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Mount Zion NJ. E.

Sermon tomorrow at l am. and q
pm. by the pastor, DR.. julius S. Carroll.
At both services the holy communion
At $50 pm. sermon by Rev. II. r.
Rose. pastor of Delaware Avenue Baptist
Church. Church school, $50 am;
Methodist Brotherhood, pm.
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Eastern PRESBYTERIAN.

DR.. and Mrs. A. E. Barrows returned
this week from a months vacation at
Chautauqua, N. Y, and the Mldoie
West Dr.. Barrows will preach at both
services tomorrow.
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,cOIn Conversational.

Lincoln Congregational.
At the services tomorrow morning Rev.
r. w. Brooks will speak from the sub
ject Religion and Life" Holy COM
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Ulrriatian 8rtrnrf
Christian Science

CHURCHES OF CHRIST
SCIENTIST
BRANCHES OF THE MOTHER
CHURCH, THE FIRST CHURCH
OF CHRIST SCIENTIST, BOS.
TON, MASS.
First Church of Christ Scientist
Columbia Road and Euclid St.
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Ill C St. NE
Third Church of Christ Scientist
18th and l. Sts. NV
Fourth Church of Christ Scientist
10th and Meridian NV.
SUBJECT:
SUBSTANCE"
SUNDAY, II AM. and PM.
w EHSasy SSn0 RvEN1N 4 N MEETINGS
READING ROOMS
FIRST CHURCH-Investment Bldg.
18th and X Sts.-Hours, 9 to
Except Wednesd 9 to !, and
Sundays and holidays. ? 80 to 5 800
SECOND CHURCHILL G St. NE
Hours, 80 to $50 pm. week
days Closed Sundays and holidays
THIRD CHURCH-Colorado Bldg.
l4th and g SITS. Hours, $50 to 8
wednesdays, $50 to 7:30, and
Sundays and holidays, 80 to 5 800.
FOURTH CHURCH-Tivoli Bldg.
1918 l4th $3.50 to week days
Except Wedne sdays, so to 800
Sundays and holidays, $50 to
PM
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West washington Baptist.
Centennial Baptist.

what God Is Trying Today to Do
in This City" is Rev. E. Hez Swem's
subject tomorrow night. The IL O'Clock
morning sermon subject is: "Cheer
Christians" The pastor has just re-
turned from a vacation in Massachu-
sets. The Baptist Young Peoples
Unions meet at pm. and the Sunday
school at $50 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

SOME MISSIONARY EXPERT
ENCES-Acts Xiv.1-28; Eph.,
N.10-20. Golden text-"BlesSed
are they which are prosecuted for
righteousness sake: for theirs Is
the kingdom of heaven."-Mat-
thew VIC.
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Activities in Local Churches

