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GLASS T0 CALL U BANK REFORM BILL Yirginia Senator Is Awaiting Disposal of Philippine In- dependence Bill. (Continued Prom First Page) of the bill which they consider too drosti~. The Glass bill, in addition to providing for branch on & greater scale, undertakes to “the undue diversion of fun« speculative operations” and to do a lot of other things, some of which bankers think tread on their toes too much. 1f Senator Glass becomes Secretary of the Treasury in the Roosevelt cab- inet, as has beerdll predichdf L‘l’x}lf ;l;ml uarters, undoubtedly many ol S, :uples laid down in KL‘ pending bill will be incorporated into the program of {hat administration for banking re- form. It may be mpognl:le to ‘g‘e‘rsg:ge the Virginia Senator leave - ate (orrg: cabinet office, which he held once before. But Wl he goes into the cabinet or not, undoubtedly his voice will be a potent one in fr: the program. Secretary Mills in his apnual report sterday urged that ac- Congress ye: 'é’on beg taken to provide the Nation nking h a safer bal system. M;b the same time he asked that Con- gress not extend the provisions of the Glass-Borah amendment to the home Joan banking law. This permits na=- tional banks to issue currency for three ears backed by Government securities. e Becretary said already national banks had thus expanded their currency by $125,000,000 and they could issue & total of $900,000,000 in new notes under W, th"‘ufld&r different business and eco- momic conditions,” the Secretary said, “the power of banks to isssue such an amount of additionsl notes would se- riously interfere with the Federal serve System’s contact with the mar. ket and ability to influence credit con- dlgxl%x;s."&mm urged that Congress consider pending banking legislation “with a view to Yrcmpt formulation and enactment of legislation that will remedy the fundamental weakness of our banking structure. Points to Defects, - developments of the last dec- m“fi'm uncovered unmistakable de- fects in the American banking struc- ture,” the Secretary said. “They con- stitute a source of weakness in our eco- nomic life, an d have been an important factor in the present g:lpresnlnn. They fundamental reforms. “ufi,o: D\‘a‘w‘ facts are as fol- lows: “1. During 1920 there was 8n enormous increase in the number of banks. In 1000 there were about 14,000; in 1920, over 30,000. In 1900 there was one bank for every 5,500 of the inhabitants of the United States; in 1920 one for every 3,500. . 'This excessive growth numberoth.nn'udmlnplrtm our dual system of State and national ve 3 :1‘: nl;o:l‘;tctoflvbfih State and national authorities have in the past granted bank charters too freely, a condition to which the controller of the currency directed atf jon as early A . During ve:iu of m“coumflnw -;:s‘: banking received every en , while branch was djscouraged and for the most part probibited. Failed to Meet Test. “4 The banking system of the United States as thus developed did not successfully meet_the test of ad- verse circumstances. In 12 years there have been over 10,000 bank Tailures, or over one failure for.every three active banks in the country in 1920. These failures have involved deposits agere- gating nearly $5,000,000,000. ey have brought untold hardships to countless individuals, and have intensi- fied the economic depression. The con- troller of the curren: inmrs repeatedly poin out weaknesses our existing system. “It is true that during the period in question the banks have had to strug- gle with extraordinarily difficult eco- nomic_conditions. This was _particu- larly true in the agricultural regions where sharply reclining prices, ac- companied by rapid depreciation in Jand values succeeded a rapid increase during the years prior to 1920, cre- ated unusual difficulties for the farm- ers and the barks that served them. “Various studies that have been made point to unescapable conclusions. The mortality rate is much greater among small banks than among the banks with larger resources. The earnings of most of the smaller institutions over the period of the last few vears have been entirely inadequate, making it im- possible for them to build up reserves. The cost of operation, and consequently the cost of the community which it serves, bears a direct relationship to the size of the bank. The losses sus- tained by the smaller institutions have been relatively greater and it is un- questionably true that a great number of the small banks have been unable to secure proper management. Size Not Guarantee. “This does not mean that mere size will of itself guarantee good banking or a sound banking structure. These facts, however, do indicate that the op- eration of & vast number of inde- pendent unit banks under such condi- tions that it is difficult for them either properly to diversify their assets, to make earnings, to procure competent management, or to command adequate resources, is a definite source of