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torn mm fcroig fteef VOL. 97. NO. 8. WEATHER FORECAST: FAIR; SLIGHTLY WARMER BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1931.

PRICE THREE CENTS More Employment Wales Coal Strike Near Settlement Stanley C. Wilson of Chelsea Is Inducted Into Office As Governor of Vermont Get $14,000 Gems From Mrs. Chaplin And $30 From Georges Carpentier Four Young: Gunmen Who Abducted and Robbed Theatrical People Leave No Clues Behind All-American Air Meeting at Miami. Fla. Dignitaries of United States and Foreign Countries View Spectacular Races and Stunts by Famous Civilian and Service Fliers Jouett Shouse Says Hoover Is Iure" Democratic Chairman Terms Present Economic Situation "Hoover Panic" and Declares His Party Will Take Helm Two Years Hence However, Unpleasant Situa- lions In Cotton and Shoe; Industries Have Arisen to Create Gloom in Cir cles Throughout England! Ceremony of Inauguration Is In Presence of Distinguished Gathering and.

Is Seemingly More Impressive Than Usual Governor Weeks Presents Final Message Making Recommcnda--tions Suggested by Four Years As Chief Executive MIAMI, Jan. 8. A Airplanes earning across a Southern sky today SPRINGFIELD. Jan. 8 (A1) 1 Jouett Shouse.

chairman of the Dem- I ocratic National Executive commit launched Miami's third All-American air meet on Its three day series of races and samting by famous civil tee, in a speech prepared for delivery ian and service iiiers. here tonight, called Herbert Hoover a failure as president" and said It was quite possible "we Democrats shall in vaudeville. On the driver's seat was the chauffeur. Albert Frank. About midnight Mm.

Chaplin emerged from the stage exit and seated herself in the tonneau beside the former pugilist. At that moment four men appeared, carrying flashlights and pistols. They took places in the car, cowing the occupants with guns, and compelled the chauffeur to drive several blocks. "While the car moved through the dim Bronx thoroughfares the gunmen, who Carpentier recalled were somewhat nervous, compelled Mrs. Chaplin to give them her valuables.

The actress cried out. whereupon one of the robbers told her to shut up. that no harm would befall her if she keot quiet. When the robbery had been accomplished. Mrs.

Chaplin. Carpentier and the chauffeur were put out on a street corner, and the motorcar was driven away. It later was found a few blocks away. NEW YORK. Jan.

8. The only description police had tonight of the four men who robbed Lita Grey Chaplin and Georges Carpentier shortly after midnight today was Carpentler's: "They were drugstore cowboys." "Drugstore cowboys" or not. the four young gunmen escaped with $14,000 worth of Jewels belonging to the actress, divorced wife of Charles Chaplin, the cinema star. Carpentier. one time light heavyweight champion of the world and now.

like Mrs. Chaplin, a person of the footlights, was more fortunate. He had only $30 with him. Mrs. Chaplin also lost $15 in cash.

The shock of the holdup, which came as the climax of a brief kidnaping, left Mrs. Chaplin distraught and hysterical tonight. Carpentier was seated In Mrs. Chaplin's robin's egg blue motorcar parked in the dark alley in the rear of a Bronx theatre where Mrs. Chaplin has been anpearlng have to organize both houses of Con Dignitaries of the United States and foreign countries viewed the spectacle as fleet-winged planes swooped about pylons of the la-mile gress" this year.

The Democratic leader called upon his party to find a successful method race course or zoomed and rolled above the 7,500 spectators. A gToup of Marine Corps pur of dealing with commercial disturb ances. He pointed to the Federal Reserve Act in the field of finance as suit planes from Quantlco, Va Aasocia'cd Press Photo Thomas H. MacDonald, chief of the bureau of public roads, said employment of additional 100,000 men in In prospect this year through Increased road construction. thrilled spectators with their rap.a an example of what could be done.

