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The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news ‘Temperatures: pm. day. hest, " yesterday; lowest, 32, at 8 am. to- Full report on page Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 Entered_as post office, No. 32,347. ond class ma Washington, D. C. tter HOOVER AWATIC ROOSEVELT TODAY !choice e FOR DEBT PARLEY Governor Due to Arrive at 3:30 P.M. and Go Promptly to White House. PRINCIPALS TO BE AIDED BY AN ADVISER EACH Two Statements May Follow Con- ference, or There May Be Joint Announcement. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. America and Europe awaited today | the meeting of President Hoover and | President-elect Roosevelt to discuss the tergovernmental debt problem. Gov. Franklin D! Roosevelt of New York will arrive at the Union Station this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. His plan is to go immediately to the White House for his conference with the President. President Hoover has perfected his own plans with regard to the foreign debts owed this country which he will lay before his successor. The Chief Executive has safeguarded these ideas, although there has been wide specula- tion as to his attitude. Gov. Roosevelt has had more than week in which to study the subject of the debts. However, Gov. Roosevelt has let it be known that the conference with the Presidentis to be wholly per- sonal and informal. His position has been that responsibility for action on the debts rests entirely with the present | administration. He himself is wholly without authority until he takes office March 4. Free Discussion Possible. This attitude of the Democratic President-elect, however, does not pre- wvent a very free and full discussion of the debt question, nor the communica- tion of his own ideas on the subject to! the President. Friends of Gov. Roosevelt today pre- dicted that at the conclusion of the conference a statement would be made by the Presic A velt might join, or barring that there would be two statements, one issued by the President and the other by the fore him after March 4. If cc:!inulty erdlt]. with a united front on the part of the United States is held to be desirable. Three Possibilities. Ogden Mills, Secretary of the Treas- ury, one of the President’s closest ad- visers on the debt situation and one of the four men who will attend the con- ference this afternoon, described three bilities for the conference. He said that the result might be an agreement | tary. on a joint program, subscribed by the President and Gov. Roosevelt, which ‘would be tm‘nmubm tted to Congreuw‘m'l'l; second possibility was & pi the President ;}gne‘mwdbe h‘o:‘.if:; !&; the Congress. e third, a pr Gov. Roosevelt for his party’s leaders in Congress. Secrétary Mills said that “of course, the President has his own definite ideas on this whole debt question.” He con- tinued: ““The interesting thing, however, is what Mr. Roosevelt is going to do and what his ideas will be.” In view of the fact that Roosevelt is soon to be Chief Executive, it is ob- vious that he practically has the veto power, if he chooses to exercise it, over any proposal that the present ad- ministration may make to the Congress with regard to the debts. No one real- ly doubts that the Democrats in the Senate and House would be guided largely in this matter by the wishes and | advice of the man who has been chosen | to serve as Chief Executive. Counter Proposals. The administration may accede to the requests of foreign debtors for further postponement of the debt and review of the whole situation. It may decline absolutely these requests, or it may submit counter proposals. There seems little likelihood that the first of of these courses will be followed. The sentiment among both Republi- (Continued on Pag GARNER WILL SEE ROOSEVELT TODAY Arrives to Confer With Governor Before Latter Goes to ‘White House. By the Assoclated Press. Speaker John N. Garner, Vice Presi- dent-elect, arrived here early today to confer with President-elect Roosevelt before the latter discusses the war-debt situation with President Hoover. Garner said Gov. Roosevelt had re- quested him to meet him before the debt conference with President Hoover and to accompany him to the White House. “I'll do what Mr. Roosevelt has re- qQuested,” Garner said. Garner has opposed any cancellation or reduction of the war debts and op- the Hoover moratorium last year. Accompanied by mMra. Garner, td):g Speaker appeared vigorous condi- tion. Both of them plan to stay here until the opening of . Garner sald he would attend the dinner given tonight by the National Press Club in honor of President-elect Roosevelt, but that he had no plans to go to Warm Springs, Ga. The Texan said President Hoover also had invited him to attend the con- ference tomorrow of ranking members GARNER SEES BEER | Mr. Joslyn is not. he