weakness in the American system of banking, “Our dusl system and the divided control which exists have tended to relaxation in banking law and regu- lations and to the development of un- sound practices in the management of the banks. Moreover, recent events have disclosed 2s never before the extent to which many banks with deposits pay- able on demand have allowed too large a proportion of their assets to become tied up directly or indirectly in capital commitments. Furthermore, in some instances the functions of commercial and investment banking have become merged under the same management to such an extent as to present a dif- ficult end important problem calling for remedy.” INSULAR HOUSE Fails to Meet in Fight Qver Pay of Representatives. MANILA, December 8 (#).—Disagree- the 20 years ended with AT 0DDS ing over an appropriation to increase | the pay of Representatives, the Insular House was unable to meet yesterday as scheduled in a special session of the Legislature called by Governor General ‘Theodore Roosevelt, jr. The Senate met briefly after which Maznuel Quezon, president of the s summoned all members of a caucus in an attempt to compose differences. The Governor General called the spe- cial session to rectify certain “inad- vertent defects in a few important bills” enacted at the regular session which ended November 9. KASHMIR (;ATS SWIM Frequently Go Into Water Search of Fish. in The swimming cats of Dal Lake, | Kashmir, Indio, are an example of ani- mals changing their habfe to mect ing | of them are ambitious for other careers. has in_recent | long HOHENZOLLERN THE E“"ENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1932. PRINCE LAUDS U. S. ATTITUDE TOWARD YOUTH Young German Gives His Views on America on Way to Fatherland. Finds Many Contrasts Here to Customs Abroad and Likes Them. A voung men who. but for the World War. 'might eventually Lave become Em- ?uor of Germany, got leave from job in the Ford plant at Dearborn and sailed home today to Germany. There bhe will spend the Christmas holidays with his father, the former Crown Pri id wit) aiser. e" the following ressions of his life his earlier days in the imperial household, and contrasting = life - and customs and standards in America with those in kis homeland. ere ant BY PRINCE LOUIS FERDINAND, NEW YORK, December 8 (NAN.A).— As I leave the United States today to spend the holiday season with my family in Germany, I carry with me certain definite_impressions of this country in which I feel I have learned so much and to which I shall return. Having only passed by 25th birthday anpiversary, such views as I have may be regarded here as just those of & young man. In Germany, vhere the youth movement has drawn so many of its recruits from those of 19 and 20, I already belong almost to an earlier gen- eration. Comparing Europe and America, it seems to me that the attitude here toward youth is more tolerant and kindly. People in America are more willing to listen to youth's ideas and ideals. Before the youth movement gained such impetus abroad the opin- ions of those in their early 20s were not held to be mature or experienced enough to merit attention. In Europe, age always tried to make itself more impressive. Here, youth tries to be old and age tries to be young. America More Conservative. Youth in Germany still shows the effect of undernourishment during the last years of the war, As a result, I feel that it is a little overaged. It has seen its institutions tumble and has lived through a period of instability. It therefore is natural that it should have grown somewhat metaphysical and skeptical. Young America is still confident, still believes in the solidity and permanence of its institutions. And for that rea- son, it is more conservative. Associations between the sexes appear to me to be very much the same here as in Germany, Y men and young women mingle with the same freedom and have the same natural friendships, sometimes forbidden by the customs of Latin countries. There is the same sound comradeship, although in Ger- many the girls ps are a little less inclined to have practical inten- tions. I mean that they do not think quite so much about marriage. More Not only is there more dancing here, and T have found American girls beau- tiful dancers, but dancing seems to have a different place in the life of the community. In the United States it seems to me to be a natural expres- sion of a style of life. I might almost say it is symbolic of the soul. It has 8 distinguishing rhythm and gayety. Abroad, except for certain folk dances, dancing is more of a soeial formality. Easy to Make Friends. The fact that there may be more drinking_among young people in the United States does not impress me as much as the importance attached to.it. any 15 one of those matters too unim| nt to furnish a subject of conversation. I'think it is easier to meet persons in this country on a free and friendly basis. In Europe matters have been in