Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1932, Page 3

BT FORJBLES PR I AT PARTY Tiny Tree Is Center of Atten- tion at Society of Na- tives’ Affair. A tiny Christmas tree, almost sub- merged by gifts, was the center of at- traction last night at the Society of Natives' annual Christmas charity party at the Washington Club, Seven- teenth and K streets. Instead of the usual huge tree, to which members in the past fastened their presents for the needy. the so- ciety decided this year to donate the price of $25 to the Central Union Mis- sion to help brighten the Christmas of the unfortunate men and boys who will spend the Yuletide there. The second floor ball room of the| club was packed with society members | who turned out virtually in full force | to contribute gifts to those whose Christmas is threatened with sorrow because of unemployment and near poverty. ‘Each member of the society Who attended was required to bring some present, especially food, and when the meeting broke up there were all sorts of gifts piled around the tree, canned goods, hams, packages of sugar, sacks of flour, etc. They will be dis- tributed today through the deserving charitable agencies. Dr. Clarence A. Weaver, president, conducted the meeting, which had been arranged by Mrs. J. C. Kondrup, chair- man of the Christmas Entertainment Committee. J. F. Duhamel Speaks. J. F. Duhamel, the society's historian, elivered an address on “The Washing- on Canal,” in which he explained how the canal system was carefully plan- ned, how Alexandria and Arlington County withdrew from the District of Columbia as a result of disagreements over the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal and 1835, “the advent of steam railroad was the death knell of the canal system.” “The main part of the canal.” said Mf. Duhamel. “ran through what is now Constitution avenue and the bed of old Tiber Creek and from the Botan- ical Garden, it ran southeastward through what is now Canal street. then one end being near the lower end of New Jersey avenue and the other end adjoining the arsenal or War iColiege: * * ¢ Paid Handsome Dividends. “When the link connecting Seven- teenth street terminus to the C. & O. Canal at Rock Creek was built. many of the products of the Foxhall foundry were carried through the canal to the Navy Yard. as were many thousands of tons of coal from the Western mines. In its prosperous days it enabled boats to bring lumber, stone. oysters, fish.| vegetables. coal, Wood and many other useful supplies near to the populous arts of town and at this period paid anusome dividends.” Plan Christmas Entertainment. ROUND HILL, Va. December 17 (Special) —The Round Hill Community ue is sponsoring a Christmas en- tertainment to be given in the school Tuesday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. ~_ SPECIAL NOTICES. _ M OF THE_STOCK- | Tnsurance t_of Columbia, for g fifteen trusteés of Yy i e | the purpose of elect for the e otfice of THE EVENING STAR, 16 OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THOSE IN DISTRESS WASHINGTON, D. | Outstanding Cases of Family Distress, Enumerated for The Star, Challenge Christmas Spirit (Continued From First Page.) combine to start tiny pulses throbbing and childish eyes shining. That is as it should be. But an unprecedented depression, with its widespread unemployment and misery, has threatened to blight these youthful dreams in many homes, to mock the very meaning of Christen- gem's ancient holiday of happiness and ope. The Star believes that charitable citi- zens of the National Capital will not knowingly allow the hopes of the inno- cent children and stricken grown-ups listed below to be crushed by despair this Christmastide. Cases Are Verified. These cases of acute need have been | investigated and certified to The Star | by the Associated Charities, the Cath- olic Charities, the United Hebrew Relief Society, the Salvation Army and the American Legion. Every cent contrib- uted will go direct to the case specified by the donor. This enterprise is The Star’s alone—prompted by failure of the Community Chest to attain its goal. Today's Contributions. Contributions received to date follow: Amount. Oppt. No. Previously acknowledged . $372.00 I H. Crabell 5.00 10.00 Cash F K 1.00 Oppt. No. 8 Any, Any. Any. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Edwin 3.00 1.00 5.00 1.00 1.00 P.H.C. . Mrs. Charles R. BrOWD. .....-« Mrs. Charles R. Brovn .. Mrs Charles B Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Any. Sorting Sec- tion, Internal Revenue Mrs. Brewster Wariweck Three Little Boys Gertrude B. Davis Cash Mrs. Oppt. No. Oppt. No Jacob Lean- Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Oppt. No. Any. Any. Any. E. Holland E. Holland Mary E. Holland Mary E. Holland Caroline B. Fristoe C. R. irowbridge Anonymous . Cashicr ~ Se P. O. "Jl“fiw??;mm"]fi" Formnnt ooomi H Charles E. Booth Gash' ... 