Foening Star, WASHINGTO ’ D. C., TUESDAY ’ NOVEMBER 22, 1932—THIR service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,705 TY-EIGHT PAGES. *x *k UP) Means Associated s o TWO CENTS. Press. HOOVER RECEIVES SUCCESSOR TODAY IN A MAIN FLOOR PARLOR Against Lin BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Hoover's precedent-making | conference with President-elect Frank- lin D. Roosevelt ths afternoon will be | held in one of the parlors on the main floor of the White House instead of the Lincoln study on the second floor as was announced yesterday. ‘This eleventh-hour shift in the President’s plan for the meeting with Gov. Roosevelt, the second change he has made in the past three days, was announced definitely today at the White House. It was sald that the President had not yet determined upon which one of the three parlors on the first floor he would select. bably Rests Among Blue. Red and Green Rooms—Decides coln Study. Mr. Hoover's final decision regarding ! the room for this meet will not be made until just before the arrival of the man who is to succeed him as occu- pant of the White House next March. Gov. Roosevelt’s train will arrive in Union Station at 3:30 p.m. He will be formally met on behalf of the President by Capt. Walter N. Bernou, chief White House naval aide, and Warren Delano Robbins, protocol officer of the State Department and social arbiter at the White House, who is a cousin of the President-elect, ac- cording to the White House announce- ment. The understanding is that Gov. Roosevelt will be motored directly from the station in a White House limousine to the south grounds of the White House which will make it possible for Mr. Roosevelt to enter the residence on | (Continued on Page 5, Column 6.) LEGISLATION SOON Favors 2.75 or 3 Per Cent. Balanced Budget Without New Taxes Held Possible. By the Assoclated Press. Speaker Garner told newspaper men today that in his opinion “the House will pass & beer bill at the short ses- sion,” but refrained from eny forecast | as to the probable time. Garner said also that with a beer bill and reductions in Government ex- penses it might be possible to secure a balanced budget without passing other forms of taxation. Asked what percentage beer he fav- ored, the Democratic Vice President- elect, said “within the Constitution.” “About 2.75 or 3 per cent?” he was ed. “Somewhere around that” Garner lied. replied. The Speaker gave as a “guess” that| beer for revenue would bring in $250,000,000 to $300,000,000 annually. Enough Tax Laws, He Says. Garner said that from January to Legislatures in from 35 to 40 enue such beer would return. Joslin and Britten Disagree. There is a disagreement over whether he had discussed beer legislation with President Hoover between Representa- tive Britten, Republican, of Illinois, and Theodore Joslin, a presidential secre- Coming from a conference with the President, Britten predicted that if Con- gress approved a bill legalizing beer at its forthcoming session Mr. Hoover | would not veto it. Although intimating this prediction was based on a prior bellef, he said he spent much of his 10 minutes with Mr. Hoover yesterday talking about pos- sible beer legislation. He refused to state the "Chief Executive’s response to_this conversation. Several hours later Joslin told news- paper men that “the President declined zn?"sm the subject with Mr. Brit- Britten Answers Joslin. Britten’s reply to this last night was: “I do not wish to enter into a con- troversy with Mr. Joslin, but as he was not in the room when I talked with the President he is thoroughly unqualified to say what really transpired during our_conference. “I reiterate I am confident that President Hoover will not veto a beer- revenue bill which will be passed by the coming session of Congress.” “I went to the White House to dis- cuss the beer bill with the President. I announced that to the Washington | correspondents in advance of the con-| ference, and I gave them an interview as I was leaving the conference. I am satisfied with the confidence, even if Four Features in Bill “It will be recalled that when the| question was raised some months ago | that President Hoover would veto a beer bill, I read to the House the le'.