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Y LEGION RESPONS HEARTENS HOOVER President, Returning to White i House, Is Greeted by ‘Congratulations. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Hoover was greatly heart- ened when he arrived at the White House this morning and read the many messages of congratulation on his ad- dress in Detroit yesterday, in which he appealed. to the American Legion to lend its support to the Government's economy program and to make no fur- ther demands upon the Treasury. The messages came from all parts of the country, many of them from Le- glonnaires who had not attended the convention. The President also Wwas pleased with the way his address was treated in the press and with the edi- torial comment, Pleased by Simplicity. The simple, impressive manner in which Mr. Hoover made his appeal to the Legion was commented upon in most of the congratulatory messages. The impression of the senders was t.hhll: President had won the day and :vh:mml against the Treasury further would be heeded by the 5 naires. -eminded in some ‘The Prenlgmt ‘was 't.h.n <, . method of his speech had s tel ef- fect. It was pointed out that, while he K e sepstand sxacty what im understan AR aeean uhe declared the present is second only to war-time an would be grave risk in incr DS o e o3 wheh he stepped Wl w“t.\'lln at Union Station this morning. It was not in ride that w:‘r:d him, ing of the had been done c?»mm for Detroit there was the de- itself. The presi- was plainly evident in he reached his office. r[ ‘Then in ‘While e occasion for alarm. El:‘ wu;n confident Great Britain would emerge tron& th full K.| die to the increasing number of dry 50,000 LEGIONNAIRES PARADE AT DETROIT; LINE 4 MILES LONG ___(Continued Prom Pirst Page) Legionnaires of the territories, Canada, Mexico and Europe followed close be- hind the automobiles which bore, dis- guests, including the fra- ternal representatives from the allied . The guests and foreign repre- sentatives left the parade at the re- stand and had seats of honor The State groups followed, With Michigan, as host, bringing up the rear, Leglonnaires marched 16 abreast like boys. their manner they were tr-'= strength and spirit and car- ried on. The wide streets of Detroit gave spec- tators an excellent opportunity to view ds seated Xi- Woodward avenue the parade left Jef- ferson avenue and moved through the ipal business section, past the Oity all, where the review! stand wal erected, then on into the hotel district, where the marcing veterans disbanded. Business Suspended. Controversial subjects that may or may not come before the American Convention tomorrow will come up for committee consideration tonight. During today’s parade all business ac- tivities of the convention were sus- pended. Some prohibition resolutions were understood to have been assigned to a resolutions subcommittee and some to the Legislative Committee. These com- mittees were not in session today, but definite action on prohibition and pos- sible bonus sentiment is understocd to | be planned by the full Resolutions and | Legislative Committees tonight. As a'result of President Hoover's ad- dress yesterday. in which he discussed the condition of the National Treasury, and of speeches by other leaders, in- cluding the national commander, Ralph T. O'Neil, officials today agreed that action for further payments of the veterans' bonus is extremely un- likely. Legion officials from all parts of the country told newspaper men they believe nothing further in the way of cash payments will be asked by the convention. A protest lflin!l the pres- ent interest rate of 41 per cent on bonus loans had strong support, how- ever, including that of Comdr. O'Neil. With the time for campaigning grow- | ing shorter the contest for national commander showed little indication of | narro down. NifE candidates, anj unusually large number, remained ac— tive, it a that little would be accomplis! in the way of compro- mise before the first ballot Thursday morning. One issue before the con- ‘vention red settled—Portland, Oreg., st alone in formally inviting the Legion for the 1932 convention— and the selection of that city was ex- pected to be accomplished quickly to- morrow. Lyons Heads “40 and 8.” ‘William D. Lyons of Minnesota yes- terday was elected “grand chef e aking organlcation of the Amers: fun-i orga o - can . He succeeds Charles E. Perry of Malne. The Forty-and-Eighters also elected flx “-m:; z.u de chemin de ’"H:l: Bocie Quarante Chevaux,” which literally translated, means “vioe presiden A ts of the Forty and Racl THE EVE BEER WOULD PROVIDE 75,000 JOBS, BREWBRY SURVEY SHOWS Figures Prepared by Experts Reveal Eco; nomic Aspects of Dry Law Modification. Because of the discussion and pos- sibility seen by many of modification of the Volstead act to permit the sale of 3 or 4 per cent beer, the North Amer- spapey Alliance has compil statistics prepared by unprejudi perts, showing the economic aspect 2ycn’s program, and the efits which might accrue, disregarding the psychological, moral snd other in- fluences. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, September 22 (N.AN.A.). —Suggestion is made by many persons that the repeal of the prohibition act or at least the legailizing of beers and light wines might be an_important factor in | I reviving business. It is argued by them that thé manufacturing of beer would absorb considerable of the cereal grain surplus in the United States, provide employment for capital and labor, ex- pand railroad traffic, etc. ~ « The following study attempts to mea- sure the valu: of these arguments from the economic viewpoint. Of course, there are moral, political, soclal and ethical considerations, but the follow- ing study will be confined to the eco- nomic phase. During the four or five years preceed- ing 1914, the manufacture of fermented malt liquors in the United States reached its peak. At that time brewing was one of the leading industries, rank- ing fourteenth. Total value added by manufacture of malt and malt beverages was placed in the 1914 census of manu- facturers at about. $352,000,000. That was almost $80,000,000 more than the value added in manufacture of all animal products, including meat pack- | in| At that time the census reported | 1,413 breweries, giving employment to about 75,000 workers. About one-seventh | of the industry, employing 12,000 people, was located in New York. Power used | by the industry was estimated at 405,000 horsepower, and cost of materials was about $168,000,000. Termed Domestic Industry. The industry relied mostly on domestic raw ., Importation of foreign | malts and hops was rather unimportant, and lkewise importation of foreign | -made beers amounted to hardly one-third of 1 per cent of consumption of the domestic product. Brewing, there- | fore, might have been consiiered an | almost purely domestic industry. Brewing, g to statistics, also was one of the most stable industries, and the annual record show that | tween 1890 and 1914 only twice did the ption decline. following consum| table shows the growth of consumption since 1870: 5 Beer Consu in the United Stal B gl tes. pita 1 1871-30 1-80 g‘r - ‘The above ation, capita refer to the whole , it is said, the per was much higher, because p rol had ‘been adopted by 31 States in 1934, While begr _consumption trebled in the 45 years World War, consumption of other al- coholic bev remained %rncu::;ld unchanged. nsumj of pot spirits, for example, besn gradu- all; from ly two gallons per capita in 1870 to less than 1.5 gallons in 1914. This was to-a certain exten almost the States. Consumption of wine, a luxury beverage, fluctuated widely according to va ‘prosperity, but never exceedsd 0.7 per capita. More Than Billion Invested. About $792,000,000 was invested in brewerles and about $47,000,000 in malt- ing establishments. There was, besides this, a considerable investment in saloons, bars, beer gardens, etc. Total capital invested in beer manufacturing and distribution must have been over one and one-fourth billion dollars. As to the actual quantity of materials used in beer brewing in 1914, no figures are available, but the report of the commissioners of internal revenue in 1917 shows the principal agricultural raw materials used in production of fer- mented malt liquors during that year as follows: Malt, 81.4 million bushels. Hops, 419 million pounds. Rice, 125.6 million pounds. Corn, 11.9 million bushels. Grits, 193.2 million pounds. In that vear consumption of beer in| the 17 Statfes, having about 42 per cent of the total pog;ol.num of the country, | amounted to 1,880,000,000 gallons. On| the basis of these figures and consider- | that barley loses some weight and | vol estimated that the amount of barley | used in beer brewing before the war was| 100,000,000 to 120,000,000 sbushels | lly. -In addition, 10,000,000 to 15- 000,000 bushels of corn and 4,000.000 to 5,000,000 bushels of wheat must have been used. Resold Most of Malt. Production of barley in the United Btates before the war (1909-1914) En\;y, vi- have found its way into breweries, the rest being used as cattle fodder. Brew- | eries, however, resold most of the malt used’ in beer making to farmers. This used malt has higher value as cattle fodder than barley itself, During the last four years (1927- 1930) there have been very large barley crops—almost 300,000,000 bushels a year. Such crops, it is argued, would be more than sufficient to take care of possible needs of the brewing industry, even considering some increase in pop- ulation and per capita consumption. Farmers would get some of the malt back, and