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A2 « CLOTHERS. PRESS * ADVERTISING C0E * Further Conference on Stand- ards to Be Called in Near Future. Further conference on the subject of men's clothing and furnishings ad- vertising will be called in the near future by the Better Business Bureau to discuss the success of the newly enacted standards to which 19 Wash- stores have signified their Ag- proval and to enable those establish- ments which have not yet ratified to Jjoin with the group in the co-operative movement, it was announced yesterday. T'swspaper executives who have co- operated in the formulation of these rules for advertising will be invited to attend the meeting. These siandards, effective today, are especially designed to make compara- tive prices in advertising more definite and therefore inspire greater public confidence. Comparative prices in ad- vertising are those claims of value or worth, or former price, greater than the price at which it is shirts, $2.98. standards is not to be construed as any special reflection on the use of values in the past, but is to be con- sidered as an ethical step to make ad- vertising generally more accurate. Stores Entering Agreement. ‘Those stores which have signed the agreement follow: Dreyfuss Brothers, Frederick’s, Goldheim's, Grosner’s, The Hecht Co., Sol Herzog, Inc.; 8. Kann Sons Co.,, D. J. Kaufman, Inc.; King’s , _ Lansl Meyer's Men's Shop, Inc.; R. Ney, Arthur Neuman, The Palais Royal, Richman Saltz Brothers, University Sidney West, Inc, and merchants not included in the above list have indicated their gen- bureau to agreement offered, such as $5 m‘%“im.k advertising truthful, “To e more ly more. believable, the rej ent stores and a rertising. | for the taxpayer's dollar, a group of Y. | State legislators has decided to meet by & men’s wear merchant, shirts, $2.98° or ‘Suits worth $45, now $30," it 1l be the prices at ’v.hlflnn‘ch m’ln rq:ll: tock lnmmmpeu‘t’f‘e 51 ive ! stores at the time the advertisement appears. Former Price Defined. “Second—Former mce.' ‘Formerly,” ‘or “Were’ shall mean last prevailing {:ce of the merchandise advertised in e particular merchant’s stock. “Third—Merchandise arly car- ried at a standard price in the mer- chany’s stock, but bought at a special ¢ concession from his manufacturers or , Jobbers, may be advertised with a com- tive price or value, qualified as * or ‘Regularly.” “Fourth—Indirect or suggestive com- pcr;uve prices or values should not be used. “Pifth—All spectacular or special events, such as closing out, - zation and other such siles are to be thoroughly checked by the Better Busi- ness Buruum mbe(ore the ad it appears newspapers. “Sixth—The above standards, which are summarized very hflm, shall a) to all advertising—direct mail dmxflpg m:li?:.mm.u'fllubm'- Ppeper advertising. “All merchants in Wi men’s wear arg; by Business to join in this it. The standards in detail are available to any member of the public Wwho may be interested.” THREE COMMITTEES IN HOUSE TO FIGHT REORGANIZING PLAN (Continued From First Page.) our efforts toward consolidations in the “It is to be regretted that the Presi- dent did not make some recommenda- tions affecting the military and naval establishments. He f.mmhu us that we will hear from him later in this respect. It is in the War and Navy Depart- ments where the largest sa: can be brought about. Let us h:'ze s group f'i‘élume' Jaken care of in the immediate the Transfer to Be Assailed. “The transfer of the rivers and har- bors and flood control work to th Department of the Interior will be as- sailed, as will the transfer of the Ship- ping Board and Inland Waterways Corporation, by the same group, the rivers and harbors bloc. Most of the ©opposition to a Public Works Depart- nent has come from that source. “We must safeguard against politics rivers and harbors work and in other public work;: there is too much olitics in it now. It cannot be denied at political recommendations have prevalled in the selection of all archi- tects, as well as many contractors, in our public building program during the administration of President Hoover. “The daministration must show the savings that will result from the plan submitted, The taxpayers are more interested in reducing expenditures than they are in transferring activities from one department to another.” McEellar Takes Objection. Features of the President’s reorgani- gation plan relating to establishment of & division of public works, and placing certain functions of the General Ac- counting Office under the Budget Bu- reau were objected to yesterday by Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Ten- nessee, in a statement. “The Congress turned down the pro- posal last year to establish a Depart- ment of Public Works in which the Corps of Engineers of the War Depart- ment was proposed to be put in the hands of a new cabinet officer,” he said. “The President does substantially the same thing by turning over the En- gineering Corps of the War Department to the Department of the Interior, I doubt the wisdom of this. “Putting the General Accounting Of- fice under the budget director is also, to my mind, g mistake. Gen, McCarl has wonderful work as an accounting ! s r and he ought net to be put under ody.” tor- Bratton, Democrat, Mexico, also a member of the Economy Committee, said the President’s plan was & comprehensive program, . Shoots at Collector, } SEATTLE, Wash, December 10 (&). ~—Willlam F. Watkins, 53, collector had bothered him long enough, 80 he fired a revolver shot through the door and then surrendered to police. He was jalled on a second degree as- sault charge after exgmmn( the shot was fired at an agle that would not hit the caller. Sleaan Farm Products Buy Education. ADA, Okla., December 10 (#).