davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1934-10-31
SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE FROM
A STRAW BALLOT

Further analysis of the result of the QUESTIONABLE sent
out by street mems merchant to his charge
customers asking what Washington newspapers read
in their homes.
the 26 replies received the following figures
the total number of received into their homes
and the number of exclusive readers Of each paper and the
amount of duplication.
THE EVENING STAR. ............ 231
End Evening Newspaper. 70
sra Evening Newspaper. .......... AZ
THE SUNDAY STAR. R............. 211
End Sunday Newspaper. ........... Ill
Bird Sunday Newspaper. ........... IS
1st Morning Newspaper. .......... 124
End Morning Newspaper. 100
OF the 231 who took The Evening Star 1856 took neither of
the other evening papers, ITS did take the second
evening newspaper and 1919 did not take the third.
OF the 10 who took the evening newspaper 10
took The Evening Star and of the a who took the
third evening newspaper all IL took The Evening
Evening Star 127 did not take the
first morning newspaper and of the 124 who took the
first morning newspaper all but 1s took The Evening
Star.
OF the 23 who took The Evening Star $50 did take the
second morning and of the 100 who took the
second morning newspaper all but 10 took The Eve
ming Star
THE SUNDAY SITUATION.
who took The Sunday Star 81 took neither Of
other Sunday papers, 122 did take the
day newspaper and 146 did not take the third Sunday
newspaper. ..........-
OF Ill Sunday newspaper but 23
took The Sunday Star OF the IS who took the third
Sunday newspaper all but 20 took The Sunday Star
All of the facts stated apply only the replies
received from the homes covered BY this surrey II
Evening star., 1934-10-31
|ByRNES SEEKING
VOTE PLOT DATA
Calls on Pinchot to Tell
About Expenditure
Shield Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Byrnes. Democrat, Of South
Carolina today called on Gov. Pin
chot to furnish the Senate Campaign
Funds Investigating Committee with
any information he might have re-
garding an alleged conspiracy" to
conceal expenditures in the Pennsyl-
vania primary and election campaigns.
In letter replying to one from
Pinchot suggesting an investigation
OF the primary, Byrnes said Donald
Russell, committee investigator, had
been informed Pinchot had in his pos
session a statement prepared by two
gentlemen, which statement discloSes
the existence of conspiracy between
Senator Reed and Mr.. Schnader to
conceal the expenditures" in behalf
of Reed.
Reed is the Republican candidate
running for reelection and William
A. Schnader is the Republican candi-
date for Governor.
The statement, Byrnes said he had
been informed, also disclosed other
violations Of the election laws by the
supporters of Senator Reed in the
primary election"
IF this information Is correct"
Byrnes wrote Pinchot, will you be
kind enough to promptly furnish the
committee with this statement"
Byrnes said in view of the inforna-
ton received from his investigators
and statements contained in Pinchot's
letter he believed "a thorough in
vestigation of the primary election
should be made, and I certainly will
urge upon the members Of the COM
mittee that after the election hearings
be held"
Evening star., 1934-10-31
U. S. COURT HOLDS
Nj. R. A. is INVALID
Agreement Reached by Attorneys
in Case to Rush Supreme
Court Decision.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, October 81
Judge I. Grub in United States Dis
trict Court today dismissed an indict-
ment against w. z. Belcher on the
ground that the national recovery act
and the code of fair competition for
the lumber and timber products in
dustry, on which the indictment was
founded, are unconstitutional.
The order was entered on agreement
Of United States District Attorney
James Smith and Jerome T Fuller OF
Centerville, representing Belcher, to
expedite an appeal to the United
States Supreme Court.
Belcher, who operates Sawmills at
Centerville, Plantersville and other
points. was indicted on charges of pay
ing his employees less than "a cents an
hour and working them more than 40
hours per week as provided by the
lumber code.
Attorneys for both sides in reaching
the agreement said it would be in the
public interest to have an early ruling
by the United States Supreme Court
on the validity of the national recovery
act and to clarity confusion"
Evening star., 1934-10-31
SYLVANUS STOKES
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Was Father of Former Owner of
Famous Pink House" on
Massachusetts, Avenue.

