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Evening star., 1931-12-25
'DRY AGENTS SEIZE
| MUCH YULE LIQUOR
Prohibition Officers Make
Huge Hauls to Stop Virginia
Holiday Supply.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va, December 25.-If
this isn't dry Christmas day in vir-
ginia it's not because officers haven't
made tremendous dents in the sources
Of supply
Two heavily laden liquor trucks from
the South were captured Immediately
before the holiday and thousands Of
gallons of whisky and mash destroyed
in combined drive of State and led
eral agents. Earlier in the month
nine other trucks were caught
What is true of Virginia applies also
TO North Carolina, according to Capt.
r. Q. Merrick. Federal prohibition ad-
ministrator for the fourth enforcement
district. Just back from the neighbor
State, Capt. Merrtck said that his Of
fice at Wilson, N. c., reported that one
crew OF two agents had captured three
liquor bearing automobiles in the east
ern district of the State and that the
central district administrator at Green's
boro reported seizure of l3 cars in n
single night.
Five Drivers Caught
While his records fer the month we're
not completed, Capt. Merrick said that
flVe transient trucks loaded with Illicit
spirits had been captured in Virginia
since December u. He was impressed
with the activity Of his men in repeu-
ing the December traffic, which he said
Is the heaviest of all months in the
year. He pointed out that he is al
lowed no additional men for the
season.
State agents under Director H q.
Smith reported the seizure of six trucks
during the past week, the conflscation
OF approximately 500 gallons OF whisky.
the capture of nearly so 1000 gallons Of
mash and the destruction of Al stills
81 of them in one day.
Two OF the five trucks trapped on the
virginia highways during the month
were caught during the past week. The
cargo OF one was estimated by police TO
be valued at $4,000 at prevailing prices,
and the load on the other was said TO
be worth $4,000
Hawks Flying Around"
Eight of the stills captured were in
Franklin County. Federal Agent Lon
don described this particular county as
having an intricate telephone system to
warn dlStillers of the agents approach.
Those mountaineers have one of the
prettieSt and most effective systems of
signal work have ever seen" he said.
"A lot of talk over the telephone in
code language tips them off" the agent
said. He cited one instance in which a
man told another to get his chickens
in because the hawks were flying
around"
Evening star., 1931-12-25
SING SING GETS GIFTS.
Each Inmate Given Package Contain.
ing Is Articles.

OSSINING, N. Y, December 25 up.
1.-THE inmates Of Sing Sing received
their Christmas presents yesterday.
Packages. each containing Is articles,
went to all Of the 2,400 inmates of the
prison, except 26 slayers~confned in
the death house.
Since one of the articles in each Of
the packages was a 5-pound bag of
sugar, Santa Claus had to deliver about
tons.
Other articles included a pound of
coffee. a package of onions, can
of milk, an orange, an api:le, a pack
age of cigaretts, a cigar and ssme clean
clothes.
Warden Lewis E. LaWes was able to
make the distribution through funds
raised by recent minstrel show and
the foot ball games in which the Sing
Sing team played this season.
DOORS THROWN OPEN
Evening star., 1931-12-25
40 INMATES RELEASED.
Richmond City Judges Free Prisoners;
Others Get Special Food.

RICHMOND. Va, December 25 Up.
Law violators we're touched by the
Christmas spirit here yesterday as
penitentiary sentence was suspended
and 40 Jail inmates released by judges
of the city courts, while preparations
were going forward to give an appropri-
ate dinner and some holiday sweets to
$50 prisoners who must remain in jail.
Gov. Pollard had his share in the
acts Of generosity by paroling Linwood
Bottom. sentenced in 1925. to serve 20
years in the penitentiary for the killing
of Howard D. Brown, former prohibi-
ton agent
Evening star., 1931-12-25
POPE'S APPROVAL SEEN.
Expected to Indorse Appointment Of
Woman as Arms Delegate.

VATICAN CITY, December 25 C41
Some church authorities here today
inferred the approval of the Vatican
for the appointment of DR.. Mary
Wooley as one of the American repre-
sentativeS at the world disarmament
conference because of the interest
shown by Pope Plus XI in arousing the
women of the world to use their IN
f1uence in the cause of peace and dis
armament.
The Pontiffs declaration today that
he did not wish to say anything def
nitely regarding his views on disarma-
merit left general aversion to being
quoted, but 1t was pointed out that the
Pope recently appointed Cardinal Ger
retti to the task of encouraging the
international Federation of Catholic
Women'S Association in its work for
peace.
CHOICE HAILED IN SPAIN.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
PLAN SPECIAL MENU.
District Prisoners to Have Extra Food
for Dinner Today.

