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o ai i TONFUSIN NOTED ONHVER ST President Considered as| Having Banned Speaific, Not | All, Dry Law Revision. BY MARK SULLIVAN. The reactions of th® country about President Hoover's stand on the Law | Enforcement Commission's report, and about the report itself, reflect confusion | as to the meaning of importent puriions i of both. The contradictor: Int rpreta- tions of the President’s attitude arise in connection with his positon, or his| refraining from taking a oosition, ¢n a | contingent future revision of e mxrhl-] eenth amendment. Th: commission in 4ts report said, in part: i “Some of the commissiori are not con- | vinced that prohibition under the ‘ | | eighteenth amendment is unenfore:able llfd believe that a further trial should be made with the help of the recom- mend:d improvements, and that .t after | such trial effective enforcemecnt is mot | secured there should be a revicion u({ amendment.” ‘h'en’!i! su t-d future and conditional | revision of the amendment was alluded | to by the President in his letter. After saying that he was “in accord with” the commission’s opposition to repeal, and “in unity with the spirit of th> report in seeking constructive steps,” etc.. the President then alluded to the propeced conditional revision. The President d:- scribed it as “the commission's proposed revision of the eighteenth amendm:uat which is suggested by them for possibl> consideration at some future time if the continued effort at enforcement should not prove successful.” What President Said. About this propos'd future and con- ditional revision of the prohibition amendment the President said: “I see serious objections”; and in expressing his position on it he said that he ust not be interpreted as recommending” it. This language of the President has been construed as meaning that he took a stand on the matter of any or all revisions of the prohibition amend- ment and that his stand was one of | opposition to all such proposals. A/ lawyer reading the President’s allusion, however, would recognize that his posi- tion was a familiar one frequently taken by courts, namely, a position of say- ing in effect: “Since the proposal is not now before us for action, we take no ition on it." x:u‘wncludln; his allusion to the ted future and contingent re- vision, the President used a sentence which suggests the necessary limitation upon any one having responsibility for administering any law. The President said: “My own duty and that of all exec- utive officials is clear—to enforce the law with all the means at our disposal without equivocation or reservation.” Difficulty of Position. Any official, high or low, charged ‘with enforcement of any law what- ever, is under a limita to persons in private ich & person in such a position can- well be in the position of enforc- an law with, s0 to -gellr, ‘hand, while with the other hand gives ‘H-c consideration to a) in . b same limitation was felt by the w Enforcement Commission itself] accounts in ps;t"{‘or the :muflty some portions o report. iThe commission, a$ a responsible and. thoritative body, felt obliged to so its conclusions as to avoid put- an impossible handicap upon the law and the army of per- in work of enforce- to express itself under commission fell into a Source of Confusion, /The principal obscurity in the com- fl-lnn'-rmmut""vmgh there is. m.wm:w&m m:i th'muawhou"m he in- nth the 11 individual statements of among . method of handling the liquor One surmised explanation can be found by with one of the lar conclusion is practieall universal, within the commission an outside it, among both wets and drys. If the formal conclusions of the Commiission be regarded as rting from ly built upon and it the it follows Asked to See Auto; Liked It. and Told Salesman to Beat It Bv. the Asbociated Press. CHICAGO, January 22.—The police were looking around t0- day for two robbers who went out after a bargain and got it. The two called at a used car lot last night, picked out a big machine and asked for a dem- on-tration. With the salesman they rode around town for a while and apparently roved of the manner in which the machine performed, for one of them re- marked:; “A nice car—We'll take It and they did. The salesman walked home. “1ADRID STUDENTS RIOT CALLS POLICE | Release of 56 in Fight for Re- public Demanded—Legion Men in Clash. By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, January 22-Disorders brcke out among students in the Uni- versity of Madrid today. Student lead- ers in flery addresses demanded the establishment of a republic in Spain. Heavy police detichments were rushed to the university to prevent manifesta- tions outside the buildings. Primary cause of the disorders was said to be the demand of students that about 50 of their colleagues” and six professors, in jail as the result of a government round-up of several thou- sand alleged Republican suspects in De- cember, be released. Agitators Sent Out. It was reported that the students had sent representatives to other uni- versities throughout Spain to agitate for & general university strike next Satur- day. Despite the continuation of martial law, which was proclaimed during the recent revolutionary attempts, about 3,000 student members of the Uni- versity Scholars’ Federation struck as & prctest against the government. Meetings were held in the university buildings and the monarchy denounced. This afternoon a group of students and members of a monarchical organi- zation called the Legionnaires of Spain, opposed to radical doctrines, clashed and stones e thrown. No injuries resulted. Attempt to Seize Portrait. Later guards repulsed the efforts of manifestants to seize a portrait of King Alfonso hanging in the university au- ditorfum. Many lessors sided with their pupils, refusing to hold classes. One of them was Sanchez , professor of the law faculty, who said “t in no constitution why should I lecture to my class on political law.” vatrne?