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Evening star., 1932-04-07
AS|AT|C CHANGES
ARE HELD HOPEFUL
Creative Period Described at
Meeting of Board of
Foreign Missions.

In Asia the world is witnessing today
one Of the great creative periods in the
development of mankind Dr. Ralph E.
Diffendorfer Of New York, correspond
ing secretary of the Board of Foreign
Missions Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, who has Just returned ater five
months in the Orient, told delegates to
the anniversary meeting of the Board
OF Foreign Missions last night in Asbury
Methodist Episcopal Church, Eleventh
and K streets.
The meeting of the board. held IN
connection with the Washington annual
conference of colored churches of the
Methodist Episcopal denomination,
heard DR.. Diffendorfer describe chang
ing conditions which are plunging the
Orient into turmoil today.
Dr. Diffendorfer expressed the belief
there will be a forward movement in
the Christian church in every country
in Asia.
Old Order Breaking Up.
"Such movments in Asia come about
very much as they do in our own United
States" DR.. Differdorfer said. I'VE are
dealing in Asia with vast numbers of
human beings in whom human nature
is much the same as it is here at home.
The advantage, however, is with Asia
because just now. we are witnessing the
breakup of an old social order and old
sanctions and traditions, especially in
religion, are giving way before the in
fluences Of the modern world"
The conference opened yesterday with
Bishop William F. Mcdowell presiding.
Z. A. Haynes was elected secretary. with
J. A. johnson and j. w. Duckett as his
assistants.
Memorial Services.
Memorial services were conducted by
DR.. G. II. Matthews. The memorial ad-
dress was delivered by DR.. Ernest Lyon
Of Baltimore.
The conference brought together pas
tors of churches in Maryland, Virginia,
West Virginia, Pennsylvania and the
District
The Rev. M. J. Naylor of Baltimore
presided at an afternoon session at
which reports we're received from the
various pastorates. A missionary SER
mon was preached by DR.. Edgar Hall of
Churchville, Md. At last nights meet
ing of the Foreign Mission Board, the
speakers, in addition to DR.. Differdorfer,
were James w. Hutton, Stephen w.
Fields, DR.. w. A. c. Hughes and Thomas
A. Jenkins.
A testimonial to Bishop Mcdowell is
to be given at o'clock tonight in the
church auditorium.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
TWO FACE PROSECUTION
IN HOLD-UP OF TRAIN
San Francisco Prisoner and Man
Held in Seattle Alleged to
Have Taken $1,7Oo.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 7.-Authori-
ties today promised prompt prosecution
OF two men charged with robbing
passengers on the Southern Pacific
train Lark OF 1,700 in cash and
some iewelry as it pulled out of San
Francisco 10 days ago.
Jesse Clyde Rumsey, ex-convict
arrested in Los Angeles and returned
here, was to be arraigned today on a
robbery charge. He repeated purported
confession in Municipal Court yesterday.
The other man, H. j. Johnson, a
sailor, is held In Seattle Local authori-
ties were advised he would not resist
extradition.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
CHESTERFIELD HOUSE
OFFERED AT AUCTION
Former London Home of Princess
Mary Is Put on Block for
Sale.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April Z. Chesterfield
House, until recently the London home
Of Princess Mary and her husband, the
Earl of Harewood, today entered on the
most melancholy stage of its dissolu-
tion.
In the lofty rooms where the ele-
CANT Lord Chesterfield in the eight
zenith century, used to converse with
his friends, there was heard today the
hard, snappy tones of the auctioneer
Princess Mary and the Earl have re-
moved their principal belongings to a
new home in Green street, but a guam
tity of articles has been left at Ches-
terfield House for auction.
The house itself appears likely to &c
the way of Dorchester House, Devon
shire House and score of others which
have disappeared in recent years.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
H. A. WILLARD ELECTED
Named President of optimist Club
Succeeding Schaffert.

Henry A. Willard was elected presi-
dent of the Washington Optimist Club
yesterday afternoon to succeed Henry
Schaffert Other officers elected at the
luncheon meeting, held in the Hamil-
ton Hotel, include Joseph E. Rice, first
vice president; Paul Easby-Smith, Sec
ond vice president; Joseph B. Murphy
third vice president; ]. w. Burch, Sec
retary- treasurer; r. A. Catlin, sergeant
at arms, and J. H. GaSzner and E. A
Nash, assistant sergeants at arms. Mr.
Schaffert was made chairman of the
Board of Governors and was presented
a jeweled pin by members Of the club
Plans were made to attend the dis
trict convention in Richmond May 16
Evening star., 1932-04-07
VIRGINIAN H0N0RED
Wins Fellowship in American
Academy at Rome.