3 A Priend........ Mrs. E. H. Schm't D. A. Manson F.P. W . E.O.J . Wilma Luden. W Total ..... Select the case which most appeals to 1 you, or let The Star make the selection n 1st h dates bot clusive CHARLES E. MARSH. | NOTICE EBY GIVEN THAT THE annual meeting of the shareholders of the | nal Bank of Washington, of Washing- | ton. D. C.. for the election of directors and ! the’ transaction of such other business as may come before the meeting. will be held | 8% the bancing houte on' Tueiday, January | © 12 o'clock 0. The polls | nain open until 1 oclock p.m | J._ FRANK WHITE. Cashier. _ | NNUAL MEETING OF | noon: _REGULAR A of s as_may properly come before the | Polls open from 12 noon until m ** P"ROBERT H. LACEY. Cashier. _ THE_NATIONAL CAPITAL BANK OF WASHINGTON, - Gal' of ine’ stockholders ihe meet 1 o'clock p. o'clock p.m. e __M. C. STEWART. Cashier. _ NOTICE_THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE holders of the Second National Bank, . D. C. for the election of dic the ensuing vear and for the of suct r business as may olls . 19 Polls w ours of 12 noon nuary 1 g open between the h and oclock p.m VICTOR B. DEYBER. President. _ THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STQCK- holders of the Columbia Title Insurance Com- pany of the District of Columbia, for the pur- pose of electing fifteen trustees of the company for the ensuing vear. will be held at the office of the company. 503 E St. Northwest. on Mon- day. December “1Hth. 1932, at 1 o'clock pm: The polls will be open between the ours of 2 and 4 o'clock pm. The transfer books will be closed from December 9. 1¢ Io December 1.1 both dates inclu’ CHARLES E. MARSH Secretary. MENT, of the Currency. D C 1032 N 'to all_persons 3 h art ashingty .. C.._that be presented to W. B. Allm . with the legal proof thereof. wit three months from this date or they may be disallowed. (Signed) F.G. AWALT, Acting_Comptroller of the Currency. _ TO THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE NA- tional Capital Insurance Company of the Dis of Columbia: Pursuant to a resolu- tion passed by the Board of Trustees of the Naticnal Capital Insur District of Colum f Chapter XVIIT Code of Law for the District of Co- . notice is hereby given that at the meeting of Stockholders of said d January 11th. A. D. e office of Company to sure ks in | all various forms aul and fifth subdivisions Act of O . entif insurance in the I for other purposes consideration and the ders asked to vote for a resol ithorizing such smendment. CLARENCE F. DONOHOE. GEORGE R.REPETTI. MORRIS E. MARLOW, EDWARD S BRASHEARS. SOV STEUART. Being a majority of the Board of Trustees WANTED—LOAD OF HOUSEHOLD FURNI- ture to New York, Dec. 16; to Boston. Dec. 17; from New York. De 7 ‘TRAI ec. 19. ~SMIT] NSFER & STORAGE CO., 1313 You st. n . 1 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts other than those contracted by myself JAMES E. NOKES. Jr.. 3807 M st. n.w. 19% I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS contracted other than by myself. WILLARD L. LAWS. 4315 4th st. n.w._ . AFTER THIS DATE 1 WILL NOT BE RE- sponsible for debts contracted by any one other than myself. ARTHUR F. STEIN- BERG, 1456 Columbia road n.w WHIPPETT 20 SEDAN and Buic —Be sold for storage charges. 07_Corcoran st. n.w CHAIRS Tvad rolis STATES Sedan S. E. Eagle. FOR _RENT, SUITABLE FOR PARTIES. barquets, weddings and 10c up ‘per day each: new chairs. g_chairs for rent or sale. STORAGE CO.. 418 10th n_184 st_n.w__Metropoll MAKI FAL XMAS. E A Give Her a Baby Grand. The Howard Model, Baldwin-Made. Baby rand Plano, only $395; terms, $10 and 15 per month. Or a small studio size up- right, only $225; terms, $15 down, $2 per weel 0. J, DE MOLL & CO., 12th and G Bts. for you, and then send or take your | contribution to the cashier of The Star, | Eleventh street and Pennsylvania ave. nue, at the earliest possible moment All contributions will be acknowledged | by The Star in its columns. | Checks should be made payable to | The Star with the notation “For Christ- mas Opportunity Fund.” If the money is to go toward relief of any specific case the case should be designated: “Opportunity No. 1,” “Opportunity No. | 2" “etc. Otherwise The Star will pro-rate the donation among the 20 opportunities as follows: Qpportunity No. 1. For Lack of a Little Milk. Mr. Rs earnings as a bricklayer had | permitted him to support his wife and five children in moderate comfort until | three years ago, when he met with a severe accident which has incapacitated | him for work for all time. His wife has bravely taken up the challenge life has thrown her, but despite her courage and persistence cannot earn sufficient | as a seamstress to care for even the essential needs of her growing brood. All the children are suffering from | serious