‘u officials and university :;‘l‘t‘hof}fl tonferred on the situation a EDGAR C. GRAHAM FUNERAL TOMORROW Confederate Veteran Formerly Was Police Commissioner of Alexandria. Funeral sevices for Bdgar C. Graham, 86 years old, Confederate veteran, who died at his residence, 3520 Rittenhouse i|strect, yesterday after a short iliness, will be conducted here tomorrow aft: noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Charles T. Warner, rector of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church here, and Rev. E. V. Register of Rosemont, Va., will officiate. Inter- ment will be in Rock Creck Cemetery. Mr. Graham was a retired business man of Alexandria, Va., and at one time was commissioner of the Enlisting at an early age in Company H of the 4th Virginia Cavalry, Mr. CGraham was some e later taken prisoner by* Union fotces at Catletts Station, Va., and confined in the old Capitol Prison here. Later he ‘was transferred to Point Lookout, Md. where he remained prisoner until ex- changed. He had long been active in the United Confederate Veterans, and despite his age he never missed a reunion of his former comrades. He is survived by two sons, Robert M. The | and David Graham, and three daugh- . Prederick Rutter, ame it alone without some simultaneous action, would bring | G: back the saloon. Repeal of the. elght- eenth amendment, standing alone with- out some simultaneous action, would restore exactly the status existing im- | mediately before national prohibition took effect. That status included, as every one knows, widespread existence of the saloon and sanction of it by most of the States. (Copyright. HEARINGS SOUGHT _ T0 KILL SENATE'S ‘DOLE’ RELIEF PLAN 1931) (Continued From First Page.) finally broke the jam holding the In- terior Department supply bill, to which the Red Cross fund was attached by the Democrats with extensive Repub- liean support. A conference between representatives of the two branches was indicated, but delay seemed likely. House Repub- liean leaders were hopeful of putting across a compromise which would cut the amount in half and make its con- tribution dependent upon the raising of an equal amount by the Red Cross in private subscriptions. ‘The leaders feared that if brought to a vote the Senate plan would be adopted by the House even though President Hoover and the Red Cross oppose it. The simplest w-{ of bring: ing about a conference was by securing upanimous consent of the membership, but the leaders had not forgotten the $15,000,000 Senate food loan proposal al hed to another ngl;opmmn bill, which was caused by the objection of one member. The ‘l‘llumu::ive Jay in bringing in a special rule requiring lpglmvll of two-thirds of the House. 'hile disposal of the Interior bill Jast night went toward clearing the on appropriations for ting the Government, it did not An attempt to get action on FIREMEN RESCUE BANKHEADS FROM FLAMES IN HOME . it (Continued Prom Pirst_Page.) 2 had erected a ladder to the window where the three were waiting. Pvt. R. M. Drummond of No. 2 Truck Company assisted Mrs. Bankhead over the sill and to the ground in safety. Pvts, A. J. Pfeil and C. A. Beeck, also of No 2 Truck Company, helped Miss Tervis and then Mr. Bankhead down the ladder. Meanwhile the flames, creeping un- der the floor of the Bankhead res- idence, had spread to the adjoining Mears residence, 1617 Nineteenth street. Although firemen were able to cors fine the flames in the Bankhead res- idence to the living room and staircase. they gained considerable headway in the Mears home, burning through both the first and second floor interiors. ‘The Bankheads, Miss Tervis and Mr. and Mrs, Mears went to neighboring homes while firemen fought the blaze. Moved in Home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Bankhead had moved into the Nineteenth street home only ‘Tuesday, from their apartment at the Anchorage. They rented the residence from Miss Alice V. Carier of the Grafton Hotel, Connecticut avenue and De Sales street. Miss Carier estimated the damage to her home at “several thousand dollars.” A huge Chinese tapestry, which adorned one wall, and a valuable oil portrait were partially destroyed. Other fur- nishings of the room were badly scorched. Firemen were forced to chop holes h the floor to get at the flames underneath. The damage to the other roomll. hnek ly attributed to an urgent deficiency , which ine cludes millions for immediate construc- tion work, was blocked. 