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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
WASHINGTON FETE
GROUP IS NAMED
Arlington Organized Women
Voters Committee Also Ap-
pointed by President.
~ = stan Correspondent Of The star.

~ stan Correspondent of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, February 28.--
The appointment of a special BIZ
centennial Committee and all of the
standing committees of the Organized
Women Voters of Arlington County
was announced today by Mrs Ruby
G.. Simpson, president.
MRS. Simpson also made 1t known
that the Executive Committee has de-
cided to hold the next meeting on
wednesday, March IS, In Jefferson dis
trict, and that the preparation OF the
program is under way.
Plans Vote Drive.
The Executive Committee is also pre-
pairing for campaign to have every
woman in the county pay her poll tax
and register by May 2 so that she may
participate in the coming elections.
The committees as announced were
all appointed by the president, except
the last named, which was elected.
They are:
Bicentennial--Mrs. Helen Orr, chair
man: Mrs. Jessie Roberts, Mrs. Pearle
w. Sharpe, Mrs. Florence E. Cannon,
Mrs. Mary C.. williams, Mrs. Dorothy
Standing Committees.
Ciyic-Mrs. Bertha Kelly. chairman;
Mrs. Azile Haley. Mrs. Margaret Tapp,
Mrs. Jessie T. Dean, Mrs. Mary c.
VanDoren, Mrs. Helen Gassaway, Mrs.
Edith S. Simpson. Mrs. jeanette ALI
wine, Mrs. Alice M CARRIER.
Politlcal-Mrs. Vida L. McNemar,
chairman: Mrs Edith Collier, Mrs.
Zenobia S. Massie, Mrs Mae e. Jacobs.
Mrs. Grace Donaldson, Mrs. Olive
Odom. Mrs. Ruth Marcy, Mrs. Isabel
Davis, Mrs. Elsie G.. Gall.
Publicity-Mrs Marion Hagan, chair
man: Mrs. Sieverdean H. Eden, Mrs
Julia L. Richart.
Membership - Mrs. Ruth LoWell,
chairman Mrs. Edith Rose, Mrs. Mary
p. SNYDER. Mrs. Lola Miller, Mrs. Julia
Lee Richart. Mrs Pauline A. Smith,
Mrs Dorothy Dunn. Mrs. Helen A.
Fellows, Mrs. Mercedes Hay Reid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
COMPANY
ASKS HIGHER RATES
Virginia Corporation Commission
Takes Under Amusement East
Coast Plea.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, February 28.-The
State Corporation Commission. today
had under advisemert petition of the
East Coast Telephones, Inc, for per-
mission to increase rates on It's lines in
Caroline County.
Decision IN the case was reserved fol-
lowing hearing at which 1t was stated
that the company had made certain i'm
provements to the lines which in its
opinion justified an increase; one of the
improvements consisting of moderniza-
ton of equipment in the exchange at
Bowling Green. The company has its
headquarters in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

salt. On this issue the viceroy has
said that the salt revenue Law can hs
changed only by the Legislature.
Lord irwin also was said to be de-
termined not to yield the right TO boy
colt British goods.
As for the mahatma's demand for
an investigation of charges Of police
brutality, the viceroy offered depart
mental inquiry into any specific charges
but held that q sweeping investigation
Of police acting under orders in dis
perging Congress demonstration would
break the morale of the entire force.
It was felt tonight that all hope OF
settlement between the Congress ana
the government regarding the future
status of India had been virtually
abandoned by the Congress Party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
LAST PEACE EFFORT
PLANNED BY GANDHI
Conference With viceroy TOmor,
row Appears Doomed to Failure
From Many Disagreements.
BY the associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI. India. February 2s--
Mahatma Gandhi is going TO see the
viceroy again tomorrow in one last ef-
fort to straighten out the tangled Indian
political situation, but tonight 1t looked
as though their efforts to reach an
agreement would fail.
This afternoon the working commit
tee of the All-India Congress party
voted to reject the viceroy's terms of
settlement.
1t was understood that the deadlock
followed the governments refusal to
grant GandhfS demands that Indians
be given the right TO make their own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
TO GIVE MUSICAL SHOW