malnutrition. The youngest has had to have his legs placed in a brace | to correct faults which a simple ade- | quate diet could have avoided. Mary, the oldest, has just passed 17 and is anxious to help shoulder the burden | by taking a job as a nursemaid—the | only position she can find. However, the Public Health Department has list- ed her as an incipient case of tubercu- | losis and will not allow her to take such a position. The sum of $3.85 per | week or $200.20 a year would supply milk in this home and perhaps correct some of the serious defects which in- sufficient food has already afflicted on this helpless family. Opportunity No. 2. Is Both Father and Mother to Brood. (This Case Closed by a Contributor.) Opportunity No. 3. Father Is in Prison. At one time the J. family was well | off. Mr. J. had almost paid for a small | modern dwelling in the residential sec- tion of the city. He owned a small clothing store and did fairly well until the depression came on. His main con- cern was caring for his wife, who was | suffering from heart trouble, and his four youngsters, ranging from 2 to 9| years of age. In 1929, however, busi- | ness became slow. Mr. J. was no longer | able to keep up the mortgage on his property and the mortgage on it was eventually foreclosed. In order to meet the bills of his business Mr. J. borrowed from' every source, and when his cred- itors pressed him he became frantic.| He knew only one thing—that his wife and children’ must not suffer. | He began passing checks. Things| went along smoothly until the bank brought the matter into court. Mr. J. is now serving a sentence. His wife and four children still must be cared for. Mrs. J. has heart trouble and it is impossible for her to work, even if a job could be found. She hesitates to accept assistance, but she is helpless and knows she must depend on some one to see her through this crucial period. Mrs. J. is a good manager and can care for her family's needs on $90 a month. The sum of $1,080 would give the family food, clothing, shelter and medical care for a year. Opportunity No. 4. Husband and Father Missing. Five years ago Mrs. D. was comfort- ably situated and had a husband to provide for her two children, but now she is desperate. Her only home is a room which a charitable agency provides. Her sad story the social worker knows to be true. Mrs. D.’s husband, because of some misunder- standing, lost his job and they lost their furniture and home, and finally Mr. D. left the city, with no word of his where- abouts or his reason for going. The mother lived with various relatives until each asked her to move on. The worker learned a new baby would be coming soon. An effort to reunite the family has been made. but mean- time the family is receiving only the little that this agency can give. The | is necessary to maintain them of Generous Washingtonians. mother is not well and should be given a rest, but there is no money. The agency pays the rent and supplies milk, food and clothing. The sum of $300 will care for this family for a year. Opportunity No. 5. Crippled Woman Needs Help. Although Mrs. H. had been separated from her husband for several years be- cause he refused to support the family and was extremely cruel to her and the children, she was happy and thankful that she was able to support her chil- dren by working as a saleswoman. The family lived in a small and simply fur- nished but comfortable apartment, and by careful management Mrs. H. was able to supply the needs of herself and the three children. When they returned home from school each child had his own tasks to do so that “mother would not have to work so hard.” i Then came that unfortunate morning | when Mrs. H.. about to board a street car, was struck by a speeding automo- bile. After long weeks of pain and suffering in the hospital she was al- lowed to return home. The doctors were able to avoid amputation, but there is little hope the leg will ever be well enough to permit Mrs. H. to return to work. and it is just recently that she has begun to walk with the aid of a cane. There are days when the pain is so intense she is barely able to get about, but in spite of her handicap the small home is_spotless and the children’s meals ready when they come from school. Clara, who has two more years in high school, can hardly wait until she is able to work and help care for her mother and two younger brothers. The sum of $990 is needed to keep this family together for another year. Opportunity No. 6. Better Oft Without Their Father. (This Case Closed by a Contributor.) Opportunity No. 7. He Once Owned a Newspaper. There was a time when Mr. Bruce, as we shall call him, was at the top of the ladder. Rung by rung he had gained success. There were bright col- lege days when he was captain of the foot ball team. A proud moment came | when a Phi Beta Kappa kcy was award- ed him for high scholastic standing. | Then promotion followed promotion in | the work he had chosen until Mr. Bruce | became owner and publisher of a news- paper. Those were happy days for | him, his pretty wife and little bright- | eyed boy. They gave generously to charity, little dreaming they would ever | | have to ask assistance | The day came, however, when Mr.