39 Below Zero in Ontario. , Was negl 3 Battalion Chief A. H. Waldron direct- ed the firemen, who remained at the scene for several hours. Pvt. Drummond was slightly injured about the eyes by falling plaster. He remained until the fire was under con- trol and then was sent to the term in " from the tenth district of Alabama. He resides at Jasper, Ala. THE EVENING STAR. WA i DECLARES REVISON 15 NOT YET BARRED ‘,Fess Says President Has | Only Rejected Substitute Offered in Law Report. ~{(Continued From Pireb Pogs) - vestigaticn proposal by Senator Tydings, Democratic, Maryland. ‘Commission members who would talk, even privately, continued today to stand by the denial issued yesterday that President Hoover had sought to head off & modification proposal, or that any change had been made in the report after it had been signed. They indicated that whatever dis- agreements there were—and there were more than a few—arose within the ranks of the commissioners themselves. House in Dry Battle. The House had a prohibition battle on appropriations scheduled for today. An alliance of independent anti-pro- hibitionists and the organized wet block were seeking to oust form the Justice Department bill allowances for prohibition educational work. inform- ers, wire-tapping and purchasing liquor evidence as well as for expanding the force of agents by 500. An acknowledg- ed filibuster earlier this week had post- poned the attack until the first interest In the Wickersham document had sub- sided. Last night Jouett Shouse, ¢hairman of the Executive Committee of the emocratic National Committee, issued a statement criticizing both the com- mission report and the President’s fail- ure to indorse the complete document. “The one concrete thought contrib- uted by the commission,” he said, “is a proposed revision of the eighteenth amendment if the continued effort of enforcement under the existing statutes should prove unsuccessful. “That seems conservative enough, but President Hoover makes the comment that he sees serious objection to it and therefore must not be understood as recommending it. Hoover Stand Hit. “The conclusion is inescapable that the President appointed this commis- sion not to seek a remedy for the exist- ing evils of prohibition enforcement, but with the not wholly ingenious res- ervation that if it found according to his own ideas it would be all right, but that wherever it departed from these ideas he would repudiate the report.” At the same time Henry H. Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, asserted his organization's opporition to any change but oytright repeal and added criticism of Mr. Hoover's transmittal with its definite stand against repeal or revision: “The instant rejoinder of President Hoover to the painstaking report of his commission creates a situation so serious as to compel the anxious con- cern of every thoughtful American. “This _is because the point of the report # its insistent finding of the fact that the prohibition amendment is unenforceable, * * Spokesmen of two dry organizations, the Board of Temperance of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church, and the W. C. T. U, said the President’s message re- moved all doubt but that Mr. Hoover was aligned on the dry side. Earlier Senator Fess of Ohio, making it clear he was speaking not as chairman of the Republican National Committee, and without consulation with the President, gave it as his personal belief hat Mr. Hoover's stand was the one he would maintain in the presidential campaign next year. g Early Decision Expected. Yesterday the Supreme Court took up the Clark decision holding the eight- eenth amendment invalid, hearing srgu- ment for and against it. An early de- cision is looked for. As well as the Senate, the House was given a resolution for investigating the Wickersham Commission's processes | 3sked in reaching its conclusions. The pro- posal, by Representative La Guardia, Republican, New York, would go farther, however, and institute a sweep- ing investigation of prohibition as a whole, directed by a joint committee. In both branches propesals had been introduced also for revising the eight- eenth amendment along the lines sug- 8 by the commission, giving Con- gress the power to regulate liquor traffic. UTILITIES GROUP DECIDES TO IGNORE ADVICE OF BRIDE (Continued From Pirst Page.) the Potomac Electric Power Co. has made a rate of return on its agreed valuation of more than 10 per cent each year, This was not denied by the com- pany, but company officials pointed to the low rates in Washington as com- pared with those of other cities in de- fense of the consent decree. Urged Greater Slash. At the hearing held previously, Mr. Keech had suggested that a greater slash be taken off the company’ nual profits than is possible under the present interpretation of the decree, or that the decree be abrogated. He was overruled. At the end of the hearing, however, the commission found as a fact that the company's returns had been excessive and announced its in- tentlon of going to court to reduce them. Shortly after this Justice Jennings Bailey of District Supreme Court handed down a decision in which a consent decree governing the operation of certain meat packers the Bherman anti-trust law was modifiedx The commission secured copies of this decree and on January 7 sent extracts of it to Mr. Bride, with a request for a |¢El opinion as to whether, under the Bailey decision, the Utilities Com- mission could seek a modification of the consent decree in the electric rate case. Before Mr. Bride's opinion was forthcoming, however, the commission became convinced, after a study of the Bailey opinion by its legal member, Vice Chairman Harleigh H. Hartman, that modification was possible, and the commission notified