an institutional relationship for so that there has not been the same unity for simple human relation- . Here two persons may become friends without knowing just what each other’s exact standing or occupation may be. LOUIS FERDINAND. The German educational system, which I believe is excellent, provides for’ a stetner discipline and less free- dom of choice in studies than the American system. In Germany it is| possible for a pupil to take selective | courses only by adding them to the prescribed course. I know something of German public schools, because my brothers and I attended them. I was 6 years old when the World ‘War began, and it ended on my eleventh birthday. Naturally, I don't remember much about it, although I have one clear recollection which made an im- ression on both myself and one of my rothers. It has to do with the fact that, to- ward the end of the war, to our great satisfaction, the formalities which hedged us in grew less. Taken on a short trip, we, who always had been surrounded by guards and had ridden in private cars, were permitted to travel in a crowded third-class compartment. We talked to every one and had a fine time. That was a big day for us. Attended High School. Although we were brought up simply as possible, we were, until the end of the war, instructed by tutors. Then, as my mother and younger brothers were at our home in Oels and there was no longer money to run two large establishments, my older brother, William, and I lived in a few rooms of our home at Potsdam and went to the public high school there. We went to that school for five years, being joined by our younger brothers, Hubert and Fritz, when they were considered old enough. Fritz visited me here in the United States not long ago and enjoyed himself immensely. He now is attending the University of Berlin, where I was gradu- ated and took my Ph. D. My brother, William, also went to that university. ‘This Christmas will not, of course, be quite the same as those we used to spend at our home, Cecilienhof, in Potsdam. When we were children the holiday celebration really used to begin with the first Sunday in Advent, when we would light one candle, adi a candle on each of the three succeeding Sundays. And when we went to bed on each of these Sunday evenings we would put our shoes outside the door, instead of hanging up stockings as you do here, and they would be filled Wwith small gifts, On Christmas eve, which we called holy night, we would go over to my grandfather’s palace and my fathers five brothers and all our cousins would he there for a big family party. There was always a tall tree with real candles, not these little electric lights, and a long table heaped with presents. And grandfather used to show us our gifts and, when they were toy en- gines and tracks and such things as small bo‘s like, he often would sit down on the floor with us and help us put them together and show us how they worked. Probably most of us remember as among the happiest periods of our lives the days when we were small enough for toys. | b; Al North American News- ance, Inc.) MacDowell Music Supplies Contrast To New York Noise Festival ConcertPresented In Carnegie Hall Last Night. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 8.—There is too much noise at Seventh avenue and Pifty-seventh street—street cars, fire trucks, police cars and ambulances, all in a great hurry, as though chasing the Tacket of their own shrieking sirens. | It was most noticeable last night | when one stepped into it from Carnegie | Hall and the peace and classical state- liness of Edward Alexander MacDowell’s | music, a full evening of numbers from the library of the American composer’s | genius. A festival concert, it was called, | commemorating_the twenty-fifth anni- | versary of the Peterboro, N. H., colony for creative artists, which was Mac- | Dowell's dream, realized by his wife's | efforts through the years following his | death. The artistry of Ernest Hutcheson (who played the piano part of the concerto), of Ernest Schelling (who conducted), and of Ruth Draper, who | read poems written at the colony by | Edwin Arlington Robinson—three times Pulitzer prize winner—was notable; but | | | NEETING WLL AP FRAT ON PAY CUT | Session of All Federal Em-| ployes Called by Local Federation. Determining to fight the twofold pay | cut and other restrictive legislation with | BRITTEN IN FAVOR OF NEW TAX LEVY Declares Beer and Sales Charges Would Make Re- ductions Unneeded. (Continued Prom Pist Page.) while not predicting what he thinks should be done at this session, expressed | the general thought today that economy should be applied to the Government’s service in a way that will keep as many peog!e as possible at work. I would like to see Government work | distributed among as many people as possible,” Senator Bingham said. “The furlough plan I opposed as being ex-| tremely difficult to operate. At the same time it has been shown that the furlough plan