the remainder would be easiiy replaced by other cattle fodders. Barley is a crop giving much better yleld than wheat, averaging 25 to bushels per acre, whereas wheat yield only 13 to 15 bushels. Barley is a hardier crop than wheat—next to oats the hardiest of all cereal grains—and does well, not only in Northern lati- tudes, but also in sections with small rainfall. Minnesota, Dakota, Wiscon- sin and high and dry sections of Colo- ado and California have been the chief | ources of barley in the United States. | To what extent the brewing industry survived is hard to tell. Many brew- eries have been converted into cold storage and ice plants, others are man- ufacturing carbonated beverages and still others are making near beer. On the other hand, it is contended home- | brewing has become an established igp | dustry; John C. Gebhardt, director of | research, Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment, insists the per capita consumption of beer now is ac- | ful only when becr is really cheap, it is ' tually higher than before the war That a good deal of beer brewing is done outside of the plants brewing near beer is proved, many argue, by the fact Texas; Carroll Lockhart, South Dakota; | Robert M. O'Rellly, New York; Harold L. Riley, Michigan; Edward L. Bacon, New Hampshire, and George A. Smith, | Pennsylvania. Rev. Dr, Paul Chrop- | ;)a\gc]s, Kenosha, Wis., was elected chap- | The “8 and 40, corresponding or- | ganization in the Women’s Auxiliary, | re-elected Mrs. Ethel V. Murphy, | Pleasantville, N. ¥., to the chief office |1 de | cf Le Chaj i u National. The following were elected “demi chapeaux”: Mrs. Mamie Fullerton, | Oklahoma City; Mrs. Rae Brodbeck, | Willow Grove, Pa.; Mrs. Mabel Pantel- lis, Highland Park, IIl.; Gormley, Rozelle, Mass., 5 eanette ish, Alexandria, Va. The 1 chaplain went to Mrs. th, Bridg Cenn., and | estimate. | Distributors #he T Gordon, glw. was | the malt industry, although severely hit by the prohibition act, recently been doing quite well. Changes Enumerated. The following census figures show these changes: Value of Products in Millions of Dollars. 1914. 1927, Fermented cereal beverages 442.1 50.7 Carbonated beverages. . 584 181.7 Malt preparations. 48, Distilled liquors. Relief of the present farm situation is usually given, by advocates of pro- hibition modification, as one of the most powerful argume-ts for the un- restricted brewing ¢’ her, but appar- ently the case is grossiv overstated. A diversion of some 150,000,000 bushels of cereal "grains, out of the 2,646,000,000 bushels harvested in 1939, would be of some help, but hardly sufficient to turn the scales. Barley crops have been large enough during the last few years to take care of all possiblc needs of the breweries, even if allowance be made for the increase in population and a :‘0 per cent rise in per capita consump- jon. Some other fodder for cattle, how- ever, would have to be used in place of barley, and the further encourage- ment of diversification, it is said, thereby might be a real help. But here, again, continued increase in trac- tors or other farm machinery and sub- sequent decline of farm animals may release acredge under cattle fodder and counterbalance the benefits of larger barley consumption. Barley, because of its hardiness and adaptability, easily could be taken as a paying crop by large-scale agricul- turists in the semi-arid Northwest, While this might reduce wheat acreage, it hardly would help the small farmer, whose salvation is in diversification. Another angle to be considered is the effect of consumption of cheap beer (and beer would have to be cheap in order to help the farmer) upon eon- sumption of milk and ice cream. Cream used for ice cream usually comes from the corn belt and Northwest, where it is an important source of income to farmers. It is to be anticipated that for this reason alone those sections are going to be strongly against the unrestricted brewing of beer. Hugh F. Fox, secretary of the Ameri- can Brewers' Association, says he be- | lieves barley growing would provide employment for some 50,000 people on farms. This estimate is highly ques- tionable. There are now more people -{on farms than are needed, and more acreage either under barley or under other catle fodders would only provide those who are left with opportunity to increase their efficiency and reduce their costs. 