its counsel on Jan- uary 16 to proceed at once to procure the modification. Made Lengthy Protest. Mr. Bride protested In a lengthy docu- ment, the text of which has not been made public, but which is known to con- tain a recommendation that the com- mission proceed at once to set what it considers to be fair rates, disregarding the consent decree. Then if the com- g:ny resisted the lower rates it would compelled hufi to court and the burden of esiablishing the case would be upon the ccmpany rather than upon the commission view has the sup- port also of Mr. Keech. ‘The commission’s plan which will now be put into execution leaves the nt decree intact, except that in- stead of using 7% per cent return on the valuation as the starting peint for making rate reductions, the figure of 6% per cent is chosen. Of the com- pany's profit in excess of 8% per cent commission’s modification pre three-qu ?‘tnumfluwlnulohnzl.pc%ud:: use five-sixi ne the’ yresant’ dettee 1he are calculated to represent one-half of the excess profits of the company above & 7} per cent return on its agreed valuation, SHI QUOR EXPORTING RETURN PLANNED Canadian M. P. Says Ban “Has Brought Nothing But Slaps in Face.” WINDSOR, Ontario, January 22 (BY | the Canadian Press).—The report pre- sent=d to Congress by the Law Enforce- ment Commission stressing the claim that th: Canadian anti-export law has failed to reduce the flow of hquor to United States 1s to have an echo at the next session of the House of Commo.«. Col. Sidney C. Robinson, M. P., for Essex West and sponsor of a motion now on the ord'r paper at Ottawa, calling for abandonment of the export ban and a return to legalized exporting, said today he would comment “in craphatic words” on the Wickersham Commis- sion’s admission. Raymond D. Morand, M. P., for Eseex East, said he would . Robinson’s stand. . Robinson recalled that when United States officials paved the way for negotiations with Canada, which resulted in the Mackenzie King govern- ment introducing legislation which end- d Iegal export of liquor, the claim was that this step would aid sreatly in enforcing prohibition acrass ‘he line. Receive “Slaps in Face.” “Carada’s gesture of nelghborly good | will.” the colonel declar:d, “has brought nothing but slaps in the face ever since.” | Since legal exporting has stopped. he declared, Canada has lost $15,000,000 in revenu®. He quoted an Ottawa dispatch as his authority for the figures. Dr. Morand said that in view of the Wickersham report it would seem futile on the part of Canada to continue to prohibit the exportation af liquor. Canadian newspaper comment upon the Wickersham report: ‘Toronte Mail and Empire: This re- port upon which the Wickersham Com- | mission has “spent so much time and care should at least be a warning to prohibitionists in Canada. We believe | that governmental control now in vogue in the different provinces is the best | way of dealing with the liquor evil. “Hasn't Revealed Anythin, Ottawa Journal: The commission hasn't got anywhere, hasn't said any- | thing that tens of thousands haven't sald before, hasn't revealed anything | that everybody didn’t know before. So | Volsteadism, and all that goes with it. | will go on for the present. There will | be speakeasies, and bootleggers, shoot- | ings and briberies, and wood alcohol | poisonings and deaths. | Montreal Star: About the only thing the commission agreed upon is that prohibition is not now being enforced. They appear to be unanimous in find- ing that the conditions of enforcement of the prohibition laws, as a whole, ars unsatisfactory. Of some interest to Canadlans is the conclusion that the King government's legisiation placing an embargo upon liquor destined for the United States has been a failure. | Canada has sacrificed considerable rev- reason of this futile gesture, and at a time when the national in- come from other sources is declining. HOT AS ROBBERS LOOT PULLMAN ON TRAIN Continued From First Page) eral rings, but after the robbers had left the train it was found in the folds of the blankets. As soon as she had handed over her purse she was put into the parlor car with the others. Aleck McPherson, Cedar Springs, Ontario, who was in his béfth with his wife, was awakened by the shooting and stuck his head through the cur- tains. A robber promptly hit him on the head with the butt of & revolver and told him to get in. He had $300 which Mrs. McPherson secreted in her corset. When the robbers came to take them into the parlor car she permission to take her corset and kimono with her and thus out- witted the thieves. McPherson sald they robbed him of $60 in cash. He also said the passen- gers_were calm. “The women didn't even scream,” he added. Mrs. cared for Nelson until he was taken off the train. Mrs. Dearing said the morale of the robbers seemed to go to pieces after Nelson was shot. Several of them tried to take care of him, but only made the wound bleed profusely. The women said they were treated with much consideration by the robbers. In.the parlor ear, one of the robbers, who seemed to be the leader, made two of the others get blankets to wra around the passengers who were cold. None of them were treated roughly or discourteously, they said. All of the passengers agreed that the job was bungled as though the robbers were amateurs; that they overlooked many valuables when they ransacked the berths, and when they searched