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Evening star., 1932-12-12


Bishop Cannon during an address at
the Petworth Methodist Episcopal
Church last night criticized the COM
promise proposal by Senator Carter
Glass of Virginia
The Senator's resolution would pro-
vide for local option with Federal pro-
lection to dry States.
with such modern transportation
modes as fast automobiles, myriad
roads, speed boats and airplanes," said
Bishop Cannon, my State Of Virginia
would be overfiowing with the products
Of dripping wet Marylands breweries
and dfstilleries Every little creek and
river leading OF Chesapeake Bay
would be an inlet for liquor <
| Representative Moore warned the
league s.ssemblage that the eighteenth
amendment can be repealed" He de-
,clared: There is danger of its being
repealed. and it doubtless win be re-
pealed unless dry forces of the country
Evening star., 1932-12-12

these United States.
Refers TO Gold Standard.
1.-THE women look abroad, and IN
beer-drinking Germany, wine drinking
France, and in beer, wine and whisky
which have been tottering for years on
the brink of economic chaos, and two
of which have in despair had to re-
nounce the gold standard, while dry
America still keeps it.
There is absolutely nothing In the
social economic or moral life of Britain
to encourage us to believe that the free
dom from prohibition t. helpful
factor. Crime has increased, Poverty
has increased and drinking among
young people is q serious problem"
Mrs. F. j. johnson of Delaware, Ohio,
said: This fight for beer is only an
entering wedge Of the wines of France.
Europe got America into the mess
of the World War and now Is trying to
get us into the booze mess" Mrs. John
son said.
1T was their beer-soaked brains that
got them into the World War and
dragged us into It," she declared.
I'VE don't need France to tell US
what to do, and believe they should
have hands of our affairs"
Mrs. Nicholson Speaks.
Mrs. Eugene Levering Of Baltimore,
representing the Woman's National
Committee for Law Enforcement in
Maryland, said even averaging the de-
preston" prohibition had brought pros
perity to the country.
She was followed by Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson of Chevy Chase, Md, presi-
dent Of the National Woman's Demo-
cratic Enforcement League, who assert
ed that her organization represented
constitutional Democratic women of
America, who believe that prohibition is
the best method yet devised to control
the outlawed liquor traffic"
She frequently was applauded.
1T is not perfectly enforced, because
Of politics" she said. "Its enemies too
often have been placed in charge Of en-
forcement instead of its friends, yet
with this handicap, it is being enforced
as well as the narcotic burglary, gam
bling and murder laws, therefore our
women are opposed to repeal of the
eighteenth amendment, or of modiflca-
tion to allow wines and beer.
Was Upbraided by La Guardia.
"As I have listened to the testimony
given here by attorneys for breweries,
distilleries and others, have had to
pinch myself to see If I was really
awake or If was dreaming.
For when I testified before the
Judiciary Committee of the House in
1880 and said these same liquor men
were financing the wet organizations
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Copyright, 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15
OPIUM CHARGES
FILED BY CHINESE
Accuse Japanese in Report
Made to League
of Nations.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SHANGHAI, Garfield Huang gen.
eral secretary OF the National Anti
Opium Association Of China. has
placed before the League of Nations a
memorandum describing in detail nu-
merous cases Of opium smuggling and
Illicit trafhc In narcotics in which SEN
sational charges are Ieveled against
Japanese merchants and high officials
in North China.
Altogether the report lists is out
standing cases. with names of alleged
offenders, their companies, details Of
the manner in which activities were or
are carried on, and the protection az
forded them by extraordinarily rights,
which exempt them from Chinese pros-
ecution. Japanese nationals are &C
cused Of taking part in narcotics traffic
in Shanghai, Tientsin, Dairen, Shen-
yang, Pieping, TSingtao, Tsinan, Hang
show, Hankow. Foochow, Annoy and
many smaller Chinese business centers
Charges include operation Of opium
dens, sale Of cocaine, morphine and
heroin, and transportation of all these.
The report to the League states that
In Tsinan more than 100 japanese COM
mercial houses in that city sell mar
cotics. Large quantities of these drugs
have been seized, and a request made
10 the japanese authorities that the
premises be closed. 1t is declared that
no response ever was received from the
japanese and that the shops still
operate.
Claim to Be Doctors.
japanese soldiers garrisoned at
Shanhaikuan, 1t is charged. demanded
the release Of drug traffickers arrested
by the Chinese authorities. who ac-
cused them of acting as agents for
japanese smugglers. The alleged Of
tenders are said to have disguised their
profession by claiming to be doctors.