District Prisoners to Have Extra Food
for Dinner Today.
Several hundred unfortunates "on
the inside looking out" of penal insti-
tutions in the District sat down at
noon today to decorated dining tables
loaded with good. wholesome food
their Christmas present from Uncle
Sam
At Occoquan and Lorton Supt. NJ. M.
Barnard of District penal institutions,
approved a menu of roast pork, apple
sauce sage dressing, pickles, candied
sweet potatoes, bread, coffee, pumpkin
pie, apples, candy, mixed nuts and
smoking tobacco.
At the District Jail Maj. William
Peak, superintendent. served his charges
roast pork. mashed potatoes, brown
gravy, celery, cranberry sauce, choco-
late pudding and sauce, apples, coffee,
butter and bread.
The pork served at the three in
stitutions came from the farm at
Lorton.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Balk on Dressing Dolls.

KITCHENER, ontario (P)-There is
limit ON what fireman can do.
Members of the department proved ex-
pert at mending dolls, but when the
woman members Of the Relief Commit
tee sent the dolls back to be dressed, the
laddies just climbed on the truck and
went to a fire.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
DEMPSEY BROTHER FINED
Pleads Guilty to Possession Of "a
Gallons of Wine.

Gallons of Wine.
LOS ANGELES, December IS P)-
Joe Dempsey, brother OF Jack Dempsey,
former heavyweight champion, pleaded
guilty yesterday to possession of "a gal
Ions of wine. He paid fine OF $50.
Dempsey previously asked q jury trial,
which was scheduled for yesterday, but
pleaded guilty upon his court ap-
pearance.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
DOORS THROWN OPEN.
Chattanooga's Jail Emptied for Chris
mas Season.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, December
IS lP>-Prisoners of Chattanooga's Jail
received a Christmas present worth
having from the police commissioner
The big iron doors were opend wide
and the prisoners were allowed to de-
part with the admonition to sin no
more"-that is. all but three or four,
who had committed major offenses and
were detained
Evening star., 1931-12-25
Kent From Seeing Mother.

OKLAHOMA CITY (P.-To share in
the estate OF their grandfather, Leopold
M. Guggenheim. Paul Guggenheim, IA,
and his sister. Mary, IL, must live at
least 800 miles away from their mother.
The stipulation was made In the grand
fathers will.
Evening star., 1931-12-25

One-fifth of the accidental deaths,
the country over, are ascribed to the
automobile.
Evening star., 1931-12-25
CONGRESS TO BALK
FURTHER DEBT CUT,
WATSON ASSERTS

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Evening star., 1931-12-25
NOTES OF PROTEST
MERE FORMALITY,
TOXIC CONTENDS

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Evening star., 1931-12-25
HOOVER HELPS SANTA
WITH PEGGY ANN'S AND
HERBERTS YULE GIFTS

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Evening star., 1931-12-25
DRIVER FOR SOCIETY
KILLED BY CAR AFTER
DELIVERING GIFTS

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The Washington times., 1931-05-07

An old-fsshioned hsir-pulling
match was aired in Police Court
yesterday before Judge Gus A.
Schuldt when Mrs. Bernard
Stewart. 1908 Bay st. S. E., was
arraigned on charge OF assault
ing Mrs. Laura CappS, 1912 Nine
teenth Pl. N. E..
Mrs. Capps told the court
that on April % she heard her
four.year-old son screaming and
ran to the front porch Of her
home to find Mrs. Stewart
spanking the child. When she
went to the defense Of her son.
she asserted, Mrs. Stewart
struck her in the eye.
Mrs. Stewart, however, de.
clared that the Capps boy had
struck her four-year-old dsugh.
ter with a hammer and that she
went to see Mrs. Capps about it.
She rang the bell, she said. and
nc one answered.
Then she declares she asked
the Capps boy why he had struck
the girl, whereupon Mrs. Lapps
ran out of the door and caught
her by the hair. She grasped
Mrs. Capps hair and struck back
to defend herself, she said, and
they struggled until they were
separated by Mrs. Capps' 15-year
OLD son william.
Mrs. Stewart then returned to
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
F.F.v.' S|NSP|RE
COURT s WIT