| damage, however, was already done.'parked 25 feet from the entrance to Bruce collapsed financially and physi-| A physical examination of the mother | poljce He lost his business and with it/ cally. He had to spend went_ his health. eks i the hospital | | rest for months or he will never be able | | to work again. Friends and employers | have been caring for the family. They | have done it gladly for they knew them | to be deserving and grateful. But the sickness has proven such a long one | that they cannot carry on alone. As-| sistance is asked for this sad but bril- | liant man, his wife and a boy of 10 who is saving a fountain pen he was | given in the hope that he may yet go | to high school. The sum of $576 is | needed for a year. Opportunity No. & Where Charity Is a Living Service. | The children in this family are the | sort that make you think and think | hard. There are five of them, the old- | | est a gitl of 9 years with big e | a sad expression which doubtl from hunger and from constant asso- | | ciation with misery and illness and | poverty. | The father is a sick man. He has tuberculosis. He was voung when war was declared and he proudly marched with 4,000,000, strong and well. He re- | turned to his home, took up his pre-; war work, then married. His work be- came difficult for him and the respon- sibility of his family with his inadequate | income broke him mentally and phys- | ically. | Through the close contact of the nurse and a welfare agency, the case was turned over to the agency for care. | The case worker had the wife and chil- dren examined for signs of this dreaded disease. It was learned that one of the | children was badly affected. Provision | for sending the father and child to a hospital was made. A promise to care the family was extended by the | worker and the father went away re- | lieved mentally. The mother is tired and worried and | her burden is doubled because she is | obliged to carry on 2lone. Her sole con- | fidant is the case worker on whom she depends entirely for advice and counsel. She goes to the clinic with her family | and guards them carefully. But many times the car tokens run low and the cod liver oil seems expensive and the price of eggs and milk mounts higher and the sunshine even has a tax on it when there is no warm clothing to wear in order to get out of doors. The sum of $600 a vear will take care of this family. Opportunity No. 9. Appealing Children. Here is a family consisting of a hus- band. wife and eight children. The | man is an unskilled laborer. He has difficulty in keeping a regular job even |in the best of times, but at present is entirely out of work. It is always nec- essery to supplement his earnings with relief, which has been dcne. The| children, who are unusually bright and appealing, range in age from 8 months to 10 years. | The mother, who was married when | she was 15, faces a tragic task in keep- | ing the home together. A total of $720 | will take care of this family for a year. | Opportunity No. 10. Two Children Are TIL Mrs. E. is a sweet looking woman in | spite of all the trouble thrust on her | shoulders in the past 10 years. She is 35 years old and has had seven chil- dren, Her husband is suffering from a condition which prevents him from holding a job very long. He is espe- cially worried at this time because they are without (undf] to care for two children who are ill. The little boy, 6 vears old, will tell you that “the nice lady (case worker) is sending us milk and coal and even going to send Santa Claus,” but with all this it is not enough to care for the family the way it should be cared for. The sum of $500 will make this family comfortable for one year. Opportunity No. 11. Life’s Sunset. (This Case Closed by a Contributor.) Opportunity No. 12. A Sightless Artist. No greater tragedy could oceur to an | artist than to lose his sight. Yet that | has been the fate of Mr. A, an artist | of the old French school. Though aged, he could continue his beloved work and support himself and his fragile little wife if he could only see. Around the walls of their tiny one- room home are arranged half-finished pictures awaiting a few last strokes from their creator’s hands. The char- ity worker who visits them weekly to care for their needs knows that he will never paint again and that Mrs. A will never be well enough to leave Ler room. Yet she has not the heart to destroy their dreams of a better day to come and desperately