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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13

resolution had been adopted and for
warded to Senator Robert r. Wagner
at Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-13

Damage caused by the earthquake In
Japan on November IS Is now esti-
mated at $4,000 600.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

was said in international circles to-
night.
The French cabinet meeting sched-
uled for today was postponed in order
that Premier Pierre Laval and his COL
leagues might have more time to con-
slider the position France will adopt at
the conference 1t was confidently be-
lieved here that the meeting will he
held January 18 at The Hague.
The cabinet will get together next
week, when the government is expected
to lay down its instructions to the
French delegates.
Borah Statement Quoted.
The outstanding single development
in the reparations discussion was a
statement bv Senator William E. Borah,
quoted in the German press, that the
treaty of Versailles should be revised
and Germany's burdens lightened.
The Nationalist press, as represented
by L'Ami du Peuple. declared this state
ment should be considered as an ex-
preston of the opinion of German
American finance.
Premier Laval, who expects to attend
the opening of the Geneva Disarma-
ment Conference in February, spent
SIulSIHldS lloiiudyS Will lis ldlIlliy
studying the report returned by the
Young Plan Advisory Committee in
Basel.
Views Are Exchanged.
The French government awaited the
reaction of other countries before
making official announcement of the
place and date of the Reparations Con-
ference.
Some nations, it was learned authori-
tatively. have been attempting unofi-
cially to find out whether the United
States would be likely to accept a re-
duction In debts due her in proportion
to any cuts allowed in German repara-
tions.
An exchange of views among the
governments that signed the Young
plan was going on in preparation for
The Hague meeting.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
FARM DEBTS DELAY.
ADDED TO BANK BILL
Senate Subcommittee Votes
for S25, 900, 900 Increase in
100000, 900 Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An additional $25 900, 900 to be used
in granting poStponementS on farm
mortgage payments was attached to a
House bill to increase the capitalization
of the Federal land banks yesterday by
Senate Banking Subcommittee
The bill as passed by the House calls
for the Government to subscribe $780,
000,0 to the capital of the land banks
and would authori.H the banks at their
discretion to allow postponements of
mortgage installments due and their
payment over 5-year period.
Act to Finance Moratorium"
The Senate Subcommittee, headed by
Senator Carey, Republican, wyoming,
voted to add the S25 900 900 in order
to finance the So-called moratorium to
farmer borrowers. The S25,000,000 is
to be repaid to the Federal Treasury
by the banks when their need for the
money has passed.
Chairman Carey believes the amend
ment will permit a moratorium and at
the same time avoid weakening the
banks.
Final Draft Up Tomorrow.
A favorable report on the measure
with the amendment was decided upon
by the committee, which will approve
the final language of the redraft at
another executive session tomorrow.
Carey said it would be reported
promptly to the full committee and
probably would be laid before the Sen
ate shc>'tly after Congress reconvenes
He added that Senate action On it
might be sought ahead of President
Hcover's other big economic rehabilita-
ton proposal-the $500 100000 recon-
struction finance corporation-on the
ground that it probably would not re-
quire nearly as much discussion ana al
ready has passed the House.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
LINKS TARIFF CUTS
WITH DEBT RECESS
Rainey Says Relief Depends
on Lowering of Gus
toms Walls.
By the Associated Press

Another demand that foreign debt
slasheS be conditioned on reciprocal
tariff cuts was issued yesterday from
high Democratic source.
Representative Rainey, the House
leader and moratorium foe. said that
under such an arrangement there
might be some reason for extending
debt payments"
But Mr.. Hoover and Republican
party leaders cannot do anything along
this line" the Illinois Representative
said. They haven't done anything and
won't do anything in the future"
That will come from Democratic
sources only. If the elections next Fall
result in the election of Democratic
President then we may get somewhere
That is the only relief I see, and the
only hope of relief to our agriculture
and our industries"
1t was the second consecutive day
that tariff walls have been linked with
international debts by Democratic
spokesmen. Senator Hull of Tennessee
said European governments could seek
debt adjustments only after proposing
tariff reductions, and gave notice more
liberal trade relations must precede re-
vision negotiations.
Hull voted for President Hoover's one
year moratorium, while Rainey voted
against it Both. however, are members
OF the Joint Democratic Policy Com
mlttee that will confer On party tariff
views soon after the holidays.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
TAlL0RS' PATRON SAINT
RESTORED BY ROMANS
Omobono, for Whom Ancient
Church Is Named, Honored
by Clothes Makers.