Sylvanus Stokes, ST., father Of the
former owner of the once famed
pink house" on Massachusetts, avenue,
Is dead, it became known here today.
Mr.. Stokes passed away Saturday
night at his home on the South
River, Annapolis. Md, and was buried
Monday in Richmond, where he was
born in 1856.
He was the son Of Margaret and
A. Y. Stokes, prominent members of
Richmond society, and grandson Of
Dr. John Adams, one-time mayor Of
the Virginia capital.
His son, Sylvanus Stokes, jr., who
occupied the Massachusetts avenue
home for years, survives.
Evening star., 1934-10-31

wiser on N. r. A. organization. For
merly chairman Of the Sheffield Steel
Corp, Allen was one Of Johnson's first
deputy administrators and presided
over hearings on the textile code.
D. M. Nelson, high official of Sears,
Roebuck, is serving as special assist
ant to Williams. Nelson served on
the special committee which recon-
mended q 36-hour week in the cotton
garment industry.
Byres H. Gitchell, once general
manager of Stern Bros, New York
department store, Is o special adviser
on organization and functions of code
authorities,
Evening star., 1934-10-31
ELLSWORTH PLANE
DAMAGED IN TEST
Trip to Magallanes for New
Part Necessary, CAUSING
Three-Week Delay.
BY LINCOLN ELLSWORTH,

BY LINCOLN ELLSWORTH,
Leader Ellsworth Trsnsantsrctic Expedi-
tion.
DECEPTION ISLAND, Antarctica,
October 81 (NAN 1.-THE engine Of
the Polar Star is broken and the es-
sential spare part to repair it Is miss
ing from our supplies. A connecting
rod was damaged when the engine was
started for the first time since we
reached Deception Island
1t is no way a fault in the engine
design or manufacture and no ma
chine could have given better service
for the 25G hours which it has been
run. Ample spare parts were thought
to be on board and there seems to be
among them everything that might
be required except a connecting rod,
which cannot be found.
Our only chance for starting the
transatlantic flight now seems to lie
in the possibility of reaching Magal-
lanes, Chile, with the Wyatt carp,
picking up the engine part required
and returning 10 Deception Island or
some other part Of the South Shet-
lands before it is too late to find q
suitable takeoff field. That seems
possible because. fortunately, 1t is
still early in the season and the round
trip to Magallanes should be made In
less than three weeks.
Continues Against Odds.
It is, however, an unfortunate set
back and, with the bad luck expert
enced with the ice in the Ross Sea
last season, 1t Is a terrible price to
pay in order to carry out my ambi-
ton. But am determined to carry
on until succeed or see that there
across Antarctica.
Bad weather. with the exception OF
two or three days since We arrived,
delayed the landing and the COM
plete assembly Of the plane. When
it was ready for flight, but before the
engine could be sufficiently warmed,
snow squalls and clouds obscured the
sky and the trial flight was no longer
possible. However, it was thought
advisable to warm the engine thor
oughly and give it trial run.
After one-han turn Of the propeller,
there was a terrific jar and snap,
and 1t was certain that something
had gone amiss. An inspection
showed that connecting rod had
bent, due to extremely high pressure
caused by heavy lubricating oil in the
combustion chamber of the cylinder
put there to prevent corrosion during
the long sea voyage. Without new
part the engine cannot be run.
(copyright. 1884, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc. and the
New York Times Coz
Evening star., 1934-10-31

