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SAN BERNARDINO DAILY SUN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1930 tf'AGE TilKr.E Hscuss Closing of Exchanges to Avert Panic in Grain Quotations Religious Persecutions in Russia Communistic Uprising Quelled in Los Angeles as Officers Hurl Tear Gas Bombs Into Milling Mass Attempt Made by 3,000 Radicals to March Upon City Hall Ended After Two Brief but Futile Scuffles With Police HOUSE UTS MORE AID FDR VETERANS Denied Categorically by Soviet Premier in Exclusive Interview Freedom to All Beliefs Given, Says Rykov; Theologist Attacks Statements I (Continued from Page One) ever, and the uprising quieted rapidly after the second assault had failed. Carl Sklar and Frank Specter, alleged leaders, were arrested during the rioting and herded with others of their lieutenants three of them women, Into police patrols. When a checkup was made at police headquarters and the emergency hospital, where several of the arrested persons were treated for minor scalp wounds, Sklar was found missing. A police sortie was made on anlw. tne men- scratching and jab- Radical Amendments fo 1924 Act and Huge Money Increasa Approved by Committee (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Feb.

26. Th0 1924 World war veterans' act would be amended and $100,000,000 more would be devoted every year to veterans' compensation under tha Johnson bill approved today by th House veterans' committee. The measure combines recommendations of the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Veterans' bureau. It would deny the comptroller-general power to reverse a decision of the director of the veterans' bureau, and would provide that a proper consideratioa be given "to lay evidence and other evidences not of a medical nature in adjudicating veterans' cases. A section considered of prime importance provides that every man'i disability which existed to a 10 per cent deeree ririor to Jan.

1. 1925. should be presumed to be acquired in service. This would affect approximately 84,000 cases at a cost of $76,000,000 to the Government For persons suffering the loss of a foot or hand, the bill would provide $25 a month additional compensation, a clause which would cause a $1,500,000 expenditure the first year of its operation. Veterans' insurance policies would be made In.

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Fifteen years ago tomorrow Edward Mandell Stone, of Chicago, died in the World war. Stone was wounded on Feb. 17, 1915, and expired 10 days later, the first American to give his blood for the Allies. Tomorrow afternoon a group of Stone's comrades-in-arms will place a beautiful wreath at the foot of the monument to the American volunteers who died for France in mor-ory of Stone's sacrifice. The group will be composed of members of Trench and Air, the association of American combatants who volunteered in the French army.

Stone was living in Paris when the World war broke out, and without hesitation enlisted in the Foreign Legion. He was assigned to the second regiment and served with it at Champagne and in the Aisne until he was mortally wounded. The French government cited him as "a brave legionnaire who died for ranee on Feb. 27, 1915, as a result of his glorious wounds received before the Craonne." He was posthumously awarded the Croix de Guerre and the military medal. His grave is at Romilly-sur-Seine, and is decorated each Memorial day by the Paris post of the American Legion.

There will be no oratory as the quiet group of Americans, with a number of French friends of Stone, stands before the monument dominating the Place des Etats-Unis (Square of the United States) and pays homage to the dead comrade. Stone, whose name the French revere for his voluntary decision to join the French army at the commencement of hostilities, was born on Jan. 8, 1S38, in Chicago. He was the son of Henry Baldwin Stone, operating vice-president of the Chicago, Burlington Quincy railroad. He attended a military academy in Massachusetts and then attended Harvard university.

After two years of law he joined the diplomatic service and was a secretary in the American legation in Buenos Aires for some time. says that churches are closed down only at the request of the dommuni-ties affected, but he neglects to reveal how Russian communities are 'inspired' to do away with their churches. "By force of economic pressure and the teachings of its school instructors who falsely" tell children they can not believe in evolution and religion at the same time, the government is contriving to do away with the country's churches, using these methods to circumvent charges of direct persecution. "Denied financial support under the law which permits them to be used only as places of worship, the churches naturally are disintegrat ing. "Christianity In Russia Is badly In need of purification, I found when I was there, and persecution will effect that purification although the losses will be tremendous." Storage and Transfer Padded Vans.

