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Evening star., 1932-02-09
as CITIZENS SIGNED
Southeast Washington Sets Goal at
100 Members.

The Membership Committee of the
Southeast Washington Citizens Aso-
citation met last night at the home of
its chairman. William A. Maio, 1913
Pennsylvania avenue southeast, and re-
ported that As new members have been
added to the rolls of the association
during a four-week drive which closes
February 90 The committees goal is
100 Mrs. Herbert B. Crosby, wife of
the District Commissioner, attended the
meeting.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
Bathtub Is Utilized
In Jail BaPtizing
OfDOomed Slayer
Killer of Winchester
Merchant Processes
Conversion.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

WINCHESTER, Va.,, February g.
Lawrence Fleet, Baltimore youth, SEN
fenced to be electrocuted April % for
the Staying of William F. Keller, Win
chester merchant, during an attempt
ed hold-up the night of January 16,
was baptized by clergyman last night
at the local jail. the prison bathtub be-
ing used for tho religious rite, it was
learned today from Sheriff Pannett.
Since expressing desire to plead
guilty to the murder indictment found
against him by a grand jury, Fleet has
been visited by several ministers, and
although he continued to play card
games and was by no means serious
minded, he was said to have profeSsed
conversion and expressed a, wish to be
baptized.
Fleet chose the Rev. Cartney H. An
oerson, pastor Of the Assembly of God,
to administer the rite. The sheriff said
he could not permit Fleet to be taken
from jail except by court order and as
ncne was applied for it was decided to
use the jail bathtub. The rite was per-
formed by the clergyman last night in
the presence of the sheriff and several
prisoners.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
$s5,ooo,ooo budget bill, that measure

$S5, 100000 budget bill, that measure
yesterday went to the printer for cor
rection and will shortly be on the desks
OF House members. Chairman Ashton
G. Dovell expressed satisfaction over
sideratior. It Is expected that the
measure viii be made a special and
continuing order.
DovelI declared that the work Of the
committee had only been completed
yesterday and that, as result, it
would be impossible to announce the
result of the alterations until today's
session. Major changes, he said, were
few.
The House accepted an invitation
from the city Of Williamsburg, Bruton
Parish Church and the College of
william and Mary to attend service
there February 81 in commemoration
of the 200th anniversary of the birth
of George Washington.
While the invitation has not yet been
extended, pending the announcement Of
further plans by Gov. Pollard. 1t Is ex-
pected that the Assembly will be in
vited within the next few days to at
tend the celebration in Alexandra on
February %. The invitation will be
extended in the Senate by Senatcs
John w. Rust Of Fairfax County ane
in the House by Delegate j. Fred Bir-
rell of Alexandria. A large percentage
of the members Of both Houses are
contemplating acceptance, 1t was said
Evening star., 1932-02-09
EPISCOPAL BISHOP DIES
Head of South Florida Diocese Sue.
cumbs After Short Illness.

WINTER PARK, Fla, February (P1.
Right Rev. Cameron Mann, D. D.,
LII. D., Bishop of the South Florida
Diocese of the Episcopal Church, died
at his home here last night after an ILL
ness of several days. He was 80 years
old
He was educated at Hobart College
and the General Theological Seminary.
He was widely known in New York and
had held posts there and at Kansas
City, and also was formerly Bishop of
the North Dakota Diocese.
He is survived by his widow and two
daughters, Mrs. William Edgar Fisher
of New York and Mrs. Clinton H. Har-
binson Of Lexington, KY.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
COMMERCE BUILDING
bomb" is ONLY CIGARS
Smokes" Are Pronounced of Good
Quality, So Guards and Porter
Get Them.