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, october 3l.-The
physician of Ann Harding yesterday
warned the actress that her plans to
produce an all-color motion picture
might AFFECT her health. ....
| DR.. william E. Branch urged Miss
Harding to take long rest on COM
pleting her present assignment or face
possibility Of long siege Of illness.
Miss Harding had hope to pioneer
In all-color pictures and had signed
a contract to produce such film.
If she goes ahead with the project.
DR.. Branch asserted, she must be
prepared to suffer complete nervous
breakdown"
DR.. Branch asserted color Aim pro-
duction requires more intense lighting
than ordinary pictures.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
JAPAN IS FIRM
ON NAVY EQUALITY
"No-Surrender" Policy Is
Adopted, U. S. and
Britain Learn.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, October 31-The Japa-
nese delegation TO the naval conversa-
tions, 1t was authoritatively learned,
will inform the Americans late today
there can be no surrender on the
question of the principle Of naval ton
mage equality.
The Japanese will make 1t clear, 1t
was learned, that unless the British
and Americans are willing to concede
equality, there Is virtually no hope for
an agreement.
Partial Compromise Forecast.
1t was said the japanese are will
ing to compromise on technical Ques-
tions and would consider any suit
able suggestion for an agreement
from either the British or the
Americans, but equality first must be
recognized
Unless equality Is granted by treaty
Japan has no alternative but to try
to obtain it by building, Japanese
quarters said.
The japanese for the first time ap-
peared definitely pessimistic over the
outlook. They consider their own and
the American views so vastly differ
ent there seems little possibility Of
reconciling them.
The only hope, according to the
Japanese, is for the British to suggest
a solution which would be salts
factory to the others. The British
so far have not brought forward any
such proposal.
Saito's Plan Rejected.
The British and American delegates
meanwhile, have rejected as impossible
suggestions made by Ambassador
Saito of Japan in Washington that
Japan be granted equality on an in
stallment plan.
Spokesmen for both the British and
the American delegations asserted
that tonnage equality will not be
approved under any consideration
since Great Britain and the United
States stand firmly behind the con-
tinuance Of the present ratios of the
three nations.
Under these ratios, Great Britain
and the United States are given ap-
proximately the same tonnages, while
that OF Japan is three-fifths as large
as either Of the others.
Evening star., 1934-10-31

and former Gov. Vic Donahey Of Ohio
have fought their senatorial fight on
the New Deal. Down in New Mexico,
Senator Cutting, another Republican
independent who campaigned for
Roosevelt in 1882, is opposed by a
stout administration candidate, Rep
resentative Chavez.
More than so Democratic candidates
for the House are unopposed as COM
pared to five Republicans. Former
Gov. Theodore G. Bilbo, Democrat,
Mississippi, is the only senatorial can
didate without opposition. But Sen
ator johnson, California Republican
independent, who Is backed by the
Roosevelt administration, has both
G. Q. p. and Democratic nominations.
Registration Table.
Following is the registration, as COM
pared with the 1892 vote:
Evening star., 1934-10-31
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Mountains Are Moved
by New Deal to Find
O'Connor Job.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
THE New Deal has moved noun
tains and Mohammeds with
out much trouble, but 1t ha,
L discovered that moving Con-
troller j. F. T. O'Connor Is
something else again.
1t has always shown enthusiasm in
trying to find jobs for people, but
never more enthusiasm than it dis
played in getting another job for Its
own controller
The whole story may never get out
officially, especially the part about how
they nearly split the Federal Reserve
Board wide open in their efforts. Re-
serve Board meetings are great secrets
Next to the meetings Of the Supreme
Court, there is practically nothing as
secret in Washington.
But, II you had been at the keyhole
of the board meeting about two weeks
ago, you would have collected some
interesting data.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
KINGSFORD- D-SMITH
TO HOP TOMORROW
Expects to Land at Oakland in
Final Airplane Dash
Across Pacific.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, October 81. The
final hop Of Sir Charles Kingsford-
Smith in his aerial dash across the
Pacific from Australia to California
will be undertaken tomorrow after
noon, weather permitting, he said
here today.
Rested after he had taken "alf of
nine hours Sleep" the flying knight
and Capt. P. G. Taylor, his navi-
gator, showed no Ill effects from the
25-hour jump that brought them
here Monday from Suva, 3,l97 miles
away.
Sir Charles said he would land in
Oakland, the starting point Of his
epochal 1928 flight in the monoylane
Southern Cross.
Evening star., 1934-10-31

BY the Associated Press.
IPSWICH, Mass, October 3l.-The
exploring Robinsons are leaving soon
on another South Sea Island junket,
but this time they won't be troubled
by appendicitis.
Both William A. Robinson and his
wife, the former Florence Crane,
heiress to plumbing millions, are with
out their appendices.
Robinson was near death when
stricken with appendicitis in the re-
mote Galapagos Islands last Spring,
and his appendix was removed in an
Evening star., 1934-10-31

