiity to the Government, especially IN
times Of emergency and stress.
It therefore has decided not 20 press
any claims which are not included IN
slle program OF its Commander IN Ch.eI,
the President"
The department decided to postpone
requests for increased pay for officers
despite It's realization that the rates OF
cav throughout the civil branches OF
the governmental service have generally
A., investigation within the depart
Y,ent has been carried on with . view
TO similar increases Ia the Army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
TWO GUNMEN SOUGHT
IN HOLD-UP OF STORE
ASSISTANTS Beat Owner Into IN
consciousness, Then Fire
at Him.

Two gunner who held up Elias M
David and ned with $500 after strug-
gle last night in the latter's delicates-
sen, at 1442 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, were sought by police today
en- charges of robbery and assault with
intent to kill.
David narrowly escaped death when
one Of his assailants fred point blank
at him after they had dubbed him into
Inconsistencies with their revolvers
and left him lying on the floor. The
bullet narrowly missed its mark and
crashed into the wall. David was
treated at Casualty Hospital. but was
not injured seriously.
The bandits appeared as David was
about to lock up his store at midnight.
When he resisted after the men COM
manded him to turn over his money,
both beat him over the head after a
struggle in which one of the robbers
fingers was bitten.
The automobile in which the two
made their getaway was found aban-
doned by police short time later at
Sixteenth street and Massachusetts,
avenue southeast. The car bore dead
licenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
AIR ACES PLANE
CRASH KILLS TWO
Hall Leaps Safe, Passenger
and Woman Die as Ship
Fires Houses.

NEW YORK. September II R-
Peter J. Brady, president of the Fedora
ton Bank, was killed today when the
airplane of James Goodwin Hall, en-
route to Detroit, crashed between two
houses in Staten Island.
Hall escaped with a parachute drop.
The two houses were set afire by the
plane, and woman was burned 20
death.
Brady was assistant dock commits
sioner In charge of aviation for the city.
He was en- route to the American
Legion Convention in Detroit, where he
was to have spoken.
The plane Is the same one In which
Hall, a New York broker, has sought
to break speed records throughout the
country.
The plane was seen to burst into
flames and plunge downward.
Hall, wearing a parachute, landed
safely.
The burning plane, with Brady
strapped inside, fell between two houses,
setting both on fire. Mrs. Mary Parito
in one of the houses, was burned to
death.
The Crusader. as Halls plane was
named, had taken of few minutes
earlier from Floyd Bennett Field.
4AlC Cduoc VI LllC LIOuDlE III
has not been determined. Residents of
Staten Island saw the plane drop and
crash between the two dwellings, which
Immediately caught fire
Mrs. Parito had no time to escape
burning to death before firemen could
reach the scene.
Brady, who was about S. was chair
man of the mayors Committee on
Aviation and in charge of the flying
field from which he took off,
The weather at the field was bad
officials stated, but reports from the
area outside were encouraging. Brady
and Hall both put on their parachutes
and laughingly posed for pictures as
they climbed into the low winged Lock-
heed plane, Hall in the front cockpit
Brady in the rear. Brady pulled the
glass top down about him and waved
jovially at the crowd watching the
take-of.
They took of at high speed. whirring
straight into a stiff east wind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21

ing arrangements already are In effect
and sudden large Withdrawals from
Germany as result of the British
crisis are therefore out of the question.
It Is recognized here that Britain g
troubles at this juncture make even
more imperative the Franco-German
understanding, which is accepted as
prerequisite for any workable plan
for European economic recovery.
Emergency Farley Seen.
Consequently, although it Is adj
mitted the Laval-Briand visit to Ber-
lin may have to give way to an emer-
gency conference of Europes statesmen,
even more emphasis is laid in ofticial
circles on the necessity of Franco
German parley somewhere.
Should NJ. Laval and BRAND ind 1t
necessary, in view Of the critical situa-
ton, to pos5pons their Berlin visit, 1t
is pointed out that they could meet
the Germans elsewhere-for instance,
en- route to general conference at Lon
don or Geneva.
Ancre Francois Poncet the new French
Ambassador. arrived in Berlin today and
was welcomed by German officials and
the embassy staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Palm Prints Trap Thief.