hopes that in some way she can continue to care for the simple needs of this old couple that they may end their days together. A total of $10 a week or $520 & ygr e | come sufficlently to permit him to care | search for employment. | cluding cod liver oil, carfare for five | people to and from the Public Health tiny furnished room they have called home for the last several years. Opportunity No. 13. Pension Is Insufficient. This family consists of a man, his wife and four children. The man suf- fers from a disability which prevents him from working. For this disability he draws a pension which partly takes care of his expenses. The children are sickly and seem to need constant medi- cal care. Because of this illness, the mother’s entire time is taken up in car- ing for them. The man has made every possible ef- fort to overcome his difficulty, but is unable to do so. A comparatively small amount, $240, will supplement his in- properly for his family. Opportunity No. 14 Father [ll—Funds Exhausted. This carpenter is an immigrant. He came to America many years ago, found | a job almost immediately and worked steadily. Marrying a_thrifty woman, the two worked together, fixed up a comfortable home and raised two healthy children. Only a year ago this man was making $35 8 week and the family was planning %o buy @ small home. Then he fell ill. Physicians were called, but no diagnosis of the illness could be made. During the past year he has remained ill. The family's savings have long been exhausted. The woman has moved to smaller quarters, pawned her little bits of jewelry and’ even sold some of the furniture in an attempt to care for her children without eutside help. Now she must ask for aid. The man is out of the hospital, but is unable to move. A nurse visits him daily to change his bandages, but his constant worry over family matters hinders his recovery. He realizes that there is food and medicine to buv, rent to be paid and clothes to be ol ine for the children who are of school age. ‘The modest sum of $1,020 would main- tain them for a year. Opportunity No. 15. Fruits of Unemployment. Mr. Thomas is a skilled artisan (col- ored). He provided well for his wife and six children until the depression | came and he joined the army of the | unemployed. He had excellent refer- ences from former patrons, but they no longer had work to offer him. He trudged the streets day by day in vain Worry for his wife and children finally broke down his health. A spirit of independence still kept him from asking help until he was faced with an eviction notice. | Then he asked for help. The| and children chowed that Mrs. Thomas | must go to the Tuberculosis Hospital | Now he must| and four of the six children were found ||’ to have tubercuiosis of the juvenile type. | The task before the social worker is | now to Testore the courage and hope of | the man and to assure Mrs. Thomas | that while she is in the hospital the children will be provided for. An older daughter, herself now out of employ-| ment, is taking the mother’s place in | the home znd giving excellent care to her younger brothers and sisters. Money is needed for rent, milk and other| nourishing food, medical supplies in- Clinic and incidentals. A minimum budget to restore this family to hope and health is $21 a week, or at least $546 for the next six months or until Mr. Thomas can recover his strength so that if there is no job he can apply for work relief to the Emergency Bureau of the Board of Public Welfare. Opportunity No. 16. A Reformed Cynic at 12. Orphaned before she was 1 year old. | Alice was promptly adopted by neigh- bors who had known her real parents These new parents made Alice very happy until she was 5. Then by a strange accident she lost both of her foster parents and was again a home- less orphan This time fate was not so kind to| Alice, no kind parents offered her a home. She was pushed about from place to place, and was never really wanted anywhere she went. The so-| clal worker found her when she was 12 years old after she had run away| from her last home. Her round, child- ish face was bitter and hard, and she never smiled. She said she hated peo- ple. It was with difficulty that she was persuaded to go to a home where | she was assured she would be treated kindly. For a long time she did not under- stand the affection which her new | foster mother bestowed on her. But now, after two years of understanding and affection, Alice has been won back to a happy childhood. He round, fair face may be seen constantly in willing laughter. But in order for Alice to| remain in her very happy home where she is a_much loved member of the | family, $250 is needed for the coming | year. Opportunity No. 17. Deserted by Father. Deserted by the husband and fa- ther, a mother and seven children have been left totally dependent. The mother