the passengers they permitted them to get away with the most obvious tricks. One Couple Slept. E. W. Warner, Cincinnati, said the robbers commanded, “Come on, get out of bed, all of you. “What's going on?” Warner asked. “Just a little hold-up. Don’t get ex- cited. We won't hurt you unless you resist,” one bandit replied. Warner said all the passengers, clothed only in sleeping apparel, were forced to go barefoot Into the smoking compartment and remain on the floor while the bandits ransacked their clothes and suit cases. Warner esti- mated it required two hours—from 3 o'clock until nearly 5 o'clock—before the robbers finished searching the handbags. One couple llert through the entire procedure without knowing of it. They were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Young of Toronto, Ontario., Their presence was not known to the other passengers or to the bandits, and they were not rob- bed or molested. They did not learn of the hold-up until later. Hitler Bans Dancing. MUNICH, Bavaria, January 22 (#).— Adolf Hitler, the Fascist leader, today {ssued an order forbidding his follow- ers to participate in fancy dress balls and similar functions because of the Dearing and Mrs. Zacharias | ITY CHEST HOOVER DONATING, . TO COMMUN Ll Officials of the Community Chest yesterday called at the White House to receive the President’s annual contribu- tion to the Chest. Mr. Hoove Edward F. Colladay and John Poole, general chairman of the campaign. ECONOMY OF TIME AND MONEY OF COMMUNITY CHEST IS CITED C. of C. Official Outlines Dis-‘j content Prevention by Distress Relief. Duty of Every Citizen to Givej More at Time of Great Need Stressed. BY HARRY KING, President, Washington Chamber of Commerce. In modern times the civic responsi- bility of the individual has become thoroughly esiablished, and it is gener- lly recognized that to be a good citizen 8 man must not only function as an economic unit of society, but must also be willing to help his less fortunate brother. | | The Community Chest of Washington, | which is about to launch its third an- nual appeal, is the best means whereby this responsibility may be carried out. The economy of the Chest has al- | ready been demonstrated—6 or 7 per cent as against 15 to 20 per cent. This means that 93 or 94 cents of every dollar raised can go directly into serv- ice, as against 80 to 85 per cent under the old hit-or-miss competitive solici- | tation. Workers’ Time Is Saved. These savings do not take into fc- count the time of exgcutives and work- ers of member organizations who, under this plan, are permitted to give their full energies to their task of human service. It also relieves the board mem- bers of the organizations of the burden of money-raising, with its manifold problems recurring yearly. Our city is now facing the most serious economic depression in a gen- eration. Despite the fact that the large Government pay roll, safeguarded by the Civil Service regulations, provides security for many of our people, this by no means tells the whole story. REED WANTS VETD OF COURTFORL. S Pennsylvania Senator ‘“on Fence” Unless Safeguards Are Assured. By the Associated Press. A reservation to the revised protocol of American adherence to the World Court s favored by Senator Reed, Re- | publican, Pennsylvania, one of the Foreign Relations Committee which now has the document. Senator Reed during examination yesterday of Elthu Root before the committee said he was “on the fence” on the court issue. He said later that with & Teservation making certain the contention of Mr. Root that the re- vised protoeol did not impair safe- guards previously provided by the Senate, he would have no opposition to the protocol. ‘The Pennsylvanian wants it speci- fically provided by a reservation that America has an “absolute veto' against the World Court rendering an advisory opinion in which this country has, or claims to have, an interest, without its consent. ‘The court advocates believe they will need every vote they can muster to win ratification of the revised protocol and there is an expectation that the Reed suggestion may be advanced to gain supporters. Meanwhile, with the World Court debate stponed by the committee un- til next December, the foes estimaie they have 28 votes against ratification. Some believe ratification can be de- feated. Only one-third is necessary to block it. The testimony yesterday of Mr. Root failed to change the views of the out- setnding opponents of the court. ‘national distress.” s i)R. HOWARD F. SMITH BACK FROM LIBERIA WITHOUT FIFI Public Health Surgeon Removed Thousand Tons of Tin Cans to Wipe Out Yellow Fever Mosquitoes. By the Associated Préss. Dr. Howard F. Smith, Public Health Service surgeon who spent the past year in tumultuous Liberia, today returned to Washington without Fifi, his chim- panzee, but with an impressive record of accomplishment, Dr. Smith, recalifdl from Liberia be- cause his yellow fever eradication cam- was not supported by the recently- fallen Liberian government, com- leined of enforced inaction which gave gl.m time to teacH his moneky vaude- ville tricks. However, Dr. Smith said he did re- celve $3,600 of the $18,000 promised him for the vear's sanitation program, and with it he removed from Monrovia a thousand tons of old tin cans; took the first house-to-house census of that city—total 9,863 inhabitants—with no street names nor house numbers to guide