ROME (NANA).-Saint Omobono
has come into his own again. for the
Roman tailorS. with due ceremony.
have restored him as their patron. The
saint was himself q tailor in the
eleventh century, and there is church
dedicated to his memory in one of the
oldest quarters of the city.
The neW-old fraternity of Rome's
tailors has taken sup again the old
rule: Brother tailors, be ever devoted
to Saint Omobono, your lord and pa
tron, and when you cut a suit of
clothes remember him in fixing the
price"
Whether the tailors and "Sartine"
(the Italian midnettes) who have Just
banqueted in their patrons honor and
visited his church en- masSe. intend by
the rule to make their charges more or
less remains to be seen. After all.
prices were very different in st. ONO
bonos day!
(Copyright, 1881. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc.)
Evening star., 1931-12-27
VETS CITE NUMBER
OF j. s. DRY AGENTS
Anti-Dry Sentiment Proof Is
Seen in 1893 SIeuths
by Crusaders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Crusaders. anti-prohibition Or
ganization, said in a statement yester-
day the comparatively large number OF
prohibition agents among Government
"sleuths" was proof the people did not
believe in prohibition.
The statement said the Government
employed only 5,439 enforcement Off
GERS for the apprehension of Federal
law violators, but that 1893 of this
number, or Al per cent of the total,
concentrate entirely on prohibition"
1T is significant that only $40 men
are required to enforce the thousands
of postal regulations, expose mail
frauds, run down mail robbers and in
general make Uncle Sans mail almost
sacred" the statement said.
Probably no one has counted the
number of laws enforced by the Federal
Government-it certainly must run into
the thousands-but Uncle Sam seems
to manage pretty well in enforcing them
all with the exception of prohibition
Evening star., 1931-12-27
U. S. and European
Trade Goes Below
Record for Years
Interchange of Goods
Drops SO Pct. From
1880 Figures.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Europe bought less from the United
States and sold less to us in the first
three quarters of 1881 than in any
similar period for lcng time, but pro-
portionately speaking, it did more than
its share at that
Analysing trade figures for the first
nine months of the year, the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States said
i'll a statement yesterday that ne 3rly
48 per cent of all American exports dur
ing the period were bought by European
countries. the largest proportion for any
similar time in recent ye3rs.
Asia was also good customer, ship
ments to that continent, as compared
to the first nine months of 1890 hold
ing up better than those to any other
continent.
The value of shipments to Asia de-
clined only 20 per cent, the chan Der
said, as compared with declines of Sc
per cent for Europe, 81 per cent for
Africa, Al per cent for North America,
81 per cent for South America and 50
per cent for Oceania.
Individual customers maint3ined
their ranking, however, as compared to
1890, Canada being first, the United
Kingdom second and Germany third.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
OLD GOLD MINER DEAD
Long Illness Fatal to Arthur Pew
in Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, December 26 ,LP,.-
Arthur Pew, II, retired civil engineer,
died at his home here today after an
Hines of five years.
Mr.. Pew was born in Talbotton, Ga
He received his engineering degree at
Cornell University and became locat-
ing engineer for the Mexican Central
Railroad. Later he engaged in gold
mining IN South America. Pew spelled
his name Pew" although other mem
bers of the family, prominent in North
Carolina, spelled it "Pou"
He is survived by his widow, son,
Arthur Pew, jr.; two brothers, James H.
Pou of Raleigh, N. c., and Edward Pou
OF Smithfield, N c. a Representative
In Congress for 80 years. and a sister
Miss Matte Pou of Smithfield.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
COMMERCE TO SUPPORT
BAL TIMORE'S RATE FIGHT
Association to Join City and Other
Interests to Block Old Port
Differentials.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, December 26.-Com-
mercial interests will join the city of
Baltimore in petitioning the Interstate
Commerce Commission Monday to re-
strain railroads from establishing on
January rate differentials on export
end import shipments in effect prior
to the Eastern class rate investigation.
Charles R. Seal. Baltimore Association
of Commerce official. said his organi-
zation would join the city and the
Chamber of Commerce in filing the
petition
Sweeping rate and differential changes
went into effect December 8 on order
of the commission, and Baltimore was
favored over Philadelphia, New York
and Boston by the new rates.
Since that time, however, the rail-
roads have filed tariff rates which
would strip Baltimore of its advan-
tages on overseas shipments.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
JAPANESE DIET OPENS:
SHORT SESSION is SEEN
General Election Expected Soon, as
Premier Inukai's Party Is
Without Majority.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 26-The japanese
Diet was officially opened for its sixtieth
session today with a short life in pros
pect.
The new government of Premier
Tsuyoshi Inukai was represented by a
minority as Emperor Hirohito in person
opened the session.
The tormalities will be completed to-
morrow. Then the Diet will adjourn
until January 20, when the premier and
other cabinet ministers will deliver
their administrative addresses
The vernacular newspapers predict
the dissolution of the Diet afterward
will be unavoidable and already both
the Seiyukai party of Premier Inukai
and the Minseito party, which has a
majority in the present Diet, are pre-
pairing for general election.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