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BAILSTCN, Va, February pa
musical comedy in three acts entitled
ssThe Gypsy Rovers," with cast of rs.
viii be presented by the students of the
washington-Les High School in the
auditorium Of the school Thursday eve
Ming at 9 O'Clock. The school orchestra
win render the music.
Mrs. Henry Ransom and Miss Made
line Whitlock, have charge of the ar
fangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

All seats are wide and deep-with lots of room
for comfort while riding. Head-room and leg
room are greater, doors are wider, bodies are
insulated against weather andnoise. All controls
are easy to reach and operate. Your nearest
Hudson-Essex dealer is ready to give you
demonstration. Go test its challenging perform
ance and Rare Riding Comfort yourselfl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
u. S. Sells Man Car
And Unbound Cache
OF Bottles Inside 1t
By the Associated Press.

~ btAN Aso1%A&NG1 AAN9Se
TOWNSVILLE, Ca, February
28.-Fred Dismuke, deputy prohi-
bition administrator, today auc-
toned of an automobile seized in
a raid and left. Then a bystander
saw something glisten through a
rent in the upholstery. Others
made a bigger hole and disclosed
more of the glistening objects.
The purchaser got his car going
barely in time to save l1ks up
folstery-and of what was under
1t. He outdistanced a policeman.
Bystanders said the glistening
things were plenty of bottles
full.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
ARMY OFFICER ACQUITTED
Capt. A. L. Benedict Reprimanded
for Neglect of Duty.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, Wash, February %
P.-Capt. Arthur L. Benedict, regular
Army, was acquitted today of charge
Of making false statements on official
returns while In the post commissary
department.
The court martial. however, found
him guilty of negligence and sentenced
him to be reprinanded and reduced 100
files on the promotion list.
Capt. Benedict went on trial Wednes-
day. He was accused of misuse of COM
missary certificates, mourning a loss of
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Cut Would Be Mistake.
Women,s Club to Meet.

UPPER MARLBORO, Nd, February
% Especially Addresses and much bus
iness are scheduled Tor the Ma eh meet
ing of the Women's Club of Mellwood
District to be held at the home of Mrs.
H B. Mayhem. Hyattsville, Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Named Deputy Sheriff.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, February
% Especially &c. Worthington SchtlL
young business man here, has been
named deputy sheriff for this county
by Sheriff Emory F. Thomas, effective
March /. He fills the post made vacant
by the death Of Capt. Frank NJ. Hardy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
Justice Reappointed.

RIvERDALE, Nd, February 20
Especially Justice of the Peace Harry
X. Glare Of Riverdale was among those
reappointed by Gov Albert G. Ritchie
"a the Green Bag recommendations
made last Tuesday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01
WOMEN URGE BOYCOTT.
Prince Georges Federation Takes Action
Against Billboard Advertisers.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Md, February 2s-
A resolution which not only expressed
opposition to unsightly billboards, but
urged boycotting of products thus adj
vertised was adopted at a meeting of
the executive board of the Prince
Georges County Federation of Women's
Clubs held yesterday in Memorial
Me hodist Episcopal Church here. The
resolution was adopted after it had
been approved unanimously by all 81
of the member clubs of the federation.
The resolution originated with the
Progress Club of College Park.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

Monroe, 47th district, Collinsville; Ed
ward P OGrady, 18th district, Chicago;
Ray Paddock, 9th district, Wauconda;
Adelbert Roberts, 3rd district, Chicago;
Earl B. Searcy, 45th district, Springfield;
Daniel Serritella, LIST district, Chicago;
Harold c. Ward, 31st district, Chicago,
and Roy G.. Woods, 5th district, Chicago
SENATORS WHO VOTED DRY
Those who voted against repeal: Martin
Bailey 22nd district, Danville; Charles w.
Baker, 10th district, Monroe Center;
James j. Barbour 9th district, Chicago;
Richard j. Barr, 41st district, Joliet; Mrs
Florence Fifer Bohrer, 26th district
Bloomington; Martin P. Carlson, 33rd
district, Moline; Andrew S. Cuthbertson
18th district, Bunker Hill; Henry Dunlap,
Oath district, Savoy; Clinton Ewing 43rd
district, Douglass James Felts, 50th dis
trict, Marion; Thomas Cunning, 37th dis
trict, Princeton; John r. Hamilton, 34th
district, Nation; Louis H. Hanna, 32nd
district, Monmouth Simon Lantz, 10Th
district, Congerville; Charles Lee, 18th
district, Decatur; William McCauley, 10th
district, Olney; Richard Meents, Goth
district, Ashkum; Joseph L. Meyers, 18th
district, Sciota Mills; Arthur Miles, 48th
district Rosiclare; Epler G. Mills, Both
district, Virginia; Guy L. Smith, 40th dis
trict Pana; Charles H. Thompson 51St
district, Harrisburg; Harry Wilson, 44th
district, Pinekneyville, and Harry Wright
35th district, DeKalb.
Senator V. P. Michel, Peoria, 18th dis
trict, chairman of the committee on Ii
cense and miscellany, and Senator
Thomas j. Courtney, Chicago, Fifth dis
trict, minority leader, led the battle for
the vets.
Senator James ]. Barbour, Evanston,
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