permitted the employment cf sub- stitutes, in the Post Office Dep-rtment particularly, who could not have had work under a straight pay cut. Aban- donment of the furlough plan would mean the loss of work on the part of these substitutes. “If we extend the furlough plan it would mean a greater spread of em- ployment. In my oglnlon. it is better to give pecple something to do than to force them to accept charity by throw- ing them out of work entirely, “Any extension of Government econ- omy is bound to cause suffering and hardship, and any increase in expenses, resulting in increased taxation, also causes suffering and hardship. T hope we can work out something that will mean the absolute dismissal of as few people as possible. We have not had much testimony regarding the admin- istrative furlough, except that it seems to give a chance for favoritism and to work contrary to the principles of the civil service law. “The Democrats won the election on a platform calling for & reduction of 26 per cent in the running expenses of the Government. That means, of course, relief for the taxpayers and additional burdens for those in the Government service,” Hearings before the Economy Com- mittee ended yesterday. The commit- tee at an early date will confer with Controller General McCarl, who has been kept busy during the year inter- preting the economy law. It will also confer with Director Hines of the Vet- erans’ Administration regarding some administrative matters in the Veterans: Bureau, but not touching the question of compensation t& veterans, which is being handled by & separate joint committee. It is not likely that the Senate Econ- omy Committee will decide on recom- mendations for the next fiscal year until the first appropriation bill comes over from the House. New Committee Possible. Prospect of a new Economy Commit- tee in the House, to which would be re- ferred the President’s recommendations, developed in the House today. Demo- cratic leaders have been discussing the advisability of such a committee and action is expected before the end of this week. Many members of the House are holding in leash their feelings against the recommendations for further sal- ary slashing until united action can be taken on a general policy to be worked out by the party leaders. Representative Thomas L. Blanton, Democrat, Texas, a member of the Ap- propriation Committee and one of those | strongest for economies in the Federal | service, said today: “I do not want to see the small salaries cut any more than they have been already. I am not in favor of cutting the salaries that are below the average. I am in favor of cutting hard on the high sal-| aries and believe that any salary slash- ing should begin at the top. | “It is only proper that the President's | recommendations should be considered in a way that will not work an injustice to_the Government employes.” Representative Frank R. Reid, Re- publican, Illinois, saild today that he had emphasized during his campaign and had been re-elected on his conten- tion against the cutting of salaries. McCormack Opposes Cuts. Representative McCormack, Demo- crat, of Massachusetts, who is being considered for the floor leadership in the next Congress, is one of the most outspoken opponents of salary reduc- tions, saying he believes that as a logi- cal conclusion it increases the depres- sion rather than helps toward a return of prosperity. “My position on this subject ought to | be thoroughly understood by the mem- bers of Congress and by the Govern- ment employes,” he sald today. “I op- posed the furlough plan and all pro- Eosals for salary reductions. You can't ring back prosperity by destroying purchasing power and instilling fear into the minds of the people that their means of livelihood will be cut off. | “It anything, some of the irregulari- ties and injustices of the present fur- lough plan should be eliminated. As I opposed the furlough plan, naturally I | am against the further cuts recom-| mended by President Hoover.” which they are faced, the District of Columbia_Federation of Federal Em- | ployes last night began laying plans for | a mass meeting of all Federal employes | to go over the situation and give ex- | pression of thelr views. | The Organization Committee will have | charge of the demonstration. The federation adopted a resolution pledging support to Luther C. Steward, national president, and Miss Gertrude McNally, secretary-treasurer, in press- ing the following program before Con- | gress: | Opposition to pay cut and enforced | payless leave. | Repeal of marital status section of | economy act. | Restoration to department heads of | right to fill vacancies. Maintenance of the classification sys- | em. Three new delegates were received, | it was the MacDowell music that pro- vided the sharp contrast against the | background of roar and racket in the | streets outside. | Mrs, MacDowell, the composer's widow, spoke. She said Peterboro was not a place where