—But- ter, eggs and other farm products are putting six farm youths through East Central State Teachers’ College here. ‘The adoption of these |is Imd Viupon to do its part in financing the T the country needs in the way of national legislation and what may be done and what should be done in the present short session of Congress is the question to be dis- cussed by Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader of the Senate, in the National Radio Forum tomorrow night at 10:30 o'clock, Eastern standard time. The National Radio Forum is arranged by The Wash- ington Star and broadcast over a Nation-wide network of the National Broadcasting Co. Senator Robinson, who has led the Democratic hosts for a number of years in the Upper House and who is expected to continue as the party leader in that body when the Democrats take command after March 4, will have a potent voice in the program adopted by his party. During the present short session the Senate Democrats, as well as those in the House, will seek to get as much legislation out of the way as possible. With the political divisions now_exist- ing in the “lame duck” session of Con- gress, however, it does not look as though much may be accomplished. The Democrats are expected, however, to lay the ground work and to ma) plans for the new Congress, which expected will be called into special session after President-elect Roosevelt enters the White House. Unusual interest will attach to THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D Needs of U. S. to Be Cited SENATOR ROBINSON IS FORUM SPEAKER TOMORROW NIGHT. SENATOR ROBINSON. Senator Robinson's speech in view of leguagive possibilities in the next few months, PARLEY TO TACKLE DOUBLE TAX ISSUE State Legislators Will Meet Here in Effort to Evolve Plan. Alarmed at the potential conse- quences of the present race between the State and National Governments here in February in an effort to work out a plan to end this costly competi- tion, which already threatens to kill the goose that lays the golden egg. Decision to call the meeting was reached last night after a meeting of the board of managers of the American Legislators’ Association, an organiza- tion of members from the 48 State Legislatures. The exact date for the meeting has not been set. 1t had been hoped to have representa- tives of the House Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committees tend, but this plan has been aban- dond, for the present at least. It is those attending will include rmen of each State Senate and ance Committee, the chair- man of the Tax Commission in each State, a group of about 15 experts from the National Tax Association, and the Governor of each State or their repre- sentatives. Research Commjttee Sought. The primary object of the February meeting will be the creation of a re- search committee, which will go into the problem from a State point of view and report back to the parent oup, to be known as the National cil on Taxation, as soon as feasible, the chal: House yesterday some must be found to the problem of double taxation and the need for allocation of the sources of America’s public revenue. He also ited to the necessity for creating a suitable means of negotiation between the State and Federal Governments. Asserting that the national income is being bled each year for $4,000,000,000 the Federal Government, $2,000,- 000,000 by the States and $7,000,000,000 for our other subdivisions of govern- ment, he declared the ability of our citizens to pay for government is now 80 seriously impaired as a result of the depression that even the current rate of governmental expenditure is likely to prove ruinous, New Expenditures Noted. “But apparently the current rate may be increased,” he continued, “for we are witnessing new expenditures of breath- taking magnitude, such as those in- volved in the home loan bank act and the stupendous operations of the Recon- struction Finance Corporation. When the Federal hypodermic needle shoots a billion dollars into the arm of she nation it costs an average of about $8 aplece for every resident of the coun- try, but inasmuch as most residents | have no property, it probably costs the | average property holder about $50.” eal estate has long been the prin- cipal source of taxation revenue, and President Hoover recently issued an em- phatic warning that excessive taxation in this direction must stop. “But,” the State legislators say, “it is | not easy to stop just at a time when Tew sources of revenue must be tapped for State and local governments.” Until recently, according to Mr. Toll, most of the States have given the Federal Government a clear field in the taxation of incomes. Many legisla- tures, however, are now beginning to feel that this is no longer possible. Many legislatures are thinking of initiating State incomes taxes at the next sessions, although some observers think the Federal taxes by themselves | ;:e almost as high as the traffic will | ar, | Adopting Variety of Theories. “And incidentally,” Mr. Toll de- | clared, “those States which have | already imposed income taxes are adopting such a variety of rates and | theories that the State systems are be- | coming a hopeless weiter,” With Mississippi “joyfully and vocif- erously waving them on,” the legisla- | tors see the bodies they represent about to plunge into an “orgy” of con- sumption taxes. “Any one who was present in the | halls of Congress at the last session when the sales tax felt the ax,” Mr. Toll said, “can easily realize the likeli- hood that when a sales tax is next considered there, the dice may fall erently. It seems probable that we about to witness a rather tragic acle of double imposts upon every article sold in America—when every box of matches, every gasoline launch and every spool of thread will be called Federal Government and also in financing one or more States.” Pointing to the already high double tax on gasoline, Senator Toll asked: “Are we about to see a contest in which Congress and the legislatures will take turns in loading additional pennies upon each gellon of gasoline in order to ascertain at what point the back of this volatile camel will break?” Likewise in the case of tobacco, he said, six out of every 10 pennies paid for a package of cigarettes go into the coffers of the Federal Treasury, and the States are beginning to look with of revenue. Action Declared Vital. “Roughly speaking,” he continued, “the States can tax everything except ‘They are conducting a co-operative and rooming house. The slumni lent the mo to start the ject and the folks home are niu the larder stocked. —_— imports, and the Federal Government - to every known means of tax- ation, with the ible exception of real estate. And if we are not careful, both the Federal Government and all envious eyes upon this fruitful source | this tax muddle. By some hook or crook, the taxing programs of our 49 legislative bodies must be developed into a single coherent system. If we are to meet this situation—and we must meet, it—two things will be necessary: The invention of a new plan for co- operation, and organized initiative in putting it into operation.” ‘The present burden of filing dupli- cate inheritance and income tax reports and the prospective additional burden of duplicate sales tax reports are seen by the legislators as a source of great economic waste and annoyance to tax- payers. “Perhaps the burden of preparing various tax reports for the Federal Government and various other tax re- ports upon different forms for the State governments will eventually prove to be an ill which cannot be prevented,” Senator Toll observed. “But it is prob- ably no exaggeration,” he continued, “to say that every intelligent business man in the United States would like to see an effort made to prevent it. By such an effort we should certainly be able to make the situation somewhat better; without such an effort the situ- atlon gwill certainly become considerably worse.” The legislators also believe there is imperative need for some agency through which the States and the Fed- eral Government could deal with each other, and among themselves, on mat- ters of common interest in addition to that involved in the tax problem. They hope the National Council on Taxaticn will establish the value of some such permanent agency. ‘They realize the taxation problem is not one that can be solved at a single session of the council, or even after serious study by the Research Commit- tee. They hope, however, that a real start will be made toward discovery of the solution when the delegates as- semble here in February. PICKETT DEMANDS LIQUOR SAFEGUARDS Predicts Controlled Politics and Rioting if Dry Amendment Is Abandoned. By the Associated Press. Members of Congress were called upon “to assume control of the Jegisla- tive situation befcre the country is seri- ously injured” in a statement yesterday by Deets Pickett, cecretary of the Methodist Board of Prohibition, Tem- perance and Public Morals. “The defeat by the House of Repre- sentatives of the proposal to submit re- peal of prohibition perhaps defers de- cision of the issue until the assembly of the new Congreso,” he said. “It is presumed that President Hoover will veto any attempt to legalize the sale of intoxicating liquor.” Pickett described the present situation thus: “The hysteria, the utter lack of definition, the evident disposition to serve the liguor interests without the slightest effort to rafeguard the public welfare, is astounding and alarming.” He predicted controlled politics, ex- ploitation of youth, bloodshed amon rioting mobs if liquor is returned to legal status, He told Congress to ponder the prom- iseds remobilization of the dry forces. “No prohibition organization heretofore attempted is comparable to what is in prospect,” he said. BUYING-AT-HOME DECREE AIDS TOWN IN HOLIDAYS Gifts to 2,000 Children to Be From Local Industry or Merchants’ Shelves. By the Assoclated Press. RANDOLPH, Mass., December 10.— This town has faith in Santa Claus and when it arises Christmas morning it expects to find in its collective stock- ing a sizeable slice of prosperity. Of the town's 8,000 population, ap- proximately 2,000 are children under 17 years, and it has been decreed that each shall receive a present, if possible the product of a local industry or from a local merchant’s shelves. Every resident able to do so is urged to buy something to be given to the youngsters at the Christmas party. Already enough live rabbits, white mice, guinea pigs, poultry, canaries and other birds and animals have been donated to_populate a small zoo. ‘There will be two great Christmas trees, one at the town hall and the other at the high school. workers. of tha.emm will, “It to be absolutely imperative that something shall be done about 1022 11th Street N.W, LY MOFFETT ASKS 11 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Report Urges Early Start to Bring Fleet Up to Treaty Limit. By the Associated Press. Early construction of 11 aircraft car- riers to bring the United States fleet up to full treaty limit was urged yesterday “as a most essential step to our national defense” by Rear Admiral W. A. Mof- fett, chief of naval aeronautics, in a report to the Secretary of the Navy. Fleet exercises have continued to demonstrate the serious shortage of air- craft carrying vessels, the admiral said, adding that but three out of a total of 14 permitted ships of this type have been or are being built. Relterating his recommendations of last year, Moffett urged that “an or- dered program should be at once in- sugurated to build up carriers and fiy- ing decks to the treaty limit. Reports Aviation Progress. Reporting on the of naval aviation during the year ending June 30, he called attention to the outstanding features of naval heavier- than-air development which included the use of faster scouting planes, faster fighting planes, the use of long-dis- tance patrol planes based on tenders and on fleet air bases, and the increased use of catapult-launched planes from cruisers and battleships. On the question of new €onstruction, the admiral said: “I again invite atten- tion to the serious condition of the aeronautical industry. Due to the eco- nomic situation the aeronautical in- dustry is largely dependent upon the business from the Army and Navy. To provide for the future welfare of both the Government and the industry, it is essential that well established firms be enabled to remain in business. This can be done only by a reasonable vol- ume of experimental and production orders resulting in fair its.” Deplores Plane Bill's Failure, The report sald that due to the fail- ure of enactment of the bill submitted to the last Congress for 114 airplanes for the U. S. S. Ranger, the Navy is faced “‘zlkth tthe “:led serious and diffi- cult of pro S within the 1,000 planes now authorized. It was explained that this can be accomplished only by el‘lminnM.\'A‘gs gl; reducing other very necessary uni the acronautical organization and the admiral added: “I consider it essential that airplanes, in addition to those au- thorized by the five-year program, be authorized for all new p construc- tion carrying aricraft.” NAVAL REDUCTIONS PLAN GIVEN ARMS PARLEY BY JAPAN (Continued From First Page.) tional security should be taken into ac- count in order that the lesser naval powers may not be disturbed in this re- L ESRS - “The greatest importance should be attached to consideration of the geo- graphical situation and special circum- stances of each country in determining the tonnages of class B cruisers, de- stroyers and submarines.” DRASTIC CUTS IGNORED. Ratio Feature Is Treated Lightly in Tokio Comment. ‘TOKIO, December 11 (Sunday) (®).— Official comment, like the proposals themselves, ignores the fact that Japan has asked at Geneva for a drastic alter- ation in the ratio of the American, British and Japanese fleets. ‘The American-owned Japan Adver- tiser said today that the Japanese plan is tantamount to g the present proportions from 10—10—6.3 to 10—10—8.8. ‘The principal vernacular press said nothing about the ratio feature, al- though it devoted much space to the text of the Geneva document and to stressing the official assertion that the I mean a total reduction of 1,300,000 tons of capital ships and first- class cruisers of the five principal navies. Admiral Okads, minister of the navy, asserted that Japan's ‘were “particularly adapted to replace” the ‘Washington and London treaties expir- ing in 1936. He maintained that Japan is seeking to weaken offensive and to strengthen defensive powers. RUM CHASER LAUNCHED U. 8. 8. Galatea First of Seven New Coast Guard Boats. CAMDEN, N. J,, December 10 (#)— Constructed for the purpose of captur- ing rum rinners, the U. 8. S. Galatea, first of seven new Coast Guard boats, was launched today at the yards of the John H. Mathis Shipbuilding Co. ‘The boat is 165 feet long and is powered with two Deisel engines. It will be manned by a crew of 38 men and 4 officers. Mrs. Aline Chaulker, wife of Comdr. L. T. Chaulker, christened the ship with a bottle of water. — AMY JOHNSO Aviatrix Leaves Cape Town on Re- turn to England. CAPE TOWN, Union of South Africa, December 11 (Sunday) (£).—Amy John- son, the aviatrix, who in private life is Mrs. J. A. Mollison, took off in her plane at 5 am. today (10:30 p.m. Saturday, Eastern standard time) for a return flight to England. + She bettered her husband’s London- to-Cape Town aerial speed record when £he arrived here November 18. N HOPS OFF The Good They Do Depends on You The Voluntary purchase of Christmas Seals Price One Cent Each Pays for Protective Community Health Work. Our Program for 1933: . Free clinic for tuberculous children. . Home care and instruction by trained Summer camp to protect tuberculous children. Safeguarding the health of adult workers. Promoting better housing conditions. Advocating necessary health laws. Public information about care, cure and pre- vention of tuberculosi CHRISTMAS SEALS SAVE HUMAN LIVES Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone District 8311 these airplanes | date. GRAPE MEN URGE WINE FOR TABLES House Committee Hears Plea for Legalization—Dry Inning Tomorrow. By the Assoctated Press. A plea that the wine decanter be restored to the dinner table was made by Representatives of the grape grow- ing industry yesterday before the House ‘Ways and Means Committee in its hear- ings on legalization of wine and beer, For hours the committee heard “naturally-fermented vinus liquor” ex- tolled by a Prench wine producer and representatives from the many grape- producing States. Prohibitionists will state their side of the case tomorrow. The wine proponents were headed by Representative Lea, Democrat, of Cali- fornia, who declared the grape produc- ers “are at the mercy of the bootleg- gers.” He estimated that a tax of 20 cents a gallon, as provided in the Col- ler bill, would produce more than $20,000,000 in Federal revenue annually on a consumption of more than 100,- 000,000 gallons. The ogroaman of brewers to the in- clusion wine in the measure on the ground that the question of it being | non-intoxicating might imperil the beer | provision, was assalled by Marion De- | Vries of Washington, representative of | the Grape Growers' League of Cali- fornia. Public Wish Regarded. | “Light wines and beer have by stat- ute, by judicial interpretation, by scientific consideration, and by popular understanding,” DeVrles said, “ever been associated as the subjects of ex- &Epuon from any prohibition legisla- n. “The statement is, therefore, ventured that the common conception of the peo- ple in overwhelmingly indorsing the na- tional tic platform on Novem- ber 8 was that its phraseology covered light wines and beer and that nothing short of providing for that liberaliza- tion to the full extent permissible under the eighteenth amendment will be ac- cepted -by the’people as a faithful ob- servance of their unmistakable man- | Strong opposition to “bottled pre- mixed highballs and cocktails” was voiced by Rufus S. Lusk of this city, nationa] legislative officer of the Cru- saders, who declared: “This is an at- tempt on the part of the distillers to open up the sale of hard liquor before the tx’epell of the eighteenth amend- e m¢ 3 The ‘“bottled highball” was spon sored before the committee by Repre- sentative Celler, Democrat, of New York, as a big revenue producer. He displayed several bottles of the mix- ture turned over to him by Dr. Doran. ‘Would Avoid Misstep. “The eighteenth amendment is about to be repealed,” Lusk said. “Let us not risk the failure of repealing it by mak- ing a misstep.” He said, “Such & mix- ture is obviously intoxicating.” Tomorrow and Tuesday the commit- tee will devote to testimony of repre- sentatives of dry organizations. On Wednesday Secretary of the Treasury Mills will’ give his views on the pro- posed legislation. Chairman Collier an- rounced to the jammed committee room orinates Toake 3 Seocy" ok o o S make a study of the revenue PN Ty - Besondy . Henry W. of the Wom- en’s National Committee for Law En- forcement, New York City, is the first giczx;'eu M;’Bnrtledd for tomorrow. Dr. F. e, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, heads the list for Tucoudlmy. er said he hoped the commiti could go into executive session Wedn';? day afternoon to begin drafting the measure to be reported to the House for action probably later in the week. The Frenchman who testified, Rene Fourault, representing Ed. Kressman Et Cle of Bordeaux and W. A. Gants Co., Inc, New York, said he was surprised ‘at the fact that no mention is made in the bill before your committee in re- gard to the importation of wines.” Wine Industry Paralyzed. E. M. Sheehan of San Francisco, director of the Grape Growers League of California, said “prohibition ralyzed the grape industry of the ation and the wine industry for some 13 years,” but that with legalization of wine they would be revived. In his testimony Lusk called a levy on beer a “depression-proof tax” and sald his organization was opposed to anything but outright repeal of the edgl;tveudth lmendtx:mt. “We'll oppose the Glass amendms Just like we did the eighteenth lll'wne't‘i.‘E ment—it’s worse,” Lusk asserted. “The wet organizations are united for an outright, unequivocal amend- ment. If the Federal Government couldn't enforce prohibition with all the law we had it obviously couldn't enforce a law with less I;ower." Advocating the use of wine on the family dinner table and in hotels and restaurants, Representative Lea said “wine is not a saloon drink.” Taking issue with drys who have contended repeal of the eighteenth amendment would be defeated by a minority of the States, the Californian asked: “Are 25 per cent of the people going to defy the will of 75 per cent og the people? If that be true we are build- ing up such a storm of resentment that the windslal November 8 will seem only a zephyr.” Reggo ntative Fiesinger, Democrat, of Ohio, said he understood the Col- lier bill “will take care of our interests in Ohio” and added “practically all the Democrats from Ohio favor it.” H. O. Lanze of San Francisco, an- other representative of California grape growers, said 150,000,000 gallons of wine are being made annually from which “the country is getting no rev- enye.” View Given by Hill A former member of the House, John Philip Hill of Baltimore, insisted there “is nothing in the Collier bill that would interfere in any way with the right of States to prevent entry into their boundaries of legalized wines and beer if they so desired.” He added that he thought, however, the measure should be amended be. cause “the people should have the right to drink imported clarets and other foreign light wines.” Hill disagreed with Representative Welch, Republican, of California, who testified earlier that beer of 2.75 per cent alcohol by weight would be “slop.” Dr, F. W. Buck, chairman of the Ped- eral Dispensary Tax Reduction League, asked the committee to “write a section in this bill protecting every State” that chooses to forbid the beverages it would legalize. Representative Palmisano, Democrat, of Maryland, who said he was a former barkeeper, objected to the tax of $5 a barrel on beer proposed in the bill, and suggested a levy of $2 in order to insure “nickel beer.” “It is my belief you will derive more revenue at $2 a barrel than you would at $5 a barrel,” he said, “and put it in the reach of the working man and in that way help the various States that will take advantage of this law to dis- pose of speakeasies and blind tigers.” Stadium Used for Skating. BOULDER, Colo., December 10 (#).— New use for those foot ball stadia that haven't been filled so well lately! Flood the turf and turn the ice skaters loose. “Toy Matinee” Gifis Pile Up 7Al)éA!((o‘l OFFERINGS COLLECT FOR SATURDAY'S BENEFITS. ‘The impoverished boys and girls of Washington won't be disappointed if this early collection of gifts at the Metropolitan is any criterion. Warner Bros., in co-operation with The Star, will give 12 theater parties SBaturday morning, at which the only admission charge will on Christmas. HE ball is rolling— A , holiday bell, gathering with tum, speeding toward the grand finale. When it breaks the ball should and will be great enough to swi ‘human misery before a wave of Christmas gifts for poor children. Twelve Christmas gift partles, rolled into one city-wide “toy matinee,” are being carried forward by children who already have contributed scores of toys, six days ahead of time. When the Warner Bros.’ Theaters throw open the toy matinees Saturday morning, in co-operation with The Star, the big Santa Claus hampers in the lobbies will hold ‘many advance gifts for destitute children. A new toy, or suitable clothing for some poor chili—that is the admission | to the matinees. At least a score of children and grown-ups brmfiht their contributions to the Metropolitan yes- terday, being unable to attend the parties Saturday. Films for Juvenile Fans. The 12 matinees, beginning at 9:30 am. at the Earle and Metropolitan and 30 minutes later in Warner Bros.’ 10 neighborhood houses, offer feature films of special appeal to juvenile fans, or to patrons old in years only. Buy a new toy, or a woollen sweater, scarf or muffler, say; trade it in at the box office as the price of admission and | see a good show. Many who had no! be a toy or clothing for some poor child —Star Staft Photo. one else to shop for last Christmas took advantage of the 1931 matinees to make a personal contribution to the happi- ness of some child otherwise forgotten. Last year's matinees—only two of them —collected 2,500 new toys for poor chil- dren. This year there are 12 parties, and clothing as well as toys will be ac- ceptable. Yesterday six children, mistaking the Saturday, went to the Metropolitan with 5 their gifts, prepared to enjoy the Christmas parties. Attendants ex- plained to the disappointed youngsters they had mistaken the day, and invited them to come back next Saturday and bring their friends. Movie Programs Anmounced. ‘The preliminary response to the an- nouncement of the second annual toy matinees has taken the form of letters and telephone calls to the theaters and The Star—children asking questions and expressing their anticipation. At the two downtown theaters the bills will be: Metropolitan — Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan in “Sooky,” a Paramount picture; also Merrie Melo- dy cartoon, “Great Big Bunch of You.” Earle—Edna Mae Oliver, Mitzi Green and Jackie Searl in “Let's Play King,” a Paramount picture; also Merrie Mel- ody cartoon, “I Love a Parade.” Special feature pictures, supplement- ed by comedies and shorts, will be run at dthe 10 neighborhood houses—Ambas- sador, Apollo, Avalon, Avenue Grand, ' m LUNL ERARE. Plea for Suspension Kftepy Thursday Payment Pend. jng Revision Expected. HH 524 gid for but only on condition that the States agree before Thursday to uxga.nnee which would ent of the delegation which pree sented this resolution to the premier g}ouahmuumummwm e government’s intentions, he made reservations because tions still are continuing with England o‘\gsa policy acceptable to both nae Doubtmuxg:r-ualn&mchch- cles about whet| the premier would approve the project of obtaining ance in ldvl%?e from the W&d”m for the conference proposal. No official statement on this point was forthcome ing, however. & debt the Central, Colony, Home, Savoy, Tivoli and York. SNOW, SLEET, RAIN TO CONTINUE TODAY; MISSIONS CROWDED (Continued From PFirst Page.) DRY MOBILIZATION PARLEY IS CALLED TO DEFEAT REPEAL (Continued From Pirst Page.) was driving was struck and demolished by a Washington Railway & Electric | Co. street car at the intersection of Georgetown road and Del Ray avenue. Glover was proceeding north on George- town road, when he made & right turn into Del Ray avenue, and the trolley smashed into his machine, carried it about 30 feet down the track and hurled it into an electric trolley pole. Police sald C. A. Wade, of the 3200 block of Wisconsin avenue, Washington, was the operator of the street car. Glover was removed to Georgetown University Hospital in Washington by the Bethesda fire rescue squad. His injuries were diagnosed as a possible fractured skull and a possible fracture of the pelvis. Struck by an automobile while walk- | ing along the Edmonston road in River- | dale last night, Betty McGregor, 12, sustained a broken leg and Helen Ringer, 12, a playmate, was slightly injured. Both children reside in River- dale. Nelson C. Elgin, of the 1800 block of Connecticut avenue, alleged driver of the car, accompanied the Ringer girl’s uncle to the Hyattsville police station and was placed under $100 bond on a charge of reckless driving. ‘The McGregor girl was taken to Sib- | ley Hospital by the Prince Georges County Rescue Squad ambulance, while her companion was treated by a private physician at home. Other Accidents. Miss Anna Levy, 49, of 442 Ninth street, was slightly injured when struck by an automobile at Ninth and E streets. She was treated at Emergency Hospital for a possible fractured arm. The automobile was ted by Louis operal A. Smith of the 3400 block Sixteenth | had street. Officer William B. Hopkins, Trafic Bureau, was knocked from his motor cycle on Rhode Island avenue between Second and Third streets by an auto- mobile driven by & man who gave his name as Joseph Kreeger, 22, first block of Bryant street northeast. Hop- kins, who lives at 647 Girard street northeast, was treated at Emergency Hospital for a possible fractured leg, a sprained ankle and bruises. Another car, driven by Officer 8. B. Myers, second precinct, was following behind Hopkins at the time of the ac- cident and was forced up on the side- walk to avold being struck. Kreeger was taken to No. 2 precinct. Driving south on Wisconsin avenue, the automobile of Albert Di Simone, 4139 Thirty-second street, skidded and crashed into a tree. Di Simone and his 14-year-old daughter, Theresa were taken to Georgetown Hospital where the man was treated for lacerations and the girl for possible fracture of the nose. Arthur Busby, 26, of 1737 H street, a clerk in the Raleigh Hotel, received a possible fractured leg when struck by an automobile while running to catch a street car at Eighteenth street and Pennsylvania lvenuteb.' 1 He was treated Hos} L it rlug, 49, of 1768 Lanier’ place was treated at Emergency for a possible fractured wrist and body cuts, recelved when the automobile he was driver, Warren H. Eaton, 31, of 1011 C street southwest, was ai on a drunken driving charge by Policeman Lester Collins, first precinct. Jewish Women Will Meet. ‘The Wi n Section of the Na- tional Omm% Jewish Women will meet at zh_gi!ev;w.: Ca:‘fnu‘:uy Cmtg Tuesday. e feature e progra will be & lecture by Miss Grace Lincoln e - be a chanukah director of the Anti-Saloon League, characterized the present situation as a “erisls,” to test “whether a democracy, a mple': government, is impotent to obt obedience to its own law, and enforcement of that law by its duly elected officers of the law.” The speaker traced through the his- tory of the United States several move- ments which he declared had shown stern resistance to the power of the Federal Government, in vain. He told of the whisky rebellion quelled by President Washington by the threat of ?h“ough mn-oogs Y ‘llrmfl;l::mmd" T various ; Te- sistance of South Carolina to the tariff act of 1832, and others. Referring to Lincoln and his pre- diction that the country could not exist half slave, half free, the speaker de- clared that the prohibition situation to- day called for enunciation of & similar prediction, that “you can’t take one policy toward a social evil in one part of the country and another policy toward that same evil in other parts of the country.” Challenge Is Seen. “It is proposed to make a checker- board out of the United States,” he declared. “The situation is a challenge to people who believe in righteousness and the application of Christian Drln-l ciples to the problems of state.” Sergt. Alvin C. York, World War hero, made a plea for the Nation-wide daily use of prayer in the campaign for prohibition. ~ He related stories of prayer at the front during the World War, and declared his belief that he Wwould not have been there last night i ‘u b:l?:l bzn iglrc l5)1'-}'“ brtgore the Ors| e W] he cipated. He called 5 carry o \great education program,” to let youth koow and understand not only the benefits of prohibition, but the evils of e, oo edicate g us d ourselves to God for a new fight,” said the mnu \ With & new determination to surround the enemy, so that we may destroy the evtv]V gllt&qumn" g Williams of Cleveland, an investigator, who has: spent many months during the last three years liv- ing with the unemployed, sleeping on park benches and haunting employ- ment agencies to learn the real view- point of the unemployed, credited pro- hibition with being one of the chief shock absorbers in this period of de- pression. He sald it was largely re- sponsible for the fact that the unem- loyed were taking their misfortune, as 1t were, “on the chin” and with “amaz- ing courage and good spirit.” Prohibition, in his opinion, had saved America from riots and bloodshed dur- the depression. The absence of the loon, he said, “has been one of the | chief factors in the inability of the | Reds, Communists and other agitators to break up our form of government and bring about political chaos.” "'l‘h:l'l old ul:)ur: said Mr. Williams, “was the great ripening room for the hatchery of violence and riot. The Reds have not caught our men be- fuddled or confused by the issue. The last election proves this. The small radical vote was not a surprise to me. The Reds have been unable to drive a between the jpeakeasy,” he declared, “has not taken the place of the old saloon upon the league to carry on a | Scal te t::iug meaning that if terpreted as settled reparations to listen to new debt ‘The resolution that France Thursday payment on condition that the United States agree to a debt cone ference was by the Foreign Affairs Committee 20 to 6. vote in the Chamber Finance tee was 25 to 4. Le Temps said today that the latest American reply to nce's plea for suspension of the December introduced such elements as irma- ment and compensation, and therefore did not facilitate the task facing Paris and London. The idea of commercial compensa- Ramsay MacDonald and M. Herriot. —_————— PATIENT IS IDENTIFIED Found Unconscious Along Highway More Than Week Ago. Ind, December 10 (P).—A young man who has been a patient in a hospital here for more than a week was identified today as John McClure, 26, of Beaver, Pa. He was found un- conscious along a highway west of here by a passing motorist. He had a severe p wound. Identification was made by his father, Charles S. McClure. The father said the young man had been a victim of amnesia. November Circulation. Daily... 115,692 Sunday, 125,338 District of Columbia, ss.: FLEMING LD. Business M of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY Goes solmenly twear {hat the,ackinl fa.*fi of Copies of the paper named %o {ribiited during the month of November, 1932, was as follow: ity o B i ~_____. SEnEE HH bt 45 i k- S 4 Less adjustments...........eeonen Total net daily circulation....... ] 1,088 Dtily average net circulstion...... 115,608 SUNDAY. with the workers. The speakeasy an breed of cats. People who say that it carries on the function of the 15| 78 127,848 27 {Less adjustments....... | Total Sunday net circulation.. Glllm" erature, was Bury, Average net paid Sunday eireuls- tion 5