Two fast fighting Virginians"
yesterday aired their grievances be-
fore Judge Gus A. Schuldt IN
Police Court and we're told to go
home and behave.
Ethel White of Roanoke, Va,
said that Elmer Clinton, also of
Roanoke, came to her room at
914 Twelfth St. N. W., yesterday
and, after threatening to mash
her nose," struck her several
times.
Clinton, however, said that he
went to the girls room for his
wife, where upon Miss White
threw a teacup at him and then
started after him with a broom.
Judge Schuldt remarked:
"This looks to me like an.
other case of F. f.. v.'-Fast
Fighting Virginians. I'm going
to dismiss the case and you
people 60 home and behave"
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
CONTRACT MEN
WILL MEET

A national legislative program
supported by the general con.
tractors of the country, will be
drafted by the executive board
Of the Associated General Con.
tractors of America at a meeting
in Washington tomorrow and
Saturday, according to Edward
]. Harding, managing director.
The program of the contrsc-
tors legislative committee will be
presented by Col. George B. Wal
bridge Of Detroit. The first meet
ing Of the construction cnron0I'
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

STOCKHOLM, May Z Q.N.S0.
A diplomatic incident Of consider
able Importance, centering about
a silver service in the British En-
bassy at Leningrad, was re-
ported by the Stockholm news
paper Dagligt Allehanda in a
dispatch from Moscow today.
According to the dispatch, the
service was removed from the
embassy and used at q formal
dinner at which Soviet officials
were hosts.
Sir Esmond Ovey, British Am
bassador. was reported to have
sent a note to Maxim ,Litvinoff
Soviet commissar for foreign af
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
HIS GIRL s PLEA
SAVES DANCER

Bernard Washington, colored.
"a, is a good dancer, and he has
that fact to thank for his liberty
today.
whel Washington was ar.
raigned before Police Court judge
Gus A. Schuldt yesterday on a
charge of beating Elizabeth Ash
ton. colored, of 261 New Jersey
Ave. N. W.. the girl told the court {:
"YOur honor, don't want to
send him down. He's the most
wonderful dancer i ever saw.
He's an extra good tap dancer
and wins lots Of prizes. No, sir,
/ don't want to prosecute"
Since Washington had been In
Jail for week awaiting trial
Judge Schuldt remarked that hi
had been punished sufficiently
and suspended a $25 fine.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
AtWOOd-
Firm Is Bankrupt

Joseph Atwood and August F.
Rupprecht, trading as Atwood
and Rupprecht, electrical con-
tractors and retailers of lighting
fixtures. yesterday in District Su.
preme Court asked to be adjudi.
Gated a voluntary bankrupt.
Attorney r. L. Merrick, repre-
senting the concern, informs the
court they will take advantage
of the 10 days allowed by law to
file debt and asset schedules.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

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Heterodyne would have cost you
more than twice as much. Now it's
yours for only $50. so complete with
Radiotron tubes-ready to operate.
See the sUPBRBTTB today. Examine
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Victor dealer will gladly demon
strate it for you'll RCA Victor
Company, Inca Radio Corpora
ton of America Subsidiary-Cam-
den, n. J.
The Superette-the first
radio to bear the tVO most
famous Trademarks In
~
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Mter-FrGternity
Debates End TOniQht

Finals in the inter.sorority and
inter-fraternity debates at George
Washington University will be
held tonight at o'clock in Cor
coran Hall. to determine the win
ner Of the trophy awarded an
nually by Delta Sigma Rho, hon
orarY forensic fraternity.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Tell Judge OF
Fight OUer Offspring

the home of a neighbor across
the street from the Caps resi-.
dence. Remarking that 1t was
impossible to ascertain VIII o
started the fight. Judge Schuldt
dismissed the case. 'cautioning
the mothers not to repeat the
offenSe.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

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Sales prove it! You'll want it, too,
the minute you see how beautiful.
how compact it is. e. the minute you
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Imagine it! A real big 8.tube radio
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will fit anywhere living room -.
dining room bedroom -. porch
-. or oficel And it costs so little
you can afford it as an extra set.
The sUPBRETTR has eight tubes
-. eight Including two of the mar
velous new Radiotron Super-Con.
troll Tubes.
The new sUPERBTTE Is not merely
screen grid it's more =. it's a
Super HeterOdyne the last word
in radio.
Back of the sUPRRBTTB are RCA's
vast resources and the worlds fore"
most radio engineers. Back of it are
Victor's 80 years of experience in
reproducing the voices of Caruso,
Galli-Curci, Mccormack and many
other immortals of music.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07

tee Of President Hoover's White
House Conference on Home Build
ing and Home Ownership was
held yesterday at the U. s. De-
partment OF Commerce, under
A. p. Greensfelder.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
DISCUSSES EDUCATION