100,000 Jobs Forecast. The estimates of Mr. Fox—that the brewing industry would provide direct employment for about 100,000 people against 75,000 before the war—seems more likely. During the period of 12 years there has been considerable de- preciation in the value of plants, and a good deal of mew machinery and equipment would be needed, it is said. Mr. Gerhardt estimates about 25 per t | cent of the total value of plant equip- ment investments would have to be re- placed, and for this new capital would be needed. Two hundred million dol- lars would be necessary| for rehabilita- | ton of the industry. For beer-making equipment a good .deal of copper an brass is used, and all that would mean additional employment in the mining and machinery industries, but how much and for how long it is hard to estimate. The help to railroads, it is stated, would be only moderate. In 1917 the brewers estimated the industry was re- sponsible for about 123,000 carloads of raw materials. Beer in kegs or bottles accounted for about 10,000 carloads. Here again the revival of the industry would be a help, but not. it is con- tended, a major factor toward relief. The trucking business also would benefit, but how much it is dificuit to ‘This would depend upon whether the -industry would establish itself as a local industry or centralize in centers such as St. Louis, Minneapolis or New York. How much employment the distribu- . tion of beer is likely to provide is pure guesswork. Mr, Fox says he believes beer and wine. distribution would give employment to.as many as 200,000 peo- ple. This is only a ‘guess, because no one knows how the beer would be dis- 4ributed. Most authorities are fairly certain the old-time saloon will .not be revived, and that the distribution of beer would be performed by chain stores, soda fountains, drug stores, etc. Estimates Vary Widely. ‘To illustrate how widely different are even the estimates of authorities on the subject, the following table compares ;Pe estimate of Mr. Gebhardt and Mr. ox: Estimated increases from legalizing beer: Gebhardt. Capital_tnvestments (new o o o ov. FO% vestments (new oney) - e $200.000.000 4.000.000 Corn (no new market). . o o Labor in manufacture: Wage earners ... 2 Other (coopers. 52.000 100.000 5. 2 " 100,000 Dispensers A $0.000 200000 All” employed. abou 110,000 400.000 A great benefit from the revival of the beer industry, say advocates of this change, would go to the Federal fi- 3 nances, Before the war the United States Treasury used to collect 60 to 70 million dollars from the beer tax, and in 1918, when the tax was $3 per barrel, the Government collected more than 150 million dollars. In recent vears a great deal of this money, plus what the Federal Treasury collected on distilled beverages (about 250 million dollars), has gone to bootleggers, it is contended. The revival of, the beer in- dustry would, therefore, mean a shift irom decentralized, inefficient and filicit industry to a centralized and tax-paying industry, say those who demand modi- fication. Cheapness Favors Beer. | One of the reasons why the consump- tion of beer was increasing before the war and why beer was slowly “push- ing out” other alcoholic beverages, par- ticularly the so-called ®hard stuff, the cheapness of beer, it is said. argued that the rame will undoubtedly hold for the future. Competition of legally-made beer with carbonated bev- erages, other alcohol-containing drinks and {llicitly-made beer will be success- said. On'y then, it is contended. could follcwing prediction by Mr. Fox be lized : “When beer comes back the demand for it will be enormous. Remember that in pre-prohibition days malt bev- erages constituted 94 per cent of all the alcoholic beverages made and sold in the United States. Considering that the whole trend of our population 1s toward tke cities, that for many years to come it will have no legal competitor in the field of alco- holic beverages, and that it will un- doubtedly be the- most popular low- riced drink on the merket, the field for is glmost limitless. “With the development of chain stores and auto-truck transportation, the marketing and distribution of beer will put it within the reach of every family. I am fully convinced that within five years after thé brewing bus- ness is re-establisted our sales will each 100,000 barrels a year.” Ths consumption of beer in 1914 amounted to ebout 66,000,000 barrels. , by th \mnuh*"l‘r.l‘l.. Wiihe 2 ):avl American was = It is OFFICERS ELECTED 26 Chapters Represented at Daughters of America Convention. Officers for the coming year were se- lected by the District of Columbia State Council of the Daughters of America at a business meeting at the Mayflower Hotel today. The . electoral session, which marked the opening of the last day of the annual conventicn here, will be followed tonight by initiation cere- monies and installation of the new offi- ce e meeting of the State Council was attended this year by representa- tives of 26 chapters now established in the District. The leading national officers of the organization also will be prosent -tonight to attend the closed ritual meeting. List of Officers. ‘The officers selected today were: State councilor, Mrs. Mabel Downing; associate State councilor, Mrs. Emma