emergency operation aboard q naval
vessel that sped to his aid.
His wife decided she wasn't going to
risk a similar attack on their next
trip of exploration, so she had her
appendix removed fortnight ago, al
though 1t had given her no trouble.
Robinson said today he and his wife
plan to spend several months in the
society and Paumauto Islands OF the
South Seas studying the natives. They
will leave San Francisco November 2l
by steamer for Tahiti, where they will
purchase or rent a small native sail
boat to travel about the islands.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
WORKMAN KILLED,
CRUSHED BY TRUCK
Jerry Warfeld, 80, Dies When
Vehicle Backs Over Him
on Sligo Avenue.
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star
SILVER SPRING, Md, October 81
Jerry Warf1eld, 30year-old P. w.
A. worker of Rockville, Nd, was in
stantly killed today when a truck be-
meath which he was working backed
over his head.
The truck was driven by Washing
ton Christian. colored, 1900 block of
@ street, Washington. Christian is
employed by the firm Of A. P. Wood
son Co.. 1900 block Monroe street,
Washington.
Warfield was working in the roadbed
on Sligo avenue when the truck
backed over him, police said.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
Fruit Baskets Burned.

While a huge crowd watched, a
monster bonfire Of fruit baskets con-
demned as unhygienic by the Ru-
manian minister Of agriculture burned
merrily In the publ: square Of Buch-
Arrest recently.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
BRITISH EXTEND
LABOR INSURANCE
Protection for JobIess Now
Integral Part of Eco
nomic Policy.

This is the first OF a series OF sir
articles outlining Enoldnd's efforts
to reform the British economic sys-
tenn, uith the results, as the Eng
Nsh see them.
Evening star., 1934-10-31
Tourists Spend More.

Tourists expenditures in Mexico this
year are believed to be larger than
usual.
Evening star., 1934-10-31

Totals $4,000. 1928 39,493, ,442
Maine balloted September 10; its
vote in 1882 was 298,444. making the
total vote cast in the United States
81, ,7s1 ,ss6.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-26
Joint Council Must
Take Stand Today OH
Militant Resolution.

the A. F. of L., and who is at all
times ready to collaborate with the
manufacturers?
Theref re, some Of the sincere
members of the J. c., who want to
build the union, are misled in only
criticizing the National Office. We
say it is not enough, you must also
examine the action of your COM
mittee, and admit that you have
made mistakes and take a road of
militant trade unionism, rather
than reformist tactics of the Boot
and Shoe.
This meeting called for Wednes-
day can play an important part, in
giving definite answer to the con-
Spiracy of the manufacturers, who
want to strangle the union through
the policy of wage cuts. This meet
ing could well be used as a mobil-
ization Of all the shoe workers of
Boston, to take a firm stand
against wage cuts, and for in
creases. But already we can see
that 1t is not taking seriously by
the J. c.. but rather as merely car
rying out a decision. Among the
speakers there is not one militant
rank and file worker. Myer Klar-
field was voted down as the speaker
for the meeting, because the lead
ership knew that he would call
upon the workers to stand ready to
fight against wage cuts.
The Stitchers Local elected a
committee to draw up a resolution
on how to face the present attack
Of the manufacturers. This resolu-
ton to be presented through the
chairman, Paul Salwagfo, for adop-
ton at the mass meeting. If the
leadership of the Joint Council
really means to mobilize the work
ers against wage cuts, as they have
been telling the workers at the shop
crew meetings with their militant"
speeches, they will have to prove it
in deeds by introducing this resolu-
ton at the mass meeting, and car
ry it into life.
We call upon al the workers of
Boston to come to this meeting.
Raise the question Of the union
getting unemployment relief for its
members, and modelling all shoe
workers for a fight against wage
cuts and for the minimum hourly
rate for skilled, semi-skilled and
unskilled, and to once and for all
start real organization campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-26
IN THE HOME
They Are Organizing
BY HELEN LUX E