Eventually, when japanese military au-
thorities insisted, these employees Of
Japanese firms had to be released, 1t Is
asserted.
Huang over his own signature, states
that Japanese captain was found to
possess heroin when searched by Chi
neSe police. 1t is alleged that he and
his companions were engaged in dis
tributing drugs throughout the interior
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only by English and Swedish. The rec
ords are to be used for further research
In Norway and are to form part of
the Oslo institutions permanent ar
chives.
The Norwegian language had for long
the popularity Of having different
form when written than that In ordi-
nary daily use Danish was for many
years the omcial language, and those
who were taught to write were required
to use 1t.
Peasants, isolated in mountain bound
valleys, preserved and developed dialects
Of their own, with the result that be-
fore public education became general,
groups at one end Of the country had
difficulty in understanding those from
others. The mountain ridge through
the center Of the country had the ef-
feet Of keeping groups who were close
neighbors geographically, far apart in
speech usage.
Now students Of the language, armed
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development Of the language, among
residents Of Norway.
From so to 80 years ago immigrants
from Norway entered the Northwest in
large numbers. They brought their Ian
guage and customs with them. The
latter changed quickly, and English
finally was substituted for the former,
but Morse continued in use In many
sections Tor many years.
Long Handed Down.
In many cases its use was handed
down from father to son with the full
flavor Of the original idiom; corruption
Of the language was minor while mean
time, in Norway. increased travel and
relationships between one-time isolated
peoples rubbed out differences and re-
suited in the development of q COM
mon language.
DR.. Didrik Arup Seip, linguist and
Prof. Ernst w. Selmer, phonetics ex-
pert, were commissioned by the Uni
versity Of Oslo to hunt down the lost
dialects. They obtained records Of old
settlers Of Wisconsin, Iowa, the Da-
kotas, Illinois and q settlement in
Northern New York, the earliest Of all.
Of ALL
Within q short time they obtained
recordings of more than q score Of dis
tinct dialects, Influenced, when at all.
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in order to develop drug addiction
among the populace-a charge fire.
quent1y leveled against japanese drug
gists' operating throughout the South
Manchuria Railway zone.
Police Accused.
Japanese police In Mukden are &C.
cused Of taking bribes from Japanese
violators Of China's opium prohibition
law. Other cases mentioned include
one in which . Chinese was murdered
while Investigating" the conduct Of a
japanese opium den In Foochow.
Although protests are said to have been
made in connection with this and other
drug traf1cking crimes committed con-
stantly by Japanese nationals In China,
no replies have been forthcoming from
Japanese authorities, Secretary Huang
asserts In his memorandum.
Huang's report constitutes part Of a
mass of evidence submitted to the
League by Chinese endeavoring to show
various causes for the origin OF the
anti-Japanese movement in China and
its development into the anti-Japanese
boycott, which, according to the
Japanese government. was the main
cause of the disastrous warfare at
Shanghai.
(Copvrirht 1oso
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LOST IN THE SUBWAY

NEW YORK (N.A.N.A).-A reporter
decided to get feature story about the
phantom subway" which ofncially
runs from Church street, along Eighth
avenue to 2llth street and has never
been opened to the public.
On the return trip OF one OF the
official trains, the reporter asked to
have the train stopped at l25th street
to facilitate his trip home.
The train stopped and he found him
self in a four-block, unlit station. 1t
took As minutes to locate the watch
man, who had been out for supper.
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DIALECT HUNTERS
USE. PAONOGRAPH
Norwegian Scientists to Hear
!diomatic Speech Handed
Down for Generations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS, June 15.-Trailing
culture with a photograph, two Nor
wegian scientists are nearing the climax
OF long hunt for lost dialects which
have led them far from their native
Fjords.
They came to the Northwest, and
among elderly immigrants here they
found usages Of their native tongue
which have entirely disappeared, through
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with the records of the speech Of trans
planted Norwegians will be able to hear
for the first time the idiomatic speech
used by their great-grandfathers.
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the bullion value Of the hoard, which
was discovered by a laborer, q consid-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-15

London may have penthouses On IL
skyscrapers.
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Railroad Adopts Rubber Tires.