has made a brave effort to care for her family. but is suffering from | illness and is unable to work. Two of the children have been placed with foster parents and every | effort has been made to locate the| husband, but without success. It will! require $610 to take care of this fam- | ily for a year. Opportunity No. 18 A Former Government Employe. Left with six children to care for, ranging in age from 3 years to 14, by | the disappearance of the father this | cclored mother obtained temporary | work in_one of the Government bu-| reaus. The grandmother took care of the children while the mother was employed from 9 to 4:30. During most ' of these hours all except the youngest were in school. ‘When the Government department cut down its force this deserted wife | lost her job. Her savings were soon gone. Then she took a position as a | maid and tried to do laundry work at home in the evening. When she fell sick she continued to try to work. The grandmother died this Fall, so there is no longer any one to leave the chil- dren with, even if the mother were able to work. She is making a brave fight against threatened tuberculosis. Who will help keep the home together by contributing toward a minimum budget of $20 & week or a total of §520 for the next six months? Opportunity No. 19. Mental Security vs. Physical Pain. With youth, health and a job, the future looked bright for Mr. James and his family. With a wife who was do-, ing her part in wise expenditure of his | earnings and caring for the home and baby, the husband was realizing for the first time in his life what a real home meant. He was determined that his children should not suffer the effects g{x:;dbmken home as he had in his boy- Then one day while at work, he was injured by a truck and it was necessary for him to spend many months in the hospital. Although finally pronounced cured the injury has not healed and it! will be moniths ber‘(:]re he is able to be! self-supporting again. Eflolg-l are being made to obtain re- newed workmen's compensation to which the man seems entitled. Meantime, a charitable agency is taking full care of the family, which will soon be increased by the advent of a new baby. 1 Although little can be done to lessen his physical pain, financial support will give Mr. James the mental security which he needs for recovery. To this end $208 is needed for the C, DATAREQUESTED | ON PAYLESSLEAVE Civil Service Unit Asks Facts on Application of Admin- istrative Furlough. Complying with a request from the Senate Economy Committee, the Civil Service Commission yesterday addressed a letter to the heads of all Government establishments asking to what extent they have been forc=d this year to apply administrative furioughs—that is pay- less leave above the month’s legislative furlough to keep within appropriations. These administrative furloughs, which were necessary in those branches whose appropriations were cut out of propor- | tion to other groups, have hit with | particular force in a number of cases, and have resulted in discrimination | against employes doing the same class of work in different branches. ‘The Civil Service Commission already has compiled its own data. In that agency, administrative furloughs were applied only to employes getting above $1,560. These face a minimum of eight | days. and this amount is increased up | to 30 days for those employes in the $1,740 bracket and above. _There is a possibility, too, that addi- | tional administrative furloughs will be necessary, as these figures are based on the supposition thnat the commission | cloudy; minimum temperature tonight | northeast winds. will get back money that has been im- pounded through the non-filling of va- cancies. The President is empowered to release this fund. If it is not re- leased the administrative furloughs will | range as high as 53 days. Under such condition a worker would lose, in all, | approximately three months' pay. | The administrative furlough was | adopted as a method of averting dis- missals, but in some cases the fur- | loughs have been of such extent that it | amounted to discharge. BODY FOUND IN CAR NEAR POLICE STATION| Dead Ex-Convict in Burlap Bag! Believed Victim of Cleaning | and Dyeing Racket. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 17.