-Y ter that Mr. Hoover, while food admin- | istrator, wrote to Senator Sheppard urg- | ing nothing be done to close the brew- eries because it was quite important that they continue to produce real beer, and gave my personal guarantee that the President would not veto the | beer bill. Following that nothing ever came from the White House to indicate | that the President would not sign the| beer bill. I am still of the positive | opinion after my conference with him yesterday, that President Hoover will sign a real beer bill, which will con- tain four features: “A revenue measure that will pro- and at the same time safeguard against a return of the old-fashioned saloon, | and which will safeguard the rights and | desires of those States that wish to remain bone dry, and providing for beer | that will not go beyond 3% per cent | alcohol by volume. “The Treasury is constantly depleted, | so we must either issue more bonds | that will pyramid costs upon the fu- ture years, or we must raise more rev- enue. There are only two places where we can raise money without a further strain on an already overtaxed people. One of these is through the beer tax, which would be cheerfully paid. The other, which would proauce $18,000,000 to $20,000,000 a month, is through a manufacturers’ sales tax which would not_be felt by the consumers. “How any executive or legislator for the PFederal Government can sincerely disregard these two tax directions is beyond my understanding. It does not seem possible.” | | the House Ways and Means and Benate Finance Committee. “T've accepted the invitation,” Garner Grand Duke Alexander IIL MENTON, France, November 22 (#). —Grand Duke Alexander, pretender to | tion,” the Pennsylvanian said, “and set | failed quite as often bgcause they duce $35,000,000 to $40,000,000 a month | g DAVIS SCORES .S, FAILURE 0 SAVE Taxes Are Creating Night- mares, Senator Tells A. F. of L. Convention. By the Assoclated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, November 22.— The Federal Government was criticized today by Scnator James J. Davis for not laying away something for a rainy day. Addressing the convention of the American Federation of Labor, the for- mer BSecretary of Labor seid “a wise business plans, and a wise government should also plan.” “If the Government had emulated the ordinary prudence of the great corpora- aside even as small an amount as 5 per cent of the receipts in the last 10 years, we should now have something like two and a half billion dollars ready for immediate public works.” Asserting “taxes are giving the Amer- ican people nightmares,” Senator Davis declared “all forms of government, from the village to the Nation, must find new sources of revenue—revenue that is easy to collect and not too a burden for the people to carry.” Urges Dry Revision. The Senator immediate modi- “I have never seen a home which had on its table a “?“ Bl st T catme. frah o, hamas e o!g:n‘::rkmw ,” he lddtd.m 5 ‘unemploym said, “No government, nog evmm&eh‘ can give etv‘erL.mln’ .Bcjgb'b:u governmen! ve fai often have done too little, t.h“:ye hun‘:{ ve to do too much.’ B “But our Government;” the Senator continued, “is not, or need not be, en- tirely helpless in the matter of provid- ing jobs. While it cannot furnish a Jjob to every person who wants one, it might do a great deal for mdunrz and the jobless by forwarding the worl on public buildings. That work has a vastly stimulating effect on business as a whole “The Government has done as much as it could in the public works line without the issuance of bonds. During the Hoover administration there was something like over two thousand mil- lion dollars spent in public works. It has been estimated that for every man working on a public building there are &:fi; working to serve him with ma- nls.” Davis Eulogized. Representatives of the federation to- ay waded into a pile of proposed legislation designed to improve the worker's lot. The work of hammering out a plat- form at the convention was stilled long | encugh, however, for the speech of | Serator Davis and a tribute to him. | He was greeted by the convention as: “a loyal friend of the workingman.” Frank J. Morrison, for 36 years secre- tary of the federataion, said 49 separate (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REPRIMANDS VERA CRUZ President Rodriguez Orders Troops Into State to Prevent Interference. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, November 22.—The state government of Vera Cruz was given a severe public reprimand by the federal government today when Presi- dent Abelardo Rodriguez dictated an order that hereafter federal troops would accompany army and agrarian engineers working in that state to pre- vent interference with their work by local Vera Cruz elements. Under the new agrarian law land is parceled out to individuals instead of to communal groups as in the past, and a large group of army engineers re- cently was detached to assist the agrarian commissions in distribution of such lands. These engineers met opposition in Vera Cruz, which is governed by Adal- berto Tejeda, who favors a communal ant. President Rodriguez sald the federal agrarian law would be carried out at all costs, and ordered federal troops to accompany all agrarian commissions to prevent any interference on' the part of state officials. LANKFORD TO CAST VOTE FOR BEER AND WINE virginun Also to Support Resub- mission of 18th Amendment During Short Session. By the Assoclated Press. NORFOLK, Va., November 32.