Rubber tires have been adopted On
railroad cars and engines Of the italian
State Railroad.
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TREASURE TROVE RIGHT
EXCLUSIVE FOR WALES
Finding Of Old Cornish Bracelet
Draws Attention to British
Royal Privilege.

11NLSN.-Ine dlscovery Of gold
bracelets. about 5000 years old, under
q hedgebank IN q Cornish village, has
drawn attention to little known priv
ilege enjoyed by the Prince Of Wales.
AS the Duke OF Cornwall he Is the only
one OF the Kings subjects In England
10 nave the rights Of treasure trove.
The British Museum has now &C.
quired this Cornish treasure troye from
the heir to the throne. II consists of
six bracelets and two toruues-tw1sted
gold probably worn as bracelets. On
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
THE CARS COACHMAN

Book publishers in recent years seem to have
given us the "reminiscences of Just about every
literate survivor of the Russian revolution-among
the nobility, at any rate.
But it occurs to us that there is one more Rus
sian whose memoirs might make interesting reading
and he is Ncolai Feodorovitch Trubetskov, who used
to be coachnan for Gear Nicholas.
Trubetskov. as you may have read landed in
Moscow Jail the other day for forging checks; and
in that msadventure there is, apparently, silent
commentary on the changes the revolution has
wrought on one of the least of Russias citizens.
This mans downfall was neither great aor spec
tacuar but it is clear that in some way the revo-
luton managed to uproot him as completely as it
did the mobiles themselves.
He carries with him. il he could get at 1t, a
human and revealing story about what social
overturn can DO to a lackey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
OVERSEAS EXAGGERATIoN

The odd way in which the people Of one country
get wrong ideas about the people of some other
country is illustrated by recent story printed in an
Italian newspaper.
This story told how merchant in Ohio was
fined because clock which he displayed outside
his store gave incorrect time. Complaint was made
it seems, by business man who, because the clock
was late, missed an engagement.
Now number of American cities have ordinances
providing that if merchant displays a clock he
must see to it that the clock keeps time properly
Such ordinances are sensible; no American could
misunderstood the story
But the Italian paper jumped to the conclusion
that American business men too poor to carry
watches in these depressed days; and it remarked.
sadly that the situation in America must indeed
be lamentabe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
ONE-SIDED RESEARCH

The Twentieth Century Funds second annual
survey of the 1O2 great American research tounda-
tons" reveals strange contradictions Bold in blaz-
inc new paths in the physical sciences, the donors
and custodians of these funds appear tmid and in
adequate before social malad justments and economic
wrongs
The survey finds that $54,6OOOOO was given away
IN 1891 by the Carnegie Rockefeller and other foun-
nations OF this szable sum, $170OO,OOO, or 314 per
cent went to public health Education got sl35OOOOO
or % O rer cent These two received 563 per cent
of the total.
But only eighteen of the foundations showed an
interest in economics And only $825OOO or 15 per
cent of the total grants went to research IN TINS
crucial field The paradox is more surprising In
view of the fact that health and education are more
truly functions of the state than researches into
economics.
1T might be expected" writes Evans Clark,
author of the survey, at time when the capitalist
world is facing the most dangerous crisis OF all MS
tory but organized philanthropy would make spe-
cial effort to help explore or eradicate the causes
of these social difficulties philanthropy already has
attacked and helped mitigate the causes OF nook
worm disease and yellow fever"
The report finds this neglect extraordinary IN
view of three winters of depression.
The benefactions of these great funds, totaling
ree-ouarters of billion dollars, deserve high
praise Their scientists have penetrated the junges
and the arctics brave6 hardship and DEATH recorded
facts with honesty worthy of their craft in cruSades
against diseases of the human body
But the time has come when of the funds
should be spent in equally fearless study of the sick
ness of our body polite and our body economic
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
NJ E. Tracy Says S4S4 TO 7S az1 STH T TE4