artists could go and | have inspiration, but rather a place | where inspired artists could work out their dreams under ideal conditions. Because the annual migration of cari- bou from the Yukon territory of Alaska to the Pairbanks district has been un- usually large this season, gold pros- pectors have been able to store an | ample supply of meat this Winter. i { Mrs. Elsle M. Shepherd and Edwin R. | Paul of Bureau of Standard Local 260 and L. C. McNemar of Local No. 2, Navy Department. ’ The Entertainment Committee was | instructed to arrange a banquet in Jan- | uary when the Executive Council of the | National Federation meets. Bites Off Pointer's Finger. CHICAGO, December 8 (P)—Frank | de Stepano dces not like people who | point. He was held to the grand jury 0.4 a charge of mayhem for biting | three-quarters of an inch off the index finger hony Pecogs. By the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, December 8 —Reindeer may have been supplanted by modern methods cof transportaticn in the tales of Santa Claus’ annual Y ''grimage on Christmas eve, but word comes from the “frozen North” that these animals are still a mighty factor, trek for the fourth con-ecutive Winter, driven by nine men and two women on skis, are nearing the end of their long | hike, toward the Mackenzie River Delta, near the Aretic Ocean. needs. je “waiT and uq’h‘o{flsh ) For many of the herd it will mean > cats, it is said, frequently jump the end of everythting, for it has been | tane swim in decreed They should ' becom 1mc:..‘suf=hmd that e & source of meat supply for natives in the JOURNEY’S END NEAR FOR 3,400 REINDEER ON 1,800-MILE TREK { Animals Purchased From Ranch by Canada Have Been Hiking Since 1929. |area east of the Mackenzie suflermx! from game depletion. | This is how it all came about. Thé& Canadian government, Carl Lomen, president of the Lomen Reindeer Cor- | poration, explained, bought the rein- deer and it was up to him to deliver them from his ranch in Western Alaska, | L-men, here for a visit from Nome, | seid the long walk began in 1929. As| As this is written 3,400 of them on |the crow flies, the distance to b2 cov- | Ju | ered 15 1,000 miles, but, as the reindeer | goes, it is 1,800, he estimated. Same | days the herd advances a mile, while on others perhaps the mileage mounts 18, to 18. More than three-fourths ‘of the dis- herdsm the en. the herd delivered by early Spring or A. F. of L. to Join Fight. The American Federation of Labor | will do all in its power to prevent the | proposed 11 per cent cut from becom- | ing effective, it was announced by Frank | G. Morrison, secretary. In the absence of the fedcratlun'!wh president, William Green, who has been out of town since the President an- nounced his proposal, Mr. Morrison de- clined to discuss what steps, if any, will be taken by the federation in opposi- tion to the cut. He pointed out, however, that at the convention last month in Cincinnati the | federation went on record by promising “to give every aid to the Government employes” in defeating the first cut | contained in the economy act passed by the last session of Congress. Mr. Mor- rison indicated his organization is even | more strongly opposed to the second cut. ASSOCIATION TO SEEK DATA ON MILK PRICES Friendship Citizens Appoint Com- mittee After Hearing Prices Are Higher Here. After speakers asserted that milk prices are higher in the District than in other large Eastern cities, the Friend- ship Citizens' Association last night ap- pointed a committee to gather data on prices in Washington and neighboring cities for submission at a subsequent meeting. Plans for a membership drive in Jan- uary were discussed at last night's meeting, held in Janney School. Twelve members were named subchairmen of the Membership Committee to make a house-to-house canvass of the com- munity during January. Harry Priedman, local attorney and president of the association, appointed the leaders of the membership drive. WINS $15,000 VERDICT Gustave C. Hertz, former auditor for the Commonwealth Finance Corpo= ration, has been awarded a verdict for $15000 damages against William A. Mills, former disbursing agent for the company. The award was made by a y before Justice Joseph W. Cox. ertz claimed he had assisted Mills in preparing income tax matters that had saved Mills payment of a large sum of money. Attorney Robert H, McNejll repre- sented the plaintiff. —_— Paris has banned the\ue‘dluw horns between midnight and 5 a. m. ADVENTURER HELD IN-YAGHT SLAYING Welshman Denies He Killed| Wanderwell, but Admits Fighting With Him. By the Assoclated Press. LO8 ANGELES, December 8.