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Evening star., 1932-02-28
Colonial period. as did number of the

Colonial period, as did number Of the
visiting chapters.
Several of these costumes are worthy
of mention. Mrs. Prichard. in Martha
Washington gown of pale blue taffeta
and flowered overdress, with white wig,
carried an old-fashioned nosegay, pre-
Sented by members of the Beverly
Manor Chapter. Mrs. Hampton H.
Wayt, regent of Beverley Manor Chap
ter, wore an old-faShioned black taffeta,
with shoulder cape bordered with fringe,
and exquisite old-fashioned jewelry.
Mrs. Percy Hanger was in a rufied dress
belonging to her great -great-grand-
mother, and a white satin bonnet
which was in the wedding trousseau of
Mrs. David Hanger Mrs. B. B.
Murphy, pouring tea, and Mrs. w. w
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Friendship House Holds
Music Hour This Afternoon

At the Friendship House music hour
today from to 6 o'clock the program
will be given by Mr.. Willard c. Smith,
organist and pianist; DR.. Harold M.
Dudley, baritone. and Mrs. Clayton
Carlson, reader. Any one who is in
terested in the work of Friendship
House is invited to attend.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Joseph semmes Ives and Mrs. waverlie

Joseph Semmes Ives and Mrs. Waverlie
F. Thornhill.
Some of the patrons Of the dance
are Representative and Mrs. Thomas A.
Yon, Representative and Mrs. JEFF
Busby, Representative and Mrs. Nor
gan G.. Sanders. Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
thaniel F. Rabner. Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
net Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. Lawryn Coe. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank H. Newell and Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. Hildebrand.
Mr.. c. F. Armiger is chairman OF the
Floor Committee and Miss Florence
Sweet will be in charge of the cards
Miss Mary Waynick is chairman of
the Dance Committee and of tickets,
which may also be secured at Meridian
Mansions the night Of the dance
Evening star., 1932-02-28

exhibition Of portraits of George wash
ington and his official family Saturday
evening, March 5, at 9 O'Clock.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
DR.. WOOLLEY SEES
DISARM SENTIMEN
Prevention Of War Council Dele
gate Cites Her Views Expressed
in Publication.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dr. Mary Emma Woolley. woman
member Of the United States delegat ton
to the Geneva Arms Conference. be-
lieves there is widespread American
feeling for disarmament and that It's
existence lis a force not to be disre-
garded'
The National Council for Prevention
Of War yesterday cited the Mount Holy
oke College presidents editorial in the
current issue Of International Disarma-
ment Notes as her first signed article
since being appointed to the delegation
She said:
There is a certain advantage in the
realization of the widespread desire
among the people of this country for
the substitution Of law for war, or arbi-
tration for armed force"
Success for the Geneva Conference
was prayed for yesterday at special
church service at the Bethlehem Chapel
Of the Washington Cathedral
Canon AnSon Phelps Stokes described
the present situation of the world as
comparable to the crisis prior to the
Revolutionary, Civil and World Wars.
With direct mention of the Sino-Jap-
arlese strife, Stokes said war rs never
justified under any circumstances be-
tween nations except as the less Of two
evils in those rare cases which we will
hope will be gradually eliminated
where the invasion of a nation or the
defense of civilization is at stake"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
SOVIET VISIONS MENACE.
Must Be Prepared to Protect Interests
Premier Declares.

MOSCOW, February l Cp).-Soviet
Russia must watch developments ir
the Far East with the closest atten-
ton, Premier Molotox told the seven
teenth all-union conference of the
Communist party yesterday, for White
Russians in Manchuria are plotting the
establishment of buffer state and a
break with the Soviet Union.
THE latest events at Shanghai" he
said, bear eloquent testimony to the
policy of the imperialists which inevita-
bly, will lead to new wars. In China the
dividing line between peace and war is
being obliterated and China and Japan
are conducting actual hostilitieS without
a formal declaration.
THE Soviet government would not
be fulfilling it's obligations if it per
mitted this state to be lulled into a
false sense of security by loose talk and
generalizing resolutions on the interna-
tional situation. We must be prepared
to protect our own interests"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
,'sKeeper of Light Here
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