—] resentative Menalcus Lankford, Repul lican, of Norfolk, heretofore regarded as & supporter of prohibition, today an- nounced he would vote in the coming short sesston of Congress for modifica- tion of the Vois'ead act to permit the sale of non-intoxicating beers and wines. He sald he also would vote to submit tne question is se n to walk, is not of ::&en of the eighteenth amendment to people of the several States. Mr. Lankford was defeated for re- election this month, HITLER'S BATTLE T0 HEAD MINISTRY AGAINFRUSTRATED Von Hindenburg Said to Have Written Him of Lack of Confidence. NEWS OF PRESIDENTIAL LETTER LEAKS OUT Chancellor Must Be Sure of a Safe and Continuous Majority in Parliament. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 22.—Adolf Hit- ler's bid for the German chancellorship has been frustrated once again, it was generally thought today as the con- tents of a letter to him from President von Hindenburg leaked out. It was understood the President, re- sponding to certain counter-proposals advanced by Hitler in connection with his acceptance of a mandate to form a new cabinet, had reiterated that who- ever gets the job must be sure of a safe and continuous parliamentary ma- Jority. Cannot Be Obtained. This is something that Hitler can- not obtain, it appeared. Alfred Hugen- berg, the Nationalist party leader, and the leaders of the Bavarian party re- Jected overtures from Hitler'’s associ- ates. Hitler's own party is the strongest in the Reichstag, but without these two others he cannot have a majority. It was expected, therefore, that some- time today he would send word to the President that he cannot put together 8 cabinet under the stipulation im- posed upon him. The President was reported to have written that he does not know Hitler well enough nor has he enough con- fidence in him to place him at the head of a government responsible only to the executive. He pointed out also that in the past definite conditions al- ways were attached by the President to any offer of the chancellorship. Political Scene Shifts. The German political scene shifted today to the study of President von Hindenburg, where the aged chief executive was closeted with his closest advisers on the cabinet crisis. these were Otto Meissner, the presigental secretary, and von . ministes and the power behind the cabinet of Chan- cellor Frang von Papen, which resigned last week, Nazi headquarters earlier intimated that the core of the whole matter is Hitler's demand to know whether he has been commissioned to form an au- thoritary presidial cabinet—responsible 1f ( primarily to Von Hindenburg—or a coalition government involving Reichs- tag parties. Hitler’s Argument. It was Hitler's argument that if the President desires an authoritary gov- ernment, he cannot expect his chancel- lor to be dependent upon Reichstag majorities, but instead the weapon of dissolution should be placed in such a chancellor’s hands. The Nazi also is represented as feel- ing that if the President desires a coa- lition government, then it is incom- patible with such an arrangement to impose conditions as to cabinet mem- bers and policies in advance. DUCE MEETS COUNCIL ROME, November 22 (#).—Financial matters and foreign affairs were dis- cussed for more than two hours today by Premier Mussolini and his highest consulting body, the Grand Council of Fascism. A brief communique did not reveal whether war debts were discussed at the midnight session, held behind closed doors, but said it was attended by Min- ister of Finance Guido Jung and former Minister of Finance Alberto de Stefani. The council will meet again Wed- nesday night. THE BRIDE'S BOUQUET. N N W K \ \\ i | (I FRANCE REIECTS PACT WITH JAPAN |Rumors on Negotiations for Military Alliance Declared Confirmed. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star. GENEVA, Switzerland, November 22 —Japan within the last few weeks has offered a military alliance to France. France has declined. Japan for nearly a year has been trying to arrange a | loan or credits in Paris. France thus far has refused. These facts can be stated definitely | today on the best authority. | 1, rumors on this subject were reported and yesterday Dr. Wellington Koo, | Chinese delegate, before the Council of the League of Nations during the Manchurian discussions referred openly to Japan's “recent attempt to secure an alliance in Europe.” But in inside | diplomatic circles Japan’s unsuccessful effort to secure a French alliance is now almost common knowledge. Background of Situation. The background of the situation can be sketched thus: France has a treaty with Japan dating from June 10, 1907, an essential section of which reads: “The governments of Japan and France, being agreed to respect the in- dependence and integrity of China as well as the principle of equal treatment in that country for commerce and sub- jects or citizens of all nations, and having special interest in