garded here as distinctly European. The
United States asked no reparationS
from Germany, and the policy here has
been to look on reparations and war
debts as having no connection.
Another European trouble arises from
failure to effect monetary stability.
American currency is stable. 1t Is
abroad, and particularly in Europe. that
trade is upset and confidence under
mined by money troubles
A third complication arises from a
tariff war among European nations,
based on retaliation and having no re-
gard for the declared American policy
of scientific adjustment on the basis of
cost of production.
fourth European worry is over
armaments. The poorest nations con-
tinue to arm heavily. draining their
treasures and burdening their peoples
by preparations against one another
These all are matters about which
the American Government has felt it
could do nothing directly. European
statesmen have been told repeatedly
they must themselves find solution,
because the basic troubles are Euro
pean in their origin, though their effect
is worldwide
War Debts Individual.
An unofficial American observer may
attend the projected conference, but
with no power to take hand in the
proceedings. The direct American in
tereSt, aside from a restoration of con-
fidence by European initiative, lies in
the war debts, and these debts always
have been treated as transactions be-
tween individual governments, not sub
ject to discussion at general confer
ence.
For the moment there is no ma
chinery even for individual debt dis
cussicns, Congress having refused to re-
create the Debt Funding Commission.
1t is expected here that as overtures
are made for American participation in
the proposed negotiations, Europe will
find Stiffening attitude in Washing
ton. The American Government de-
sires to be helpful, but the impression
grows that unless Europe helps itself
by restoring confidence among its COM
ponent nations, it will find the United
States figuring out course of its own.
and buttrcsSing itself as best it may
against the shock CT default and gen.
eral European recession.
Every one here hopes Europe will see
the light and no shock will come A
convincing European accord for econ
omy and stability would be welcomed
in Washington as no other event since
the armistice, and probably would have
tangible returns in the direction of war
debts readjustments.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
CAPPER OPPOSES
WAR DEBT CHANGE
Kansas Senator Says U. S.
Played Santa Claus for
Europe Long Enough.

Fresh opposition to revision of allied
war debts due the United States came
last night from Senator Capper. Repub-
lican, of Kansas, who said Uncle Sam
has played Santa Claus about long
enough"
In a radio speech, the KanSan said
he was opposed to cancellation or any
further scaling down of the debts. He
said America had forgiven the loans
made during the war and only asked
for payment of those made after the
war.
Paid for Much of War"
1T seems to a lot of us ordinary
folks that after We paid for a good part
of the war We had done our share" "
Senator Capper declared 1--WE forgave
the actual war debts. But we ought not
to be called upon to forgive the post
war loans to boot.
TO pay for the war, pay for reha-
bilitation and pay for preparations for
Europe's next big war-that seems too
much of load. But there seems to be
an organized propaganda in Europe,
joined in by certain interests in the
United States, to force Uncle Sam to
forgive all the postwar debts, also.
I, for ore, am opposed to the cancella-
tion of these governmental debts: l am
opposed to any further scaling down"
Referring to the one-year moratorium
tust approved, Senator Capper said:
We have already granted a year S
moratorium. Now. all that means is
we have said to the debtor nations of
Europe: We realize you can't collect
from Germany for this year without
danger of German collapse That
might destroy the credit structure of
the world; it might destroy several gov
ernments. So we will postpone pay
ments due the current fiscal year, and
allow you to pay those in 10 annual
tnstallments'
Like Farm Tenant.
That is much the same thing, my
friends, as if you had a tenant farmer
who could not meet his rent this year
You give him time to pay, instead of
putting him off the farm. And this l
might say, is the theory on which Con-
gress approved the moratorium
But now Europe is trying to make
the moratorium permanent. And the
international bankers are seconding the
plea"
After describing how foreign bonds
have been sold in this country, Senator
Capper said:
If the debts of a number of Eu-
ropean governments are repudiated, if
their credit standing is impaired, there
will be no further markets in America
for foreign securities. No more COM
missions, spreads, profits or what you
may want to call it. So the interna-
tional bankers back the cry for debt
cancellation"
Evening star., 1931-12-27
- TWO KILLED IN CAR
Gretna, Va, Brothers Die as Autt
Leaves Road and Upsets.