munion will be observed at the morn
ing service. At pm. the Young Peo-
Piles Christian Endeavor Society VIII
present program The subject to be
discussed is What Should Our Meet
ings Accomplish"
Waugh M. E.
]. Raymond Schmidt, editor Of Twen-
tieth Century Progress and lecturer for
the International Reform Federation,
will be the guest preacher tomorrow
morning in the absence of the pastor,
DR.. Allen F. Poore, who is on vacation.
His subject will be THAT Boy and Girl
of Yours"
West Washington Baptist.
Rev. C. B. Austin, pastor, will preach
at both services Sunday. Subject at II
aim, The New Birth" and pm, ITO
Whom Shall We Coz" The Ladies' Aid
Society will meet Wednesday evening
Evangelist Marshall Mott of winston
Salem, N. c., will begin revival meet
ing october 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
ARMAMENT TRUCE
IS DUE TOMORROW
u. S. State Department Ex-
poets Holiday Proposal
to Become Reality.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A one-year holiday on ornaments
construction, with America participant
ing, is expected by the State Depart
ment to become a reality tomorrow.
In accepting the invitation of the
League of Nations to participate in such
Q truce. the United States stipulated
only two conditions. To both they ex-
pect agreement Of other powers, as
they have been under discussion.
The two IFS provide all major ma
tons must also participate In the holi-
day, and construction already begun or
under contract be unaffected
The note sent to Geneva Thursday
night specified this country was in no
way prejudicing its position at the Feb
ruary general disarmament conference
Approval was secured from both the
Navy and War Departments.
Text Made Public,
The text of the note was made pub
lie yesterday as President Hoover pre-
pared to disprove charges Of an incom-
petent naval policy brought by the
Navy League through its president,
William H. Gardiner. Among other
things, the league had contended the
holiday would work to the disadvantage
of the United States
The text OF the note follows:
THE Government of the United
States has received the resolution Of
the Council of the League of Nations Of
September 80. 1881, suggesting an
ornaments truce, and declares without
pfejudicing its position at the forth
coming General Disarmament Confer
ence, or affecting any proposal 1t NAV
desire to submit to that conference. it
Is prepared, for the period of one year
beginning November /. 1881, to accept
the truce, provided that like action is
taken by the other principal military
and naval powers.
1t Is the understanding of this Gov
eminent that the proposed truce shall
not apply to construction which had
been begun or for which contracts had
been let prior to its entry into force.
U. S. Hopes for Benefit.
1.-THE Government of the United
States hopes that by unanimous ac-
ceptance of this truce an atmosphere
OF confidence win be created which will
prevent competition in ornaments and
prepare the ground for the successful
conclusion of the General Disarmament
Conference"
A truce which applies only to new
construction will permit the United
States to continue the naval building
now in progress, which consists of seven
10000-ton, 8-inch gun cruisers; three
submarines and an aircraft carrier, in
addition to five deStroyers for which
the contracts were let only few days
ago.
The American declaration contained
no statement concerning whether the
holiday would permit replacement of
ships and airplanes becoming over age
during the year.
From the American standpoint, the
replacement loophole would make it
possible to build six additional destroy
ers as well as several other vessels of
the same class during the holiday year.
as many of these craft will become OBJ
solete before the period expires.
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CONTEMPT CHARGE
ASKED FOR PITTS
Dodd Holds Documents in Con-
spiracy Trial Defense Were
Spurious.

prom the 80 Edition of Yesterdays starr
The District Supreme Court was asked
today to cite G. Bryan Pitts, former
head of the F. H Smith Co, for con-
tempt of court in connection with the
introduction of documentary evidence at
his trial on conspiracy -embeZzlement
charges
Nugent Dodds, Assistant Attorney
General. also asked the court to hold
in contempt any others who may have
participated in the bringing into court
of the documentary evidence which the
Government has charged was spurious.
The documents in question were GER
tain acquisitions and receipts which
Pitts brought into court in an effort to
prove he was legally entitled to money
the Government claimed he had en-
bezzled
The motion for a contempt citation
came as a surprise and is expected to
open the door to a sweeping inveStiga-
ton by the court of the alleged fraudu-
lent defense present at the trial.
Justice Let's indicated he would rule
week from Monday
Hearing on a plea in abatement con-
corning the eligibility of a grand juror
who participated in the return of an
embezzlement indictment against Pitts
was postponed until tomorrow morning
after Neil Burkinshaw. special assistant
attorney general, and Dozier DeVane
of defense counsel had argued.
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DIR. WILSON DENIES
ATTACKING LEGION
Says Great Deal of MiSunder-
standing Has Arisen Over
His Words.