Palmprints instead of fingerprints
were used In identifying John Egan,
accused Of robbing houses In Wimble-
town. England. and vicinity. Detective
Inspector CherTill Of the Fingerprint
Bureau at New Scotland Yard stated
at the preliminary hearing that palm
marks on the plate-glass top Of dress
ing table in Henden and the impress
sion OF Egan's palm taken in jail were
so similar that he had no doubt that
both were Egan's. Cherrill believes that
palmprints will be as effective In
identifying criminals as the fngerprint
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
EXCHANGE IMOKES
SHORT SELLING BAN
Action in New York Follows
British Suspension of
Gold Standard.
Continued From First Page)


sisted the markets downward course,
eventually rallying 81 net. American
Can turned So loss into small gain.
Other losses, ranging from So to SIS
in such issues as Consolidated Gas,
Eastman Kodak. Woolworth, Atchison,
Public Service of New Jersey. Allied
Chemical, American Tobacco. Standard
Oil Of New Jersey, New York Central
and Union Pacific, were cut down when
the tide turned.
Shorts Scramble TO Cover.
What started as a heavy liquidsting
movement turned into bear rout be-
fore the session was an hour old.
Shorts, who had built up large COM
mitments during the September decline,
scrambled to cover when the market
caught its breath after the first tor
rent Of selling, doubtless frightened by
the markets success in absorbing those
sales, as well as by the governing
boards invocation of the rule against
demoralizing short selling.
United States Steel, well supported
throughout the first hour, scared nearly
81 share. American Telephone fully
recovered break of $5.62. Union Pa
cific jumped SIS net after dropping
$275 and General Motors. which had
fallen SO, sold 81 above the Saturday
close. American Can. Western Union,
Bethlehem Steel and many others rail-
lied strongly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
MEXICO NOW TRADES
ENTIRELY WITH SILVER
Interest Keen in Great Britain's
Abandonment Of Gold
Standard.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. September a.
News OF abandonment OF the gold
standard by Great Britain was received
with great interest in offacial circles to-
day, inasmuch as the new English pol
icy Is similar in many respects to the
monetary reform adopted last July by
Mexico.
Mexico ruled gold entirely from cir
culation, and while theoretical gold
standard still prevails, all business is
done In silver coin. Predictions that
the change would send the silver peso
to It's intrinsic value Of more than eight
to the dollar have not been borne out
Before the reform was enacted the
peso was quoted at about 2.50 TO the
dollar. and its fall to about three to one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
GERMAN BoURsEs CLOSED.
Berlin Ponders Effect of Crisis on
Visit of French Leaders.

BERLIN, September 81 (P.-Gsr-
man stock exchanges end metal bourses
remained closed today by government
order in view of the unsettled financial
situation in Great Britain. The proce-
dure for the rest of the week was not
determined The Bourse Committee de-
cided to suspend quotations OF securi-
tbs. foreign currencies and metals. Curb
dealings will not be permitted. For
eign exchange quotations will be fixed
fer the time being by the ReichzbanI
London's gold ec'iAis YVES almost TIE
sole topic discussed in political and
financial circles ilevs.
Berlin wondered what effect Il would
Rave on the visit. scheduled for next
Saturday. Of Premier Laval and For
eign Minister BRAND OF France. who
have planned to return the Paris visit
made by Chancellor Bruening and
Foreign Minister Curtius
A bright spot in the situation for
Germany is the fact thSR credit freez-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21

ed and bitterly; the
Conservative half
damning the policy
as penalizing the
industrious and de-
liberately propa-
eating a com
plete generation of
drones; the Social
Liberal Sc cti %
lauding it either as
promoting even
tual equitable dis
tribution of prop
erty, or as serving
to maintain ma
tional health and
m orale, pending
restoration of nor
NAL conditions.
- - -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
BRITISH CALM IN CRISIS.
Decision Is Reached to Keep Stock
Exchange Closed Tomorrow.