Miss s., a houseworker, whose
letter We printed yesterday, writes
that though her efforts to organize
the houseworkers in Milwaukee
have not so far been successful, she
will not give up yet. (She says also
she feels she is a born Communist
without having realized it or
thought about politics.
We wish to advise Miss S. that
though we have not had as much
news as we would like, our space
has dealt with the domestic work.
ers. their situation and struggles,
on March IT. April "a and n. May
II. "a and IS, and %; June 2 and
July 4. CThe headquarters Of the
Domestic Workers Union here are
at Ais Lenox Ave. The union
fights for fifty cents hourly wages
or $40 weekly full time, other scales
accordingly.
In connection with the news
paper clipping sent by Miss 81,
who says, 81 hope you print it for
the good of some slave-drivers in
case. they see it,"-comrade, it is
useless to appeal to the slave
drivers to change their ways. 1t is
as useless to appeal to them to
shake Oft their lowdown greed
ard self1shness," as the clipping
did, as to appeal to the tiger to
please dine on vegetables.
Lover of Fairness" who wrote
the letter clipped and sent by
Miss s., also is incorrect, present.
ing dangerous pitfall to the
domestic workers, in insisting on
flair play" only for American
workers. This implies that foreign
born workers are fair game" sub
iect to the vilest exploitation. The
fair" treatment of workers must
not be dependent on nationality.
religion, race. or sex. All must
have decent hours and wages, or
practically none can get them.
As to getting Slaves from the
other side of the pond as Lover
of Fairness" who is so grossly
uIiICll W tIle 1OlCiSll-BOlll WOl hCIJ
suggests, we'd Just like to men
ton tina the slave-drivers would
have fine sweet time getting
slaves from ONE spot on the other
side Of the pond and that's the
Soviet Union, where the slave
drivers have been run out once and
TO- all.
The best advice by Lover of
Fairness" is that the houseworkers
organize and demand their rights,
though the phrase eff the house
maids would be courageous in
stead of cringing" is rather cynical:
It's darned easy to talk. when you
are secure yourself and not
housemaid. about being courage
GUS" Obviously housemaids are in
a peculiar situation, alone in the
house with the masters. their
movements observed all day, and
hard to reach to orgar!-s They
will organize in spite of all this,
however. and are already on the
move. We are sending Mis1 S.
letter with more information.
Correction: In the Saturday
edition, (program adopted by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-26
BY a Shoe Worker Correspondent

ny = ShOc hOFhcE Correspondent
BOSTON, Mass. - The Joint
Council Of Boston is calling a mass
meeting Of all shoe workers Of Bos-
ton for Wednesday, Sept. IS. And
in the preparations for this meet
ing they invited the general organ
izer and secretary treasurer of the
union, and also made it definite
that only member of the General
Executive Board is invited to come
to speak in the name of the Gen
eral Executive Committee. This
they did in order to make it clear
that they do not want Zimmerman
to come, who is the brain trust of
the Resident Board and mostly re-
sponsible for the present precarious
situation in our union.
The union in Boston and
throughout New England is faced
with a serious situation. The man
ufacturers are demanding wage
cuts, some openly and others by
threatening to move. Others as it
is reported have already folded up
and are looking for places in Maine,
as the Marmon.
There is discomfort among the
workers, who feel that much of this
situation could have been avoided
II the union would have had the
quits to take a definite stand prior
to signing Of the present agree
ment. Therefore, the Joint Coun-
Gil, which is in daily contact with
the workers in shops through its
members, under the pressure of the
sentiment of the rank and file, has
adopted policy Of putting all the
blame for the present situation on
the General Executive Board.
1t is true that the policy Of the
General Executive Board. which
was and still is one of cooperating
with the manufacturers rather than
fighting them, is responsible for
the present deplorable situation.
But the Joint Council members and
especially its leaders are just as re-
sponsible.
Are not the leading members Of
the j. c. also the blackstone of the
Resident Board? Have they not
been guided and still are by the
Lovestoneite Zimmerman, whose
whole line is of leading the union
into the A. F. of L. Are they not
guided by the Socialist Lawyer
Bearek, who is also the lawyer of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-26
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS


s.R. G. of Davenport, Iowa, writes
in as follows:
Dear Doctor:
q have a very serious problem on
my mind for you to help me solve.
I am now three months pregnant
and BY the time We can collect
enough cash to have the doctor
break 1t up, will be almost four
months gone. Will that be too late?
I went to him early, as soon as l
found it out. but he wouldn't do II
unless Re had the cash. OF course,
like all poor workers you don't
hardly make enough to eat on. let
alone save any He claims 1t does
not make any difference. am a
little afraid to try anything like that
at this late date, unless you say II
would be o. K.
IT already have two baby girls
one is two, the other is about year
old. and they are both under
nourished. So I don't want or need
ANYMORE. I am afraid this late that
It. might end up in a surgical opera
ton. Is there that danger?
please advise me what would be
the best thing to do as soon as pos
sible. as I am so worried about it..
I dread the thought Of having any
more children and trying to raise
them during these difficult times"