"It Is doubtful," Shouse said, ad LONDON. Jan. 8. M' Prospects wtmed favorable tonight for settlement of the South Wales coal mine dispute at a meeting of miners and mine owners In Cardiff tomorrow, but unpleasant situations In the cotton and shoe industries did not look promising. The textile impasse, which already has sent 5,000 men out on a strike in the Burnley district, seemed slowly drifting from bad to worse.

Thr textile trade federation of the northern counties met at Blackburn today and decided to support the strikers. Thii caused fears that the strike might spread throughout the Industry. Involving 25.000 more men. But there was to fce a meeting of Burnley mill owners on Saturday from which important developments are expected. The general outlook was clouded still further today by a serious dispute over wages and working hours In the boot and shoe industry which employs 120,000 workers.

The workers want the minimum wage raised from $14 to $15 and the mill owners citing the current depression, want darting over the field In series of dressing a Missouri Jackson Day ban quet, "if any administration since the STANLEY C. WILSON, Inaugurated Governor of Vermont government was inaugurated has com "PAY LOAD'" FLIERS OFF TO THE AZORES TODAY passed In two years so little in con formation maneuvers with snap ana slow barrel rolls, loops and dives. A novelty of the program was the hesitant hops and jumps of a low winged doodlebug plane piloted by E. S. McDonnell, Chicago.

The craft darted or slowed almost to a stop at will and landed almost vertically to display its ease of hand MONTPELIER. Jan. 8. Stanley C. Wilson of Chclrca was inducted into office as governor cf Vermont this afternoon before a distinguished gathering of Vcrmonters.

Senators and Representatives, StPti officials, the august body cf th; Supreme Court, two former governor and plain citizens composed the assemblage that filled the hall of representatives to overflow. Seemingly more Impressive thr.n usual was the time old ceremony, i before the bar of the Houre, the oatii was administered by Chief Jostle? George M. Powers. It was coon over and as Governor Wilson mounted tr? rostrum, he was greeted with a demonstration that lasted reveral minutes. A few hours previously, Vermont's first two-term executive.

Governor Weeks, had presented his final mrs- structive accomplishment as has this administration." Terming the present economic situ BOTH MESSAGES PRINTED ON PAGE 3 ation "The Hoover Panic." Shouse said "the crash would not have been Says Mix Accused of Horse Theft so gTeat, the disaster not so deadly and the misers not so leng continued had Mr. Hoover not lulled the country into a false of security Brothers Are Held For Lingle Murder Crime Pinned on St. Louis Gunman Prosecutors Now Trying to Find Why Tribune Reporter Was Slain and encouraged people to ignore the danger signals that are so apparent to decrease the minimum to $13. The text of the speech of the retiring governor, John E. Weeks, and an abstract of the address of the incoming governor, Stanley C.

Wilson, are printed on page three. in retrospect. i Z- to a Vermont Legislature, in Alleged Charge Introduced In Testimony In Col. Miller's $50,000 Breach Suit "In all the confusion and indecision of the situation," the speaker went on, HAMILTON. Bermuda-.

Jan. 8. (AT Lieutenant William S. MacLaren and Mrs. Beryl Hart rested tonight that they might be fresh tomorrow for theh second lap cf their projected pay-load flight to Paris the hop to Horia, in the Azores.

When the two American fliers brought their monoplane Tradewind in yesterday after a flight of six hours 55 minutes from Norfolk, they intended to push over the Atlantic to the Azores today. Slight oil trouble developed In 'the trip from the American coast, however, and today, with weather conditions unfavorable anyway, they decided that the oil feed line had best be repaired. In the meantime they attended an official reception this afternoon, given by Acting Governor Evans, and tonight were guests of honor at a dinner given by the management of "there has been only one bright spot. The Federal Reserve Bank sys Against the Former Actor that message he had mentioned tin accomplishments of his administration and made recommendations h3 believed to be of public moment. Acid? from his prepared speech he pauci long enough to pay a deserved tribute to thofe faithful co-workers anJ employees of the State department's who had co-operated to mPkc his ad- "Lady Rolph" Passes 100th Hour In Air tern has been of incalculable value in preserving the country from innumerable bank and business failures such as marked every Industrial pressicn previous to the adoption of ling.