ACducny at &sOlACs
NEW YORK, April CF).-Dorothy
M. Schullian of Lakewood, Ohio;
Chester C. Greene, jr.. of Providence,
r. l., and Bernard M. PEBBLES of Nor
folk, Va, have been appointed fellows
in classical study by the American
Academy in Rome.
The fellowships, which begin october
1, provide an annual stipend of $500.
Prof. John c. Rolfe Of the University
Of Pennsylvania was chairman Of the
jury Of award.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
British Educator to Lecture.

Dr. Arthur Holmes. professor Of ge-
ology at the University OF Durham,
England, will lecture under the aus
pices OF the Washington Academy Of
Sciences In the assembly hall of the
Cosmos Club tonight on THE Thermal
History Of the Earth"
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Autos Displace Street Cars.

Mechanical shops of a street railway
line in Buenos Aires, Argentina. are be-
ing converted into an automobile fac
tory because of the decline of the street
car.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
HOME OF SMITH SMART
SHOES
Millions for Defense"

Millions for Defense
,ut not one cent for Tribute
The famous battle-cry
of past days is our battle
cry of 1882.
Under the Kaufman
Budget Plan you wear
the Best Men s Wear in
Town - at Prices NO
greater than cash-and
enjoy a practical, helpful
plan of buying on
Divided Payments.
Example-Our Value
Supreme S U 1T S q
TOPCOATS at Sl9.75
can be purchased with
only $4.75 cash payment
and then ST so per week
or So twice a month.
What could be sweeter7
'&A.%z'
Evening star., 1932-04-07

The Prince of Wales will open the
new Shakespeare Memorial Theater at
Stratford- on-Avon on April 23, the
dramatist's birth anniversary
Evening star., 1932-04-07
REVEALS SALARIES
IN CO-OPERAT|VES
LudIow's Letter to Stone
Shows S340, 900 Paid to
Ten Officials.

Salaries totaling $340 900 per year are
paid to 10 men working as the heads OF
Farm Co-operatives, it was disclosed to-
day, following a charge by Representa-
tive Woodrum, Democrat, of West Vir-
ginia, that officials of the Grain Stabili-
zation Corporation and the Cotton Co
operative Association are racketeering
with permission of the Farm Board
The high salaries and the names OF
the persons to whom they are being
paid were revealed In today's issue of
the Congressional Record. in a letter
from Representative Ludlow, Democrat,
of Indiana, to Chairman Stone Of the
Farm Board. The letter. dated Feb
ruary 8, asked Chairman Stones opinion
of Ludlows proposal to withhold appro-
priations from co-operatives paying SAL
aries above $4,000 year.
Stone Opposes Proposal
In reply, Chairman Stone declared
my best judgment is that such legis-
lation would work irreparable harm to
the cooperative movement, and I am
therefore against it.
Attacking the salaries as ''ridiculously
high and a severe and unneces-
sary inf1iction upon the farmers Of the
Nation" Representative Ludlow listed
the following:
"E. F. Creekmore, vice president and
general manager of the American Cot
ton Cooperative Association, $4,000 a
year.
George S. Minor, president and gen.
eral manager of the Grain Sterilization
Corporation and vice president and gen.
eral manager of the Farmers National
Grain Corporation, s50,000.
81. M. Chiffon, vice president and as
sistant general manager Of the Farmers
National Grain Corporation, $32,500 a
year.
wv. 7. Beam, treasurer Of the Farmers
National Grain Corporation, 100000 a
year.
the Farmers National Grain Corpora
ton, 5000 year.
William Engel. vice president Of the
Farmers National Grain Corporation,
$27 500 a year.
wv. B. Joyce, district manager Farm
ers National Grain Corporation, Mil
waukee Office, $4,000 a year.
IF w. Lake. vice president OF Hall
Baker Grain Co., owned and operated
by the Farmers National Grain Corpo-
ration, $4,000 year.
Henry G. Stafford, vice president Of
American Cotton Cooperative Assocla-
ton, S35, ,UUO year.
STANLEY Reed, general counsel OF the
Federal Farm Board, $4,000 a year"
Average of $4,000.
"The 10 employees mentioned above" +"
LudloW's letter continued. draw an
average Of $34 900 per annum. Space
will not permit me to set forth the
names of all those who are drawing
from $500 to $4,000 a year. The an
nual pay roll of the Grain Sterilization
Corporation is about $4,000, of tie
Farmers National Grain Corporation
about 2,242 600, and the American Cot
ton Cooperative Association near a
million dollars a year. I cannot
| escape the conclusion that this makes
it look more like cooperative for the
lob holders than for the farmers"
Representative Woodrum, chairman
of the House Appropriations Subcom-
mittee, in explaining the Independent
Offices supply bill carrying $1,000, 900
for the Farm Board next year, told the
House farmers had not received any
thing nearly commensurate with the
Evening star., 1932-04-07
BOY OF Is ENDS LIFE
School Principals Note to Parents
Found Torn Up in Pocket.