pausing to rest and formulate plans
for the, continuation of her lifes mis-
sion, the spreading of light to the
blind" Mrs. Rufus Mather, better
known to the world as Winifred Holt
Mather, founder of New York's famous
Light House for the Blind" has ar
rived in Washington where, with Mr.
Mather, she will remain for several
weeks.
The Mathers have just completed a
three years survey Of conditions among
the blind in almost every corner of the
globe. In many places which they
visited they were instrumental in eStab-
fishing Light House" institutions
modelled after the first and famous one
in New York
1t has often been said that idlenesS,
not blindness, is the curse of the blind,
declared Mrs Mather, who explains
that her real campaign now is to fight
for the elimination of blindness.
Prevention Urged.
Blindness could be eradicated al
most as much as yellow fever has
BEEN she continued. There is so
much unnecessary blindness in the
WOrld-sO many cases which could have
been prevented That is what the
world must awaken to and work for
noW-the prevention of blindness.
Il hope and prophecy that some day
all the light houses throughout the
world will have become museums, con-
tanning histories Of blindness
Until blindness has been eradicated
we must Of course, work TO help those
who spend their lives without work in
darkness.
But they should not be segregated.
That is too often the fault OF the
sighted. The blind should not be made
to feel that they are to be considered
as class on account Of their affection
They should be so equipped as to en-
able them, as far as possible, to take an
active part In the work and play Of
the sighted community in which they
should live.
Evening star., 1932-02-01

Committee of Labor Executives, never
theleSS an accord was reached con-
Cerning a number Of matters relating
to unemployment and the sterilization
Of employment. which, 1t is believed,
will have far-reaChing influence for
good,
Proposal Explained.
The proposal submitted by the rail-
road presidents contemplated that 10
per cent should be deducted from each
pay check of all persons in the en-
plOy of the railroads and represented
in the conference, for a period Of one
year basic rates to remain as at pres
ent. and the arrangement to terminate
automatically II months after the plan
becomes effective.
OF course, no one likes to have his
income reduced, whether he receives it
III the shape Of wages, salary. interest
or dividends Even so, after giving the
matter careful consideration, the COM
mlttee which was authorized to speak for
organized labor on the railroads agreed
to accept the deduction for one year
as proposed.
While it was natural that they
should feel that their earnings were
not too high, nevertheless, having in
tiCns at the present time, they were
willing to accept the reduction, belleV-
ing that it might contribute toward
bringing about that revival in business
which we are all so anXiouSly awaiting.
The agreement could not have been
brought about but for the earnest and
sympathetic cooperation Of the rep
Of organized labor. Dur
ing the conference many meetings and
discussions took place, and never at
any meeting or during any discussion
was there evidence Of irritation or any
thing approaching a contentious atti-
tudc on the part Of any one partici-
pating therein.
No conference could have been con-
Quoted on a higher plane or with
greater consideration shown by each
side for the views held and expressed
by the other
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Evening star., 1932-02-01