John Livingston, Aurora, 111., flying a monocoupe set up the highest speed of the afternoon for cabin planes. He covered the 15-miie course from a standing start in six minutes, 21.40 seconds an average speed of 141.58 miles an hour. Lowell R. Bayles, of Springfield put his plane, with motor halted five feet 1 3-4 Inches from a mark on the field to win the dead stick landing contest. Barton Stevenson of Kansas City, in a monocoupe, flew 108.58 miles an hour to win the 15 mile race for 275 cubic inch displacement planes.

Harold E. Newman, Geneseo, 111., won the bomb dropping contest, placing his bomb 71 feet from the mark. Lowell R. Bayles of Springfield, was third. V.

L. Leak, Miami, burst a free balloon in 30 seconds after it was released to win the event. The free for all race for planes of 500 to 1.0C0 cubic inches displacement, went to Art Davis, East Lansing, Mich, flying his Waco at 142.191 miles an hour. His time for the 30 mile race was 12.39.54 from a standing start. Lowell R.

Bayles. Springfield, in a Waco slow, was fourth, at 125.825 miles an hour. this great financial system, a system i ministrations successful. He gracious conceived by the Woodrow Wilson ad ministration and enacted into law in the face of the vehement opposition of Republican Senators and Repre Gov. Wilson Gives Reception State House Takes on Social Appearance As Crowds Greet Executive and the First Lady of Vermont CHICAGO, Jan.

8. (P) The Lingle murder was pinned on a St. Louis gunman today, the law's answer to the seven months old question: "Who killed Jake Lingle?" "Leo V. Brothers," the prosecutors said, and held him without charge, their evidence a secret, their next move hidden. Tonight they poked about In still perplexing darkness for the answer to a more significant question: "Why NATCHEZ, Jan.

8. (JP) The charge that Tom Mix was accused of stealing a horse before he entered the movies was made today by counsel for Colonel Zach T. Miller, owner of the 101 Ranch shows, in the trial of the showman's $50,000 breach of contract suit against the actor. The testimony was presented over the vigorous objection of Mix's lawyers but counsel for Miller said it would establish that Mix harbored malice against Miller, whom he be sentatives. Even President Hoover their hotel.

Hobby Trout and Edna Cooper, Girl Endurance Fliers, Weather a Storm Note Indicates Rip Discovered QUEBEC, Jan. 8. (A) The merger of the International Fertilizer Company of Quebec, with the English Chemical Manufacturing Company ly referred to the first ladv of Vermont as "that unseen hand. to Vermcjit, who has rtood by th? Governor as no other could." Governor Wilson's speech trcssr I "economy without parsimony" and covered the various subjects likely to corns before the Legislature fcr re-tlon. He urged the Legislators to remember that in the matter cf tar-s, direct cr indirect, immediate of deferred, "the people eventually pcy." He recommended a larje merer-; in the appropriation fcr eradiczt'o-.

of bovine tuberculosis, warring tint the dairying industry of the SUt is threatened with serious harm unless the State can Its has been forced to pay tribute to the solidity and efficiency of this great agency, without which the Hoover panic would have surpassed in wretchedness any similar period in the nation's history. Referring to the Democratic gains in the last general election, Shouse predicted "we will take over the government two years from now and we will retain it as long as we deserve was he killed?" To the public, at least, the source and the Amsterdamshe, Superforsfa-atabrick, cf Utrech, Holland, was reported today after a visit of Euro of the underworld order for the execu In Fuselage of Monoplane lieved responsible for the charge that Mix had stolen the horse. Mix's divorced wife was on the stand when the charges were made. She said she married Mix in 1909 but that she did not know when they pean financiers. The combined capital of the European concern was MONTPELIER, Jan.

8. (A said to be about $7,000,000. The State House took on a social appearance tonight as Governor and INDIAN ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE NEARS END Mrs. Stanley C. Wilson gave a reception to the public.