John Seidell, State director of
industrial education. and Edwin
w. Broome, superintendent Of
schools for Montgomery county
met yesterday with the manual
training teachers Of the county in
the office of Mr.. Broome.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
CHAMBER TO MEET

The May membership meeting
of the Washington Chamber Of
Commerce will be held tomorrow
at the Washington Hotel. Col.
Thomas P. Littlepage will preside.
The meeting will inaugurate a
one-week new-member drive.
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
STUDENT TO LECTURE

Oluwaji o. Coker, a young
African student at Howard Uni
versity. will lecture tonight at the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
on THE Origin and History Of
the Yorubas Tribe"
The Washington times., 1931-05-07
Soviet Refuses to Return
Embassy's SiLUer SerDice

fairs. asking that the service be
returned.
Litvinoff was reported as re-
plying the service was the prop
erty of the Soviet Government.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03
HOW ALASKANS LIVE

The Director of the Census has announced that there are d total of 27,752 persons, 10 years
 cld or over, having gainful oc
 equations in Alaska. Of that number 24,898 are males anl 2,854 are females. The whoi" number of gainful workers $ distributed by industry groupi as follows: 1.198 in agricultur.a, *97 of whom are engaged in gen. tral farming, APO in fur farmil.sg hcd 38l in reindeer farming in dastry; 5,034 in manufacturire and mechanical industries, III 1,032 in food and allied industries, SIS in building in 312 in independent hand trades, 289 in iron aEd steel industries 226 in saw and blaming mills, g in other wool working industries, 126 furriers, q in clothing and other text!ie industries, 55 in printing, pub- fishing and engraving, 36 in au-l tomobile repair shops, g shoe
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03

clare that l had but one gentle man in my mind for that i'm pOrtant command, and that a gentleman from Virginia who was among us and very we'll known to all of us; T gentleman, whose skill and ex- perience as an officer, whose independent fortune, great -alents, and excellent univers- al character would command the appreciation of all Ameri- ca, and unite the cordial eXer- lions of all the colonies better than any other person in the Union"
 John Hancock, Precident ci tne Congress officially notified Washington of his election on the next day; ard the newly chosen General, standing in hi1 place, made the following speecr of acceptance:
 MT. President.
 Though I am truly sensible Of the high honor done me in this appointment, yet, I feel great distress from a consci-' ousness, that my abilities and military experience may not be equal to the extensive and important trust: However, as the Congress desire it, I will enter upon the momentous duty, and exert every power I possess in their service and f0r support of the glorious cause I beg they will accept my most cordial thanks for this distinguished testimony Of their appreciation.
 But, lest some Unlucky ev- cnt should happen unfavour- able to my reputation, I beg t may be remembered by every Gentlemen in the room, that I this day declare with the ut most sincerity I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
 "As to pay, Sir, beg leave tc assure the Congress, that as no pecun-ary consideration
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03

dependent on the fishing in custry for it's wealth, but it narbor is a forest Of masts and idle trolling poles-and this is July. The halibut fishermeI, lave tied up their boats; tn. trollers have tied up their boats; the canners and seiners have S,ed up the seine boats. Just what will Ketchikan do nexi winter when the Bureau of fish Aries. closes up the trolling sea- son?
 Wrangell has been down in the mouth and even Petersburg, which has been exceptionally fortunate, is feeling the pincn CT depression
 What will our Chambers of Commerce do about it? Wh2j will the bureau of fisheries do about it? What will the political tomcats and bureaucrats do a : tout it? Where are all our political wiseacres now? It is rot so easy to play Solomon when things begin to go wrong
 We suggest that more ives men" be elected to the next and more bonehead be passed whereby the fishing population must be4r .he brunt of taxes and discriln- nations. Juneau can easily get to help the mineral prospectors, but what have they cone for the fishermen?
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03