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A resolution adopted, at the Instigation of Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, called upon Secretary Hyde to report to the Senate such recommendations as he saw fit in the present emergency "even to the extent of temporarily closing the exchanges." The resolution, while onlv askins? for an opinion on whether the exchanges should be closed, said it "was alleged that the price of cot ton and wheat is now being greatly depressed by harmful speculation that has beaten the price of cotton and wheat down below the cost of production." Wheat Situation Regarded Serious After a conference with President Hoover, Secretary Hyde character-zied the general wheat situation as "serious" but said he felt it was a storm that could be weathered. He declined to discuss the Senate resolution until the request embodied in it reached him in a formal communication. The secretary gave the first confirmation to reports that the wheat stabilization corporation had been active on the futures market. He expressed the opinion that the upward movement in prices today was the result of the Farmers National Grain corporation buying 800 carloads of wheat and the stabilization corporation buying around 3,000,000 bushels in the open market. The first, he said, bought actual grain and only from cooperatives, whereas the stabilization corporation dealt "largely in May futures." Long Silence of Board Is Broken Mr.

Hyde's confirmation broke the farm board's long silence on futures trading. It was said unofficially that the purchase of May future was "crobablv double the figure quoted from Chicago." Reports, which Chairman Lcgge would not confirm Tuesday, said it was the general belief that the stabilization corporation had purchased above 5,000,000 bushels on the futures market. It was made evident today that secrecy which has been maintained was meant to facilitate unhamDered operations, the results of which apparently were considered to be very satisfactory to the board. It was declared at the board that no change was contemplated in its order of Feb. 24, directing the grain corporation, which acts as purchasing agent for the stabilization corporation, to pay preferred prices to farmer cooperatives only.

The preferential, however, was expected to apply to wheat started en route to the corporation prior to the order. Advances to cooperatives have flvprorrprl frnm 1fi in 10 nanfa AknA the current market price, which is the basis on which the corporation buys wheat from non-members. ID BE SERIOUS speaker from a temporary stand and arrested him because he had no permit to hold a street meeting. Banners, reading "Down With Capitalism" and "Work, or Wages," and hand bills, signed by "the Communist party of the United States of America, district No. 12," were torn up and confiscated by the officers.

The bills urged the "unemployed" to join the group in the "world-wide demonstration" against capital. CHICAGO BREAKS UP BREWING RIOT (By United Press) CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Another of a series of riots and near riots over the Middle West, Inspired in all cases by men who called themselves vuomiuinijta, waa iiijjycu uy wiiuie- sale arrests here today almost be- communists, was nipped by whole- Some 20C men and women met in west side hall where they planned I 1 aiuv, nuii i-iicjr piaiiiicu ujjuh cue k-iLjr uati to demand jobs. Police, remember- ing last week's disturbance in the middle of the loop, appeared 100 strong at the hall.

Deputy Commissioner John Stege posted his men about the auditorium, and attempted to address the audience in friendly, fatherly fash- 'on- He waa greeted with cries of "kill the cops." Stege then ordered his men to I "ttl viucicu ma men charge the place. Armed with bana no efallra nJ tf 4- i.1 na stalks and nitrht sticks, the offl cers broke up the meeting in short order and arrested 150 men and women and several minors. They were trundled to police sta- ivi-icvi uuuicu iu old" firms U'Vioro hor oil wt. hrtl. v.

i. wv-jf UU UUUACU Jlk an assortment of charges, ranging from inciting riot to contributing to the delinquency of minors. The radicals said the march they had planned to the city hall was to have been part of a world-wide demonstration by the "communists." Among those arrested here were eight girls, apparently of high school age. "These girls should be at home learning how to wash dishes instead of being mixed up in a disgraceful bunch of radicals," said Stege, who added that if they were at the meeting with the permission of their parents, the latter would be charged with contributing to their delinquency. WOO WAH Herbalist Office a herbs and Hours: 9:30 Be Our Cured Our for all and women remedies possible on Soviet soil, where there is freedom for all kinds of faiths and creeds.