The capitol building, rising above the fnow drifts was brilliantly- lighted and crowds (Continued on Tags Seventeen) tion of the Tribune crime reporter was as much a mystery as ever, and the investigators who staked their reputations on their arrest of Brothers as the assassin kept their counsel. Nine witnesses, they said, have definitely pointed to Brothers as the man who crept up to Lingle in a downtown boulevard tunnel last June 9 and shot him dead. Who Were the witnesses? "We can't give you that yet." replied John A. Swanson, state's attorney. The investigators were reminded that witnesses had identified other "kmers" Ted Geisking of the Indiana filled Its corridors anxious to extend LOS ANGELES, Jan.

8. (A) A rain soaked monoplane, carrying Bobbie Trout and Edna May Cooper, girl endurane fliers, rounded out its one hundredth hour in the air tonight at p. m. (P. S.

Resigned to falling through the storm after clouds enveloped them in the Imperial Valley where tthey sought clear skies last night. the girls brought the "Lady Rolph" back to i's circle over the Municipal a greeting to Vermont's new governor. In the receiving Ime with Governor Congress Passes Stobbs Bill To Modify Jones Dry Law And Calls That Act a Day and Mrs. Wilson were former Gover were divorced but thought it was In California. She testified she was the mother of their daughter.

Ruth, and asserted she knew of the Miller-Mix agreement. In which Miller claims the cowboy actor agreed to Join his circus and then backed out after he had advertised the attraction. Telegrams purporting to have passed between the showman and the actor were introduced in which Mix said he would consider a salary of wockly but would require a private railroad car sufficient to accommodate "two horses, a Rolls-Royce automobile and an entourage of seven people." nor Weeks and Mrs. Weeks. Lieuten ant Governor Benjamin Williams and Mrs.

Williams, Chief Justice George M. Powers of the Vermont Supreme None of the bright little messages i Sen. Wheeler Raps Hoover Sees Possible Opportunity to Make Charge That Power Interests Are Running Present Administration Court. Speaker of the House Deavitt and Mrs. Deavitt, former Governor LONDON, Jan.

8. (P) The Indian round table conference Is approaching the end of its labors and Lord Chancellor Sankey told the delegates today that the parley probably would end on January 20 after nearly two months of negotiations. Before it closes, he said, Ramsay MacDonald will announce the Labor government's policy toward India at a formal plenary session-which probably will be called next week. The British policy has been shaping toward dominion status for India with a period of transition lasting ten years or longer during which there would be definite limitations and safeguards on such matters as Smith and Mrs. Smith, former Gover nor Proctor and Mrs.

Proctor, former gang, in Jail In Indiana; Frankie Foster, identified by a policeman as the fugitive he saw running from the scene of Llngle's death. Foster is under Indictment for the murder, accused of once owning the weapon found by Llngle's body. Lieutenant Governor Slack and Mrs. Slack, former Lieutenant Governor ANOTHER NEW YORK Stone, former Lieutenant Governor Foote and Mrs. Foote, State Employes Present a Watch to Ex-Gov.

Weeks "Tf Tlrnthpr lit tint. th Hll oM MAGISTRATE ACCUSED the girls dropped during the early part of the flight came down today. "We want to beat the Question Mark." one of the two notes said. The other was grimmer. "Send up a bottle of wing dope and a small brush." The latter, managers pointed out, indicated the girls had discovered a rip In the fuselage.

The materials requested are used In patching plane fabric. Under a sodden sky the Lady Rolph was refueled at twilight for the 19th time since its take-off at 2:30 p. Sunday. General Herbert T. Johnson, chief Senate Crawling; Along at Snail-Like PaceNight Sessions May Be Resorted to Attempt Made to Delay Submission of Wickersham Report of Prohibition Pat Roche, chief investigator, "Then Lingle is still alive." of staff of the Vermont National Guard assigned the following officers national defense and finance.

to act with himself as ushers: Ma WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. (A notice of reports that President Lord Sankey today gave a strong "HUNGER MARCHES" FAIL TO MATERIALIZE indication that this would be the line of the Labor government's policy, which already has the full support of the: British Liberals, with the Con Hoover would reject a request from the Senate to retui ths nominations of three of the new power commissioners. Senator Wheeler, Democrat.