Brooks; State vice councilor; Mrs. Belle Gibson; assoclate State vice councilor, Mrs. Helen Luckett; State warden, Mrs. Ollie Montgomery; State conductor, Mrs. Ells Stone; State secretary, Charles H. Miller; State inner sentinel, Mrs, Deborah Streitberger; trustee, Mrs. Viola Frasier. * Addressing the members of the or- ganization yesterday, Assistant Secre- tary of Labor Robe Carl White urged the introduction of stricter natural- ization in the United States, adding that America has been “giving away her birthright.” Describes Border Work. Citizenship, he said, “is the most precious thing America has to give.” Mr. White described the activities of Mexican border patrols smuggling of aliens, and told of efforts to raise immigration barriers. An appeal for the re-election of Herbert Hoover was advanced at the banquet in the Mayflower Hotel last night. National Councilor Hettle Van Buren, who made the plea, presented “The Sidewalks of New York” as a Hoover campaign song. A response was made by State Councilor Ethel E. Burroughs. Past National Councilor Naomi Swann presided as toastmaster. Memorial services for the late past State Councilors, Mrs. Grace M. Lowry and Mrs. Ella Herbert, were conducted yesterday. ————— ‘W. C. T. U. TO RALLY IN REGIONAL PARLEYS Series of 25 Conferences Set to Precede Conventions of Political Parties. By the Associated Press. ‘Twenty-five regional conferences from coast to coast are planned by the Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union “to take the prohibition message to every section of the United States in person.” In announcing the conferences today the organization said conference would constitute “advance work in the | important months preceding the na- tional conventions of the msjor political | parties.” Representatives of all organizations supporting the eighteenth amendment, the W. C. T. U. said, and delegates from 10,000 local W. C. T. U. groups would attend the regional meetings. Because of them, no national convention is to be held until August, 1932. Mrs. Ella A. Boole, president, sald the first conference here December 4 to 6 “will be planned to impress Congress with the earnest desire of millions of Americans to give prohibition a chance to succeed.” “We desire in all these conferencs to promots law observance,” she said, “to study the problems of law ! enforcement and to make vocal prohibi- tion sentiment.” Dates for the conferences in the West and Middle West were announced as follows: Omaha. January 19-20; Denver, Jan- uary 21-22; Ogden, Utah, January 25- 26; Sacramento, January 28-29; Ics Angelss, February 2-3; Phoenix, Feb- ruary 6-7; Albuquerque, February 9-10; Dallas, February 12-14; Wichita, Kans., February 16-17; Minneapolis, February 16-17; Fargo, February 18-19; Butte, February 23-24; Spokane, February 26- 27; Portland, Oreg., March 3-4; Boise, March 8-9; Casper, Wyo., March 11-12; Columbus, Msrch 15-16; St. Louis, March 17 Chicago, March 22-23. ‘The only other Atlantic Coast con- fercnce besides the one here will be held in Besten, February 16-17. Marriage Licenses. Aubrey E. Hughes, 32, and Pearl A. Jones, 5 7k "bevp 5 Rev. Ma 3 C\:é]lmxlsfl M. !;;;rldi!. B’lx :Hd Ruth E. 300d. v PSohn E. Brizs David P. Jones, 32 and Ethel M. Schilling, 2. Rev. ' John P, Fannon. | Charlie ‘Hepderson, 27, and Mary Foggic. {25; Rev. W. D. Jarvis, | “Josh Rose, 25, ‘and Mozellm Ridgeway, 31, | both ot Upperville, Va. Rev. Robert S Arhes | Andrew J. MeCarthy. 26. and Catherine A. Ds ., 24: Rev. E. P. McAdams. Hovert P, ‘Hoemer. 38. Catonsville, Md.. }l(llfl Gretchen A. Bergner, 28, this city; Rev. oward E, Suyder pieroy Brachy, 21, and Thelma Hall, 18 o W. Manokee. nd Maty C. Bu v. . C. Ga nd Viola Robins N Rev, £ & Claterice Burnett: 74 and Edna Harrison, Rev. John 1. Carroll. Johnie Randolph, 21, and Thelma Speight, George O. Butlock R Mediey 23. and Pauline Jeffer- A efer ; %" Bheppard, . 2 sul "Md; and Emma A Sal N. Y.: Rev_ Allan F. Poore, Thomas D. Parks. jr. 22 Brandau, 19. both of Baltimore, Allan P. Poc Russell £ 21. both of Hopewell, English Con- in, 18, Brookiyn, . and Grace C. Md.; Rev ore Powell. 21, and Lots M. Crocker. Va Rev. Jnmk'l R. Epps, 22 s and Florence E. Saxty ler. Irvin D. Fo beck, 21, both Abram~ Stmon. Richmond, = Va.; German lace makers are preparing to meet a world demand for light and delicate laces to be used in connection with voiles, crepes and . other flowing materials. FREE LECTURE ON | ADVERTISING RAY BECKER Sales Promotion Manager Washington Post Thursday, Sept. 24, 8 P.M. LIVINGSTONE ACADEMY 1333 F St. MELt. 2883 Subseribe Today It costs only about 1 its per day and 5 cents !m‘:/.dl;:.w have Washington's best newspa- per delivered to you regularly l»;r‘ery evening and Sunday morn- Telephone Nattonal the delivery will -v:nwm ately. The Route Agent will eol- lect at the end of each month. in curbing) ward Ga 7 ‘and Ruth E. Galum- Rev. | G STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.