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THE EVENING ST AR, WASHINGTOY D. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER o, 3 0, 1931, ok A—3 . HOOVER UNDECIDED| ON ARMS PROGRAM Geneva Delegation Awaits In- structions—Norman Davis Fifth Member of Group. By the Assoclated Press The almost completed American dele- gation to the Conference has not yet been told what to do on three important which will come up at the parley (,auflht GARBO FAILS TO EVADE N. Y. CAMERAMAN. o | Geneva Disarmament | questions | The reason is that President Hw\r‘r." himself, has not fully made up his mind | about_them Probably United Sta tation shall be attained by fi t of money a nation may s forces. Unit>d States policy foremost is whether the has the | es will agree that arms limi- | spend | been t armaments should b directly lim- | t would be at the other system ited, contending § e under a dis- | be- | > it must spend much more, com- | vely speaking, than other tain its Army and Navy coun- | mpromise suggestion is that the | reduction should come in to the amount a natfon spent vious years and not by comparing its expenditures with other natior A ther to attempt to restrict aer ing forces is also gett 1 by the administration e trouble comes in that any might not be very effective of the case with which com can become fighting <ion arises attitude on treaty should cont h would allow its signers cause ial planes 1 the oc The Americ an armament preparations I)\ 2 ion is also yet to be dr‘(rrmn ed. Undersecre! of State, Presicent yesterday brought the ber of delegates chosen to fiv such businéss as the meeting. HEREBY GIVE! and Cement 49 258, 10! 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Speaker Garner reiterated today that the Democrats had not completed their tax program and said they would not | until after the House Ways and Means chmmlltcL‘ had completed its hearings. The Texan made the statement at a with newspapermen after he and Senator Harrison of Mississippi, ranking Democrat on th» Senate Finance Committee; Representative Rainey of Illinois, Democratic House leader, and Chairman Collier of the Ways and Means Committee had con- ferred for nearly two hours. Commenting on the criticism of tax pronosals of Representative Rainey, made last night by Ogden L. Mills, Undersecretary of the Treasury, Gar- ner said: “The trouble with Mills is that he was talking through his hat. It's one of his tricks to set up a straw man and then knock him down. “Whenever we get ready to present the Democratic program we will let the public know before we tell Mr Mills. Says Mills Is Afraid. “The trouble with Mr. Mills is that he is afraid we'll get a tax bill drafted 2, | and he won't have a chance to tell us | how to do it ‘“We are not going to give out our program until we have it complete.’ | Garner objected to the calling of individual tax views of Democratic Congressmen the “Democratic pro- gram.” i~ As Senator Harrison emerged from | tariffs would be the first matters to be disposed of by the Senate-House | Policy Committee of the Democrats “I can't tell you what the tariff | bill will be, but we have a plan which e Teport | we think will meet with the approval of the country,” he said. | Rainey and Colller declined to dis- cuss the conference or the statement of Undersecretary Mills. In a statement last night attacking the program outlined by Rainey, Mills said there was “little profit in ‘soaking the rich’” because “the large incomes are no longer there Rainey advocated repeal of the cap- ital stock gains and losses provision of the present law, levying a maximum surtax of 60 per cent, and making new taxes effective on the current year's in- comes. He opposed the lowering of ex- | emptions on small incomes. Too Small, Says Mills. Mills said that if the surtax maxi- mum were raised to Rainey's figure of 60 per cent it would bring in an addi- tional $120,000,000 during the 1932 fis- | cal year, whereas the Treasury deficit is estimated at $2,123,000.000. “It may be disappointing to realize that there is so little profit in the rict.' but the truth of the is that the large incomes are no longer there and cannot, therefore, be made o produce the needed revenues,” Mills | said. “The number of incomes of $100,- | 000 and over fell from about 16,000 in 1928 to about 6,200 in 1930. There will unquestionably be further substan- tial reduction in the calendar year 1931." Mills said to put the matter bluntly the Democrats planned to attempt to llect comparatively small amounts by | drastic increases in taxes on the so-cal rich and to finance not only this year's deficit but next year's also through orrowing, and to continue that course. | He said apparently there would be no serious effort made to arrest the | steady increase in the public debt dur- jing the next 18 months or to work toward the attainment of a balanced budget in tre near future. Borrowing $3,000,000,000 to meet cur- | rent expenditures without a vigorous {effort to increase taxes he termed in- fensible. He added the issuance of 'i.