Montana, asserted in the Senate today such refusal would Justify the charge "great power interests are NEW YORK. Jan. 8. (A) The parade of pointing fingers moved again today among the magistrates and paused before Magistrate Jesse Silber-mann. In Referee Seabury's public Inquiry into the magistrates' courts, Samuel Klein, a retailer, told of a girl, arrested on his complaint for stealing dresses, who was dismissed after Magistrate Silbermann had heard the case.

The attorney who prosecuted. Klein testified, was John C. Weston who servatives still on the fence. MOXTPELIER, Jan. 8.

(A) Time hung heavier than usual on Governor Weeks' hands today, not because he was retiring from office for a time, but because he was the recipient of a watch from employes of the Stats depart NYE PROMISES SOME "INTERESTING STORIES" jors Charles N. Barbrr. F. Whitney Harrington, Paul D. Moody, Neale W.

Hocker, Chauncey A. Adams. George C. Ackley, William G. Barret and Reginald W.

Buttzell; Lieutenant Colonels Gecrge E. John W. Tinker. Charles E. Pell and Leonard F.

Captains Henry A. Bailev. AVxander J. Smith and Arnold E. Hollister.

Mrs. Lua B. Edson. secretary of civic ar.d military affairs was in charge of the dining room with Mr. John McGuire as caterer.

A corps of 'HIGH SPEED" JUSTICE NEW YORK, Jan. 8. (T) Recruits from breadlines and the municipal lodging house proved unenterprising today for a series of "hunger marches' planned by Commun'st leaders to dramatize the plight of the unemployed. The heralded groups of meetings In various parts of each borough cul WASHINGTON. Jan.

8. (Congress passed the Stobbs bill to modify the Jones "5 and 10" dry law today and that was about the sum total of FOLLOWS GUN CRIME WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The Penate campaign funds committee de CLEVELAND.

Jan. 8. "High agreement on Capitol hill. speed" justice was in motion here to The $15,000,000 loan for human food was virtually in the same position In night as police held an ex-convict for first decree murder of a policeman, sought two robbers for the killing of the House that it occupied yesterday. has admitted taking $20,000 in bribes to "lay down" on cases he prosecuted.

The witness said he "thought there was something funny about the case." but that the magistrate discouraged persistent effort to push the prosecution of the girl. The Senate spent mast of its time ar guing over the proposed reconsidera ments. Receiving a mysterious call while at lunch saying he was wanted immediately in the executive chamber, he hurried to the eapitol into the midst of a surprise party he found his offices filled with a smiling group of men and women who presented him the watch. The Governor struggled with deep emotion as he attempted to express his appreciation of the thought behind the gift. W.

C. T. U. LAUNCHES NEW running his administration." Administration senators, defending such a possible course if the Senate paes the motion now pendine. declared the Senate had no authoritv to take such action and the President would not have th? right to comply with it.

Wheeler denounced the commissioners for dismissing Solicitor Charles A. Russell and Chief Accountant William V. Kin" His fpecch came during all dav debate on the motion of Senator Walsh. Democrat. Montana, to reconsider the nominations of Chairman Srrith and Commissioners Draner and Garsavd.

Wheeler charged they were dismissed because "the great power Interests wanted them to be." because of successful efforts to cut down the val minating In, a concerted march on city hall dwindled away to single meetings In Brooklyn. Manhattan and the Bronx. There were several hundred at the meetings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, and close to 2,000 at noontime at the Manhattan meeting, but curiosity seekers and workers In the district formed a large proportion of the crowds. In Brooklyn the crowd was dispersed after an exchange of blows from which several men and women emerged with bruises. tion of Commissioners Smith.