° Legion Relief Poll Replies ATD. OF A, SESSION] | scons Group of usmers 5 Depariment com manders Reveals Disposition to End Bonus Payment This is & continuation of the poll taken of American Legion department commanders to determine their posi- frst Story on the. ol who printed. 51 on e WAS ‘The Star yuum.\{dl T lp;l‘-'lr:‘.;-un 10 The Star. IT, September 22 (N.AN.A). —Additional replies in the poll being taken of department commanders of the American Legion to determine their position on additional veteran's relief are presented here. The first group of replies in the poll appeared in The Star yesterday: G. J. Proesl, Pennsylvania—"My State will press very vigorously for legisla- tion to provide hospitalization for its di led veterans. We have 987 veterans hospitalized cutside the State and more than 600 in State and county institutions. We will demand that the present national convention go ‘on record in favor of adequate provision for these men.” Moody A. Nicholson, Oklahoma—“My Instructions are to ask immediate fuil payment of the bonus. The men who faced death in France and Flanders certainly have not been repaid ade- quately. They never can be compen- sated adequately. In this period of de- pression the Legionnaires suffer more than others. Usually they were the last to go on the pay roll in civil life, and when hard times came they were the first to be dropped. As a matter of ordinary justice they should be paid ch:edb(l):“"m now, when they absolutely n . Arthur F. Lamey, Montana: “The veterans of my State realize we are in a period of stress. We are digging in and doing our best. We don’t want ad- ditional burdens placed on the State. We have decided not to ask further legislation to furnish additional as- sistance. We will take our medicine along with the rest of the people.” Alexander G. Barry, Oregon: “Our State convention went on record that we would not urge, indorse, sponsor or in any way favor any liberalization of the terms of the bonus, nor seek ad- ditional relief. Of course we will stand behind any action taken by the conven- tion, but these are the views of our veterans.” Dr. Forrest J. Drury, New Hamp- shire: “This is not the time to see further compensation. The Nation is struggling along under a heavy burden. The delegation from my State will not | urge immediate payment of the bonus {or more liberal borrowing terms. I don’t belleve any additional reliet should be given unless it be to those who" through disability are in absolute want.” James C. Conner, Alabama: “T believe the next session of Congress should pass additional legislation for veterans'| relief. My reason for this is from my | contact with veterans over the State of Alabama, and my knowledge of con- ditions in general.” T. C. K: , South Dakota—T feel | that the widows and orphans of sol- | diers in the World War should be given | a disability allowance or pension. This form of relief should be drafted some- | what along the same lines or ideas as | the arrangement now made for widows of Civil War or Spanish-American er‘ veterans. Forrest G. Cooper, Mississippi—T be- | lieve the veterans of all wars should be | on the same basis as to compensation, | both for themselves and for their de- | pendents, and that the relief for World | War veterans should be on the same | basis as for the veterans of the Span- | ish-American War. | In view of the condition of the Fed- eral Treasury, I am not in favor of the | American lon asking Congress for payment in full, at this time, of the | adjusted compensation certificates, but | I firmly believe veterans should not be required to pay a higher rate of inter- | est on loans on these certificates than | the Government is required to pay for its money. In other words, I think it wrong in policy for the Government to profit on loans made to veterans, which, in effect, are merely loans of their own money. I believe the policy of building hos- pitals and soldiers’ homes and additions to them should be continued until the bed capacity of these institutions is | equal to the need for them. This ot | only alds in part the unemployment situation, but fills an unquestioned need arising out of inadequate bed capacity. | I am not in favor of pensions to able-bodied veterans of any war, nor am I in faver of compensation to vet- erans for disability or non-service com- pensation. The present law giving such compensation was not passed at the | request of the American Legion, but was the result of political compromises | by politicians, including President Hoo- jver, and was enacted to escape the necessity of passing a just law for | compensation to disabled veterans and | | Wedn Marking down ou nary sale in