Such rumors are either the result of wilful lies or distortions of actual facts for political purposes. "I do not deny that churches have been closed and diverted for other purposes. But such happenings never occur except upon request of mass meetings in the local communities. In every case when It is proposed to divert a church to some other purpose, final sanction of the presidium of the central executive committee of the Soviet union i3 required, but whenever a church for lack of support is not being used it may be taken for other needs upon the decision of local authorities. "It is quite true that the number of churches in the Soviet union has considerably decreased.

This is due to various social, economic and political reasons. One of them is that we have prohibited religious propaganda in our educational and cultural institutions and we strictly punish violators of this law. "The separation of church and state is being enforced radically and to the limit. I might say wo are merely carrying out with merciless thoroughness a program similar to that of radical parties in bourgeois countries." Science Leads to Decline, Says Rykov Rykov said no punishment was meted to those trying to prove the immaculate conception or. various Dioncai legends, or on the other hand to those teaching evolution.

"Science and scientific knowledge have made great progress in our contemporary life," he asserted. "This leads to a decrease in the number of churches and a decline in religious feeling." The premier explained that the clergy had been deprived of civil rights because they had "belonged to and rendered support to the governing classes in pre-revolutionary days." Asked for his ODinlon of the for eign agitation over the religious issue in Russia, Rykov said: "The complaints come from those who stand for the destruction of all religious cults except their own. The religious question in the present instance is being used merely as a tool for political purposes. AH this agitation and propaganda are emanating from circles which would never grant full freedom of conscience." CHICAGO, Feb. 26.

Dr. Matthew Spinka, professor at the Chicago Theological seminary and author of "The Church and the Russian Revolution," charged that the statement of Premier Alexis Rykov on Russia's attitude toward religion was only "technically correct." "Rykov is not misstating facts when he says there is freedom of religious belief in Russia," said the profressor in commenting on the premier's statement to the United Press at Moscow, but he carefully refrains from mentioning that the spread of religious beliefs is expressly prohibited by constitutional amendment. "Soviet law, while holding against religious propaganda, permits the tenets of atheism to be preached," he continued. Government Wants Death of Religion "There is no question that the Russian government, through its discriminatory practices against religion, hoDes to see relieion die out. with the passing of the older gen eration.

"Again, Rykov is correct when he Sick? They were met with kicks and blows, and thrown back. Banners suddenly appeared above the crowd, inscribed "Down With the Police," and "Forever the Worker." Out of the increasing growl of the mob a shout came: "Comrades, charge the police and beat them down." As if as In response to a signal, the packed mass of the main body of the mob surged forward and engaged hand to hand with the line Of blue Coated nffirprs Wntnon screamed, and plunged into the frav PlnS Wltn Umbrellas. Despite the chokins eas. the moh was making slow headway toward the city hall, where Mayor John C. Porter was in his office, with police details in avpto rfrvMwo.

uuu. The mayor was offered an armed matiu. xie announced mat ne had 1 TT -i-vujr (Jin: iv- unanauic iui tc of patrolmen could not handle the uiuu ajiv iui minuet. Reserves reinforced the already engaged and struggling officers a block from city hall, however, broke the backbone of the march with a determined attack and a few minutes later had pinched out the second assault of the rioters from Spring street A double patrol of police Is on uulji Luuignt, auu a special patrol has been established in the Plaza duty tonight, and a special patrol and north Main street district in the vicinity of city halL ELEVEN ARRLSTED IN SEATTLE RIOT SEATTT. "EVh 9fi THnvcm nar.

1 Umv.iv,4i. jv-i. sons including three women, were arrested here today following a battle between police and radicals who attempted to march on the city hall in a demonstration similar to recent communist outbreaks in Vancouver, B. Cleveland, and otl.er cities. One of the women, Helen Hufa, 21, was said to be a leader in the demonstration and had fought desperately against police interference when the officers attempted to disperse the mob without a fight.

The other two, Sigrid Salo, 40, and G. Canalle, 34, were arrested when they attempted to start a section demonstration a block from where the first was broken un. An extra force of officers was kept on duty at the central station all afternoon and extra patrolmen were guarding the district where the noon gathering started in order to- keep meetings from gathering and pedestrians moving. Fifty officers, Including patrolmen, motorcycle police, dry squad officers and detectives, were sent from central headquarters when the battle started within about two blocks of the station. The first began when Sergeant J.