him; esrd-catalogued all the houses as to open wells and drain pipes, and as- certained 96 per cent of Monrovia houses were breeding mosquitoes, 94 per cent of them of the yellow fever variety; compelled cutting of weeds, cleaning of rubbish, treating of breeding waters. Of the slavery situation he said simply: “You can believe anything you read in the report of the special com- mission of ln?lnry." His farewell to Fifi, who had just learned to smoke cigarettes, was very reluctant, he admitted, but he decided she’d be happler in her home habital. “I left her with my best frien a & house boy to care for her,” he said. ’ + ____HMARRY KING. Records of the relief-giving agencies which are members of the Chest show an_unprecedented strain on their re- sources, and demands are mounting. Aid for Distressed Urged. | but hundreds of families living here permanently have been compelled for the first time to accept aid because the breadwinner is out of work. Distress_breeds discontent. Unem- ployment brings many evils in its train —illness, unwholesome _surroundings, weakened morale. The Chest helps to counteract these evils, not only in emergency cases, but in’ the longer pull of readjustment. 1t is palpably the duty of every citi- 7en who has been able to maintain him- elf or herself without acute loss throug such times as these to realize thelr esponsibility and to give more, becaus the need is greater.” ROW OVER WHEAT PRICE Storm Thr;;n! £ Break French Chamber of Deputies. PARIS, January 22 (P).—A storm which has been brewing around efforts to fix the price of wheat by Victor | Boret, minister of agriculture, threat- ened to break in the Chamber of Deputics today. Deputy Louis Buyat. a member of & small group of Left Centrists headed by Franklin Bouillon, gave notice of an interpellation on “persistent and public disagreement in th: ministry, which favors speculation harmful alike - to farmers and consumers.” The government announced accept- ance of immediate d-bate if the Cham- ber so decides, but it was not known if Premier Steeg had made up his mind whether to raise a question of confl- dence. In some quarters resignation of M. | Boret was expected momentarily. to in CRATER PACKAGE TURNS UP IN HOME | Check Indorsed by Missing Judge Since Disappearance Is Found. | By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 22.—Evidence throwing new light on the disap- pearance of Supreme Court Justice Joseph F. Crater but revealing nothing as to his whereabouts was under the scrutiny of authorities today. 1t included $6,690 in cash, a bundle of securities, insurance policies and a list of creditors in the judge's hand- writing, marked “confidential” and ending in these words: “I am very weary. Love, Joe Mrs. Stella Crater, his wife, told District Attorney Thomas C. T. Crain | she had found the package in a bureau drawer since returning to her Fifth | avenue apartment last Sunday from Portland, Me. The apartment had previously been searched thoroughly by police de- tectives. Among the papers was & $500 check made out to Judge Crater by himself and indorsed under the date of August 30, 1930—24 days after he dropped from sight. 200 Soldiers Freeze to'Death. NANKING, January 22 (#).—Nation- alist military headquarters announced today 200 soldiers had frozen to death in Northern Shansi Province in the past two days. Northern China has been in the grip of extremely cold weather recently. Power, Speed and Quiet ‘These three factors are said to dominate the 1931 automobile. ‘The public will have opportunity to confirm this at the annual Washington show January 24 to January 31, inclusive. A guide into the innermost se- crets of these new models to be displayed, together with compre- hensive reports of automotive leaders, will be found in the spe- cial automobile section of next SUNDAY'S STAR. steadily | Not only strangers within our gates, | Left to right: Elwood Street, Chest director; Newbold Noyes, Special Gift Committee chalrman; —A. P. Photo. EW SUBSCRIBERS HELP CHEST FUND ‘Today's Gifts Received From 94 Increase Total to $528,865. N | _ Numerous subscriptions by persons who never before had contributed were reported today at a meeting of the Spe- cial Gifts Committee of the Community | Chest in the Willard Hotel as the unit's | pledge to date crossed the half million- | dollar mark. It was reported that most of the | new pledges were made by individuals distressed over the unemployment and | drought conditions. Some of the new cubscriptions were made because the | Red Cross is to receive $100,000 from the Chest this year as Washington's | ructa of the Red Cross $10,000,000 na- tional drought relief campaign. | A total of 94 gifts were announced todey, inereasing the aggregate ob- ‘ned so far to $528,865. Fleming Praises Chairman. In predicting success for the unit, pledged to raise $1,000,000, Robert V. Fleming, president cf the Riggs Nation- al Dank, commended the work of New- bold Noyes, chairman. | _“You have a great chairman” Mr. Fleming declared, “the best fitted man in Washington for this task. The Chest was most fortunate when he was select- | ed and accepted.” |~ Joseph P. Tumulty, a team captain, ropoited six pledges for $7,260, includ- | ing a contribution of $3,000 from John | Clapp, - which r:presented an increase | of $1,100 over the amount Mr. Clapp gave last year. ' Mr. Noyes reported five contributions | for a 1 of $20,300. He said