having order and a pacific state of things guaranteed, especially in those regions of the Chinese Empire adjacent to the ter- ritories, where they have rights of sovereignty, protection or cccupation, engage to support each other for assur- ing peace and security in those regions, with a view to maintaining the respec- tive situations and territorial rights of the two contracting parties on the continent of Asia.” That this treaty has never been re- pealed and is still effective has been confirmed to this correspondent by J:E- anese delegates here and also by the French government in its officlal an- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Open Your Hearts, Washingtonians! Open Your Hearts For the Sake of orphan children— For the Sake of old folks with no one to care for them— For the Sake of destitute families; for the sick and injured; for the wayward and delinquent; for all in need of guidance as they grope along life’s dark pathway. For Washington’s Sake In the name of that charity common to all creeds and that humanity which is common to all races, we urge each one of you to do your utmost to avert the tragedy for thousands of your fellow citizens of all ages, races and creeds, which will come if the Community Chest cannot reach its goal—and failure is certain unless each one does all he can. 1f you have not already given, do s0, remembering that a few cents a day may mean life itself to some suffering person. If you already have given, but now see the need and your ability to give in greater terms than you first did, make an additional pledge. The pledge form below is for your convenience. Give as many cents by the day as you can for aid through the year, paying at your con- venience during that year. ‘This form may be filled in and cut out. Turn it in at any bank of the District of Columbia Bankers’ Association or at the office of the Com- munity Chest, 223 Investment Building, or at the Informaticn Unit of the Community Chest fn the Gridiron room at the F street entrance of the ‘Willard Hotel, or telephone Community Chest, Metropolitan 2284, Metro- politan Unit, and a messenger will call for your pledge. THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. Chairman, Newbold Noyes; E. F. Colladay, Frederic A. Delano, Robert V. Fleming, C. C. Glover, jr.; Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, Arthur Hellen, Gen. John J. Pershing, Corcoran Thom, Joseph P. Tumulty, John Poole, Clarence A. Aspinwall, H. L. Rust, jr.; Lloyd B Wilson, Gov. Thomas E. Campbell, Dr. Harold G. Moulton, John Hays Hammond, Mrs. John Jay O'Connor, Joseph D. Kaufman, Mrs. Dwight Clark and Maj. D. J. Donovan. COMMUNITY CHEST OF WASHINGTON, D.C. (In Trust for 63 Agencies of Mercy) lc 2c 3¢ 4c S5c 10c 15¢ 20c 25¢ 50c 223 Investment Building, ‘Washington, $1.00 a Day for 365 Days I Promise to Give.......a Day for each of 365 Days cf 1933 for a Payable to the Community Che:t as follows: 12 Month'y Paymenis. 4 Quarterly Payments. Cash Herewith, Payments to Start Jan. 1, 1933. Signed Address | Date PhONE ...coentsesssnnsscocsasasssansnssnss | Work Third of Original Scott Manuscript Is Lost by Library One of Three Volumes of “Guy Mannering” Re- ported Stolen. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 22.—One- third of the original manuscript of Sir ‘Walter Scott’s novel, “Guy Mannering,” owned by J. P. Morgan, has been stolen | from the Scott centenary exhibit in the | library at Columbia University. | The manuscript, bound in three | leather volumes, was lent to the cen- | tenary exhlbgn by ému:;nmcxer. wm |a famous priva rary conf hundreds of rare books and manuscripts of almost incalculable value. In o dispateh trom Tokio November | 10 (¢ the the day that the nanfe of Sir Walter Scott had broken into the news. The first was when the body of Blair T. Scott, 60, of Baltimore, Md.,, who was described as a direct descendant of Sir Walter, was found. He had jumped from his hotel room on the seventeenth flodr. A search requested by the police called for inquiry among book dealers and in literary channels into which it was believed the manuscript might fall. PLUNGE ENDS LIFE Blair Scott, Descendant of Novelist, Conducted Relig- ious Meetings Here. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 22.—The body of Blair T. Scott, 60 years old, an attorney, of 403 Hearst Towers, Balti- more, Md., was found today on the. fourth floor extension of the Waldorf- Astoria Hotel. In a room on the seventeenth floor he had occupled and from which police sald he apparently had jumped were found a note to the hotel management and letters to the press, the medical ex- aminer and his attorney. “Regret causing you embarrassment,” the note to the hotel management, dated November 21, read. “When my motive 15 revealed in the morning, it may not turn out as embarrassing as it now appears. Please notify my attor- ney. Arnold L. Davis, esq., phone Sus- quehanna 7-5983 or Rector 2-6700, and he will send for my effects in the morning.” Scott registered at the hotel two days 0. ago. ‘Davis had a conference with the hotel manager, after which the manager (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) ——— COURT POISON PLOT PROBED BY CHEMISTS on Analysis of Powder Placed on Water Pitchers Meant for Officials. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., November 22.— State chemists worked today to com- plete an analysis of a white powder, believed by Middlesex County author- ities to have been used in an attempt to poison District Attorney Warren L. Bishop and four justices. ‘The regular staff of court officers was augmented by Cambridge police today and extra precautions were taken to guard the district attorney, his attaches and the judges of the courts. ‘Wilbur T. Downes of Waltham, cus- todian at the Court House, discovered the white powder in five water pitchers shortly before court opened yesterday. None of the water in any of the pitch- ers had been drunk. The pitchers and contents were immediately turned over to State chemists. Court sessions were conducted as usual and the discovery was not made known until last night. The judges in whose sessions the powder was found were: OF BALTIMOREAN = KING GEORGE OPENS NINTH PARLIAMENT Proclaims Broad Policies, In- cluding Disarmament, but Omits Debt Talk. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, November 22. — King | George ceremoniously opened the ninth | Parliament of his reign today with a | speech touching on major world prob- | |lems, but he omitted any mention of fore President Hoover and President- elect Roosevelt in the United States. side, proclaimed broad national policies for the coming year, stressing the im- portance of disarmament, the world economic conference, the need for econ- omy and farm relief, and the solution of the unemployment problem. Pageant of Heraldry. Ever-old, yet ever-new, a pageant of heraldry and history, medieval cere- mony marched with modern govern- ment for its setting in the House of | Lords at mid-day. In fine, deep tones, the words of the royal address came from the King's mouth, but they were written for him by Ramsay MacDonald, the prime min- ister, and his cabinet colleagues. ~Large numbers of my people are still unable to find employment,” the King said, “and the persistence of this situation causes me the greatest anxiety. Unemployment as we have known it or some years is undoubtedly the avest of social problems. In particular I am distressed that many young men and women have never in their lives had an opportu- nity of regular employment. In the view of my ministers any vision for unemployed persons should not only afford materiel assistance, but should also be designed - to maintain their morale and fitness to resume work when opportunities can be found. “My government intends to bring forward measures dealing comprehen- sively with unemployment insurance and with the treatment of those un- able to obtain work, and the considera- tions I have mentioned will be borne in mind in framing their proposals.” Britain to Co-operate. ‘The monarch expressed hope for suc- cess at the World Economic Conference in London early next year and de- clared Great Britain would continue to co-operate fully in the work of the Dis- armament Conference at Geneva. He said the government was doing all pos- sible to cope with agricultural depres- sion, and steps had been taken and were being taken to enable industry to put itself in a position to take full advan- tage of a return to more favorable con- ditions. The King and Queen were sitting on their golden throne chairs, the Queen a little lower than the King, and the Prince of Wales was seated below the dais, when the lord high chancellor, Lord Sankey, handed the monarch the throne speech. After King George had read it, he handed the parchment back and the royal role was ended. It was then uj to the prime minister and his cabinet to carry out the policles proclaimed through the monarch. Ranged before the royal dais, flooded with soft lights as theatrical as Holly- wood's, was Britain’s brilliant array of princes, bishops, peers in scarlet and ermine, peeresses in rich gowns and jewels, and diplomats in gorgeous uni- form or like the American Ambassador, Andrew W. Mellon, in formal evening dress. The throng was seated for some time before the great officers of state, bearing the caps of maintenance and other emblems of regal power, received and conducted their majesties to the robing room. A hush fell on the assembly. Sud- denly great lights flooded Yge chamber. Prince of Wales Present. Already the Prince of Wales was there, facing the assembly alone. Then | came the King and Queen in resplend- ent royal robes surrounded by cere- monial officers. The massed peers and their ladies rose as one. Peeresses curtsied low as (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) ASK EMBARGO EXTENSION State Government Would Cover All Oil Sources in Mexico. VERA CRUZ, Mexico, November 22 (P).