Naturally, an agreement affecting q
sum in excess Of S200,000000 and IN
directly affecting unknown sums through
the prosperity 1t is hoped the conclusion
of these negotiations may bring, was
not a matter for conclusion without the
most careful consideration from both
sides.
Heed Responsibility.
After a painstaking review Of the pro-
posals and arguments which have been
ably and fOrcefully presented in behalf
of the railroads, we feel compelled TO
reiterate our previous opinion that, as
matter of pure right and justice, the
railway employees could not be called
upon to agree to 10 per cent reduc-
ton Of their meager earnings.
Nor do we wish to give any assent to
the theory that wage reductions are to
be regarded ordinarily as the appro-
pirate means to promote prosperity,
We cannot believe that the public well
fare is advanced by reducing the pur-
chasing power Of labor
But, with a profound sense Of our re-
sponSibility TO the workers whom we
represent, and to our country, we have
weighed the urgent needs Of the rail-
road industry and the demands Of the
puDllC "SIIdlt III LLlAS PIE uLlpdA nj
leled situation against the individual
sacrifices requested Of the railroad en-
ployes.
Decide TO Accept
In the hope that our action may i'm
prove the health of our industry, may
improve the cooperative relations Of
management and employees, may slim
ulate revival Of business, and may
advance the general welfare, We have
decided to accept the proposal of the
railroads TO the employees we represent,
This is motiyated il part by a desire
to show the capacity Of organized labor
to do a big thing in general way to
advance the welfare Of the people as
a whole. even at the expense Of personal
sacrifices that would deter narrow
minded persons.
The strength that fire cooperation
between employees and management Will
have is great. Together, pulling for the
common veal Of the railroads in which
the workers have their lives invested, as
against the money Of the security hold
ers, a tremendous force will be avail
able.
The negotiations from the first have
been conducted in a business-lke and
sensible manner. Neither side has made
any use OF or attempt at compulsion
Both sides have felt keenly the situation
Of their coworkers on the opposite side
Of the table.
Each party to the negotiations has
presented its case, widely divergent at
first, but gradually brought together.
Through a willingness OF each side to
compromise to the fullest extent pos
sible, in justice to the group it repre-
sented. an agreement has now been
reached, and a new era in The relations
Of employer and employe has been
opened
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Evening star., 1932-02-01
THREE LIVES LOST
AS COLD GRIPS j. S.
Victims Freeze to Death.
Eight Still Missing
in AirIiner.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
At least three persons were victims OF
bitter Winter weather, which in the last
three days has touched nearly all Sec
tions of the Nation.
John Taylor, 14-year-old Boy Scout
of Dee, Greg, was found frozen 10 death
in the foothills of Mount Hood, where
he had gone alone to hunt. Two men
froze to death in Minnesota, William
Seifert Ct, in the Duluth business sec
ton and Emil HILL so, in an open field
near Saginaw.
Relief Is Forecast.
Rising temperatures were forecast TO-
day for much Of the Midwest, but the
cold continued along the Pacific Coast
in the Rocky Mountains and in North
ern and Northeastern United States.
Both land and aerial searchers for
the missing Century Pacific air liner,
unreported since Friday afternoon in
Southern California, reported bllz-
zard raging over the mountains near
the spot where the plane was believed
to have crashed. with its seven passen-
gers and pilot
Ranchers in the Northwest, where
snow drifted as high as 20 feet, said
some cattle probably would die.
A record OF 26 years standing was
shattered In Yosemite National Park,
where an l8-inch snowfall Sunday
brought the fall for the season on the
valley floor TO 1877 inches. The greatest
previous fall WAS l34 inches IN 1906.
The old South reported chilly weather,
but not as low as forecast
Mason City, Iowa, reported temper
ature of 18 below zero.
Highway and aerial tratflc IN the
Northwest was disrupted. Many motor
lists we're temporarily marooned.
Evening star., 1932-02-01

direct proof of the need has been given.
either they are ignorant of the Situa
ton as it exists or they possibly feel
they have rendered sufficient service
and fulfilled their obligation by proVid-
ing the bankers Of the country dole
of $4,000, 100000 none of which will
feed or put shoes on the feet OF
children
McGrady said neither loans to State
nor public works would be adequate.
Rev. John R. O'Grady of the Cath
olic National Charities said Federal re-
lief Is required for every community in
the country, even in the larger cities" "
He assailed the Chamber of Com
merce and Merle Thorpe, editor of Ma
tions Business, for opposing relief and
said they have no substitute remedy
for what they call dole.
I'VE who have been in close contact
with relief work have been amazed at
the indifference of congressional lead
ers," he said. They have let two
months go by without doing anything;
Karl Borders, chairman Of the Chi
cago Workers Committee on Unem-
ployment. said fully 100000 men, Wom-
en- and children with no means OF sup
port had been made public charges
there through no fault OF their own.
"On February IT, Borders SAID, all
available funds for relief will be ex-
hausted."
He said a special session OF the Illi-
nois Legislature specifically gave more
attention to the pheasant hens OF that
State than it did to human mothers"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
II ALIENS SEIZED
AFTER FIVE ARRESTS
100 Others Linked in Border Snug
Cling Ring Expected to Be
Jailed This Week.
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO. n Y. February Act
ing on information obtained Saturday
after arrest Of five alleged alien snug
glers at youngstown, N. Y, Labor De-
partment agents yesterday took into
custody II aliens, illegally brought into
this country by the ring, in New York
Philadelphia and Newark, N. j., Murray
w Carson, Special Assistant Secretary
Of Labor. announced last night.
Carson, who is directing a campaign
against undesirable aliens and alien
smugglers on the Niagara frontier. said
additional arrests probably more than
100 would be made during the week in
other cities.
Hundreds of aliens were smuggled
across the Niagara River during the
past two or three years, and profits
Carson said, ran into many thousand
dollars. Every one brought across paid
from 5000 to s4OO, and Chinese paid
from $500 to 81 900 each More care
and danger attended the handling OF
Chinese.
Evening star., 1932-02-01