P. Harrington and two patrolmen arrested a radical, Rene Co3tello, 21, a student, who was attempting to deliver a speech to about 500 Communists. The officers said the battle opened when they pulled the kA a I AAA it. AW IS STILL IM OuDCrlNfr BY the; NOISES IT Appar 1 1 the professor hasn't heard one of our electric sets. Because if he had, we know he'd do like everyone else in town and praise its marvelous tone.

Why listen to an old-style radio when our new electric sets are so reasonable? "When you buy a radio, buy a good one." VICTOR RADIOI.A ATWATER KENT SPARTON SAN BERHAEDIN0 MUSIC CO. 479 3rd Street WiWfeioi 4 Jim V. NOISES IT Bv ED L. KEEN (Copyright, 1930, by United Press) MOSCOW, Feb. United Press is enabled today to present the flrst direct statement of- the views of the Soviet government on the religious issue, which has been agitating the outside world for the past fortnight Coming to Russia with the special purpose of ascertaining as far as possible the truth nt ih situation, I sought it from the one man wno Dy reason of his position was best qualified to discuss the subject With authnritv mier Alexis Rykov, whose official uue as renin's successor is president of the council of people's commissars.

Having previously submitted a number of written questions, I was invited to visit his nffna in kremlin. I had expected merely to icive wnuen answers, but Rykov. after exnlni too busy to prepare formal replies, said he would discuss tVi ontivo matter impromptu. Summarized, his declarations were: The Soviet Union dnps nt noroo- cute persons on account of religious belief. It grants entire freedom to all beliefs, religious as well as anti-religious.

It does not prosecute the clergy for legitimate practice of their profession. Every case of minishment. nf priests is for some violation of law or lor counter-revolutionary activity. Churches Closed By Local Demand Churches have been closed or diverted to other uses, but upon the request of the local community or when, for lack of support, they have ceased to be houses of worship. It was a mild spring-like day, with the sun glistening on the golden domes of the kremlin, as an interpreter and I entered the ancient portals.

Passing the former imperial palace and other ornate historic buildings closely related to the former autocratic regime, then through spacious court yards bordered with rusty bronze cannon captured from Napoleon, where squads of red soldiers were drilling, we reached the hupp nlnin stone structure where the Soviet government is housed. We mounted two flights of marble stairs, and after travprslnjr a maze of corridors finally arrived at the premier's office. Our special passes had been closely inspected bv various euards alone- the route, and after a brief wait a secretary ushered us into a high-ceil-inged cabinet room with dark wood panels. Rykov, son of a peasant, arose from a mahogany desk at the end of a red felt-covered cabinet table, smilingly shook hands and greeted me in Russian. He is a slight man.

somewhat below average Russian height, with a dark brown mustache and pointed beard. He has the face of a student. He talked for an hour, during which coffee, cakes and cigarettes were served. Through the window and across the kremlin's battlements scores of churches were visible. Prosecution "Rumors" Called Wilful Lies "One of your questions," Rykov.

said, "implies prosecutions, impris onments, et cetera, lor religious ne- 11.0 .1 cases, and would be very glad if you could point out to me a single instance. They would hardly be Chinese Herbs Have Hundreds, Why Not You? Famous Chinese Herbs kinds of chronic diseases sickness of men, and children. If other have failed trv our alleged communistic headquarters in the downtown section, and Sklar taken into custody again. Police believe most of the ringleaders have been captured and do not anticipate a reopening of hostilities. Long after the battle had ended the plaza and surrounding streets still were full of people, but, with acrid tear gas still hanging in doorways as a reminder, the crowd remained orderly and contented itself with a slow promenade past the city hall.

No further violence was attempted. All Are Booked On Felony Charge) At the police station, the following men and women arrested during and immediately after the rioting were booked on suspicion of criminal syndicalism, a felony. Carl Sklar, known as the district organizer of the communistic party. Frank Specter, 35 Sklar's assistant. Mrs.

Evelyn Martin, 25, Los Angeles. Mrs. Rose Becker, 42, Monrovia. Frank Waldron, Log Angeles. Carl R.