«:‘runl!c.\ on any such scale not only ould result in depreciation of all out- anding Government securities with a corresponding loss to investors, but | in an unjustified increased interest cost which would have to be borne by the overnment for many years. ‘The Undersecretary said it was not a question of taxing or not taxing the SERVICE DAY OR NITE rich, who, in any event, must bear On Plumbing Tinning and Heating 25 Yeors' Experience. Guaranteed Work- manship. No Job Toa Small BUDGET PAYMENTS if desired. 3 FLOOD ¢ Jauv St. N.W. Dly Dec_2100_Eventne._Crev 6016 . “Order “Palco” Ginger Ale | Or CIDER Today. No Deliveries on Christmas and New Year de Samuel C. Palmer Co., Inc. Telephone West 0190 additional burdens. The question, he continued, was whether others in more | moderate circumstances are to be asked | to contribute their share of the cost | of Government based on their capacity | to pay He said that the tax increases proposed by the administration were not burdensome to any one. She danger of a maghine age was foretold 100 years ago by Mary Shelley in her “Prankenstein” agd later on in Butler's “Erewhon.” the conference, he said that taxes and | ULBERTSONLEAD | ' REDUCED T0 16 l : enz, With Comdr. Liggett as | | Partner, Wins Five of ! Nine Rubbers. | Ry the Associated Press NEW YORK, December 30.—Thanks | to the help of a jovial, conservative new | | partner, Sidney S. Lenz was 520 points | | nearer Ely Culbertson today in the pro- longed test of contract bridge syslem, | | With Comdr. Winfield Liggett. jr., U. | {S_N. retired, opposite him in Slace of | | Oswald Jacoby, resigned, Lenz won five | {of nine rubbers at the fifteenth session, | | ending this merning, and cut the Cul- | bertson lead to 16,320. | There are 38 more rubbers in the se- | I1ies. Culbertson’s side has accumulated | | 92,850 points, as against 82,530, and has |won 63 rubbers, against 49. Play will | be resumed tonight. | | Three doubles were factors in the ses- {sion's swing. Liggett, doubled at five | Iclubs, took all the tricks; doubled at |five hearts, he fu'filled his contract. He | was not vulnerable either time. Doubled | | when vulnerable in a contract for four | spades, Lenz made five. Could Have Prevented Slam. The advantage obtained by the dou- was diminished when Mrs. Cul- | succeeded at a little slam vul- giving her a 700 rubber. Lig- id have prevented the slam's uccess by correct choice of an opening He could have set Mrs. Culbert- o when he doubled her at two monds. but failed | With the departure of Jacoby and his | psychic bids and sets to prevent the other side going game, Lenz was in good humor, which he retained even when | pointing out errors to Liggett, long a tavorite partner of his at auction and 10w a member of the Advisory Council of Bridge Headquarters, Inc., sponsors of the “official” system of contract Lenz and Liggett were set only three times for minor losses. Culbertson blamed the decrease_of his plus on freak distribution. For instance, when Liggett taok 13 tricks on a contract for five clubs doubled, Lenz had no spades and Liggett had no diamonds. Mrs. Culbertson, who held two aces and two kings, could take no tricks. Distribution favored Lenz and Liggett on the other doubles also. Culbertson Is Confident. Culbertson remained confident about the outcome of the 150-rubber match, | pointing out that the rate of gain for Lenz’s side in the last two sessions| would leave it far behind at the end | of the match. Presumably. Liggett will continue as| Lenz's partner to the end, since Jacoby | an nced he would not return. Mrs. | Culbertson has at least 10 more rub- | bers to play and Culbertson has vari- ous other partners in view. One whom he had in mind, Mrs. John A. Warner, daughter of Alfred E. Smith, has found she will be unable to play. With both sides vulnerable, Culbert- son doubled Lenz at four spades on| hand 640 and Lenz made five. In an effort to prevent a game contract, Cul- bertson overcalled two spades with three clubs, holding the king, knave, | 10 and deuce. Walter Malowan, acting | as commentator for Lenz in place of Jacoby, remarked: “Ely doesn't seem | to be afraid of anything. I certainly admire his nervy three-club bid.” Cul- | bertson commented that the double | was & bit weak and that “a distribu- tional storm” was raging The hand LENZ (NORTH), DEALER. S—A Q6543 H—-KJ2 D—K 93 c—9 CULBERTSON MRS. CULBERT- SON (EAST). 