—Hun- dreds of detectives passed an automobile dquartcrs yesterday without discovering that it contained the body f an ex-convict trussed up in a burlap ag. The car had been reported stolen 24 hours earlier. | _ After the car had stood for four hours in front of headquarters without arous- ing suspicion, a member of the bomb squad looked inside and prodded the bundle. | The bag was ripped open in the pres- | ence of hundreds of officers, and the victim was _identified as Joseph “Washie” Weskefsky. His hands were tied behind his back with a stout cord. his knees were buc- ed to his chest, and the cord twisted tightly around his neck. Tk the procedure which has been followed in several “sack murders” recently. Police files showed Weskefsky had been convicted twice of burglary. Mrs. | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1932. Skaters Must Wait Until Ice Becomes Thicker in Capital Washingtonians interested in skating will have to wait a bit longer for a sizable coating over the surface of the Lincoln Me- morial Reflecting Pool, officials said today. Before this morning’s snow- storm, there was ice on the pool, but not of a sufficient depth to permit skating. The old reservoir at Sixteenth and Kennedy streets has been flooded and will provide s skat- ing rink when sufficiently frozen. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Heavy snow this afternoon and tonight; tomorrow about 18 degrees; not much change in temperature; fresh, poesibly strong Maryland — Heavy snow tonight, probably ending tomorrow morning; slowly rising temperature tonight on coast and in the extreme north- west portion. Virginia—Snow, in north and west and rain or snow in southeast portion tonight: tomorrow cloudy, bly pre- Ceded by rain of snow on the coast: not much change in temperature. West Virginia—Snow tonight, prob- ably heavy in east portion: tomorrow cloudy, possibly snow in northeast por- tior; not much change in temperature. Outlook for December 19 to 24. North and Middle Atlantic States— Light snow over north portion at be- ginning of week and snow over north and rain or smow over south portion Wednesday or Thursday, and again at the end of week. Temperatures below normal first half of week, warmer Wednesday or Thursday. River Report. and Shenandoah Rivers Potomac clear today. Report for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer. Yesterday— 4 pm 8 pm Midnight Today— 4am. 8 am. Noon . Highest, 22, 2:00 p.m. yesterday. Year ago, 55. Lowest, 18, 7:30 am. today. 2g0, 3 Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. . 10:53a.m. - 5:30am. . 11:06 pm - 5:18pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today 7:21 Sun. tomorrow 7:22 4:48 Moon, today.. 9:11pm. 10:43a.m. Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1932. Average. Record. January . . 482 355 709 '82 February . 327 March 375 3.27 3.70 413 Year ‘Tomorrow. 11:38am. 6:07am.| 11:53 pm. | 6:02p.m High Low High Low Sets. 4:47 Weskefsky said she last saw her hus- |g, band at 6:30 o'clock Thursday night. | ‘When police found handbills in the | car advertising a reduction in dry clea: ing prices, they said the killing may {have been the outgrowth of rackewor-‘ ing trouble in the cleaning and dyeing industry e MEXICO WANTS TO BUY ISLAND GIVEN FRANCE% Br the Associated Press MEXICO CITY. December 17—The Senate yesterday unanimously approved a resolution to purchase from France the Isle of Clipperton. which was awarded to France in an arbitration B decision by the King of Italy. The Senate resolution provided for raising funds for purchase through popular subseription and_appropriation | of one day's wages of all federal em- ployes. The resolution provided that the President be named honorary president of a committee to raise the necessary funds and the secretary for foreign affairs be placed in active charge of a campaign which would be | & 1S9UBH Stations. Weather. * 19jPWoIvg £9p12180, « Cloudy Pt cloudy | Snowing | Snowing | . Cloudy Cloudy Raining - Ptcloudy | . Cloudy ! Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Snowing Cloudy conducted along patriotic lines. | Lo The island is apparently of little use to France, the motion said, while Mex- ico. anxious to retain its full national | integrity, was willing to pay a reason- y | o able price to regain the lonely Pacific rock. | months until other adjustments can be made. Opportunity No. 20. Working Against Heavy Odds. Long a cripple confined to a wheel chair, he had almost given up hope of ever being able to do anything for his | family. Because of his condition he had become despondent and even mo- rose. Then came the opportunity to take training in the use of his hands. Now his whole outlock on life ha changed. For the first time in years he sees a chance at least to “earn his keep” While the depression has cut cown the demand for his wares he still hopes that with the coming of better times business will pick up. Meantime he is ambitious thai his children shall have an education. All six of them are now in school and the time is not far distant when two of the older ones should be able to contribute to the sup- port of the family. The mother helps by earning what she can, but the entire family income of the man and wife is less than 81 a day. To supplement this | $16 a week is needed, or $832 for the year. @he Forning Star ADVERTISEMENTS ( RECEIVED HERE B o Kenealy’s Pharmacy— North Capitol and Eye