Found Torn Up in Pocket.
LOS ANGELES. April 7 tPl-Ramon
vasquez, Is, shot and killed himself
yesterday.
Police found a note, torn 10 bits. in
his pocket.
The note was 3witten by his school
principal aaaa addressed to his pareT
& toad cf ID rnisesnduct IN cfaeA s6
Evening star., 1932-04-07

The idea of social or political equality
is closely connected with the conscious
ness of individuality.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
ONE MAN CASTS VOTES
Registers Proxies at Meeting of
Public Service Company.

KANSAS CITY, April 7 (P.-Like its
street cars, the Kansas City Public
Service Co. is one-man affair at times.
Powell C. Groner, president, was the
only one present at the annual stock
holders meeting yesterday In the pres
ence of election clerks and a notary, he
cast the proxies of his associates that
reelected the board of directors.
Evening star., 1932-04-07
Spurns Using Car at 80.

James Melrose of York, England. who
at 80 directs large business interests.
says he never will use an automobile.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
SANE CELEBRATION

The movement to make the
Fourth of July celebration at
Wrangell this year a sane one fl
nancially, is meeting with general
approval of those who each year
foot the bills.
A patriotic program to observe
the significance of the day and a
program of sports events with small
prizes for children and youths, and
perhaps a Field Day for adults, will
serve to fittingly commemorate the
anniversary on which our nation
was born.
The businessmen of communities
where industries are thriving and
money is III free circulation can
well afford to finance a big pro-
gram of well rewarded sports
events, a street carnival and other
features for an expensive, gay time,
but in those communities where in
dustries are hard hit and a literal
bread and butter problem for many
of the citizens looms in the offing,
it is certainly a sane and sensible
procedure to prove patriotism by
some other means than spending
money that can be i'll afforded on a
days celebration.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
ONE MORE SERVICE

1t would seem that Bishop Rowe
with his long record of service In
Alaska, should be allowed to rest
in the knowledge that he had set
in motion religious, humanitarian
and educational forces of lasting
influence; that he should not be
asked to enter upon another serv-
ice. But his friends are clamoring
for him to perform one more task.
They keenly desire him to give
to the world the book that no one
else can write; an account of incl
dents from the first pioneer days,
glimpses of the many and varied
experiences through which he has
passed during thirty-six colorful
years in the north.
A book by Bishop Rowe would
be priceless and browning achieve
ment to the years of good works
which have been his contribution
to the welfare OF the people of the
vast frontier of Alaska.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
UNITED STATES IS NO LONGER
MELTING POT OF THE NATIONS