The 80 cigars, which yesterday in
volved the Commerce Department in
another big bomb scare" today were
recommended to those employees who
figured in the mystery as darn good
smokesp'
A tobacco expert made this declara-
tion upon releasing the cigars from his
custody after a thorough examination.
Three of the nicely tinfoiled articles
were awarded to Charles Brent, colored,
a porter in the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce who discovered the
cigars carefully placed along the wall
base of a third-floor hallway. Each
building guard who attempted to un-
ravel the mystery was awarded cigar
today and told to get off the trail.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
SOME WOMEN
ALWAYS ATTRACT

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and pep of youth. Then let DIR. Ed
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system of the posons caused by clogged
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For 20 years, men and women suf-
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listlessness and headaches have taken
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets, success
full substitute for calomel, a compound
of vegetable ingredients, known by their
olive color. They act easily upon the
bowels without gripping. They help
cleanse the system and tone up the
liver.
If you value youth and its many gifts,
take DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets nightly.
How much better you will feel-and
look l5c. Soc, 60c.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
FORMER US. TREASURER'S
ADOPTED SON SENTENCED
Richard G. White Gets Four Years
for Transporting Stolen
Auto.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, February erich
ard G. White, %, adopted son Of
former United States Treasurer, was
sentenced to a 4-year Federal prison
car from Warrington. y. o.
White. adopted son Of Frank White,
former North Dakota Governor also,
pleaded guilty in Federal Court. He
said Washington was his home.
Robert Rensch, Government pros
ecutor, said White had served Federal
prison term in Leavenworth and a
State term in North Dakota for similar
crimes. He was arrested here last
September while attempting to sell the
car.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

Building construction continues active
South China
Evening star., 1932-02-09
for the District, and Mrs. Frederick

Among persons Of note who will at
tend the dinner are Senator Arthur
Capper of Kansas, Representative Ar
thur M Free of California, Represent
ative and Mrs Scott Leavitt OF Mon
tana, Commissioner and Mrs. Luther
H. Reichelderfer and Mrs. F. w. Mon
dell
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a hole" when he offered his amendment to the home
loan bank bill to legalize 25 per cent beer But that
does excuse the Democratic Senators failing
to vote in conformity with the party platform pedg
ing the people light wines and beer through the mod
ication of the Volstead act The platform calls for
Immediate modification of this law, not for its
modification repeal only after the next election
In effort to avoid the charge that they failed
to support the party platform Senate Democrats.
through thir leader Senator Robinson, of Arkansas
submitted motion to refer the Bingham beer amend
ment to the Judiciary Committee. But this device
will not fool the discriminating voter. The Demo-
Gratis had their chance to vote for 2.75 beer and
turned it down, by than a two-to-one vote of
people expect at the hands of the Democrats in
Congress should they be given control of both houses
of Congress in the election next November? Is there
any real reason to suppose that the Senators and
Representatives of the Democratic faith would I'M
dertake to carry out the platform pledge to modify
the Volstead act Immediately or that they would
support resolution for the repeal of the eighteenth
amendment? There is not, in the light of what has
just happened in the Senate.
Daniel c. Roper, Roosevelt supporter in the
Democratic National convention, has issued state
minimized in the coming campaign and calling upon
the drys to elect dry Senators and representatives
These Senators and Representatives are, of course
to be dry Democrats Mr.. Roper, like the Senate
Democrats, seems to be intent upon making the
party plank prohibition merely another scrap of
paper.
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constructive necessary legislation of WIDE inpor-
tant scope and in some cases of an almost revolu-
tionary character.
President Hoovers leadership is not vocal He
cannot address the American people His strength
is in conference. He cannot make public sentiment
and thereby coerce Congress Roosevelt and Wilson
worked that way; so did Lincoln.
But Hoover's talent is a different talent He can
convince individual men, small coteries of men,
groups that can be reached by his voice, that are
impressed by his sincerity that carried along by
the resistless logic of his position Hoovers Is q
took and Wilson adopted, difficult than the
method of Lincoln. Hoover cannot appeal over Con-
gress to the masses.
Hoover's method involves a struggle with individ-
uals, with militant minorities, with mean and selfish
groups that seek party fractional advantage More
over Hoovers method leaves the public at the mercy
asm. 1t does not back up President in his hour of
need the Roosevelt method did, as Lincoln always
could do as a last resort.
The Long Fight Is Won
So Hoover stands alone. He has fought this good
fight for eight long grinding months which have torn
his heart out wracked his body tattered his patience
but he has won. Here at the end of the fight he
stands victor in the contest He may have to wait
for history to give him the laurel but he has won it.
Whether or not one agrees with his program, and
of course it is human program, not divinely in
spired, nevertheless 1t is earnest honest intel
gent attempt, unselshly periodically and with the
noblest purpose pursue, to solve this
problem of the depression. That it has prevented
further collapse and dire calamity, can deny
For that the President deserves the gratitude of his
country, the endorsement of the nation. His quail
ties such that he cannot make the popular appeal
He has clarion note mis- emotional content is low.
But the less his leadership has been powerful
and triumphant in this crisis.
The Gazette has not always agreed with him.
Time and again we have differed with him on minor
points of administration and of policy. But no one
who knows him, no one who has watched with any
degree of intelligence his career, question the
quality of his leadership the power of his person.
atty
America has had Presidents more beloved, Pres
idents able to dramatic their with them
selves Presidents more crafty in the game of poll
tics, Presidents who knew how to handle men by
trading little sefinterest for the nations larger
good. But America has had other President who
has done in eight months such Herculean work for
the salvation of his country Herbert Hoover has
done since December, 1881 If he had done nothing
else, if he not world leader in the cause Of
peace and international amity, his work with Con-
gress his leadership in this crisis would entitle him
to high place in history. Here is rounded man,
human, subject to the foibes of humanity but strong,
clean, brave and wise, leader worthy of the times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-04
TO THE LAND
BY Bruce Barton