Garsaud and Draper of the Power Commission. Concerned with the snail-like prog 22 girls served. EINSTEIN FINDS TIME SHRINKS IN CALIFORNIA PASADENA, Jan. 8. OF) Albert Einstein is convinced relatively that time shrinks In California.

"So much to see and think About, so little time to talk." the noted scholar rollloouizes as the smoke curls from his pipe. Each evening his secretary calls attention to the ever-growing pile of cided today to drill still further Into the $50,000 special account of the Republican national committee. $32,000 of which was sent into eight states for use la behalf of House candidates in the November elections. J. Matt Chilton.

Republican national committeeman for Kentucky, and Galen L. Talt. Republican state chairman for Maryland, were summoned to appear before the Investigators next Tuesday for questioning as to the use made of funds turned over to them from the account. Chairman Nye said he expected ther would have some "Interesting stories" to telL Committee officials have testified $6,500 was sent to Chilton and $4,000 to Talt. Nve said It also had been developed that while Chilton' report to the House showed allotment of his fund to House candidates, no report of re ress of legislation in the Senate, the assistant Republican leader, McNary of Oregon, informed his colleagues he a watchman, and combed the underworld to a sweeping roundup of suspicious persons.

With record-breaking speed, John W. Glasscock, alias Jack McCarthy, 27, who has served time in the Joliet, 111., prison for bank robbery, was Indicted by the grand jury today, less than 10 hcurs alter Patrolman James Ryan, 37, died a victim of Glasscock's bullets. The watchman killed was Albert Eurke. 43, an American district telegraph operator. Burke was shot early today in a gun fight with two unidentified men who h3d broken a jewelry store window and stolen a dozen watches.

was prepared to ask for night sessions THRUST AT WETS FLOOD SWEEPS HALF A TOWN INTO SEA AMMAN, Transjordania, Jan. 8 IA) Half of the town of. Akaba," in northern Arabia, has been swept Into the Gulf of Akaba and 1,000 inhabitants are homeless as the result of dangerous floods following abnormal rains. three days a week beginning Monday, Muscle Shoals is out of conference NEW INTERNATIONAL AIR 3IAILS PLANNED WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.

(A) The Woman's Christian Temperance hut its troubles are not yet over. It may pass the House but even then it faces the possibility of a presidential Union today launched an argument invitations to talk, or at least make public appearances. Plans have been made for one general talk to be broadcast. Next Thurs veto. Congress, feeling it has enough trouble on Its hands, has made an day evening, at the anthenaeum of WASHINGTON, Jan.

8. (FV-Two new International air mail routes, one involving transoceanic travel hazards, the other linking Equatorial heat and Arctic cold, were being worked out to against the "widespread fallacy" that repeal of the prohibition laws would "cure the world-wide business depression." It asserted In a statement that the depression, in fact, would have been the California Institute of Technology here. It is a dinner to institute as The flocks of many Bedouin herdsmen also were swept out to sea, although no loss of human life was reported because the Inhabitants were warned by the roar of the approaching flood and took refuge on high ground. sociates. effort to delay submission of the much discussed prohibition report of the law enforcement commission.

The attempt failed. The commission Is understood to be ready to tell the President the result of its dry law studies To all ether Invitation. Einstein's PITTSBURGH, Jan. 8. The Ford Motor Company's glass plant at Glassmere is to resume operations next Monday after a three-weeks suspension, it was made known today.

The plant employs about 800 men. much worse had the United States been "on a saloon era basis," adding great crop of graying hair sways gen that other countries in which the uations asked by the power companies. Wheeler said he did not believe the President would "stand behind a technicality" by refusing to return the nominations. "If the President stands behind that technicality the charge will be made, and Justlfledly. In my opinion, that the great power Interests not only contributed to his camnalgn but are running his administration." "Russell and King could have got along on the commission provided they had been subservient to the great cower Interests." he continued.