A denial that he had ever made q
denunciation OF the American Legion
as such, or its convention at Detroit,
was made yesterday by DR. Clarence
True Wilson, whose remarks about the
recent Legion gathering started q coun-
try-wide controversy last month.
The following statement was issued
by the secretary Of the Methodist Board
of Temperance Prohibition and Public
Morals
"A great deal of misunderstanding
has arisen about just what / wish to
say on the American Legion. My exact
words were published in the Associated
Press reports from st. Joseph. Mo The
story is an exact reproduction of my
words. no more, no less. have. on
further investigation, seen no occasion
TO take back one of them.
UphOlds Liberal View.
Il have never made a denunciation
of the American Legion. as such. or OF
its convention. or OF its action asking
for a prohibition referendum ANY man
who has wet sentiments has as much
right to vote wet in his Legion conven-
ton, or elsewhere. as would have to
vote dry"
Dr. wilson's exact words" in his
ST. Joseph address on September "a, as
transmitted by the Associated Press.
were
The Legion has again taken the wet
side. am not surprised. II you could
have seen the OUTFIT that gathered in
Detroit as did. you would be surprised
that 394 men (the number voting
against the prohibition referendum
resolution could be found who would
stand up for the Constitution and
decency and Sobriety. Where did they
get them?
Praises American Army.
When these men were being trained
for overseas it was as sober soldiers
in dry environments. America tried to
make total abStainerS of every one.
They went across TO France the clean
est Army that ever assembled on any
field. A million maintained their
American ideals even in French cities.
But some dropped down to an
other level This is the crowd that
seeks to dominate the Legion and our
civilization The wet propaganda for
which the Legion has been used has
longer attend the convention.
There was q marked absence of
the sober, we'll behaved typical Amer
lean. The other crowd is in power.
That is why the headquarters over in
Windsor was placed in the government
liquor store. That Is why such num-
bers OF staggering DRINKS disgraced the
uniform and yelled for beer"
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MORE PUBLIC WORKS
PROSPECTS STUDIED
Relief Group Committee to Deter
mine Possible Means of In
ereasing Jobs.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
President Hoover's relief organization
wants to know whether an enlarged
Federal construction program would
brighten the employment picture
Already on record for slaShing red
tape to insure the maximum jobs from
public construction now authorized. a
special committee of the relief group
next will determine whether Congress
could provide advantageously for addi-
tional public works.
This Committee on Program of Fed
eral Public Works was the fifth named
by Walter S. Clifford national director
to attack various fronts of the relief
problem II meets next Thursday in
Cleveland under the leadership of James
r. Garfield
In preparation for the meeting Gar
field has been here studying the public
works programs. Federal, State and
local.
The committee will have before it
the present programs of Federal. State
and local public works and will consider
whether, in its judgment. any further
useful Federal public works could be
undertaken to advantage in the present
employment situation" GifIord's or
ganization said today.
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AWAIT U. S. APPROVAL.

GENEVA, October 81 (P).-Grave
concern was expressed in League of
Nations circles last night over the abb
sence of any reaction from Washington
to the League Councils Manchurian
resolution adopted six days ago.
All during the week Geneva au-
thoritieS waited for some gesture of
Endorsement by the American Govern
ment of the councils demand that
Japan withdraw her troops TO the Man
churian railway zone by November 10.
Some sign Of approval had been ex-
pected In view of Secretary OF State
StimSon's note in September calling on
the League to exert all its authority to
bring about peace and giving assur-
anceS OF Americas cordial Suppnrt.
Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general
of the League, and M. A. Aghnides,
chief of the ornaments section, had
planned to go to London next week
to see Arthur Henderson regarding his
presidency Of the disarmament con-
ference scheduled for February. Be
cause of the gravity of the Manchurian
situation it is not certain that they
will make the journey.
In informed quarters 1t is believed
almost impossible for Mr.. Henderson.
now no longer Britain's foreign Secre-
tary, to serve as president.
This brings up the difficult question
Of selecting a man for this important
post, although, in view of the Man
churian situation. hopes for holding the
conference appear to be on the wane
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CYR'S CUSTER SUIT
ANSWERED BY LONG
Louisiana Governor Pleads Lack Of
Jurisdiction and No Cause
of Action.

~ the Associated Press.
SHREVEPORT. La. October ST.
Gov. Huey P Long today pleaded lack
of jurisdiction and no cause OF action
in his answer 10 the suit OF Paul N
Cyr seeking to Dust him from the
goyernorShip
The answer was filed in the District
Court here by six attorneys.
Gov. Long also filed an eStoppal to
the suit, which Cyr based on the con-
tention that Long was elected and has
qualified as United States Senator from
Louisiana and therefore can not be
Governor at the same time The action
has been entered on the regular court
calendar and no indication has been
given as TO the date Of trial
The suit was filed by DR. CYr IN his
capacity as Lieutenant Governor. At
the time Gov Long said Cyr'S action
vacated him as Lieutenant Governor
and he recognized Senator Alvin O.
King, president pro tempore Of the SEN
ate. as Lieutenant Governor
Today Senator King was paid the
salary OF the Lieutenant Governor on a
ruling handed down by Attorney Gen.
eral Percy Saint.
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Committee Selects
Peace Garden Site
On Canadian Line
Memorial to Friendship
of u. S. and Canada
Is Planned.
By the Associated Press.