GRETNA. Va. December 26 P).-
Two brothers of Gretna were killed and
a third severely injured Christmas day
when their automobile left the road
and turned over near Sandy Level
The two killed were Abb Shelton, As,
and Henderson Shelton, 48. The in
jured brother is Chapley Shelton, jr.
whose condition tonight was said to
be improved. He is at his home here
The brothers had been visiting their
father. Chapley S. Shelton, and were
returning to Gretna when the Tragedy
occurred
The three brothers were pinned IN
der the car. where they lay until a
passing motorist found them. He found
two of them dead and Chapley Sholton
jr., unconscious. Funeral services for
the dead men we're held this afternoon
at o'clock. -,
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Bay State Bank Closed.

BOSTON. December 26 CP.-The
State Banking Department announced
today the closure of the Haverhill
Trust Co. of Haverhill. The in
stitution has total deposits of more
than S2000,0O0, of which approximately
three-fourtks are in the savings de-
partment.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
DEPUTY SHERIFF SHOT
Policeman Rushed to Jail in Ex-
citement at Honaker, Va.

HONAKER, Va, December 26 (P).-
Mckinley Evans, town policeman was
arrested tonight after he is alleged to
have seriously wounded Deputy Sheriff
Henry Yates here. Yates was taken
to the Richlands Hospital with bullet
wound below the heart.
Evans was rushed to the Russell
County Jail at Lebanon. Excitement
was high. The shooting occurred, it
was said, when Yates approached
Evans ON a street here about $50 pm.
to serve papers charging Evans with
striking Smith Addison yesterday with
a pistol when Evans was arresting a
man named Ford. Addison is alleged
to have interfered.
In TIE shooting tonight Evans
brother, Ham Evans, was shot through
the hand by Mckinley, officers stated.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
HELP-WOMEN.

YOUNG LADIES with soda
luncheonette experience. Must
be we'll recommended. Apply
between 10 am. and 2 pm, Miss
Dorman, Whelan Drug Co., 18th
and Columbia road.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Named to Nitrate Combine.

SANTIAGO, Chile, December 26 (P),
President Montero appointed Manuel
Trucco, former Vice President of Chile,
as one of the governments directors
on the board of the Cosach nitrate
combine today
Evening star., 1931-12-27
EUROPE LOOKS TO U. s.

Factor in Reparations Farley.
PARIS, December 26 (P.-The at
titude Of the United States on the re-
duct'on of war debts will be the deter
mining factcr in the forthcoming Inter-
national Reparations Conference, 1t
Evening star., 1931-12-27
HELD AS COUNTERFEITER

Man TAKEN III LOS CdUIH IS
Brought to Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, December
Is (P,.-Hiram Branham, %, arrested
Christmas day in log cabin near New
berry on charge of counterfeiting $40
bank notes, was brought here today
for arraignment.
The offense, according to United
States Secret Service Operative Frank
L. Holiday who made the arrest, is
alleged to have been committed in
Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
FORMER PUBLISHER DIES

Mrs. Effie McKinlay Kantor, SO,
Expires in Des Moines, Iowa.
DES MONIES, Iowa, December 2s
lP).-Mrs. Efie McKinlay Kantor. So
former Iowa newspaper woman and
magazine publisher, died today at the
home of her son, McKinlay Kantor,
Death was caused by heart disease.
Her son is the author of two novels
and several short stories.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
EUROPE'S OWN ACTS
REGARDED KEY TO
FURTHER u. S. HELP

Continued From First Page.)
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-05
Nodak Outfit in
Splendid Shape
Every Regular on First team
Put in Action Against
YearIings

Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 5.-(R-
The strongest array Of North Dakota
football players Coach G. A. West has
been able to muster in weeks went
through scrimmage in memorial sta
dium Wednesday.
With the exception of Bill Lowe,
guard, who has been out of the line
up most of the season and who will
not be ready for duty for another
week at least. Every available man
on the squad went through today's
drill.
West had every regular on his first
team in action against the best of the
freshmen, while Assistant Coach Buck
Starbeck worked the second outfit
against another yearling eleven. Mer-
back and F'elber were at ends, Long
and Wick at tackles, Gordon Dablow
and Malo at guards; Bourne, center,
and Wexler, Pierce. Richmond and
Burma in the backfield.
The yearlings tossed passes for 80
minutes In a passive scrimmage while
varsity performers looked over for
nations used by St. Thomas, then the
first and second string performers
took the ball and for another half
hour assumed the offensive.
While the ScrimmageS were more
or less satisfactory, the most pleasing
part of the practice was the condition
of the players after the two hardest
games OF the season against Oregon
and North Dakota AcrieS
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-05
Trygg
BY GLADYS NELSON