"Two little clerks are to have their heads chopped off for running counter to the great octoous. the Power Tru.t. which runs from one end of the country to the other." tly as he murmurs: day by postal officials. Postmaster General Brown had before him the revised specifications for the European route by way of the Azores. Several weeks ago, bids were called for.

but the advertisements were withdrawn because of ambiguity. ceiving this money was made by the candidates to Kentucky secretary of state as he said was required by law. Talt. In a report filed with the clerk of the Hruse yesterday, showed expenditure of $3,600 on election day all for automobile hire. The special allotments to count committeemen averaged about $400 for this purree.

manufacture and sale of liquor is Neln. nein. nein." The wadi ithem, along which runs the Amman-Akaba road, was turned Into fierce torrential stream and the roda was obliterated. legal, have not bsen saved because of this from the slump. "The farm experts know, the w.

C. T. U. said, that less than 2 per cent of the grain crop was used b7 Pope Invokes Power of Church to Uphold Sanctity of Marriage the liquor Industry. prohibition has benefited agriculture and farm organizations have so stated.

S5.10S.20 JUDGMENT AGAINST CHAS. LEVINE Only New Generation Can Cope With Future World, Says Hoover There are more uses for grain than and he Is expected to transmit the report to Congress The promised lull In the work of the Senate campaign funds Investigating committee did not materialize. Galen Talt and J. Matt Chilton. Republican state chairmen of Maryland and Kentucky, respectively, have been summoned to appear next Tuesday.

Frank B. Kellogg, former senator and secretary of state, went to the capitol to see old friends and was Informed by foes of American adherence to the World Court that they had enough votes to keep the United States from ratifying the protocol. Kellogg, co-author of the Kellcgg-Brland peace pact, is a justice of the court and an advocate of adherence. HOOVER RAIL POLICY In the saloon era; there is enormously increased consumption of milk and dairy products; and there Is Increased public purchasing power due to pro-hibition which has bsneflted the MTNEOLA. N.

Jan. 8. WV Charles A. Levine. trans-Atlantic flier, has not paid rent on his Roosevelt Field hangars for 14 months.

Roosevelt Field. offlclals said to farmer. DAY IN WASHINGTON day in Supreme Court where Justice Byrne granted a judgment and exe-1 cution order for $5,108.20 against! Levine. Tli order empowers the field to sell (By The Associated Press) HOOVERS GIVE DINNER FOR DIPLOMATIC CORPS House passed Stobbs bill to modify VIGOROUSLY DEFENDED WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.

A The House today heard a vigorous defense of President Hoover's activities In connection with the agreement of Eastern railroad officials for consolidation Into four great trunk line systems. Replying to those wh0 have criticized the chief executive. Chairman Parker of the Interstate Commerce Commission asserted Mr. Hoover knew nothing of the details of the nlflca-Uon plans, had given none cf them his approval and In no way had influenced the Interstate Commerce Commission. Meanwhl e.

Senator Brookhart, In-dependent Republican. Iowa, criticized the proposed consolidation as Jones "Five and Ten" law. rjfficier.t of th? equipment of the Columbia Air Lines. cf which Levine 1' head. tr pay trie Judgment.

The "Uncle Sm" all metal monoplane, reported to have cost WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. (A1) President and Mrs. Hoover tonight entertained at the largest and most White House dinner of the Wash Levine about $50 000, is among Items which may be sold.

Representative proposed $30,000,000 appropriation for Red Cross to feed unemployed and draught stricken as House delayed action on drought bilL ington soci-1 season that given for which cannot dissolved by civil law." Birth Control Contraception in any form Is "an offense against the law of God and nature." "Companionate" and "experimental" marriages are "hateful abominations which reduce our truly cultured natures to the barbarous standards of savage peoples." Sterilization "Magistrates have no direct power over the bodies of their subjects. Therefore, when no crime has taken place, they can never directly harm or tamper with the integrity of the body, either for reasons or eugenics or any other reason." Abortion In any circumstances is "against the precepts of God and of Woman 'If the man is the head, the woman is the heart, and as he occupies the chief place In the ruling, so may she claim for herself the chief place in love." The State "Such social and economic measures must be set up as will enable every head of a family to earn as much s. according to his station in life, is necessary for himself, his wife and for rearing his ROME, Jan. 8. (A) The full power and authority of the Roman Catholic Church were Invoked by Pope Pius XI today to uphold the sanctity of Christian marriage and to stamp out the practices of birth control, "companionate" marriage and divorce.