THIS depression has led to a
Il deal of talk about going back
to the land. The jobless see some
hope in it, but many business men
regard it as absurd.
Look at the plight of the farm
err" they say. You can't make
a living, much less any profit on
the land"
eve aren't making either" re-
ply the jobless, so how can we
lose?"
Profit has ceased to be the up
permost questions to millions of
lives.
People Who have tramped the
streets for year or so are not
looking for easy money.
What they want is to get away
from the breadline, the handout
and the humiliating role of de-
pendents or charity.
They have been beaten down to
a point where any kind Of a
chance to try taking care of
themselves is welcome.
They are. ready to begin over
again to start from scratch, to
fight for life with their bare
hands.
Naturally enough they look to
the land, just as their ancestors
did.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Every Day Religion
By DR.. JOSEPH FORT NEWTON

IN the poetry of all peoples life
Il is a journal and man is
traveller. These old images of
speech are like the vases dug up
from the Pyramids, carved with
exquisite care, telling us what
those who went before us found
life to be.
1t is a long road on which we
journey together; but there are
inns along the way, kept by
Father Time, in which we may
take lodging for the night, and
rest and reflect-like the inn of
Years End, where we arrive to-
day, in which there is a merry
company, and much talk of the
meaning of the journey and the
incidents along the road.
There is much congratulation
upon so much of the journey
safely done, and much well-wish-
ing for the way that lies ahead.
Also, there is no end of COM
plaint-folk telling of aches, ills,
upsets and downfalls. All kinds
of faiths and PHILOSOPHERS mingle
in the inn, and there is no agree
ment as to the meaning or the
goal of the journey. Some think
it a great adventure, others deem
it a nuisance.
Often one feels that it takes
half of the race to keep the other
half reconciled to the road. It is
odd how few good things even
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
He Must Do 1t IN other Words

IL is asked to indicate tongue well as
OF heart To be just this
once moved Morris lquit apopexy by making
the simple suggestion that would
aolca textbooks for American Ring Irdn
himself " - $500 " " O." ""'4Oi
But at the moment chiefly fate of
Nancy r. VINO wrote for the Daily Worker
PROOF ana pc room with the phrase That mighty white of
Naturally this counterrevouonary
lowed unchaengd Elizabeth Lawson pops p to nut
Nancy her place this dangerous right
wing deviation - go
NOW Just what does that expression mighty white
Conade Lawson 1T
into the language the result the
oppression OF twelve million Negroes the gen.
era the whole system
mperialsts all the
Now
language IN TACT not sheer accidents
tain language
of the country where that language
To-day in the Soviet phrases brgades tempo
and be heard the
but in the home from the children games
THE oppression of the Negroes the
OF the capitalist system in America and the idea of white superiority
of those ideas which all the capitalists
to up"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
SATURDAY. DEC. 81. 1882.
INDEPENDENCE WITH STRINGS