Here and there we run across fact which
shows that important social changes working
themselves out silently in time like this
For instance: The insurance companies ex-
farms they have had to take during the past
few years.
So are the Land Banks.
In one southern city a canvass of the unemploy-
ed revealed nine hundred families that had former
ly lived on the land. These people were moved out
port.
The president of charity organization in mid
die western city came to me, with figures show
ing the abnormal growth of cities, and partcu-
larly of the negro population in northern cities, in
the two decades between 1910 and 1880.
Said he: "In my own city we are feeding al
most the entire negro population The negro is the
first to suffer in time like this, for the white
is likely to be favored in the distribution of jobs The
negro is a good farmer. On of land he
can raise enough food for his family Our city
could well afford to build cottages and settle large
proportion of it's unemployed on the land. For no
than it will cost to take of them in town
another year could make them permanently in
dependent"
In the depression of 1873, the unemployment in
cities almost hundred per cent but only
quarter Of our people in the cities; were
seventy-five per cent rural The unemployed simply
moved back to the land until the storm over.
The expression back to the land" is unfortu-
nate it to imply defeat in the city and subse
quent retreat. I prefer forward to the land" to
freedom security the city too often fails to
vide.
Certainly many saying to them
selves: II should much rather have roof over my
head and potatoes and cabbages in the cellar than
to be ex-vice president sitting a cold curb
stone"
Perhaps as a result of that thinking we shall
fined ourselves of these days, with better bal
anced, less top-heavy social organization.
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THE WORLD TODAY
BY arthur Brisbane
MONEY. PLENTY OF 1T.
BLOC AGAINST u. s. A.
SHOCK FOR BEST MINDS.
WHEN GERMANY is READY.