8.—10 2 North, one spade; East, | two spades; West, three | three spades; East, four | clubs; South, pass; West, pass; North, | four spades; East, pass; South, pass; | West, double; all pass | Mrs. Culbertson led the ace cf clubs. | The only other trick taken by the Cul- | bertsons was with the ace of hearts. Makes Five Hearts Doubled, | Liggett made five hearts doubled on hand 658. The Culbertsons took only | the ace of spades and the ace of clubs. | They held the ace and king of dia- { monds, but Lenz was void The hand LENZ (NORTH) S5—J 9843 H—KJ65 The bidding pass; South clubs; North, D.—None. C—Q 1097 CULBERTSON MRS. CULBERT- (wzsr., SON (EAST). —A —3 QJ107654 —52 (SOU K A 9 LIGGETT B H— D—983 C—K 6 Thé bidding: South, one heart; West, two diamonds; North, three hearts; East, four diamonds; South, four hearts West, five diamonds; North, pass; East, pass; South, double; West, pass; North, five hearts; East, double; all pass. Cul- | bertson led the quo('n of diamonds, CHILD ON TRICYCLE HURT Taken to Ho:]nnl After He Is Struck by Bicycle. Francis Saulsbury, 5 years old, of 1318 | Queen street northeast, ,was injured | seriously yesterday afternoon, when his | tricycle wals struck and overturned by a bicycle. He is confined at Providence Hospital with concussion of the brain a fractured skull and cuts about the face. The misshap occurred when William E. Wells, 15, of 1616 Trinidad avenue northeast, rode out of an alley near tre youngster’s home on a bicycle and crashed into the tricycle before he could turn to avoid a collision. Will Rogers SHANGHAL — Got th® usual father'’s or husband’s Christmas present from my wife, With this card: “You can go to China or Manchuriz, but you can't escape the Christmas handkerchief.” Get this for a laugh. Have had a date to interview three | different high were all kicked out before I got to ’em. China is the only country in the world strong enough to have with- stood 50 years of misgovernment in & row that the foreigners haven't gobbl:d up. But their own educated ones rave and it keeps right on being just China. How the Contestants See It Lenz Believes Change of Partners Will Not Weaken His Side. . LENZ. BY SIDNEY NEW YORK, December 30.—Nine rubbers were completed during the first session in which Comdr. Liggett my partner. We won five and Mr. and Mrs. Culbert- son won four. Our side gatned 520 points on last eve- ning’s play, reduc- ing our minus score to points. As much as I regret parting from my former partner, Oswald Jacoby, whose fire- works. although sometimes disturb- ing were always interesting and brilliant, I feel that my side will not be weakened in_having found Comdr. Winfield Liggett, jr, to take his place. Inasmuch as I have often thought in the past that the tide had turned after a few lucky hands, only to be disappcinted afterward, I did not want to take it for a good omen that we scored game on the first hand, which wes Sidney S. Lenz. LENZ (NORTH). S—A 8 H—KJ15 D1 C—AKQJ82 CULBERTSON MRS. CULBERT- (WEST). SON (EAST). s—Q 17 S—K J643 H—A Q94 H—10 6 D—10 863 D—Q5 4 C.—4 C—9175 (SOUTH). 32 LIGGETT I was the dealer and bid two clubs the semi-forcing bid of the offici tem, indicating at least seven playing tricks. After Mrs. Culbertson passed, Liggett bid two diamonds and West overcalled with two hearts. I then bid three no trump as the diamond protec- tion was all I needed, having eight sute tricks in my own hand. We made five no trump easily. Lost First Rubber. After this good start our opponents scored two games in success'on, 50 We lost the first Tubber after all. The Culbertsons scored the first game of the second rubber, and then we obtained a good opening on the fol- lowing hand LENZ (NORTH) MRS. CULBERT- SON (EAST). S5—8532 CULBERTSON (WES3T). ls—J64 H—9 175 D—10 6 4 2 C—J94 LIGGETT (SOUTH). S—K Q10 7 H—A 863 DK QJ c—8 1 I was dealer and passed, and after Mrs. Culbertson's one club bid_my partner doubled informatorily. West passed during the entire auction. I bid my best suit—one heart—and Liggett raised me to two hearts. When I bid two no trump he went to three hearts, and I ended the bidding_with three no trump, making four When my partner’s hand went down as dum- my I was sorry that I had not left his informatory double in as this would have given us a much larger profit than the game. Mrs. Culbert- son could not have made more than four tricks, if that, set the contract for points. at least 1,000 Cut Opponents’ Lead. After winning the second rubber and two more, we had reduced the lead to 14,715 points, but the next rubber cost us 1,710 points because of a vulnerable slam bid by Mrs. Culbertson. This slam was slightly overbid by her and her partner, but was made because of two lucky breaks 1 was somewhat surprised at Ely's ! bidding of the following hand, as he took rather a long chance, considering both sides were vulnerable: NORTH (LENZ) CULBERTSON). 8—10 2 H—10 9 6 D—865 C—AQ863 (LIGGETT). (CULBERTSON). SOUTH I was the dealer and bid one spade. | East passed and South went to two spades. Then Ely, wth four clubs to the king. jack, bid threec clubs, and I went to three spad-s. Although East assisted her partner to four clubs we ended the bidding with four spades and made five. This, however, was not the maximum result of the hand, as it gave us another chance to set our opponents 1,000 points Luck Favors Lenz, We regained part of our advantage in winning the next rubber on the follow- ing hand LENZ (NORTH). MRS. CULBERT- SON (EAST). S—K 764 H H—J 10817 D—6 32 D—KJ 5 C.—10 9 6 4 C—A2 LIGGETT (SOUTH). S5—AS5 —K Q63 D—109 174 C—K 53 This time luck favored us, as Mrs. | Culbertson opened With the seven of | hearts, which gave us four heart tricks, CULBERTSON (WEST). 5—Q 92 —5 4 2 | making it very casy for us to fulfill our | contract of three no trump. I believe that with the combination of cards she had the jack of hearts would have been | & better lead. 1931.), FOOD FREEZING IS TOPIC Dr. Clarence le‘dseye to Talk on (Copyrisht, Subject Next Wednesday. “Quick Freez'ng and Its Imphcatiom for the Distribution of Food Products” is the subject of an address to be given | by Dr. Clarence Birdseye of Gloucester, Mass,, at 3 o'clock Wednesday, January | 6, in the auditorium of the National Museum, according to Dr. A. F. Woods. director of scientific work of the De- partment of Agriculture. Dr. Birdseye is giving the lecture un- dor the auspices of the graduate school of the department. The public is in- | vited. 16,320 | and we would have | Series of Distributional Wrecks Favored Foes, Says Culbertson. BY ELY CULBERTSON. NEW YORK, December 30—We | played nine rubbers in the fifteenth | cession of my 150-rubber contract | bridge match Wwith Sidney S. Lenz last night to test Lhr-; respective merits of the approach- forcing and official systems of contract bidding. Of the nine rub-| bers played, Ms.| Culbertson and I won four and Mr Lenz and his new partner, Comdr. Winfield _ Liggett, jr., won five. The net res was a gain of points for them and we finished the evening with a net score of 16,32 points. The ses- sion was featured by a number of dis- | tributional wre most of them inj favor of our opponents. | 1t Ely Culbertson. Lesson in Bidding. One the most interesting hands of the session was the next to last hand of the night. It contained an interesting lescon in bidding and also | a beautiful example of defensive pl At the time both sides were vulnerable | and Lenz and Liggett had a part-: scuc’ of 60. The hand was: North—Dealer. LENZ of (NORTH) S—A H—6 D—8 C—K The bidding Nortli East. South West. | 1notrump Pass 2spades Pass | Pass Pass | Accurate Defense Required. If Lenz had chosen the approach bid of one elub rather than the official system bid of cne on trump with his hand, our opponents would have | reached the best bid in the combined | hands and wovld thus have scored the | game and rubber and -materially re- | duced our lead. Against the contract of two spades, however, accurate de- fense was required and I chose as my opening lead the nine of dizmonds. Liggett played the ten of diamonds and Jo" won with the knave. The rand | was developed so that we subsequently took four more tricks, defeating the contract one trick and paving the way to the winning of the rubber on lhel next hand | “Oswald Jacoby's brilliant play has | been a factor throughout the match In retiring from the contest, he issued the following statem-nt “In the excitement, quite natural to many bridge matches, I rave been un- fortunately misquoted both in régards to my