Sts. N.E. 63 loud: 18 0116 Snowing FOREIGN. (7 am., Greenwich time. today.) ure. Weather. Cloudy Fogsy Fogsy Cloudy 3 Part cloudy ne. todas.) Cloudy Georges. Cloudy n_ P Clear Clear Part clouds | Heads St. Mary's Sorority. LEONARDTOWN, Md., December 17 (Special). —Miss Frances Evans of Washington, D. C., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Evans, has beea elected pres- ident of the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority at the St. Mary's Female Seminary at St. Marys City, Md. Is an Authorized Star Branch Office able to supply most the services of these B OU will find the Classified Section of The Star any want that arises and Branch Offices, which are located in practically every neighborhood in and around Washington, are at your command, insuring prompt insertion of your classified advertisement in the first available issue. Feel free to make use of Branch Office facilities. There are no fees; only regular rates are charged. land Barkley, DEMOCRATS NAME GROUPS IN SENATE Special Committees Selected to Co-ordinate Program of Party. Democratic members of the Senate were designated yesterday by their leader, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, to specialize on certaln phases of the legislative program. On the subject of unemployment legislation Senator Wagner of New York heads a group, which includes also Senators Connally of Texas and Costigan of Colorado. Senator Robinson announced the whole list of committees to co-ordinate the party's program with activities of the regular standing committees. Senator Ashurst of Arizona heads the Prohibition Committee and Sen- ator George of Georgia the group to consider legalization of beer for tax| Ppurpeses. The special committees are: Taxa: tion, Harrison, Mississippi: Walsh. Massachusetts, and Hull, Tennessee; Appropriations, Kendrick, Wyoming, Hayden, Arizona, and Cohen, Georgia; | ; Bulkley, Ohio, | Banking, Glass, Virgini: Agricultural Markets, 3 Carolinz; Wheeler, Montana, and Bankhead, Alabama; Agriculture Credits, Fletcher, Florida; Thomas, Oklahoma, and Mec- | Gill, Kansas; Econcmy, McKellar, Ten- nessee; Bratton, New Mexico, and Byrnes, South Carolina; Prohibition, Ashurst, Arizona; Dill, Washington, and Bailey, North Carolina; Beer, George, Georgia; and Gore, Oklahom: inations. Sheppard, Texas; Black, Ala- bama, and Long. Louisiana; World Court, Swanson, Virginia; Walsh, Mon- tana, and Robinson, Arkansas. DWELLING NEAR FAIRFAX BURNS WITH $9,000 LOSS Home of Roy Armentrout Is De- | stroyed—Blaze Is Laid to Defective Wiring. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va, December 17—Fire yesterday burned to the ground the home of Roy Armentrout, near Fairfax, with a loss estimated at $9,000. Armen- trout was alone in the house and made his escape by breaking through a win- dow, flames and smoke barring his ap- proach to the door. The fire. thought to have been caused by defective wiring, spread so rapidly in the high wind that the building was practically gone before firemen from Fairfax arrived. Firemen saved an ad- Joining building, in which were housed a number of fine race hcrses belonging to W. T. Ralston of Fairfa: FREREREREVERERERD tmas g Chri & v Made of Mag- nolia Leaves, Pine Cones, Red Ruscus and wery Lasting. May be shipped N b *% A—3 CHANGE ADVOCATED IN RAILWAY LAWS U. S. Chamber Outlines Plan to Put Carriers Upen Sound Basis. l By the Assoclated Press. A 12-point program, including changes in rate-making policies, easing of man- | agement, restrictions and fair regulation has been approved by business organiza- tions in the Chamber of Commerce of the United States membership %o put the Nation’s railroads on a sound basis. The program which President Henry I Harriman announced today had been approved by “an overwhelming vote,” also calls for retroactive repeal of the recapture clause, the opening of water and highway transportation to the rail- roads on an equal basis and the amend- ment of the long-and-short-haul clause to place responsibility of the railroads for determining whether proposed rates would be reasonably compensatory. Substitution Favored, Other recommendations set forth: “Pinancial ity of railroads re- quires replacement of section 15a of the interstate commerce act (which includes recapture clause) with a provision di- on, recting the commission, in fixing just and reasonable rates, to consider effects on traffic movement, on provision of eficient service at lowest consistent cost and upon reasonable average return that will permit in time of general busi- ness activity reasonable reduction of in- | Cebtedness and accumulation of ade- quate reserves, * * * “The elaborate process of valuation should cease upon completion of the original valuaticn of a railroad, with the commission thereafter mereiy keep- k]uz tnsel[ informed 2s to changes in plant. