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_A—2 = COLLIER SEES GAIN FOR BEER MEASURE Witnesses Tell Committee Plan Would Give New Life to Many Industries. (Continued From First Page.) none will be until opposition to the legislation is recorded, probably early next week. Tomorrow. Secretary of the Treasury is to testify, but whether as a spokesman for the administration has not been announced. A flurry of dispute in the committee was caused todgy by the prediction of George P. McCabe of the Associated Producers of Cereal Beverages that legalization of beer would have a psy- chological effect beneficial to- business. Representative Treadway, Republican, of Massachusetts, wanted to know “will the man in the street—the mill work- er, for instance—have any money to spend for beer? It looks to me that there will be no increase in the amount of money spent.” Representative McCormack, Democrat, of Massachusetts, interrupted to say that by “legalizing beer you will divert money spent for illegal liquor for legal, taxable beer.” Wants 2.75 Minimum, At the outset of the third day's hear- ing McCabe recommended a beer of not Jess than 2.75 per cent and a $5-a- barrel tax. He said his association rep- Tesents breweries with an invested capi- tal_of $58,000,000 and a capacity of | 11,500,000 barrels. | Attendance at the hearings had | dwindled and only a few spectators were | sent. “The brewers recommend that the law be so amended as to discourage the illicit manufacturer and the boot- Jegger, and to guarantee a pure, health- 1ful, non-intoxicating beer which can be sold through the ordinary channels of distribution now in use for near beer,” McCabe said, “and without those re- strictions which must surround the sale of intoxicating liquor. “We ask for an amendment of the Volstead act which will require the manufacture, under permit from the Bureau of Industrial Alcohg), of beer, ale and porter of the alcoholic strength determined upon by Congréhs.” Silent on Wine Scwtion. He declined to discuss the wine sec- ition in the bill, but suggested “a sav- /ing clause” be inserted that in the ‘event the wine provision is held un- constitutional the beer provision may remain on the statute books. McCabe said 2.75 per cent beer would ibe “a soft drink” and should be per- {mitted to be sold at places where soft . fdrinks are sold. McCabe said that on an estimated 40,000,000-barrel consumption, the pro- iposed $5-a-barrel tax would produce 18200,000,000 a year. “Our position in regard to the tax on beer is that the lower the rate, with- /in reasonable limits, the larger the reve- nue which will be secured from in- creased sales,” he said. | McCabe said that if permission were jgranted for sale at places where soft drinks are sold, it would be a guaran- [tee against the return of the saloon. ! He said in answer to a.question by {Treadway as to what tax could be |Placed, if “beer is to sell for 5 cents {8 glass,” that the retailer at 5 cents g‘lmglm gets about $25 a barrel for his {beer. “You can figure it out from there,” the witness added. Sees Aid to Industry. He agreed with Representative Estep, 'Republican, of Pennsylvania, that it ;would be “better to fix the maximum content at 3.2 instead of the 2.75.” }, Next, Joseph Dilworth of Pittsburgh ‘testified for “the Committee on In- dustrial Rehabilitation,” which he de- scribed as an off-shoot of the set-up ;growing out-of White House couferences ‘last year. “This would help industries that have suffered more than any other indus- tries,” he gaid. Reports from New York, Pittsburgh, ‘Milwaukee and St. Louis, he said, were that brewers there were “ready to spend Trom $40,000,000 to $50,000,000 at once, if beer was legalized.” “You can imagine what that means over the country as a whole if propor- tionate sums are spent in other sections.” Far West Prepared. Representative Horr, Republican, of ‘Washington, testified that before' his State went dry in 1916, $14,000,000 was invested in breweries, 1,500 men were employed, and the products sold for $4,026,000, In the recent election, he said, “the bone dry law” in his State ‘Was repealed. “Our people are prepared for the sale of beer,” he said. An estimate that 12,000,000 barrels would be required if 40,000,000 barrels ©f beer were produced in the first year beer was legal was made by Edward Verdi, Hoboken, N. J., representing the | Associated Cooperage Industries of | America. He estimated it would keep 15,750 men employed for nine months yearly. The timber, he said, would come iargely from Ar] Mississippi, Louisiana, ‘Tennessee, tucky and Missouri. In addition, Verdi testified, the rail- roads would secure 24,400 cars of “long | haul freight” for the year from this timber. He said there would be 5,400 carloads of freight steel required for hoops. On this basis, he estimated 1,825 men would be given employment for a year in making the steel. Truck Men Expect Boom. D. C. Fenner of New York, on behalf | of the Mack-International Motor Truck Corporation, estimated “that about 5,000 motor trucks will be required to col- THE EVENING ANTISALOON NI | PREPARES FIGHT National Convention Opens to | Study Means of Blocking Wet Proposals. Gathering their forces here during the midst of the wet drive for beer, light wines and repeal, the Anti-Saloon League of America, in a specially-called national convention at the Raleigh Hotel today launched into an intensive study of ways and means to “resist re- peal” of the eighteenth amendment. For four days the leading figures of the league will work on the problem and hold a series of rallies at various churches. The rally tonight will be held at the First Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets, beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Among the speakers listed are Bishop Ernest G. Richardson of Philadelphia, president of the Anti-Saloon League; Dr. F. Scott McBride, general superin- tendent of the league, who will speak on the subject “Repeal, Repeal”; Dr. A. J. Barton of Wilmington, N. C., chairman of the Executive Committee of the league, who is president of the National Conference of Organizations Support! the Eighteenth Amend- ment, and Bishop W. N. Ainsworth of Birmingham, Ala. Pilgrimage Planned. ‘Tomorrow morning there will be an- other conference of workers and to- morrow afternoon there will be a “Con- stitutional cun:u.:‘ l‘nh;::; 1Ior’mt of ‘l! pilgrimage to points of ric interest. Tomotrow night's rally will be at Cal- vary Baptist Church, and the Sunday afternoon rally will be held at 2:30 o'clock at the First Congregational Church. The convention will close Monday afternoon with a roll call rally at the First Congregational Church. Latest developments in the prohibi- tion situation were laid before the first | session of State superintendents and workers this morning at the hotel. Sergt. Alvin C, York, famous World War figure, and now president of the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, at Jamestown, Tenn., drew on his expe- riences in war, to counsel the league leaders at the noon luncheon confer- ence today to “take new courage, fortify u:'sux, and go forward to win new v “Went to Sleep on Job.” “The Anti-Saloon League went to 'p on the job,” charged Sergt. York. ter gaining sufficient dry strength throughout the country to lead prohibi- tion forces in gumng the eighteenth amendment in the Constitution and en- acting the Volstead act, the speaker said the league had “gone to sleep,” and aft- er losing a principal battle in the loss of 15 States which now have no State enforcement codes, it had “waked up.” “Put on an educational program ! against intoxicating liquors throughout the country,” advised the speaker. “Turn back from worldly things and go back to prayer to help accomplish your pur- pose,” he advised. “If a war is on, and you lose one battle, don’t give up. You should take courage, fortify yourself, take new heart and go forward to | fight. Now is the time for a new battle.” Declaring he had voted for Roosevelt for President, Sergt. York insisted, how- ever, that he did not agree with Roose- velt's wet program. The Nation-wide Democratic vote which swept this party | into power in November, York believes, was not a “wet” protest, but an “economic” protest. “There was no real choice for the drys make between Hoover and Roosevelt,” said Sergt. York, “so I voted for my party, like many | other drys throughout the country.” ~ | Prefers Eighteenth Amendment. Admitting that the congressional | situation looked strongly wet, he said | personally he was against both repeal, and return of light wines or beer, but | that if the wets were determined to get something, he hoped it would be only | light wines and beer, leaving eighteenth amendment in the Constitu- tion. With him Sergt. York brought the Tennessee Mountain Quartet, which sl the | ference. In the upper picture the Chase (at the Vice President's left) Wagner. office. STAR, WASHINGTO Farm Delegations Received at Capitol Vice President Curtis and Speaker Garner today weré presented with peti- tions demanding farm relief by commitiees of the Farmers’ National Relief Con- | ice President is shown with a committee | consisting of (left to right) George Keith, Lewis Bentley, chairman; Mrs. Elba , Karl Dahlsten (in back) and Fred E. ¢ The lower photograph shows the farmers' reception in Speaker Garner's| —Star Staff and A. P. Photos. | RF.C. POLICY WINS, SENATE APPROVAL “Clean Bill of Health” Indi-| cated After Special Com- mittee’s Session. By the Associated Press. 1 A “clean bill of health” for the Re- construction Finance Corporation was indicated today following a meeting of | the special Senate committee created to | investigate the relief organization’s | loan policy. | After a review of the corporation’s | loans in an executive meeting, members | indicated no fault would be found with | the administration of the gigantic Gov- ernment agency on the basis of records s0_far examined. ‘These did not include loans made for a short period early last Summer, how- ever, before the House began to make the transactions of the corporation | public. The committee agreed, Chairman | Couzens announced, not to recommend making public the loans made by the corporation prior to the enactment of the relief bill last Summer. Loans since that time have been pub- lished by the clerk of the House. Couzens said the committee had de- cided to ask the corporation for & record of loans made since last Spring, and that these would be investigated before the committee makes its report in_January, | The loans already investigated, and | given approval by the committee in-| clude the reported $90,000,000 loan to| the Dawes bank in Chicago, which | was mentioned frequently during the | recent presidential campaign, In a formal proclamation late yes- terday, President Hoover extended the | period under which the corporation may make loans to relieve destitution and | e;pediu public works until January 22, 1934. | The act creating the Reconstruction | Corporation included a proviso to the | effect that loans might be made at any | | time prior to the expiration of one year | | from the date of the enactment hereof.” | | sang with Homer Rodeheaver at the | The act was signed by the President lect materials for and distribute the | luncheon today and will be heard at |last January 22, | products of American breweries in the first year of the resumption of ac- t s | “This potential market will revive a production which is now less than 20 per cent of normal. It will return to| employment thousands of skilled work- | men whose purchases will materially future sessions. The quartet consists of Brooks and Ray Dunford. One of the songs they sang appropriate to the Sweeter the Victory,” was written Eugene Wright of the quartet. Others on the program at the noon luncheon were Dr. Melbourne P. yn by assist trade in centers ofetruck manu- | facture, maintenance, operation and servicing.” Fenner said return of beer “will re- turn to the Federal Government exclsc‘ taxes upon these new vehicles, their | parts, tires and equipment, and also | upon the fuel they may consume,” Boyn- ton of Chicago. Dr. R. L. Wood of Pet- worth Methodist Episcopal Church of this city and George H. Wilson of Quincy, Il | erat, of New York, who sponsored legal- | adding that 30,000 men not now em- | ization of' the “bottled highball” of 10 ployed immediately would be put back to work in truck plants and that $25,000,000 would be expended for| trucks. Alcohol Held Necessary. | Dr. John A. Harriss of New York | testified alcohol was necessary as a stimulant “to some who actually need it He advocated “final repeal” of the i eighteepth amendment and said places where liquor is sold should be held re- sponai!~ for abuses. The Statss should have the power to_control this problem, he added Dr. Harriss appeared as a representa- tive of restaurant interests. Arthur W. Berresford of the National Electrical Manufacturers' Association, New York, said the interests of his group in the proposed modification “lies directly in the use for its products which would result, and which is esti- mated in the neighborhood of $50,000,- 000 during the 12 months following the | enactment of a reasonable bill.” These figures he based partly on “not unreasonable” estimates of the brewing industry that 50,000,000 barrels of beer woulé % proauced in the 12 months, Limiting individual testimony to 10 minutes to conclude the hearings next Tuesday, the committee -yesterday saw exhibits of bootleg beer and “bottled highballs” and heard Matthew Woll, wvice president of the American Federa- tion of Lebor, say that what America needs is a “good 5-cent glass of beer.” ‘It wes Representative Celler, Demo- ’ to 11 per cent alcohal, four of which he | exhibited with the permission of J. M Doran, commissioner of the Bureau of | Industrial Alcohol. | ‘Two bottles of “bootleg beer,” which he said was “good beer” and contained 5.2 per cent alcohol, were displayed by | Frank Schwab, former mayor of Buffalo, | N. Y. representative of the Broadway Products Association and Tonawanda Beverage Co. “You must have beer over 3 per cent | by weight,” Schwab said, “to have real | beer. How can we compete with boot- leg beer with 2.75 per cent beer?” Job Increase Claimed. “If the alcoholic content is 3,20 per cent by weight and the tax is fixed at $5 a barrel” sald Woll in his testi- mony, “then T feel that the United States is in sight of a tremendous reversal of | psychology and in sight of a tremen- | | dous increase in employment.” In arguing for his “bottled highball,” Representative Celler, said: 1 “We are a Nation of hard whisky drinkers. prohibition to the contrary notwithstanding. We have been con- suming 160,000,000 gallons of liquor | yearly under prohibition.” With a tax of 4 cents an ounce on | his_ “bottled highball” he said the| revenue return “on a conservative esti- | mate will be $600,000,000 yearly.” The estimated revenue of $200,000,000 from legalized beer and $30,000,000 from 1t also provided, however, that “the | | Clyde Wright, Eugene Wright, Kelly | President may from time to time post- | forcement League; pone such date of expiration for such | | additional period or periods as he may | occasion, “The Hotter the Battle, the | deem necessary, not to exceed two years | Vida Milholland of th | rom the date of the enactment hereof.” | MARILYN MILLER TO WED; , | NOW ILL IN LONDON; | | SRue |Engaged to Marry Don Alvarado. Misses Bremen Back to United States. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 9.—Marilyn Mil- ler said today that she is engaged to marry Don Alvarado, the motion pic- ture actor, but a date for the wedding has not been set. The actress has been ill since her arrival in London Tuesday and was still | confined to bed today in her hotel here. | Alvarado, who accompanied her on | an enforced transatlantic voyage when | they failed to get off the steamer | Bremen before it pulled out of New | York, was also here. Five others in | the party who made the ocean crossing under the same cifcumstances caught | the same boat back today from Southampton. All seven were given permits to re- main in England until today's return | sailing of the Bremen. | It was understood later that special permits have been given Miss Miller and Alvarado allowing them to remain | until December 17, on which date they expect to leave on the steamer Europs. | & . . Marshal Averescu Collapses. } BUCHAREST, Rumania, December 9 | (#).—Marshal Averescu, wartime leader of Rumania’s army and outspoken critic of King Carol, fainted on the rostrum of the Senate yesterday while making a speech. He was first thought to have e, Celler estimated, would be insuffi- clent to overcome the Treasury deficit. suffered a stroke, but his condition im- proved rapidly. [ Dry Crusader SERGT. ALVIN YORK. —Star Staff Photo. 'WOMEN TO OPPOSE BEER AT HEARING Will Seek to Present Experts Be- fore House Ways and Means Committee. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody and members | of the Woman's National Committee for Law Enforcement, of which she is chair- man, will seek to present testimony of experts on the beer question, including that of Dr. Howard A. Kelly of Johns Hopkins University, at hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee early next w The organization, Mrs. Peabody said, will oppose any greater alcoholic con- tent in beer than the half of 1 per | cent specified in the Volstead act. Others expected to testify before the House Committee will include Mrs. Harvey Wiley, president of the District Federation of Women's Clubs; Mrs, Jesse W. Nicholson, chairman of the Woman's National Democratic Law En- Mrs. Leigh Colvin, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, New York; Miss he National Com- mittee for Law Enforcement, New York, and Miss Margaret Hamilton of New York. THREE GIVEN TERMS IN EAGLES’ LOTTERY; MANN GETS 5 MONTHS (Continued From First Page.) consider their physical condition. It 15 d?ublful that they can stand prison lite.” Ottinger told the court that Mann is suffering from angina pectoris. Steuer | then offered a physician’s affidavit as | to McGuire’s physical condition. $1,750,000 Taken In. The two counts on which the defend- ants were sentenced were that they had | caused lottery tickets to be shipped in | interstate commerce and that they con- spired to ship lottery tickets in inter- | state commerce. Mann, head of the bazaar depart- ment and past president of the Frater- nal Order of Eagles, contracted with McGuire to promote a fund-raising en- ternrise which took the form of “char- ity frolics and dances” for local Eagle | aeries. for which prize tickets were sold, | Testimony during the trial showed | that more than $1,750,000 was taken in | on the enterprise, that the local aerigs | received 25 per cent of the gross, that | Mann and McGuire received $230,800 each in profits, and that Hering got a third of Mann’s share. Russian Airman Golovin claims the world gliding record by staying in the | shown, it was announced. | nomic unit has always been too small | ing_the crisis. air with passengers for 10 hours £6 minutes at Koktebel, in the Crimea, recently. D. C, FRIDAY, D FARMERS PRESENT. PLEA T0 CONGRESS Garner and Curtis Cordially Receive Delegations Bear- ing Petitions. Delegations of relief-seeking farmers, some clad in blue denim and wearing | leather boots, today presented to Vice | Presiddmit Curtis, Speaker Garner and | a number of other legislators formal | demands of the Farmers' National Re- lief Conference for immediate relief of oppressed agriculture. Curtis and Garner received the roughly-dressed groups with cordiality | and promised to bring their demands to the attention of Congress. A request | that a committee of the conference be allowed to read the petition on the | floor of the House and Senate was declined, however. Marching to the Capitol in a body from conference headquarters in the Typographical Temple, the determined farmers were halted temporarily by a squad of policemen who objected to the “parade.” Inspector Albert J. Headley was sent for and he agreed to allow the marchers to proceed into the Senate and House Office Buildings in small groups, arranged by States, after the farmers had shown they had appointments with varfous Senators and Representatives. Immediately after visiting the Cap- itol a small committee of the farmers, | headed by Phillip Smith, went to the White House, where President Hoover received them in his office. Smith said the President accepted their petition with the comment that he was not | familiar with its contents, but would examine it. In compliance with his promise, Curtis presented the petition to the Senate as soon as that body convened. In his office the Vice President told his visitors that he was sympathetic with the farmers and cognizant of their troubles. “Over two years ago,” he sald, “I tried to prevent any more foreclosures on farms. I know your farm problem and T know it is & vital one. I stated in all | my speeches recently that mortgages should be extended.” | ‘The Vice President listened attentive- ly to the pleas of the farm group and read carefully the list of demands, which included a $500,000,000 direct re- lief appropriation, Federal price regula- tion, a farm debt moratorium and other | drastic reforms. ‘The group, headed by Lewis C. Bentz- ley of Idaho, included one woman, Pisy Elba Chase of New Hampshire. widSe husband led the delegation to Speaker Garner's office. One of the farmers wore a heavy red sweater over a gray shirt and gray trousers tucked into high, red-topped leather boots. Another wore blue overalls and khaki shirt. Bentzley was dressed in business clothes. Cites Amelia Earhart. ‘When the Vice President advised his visitors of the rule against presentation of petitions from the floor, except through members of Congress, Mrs. Chase inquired if Amelia Earhart Put- | nam had not been admitted to the| floor. “Oh, no” Curtis said. “We ad- journed for 10 minutes on that oc- casion so we could shake hands with | her. We did the same thing, I neheve.i for Wiley Post and some others. I think you will make a mistake to ask for ad- mission to the floor, for that is never done for the purpose you want.” He suggested the farmers take their problems and demands to the Commit- tee on Agriculture. This plan, how- ever, already had been adopted. Lem Harris, secretary of the conference, visited Senator McNary’s office to make arrangements for & hearing next Mon- day or Tuesday. At the White House President Hoover received the farm delegation cordially, shaking hands with each member. These farmers also wore their fleld clothes, one being attired in blue denim. One of the delegates was colored. _ The various committees delegated to present petitions will report to the full conference at a meeting tonight in | Plasterers’ Hall, 1024 New Jersey avenue. Motion pictures of farming | operations in Soviet Russia will be | The con- ference will adjourn tomorrow. Demands Drafted. The farmers last night finished their task of adopting a legislative program to present to Congress. The conference voiced approval of the following de- mands: “A moratorium on mortgages, inter- est and rents for all farmers whose volume of production has until recently sustained the farm family at a decent standard of living. “Cancellation of mortgages, interest and feed and seed loans and debts for supplies and furnishing for farmers whose volume of production and eco- to carry the debt loan and support the family at & minimum health standard. (Marginal farmers, share croppers and others.) “Cancellation of back farm taxes and moratorium on future farm taxes dur- “During this national crisis Congress must declare all foreclosures, seizures of property and evictions illegal.” ““We farmers have no collateral,” the resolution concluded, “but we repre- sent the majority of the farm popula- tion. We have at last been forced to organize and present to this Congress our final demands. Pledge United Action. “If our duly elected national Repre- sentatives and Senators fail, as did the local, county and State authorities, then we pledge ourselves to protect our fel- low farmers from suffering and -thejr families from social disintegration, by our united gction.” adopted de- Another resolution manded: “The enactment of legislation which will provide production credit for all farm families so as to insure a basis for national consumption at normal levels. “The defeat of all proposals and the Tepeal of all legislation now in force which provides credit only for well-to~ do farmers and corporations with col- lateral.” Resolutions demanding Government price fixing for agricultural products and a *$500,000,000 appropriation to ald distressed farm population” were vociferously approved late yesterday by the conference. The convention advocated defeat of any legislation based on the theory of surplus production. “While millions of our population are undernourished through loss of purchas- ing power,” the resolution said, “the acceptance of the surplus theory is a crime against society.” Some of the speakers interpreted the resolution as expressing opposition to the e:{gort debenture, equalization fee and e various domestic allotment farm relief proposals awaiting consider- ation by Congress. Others, however, contended that these proposals might )u?rle some merit and were worth a trial. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band Orchestra this evening at 3 p.m. at the auditorium, Marine barracks. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur S. Wit- comb, second leader. March, “Congressional Club Overture, “Seraglio” Intermezzo from the D March, “The Gridiron Club” Excerpts from “Robin Hood” “Album Leaf”. . Wagner ““Humoresque” . halkowsky Grand scenes from R#;um ... Verdi arines’ “The Halls of Popular Star in JACKIE COOPER HEADLINES BILLS AT BENEFIT DECEMBER 17. JACKIE COOPER, fans, holds forth in several feature pictures of the 12 toy for Saturday morning, December 17, by Warner Bros. in | e Star. A new toy or bit of clothing for a poor child is the Idol of juvenile matinees arran| co-operation Wil only cost of aZe¥ission. OVING pictures of irrestible appeel to children, inviting a contribution to the Christmas Such is the twofold appeal of iha “by matinees”—12 in all, con- vasw@hitly located for a city-wide audi- e, ready to entertain and to receive Christmas gifts for poor children. A bright new toy, or a piece of new clothing for. a child—that is the only price of admission at the matinees, ar- ranged by Warner Bros. in co-operation with The Star for Saturday morning, December 17. Every Warner Bros. Theater in Wash- ington is taking part, motion pictures of special interest to children have been booked and huge Santa Claus hampers will be set up in the lobbies to receive contributions. Of strong appeal to children, the feature pictures star popular juve- niles in many instances, yet their sub- Jects are of universal interest. Grown- ups, &s proved last year, get as much fun out of the shows as youngsters, coming fresh from toy shops with a personal gift for some forgotten child. The “toy matinee” idea, which the public caught up-last year, and put |over with a huge outpouring of 2,500 new toys, although there were only two matinees, has been expanded for the }9‘::12 season, when the need is three- old. Some suitable bit of clothing,. as well as new toys, will be acceptable—a small | woolen sweater, gloves, a scarf or warm stockings. These things will be useful, in any one of 6,000 poverty-darkened homes this Christmas, and at the same time bright and frivolous enough to warm a child’s heart. Most of the matinee feature pictures star juvenile casts, while the remainder are the sort any child can see—Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrel, for ex-| ample, who appear at the Ambassador, | or Edna Mae Oliver and Mitzi Green, |at the Earle. The matinees start at 9:30 am. at the downtown theaters, the Earle and | Metropolitan, and half an hour later at the neighborhood houses. The gifts will be distributed this year, as last, by the Council of Social Agen- cies, to small patients in hospitals and charity institutions, and to homes throughout Washington saddened and impoverished by unemployment. At least 18,000 children have little hope this year of the toys and trinkets which Santa Claus brings. of some destitute boy or girl. | “Toy Matinees” | Go shopping this Christmas, happi- | ness shopping—buy a new gift, heap it | into a Santa Claus hopper and see a | |good show—your holiday will lose | nothing for the experience! | The following special bills for the matinees were announced today: | | Ambassador — Janet Gaynor and| Charles Farrell in “Delicious,” a Fox | picture; also, Bosco cartoon, Too Careless”; Mills Brothers in Ain't Got Ncboby.” Apollo—Marion Nixon and Ralph Bellamy in “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm,” a Fox picture; also, Bosco car- | toon, “Bosco at the Beach”; Our Gang comedy, “Free Eats.” . |~ Avalon—Jackie Cooper and Robert | Coogan in “Sooky,” a Paramount pic- | ture; also, Merrie Melody cartoon, “I| Wish I Had Wings”, Laurel-Hardy | comedy, “Any Old Port.” | | Avenue Grand—Jackie Cooper, “When | a Feller Needs a Friend,” a Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer picture; also, Bosco |cartcon. “Bosco the Lumberjack”; | Laurel-Hardy comedy, “The Chimp.” Central—Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Skippy,” a Paramount pic- | ture; also, Boeco cartoon, “Bosco at the | Beach.” Colony—Mickey McGuire and Buck Jones in “High Speed,” a Columbia pic- ture; also, Bosco cartoon, “Bosco’s at | the Store”; Edgar Kennedy comedy,! “Bon Voyage.” | Earle—Edna Mae Oliver, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl in “If I Were King,” a Paramount picture. Home—Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Sooky,” a Paramount pic- ; Ford Sterling comedy, “Twenty Horses.” Metropolitan — Jackie ~Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Sooky,” a Paramount picture. Savoy—Joan Blondell and Stuart Erwin in “Make Me a Star,” a_Para- mount picture; Bosco cartoon, “Bosco's Dog Race”; Edgar Kennedy comedy, | “Giggle Water.” . | Ralph | “You're | a1l | | Tivoli—Marion Nixon and Bellamy in_“Rebecca of Sunnybrook | Farm,” a Fox picture; also, Merrie | Melody cartdon, “I Wish I Had Wings”; | .Laurel-Hardy comedy, “One Good | Turn.” York—Zazu Pitts and Leon Errol in “Finn and Hattle,” a Paramount pic- ture; also, Bosco cartoon, “Bosco the Lumberjack”; Our Gang comedy, “Spanky. ROOSEVELT “HOST” DIDN'T INVITE HIM But Annapolis Man Will See There Is a Bluefish Association if Victor Comes. BY the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., December 9 — Boyd A. Farinholt received a letter from President-elect Roosevelt, accepting an invitation to visit Annapolis some time and go fishing as the guest of the Annapolis Bluefish Association. In the first place, he didn't invite Mr, Roosevelt, and, in the second place, there is no Annapolis Bluefish Associ- tion. It isn't that he wouldn't be glad to issue such an invitation and entertain the Presiden-elect, but—— On November 9, the day after the election, some friends of Farinholt thought it would be splendid to send a telegram to the victorious Democratic presidential candidate, congratulating him and inviting him to Annapolis. The matter of who should sign the message presented a problem until some one suggested: “Oh, just sign it Boyd A. Farinholt, president of the Annapolis Bluefish As- sociation. Boyd won't mind.” The first thing Farinholt knew of the invitation was when the letter from Mr. Roosevelt was received. “If the President-elect does come here,” he said today, “there’s going to be a Bluefish Association. A President- elect can't be left out in the cold.” ERROR CORRECTED Driver Held in Accident Errone-|. ously Described as Colored. In The Star yesterday, an account of the holding of Simon K. Markley, 54, of 639 M street northeast, for investiga- tion in connection with a_fatal auto- | mobile accident, described Mr. Markley as colored. He is a white truck driver, employed by the District government, The Star regrets the error. The investigation and subsequent in- quest into the accident, which resulted in the death of Wilson Masterman, 55, colored, of the 1500 block of Bells court, exonerated Mr. Markley. HAVANA SCHOOL BOMBED Building Damaged, but No One Suffers Injury. HAVANA, December 9 (#).—A large bomb exploded early today in & public school, but no one was injured. The building, however, at No, 4 San Lazaro and Aquila street, was damaged. No arrests have been made. Later, police found 10 stocks of dyna- mite, their fi explode. AUTO MECHANIC DEAD; BELIEVED GAS VICTIM Body Found Behind Car in Garage. No Visible Marks Are Discovered. | Apparently the victim of carbon- | monoxide gas. John H. V. Wagner, 42, | an automobile mechanic, of 205 E| street was found dead this morning be- | hind his car, the engine of which was | running, in a garage in the rear of 109 D street. The discovery was made by his broth- er-in-law, Trinkle J. Turner, of the E street address, | Wagner, who was head foreman for | a motor car concern, left home short- ly after 8 o'clock last night, saying he was going downtown. Alarmed when | he had not returned at breakfast time | this morning, his wife went to the ga- rage and found the motor of the car going. She came back to the house to ask her brother to turn off the ignition, and when he went into the garage and looked behind the car he saw Wagner's bo%. slumped on a box. e man apparently had been dead about three hours. yDelgctAve Sergt. John C. Dalglish of the homicide squad found no visible marks on the body. The coroner’s office was notified, NATION BLANKETED BY COLD WEATHER; 25 ABOVE IN D. C.| (Continued From Pirst Page.) | it snatched frost out of the air and allowed it to fall in a shimmering cas- | cade” as ice-laden winds beat over much of that State. | Zero temperatures brought no com- plaints from Kansas, however, as an | accompanying snow provided needed molsture to wheat lands. Texas had’ prospects of rain and Oklahoma ex- pected snow flurries. An unidentified man was found frozen to death near Enid, Okla. | Snow whirled along the Pacific | Coast, with a gale which reached as | far south as San Prancisco, and snow- | storms in the Sierra Nevada Mountains | forced temporary ahandonment of west- | bound transcontinental mail and pas- | senger planes. Oklahoma weather bureau officials expressed belief the cold snap had | cnr:ued extensive damage to Winter | wheat. | Boy, 16, Killed by Auto. N. J,, December 9 16, was killed last itomobile. PLEASANTVILLE, (P) —Warren Hewitt, ROOSEVELT OPENS ASSEMBLY SESSION New York Legislature Con- fronted With Series of Economic Issues. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., December 9.—An | extraordinary sessicn of the State Leg- islature, product of troubled conditions, was convened today, with Presidents elect Roosevelt at the helm. From many demands for changes in | law and government, involving thole sands of jobs and millions in municipal funds, Gov. Roosevelt will select one or more problems for submission to the | lawmakers as requiring immediate ate tention. Notable among the subjects he pone dered was New York City’s plea for legislative action to help bolster its credit through salary savings and other economies up to $40,000.000. This is the primary purpose of the “lame duck” session. Pay Cuts Opposed. Delegations of New York police, fire- men and teachers were to oppose any salary cuts. Other proposals from various sources are for removal of salary protection for, up-State teachers, a three-year moratorium on mandatory salary in- creases and reorganization of New York City. Prospects of the reorganization of the New York City government being moved forward by one year diminished last night after a conference between Gov. Roosevelt and Norman Thomas, Soctalist leader. Reorganization Doubted. Themas told newspaper men that the Governor evidently was convinced the present Legislature cannot act on the amendment to the constitution neces- sary to the reorganization of New York's government under the present plans. Thomas said after the conference thag he and Louis Waldman, Socialist candi- date for Governor at the last election, had “gathered that there is no way to get the amendment before the people of Ps‘gs State for referendum vote before PAY ROLL GRAFT CHARGED. Philadelphia Council, Studying Budget, Told of Treasury Looting. PHILADELPHIA, December 9 (®).— Charges of pay roll grafi and loo of city treasury confronted Philadel- phia’s budget-paring city councilmen today as they continued their drive to forestall a threatened $20,000,000 deficit and an increase in the tax rate. At a stormy budget session lasting until late last night they lopped off 500 more jobs from the municipal pay rolls, bringing the total number elime inated past the 3,000 mark, and slashed almost $473,000 from county and court pay rolls. Edwin R. Cox, City Council presi- dent, and Councilman Clarence K. Crossan hurled a barrage of cl affecting the conduct of various and county offices. Crossan declared salaried employes of the Election Bureau, who he said work only 45 days a year, are paid “overtime” for their election work. Since they began consideration of the $88,000,000 budget estimates for next year the councilmen have reduced this figure by $4,967,000, The Council last night refused to purchase an official car for Mayor J. Hampton Moore to replace one that broke down. — MANCHURIAN ISSUE GIVEN TO LEAGUE CONCILIATION UNIT (Continued From Pirst Page.) the border near Manchull to the Japa= nese.) A majority of his 3,000 troops who followed Gen. Su into Soviet Russia will remain in Siberia, it was said here, where most of them plan to take ug such civilian pursuits as factory worl and farming. Chinese Public Dismayed. SHANGHAI, December 9 (#).—The Chinese public was shocked at the quick collapse of Gen. Su Ping-Wen, Wwho in recent weeks has been acciaimed as China's latest hero against the Japa- nese. The Nationalist government has been undergoing renewed attacks from patri- otic societies and newspapers, who at cuse Nanking of failure to assist Gen. Bu. CLASH REPORTED AT GREAT WALL. Japanese Report Armored Train Fired on by Chang’s Garrison, TOKIO, December 9 (#).—A Rengo (Japanese) News Agency dispatch to= day said that Japanese and Chinese troops had clashed in the vicinity of Shanhaikwan. Although the bulletin was vague, the Chinese troops were be= lieved to be those of Chang Hsiao- Liang. Shanhaikwan is in Manchuria at the beginning of the Great Wall. The Japanese assert that Chang Hsiao-Liang’s regular Shanhaikwan gar- rison fired on a Japanese armored train and that when the fire was returned the Chinese retreated. Chinese reports at Tientsin said the Japanese, having wiped out the revolt in Manchuria, planned to extend their activities into the disputed Jehol prove ce. Mukden reports said Japanese inflicted heavy casualties on Chinese at Shan- haikwan and Suichung. The Japanese armored train was re- ported to have steamed into the station at Shanhalkwan this morning, ignored Mgnals and, proceeding into Jehol as far as Shi-ho, between Shanhaikwan and Chinwangtao, fired on and damaged a water tower. ‘The Chinese commander at Shanhai- kwan was reported to have taken up the matter with Japanese military authori= ties. Chinese authorities at Tientsin, about 150 miles southwest of Shanhaikwan, have been warned to expect serious trouble.