LONDON, September 81 (R.-Great
Britain took the governments emer-
gency measures in her stride today and
business was carried on "as usual" with
no attempts to withdraw funds from
banks
Posting of the bare notice, bank rate
8 per cent" at the Bank of England
was the only outward sign of the mo-
mentouS decisions to suspend the gold
standard, increase the discount rate and
close stock exchanges for day. The
Exchange Committee decided that the
stock exchange shall remain closed to-
morrow.
Orders we're given inside the various
banks not to issue drafts abroad in ac-
cordance with last nights notification,
but no action was taken in connection
with interest on deposits or charges on
loans. These automatically were al
tered with the change in the Official
minimum, but because the advanced
bank rate is a temporary measure it is
possible that no alterations will be
made.
The foreign exchange market, usual
" busy on Monday mornings, is not
making quotations for the present. 1t
was not known whether there would be
any restrictions placed on dealing in
foreign exchanges. and until this ques-
ton is cleared up no quotations are be-
ing issued.
Banks Adopt Waiting Policy.
Inquiries were being received from
the continent but no business was being
done as dealers and banks in those CEN
tiers are waiting to see what happens in
the way of restrictions here.
With the doors of the stock exchange
closed, the members gathered in Throg-
morton street to discuss the govern
ment's steps and the general concensus
was favorable. Details Of settlement
were being conducted and the exchange
settling room was OPEN for checking
Saturdays trsnss ctions.
Prices on commodity exchanges in
creased today. On the metal exchange
in London copper rose more than 81 a
ton to 80 shillings pence Tin was
nearly f6 ton higher at Elf. ,
At Liverpool cotton advanced almost
q half penny pound to just over four
pence.
Cabinet Meeting Convened.
Brought back from his country home
at Chequers by the Prince of Wales,
Prime Minister Macdonald hastily con-
vened a cabinet meeting last night and
1t was decided that the gold redemption
act Of 1925 should be suspended to halt
alarming Withdrawals Of gold by for
eign investors.
Parliament is expected to pass the
enabling legislation tonight, after which
it will go to King George in Scotland
for his approval.
The bank rate was raised from Az to
per cent, a figure which was set in
July. It has not been up TO per cent
since October 81, 1929. The highest ii
has been since the war was per cent
and the highest during the war period
the declaration of hostilities on August
3, 1914.
Pending action by Parliament, it was
decided to close the London Exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21

has had @ Statutory effect on business In
some parts Of the country. In Yncatan
II has allowed cheaper production OF
henneQuin, which Is sold abroad on q
dollar basis, and thus has given the
Mexican producers an advantage over
Javanese and other competitor.
Exporters IN all hines have found the
decrease In the pesos exchange rate q
boon, and a general increase in their
activities has resulted. Importers, on
the other hand. have been hard hit and
are cutting down. The result, the gov
eminent believes, will be prompt i'm
provement In the trade balance and an
increase in home manufactures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Dogs Die Of Poison.

LYNCHBURG, Va, September Il
Especially Three dogs we're killed and
another made seriously Ill by poison
Friday night. along Somerset drive,
Peakland. There Is much uneasiness
among dog owners. 1t is thought the
poison was strychnine. Earlier during
the week larger number of dogs were
killed in the same manner in Fairview
Heights, a section of the city remote
from Somerset drive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Gold Standard Defined
British Drop Act Providing Purchase of Bullion at
Fixed Price-System Used by
Most Nations.

market. recently With the pound sterling
aysfable below its gold parity, in rela-
ton to other currencies, it has been
profitable fer banks to acquire sterling
pounds in the market, convert them
into gold at parity. and then convert
the god into other currencies by ex-
porting the gold.
The pound sterling was pegged In
New York during the war at S4.76. IT
reached this artificial height by means
of securities sale of dollars held by
British citizens
In 1919 1t was decided to remove the
support and the sterling dropped, until
finally In 1919 1t hit new low of SO 10:
The gold standard has been adopted
by most every country since the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
By HENRY J. ALLEN.

Twenty-Five per cent-one in every
four!-of England's employable popu-
lation living in what appears content
ment upon distribution of public funds
that must inevitably lead to national
bankruptcy unless modified.
The country's leadership-the gov
erninR classes-almost surgically divid-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
Titled Woman in the Stocks.

Who is the woman OF title who re-
Gently was imprisoned in the ancient
stocks in a London street and was re-
leased upon payment of ransom" to
charity? That is what English society
is asking. and various names are mem
toned, but the owners Of the stocks are
silent. The old means of punishment
are outside a picturesque tea shop. Her
ladyship tried them" but found she
could not release her feet. as a self
locking device had been attached.
When 1t was explained to her that a
donation to charity would gain her re-
lease, she smilingly contributed.