Abbott, 26, Los Angeles. George Hoxie, 58, Los Angeles. George Riose, 29, Los Angeles. Irving Kreitzburg, 25, Los Angeles. Frank Ritchie, 40, Los Angeles.

Martin Shapiro, 18, Los Angeles, alleged to be the leader of the young communists league. Joe Holub, 21, Los Angeles. Jack Hardy, 35, Los Angeles. T. Horinchi, 30, Japanese, Los Angeles.

Meyer Baylis, 25, Los Angeles. Edward Wing, 22, transient. E. Yamaguchi, 30, Japanese, Los Angeles. Alizo Anslng, 35, Hollywood.

John Vilarino, 45. Inglewood. Solomon Meyers, 31, Los Aneeles. letrod enmmiinlstin hparlnnnrtoro Others taken into custody and taken to receiving hospitals for treatment will be booked on the same charge later police said Police, appraised of the gathering in me piaza, naa attempted to keep the meeting a peaceful one by mingling with the crowd. As the crowd grew, orators attempted to harangue the throng from improvised platforms, and patrolmen were shouldered aside.

Suddenly Sklar was hoisted to the shoulders of two men, and the mob milled about him, blocking traftic on one side of the plaza. Lieut. William Hynes, in charge of the police detail on duty, ordered Sklar to desist his speech making in the street. Insults were shouted from the crowd and Hynes and his men rushed the group about Sklar. UPTO 75 of sound market value of residential and income property at 7 simple interest on unpaid balance.

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Chaffey has four of the highest paid Teachers in the County, receiving a total of $25,000.00 per year. Chaffey has 7 Teachers receiving $4000.00 or more and a total of $37,300.00 per year, all other districts in the County have only 3 getting $4000.00 or better, and a total of $12,725.00 per year. Chaffey's Principal receives $9000.00 per year which is $400.00 per year more than the combined salaries of the two highest paid Teachers including principals or superintendents outside of the Chaffey District, in San Bernardino County. Chaffey has 90 teachers teaching approximately 1800 High School and Junior College students, (this does not Include teachers caring for occupational and part time work) this shows a teacher load of approximately 20 students, it should be at least 35, but to be conservative in the matter, figure 30, that would allow a release of 30 teachers, a saving of $80,000.00. If the balance were paid the same scale of salaries as in other parts of the County, a further saving of $20,000.00 could be made, or a total saving of $100,000.00 per year.

$100,000.00 per year for five years would build a magnificent group of Junior College Buildings and not require as high a tax rate as now, as no doubt business management could make further savings. VOTERS Don't you think that it is time to have a thorough housecleaning in the Chaffey Administration, or will you allow it to remain a Charitable Institution? Start to clean up right now. VOTE NO or the School Bonds. Then elect a High School Board cf Education NOTICE TO VOTERS FONTANA SCHOOL DISTRICT By FIRMIN A. LUCAS Vote NO on the Chaffey High and Junior College Bonds.

Why should you bond your district for the purpose of building in Ontario, 14 miles away, with a large strip of territory of low value and small population lying between you, when you could, no doubt, join the San Bernardino Union High School District right next door to you, all closely built up, property of a high valuation and with its nearly new and commodious High School buildings and with its $27,347,800.00 of valuation. will in all probability soon join them witlt its $6,018,990.00 of valuation and your valuation of would make a total of $36,485,955.00 of assessable valuation within the district, which is 44 of the total County's assessabje valuation. San Bernardino Valley Union Junior College District has now an assessed valuation of $33,366,790.00 and a magnificent set of new buildings located 7 miles from center of your town. The long distance between you and Chaffey Senior High and Junior College makes going and coming expensive, wastes your children's tin and is a greater menace to their health. You derive no good from the site or buildings as an advertisement or community center, or use for gatherings or entertainment.

When you consolidate with your near neighbor, as you surely should, you do not want to be paying bond interest and principal to Chaffey for the next 20 years, which you must do under the law if you vote these bends. Do not worry about the threat of a direct tax levy, the board cannot levy for High School purposes more than 75 cents, this they are doing now. Vote down the bonds, then we must work for the election of a High School board that will have some consideration for the community, parents and taxpayers. MRS. I.

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