partner, Mr. Lenz, and my op- ponent, Mr. Culbertson. “I consider Mr. Culbertson one of the few truly great practical and ana- Iytical players in the world, and no list of the first five players of the world can_reasonably be made up with- out_including his name. “While we all make mistakes, I have learned curing this match to respect. more even than before, his subtle and most imaginative game. “As for Mr. Lenz, it would be, to say the least, presumptuous on my part not to hold him in highest regards both as a gentleman and as the grand old man of bridge to whom we all owe s0 much Ideas Are Radically Distinct. “Our differences are of ideas and methods of treating bridge, not of per- sonal friendship. However, I have now become convinced that these ideas are so radically distinct that it would be unfair to him for me to re-enter the match | “I will always rerember with grati- tude the high honor that Mr. Lenz has | done me by selecting me as his partner and only regret that I could not have done better.” Differences of viewpoints cannot be compromised. I heartily regret Jaco- by's retirement because I consider him truly a foeman worthy of any one's steel. as I do my opponent, Mr. Lenz. How- | ever, the matter of an understanding | | and responsive partnership is important Even more important than any sys- tem is the partnership adaption. Adapt- ability is the basic law of the survival of the fittest' in bridge and no player, however perfect technically, can claim to be an cxpert or indeed be even a winning player, unless he learns how to | play bad pariners as well as he can play bad cards. Players who bemoan | bad partners are certainly less justified than they who bemoan bad cards. | Partners (and opponents) can be large- ly controlled and guided by superior | skill and understanding. Morale Is Important. Partners’ morale or emotional state is as important for allies at the bridge table as for an army in battle, and a player who can maintain a high morale with his partner under adversity, and | more important still, under the intoxi- cation of approaching victory, possesses, of course, a tremendous asset. This| question of morale is automatically | solved by those who realize that part-| nership is simply a sporting proposition, we are drawn together for better or worse and, therefore, like comrades, should stand by cheerfully and cou- rageously regardless of our success or failures. This does not mean that a partner | should be flattered unnecessarily. The Russians say very well, “Praise the goat and next time she will refuse her milk.” | A tragic example of the invisible reefs of distribution occured last night in the first hand of the 106th rubber, which with its bidding was as follows West—Dealer. LENZ (NORTH). CULBERTSON MRS. CULBERTSON | Bidding: T. NORTH. Pass. Pass | Pass. 4 Ciubs. | Pass. Pass. | Pass. Pass. | Against the opening lead of a spade, | seven was made. How our opponents | restrained themselves from redoubling 15 a_m) ster RUSH PRINTING EXPERT SERVICE /| BYRON S. ADAMS "V Nov: sgaporns” EAST. SOUTH. 1 Spade. 2 Clubs. Pass. 5 Clubs. Double. Pass. VETERANS' MARCH lerarV Association that 8.166,945 more | fof no effect the commanding cards of |later won the rubber. PLAN CANCELED Leader Fears Thousands May Find Selves Stranded Here Without Money. Fearful that many thousands of World War veterans, scheduled to march on Washington February 5 to | petition Congress for full cash payment 'of the soldiers’ bonus might be stranded here without funds, John H Fahey of Boston. legislative chairman for the Army and Navy Union, United States of America, today announced cancellation of the demonstration. Under assumption that about 8,000 former service men would come here to present their petition, Vice Pres ident Curtis end Speaker Garner gave their consent to a demonstration in front of the Capitol. However, Fahey has since received word that perheps | 100.000 men would make the march, ' and after conference with President Hoover, Gen. Hines of the Veterans'| Administration and other Government officials, it was decided to call off the affair. Fears Setting Precedent. Fahey sald today that while he is working zealously for the cash pay- | ment he does not care to be hald re- 0110\' in the wake of *\x(‘h a ermf‘ndA ous massing of unemployed in the Capital “Patrictic_duty,” he said, “forces me, a former soldier, not to give encourage- ment to ‘red’ propagandists and social- istic activity. since such groups might | feel that with the privilege