WASHINGTON tremendous
exodus of Mexicans from the Unit
ed States in recent months due to
the economic and industrial con-
d.tions in this country and the OPP
portunity to secure homes IN their
native land, has served to focus at
tention upon the fact that the
melting pot of nations" no longer
exists.
Nothing which has taken place
since the world war is likely to
have a greater effect upon the flu
ture characteristics of the Amer
lean people than the successive leg
islative measures taken to close
the doors OF the United States to
foreign Immigration. Already the
effects OF THESE measures have been
noticed. starting with the act of
1917 which placed upon incoming
foreigners the obligation of being
able to pass a literacy test and
ending with the immigration act
of 1928, the American government
has succeeded in reducing immi-
grafton to the vanishing point.
A continuation of this policy
and there is no reason to believe
that it will be changed-is bound
to produce far-reaching effects dur
ing the coming years. The Amer
lean character as We know 1t to-
day is nothing more than a COM
bination of foreign influences. We
need only to turn to the national
census taken two years ago to de-
termine the relation of foreigners
to the native population. At that
time there were more than four
teen million foreign-born in this
country. But if we add to this num-
Der the first generation, that is
the children of foreign born, we
find that the total swells to more
than forty million, or one-third of
the entire population.
In a great number of our cities
more than one half of the inhabit-
ants are so-ca1led foreigners.
Three-fourths of the population of
New York City may be so classed.
Boston and Chicago likewise have
preponderance of foreign inhabit-
ants. The states of North Dakota,
Minnesota and Wisconsin have at
tracted SO many foreigners that
their population is today made up
of more than one half of such
people.
And, were we to go back further
than the first generation, the ra-
ito would be much greater. With
the second, or third or fourth gen
Grafton taken into account, it can
readily be seen that one of the prin-
ciple functions of America has been
to absorb the various foreign ele-
ments and to produce the fusion
known as the American.
It is IN immigrant population
which has been responsible for the
building of the American nation.
During the Colonial period, foreign
ers were sought for the factories
of the New England states and for
the agricultural sections of the
South. Prior to the Civil War, they
played an important part In push
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

ing the frontier westward. And in
1852, when the government opened
up the plains of the west to home
steaders, foreigners were actually
sought to develop the vast expanse
which had hitherto lain barren.
With the coming of the transcon-
tinental railroads they played their
part in the laying of the tracks, in
producing the goods necessary to
fill the freight cars and in pur-
chasing the manufactured articles
of eastern factories.
During this period. no stone was
left unturned in encouraging and
facilitating immigration to this
country. Large companies, badly
in need of workers, kept agents
in European nations to recruit la
borers offering to pay their trans
portation costs. Steamship lines
and railroad companies offered
special rates. The western states
carried on a regular mission of
propaganda in Europe in an at
tempt to secure settlers to reside
within their own borders. So great
and continual was the flow of i'm
migrants to American shores that
in the period between 1851 and
1914 they numbered nearly 27,000-
900.
But now that trend has been
reversed many of the scenes ia
miliar to every American city may
be expected to undergo drastic
changes. The foreign section of
towns in which traditions, the
language and the customs of the
| Inhabitants have been maintained
may gradually disappear. With the
exception of the negro race, which
at present constitutes about one
tenth of the total population of the
country the so-called foreigners
may be expected to become absorb
| ed either by intermarriage or by
change of residence from one vi
cinity to another. That there may
be produced in coming decades as
result of a shutting of our ports
to immigrants more uniform type
of Americans is expected by stu
dents of the development of civ
| iliZation.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

LONDON, .Iune 21, 1917-The
weekly list of British losses of ships
by being torpedoed shows a total
comparable to the worst week of
submarine activity This super-ac
tivity is not regarded pessimistical-
ly by naval men who point to the
constantly increasing s. number of
boats which escape. From the base
of the American flotilla in Amer
lean waters the news is received
that on Wednesday two American
destroyers were returning with so
survivors from two torpedoed Brit
ish ships which were sunk at the
fartherest point westward in the
Atlantic that U-boats have appear
ed since the ruthless campaign be-
gan and the response of the Amer
lean destroyers to their S. o. S. was
run more than a hundred miles.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
SNAKES PUT ON THE SPOT

GRAHAM, Texas-A dozen of
the snakes which had been robbing
him of chicken and turkey eggs
were recently put on the spot" by
C. H. Elkins. The snakes were bait
ed with eggs from which the con-
tents had been drained, and refill
ed with I've. the hole being cleverly
sealed with a white patch. Twelve
snakes were killed in a few days
and the rest stopped their visits,
Most of them died in the nests, their
bodies being severed at the point
where the egg broke
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
Public EMPLOYEES

DECATUR, III.-The Decatur
Herald and Review recently printed
the complete list of federal, state,
county, township and local govern
ment employees and their salaries
in Macon county. The list occupied
five full pages and it was found
that every tenth family in the coun-
ty was on the payroll of one of the
divisions of government.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