P-B’s h Thursday at 10 A day’s Star, wanted at once in partments: & Haberdaghery entrance, today New York Aven | (Copyright. Ne | Trom NEW YORK_AVENUE mfll : @ kowping Washingion Men Well Dressed @ Closed All Day preparation for the most extraordi- Experienced salesmen aiid saleswomen Action. their dependents where the disabilities are of service origin. The 0, F. Youngdahl, Minnesota—' American Legion, Dtpsnfi.nG of Min- nesota, is proud to hold 1930 na- tional service y. This honor was . department because of tation in post, & officer and a State Rehablilitation Com- mittee. Through the State Rehabili- tation Committee the post and district service officers are educated as to the benefits available under t soldier legisiation. By virtue of these schools held at various dates in the various districts, the local post service officer is able to give the best possible service to the men in his particular community who need aid. This program has brought results beyond our expectation. “In our de) ent, because of this splendid rehabilitation program, the re- habilitation committee plans the nec- essary program to be worked on in the State. Upon its recommendation our department at its department conven- tion in Rochester in August passed cer- tain resolutions relative to veterans’ re- lief. Minnesota did not go on record fcr full payment of the adjusted service certificates. It did, however, go on rec- ord for a reduction in the interest rates on loans made on these certificates, which resolution will be carried to the national convention. “In accordance with the program out- lined by our Department Rehabilitation Committee and the mandates of our convention, it is my belief that the ef- forts of the American Legion during the coming year should be directed along the lines of correcting our present legis- lation to the point of greater efficiency, and in making our present legislation more liberal and far-reaching. This, of course, only applies to legislation affect- ing disabled men and their dependents. ““We can never repay the men who carry the wounds cf war. Neither can we repay their dependents, who carry part of the burden or load. The Amer- ican Legion, thercfore, in urging more far-reaching legislation for this class of favored veterans, is only carrying out | its obligation to these comrades and is not asking for charity, Justice.” : 1931. by the Morth America; fewapaper Alliance, Inc.) o TWO FLYERS KILLED but demands FULTON, Mo.,, September 22 (#).— Two members of the 35th Division, Air Service, Missouri National Guard, were instantly killed wheh their plane crashed on the farm of Walter Duncan, 4 miles east of here, last night. The victims were identified as Lieut. Chauncey G. Yoeman, the pilot, and Lieut. Philip P. Brennon, observer, both of St. Louls. The plane crashed after running into a severe storm. Legionnaires, Fooled By Leniency Rumors, Lose Liquor Cargoes By the Associated Press. DETROIT, September 22— United States customs inspectors said last night they had confis- cated more than 2,500 bottles of beer, whisky, champagne and other liquors from American Legion men returning from Wind- sor, Ontario, to Detroit during the evening. The inspectors- said they be- lieved word had been among the war veterans here for the national convention that United States customs inspectors would not molest Legionnaires brin liquor from Canada into the United States. So widely had the erroneous word of leniency been , they said, that Legion were attempting to bring liquor through the Detroit River ports in case lots, making no attempt at_copcealment. Inspectors said the bottles were broken in the presence of the erstwhile owners and the con- tents drained into sinks. Swallow Fountain Pens Ideal for school se. gsc Fully guaranteed . GARRISON’S 1215 E St. N.W. u esday r entire stock in istory, which starts .M. See Wednes- “the following de- Men's and Boys' Clothing Shoes Hats Also Bundle Wrappers Apply to Mr. Robinson, using corridor or Wednesday ue at Fifteenth Branch Store: 3113 14th N.W. HOOVER RECEIVES OIL PRODUCERS Ask World Conferénce, as Wilbur Says He Feels Plans- Are Too Ambitious. By the Associated Press. President Hoover met today with representatives of the who brought to Washington a juest :qv;; ;‘::{ullment of production and the calling of i ference. Y > '?rlfl s While the oil men talked with the Chief Executive, Secretary Wilbur of Interior said he' regarded the tri-State compact to curtail oil production as the most hopeful sign of a real de- sire on the part of the get together.” Wilbur said, however, he felt plans for a world oll conference were too l.!nbltloul“ at this time. . ‘We should get our own house in order before negotiating with other countries,” Wilbur said. “We should be able to say definitely to foreign repre- sentatives when we