—In a darkened shack near the Los Angeles River bottoms, police today found Wil- liam James Guy, 24-year-old Welsh soldier of fortune and suspect in the mysterious slaying of Capt. Walter ‘Wanderwell, globe-trotting adventurer. ‘Wanderwell was shot to death Monday night at Long Beach, aboard his di- lapidated yacht Carma. Guy offered an alibi that six persons could testify he was nowhere near the scene of the murder. “I know what you want—I've been expecting you,” said Guy as police broke into the house. “But didn’t kill ‘Wanderwell. I just moved here a day or two ago because I knew I would be suspected. I was thinking of giving myself up.” Guy had been sought for more than 24 hours. The widow of the captain said Guy had threatened her husband over financial matters and had engaged in a fist fight with him. Tliegal Entry Admitted. Guy was further linked with the slaying by two persons who were aboard the yacht when Wanderwell was slain. Edmund Zeranski, Hollywood camera- man, and Cuthbery Wills, engineer of the yacht, said Guy talked like and ap- peared to be the man who wore a gray suit and who had inquired through a porthole for Capt. Wanderwell shortly before he was found dead in his cabin. ‘The suspect admitted he had en- tered the United States illegally and had voted in the last presidential elec- tion. He said he was a native of Car- diff, Wales. Alone and without food, young Guy admitted he had been hiding since last Tuesday morning—the day after the shooting. On a couch were numerous newspapers. “I knew I would be caught pretty soon,” he said. er. The youthful adventurer, who quar- reled with Wanderwell after a journey with the latter through South America, admitted he had engaged in a fight with the globe-trotter and had differ- ences with him over money matters. Met Party in Buenos Aires. “I met Wanderwell and his party in Buenos Aires in September or October of last year,” he said. “My wife and myself answered an advertisement that he had placed in a local newspaper. We paid him $200 to join his troupe in his expedition to motor from Buenos: Aires to_San Francisco. “My wife went ahead with the main party and I remained in Buenos Aires for 14 days for the purpose of earning $50 to cumfleu my payments to Wan- derwell as in the beginning I had only given him §150. “We had trouble almost from the time that I joined the troupe and when he got to Colon, Panama, Wanderwell sneaked ‘away and deserted the party. He and Mrs. Wanderwell and the auto left Colon by ship. “The rest of us were in a miserable ; financial condition, broke and unable to earn a living. “The mext time I saw Wanderwell was after I had worked my way to the United States and met him in an apart- ment house where I had learned he ‘was stopping, following his automobile which I bad seen on a street in Los Angeles.” Denies Knowledge of Murder. Guy said he had a fight with Wander- well when he saw him. Two other men were present, he sald. “I have never seen or directly heard from Wanderwell since the episode m] the apartment,” Guy continued. *“I know nothing whatsoever about the murder. I have not seen the boat. The reason I did not come in to give myself up when I learned through the news- papers that I was being sought was because I was afraid I would be jailed for illegal entry and voting.” Capt. Wanderwell had organized a crew of man and woman passengers, all of whom had signed to get around the navigation laws, as the Carma was declared by marine authorities to be unseaworthy. The party was to sail this week end for the South Seas on an around-the-world cruise. As on previous adventurous expeditions, Wanderwell had organized the present cruise by advertising for passengers willing to sign on as members of the crew and share expenses. Among those who had agreed to the voyage aboard the former rum runner were waitresses, writers, the son of the Duke of Man- chester and roustabout scamen. The members of the crew said toda; they will go if Mrs. Aloha Wanderwell takes command, although there were| guarded admissions the announcement of the start had been met with oppo- sition because several members of the| party doubted the battered hulk of the vessel would stand the trip. Although police believed they were near a solution of the slaying with the arrest of Guy, they continued to work on other clues in the face of the state- ment by Mrs. Wanderwell that her hus- band had “a thousand enemies.” ‘There was the belief his slaying may | ave been a desperate attempt to pre-| vent the world cruise in the unsea- worthy craft, that somewhere in the captain’s past life in which many wom- en figured might be the motive for the killing. Also, there had been a re- ported quarrel on two instances between Wanderwell and the engineer, Wills, Wanderwell Married Three Times. Wills was quoted as saying it was “suicide to go” and his wife reportedly tried to organize an “opposition” tour of Mexico. Gasoline-soaked rags were found several places in the hull the night of the killing. As they learned the story of Wander- well's association with many women, detectives said they found Wanderwell had been married three times—to Miss Gilvis Hall of Victoria, British Col- umbia, during the World War; to a woman whose name was not gearned and then to the woman Who is now his widow. He