—The state government has filed a petition with the district court asking extension of the recent embargo against oil wells controlled by the Huasteca Oil Co. (the Eagle Ofl Co. of the United States) to cover all oll sources in Mexico. At present the embargo effects 12 wells, among them the famous “No. 4" which unuo‘m the momentous war debts issue up be- - Reedyille, on A Schmitt 9847.081 A4 REMAINS 10 BE RAISED FOR COMMUNITY CHEST Thanksgiving Day May Be- come Bitter Irony for Those Dependent Upon Funds. $184,045.99 SUBSCRIBED WITHIN LAST 24 HOURS Unprecedented Response to Appeals Regarded as Necessary to Meet Quota of Drive. Shall the pitful prayer of Washing- ton’s unfortunate, “Give us this day our daily bread,” be answered with a few crumbs from the groaning and festive Thanksgiving board? ‘Thousands of Washingtonians looking forward to the traditional turkey and trimmings beside warm hearthsides— partaking of the plenty America has always provided—were being asked this question as the army of more than 5,000 workers for the Community Chest undertook to ralsc in the last day of the Chest campaign the money needed to reach the goal of $2,419,787. From present indications Washing- ton’s Thanksgiving for those to whom the Community Chest stands as the only ray of hope in a dreary stretch of days through the coming year prom- ises to be but bitter irony. Grand Total, $1,572,705. ‘There had been added to the total subscriptions to date $184,045.99, to bring the grand total to $1,572,705.56. This leaves $847,081.44 to be raised be- tween now and tomorrow night. There still remain 128 dreary Fall days on the 1933 calendar, days for which money to feed Washington's hungry, clothe the ragged and shelter the homeless will be lacking unless ‘Washington opens “:1 purse strings be- oses. The group solicitation unit took the | lead in today’s report, adding $53,398.49 4 ly & Motal of The King, with Queen Mary by his | 5300 cent of this unit’s quota. $47,447.81 in Special Gifts. special unit today added subscriptions $32,150.87, to bring its grand total to $256,651.99. This was 80 per cent of the unit's total and was subscribed by 12,816 persons. H. L. Rust, jr., today opened the en- tire city to members of his units. “The city,” he said, “is your treasure box. Pry it open and with the treasures you find fill up this Community Chest. It the person you solicit has already been seen, try to get more. If they have not given and are unwilling to give, convert them. And if they have not been seen, they will be glad to see you and give, I know, bountifully.” Newbold Noyes, campaign chairman, in his final charge to the campaign workers, said: “It does not matter as far as com- petition is concerned whether or not this Chest succeeds. The competitive spirit of team against team and unit against unit is all very well, but the thing that is vital and which must be borne in your minds in the remaining (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.} PREPARATIONS MADE FOR ECONOMIC TALKS Norman Davis Attends Meeting of Organization Committes at Geneva. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, November 22 —Norman Davis, America’s representative, particl- | pated today in a meeting of the organ- ization Committee for the projected world economic conference. ‘The committee decided to call the at- tention of the League of Nations eco- nomic experts to the necessity for pre- paring a program for that conference as soon as possible. Mr. Davis suggested that it would be a good idea to have a representative of China, as the biggest silver country, included among the tech- | nicians who will deal with the problera of silver at the world conference. SCHOONER CAPSIZES OFF SMITH POINT, VA. Crew Reported Missing as the Rap- pahannock Sinks at Mouth of Potomac. The fishing schooner Rappahannock has capsized a half mile off Smith Point, Va., at the mouth of the Potomac River, south of Point Lookout. There is no sight of the crew. ‘This information was flashed today to the Navy Department shortly after noon by the Branch Hydrographic Office at Norfolk, Va. No further details were given in the message, and the depart- ment was without information concern- ing the size of the crew the craft carried. E. C. Schmitt, engineer in the United States Engineer Office, which has juris- diction over the Smith Point area, said this afternocn that the Bureau of Nav- igation’s list of United States merchant vessels shows the Rappahannock is a steam fishing boat of 146 gross tons, 121 feet long, 19.9 feet In breadth, with a depth of 8.2 feet. Accor to the records, she was consiru in 1903 and belongs to the Morris Pisher Co., operating out of Cockrells Creek, which B