nois law to prevent anyone from openly
making beer or whisky.
Protection will be demanded and will
be paid for as certainly if the law IS re-
pealed as it is today. Repeal would not
change the situation. Corruption in the
police department is the growth OF many
years. It antedates prohibition by long
time. It will not be stopped by the passage
of q bill which helps the gangs.
"Those of the police force who are in
on the corrupt system of trading with the
gangsterS can find numerous ways to
make it necessary and profitable for the
gangs to pay. There are all sorts of trihing
ways of commanding obedience, as many
lines of legitimate business have found.
1t is possible to annoy or arrest on many
pretexts, and the police and gangsters
know it. Their collision which has meant
money in the pockets Of both, will con-
tinue until a real solution to the prohibit
ton problem is found. And it is not to be
found in knocking down the only defense
the state now has against the bootlegging
gangsters.
Furthermore, the state does not pro-
pose to repeal the laws against gambling
or vice. In these the gangsters are in
terested as much as in bootlegging. The
profits from gambling have been more
than the QrOIltS from pOoGleSSlIlS. jail
bling and vice can flourish only through
protection arranged for with the police
If you erase the state prohibition, you
do not abolish the privilege and graft
which enmesh the police and politicians
with gambling as a vice.
st have gone carefully over the legal
situation and find that the Illinois act is
one of the most complete enforcement
measures in the country. 1t repealed all
prior liquor legislation in that state-the
dram-shop act the local option act, ETC.
Proceeding against liquor selling as
nuisance is a difficult matter. There must
be some disorder which is repeated. 1t is
very questionable whether the police Will
have the right to interfere except in cases
of continued and marked disorder 1t is
a very close legal point.
mo matter how anyone may stand on
the question of the wisdom of repeating
the Eighteenth Amendment, this cannot
.sIsaH 10 I9qIunu g IoI euop 90 GIqTssod
In the interim, during the Chicago
Worlds Fair 1885, are we to have state
of anarchy in the city of Chicago and in
the state of Illinois,"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01
NATIONAL COM
MISSION TO STUDY PRO
HIBITION

A nationwide study of prohibition from
the womens viewpoint will be made by an
unofficial national commission composed
of 20 prominent American women, and it's
results will be presented to President Hoo
yer. This is the announcement made at
Washington.
The proposed commission is to be mod
eled after the National Commission on
Law Observance and Enforcement, and
will present, it is said, some phases of the
liquor problem not touched by the official
report Chairman Wickersham Of the Law
Enforcement Commission says it is IAN
excellent plan"
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs j. Q.
Ross, of Houston, Texas, formerly MEM
Der of the National Democratic Commit
tee, Mrs. Raymond Robins honorary pres
ident of the International Trade Union,
Mrs. j. G. Urquhart, Of Los Angeles, chair
man of education in citizenship of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs,
and others, are members of the commits
sion according to the announcement.
The committee will meet in Washing
ton, April 10 to IL, to make public its re-
port. The report will represent prohibit
ton and it's enforcement from the Wonl-
ems standpoint" A detailed statement
and a formal report will be submitted to
President Hoover.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