In the most sweeping exposition of the church's views on matrimony In many years he condemned the use of contraception, abortion, sterilization or any other means to prevent the fruitfulness of wedlock. His pronouncement came in the form of a long encyclical, the first of its kind ia 50 years of ecclesiastical history. High lights of the encyclical are: Marriage haste wedlock Is the principle and foundation of domestic society and therefore of all human Intercourse." The Family "The family Is more sacred than the state, and men are begotten, not fr the earth, but for Heaven and eternity." Divorce The Sacrament of marriage carries with it "a perpetual and Indissoluble bond V- 10 ITALIAN PLANES RESUME FLIGHT TODAY WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.

President Hoover believes that ten years hence a new generation of Americans will begin to rise, endowed with the mental, moral and physical health necessary to cope with the complexities of life among the marvels of science. In an interview, the President told a writer for Cosmopolitan magazine: "Only children of a new generation a new American can stand against this future world. "One of the biggest of all problems is to drive In this idea of the necessity of properly born, trained, educated and healthy moral children to the voters and officials of America. This child health conference was start but only that. We must keep It alive and burning.

"We must follow this national conference with a series of State conferences, then group and finally individual town and city conferences, and the 'charter for children' must be drawn Into the activities of government and social Institutions. "Think what this new generation, built upon that constitution, will mean to the single problem of the young criminal. The present rate of criminal Increase Is disheartening beyond measure. "This new generation, cf children, healthy, trained and mentally Inspired would go a long way toward solving all this. Most cf our native criminal class are products of city slums.

If the character and quality and health of these children were watched and nurtured, a criminal type of chili would not develop. It would be difficult to overestimate what the single item of adequate playground facilities would mean in the bringing up of normal city children." Regarding standardization, the article quoted the President: "I don't mind how much we standardize or what we standardize so long as everybody gets it and uses it. The purpose of standardizing Is to make things cost less and make them accessible to everybody. ifs all 'right to standardize so long as we sland-ardize up and cot down. the diplomatic corps.

The heads of the various embassies and legations in Washington with Representative Fish Introduced resolution to have farm board turn its wheat over to Red Cross for Law Enforcement Commission declined to delay presentation of Its Prohibition report to President Hoover. "a gigantic stock jobbing merger" and introduced legislation to prevent all rail mergers except coast to coast systems. Chairman Couzcns of the Senate Interstate commerce committee, who is opposed to the Eastern plan, said he had received several protests from coal operators who contended the proposed unification would reduce competition. their wives were the guests cf honor. In addition to the foreign contingent Secretary Stlmson and Mrs.

Stlm-son. former Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg and Mrs. Kellogg; Senator and Mrs. William E.

Borah and Representative and Mrs- Henry W. Temple, were invited. Senator Borah and Representative Temple are the heads of the foreign relations committees of the Senate and House. Seventy-four guests sat down with President and Mrs. Hoover In the state dining room, taxing that spacious chamber to its capacity.

NATIL. Erazil. Jan. 8. (Ai Everything was in readiness tonight for the take-off earlv tomorrow of the ten ItaUan seaplanes cf General Italo Balbo's squadron for Bahia.

where It Is planned to remain three days before Cyteg to Rio De Janeiro. BOLAMA. Portuguese Africa. Jan. 8.

(A) The bodies of four of the five Italian airmen who lost their lives In the takeoff cf the Balbo trans-Atlantic squadrcn here Tuesday were washed ashore today. Senate debated whether to reconsider confirmation of three Federal Power Commissioners. Senator McNary, assistant leader, planned to ask night sessions to expedite Legislation. FREE PRESS CLASSIFIED ADS PAY.