BRANDON, Manitoba, October 81
Selection of Turtle Mountain as the
site of the International Peace Gardens
was announced yesterday by the Inter
national Committee.
Members OF the committee include
Sir Henry Thornton, president OF the
Canadian National Railways; z. w.
Beatty, president OF the Canadian Pa
cific Railways: Lady Eaton OF Toronto
and Adolph S. OchS, publisher of the
New York Times.
The Turtle Mountain site Is on the
international boundary, partly in Mani
toba and partly in North Dakota.
The National Association OF Garden
ers at their convention in September
in Asbury Park, N. j., approved the site
Two sections of land are to be donated
by the Manitoba government and a
similar area by the State of North
Dakota. The plans call for planting
the garden with flowePing plants. stress
and shrubbery representative OF both
Nations
1t is proposed to raise 5000. 900 to
maintain the garden in perpetuity as q
token of the unbroken peace between
Canada and the United States. The
committee is considering a collection
of small donations from school chill
dren in both countries. A substantial
sum already has been raised. =
Situated almost in the center of the
Continent, half way between the At
lantic and the Pacific, the Turtle Mohn-
tain site is in q heavily wooded high
land. 1t has many lakes and abounds
in plant life.
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HERO OF 19 YEARS AGO
ASKS CASH. FACES JAIL
Writes Note Threatening Death to
Paid to Keep Poverty Away.
D the Assoelated Prsss.

~ the Associated Press
CHICAGO. October Sl-A hero of
1e years sgo is asking for his reward,
but faces instead arrest on a 6iSorderly
conduct charge
He Is oscar LAgeFquiSt, who in 1912
rushed into 3 burning building and
saved the lives of Charles Yarmouth
and his family. Yesterday Yarmouth
got q warrant for LAgerqoiSt. showing
to Prosecutor William II. Grow a letter
which read;
This Is Oscar You viii remember
that in. 1914. dlSregar5ing my own dan
ger. L saved your life. I have sone
years expecting no reward. Now. in
desperate circumstances. place q price
on your life. You will pay me $1,000
or will take YOU for ride and bump
you of.
Police were unable to find Lagerouist.
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SON TO LIMIT FIGHT
ON ED|SON'S WILL
Won't Attack Entire InStru.
ment, William l., Says,
Attacking Codicil.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
WILMINGTON. Del, October Si.--
William L. Edison. who announced here
yesterday he would contest the viii OF
his father, Thomas A. Edison. said to-
day that he would not attack the entire
instrument
Edison. one of two sons by the In
ventor's first wife. said he would con-
test only that provision relating to the
handling and distribution of the be-
quest left to him.
In formal statement YESTERDAY
Edison characterized the will as ''un-
fair" and charged undue influence had
been brought to bear by his stepmother
and his half-brother Charles.
In his statement today Edison also
said some reports attributed to him had
Objects TO Provisions.
IT wish to emphasize the fact" he
said. that 1 have made no statement
other than the one given to the press
yesterday.
Il have no intention of breaking the
entire will of my father, but I do OBJ
ject to those provisions as to the han
ding and distribution of the amount
left to me"
Edison had nothing to say as to
details of his proposed action or as 70
when he would make a definite move.
Thomas A. Edison'S three children
by his first marriage are william,
Thomas A.. jr., and Mrs. Marian Osier
There are three children by the second
marriage, Charles, Theodore and Mrs.
John Eyre Sloane.
The will Of the inventor. filed in New
Jersey Thursday, left the major part of
the estate to Charles and Theodore,
with provision that they may divide
the residue Of the estate among all ak
children when and as they shall deem
judicious.
Charges Undue Influence.
az have decided to contest. the un-
fair will Of my father" said william L.
In his first statement. Undue influences
was brought to bear on my father by
Charles Edison and my stepmother,
Nina Miller Edison.
The codicil attached to the will was
made only a few months before my
fathers death, which in itself, know
ing he was about to die, showed what
influence my stepmother and Charles
had over him.
Every invention Of Importance that
my father made and from which he
gained such q reputation was conceived
long before he met his second WIFE
None of great importance was created
after his marriage to Nina Miller Edi-
son.
Il do not care to say who will join
me in the contest, but you can be as
sured I will not be alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
TWO UNASSIGNED
IN BRITISH CABINET
Members Without Portfolio
to Represent Nation
at ParieyS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 31.-London morn
ing papers today said the new British
cabinet will have two ministers with
out portfolio who will act as the "iy-
ing squad" of the National government.
representing it at conferences in Great
Britain and abroad.
The name of Sir John Simon. ma
tional Liberal leader. is mentioned as
a possibility for one of the posts.
Stanley Baldwin Conservative leader,
has given assurance that his party will
not attempt to dictate the cabinets
policies. 1t is understood he has agreed
to a suggestion that the Conservatives
hold no more than IL of the 81 port
folios the new cabinet is expected to
have, in spite of the fact that the Con-
Servatives will hold 472 of the 615
seats in the Commons.
Macdonald Takes Rest.
The Conservative leader declared i'm
mediately after the election Tuesday
that the victory belonged to the Ma
tional government and not to any one
party.
Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald
lclG AOLuOl VOud4 lOE ulS Country
home, Chequers, to get some rest be-
tween sessions of study on the meas
ures to better Britains economic and
financial condition, which will be adj
vanced by his government. Mr.. Mac
Donald expects to return to London
Sunday evening
The belief was reiterated in informed
circles that no action will be taken in
regard to tariff protection-emergency
or otherwise-until after the Christmas
holidays
King George received two members of
the government today-Philip Snowden,
retiring chancellor of the exchequer,
and J. H. Thomas. secretary for domin-
ions and colonies.
Snowden GrOOmed for Post.
In a discussion lasting more than
half an hour Mr.. Snowden, it was
understood, presented the King with
firSt-hand information on the financial
state of the country
1t is believed likely that Mr.. Snowden
may get the position of lord president
of the council in the new cabinet. This
post involves no particular duties and
is conferred for the purpose of proyid-
ing the administration with the ad-
vice of men particularly conversant
with national problems. Such a plan
would mean raising Mr.. Snowden to the
peerage, since he Is not member of
the new house.
Jim Thomas reported to the King
on the recent disturbances In the
Island of Cyprus. It is expected that
Mr.. Thomas will continue as secretary
of state for dominions, but the port
folio for colonies may be taken from
him.
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GOVERNORS TO MEET