9th district, made the first speech against
the repeal bill He was followed by SEN
ator Andrew S. Cuthbertson, Bunker Hill,
33th district Senator Cuthbertsons ad-
dress appears elsewhere in this ISSUE. Sen
ator Barbour's will appear IN our next
issue.
Senator Richard j. Barr, Joliet, 4lst
district, Senator Charles H Thompson,
51st district, Harrisburg, and Senator
Henry M. Dunlap, Savoy, oath district,
also made strong speeches against the
bill.
Senator Adelbert Roberts, Chicago, 3rd
district, referring to the wet referendum
result in his district, apologized for his
vote for repeal He said:
Against my better judgment and as
painful as it is to me, I'm going to vote
with the VETS You haven't begun at the
right place. Let me make this prophecy
when you have repealed the Illinois
search and seizure act you have not has
tened the return of foaming beer, spark
ling wine or mellow whisky-but you have
paralyzed the arm of Uncle Sam in en-
forcement."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

program equal to that of the speakeasy
situation today Surely TO abolish state
enforcement would be to encourage
crime
E. NJ. MARTIN, SECRETARY OF THE
PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF
THE UNION LEAGUE CLUB, says:
The state should do its part in enforc-
ing a national policy. State aid in the en-
foreement of federal laws is part of our
scheme of government. Withdrawal of
state support for the federal prohibition
officers will be an aid to the bootlegging
gangs and their criminal trade and make
federal enforcement more difficult"
JUDGE ANDREW A. BRUCE, PRESI-
DENT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE
OF CRIMINAL Law AND CRIMI-
NOLOGY, says:
There is no doubt whatever that the
liquor market in Chicago would be en-
larged by the passage of this measure. A
great many more people would drink.
They would drink because free from the
present fear of arrest by the police and
the possibility of getting their names and
their pictures in the newspapers. They
would drink also because the state of I'LL
noiS had lifted its stigma from liquor and,
so far as it could, condoned 1t.
Here in Chicago most of the liquor is
supplied through the Capone gang. All
the liquor which passes into Chicago
through regular channels either is han
died by the Capone gang or else pays
tribute to it for the privilege. Any in
crease in the demand for liquor will be
met by a supply administered either by
Alphonse Capone or in competition with
him.
1.-The world has already seen the results
of gang competition in Chicago. 1t has
been shocked by the beer wars and the
violent elimination of the chief gang
rival to the Capone organization It seems
altogether probable that there will be
more events of this character if the state
prohibition code is wiped out
ut will be vastly easier then for speak
easies to operate. They can be set up any
where, near schools or churches or col
leges, without power of the police TO in
terfere except as they constitute a public
nuisance in the eyes of the state law.
"Moonshine making and the operation
of wildcat breweries will similarly be en-
couraged. All the old liquor laws of the
state will be completely knocked out by
repeal There will be nothing in the I'LL
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01

The O'Crady-McDermot bill to repeal
the Illinois Prohibition act and the So
called Search and Seizure" law was
passed by the senate March IS, after one
of the most intense and spectacular bat
ties ever Waged in the Illinois legislature,
the vets obtaining the minimum eonstl-
tutional majority, tWenty-siX votes. There
are fifty-one senators. Twenty -four votes
were cast against repeal. The bill passed
the house several weeks ago. Senator
Harold C. Kessinger from the 18th dis
trict, who has always voted dry, was the
only absent member. The galleries and all
other space available to the public were
packed with one of the largest crowds
that ever assembled at session OF the
senate in the history of the state. What
the result of the vote would be was IN
suspense until the fftieth senator had
cast his ballot.
SENATORS WHO VOTED WET
Those who voted for repeal: J. Leroy
Adair seth district, Quincy; John Brod-
erick, 9th district, Chicago; Patrick Car
roll 9th district, Chicago; Thomas J.
Courtney, 18th district, Chicago; DR.. w.
l.. Finn, And district, Iuka; William F.
Gillmeister, 23rd district, Chicago; R.
Graham 10Th district, Chicago; Frank j.
Huckin, 25th district, Chicago; Arthur A.
Huebsch, 7th district, Brookheld; Peter
Kielminsld, 18th district, Chicago; E. P.
Kline, doth district, East st. Louis; James
B. Leonardo, 18th district, Chicago; Fran
els j. Loughran, 18th district, Chicago;
N. M. Mason, seth district, Oglesby;
George M. Maypole, 21st district, Chicago;
Frank McDermott, 4th district, Chicago;
Joseph Mendel, End district, Chicago; v.
p. Michel, 18th district, Peoria; James O.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01
LATER