we sympathize with the Filipino people who
nave split over the question of accepting the indie
pendence bill which our congress just has sent to
PRESIDENT Hoover. They do not know whether in
dependence is worth having the terms offered
Those who think there is a chance of getting the
next congress to pass farer bill are opposed to
this one Those who think there is no chance of
getting fair reconsideration by congress within
the next year are disposed to accept this bill
with all it's faults.
This bill violates the interests both of the Philip
pines and Of the United States 1t was passed chief
ly by American sugar and farm groups, who appar-
emily care little about the larger interests of the
United States and less about the welfare of the
Fnpinos.
The paramount interest of the United States is
that, in granting the islands this deserved indie
pendence shall be relieved of political RESPONSE
bility Immediately.
But under this BILL our political responsibility
would continue for ten years after creation of the
interim commonwealth government, total of
eleven twelve years from the present.
Even that would not be the end. BY retention
of naval bases after the grant of independence we
would continue to be involved indefinitely
One of the best reasons from an American point
of view, for granting independence is to withdraw
from an isolated area which in event of would
invite attack and which we could not possibly de-
fend. After negotiation of world treaty of per-
pettal naturalization for the Philippines proper
ly provided in this bill, there could be possible
excuse for retention of American naval bases or
anything else which might involve us information
ally in the mistakes of the Fipinos the hazards
of the far Pacific.
On the economic side this bill would play havoc
with the islands. Against the wishes of the Fill
pnos, we began years ago to make them absolutely
dependent upon us economically by free trade with
the United States and a closed door to foreign
imports
Basic readjustment leading to normal economic
life among other nations and the neutral flow of
trade will require years Instead of making it as
easy as possible for the Philippines during the in
term period to build economic independence, this
bill would raise the high tariff barrier against about
one-fourth of their major crop. In addition, it
would levy a rising export tax, and would keep the
islands virtually closed to American foreign
goods
Finally the bill calls for a eft-handed plebscite
of the worst kind The vote of the Filipino people
on their proposed constitution would be construed
as vote on independence under terms of the bill.
Whatever the intent of the authors of this pro-
vision in effect it is invitation to INSCRIPTIONS
political and economic groups to fost evil con-
stitution upon the Fflipinos which they might &C
cept rather than reject independence.
Whether independence on these terms is worse
than no independence may prove hard question
for President Hoover and even harder question
for the Fipinos.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
SCIENCE
Ault Was Unsung Hero
BY DAVID DIETz

ton to the study of terrestrial
magnetism and atmospheric cleo
tricity.
But this time, much equipment
was carried along for oceano-
graphic studies, Investigations of
the physical conditions of the
ocean waters, and of the living
organisms in them.
The story of this last cruise
now is available to the reading
public in THE Last Cruise of the
Carnegie" by DR.. j. Harland Paul,
who was aboard the ship as sur
geon and scientific Observer. The
book is published by Williams e.
Wilkin at SO.
The itinerary of this cruise was
as follows: Washington to Plym-
outh to Hamburg to Reykjavik
Qceland) to Bridgetown to Pan
anna to Easter island to Callao to
Apia to PIT. Apra to Yokohama to
San Francisco to Honolulu to Tu-
tuila to Apia
On such a journey there were
bound to be many interesting adj
ventures. DR.. Paul tells these
well in a graphic and readable
style.
The book is illustrated beauti-
fully with a colored frontispiece
OF the Carnegie and 1913 photo
graphs made aboard ship and in
port during that last cruise.
In brief, it is a fine book of
travel and adventure, and as
such is recommended highly to
the reader.
appropriately, it is dedicated to
Captain Ault.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
GOALS TRAGIC COST

The tragedy at Moweaqua, Ill, where ifty-four
coal miners lost their lives in explosion on the
day before Christmas, is just one more of those
frightful 'fncidentals" with which modern society
has to pay its fuel bill.
No matter how many scientific improvements
may be introduced into coal mine, no matter how
carefully the officers and employees Of mine may
try to avert the hazards of the pits coal mining re-
mains, baSically dangerous occupation. Here
and there, year after year, come these reports of
disaster.
The coal that warns our homes and drives our
machinery is paid for every often, in human lives
That tragic fact is one we never should forget.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-31
Test Worth While

vt will take little money to get
l. them started, though not much,
and that they will ask of the pub
lie and the state. They will ask
it in the relief that it represents
a better investment than baskets
of food or meal tickets, which
mean no more than another days
or another weeks survival.
The object is not to try any new
political experiment or economic
theory, but merely to find out
whether able-bodied men can take
care of themselves and their
families on the land, as their
grandfathers did.
If they can't, we'd better know
it. because such a condition would
mean that our civilization is in
grave danger.
If we have standard of living
and an industrial set-up where
conscientious, intelligent workers
can't supply themselves with
reasonable amount of food, cloth
ing, and shelter, something is
radically wrong.
Either we are prospecting at the
expense of those who don't get
anywhere near enough for what
they produce, or we are kicking
the very foundations out from I'M
der the economic structure.