Miss Jessie PettiS of Linton was a
weekend visitor at the home of he1
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. PettiS
Sr.
Miss Lenora Hedstrom Of Sibley
Butte visited Wednesday with the
Ole Olson's and Louis Olson's and
at Miss Schlickenmayer's school in
Trygg. She also visited Miss Mabel
MakiS and Miss Hilna Olson.
Vernon Horne from Park Rapids
Minn., and George Nelson visited
Tuesday at Browns and Bud Mel
sons.
David Trygg transacted business
Thursday in Bismarck.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Nelson and Ger
tie Mae motored to Bismarck Thurs
day and attended the corn show.
Sam Brown, who has been making
his home at the Geo. Nelson's, and
Bernie Anderson left Tuesday for
Omaha, Neb., where they will visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Bernstein and
family. They intend to get work
there. Mrs. Bernstein was formerly
Anna Brown, who made her home
here before going to Omaha.
Mrs. Gene Cunningham and Mrs
Homer Taylor, project leaders for
the Cedar Hill Homemakers' club OF
Trygg, attended the clothes remod-
cling school in Bismarck last Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Spangberg and
Violet motored to Bismarck Friday
to attend the corn show. Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrew Trygg and Alvin also
attended.
Elmond Pettis returned last week
from the Edgerly farm near Sterling
where he was employed this sum.
mer. He Is now working for Davic
Trygg.
Many attended lecture last weel
given in the Lyman hall by Mis-:
Holmes of New York. Miss Husa, 9
North Dakota girl, discussed eco.
nomic questions Of the day from Z
socialistic viewpoint.
Miss Alvina Schlickenmayer spent
the last weekend at her home ir
Bismarck.
Louis Olson, Emil Moses, Morris
Erickson, Harry Hedstrom, Oscar
Magnuson, Clarence Kettleson ane
Melvin Magnus have completed plot
ting out the cemetery lots In Trygt
township.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wanttaji and baby
Kenneth, Louis Olson and Arthur
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-05
s. Teams to Play
In Charity Tits
College Football Players Have
Heard Call of Unemploy-
ed and Needy

New York, Nov. 5.-(P)-American's
college football players have heard
the call to come to the aid of the un-
employed and needy and they have
responded with offers of 128 college
teams to help in one way or another.
Already So teams have arranged
special games, the proceeds of which
are to 60 to charity.
Ffty-seven more are planning spe-
cial charity games; seven have agreed
to give the net proceeds Of one regu-
lar game to relief funds and eleven
will contribute a percentage of the
receipts Of regular game. In addi-
ton to the college games, three pro-
fessional teams. the Chicago Bears,
Chicago Cardinals and Cleveland In
dians have arranged charity games.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-05
.!E:!JFi;As,; + FA,;!:,

(By The Associated Press)
ChicagO-Bat BnttnlinO, world
fentherweight champion, out
pointed Earl MnstrO. Chicago uO),
retained titles Louis (kid) knp-
Ian. Merldnn, Con-. OutpOiMted
Harry Dublinsky. Chicago (1O)s
Barney Ross. Chicago, Outpointed
Lou JarrOs, Cleveland (S), Charlie
Young, Chicago. knocked out Al
keeEan. Gary. Ind. (3), Sammy
Mandell. Rockford. ILL.,. and Ralph
Lenny. Union City, N. j., declared
"nO-cOntest" (S).
FairmOnt, w. Vn.-Buddy Nc.
Arthur. MOrgantovvn, w. Va. out.
pointed Billy Flanagan, Clear.
field. Pn., (1O).
BaltimOre-Phil Raymond, Bal.
tfMOre. OutpOfnted Buster Brown,
Baltimore (1O).
st. LOuix-JOc Ghnouly. st.
Louis. outpOinted Johnny Kaiser.
St. Louis (1O).
Scattle-LeOn Chevalicr, Oak
land. OutpOfnted Jimmy Dyrne,
Louisville. KY. (O).
Oakland. Calif.-PintO De Sa,
Portugal, stopped Joe Ozunu, Sn-
cramcntO. Calf. (2)s Mike Luixxa,
Sacramento, Outpointed General
Padilla, Manila (1O).