There is too often an attitude Of
patronage toward the blind. 1t is wrong
they should not treat the blind as
persons apart"
Startled Society in 1905.
Mrs Mather. the daughter Of Henry
Holt, New York publisher author and
philosopher startled New York society
when, as young. popular and pretty
society woman in 1905 she turned her
back on the pastimes and amusements
OF her "set" and, with her sister Edith,
now Mrs Joseph Colt Bloodgood. dedi-
Gated her life to the service Of the blind
We are only resting in Washington. a."
concluded Keeper Of the Light" Mather,
Tor short while. Our next travels
Will probably carry US to tropical
countries"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
PERU DEBT PAYMENTS
FOR ORE PROPOSED
Nations Congress Hears Plan for
Private Exploitation of Ma
tional Reserves.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LIMA, Peru, February Private
exploitation Of the Marcona iron ore
deposits, which are national reserves,
providing those who take over the
property assume payment of Perus for
eign debts, was proposed in Congress
yesterday.
The deposits are in the Nazca dis
trict of the Department of lea. The
law under which the government owns
them provides that they cannot become
private property. Experts estimate that
200,000,000 tons of iron ore of SO per
cent purity are there and could be sold
abroad at net profit of 50 per ton.
A resolution introduced by Assembly
man Ignacio Ramos proposed that some
Industrial concern or financial corpora
tion be allowed to develop the property
on condition that 1t assume payments
OF Peru's foreign debts. provided the
countrys creditors agreed.
Congress approved another resolu-
tion declaring that Peru would main
tain the stability Of Peruvian ex-
change"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
Relatives Honor
Submarine Victims
As Hunt Continues
Little Stone Church Near
Channel Sinking Is Scene
of Memorial Services.
BY the Associated Press.

SOUTHWELL Dorset, England, Feb
ruary lin full view Of vessels still
searching for the craft, memorial
service was held in a little stone church
yesterday for more than so men lost
in the sinking of the submarine ma.
Mothers, wives and daughters OF the
dead filled the church, set on a hill,
and tried to stife their sobbing as the
Rev. A. v. Hurley said, Let us pray
for those who lost their lives nearby"
Suddenly the wall of siren from
the searching feet echoed through the
building during a pause in the service
and q poignant moment ensued. The
women broke down and cried bitterly,
while the children whispered in SYM
pathy
The submarine went to the bottom
of the English Channel off Portland
during diving maneuvers last Tuesday
and has not been seen since. Rescue
vessels have combed the waters fruit
lessly and the British admiralty has
abandoned all hope for the lives OF the
men.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
FIGHTS MOVE TO RAISE
POSTAL SAVINGS LIMIT
U. s. Chamber Files Emphatic Pro.
test-Strawn Fears Action
Would Hurt Private Business.

An emphatic protest against pro-
posals to raise the limit on postal saw
ings deposits was filed today on behalf
Of the Chamber Of Commerce Of the
United States, with Chairman Mead OF
the House Committee on Post Offices
and Post Roads
Stlas StraWn, president OF the cham
ber. told Mr. Mead that such a move
would involve the Government still
business and would magnify the evil
it is intended to cure by encouraging
the Switching" of deposits from pri-
vate to Government institutions.
For several years postal officials have
argued for legislation that would raise
the limit of a single account from
s2,50O to $4,000 or $4,000, the conten-
ton being advanced that this would
bring out "hoarded" funds.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
TARIFF ON u. S. GOODS
INCREASED BY SWEDEN
Temporary Government Measure to
Help Balance Budget Is
Approved.
pr the Associated Press

STOCKHOLM, Sweden. February l.
The Riksdag approved a govern
ment proposal last night to increase
tariffs on many luxury articles" cf-
feCtive today.
American industry will be chiefly af-
feCted by an increase in duty on ex-
posed films. the new schedule raising
the duty from 30 krone C$2I.4D on 100
Kilograms C220 pounds to 1900 krone
Cs4O2J
The new duty on automobiles is 20
per cent instead of 55 per cent as mere
tofore Bananas. apples and pears will
be taxed 10 krone so So per 100 kilo-
grams The duty on coffee was slightly
increased.
Finance Minister Hamrin. who intro
duced the bill. said it was only tempo
rary measure to help balance the
budget.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
GREEN Is SKEPTICAL.
Doubts 10 Per Cent Pay Cut VIII Ben
eft Railroads.