Frank J. Hcgen, had beosted his donation from 7,00 last year to $6,000, while T. W. had raised his subscription from 00 {0 $2,700. ous increasts were reported all “lorg the line. Speakers to Tell Needs, rdinary demands made on e organizations because of un- ment and the drought will be |0 4 in addre-ses of four promi- | nent supporters of the Chest snd the Red Cross tonight over Washington | radio stations. | The Chest Radio Committee, headed by Vincent Callahan, has arranged to ]ohuln free time daily at each of the statiens until the campaign ends Feb- ruary 4. This will be the contribu- | tion of the stations to the combined Chest and Red Cross drive for $1,- 950,154.40. Dr Luther Reichelderfer, chairman of the Board of District Commission- ers, will speak over WRC from 6:10 to 6:15; Edward PF. Colladay, chairman of the campaign committee, over WMAL from 5:30 to 5:35: Elwood Street, Chest director, over WOL; from 6:30 to 6:35, and W. W. Wheeler, di- rector of the Chest speakers’' clinic, from 7:15 to 7:30, over WJSV. Ald Pledged in Letter. John Poole, president of the Chest, msde public a letter of commendation from Mark Lansburgh, president, and Edward D. Shaw, secretary, of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion. Every aid was pledged to the Chest in the communication. “The Merchants and Manufacturers' Association,” the letter said, “for many years worked earnestly and persistently for the adoption of the Community Chest plan of raising funds for civie, charitable and philanthropic work in the District of Columbia, believing this method of financing social work would increase the efficiency of the service rendered by agencles so financed and greatly reduce the cost of raising funds needed, and eliminate the labor .and annoyance of holding frequent cam- paigns for the various organizations needing funds. “The Community Chest has been & most important factor in bringing about a better understanding of the civic needs among the citizens of Washing- ton, and has, as a result of its activi- ties, developed a fine, harmonious, united, co-operative effort, without which the past two campaigns could not have been brought to so successful a conclusion. “This association was deeply gratified by the success of the 1930 campaign and extends the officers of the Commu- nity Chest best wishes for an even more successful campaign this year.” Since a request for relief was received January 12, the District Chapter of the Red Cross has shipped to the drought area a large quantity of clothing. It was sent to chapters in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and Alabama. €hest officlals disclosed Eugene Meyer bad contributed $10,000 instead of $1,000, as reported recently. Team Captains Report. Reports from team captains yester- day showed the following totals: Coleman Jennings, $7,445, from 11 contributors; Mrs. Charles C. Glover, jr., $8915, from 9 contributors; Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, $9,370, from 11 contributors; Clarence A. Aspinwall, $12,125, from 5 contributors; W. J. Flather, jr. $10,675, from 13 contrib- utors; Newbold Noyes, $8450, from 5 contributors; Mrs. Sidney F. Tallaferro, $24,876, from 17 contributors; Joseph P. Tumulty, $1,150, from 3 contrib- utors, and Frederic A. Delano, $3,450, from 4 contributors. E. J. Murphy did not report. Givers of $500 and more yesterday were: Woodward & Lothrop, $11,000; Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Saul, $5,5( Mr. and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, $4.500; Jullus Garfinckel & Co,, $4,000; Miss Mary B. Adams, $3,500; Ju $3,000; Ogden L. Mills, Mrs. Luke I. Mrs. Vietor Kauffman '261 tweller, Inc., ; Mr. and Herbert J. Slocum, $2,000; » GAS FIRM PRAISE FOR SIGN LIMITING Philadelphia Manufacturers Hope for Success of D. C. Campaign. ‘The attitade of the Texas Co., one of the largest producers of gasoline, was cited today as an example of how one big oll company, at ieast, is endeavor~ ing to co-operate in the movement to preserve roadside landscapes by adver- tising its wares only at its own stations. Belleving that “credit should be given where credit is due,” the policy of the Texas Co. was brought to the attention of the Washington Bicentennial Com- mission by Frank G. Campbell, chair- man of the Signboard and Advertising Committee of the Arlington County Civic Federation. In a letter to Repre- sentative Sol Bloom of New York, asso- clate director of the commission, Mr Campbell writes: Texas Co. Commended. “The Arlingtdn County Civic Federa- tion, representing practically every ci zens' association in Arlington County. ., 15 heartily in_favor of the move to clean up the highway approaches to Washington before 1932. “Two years ago the Institute of Public Affairs held at the University of Vir- ginia had this matter of signboards under consideration and at that time the Texas Co. advised the Institute of Public Affairs that they would not re- sort to advertising by signboards on the public highways. “You may have observed that while the Texas Co. advertises its wares at its own stations, it does not use bill- boards elsewhere. 