Douglas public school. The Douglas voters turned down their friends at the last election snd supported men who threw the knife into the Douglas pre-. position, so we are not wasting any sympathy, but we do not Lclieve the appropriation for
 sl2h an organization was as necessary as the appropriation for a public school.
 Remember tl.at appropriation. In the treasury at this time there is less than $70O,0OO. New do your own figuring and tel. Us how the territory is going to Finance it's affairs after that money is gone and how long it will last at the present rate of expenditure of eighty thousand a month. And the fisheries tax won't save us either. The Bristci Pay pack is falling short and that's where the big pack of red has come from in former years. Then go ahead and elect such political timber as Senator D a mond and Representative zieg- Ter, "bunkum program" artists, and a few more ives men" f1' them to lead around by their noses. Yes, vote 'em in, boys. you know 'en.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03
WANTS UNCLE SAM TO RE- FUSE MOTORS MADE BY PAY :
 CUTTING CORPORATION

Voicing Q demand that the War Department refuse to ac-- cept airplane motors made by the Wright Aeronautical Corpor 2ticn of Paterson, N. J., until rhe company agrees to abandon wage cuts now in effect in it's factory, Congressman F. H. La Guardia of New York predicted this week that the next session Of Congress would enact legis- iation requiring the payment Df prevailing wages" on govern ment work of any nature.
 The prevailing wage" law passed by the last session in cludes only construction work
 LeGuardia branded conditions in the Wright factory as shame : jul" In the latter part of 193C, the company installed a speed : up" system and slashed wages of machinists and metal polish erG 10 per cent.
 The men were unorganized, but when another cut was order cd, they rebclled and went ol strike. This Walk-out was later called off by the strikers.
 Now, according to LaGuardiA l, |ages are 25 per cent under those prevailing for similar work in the Paterson area.
 After calling attention to the fact that the company has Wa and Navy Department contract , amounting to more than $6,000- GOO for the fiscal years of 193i and 1882, and that the firm is making motors for 16 out of 19 air mail companies subsidized b. the government, LaGuardia saiG.
 Surely the government is ia a position in this instance to compel this company to treat it. employees fairly and to pay the prevailing rate of wages"
 Claims made by the Wrigh management that prices paid by he government were so low th2l wage cuts were necessary were cenied by LaGuardia.
 Such a statement is absolute : iy unjustifiable,' he declared. 4 c mparisCn of the prices paid by the government with those paid by private industries show.> that the government is paying more" ."-Labor.
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03
Reaching For Stars

The Seward Gateway, speak . ing edltorially says Alaska 5 struggle toward the stars WI some day attain us a place be- side the stars of sister states n the union, but not before Ala,
 Fans themselves get behind tr'' land of their adoption 100 pc" cent" Yea and amen,, say WI
 And our idea of getting behin : Alaska 100 Der cent is to back ID the friends of Alaska and ;o back down the territory's en- tmies. Among the enemies of Alaska we would point to a ce = tain brueau chief who continu.s .s to preach"conservatiOn" of Al aska's great fisheries resources to resident ElaSkans and to tie ,nSuSpectin9 far-off aW mak- CTS and department heads a' Washington. At the same time permits corporations compos- ed of resident stockholdei to rape our fisheries by means of illegal and unjustifiable con : sessions and special privileges, while AlaSkanG- fish; rmen, mer- Cil2nts, bankers anG beggarS- stand idle but not altogether mute. Forestry officials, who at the behest of the timber aSSocla- tens in the states would "col- serve" Alaska'S spruce and hem lcck, flor future generations" at tie same time admitting that Alaska's timber is ripe and ov- tr-ripe" and going back to earth 2t the rate Of more than 600,
 100000 feet each and every year, leaving the present gener- ation jobleSs because of unfair restrictions. Included also are tIlcSe who find it worth while to spend thousands of dollars annually to discredit Alaska coal and Alaska's railroad in order to protect their own coal market, and have almost sue
 ccoded while that too numerous class of Alaska'S enemies, her own indifferent citizens, sleep on Among the friends of tm
 territory We pin our faith and CUT hope first to that sam" James Wickersham who was able to put over the original idea Of a railway to develop Alaska s coal in spite of those sane INal barOnS of PennSVlVani.l
The Alaskan., 1931-07-03

could have tempted me to ac.. cept this arduous employment. at the expense of my domestic ease and happiness, I do not wish to make any profit from it. I will keep an exact ac- count of my expenses. Those doubt not they will dis charge, and that is all I de- sire"
 Thus began eigh arduous years of fighting with independ- cnce of the Colonies the prize.
 Many states, according to the United States George Washing 5On Bicentennial Commission, Will celebrate June 15, 1882, as