CHARLOTTE. N. C., October 81 up.
The four-State Governors confer
ence, planned to discuss the agricul-
tural situation, will probably be held
in Charlotte November s. according
10 announcement from the office Of
Gov. o. Max Gardner.
Date and place are subject TO the
wishes of the Governors of Georgia,
South Carolina and Florida, who have
agreed to attend
Tobacco, OF which these States are
the four chief producers. IS expected
TO play q prominent role az the con-
ference along with cotton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
TRADE RISE PREDICTED

MONTEvIDEO. Uruguay, October 81
iR1.-An increased exchange Of COM
merce between Russia and Uruguay was
predicted today by Alexis Minkin. presi-
dent Of the Iuymtorg, Russian South
American trade organization. which
established its headquarters here after
Having been baniShed from Buenos
Aires by government order.
The Soviet government intends TO
buy Urlguayan raw materials in place
OF those formerly purchased IN Argen-
tina, Minkin said. Three ScNiet pur-
chasing agents arrived TO begin buying
hides, live stock and wool.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
BRAND CONGRATULATED

PARIS, October 81 (R.-Foreign
Minister Aristide BRAND yesterday re-
ceived a message of congratulation from
Frank B. Kellogg, his colleague in
authorship of the Briand-Kellogg peace
pact, for his efforts to bring about peace
in Manchuria
niflcent action assuring amicable set
tlement of the Sino-Japanese conflict"
Mr.. Kellogg said Your authority con-
stitutes the greatest hope for maintain
ing the peace Of the world"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
AKRON PLANS FLIGHT
OVER D. C. MONDAY
Dirigible Due to Leave Lakehurst
at $50 AN. for Visit to
Four Cities.

Washington viii have an opportunity
Monday to see the new Navy dtr1gib1e
Akron If the weather Is favorable.
Tentative plans announced late today
at the Navy Department said the Akron
Is 10 take on from Lakehurst, N. j.,
at S 80 O'Clock Monday morning The
ship win fly over PHILADELPHIA; Balti-
more and Washington as well as New
York City, under present plans. Navy
ofncials expect to be 4fvlEed soon rs
to the time when the Akpop via arrive
here -
onicials made IL clear the passenger
list has now been closed and no further
additions can be made to It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-31
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening. at Stanley Hall, at
$50 o'clock. John S. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant
March, Arms of America. 49,. Pryor
Overture. The Emperor" .Kiess4er
Duet for trombone and cornet, "A
Night in Venice. Lucantoni-Lampe
Musicians Sgueo and Bernard.
Excerpts from musical comedy
Sunny" Observation-Disclosures. Kern
Fox trot, oh 1t Looks Like Rain"
Ager
Waltz suite, "Sweethearts" Herbert
Finale, Berlin Echoes. ...... Linoke
The Star Spangled Banner"