appeared in Atlanta, Ga., where he was interned ai us- pected German spy, with social worker and later assoclated with an- other religious worker, Meanwhile members of the cruise party remained aboard the Carma, charging 10 cents » head to curiosity seekers who wished to visit the scene. Mrs, Wanderwell said her husband would be buried at sea after the in- quest. e WOOLWORTH TO ERECT NEW BUILDING HERE Construction of Chain Store at Sev- enth and I Streets to Be Started Soon. Construction of a new building for the unit of the F. W. Woolworth Co. chain store which has been located for 20 years at Seventh and I streets is to be started soon, according to plans revealed today. ‘Working drawings already have been prepared and bids for the construction work are to be opened in Philadelphia December 16. A number of local con- tractors have submitted estimates. The new building is to be of two stories and an exterior of limestone and granite, it is announced, The building will be 60 by 88 feet. Plans have been prepared by the architectural di of the concern at Philadelphia. | O “ Guy was held on suspiclon of mur- [ South American trip. Mr. and Mrs. Wanderwell are shown above.—A. P. Photo. T Yacht Slaying Mystery S e BUFFALO FOR FOOD 250 in Yellowstone Park Herd to Be Slaughtered for Christmas. By the Associated Press. YELLOWSTONE PARK, Wyo., De- cember 8.—Staple diet of their ane cesters, but only an occasional delicacy during the past half century, buffalo meat again this Winter will be ijssued to Indians of the Northwesi to supple~ ment diminished larders. While to the youth among the tribes« men, perhaps, this Christmas present of Uncle Sam means only a full stom- ach, to their elders it conjures recol= lections of ancient glories, forgotten prowess with spear and arrow behind thunderous hoofbeats on the open plains when the buffalo were plenty and the Indian free to hunt them. Now, except for those carefully guarded in Yellowstone Park and other public and private preserves, the bufe has gone and the Indian settled down to less thrilling pastimes. Must Dispose of 250. But the great herd in the Western park is outgrowing its range and about 250 of the 800 head must be disposed of. Most will be butchered and turned over to the Crow and Blackfeet Indians, Chief Max Big Man, of the Crow trible was a recent visitor to the park and aided the rangers in the round-up of the Buffalo. It wasn't the first time he had seen 5o many of these animals, and he has gone home to his people to spread the ggod news that Ehzy will soon be feastiig on buffalo meat, as they were privileged to do last Winter. In telling of the feast last year, Chief Max Bl; Man said: “When I received the buffalo meat I wondered if I was dreaming. On Christmas day I ine vited in all the old Indians who lived when the buffalo were plentiful and as they put the meat in their mouths the; remembered their happy days that wl‘ return no more. They tasted the meat, bowed their heads and they all had something to say of the bygone days, There were tears in their eyes as “ey spoke. We shall remember the meat every Christmas as long as we live.” N the eve of his departure for the South Seas with a band of fellow ad- venturers, Walter Wanderwell, globe trotter and soldier of fortune, was slain aboard his yacht at Long Beach, Calif. Police are pursuing a clue given by his wife, Mrs. Aloha Wanderwell, who said her husband's life had been threatened by a former companion of Wanderwell on a Post Head Raps Proposed Plan. ‘The new Government pay cut pro- posed ing and is indefensible,” Thomas F. Do- lan, president of the United National Association of Post Office Clerks, de- clared in a statement today. He ment present or propesd wage slashes.” e SR S S SR 2 S SR S Five Sent to New Homes. Last year 200 buffalo were butchered and the meat distributed to charitable organizations in Montana, Wyom and Idaho and to six Indian reserva’ tions in Montana, Three buffalo have been sent on & 3,300-mile train {oumey to the estate of Asa G. Candler, jr, wealthy soft drink manufacturer, at Atlanta, Ga. Two other animals accompanied this trio as far as St. Paul, Minn., whence &:& were sent to a park at Virginis, oo LIONS HEAR GORDON Club Members Told of Advantages of Outdoor Life. Physical and recreational advantages of outdoor life were outlined by Seth Gordon, president of the American Game Association, at a luncheon meet- ing of the Lions Club yesterday in the Mayflower Hotel. Dr. Sterling V. Mead and Dr. James R RS R0y Alexander Lyon were introduced as new | Imports into Venezuela are members. Leonard W. De Gast presided. to increase in the next few m U. S. PAY CUT HIT Office Clerks’ Association “passes all rational understand- added that “no substantial argu- has been offered in defense of the ey |MENS WEAR [ i i nk Gifts Men Prefer Practical, wearable gifts that are exceptional in quality without being excessive in price. 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