The O'Grady-McDermott bill was
presented to the governor on Thurs
day, April 2, at II a. m.
The constitution provides, Article
5, Section 16:
every bill passed by the general
assembly shall, before it becomes a
law, be presented to the governor.
If he approves he shall sign it, and
thereupon it shall become a law;
but if he does not approve, he shall
return it with his objections, to the
house in which it shall have origi-
ated. . E. Any bill which shall
not be returned by the governor
within ten days Sundays excepted
after it shall have been presented
to him shall become a law in like
manner as if he had signed it.
The governor turned the bill over
to Attorney Oscar Carlstrom for an
opinion on its constitutionality. He
is reported to have rendered the fol-
lowing opinion:
"I have given this bill careful eX-
animation and consideration and I
find no objection to its constitu-
tionality or form. The bill is here
with returned"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01
OCRADY-McDERMOTT BILL PASSED BY SENATE

Enforce Eighteenth Amendment by Bare
Constitutional Majority; Uprising of Citizens From Every
Of Besges Governor Emmerson to Veto Bill
and Protect From Uncontrolled Liquor Traffic
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1931-04-01
WET LABOR LEADERS
ACTIVE

A committee representing twenty-five
national and international labor unions
has been formed which will act in an adj
visory capacity to labor's national COM
mittee for modification of the Volstead
act, says a Washington Associated Press
dispatch.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-12

available by the feeder and Finance
department Of the National Live
stock marketing association" Nh. Egg
ley said, for livestock loans. These
loans at present will be made only on
cattle and sheep. No loans will be
on COWS for 'aising calves or on
breeding ewes for Landing purposes.
"Te over-production of these class
ess Of livestock already has resulted
in burdensome supplies and the Ma
tional Livestock Marketing Associa-
ton does not wish to take any action
to stimulate the production of greater
SURPRISES. Short term feed lot loans
are desired rather than other kinds.
Loans for grazing purposes when the
credit corporation is functioning will
be usually about 70 per cent of mar
ket value. Chattel mortgages must be
made and if there is an existing in
debtedness against livestock, farmers
must clear that off before the loans
will be available to them. There will
be an inspection fee in making loans
which we hope to hold to about SIS.
CAS- regards SURPRISES of livestock,
there have been greater increases in
dairy than in beef cattle and the
number of sheep is 43 per zen larg-
er than ten years ago, with holdings
probably the heaviest in history"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-03-12

ture, Romance Of the Reaper" will
be shown. This picture was especially
filmed to celebrate the Tooth ami
versary of the invention of the Me
Cormick reaper.
Romance of the Reaper" is not a
staged" picture taken on an mag
mary lot with built scenery 1t vas
actually filmed on Walnut Grove
Farm, the old Mccormick homestead,
near Steele's Tavern, Virginia. Scenes
showing the building and assembling
of the worlds first reaper were taken
inside and outside of the log forge
shop; the bellows and forge, and the
old equipment used 100 years ago are
shown. The homestead pictured was
actually the home of the Mccormick
family, built by Cyrus father in 49,
q. The building is still in excellent
condition. Many Of the characters are
Virginians-direct descendants of the
families who were neighbors of the
McCormicks, witnesses of the devel-
opment and testing of young Cyrus
reaper. Carriages used in the picture
are old carriages that were really in
use in l831.As near as it was possible
to determine, the genes showing the
first public tests of the reaper were
taken in the identical location where
the original machine proved its worth
to a doubling crowd of onlookers.
Following tibet testing of the first
reaper is an epilgue picturing the ev-
olution of modern grain harvesting
machines, from McCormick's reaper
to the harvester-thresher of today.
You will see the old self-rake reaper,
the Marsh harvester, the wire binder,
the Irvine binder, the modern tractor
binder, and a fleet of harvester-thre-
shers h~arveting $40 acres a day. New
err before has so much real history
been packed into a single film of this
kind.
From the first scene to the last,
Romance of the Reaper" is authen-
tic. 1t is interesting and educational
and it is romatic and thrilling.
The Dooley Implement Co. invites
all farmers and their families to spend
the entire day, Friday March 20, as
their guests.