When a movie couple publicly
announce how happy they are, the
divorce lawyers know that there is
business just around the corner.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

The benefit tea given by women
Of the Red Cross at the city hall
Tuesday afternoon was a pleasant
event and a success financially the
receipts totaling STEPS. During the
week individual contributions to
the Red Cross amounted to $3.50.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Adolph Bngstrom returned this
week from Seattle where he has
been a student at Lincoln High
school.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17
IS YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
News Items Taken The enine Files 81 1917

The Wilson & Sylvester Mill Com
pany this week shipped over 10000
feet of picked spruce lumber to be
used in airplane construction. The
lumber was shipped east via Prince
Rupert.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

The records of the local cable
office show that during the past
month the Sentinel has received
more than five thousand words by
able.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

The gill meters at the Alaska
Sanitary Packing company will
,hange from the king salmon to
the sockeye web next Monday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Craig is responding literally to
the Red Cross call. A second remit
amounted to $40. Chas. A. Fox, U.
s. Commissioner at Craig, is in
charge of Craig memberships and
donations
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

About so persons enjoyed an ex-
cursion to Knyg lake last Sunday,
the trip being made on the Hazel B
II, which went up the river toward
the Lake as far as possible. An eyin-
rude motored boat was then used to
get the party to the lake.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Optimism is a fine thing, but
more optimists than pessimists
land in the poor house.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Two sons of Jack Chamberlin.
well known Alaska travelling man,
have enlisted in the war and are
now serving in the front ranks.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

take charge of a 4S-foot gasboat
of the fish patrol.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

The last two trips of the Prince
John have brought 160 men to
Graham island to cut spruce tim
Der for use in airplane construction.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

The Alaska Sanitary Packing Co
did its first canning, Monday, June
Is. n >
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Homer Worden was pleasantly
surprised by party of 80 of his
friends on Monday evening in hon
or of his birthday.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

A. x. Rastad and H. Dannenberg
have received commissions from
Washington as masters of govern
ment vessels. They are instructed
to report to Capt. Hofstad of the
Osprey in Seattle and will each
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

DR.. and Mrs. Allan NJ Bateman
arrived in Wrangell on the Spokane
Friday. DR.. Bateman is geologist
and a faculty member Of Yale uni
versity. He left Saturday in com
pany with J. G. Calvin to visit the
properties of the Bon Alaska Min
ing company in Grounding Basin.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Ed Grigwire has received news
that his son Forrest Grigwire has
enlisted in the hospital corps and
will leave for France within two
months. Young Grigwire has been
in the oregon State militia for sew
eral years and recently saw service
on the Mexican border.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

F. Waterbury and Oscar Willett
returned Sunday from Port Alex
ander where they put up a store
building for the Northland Trading
and Packing Company.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1932-06-17

Alaska has been allotted twenty
candidates at second officers re-
serve corps training camp by the
adjutant general following a per-
sonal appeal by Delegate Chas. Sui
ger. Applications can be made to
examining officers of army at An
chorage, Valdez. Fort VIM. H. Sew
ard. Fort Davis, Fort Gibbon. Fort
St Michael, Fort Liscum. The COM
handing officer of Fort VIM. H.
Seward will make final selection of
20 men on August LIST. and notify
them to report to San Francisco for
training.
The Washington times., 1932-03-25
Paulina Long1Dorth Is Very
ORIGINAL, Literary Lady

She prefers a book that ha'
pictures and conversation.
Isabel Leighton writes:
Struggled up in a corner, her
sOlmn blue eyes intent upon a
story of high adventure, is
what has made the difference
between just being alive and
iving-Paulina, the baby to
whom Mrs. LOngwOrth refers as
the child of her maturity
HER GIFTS ORIGINAL
ct may be in front of a
cracking fire in an Overstuffed
chintz chair in which her slim
sturdy little body is all but
submerged that Kits as Mrs.
LOngwOrth often calls her,
cOgitateS over her latest en-
thusiasm, sending flowers to
people of whom she is fond.
'"These she forwards in color
schemes uninfluenced by con-
ventiOn, custom, or guidance,
and her latest tribute to her
doctor, who has been indiS-
posed, is, according to her
mothers amusing description,
an incredible offering in red,
white and blue that could be
commended principally for its
originality"