Washington wanted to sell $3.50 100000 long-term
treasury notes. some paying 1-S, some 3 IL per
cent. One issue subscribed for twelve times.
The government could have had $5506 instead
of $650,000,000 almost ten times what it needed.
This shows that there is money in the country.
Our banks more heavily loaded with cash than
before, don't know where to their surplus money
Karl H. Won Wiegand cables from Berlin to
Universal Service about the "anti-American bloc"
just perfected in Europe Germany has Joined and
it includes France, Great Britain ITALY, Belgium Po-
land, Jugoslavia and Rumania.
Mr.. Won Wiegand says British Foreign Secre-
tary Simon and Premier Herriott, of France have
planned to isolate the United States if Washington
refuses to cancel war debts"
merchants might unite to boycott their best custom
ing,
Here is to make "best minds" ponder,
muse and fret Ponca City, Okla, according to the
Associated Press takes taxes from its citizens be-
it makes enough from publicly owned water
and light plants to pay all city expenses, and this in
spite of the fact that rates charged for water and
light have been reduced twice in the last two years.
Saltwater, another Oklahoma city, is tax free,
thanks to public ownership In the state of Kansas,
Chanute, Colby, Augusta and Beloit are you have
been told, four tax-free cities.
German ministry, says, Under the agreement
at Geneva, Germany has right to restore her fight
ing power and will do it unless other nations dis
arm"
Other nations will not disarm. therefore Ger
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Island, and they wouldent give you
a Credit" in a year. But you tell
where a Latin word was originally
located, and how it's been man.
handised down to the present day,
and say they win claim that you
have the NUCLEUS of a Thesis" and
you are liable to get horde of
Credits" Now who cares about the
word, or what it has contributed
to the welfare of Nations that new
er minds to them.
The smarter a nation gets the
more wars it has. The dumb ones
are too smart to fight. Our schools
teach us what the other fellow
knows, but it don't teach us any
thing new for ourselves. Everybody
is learning just one thing, not be-
cause they will know more, but
because they have been taught
that they wont have to work if they
are educated. Well we got so many
educated now, that there is not
enough jobs for educated people.
Most of our work is skilled and
requires practice, and not educa-
ton.
But none of these big professors
will come out and tell you that our
education might be lacking, that it
might be shortened, that it might
be improved. They know as it is
now that its a Racket" and they
are in on it. You couldn't get me
to admit that making movies was
the bunk either. None of us will
talk against our own graft. We all
got us our "Rackets" nowadays.
There is just about as much
"Hooey' in everything as there is
merit. The heathern live with less
effort, and less worry.
Trying to live "Past" our par
ents, and not "Up to EN-" is one
of our drawbacks, the old Chinese
got the right idea along that line,
but ever once in awhile some fell
low does pop up and declare him
self. Look at that college profess
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sport will be there to compete in
the birling contests scheduled dur
ing the state Legion convention.
Among those who have signified
their intention Of participating are
Larry Bergeron of Cloquet, north
west champion; Laura Marchand
of Cloquet, women's national
champion; Joe Corners of Cloquet,
state champion; and Jimmy John
son the boy wonder.
Miss Marchand will give an ex-
hibition of trick and fancy log
rolling and with Jimmy johnson
will stage a log-rolling contest.
Larry Bergeron and Joe Corners
will try for the best three out of
five falls, two to be rolled August
22nd and three on August 23rd.
Larry will also tip end over end a
solid white pine log while going at
terrific speed.
Other = convention features, &C
cording to General Chairman J. D.
Stout, will include parade of
floats, drum corps, bands, glee
clubs and marching delegations on
August 22nd, with over $1,000 in
prizes to the winners; golf contests
for both Legion and Legion Auxil-
larry members including an inter-
national golf match between Cana
dian and Minnesota veterans;
aeral exhibitions by Minnesota Ma
tional Guard planes, etc.
Delegates will attend from the
468 American Legion posts of Min
nesota, the 400 Legion Auxiliary
units, and the IS voitures' of the
Legion 40-8 fun society. Oscar F.
Youngdahl, State commander, of
Minneapolis, will preside over the
Legion sessions. Mrs. Halsey D.
Cory of Winona, state president
will call the Auxiliary convention
to order. Frank J. Ring of st.
Paul grand chef de care, is the
state head of the Forty and Eight
box car society.
New officers for the coming year
will be chosen on the final day,
Aug. oath following which a special
delegation of officers and members
will pay a good will visit to their
Canadian Legion comrades at Fort
Francis, Ontario.
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many undoubtedly will re-enter the list of fighting
nations. You can imagine how of the allies
would feel should they suddenly find Germany and
Italy united under energetic dictators.
What would this country answer if European
countries thus menaced should come to us again
saying Kindly obge with ten billion more dol
lars and three million more men,?
The government has discovered a Communist"
plot to injure bank credits by whispering cam
paign. 1t should be, but is not generally, known
that saying doing or nsinuating anything to in
jure banks credit is a criminal offense.
However, the government and bankers should
make sure that the "reds" really the "whisp-
erers"
Reds, rule, like something that explodes with
INSCRIPTIONS person short of stocks might be
ested in promoting lack of confidence in banks.
Uncle Sam should send kind regards to Sir Atul
Chatterjee who leads midas delegation in the Of
tawa conference. Sir Atul says he and the rest of
India won't "buy everything inside the British en-
pre- and buy nothing from the United States. India
buys and sells in the outside world 100000 900
worth of products, 10 per cent outside the British
empire, and doesn't intend to jeopardize her trade
with the United States
When decide to die, usually decision more
or less cowardly, they do it in strange ways. One
jumps into a volcano taking girl with him. An
other goes Niagara, some jump in front of To-
comotives some hang, shoot drown themselves.
Roscoe Griffith went about it deliberately. To am
bulance DOCTORS called by his wife, to find him eat
ing hasty dinner, he said my wife is mistaken,
gentlemen; have taken poison" And he smiled.
They took him to the hospital. He walked from
the ambulance to the door, and fell dead.
So many pleasant things happen, many
interesting things to happen, gigantic
troubles" melt quickly that it is silly not to wait
long possible and
The great Rockefeller city development in the
heart of New York, seeking to avoid competition
with other New York property owners has wisely
N fena rom EsIIrOn las
England and France through their governments
will exhibit their finest products. Rockefeller city
space and bill signed by President Hoover makes
that center bounded by certain New York streets,
"free port"
Objects sent there for exhibition only be adj
mitted free of duty, customs charge collected I'M
less the goods are sold.
Rudy Vale is studying law against time when
II shall sing more" He will find that very profit
able grooming is done in his profession.
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Kandota

Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Rasmussen Wis
tied with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Sor-
enson Sunday afternoon.
Victor Nelson left for Laporte
Sunday to spend a few days with
his relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albin Johnson help,
ed Mr.. Martin Johnson put up hay
Monday.
A number of relatives and friends
spent Saturday evening the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ecklund to
help celebrate their 31st wedding
anniversary.
The Ladies' Aid Society, from
Sank Centre, met at John Fosse's
home Sunday afternoon.
caller at Ole Trones's home Satur-
day.
Miss Ellen Ecklund spent Sunday
evening with Miss Gladys Sorenson
Miss Irene Ritter spent Sunday
afternoon with Miss Timer.
Rubin Eckberg spent Sunday
evening with Bill Trones.
Miss Margaret Dettermann, OF
Sank Centre, spent Sunday after.
noon with Miss Ellen Ecklund.
Johnny Kortan was a business
caller at Ed Jacobson's Sunday af
ternoon.
A large number of 1882 Todc
county graduates spent Saturday
afternoon at the Long Praire High
School Auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Blank motoreG
to Sanburn to attend the funera
of a brother of Mrs. Otto Blanks
Miss Gladys Sorenson called III
her folks, Mr.. and Mrs. Olaf Soren
son, of Little Sank, Monday fore
noon.
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WILLIE
ROGERS
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Beverly Hiqls-Say any of you
that have kids in schools, either
grammer, high or college it don't
make any difference, but can any
of you parents get head or tail of
what they are doing, what they are
taking what they are learning?
This modern education gag has
sure got me licked. can't tell
from talking to EN- what it all
about. All the kids know, either
mine or anybodys, none of EN- can
write so you can read it, none of
EN- can spell so you can read It.,
can't figure and don't know geog-
raphy, but they are always taking
some of the darndest things, polit-
ical science, International w RF
ical science, international relations,
drama, buck dancing, SOCIOLOGY,
latin, greek art, Oh Lord the things
they go in for runs on by the hour!
But its as say, not only our
brood, but not one of EN- that I have
seen can write, spell, figure, or tell
what bounds Corea. Everybody
has swimming pools, but nobody has
got a plain old geography. Gymnas-
iums to the right of you, and tennis
courts to the left of you, but not a
spelling book in car load of
schools.
Then they got another gag they
call Credits" If you do anything
thirty minutes twice a week, why
YOU get some certain Credit.
Maby its lamp shade tintin, maby
its singing, maby its a thing they
call Music Appreciation" that used
to drive my cowboy SON Jim pretty
near Nuts" He never could see how
that would aid you to rope a calf.
They give out these things at
schools for anything that anyone
can think of. Some Of em get more
Credits" than for others. If a
thing is particularly useless why 1t
gives you more credits. There is
none at all for the things that we
thought constituted School"
You could write, read, spell, fig
ure, and give the capitol Of Rhode