Expressing doubt that reduction
Of wages would benefit the railroads,
William Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, today said
time and experience would disclose that
causes of railroad difficulties lie deep
er and will not be solved through re-
ductiOn of wages 10 per cent, as
agreed upon in Chicago.
I feel representatives Of the work
ers have exercised their best iudg-
ment." Green said We accept their
decision as final I am very doubtful
though, that the wage reduction
worked out will remedy the ills of the
railroads.
Il think time and experience will
demonstrate that the causes OF their
difficulties lie much deeper and will
not be solved through reduced wages" 5"
d. &H. CONTRACT SIGNED.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
EX-GOVERNOR ASKS SEAT
Bartlett of New Hampshire to Run
for Congress.

John H. Bartlett, former Governor Of
New Hampshire, announced today he
would be a candidate for the House
from the first New Hampshire district
this Fall.
MY interest in the tragedies of un-
employment is so intense that I have
decided to run for Congress again in
the Fall if I am alive" Bartlett said
He was defeated for this office by
William N. Rogers, Democrat, in a
recent special election to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of the late
Representative Hale.
Evening star., 1932-02-01
GEN. BUTLER WARNS u. S.
TO KEEP FEET ON GROUND
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
COATTSVILLE. Pa, January IA
warning against Americas being put
in the middle" in the Slno-Japanese
dispute was given here yesterday by
Gen. Smedley Butler.
Speaking to 5000 persons jammed
into Y M. C. A. auditorium, Gen
Butler saids he favored this country s
protesting Japan's action in Shanghai
but advised the country to keep her
feet on the ground"
Remember" he asserted. "1f it suits
the purpose of the japanese to kill
Americans, that's exactly what they'll
do. And the softer we are the more
they will kill.
Right now we are interested in the
safety of Americans in China. If
American lives are lost, look out for
trouble"
Evening star., 1932-02-01
Judd TAKES STAND
FOR ACCUSED WIFE
Ruth ObSessed of Child for
Years, Though They Never
Had One, He Says.
BY RALPH o. BROWN.

By the Associated Press.
PHOENIX. Ariz., February Winnie
Ruth Judd was pictured from the wit
ness stand today by her husband, Dr.
w c. Judd, as a frustrated woman
"whO from the first day Of our mar
riage dwelt upon thoughts Of a child
The trial Of the accused trunk slayer
for the murder of Agnes Anne LerOi
was resumed today over her protest
when County Physician J. d. Mauldin
reported to the court she was not too
i'll to appear. The physician yesterday
had treated Mrs. Judd for a severe cold
and said she had been threatened with
influenza. Two jurors who were i'll last
week were back in the jury box.
First Witness of Day.
d.. Judd, first witness of the day to
be called by the defense told Of his
wife's plans. while they lived in Mexico,
for a child which never materialized,
and her arguments over whether it
should be named Moses, Caesar or Ma
poleon."
was there ever a child born" asked
Herman LeWkoWitz Of defense counsel.
Did you or your wife ever bring a
child INTO your home for adoption?'
Did you ever have a child in your
home for any length Of time?'
No"
Dr. Judd testified that during their
residence in a mining camp in the
State of San Luis POtOsi, Mexico in
1925 Mrs Judd at times appeared to
believe she had a child.
Talked of BABY
She spoke a number Of times Of the
baby" he said. once she told Of it
getting out of its crib and pulling the
dogs ear. I thought then she was just
kidding me. l didn't at first realize she
really believed it
She sometimes would hide in
closet" he continued
Sometimes I would be able to get
her out Of these spells by walking her
about. She would say I know am
dreaming ."
Evening star., 1932-02-01

nlittee of 9 rail-
road presidents
marks a distinct
epoch in the his
tory of labor rela-
tiOnS.
T h e principal
subjects discussed
during the confer
enCe had to do
W it h unemploy-
ment, stabiliZati0n
of employment and
a r e d u c ito II in
wages. While the
Committee OF Rail
rO a d Presidents
found itself unable
to accept the en-
tire program SUD-
m it ( e d bV the
Evening star., 1932-02-01
ALL SAFE IN SHANGHAI
MISSIONARY CABLES
Rev. Donald Rees Reassures Rela-
tives of Americans in Be-
leaguered City.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, February IA cable from
the Rev. Ronald Rees. British WESLEYAN
missionary and one Of the secretaries of
the National Christian Council of China
in Shanghai today said: There is no
cause for anxiety. All is quite safe in
Shanghai"
The message. sent for the benefit of
missionaries relatives, was considered
reassuring because of the reported
bombing Of the districts outside the IN
ternational Settlement where many
missionaries are living.