meet that the United States can definitely promise | P certain things.” BT e o e e ere J, F. of 1 epre- senting the Governor of TQ.I‘:'.: 8’ - liam Davi of Bartlesville, Okla., of the Mid-continent Oil & Gas Associa- tion; Wirt Franklin, Oklahoma City operator; Thurman D. Hill of the LOW-FARE Fares shown are Round Trip $125 BALTIMORE 4 Setarday. ot do7, Returning wnill Sunday . $5.00 NEW YORK MOTOR SIGHTSEEING TOURS P Tenisecing via Stepmer 1o ™" Consult Agents oil States to | RURAL MAIL CARRIER SOUGHT FOR MARYLAND Civil Service Announces Vacaney After Route 1 Is Shifted to Benning, D. C. The Civil Service Commission an- nounced today that applications for the position of rural carrier will be accepted until October 9. The vacancy in this case is route 1, at Landover, Md., which will be transferred to Benning, D. C., effective October 1. All residents of the District or within the delivery radius of the branch offices of the Washington post office are eligi- ble to apply, as also are residents within the delivery radius of route 1 from Landover, Md. The salary for a standard route of 24 miles served daily, except Sunday, Is $1,800. & year, with an additional $30 r mile compensation for each mile or major fraction thereof in excess of 24 miles, ReR RN ‘William Corse has just been present- ed the Medal of Highland Society of Scotland for 59 years' conscient service on a farm in the Orkney Islands. OUTINGS Eastern Standard Time Week-End Excursions ATLANTIC CITY Via Delaware River Bridge $8.50 All-Rail _Route ming uadi Sandas midn $3.50 PHILADELPHIA $3.25 GHESTER $3.00 WILMINGTON 81 'S, Sept. 27, Oct. 11, 25 1o Cobae Doy, Stiper PHILADELPHIA SIGHTSEEING TOURS Morning, 75¢ Afternoon, $1.50 All Steel Equipment PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD , ADVERTISENENTS orif, RECEIVED HERE : Youw'll be more likely to locate something lost—or the loser—more quickly through a Star Classified Adv. gou are assured of its reading by practically everybody .in. and around Washington—for when something of value is involved both loser and finder naturally look to The Star “Lost and Found” column for a clew. Copy for The Star’s Classified Section may be left at any of the following authorized Branch Offices. In the Northwest 11th and Park rd—Arm- strong’s Pharmacy. 14th and P sts.—Day'’s Pharmacy. 1135 14th st. — Marty’s Cigar & Magazine Store. 17th and Que sts. — Ken- ner’s Pharmacy. 15th and U sts—G. O. Brock. 2912 14th st.—Colliflower rt & Gift Co. ” 3401 14th st. — Bronaugh's Pharmacy. 14th and Buchanan sts.— Hohberger’s Pharmacy. 14th st. and Colorado ave. —O’Donnell’s Pharmacy. 3209 Mount Pleasant st.— Mount Pleasant Cigar and News Shop. 1823 Columbia rd. — The Billy Shop. 2162 California st. — Co- lodny Brothers. Wardman Park Pharmacy. 215 N. Y. ave, — Sanitary Pharmacy. 1st and K sts.— Duncan’s Pharmacy. 7th and K sts.—Golden- berg’s (time clerk’s desk) ? th and O sts. — Lincoln French Simpson. 11th and M sts.—L. H. Forster’s Pharmacy. . In the Southwest 10th st. and Va. ave, — Herbert's Fharmacy. 316 4% st, — Harris’ Drug Store. 4% and L sts.—Columbia Pharmacy. In the Northeast 208 Mass. ave. — Capitol Towers Pharmacy. 4th anéd H _sts. — Home Drug re. 907 H st—Garren’s Music Store. 12th and Md. ave.—Luck- ett’s Pharmacy. 7th and Md. ave.—Louis F. Bradley. North Capitol and Eye—Ken- ealy’s Phar- ;hhnnlcy-‘ 3500° 12th st. — Brookland Pharmacy, tth and R. L ave. —John G. Biggs’ Phar- Chesapeak J-m.:‘—'m: F. L. Wight, jr. No fees are charged; only regular rates. 9h and U sts—M. H. Hunton’s Pharmacy, Ga. ave. and Upshur st.— Petworth Pharmacy. 221 Upshur st. — Monck's Pharmacy. ' 5916 Ga. ave.—Brightwood Phar; . 7 Ga. ave. and Kennedy st. —Lampkin’s Pharmacy. 2901 Sherman ave.—Sher- man Ave. Pharmacy. 6224 3rd st. — Stewart’s Pharmacy. 1905 Mass. ave. — Dupont Pharmacy. 18th and Fla. ave.—Bern- stein’s Drug Store. Fla. ave. and 1st st.—N. Reiskin. North Capitol st. and R. I ave. — Parker’s Phar- macy. » 1742 Pa. ave. — J. Louis Krick. flll-th and G sts—Quigley’s armacy. 25th st. and Pa. ave. — Herbst’s Pharmacy. 3315 Conn, ave. — Joll’s Newsstand. Wisconsin ave. and Macomb st.—Harry C. Taft. 4231 Wisconsin ave.—Mor- gan Bros.’ Pharmacy. Takoma Park, 359 Cadar st, —Mattingly Bros.’ Phar- macy. | In Georgetown 30th and P sts.—Morgan Bros.’ Pharmacy. 30th and M- sts.—Brace's Pharmacy. 3411 M st.—Moskey’s Phar- macy. . 183¢ Wisconsin ave— Haney’s. Wisconsin ave. and O st.— . Donahue’s Pharmacy. 35th and O sts.— Sugar’s Drug Store. 5104 Conduit rd. — Modern Drug Store. In the Southeast 3rd and Pa. ave.—~O0'Don- nel's Drug Store. . 8th and Eye sts. —F. P. Weller'’s Pharmacy. 11th and Pa. ave. — Fealy's Pharmacy. 1907 Nichols ave,, An —Healy’s Drug Store. 13th and East Capitol sts. — Lincoln Park Pharmacy. 2204 Minnesota ave, — Sloan’s P8 Botsteutt - e let, prop.