granted to | the former soldiers to parade in Wash- | ington and march to the Capitol to| present their petitions, all other groups | not so loyal to the Government might { point to that as a precedent “Also I have reccived word from all parts of the country that such large Rumbers of veterans were planning to come to the Capital for the proposed demonstration in support of the bonus | bill, that I am fearful that many would break down here without any agencv governmental or private, prepared to handle them on account of the local demand already existing. which has de- pleted all available funds. Sees Economic Waste. “During this time of unprecedented | depression and unemployment, it would | be an economic waste of frugal re- sources to induce any very considerable number of veterans to leave this homes. “Gen. Hines assured me that the administration will continue to give | the veterans all of the medical care in! their homes and in hospitals that they have been receiving, that nothing shall ke taken from them thet they now enjoy and that all worthy proposals for their welfare will receive sincere co sideration.” Amencn Readmg More CHICAGO, December 30 (#).—Amer- | | ica 15 becoming a nation of book worms. | Mathew S. Dudgeon of the public | library of Milwaukee told the American | | | ] books were read dunng the last year than in 1930 in 36 of the larger cities of the country. e e a right to expect that she would make three tricks, regardless of the opening Of course, an opening lead of a heart would have held the contract to five, but no lead could possibly defeat Thus does distribution at times make a suit. Attack Best Defense. It §s a generally accepted principle of military ‘strategy that attack is th: | best defense, and it was acting on that military axiom that caused me to open | the hand below, after two had passed: | East—Dealer.” North-South vulner- able. | LENZ (NORTH). ; S—AJT6 H—A D—4 2 C—K 43 543 MRS. CULBERTSON (EAST). S—K Q82 H—J 10 6 D—-K J1095 c—9 CULBERTSON (WEST). S—None The pa bidding: East, West, one heart; North, one | spade; East, three hearts: South, pas West, four hearts; North, pass; Ea: ; Scuth, pass. second hand of the eve- ning and our adversaries had made a game on the first hand. So far as that rubber was concerned, our situation was critical and I felt the time had come to follow_the military principle stated above. When my partner gave me a double raise in my suit, I felt that the distributional values justified the bid of four, although the opening had been made on less than minimum honor-trick strength. The result was gratifying as game was made and we | pass; South, (Copyright,_] (B DR @ ER' " P Connecticut Porter 5 COURSES Price minus Qual- ity means nothing. Food Quality and preparation by our chef mean pleasure and health. 1031,_by_Ely_Culbertson.) Ave. s To go without glasses when you them mars the pleasure of many an occa- sion. To wear glasses un- suited to your appearance is need ssary and unwise, ETZ Optometrists unne 1217 G St. N A | tags sent in the mail. Cancels March JOHN H. FAHEY. CARS MAY OPERATE TIO'FEB- THF TUHLE (S SOUGHT BY DEC. 31 (Continued From First Page.) carrying 1931 Virginia tags will be per- mitted to operate in the District until January 15, the date fixed for the ex- piration of the old tags in that State. No request for an extension has been received from Maryland or Penns: vania, and cars from these States bear- ing 1931 tags will not be recognized when the new year begins. Other States granted extensions in the District, and the time limit, follow: January 15—Califernia and South Carolina. February 1 — Tennessee, Texas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Florida and Illinois. —Louisiana. March 5—Michigan. The traffic department was swamped again this morning with belated title certificate applicants who taxed the efforts and energy of the clerical force engaged in theswork of titling vehicles. A last minute count by Mr. Van Duzer showed that applications for titles had been received from 111,000 vehicle owners, and that 105,000 title cer- tificates had been issued. The traffic director has estimated there are 120,000 vehicles to be titled. A number of complaints have been made to the traffic officials over failure of applicants to receive applications for Mr. Van Duzer said approximately 1,200 tag applica- tions had been returned to his depart- ment because of incorrect address. | Many of these applicants, he believed, moved after filing an application for a title without furnishing the post office or the traffic department with the new address The misaddressed tag appliations will be turned over to the applicants who call at the Traffic Department and establish their identity. Mr. Van Duzer saidy only a “very few” certificates of title or tag applic- tions had been lost os misplaced. T FOUR-STORY FALL FATAL Samuel Eichelberger, 65, Victim of Hagerstown Accident. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., December 30. —Samuel Eichelberger, 65, employed at | the Hagerstown Shoe & Legging Co. | plant here, fell four floors down an ele- | | | vator shaft to his death today. A coroner held the death accidental. | to our hard coal MURRAY OBTAINS EARLY CONVENTION ‘Oklahoma Delegation Back.- ing Would Facilitate Presi- dential Cause. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, December 30.— The black slough hat of Gov. William H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray may go safl- ing into the presidential ring ahy time ncw. although it hung unconcernedly today on_the gubernatorial hatrack The Democratic _State_ ExecutiVe Committee, informed by Ed Semans that Murray desired an early State col- vention so he might enter the New Hampshire preferential primary Mareh 8, carrying the indorsement of OKId- homa's delegation to the National Con- vention, has acquiesced and set tHe State meeting for February 20 But Murray is not doing any a nouncing himself on whether he W seck his party’s nomination Tl not announce whether I'll enter a primary until I announce I am-a candidate for President,” said the Go¥- ernor. He repeated that he wouldn't have the vice presidency because that official only “keeps his mouth shut atfd wears fine clothes.” At Concord. N. H. Robert GouM, New Hampshire Democratic chairman, expressed the opinion none of the can- didates for State delegates would be for Murray since most of the local leaders ad_expressed themselves as favorable t> Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. FORD TO BOOST OUTPUT DETROIT, December 30 (P).—Ig- creased activity in the plants of the Ford Motor Co. is expected soon after the beginning of the new year. Harry H Bennett, head of the cot pany’s service department, told the Ciky 1 | Council last night that production at the Dearborn peak Februar This City Does not afford a BET- TER or FINER Home for the money than you may still buy in Wrenwood Rittenhouse St. and Broad Branch Road, Chevy Chase, D. C. 9 Already Sold New Ideas, New Designing and a totally new way of so placing Homes as to practi- cally insuring their future valua. Worth Seeing Now To Inspect Right from Chevy Chase Circle, two squares on West- ern Ave. to Rittenhouse St., right two squares to houses. Bus service. SHANNON & LUCH, 1435 K St. N.W plant 15 would reach ffs and get the most for your money! ORDER TODAY! RinaldiGal Gmpany Ine. 649 Rhode Island Ave. N.E. Phone North 1600 ~ GIFTS OF COAL We have had quite a response to our offer of a reduction in price on Christmas gifts of coal. To those who still have We will continue to deliver mind to give: the thought in all such gifts during the balance of this month anywhere in Washington at $1.00 per ton less than our regular prices. Dependable Coal Service Since 1858 Marlow Coal Co. 811 E St. NW NAtlonal 0311 LOW-FARE Fares shown are Round Trip $1.25 BALTIMORE Every Saturday and Sunday Tickets good only in coaches on all regular trains and sold Saturday zood to return Sunday night. Over Wesk-End Tickets NTIC CITY Delawars River $8.50 n.:d.- AII-R-TI Route art Lr. u..s.m.n PHILADELPHIA slcmsu; Moerning 75c_*Jan. 1, enly _Alfterneen $1.50 $3.50 Monday Midmieht ntil Febry Returning until 13.35 A. M. Monday ATLANTIC CITY $23.. L THURSDAY, Decornbar 31 Washing:on. 00 P. M. nlent S etdar: Hiareor WINTER SPORTS TOUR TO QUEBEC Also a Day in Mon! January 22-27 ASK AGENTS FOR FOLDER CONSULT AGE] PENNSY Ly, Washington “Conches 0k ToR Sl Vet OUTINGS xcursions $5.50 PHILADELPHIA bruary 27, inclu: Returning until 12.55 A.M. Monday $2.50 PHILADELPHIA $§2.50 CHESTER §2.25 WILMINGTON SUNDAYS, January 3, 17, 31 MUM krs PARADE Daz, January 1 .15, 10.0 A. iNG TOURS. NEW YORK SUNDAYS, January 10, 24 Day, January 1 41215 A Mo 805 A M. ancy 11.30 P. M. for_occ SIGHTSEEING TOURS Downtown 75e New Year’s All-Expense Tours NEW YORK §24.15 THURSDAY, December 31 L 0 P. M. ington Rnnrmn' Sunday, January 3 Conault Agents POCONO MOUNTAINS January 8-10, incl. ASK AGENT FOR FOLDER ALL-STEEL EQUIPMENT VANIA RAILROAD