1 feel called upon to write this letter because I think ecredit should be given where credit is due and that the attitude of the Texas Co. should be made known to the vast army of motorists, who are the people most vitally interested in the preservatios of roadside beauty. “The oil companies are the principal offenders in this matter of roadside ad- vertising and when they learn that these signboards provoke only resent- ment and cause the motorist to give preference to gasoline not advertised in that manner they will stop it. Philadelphia Firm Co-operates, “Since the announcement by the Texas Co. some two years ago of their policy in this matter I have consistently purchased Texas gasoline in preference to all others, not only for my own auto- mobile, but for the trucks and tractors of a corporation of which I am an officer.” As an Indication of how many large corporations are beginning to feel with respect to defacing the highways with glaring billboards, Felton, Sibley & Co., Inc., of Philadelphia, makers of paints, lacquers and varnishes, wrote to the Bicentennial Commission: “We feel that lYnur aim is a worthy one and hope it will be successful.” The company, according to its vice president, Horace 8. Felton, has no billboard advertising either in or ad- jacent to Washington. At a recent meeting of the School and Civic Association of Prince Georges County held at Takoma Park, Md., a resolution was adopted commending the campaign sponsored by the American Civic Assoctation to improve the high- ways leading into Washington. Mrs. L. H. Freemire, secretary of the School and Civic Association, an- nounced that the organization had pledged to render such assistance as within its power “to discourage the use of billboards along cur highways and to encourage good grading and roadside planting.” MORE WOMEN JOIN FIGHT. Chevy Chase Club Favors Improvement of Highways. A resolution indorsing the campaign to eliminate billboard advertising from the public highways was adopted by the Women's Club of Chevy Chase, Md., at its regular monthly meeting yesterday in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Edward L. Smead offered the resolution, which also expressed the de- sire_of the Chevy Chase women to co-operate with other cHibs and civic groups in the beautification of the ap- proaches to the National Capital be- fore the 1932 Bicentennial. Already in other sections of Maryland women's organizations are actively at work in an endeavor to clean up the roadsides in_their respective areas. Mrs. R. Harvey Sargent, president of the club, presided at the meeting, which followed a luncheon. She intro- duced Miss Sybil Baker, who spoke on the campaign for the Community Chest. Dr. James Brown Scott, secretary of the Carnegie Endowment for Intes tional Peace and professor of intern: tional law at the Georgetown Univer- sity School of Foreign Service, was the guest speaker. His subject was “A United States of Europe.” In a report from the Applied Educa~ tion Committee, of which she is chair- man, Mrs. Douglas Greisemer said that $180 had been given the Bethesda- Chevy Chase High School and $120 to the Livingston Street Public Library for the purchase of reference books, which will include literature and art. Members were urged to attend the Lounty Club Institute, which will be held in the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church next Thursday. Luncheon res- ervations must be made through Mrs. Mary A. Tyndall, 16 Hesketh street. Mary of the State officers will be on the program, including Mrs. John L. Whitehurst, State president. Canners Adopt Pumpkin Slogan. CHICAGO, January 22 (#).—Make America pumpkin-minded! Such was the slogan adopted Tuesday by National Canners Association. Pumpkin ice cream, puddings, soups, preserves and griddle cakes were a few of the tid-bits Suggested. Canadian Post -Declined. LONDON, January 22 (#).—Unofficial reports today said the Earl of Cromer, Lord Chamberlain since 1922, had de- clined appointment as governor general of Canada to succeed Viscount Willing- don, who is the new viceroy of India. A. N. Miller, $1,875; All Souls’ Church, $1,800; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Delano, $1,600; Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Flint, $1,500; R. P. Lamont, $1,500; Col. and Mrs. Morris Ernest Locke, $1,500; Na- tional Geographic Society, $1,500; Mrs. Emile Berliner, $1,200; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Everett, $1,100; Gerson Nord- linger, $1,100; Miss Helen Nicolay, $1,050; Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, $1,000; Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes, $1,000 Junior League of Wi n, $1,000; E. G. Yonker, $1,000; George H. Ever- ett, $850; Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ath- erton, $800; Mr. and Mrs. Milton W. King, $800; John Barton Payne, $800; John C. Letts, $750; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sanders, $750; Rev. Anson Phel) . and Robert 8. Wood= ward, $700; Edward 8. Perot, jr., $650; Security Storage Co., $625; Admiral and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, $600; J. Hanna, $575; Mr. and Mrs. O. H. P. Johnson, $550; Dr, and Mrs, Harry S. Lewis, $550; Comdr. and Mrs. Theodore S. Wilkinson, $550; Mr. and Mrs. Mel- ville Church, $500; William J. Donovan, $500; Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Dray- ton, $500; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney L. Hech- inger, $500; Harry Hoskinson, $500; Mr, and Mrs. Morton J. Luchs, $500; Dr. and Mrs. James Alexander Lyon, $500; Col. and Mrs. B. McClellan, $500; Parker-Bi Co., $500; Mr. and . Mrs. Ord Preston, $500, and Mrs. Walter Schoellkoff, $500.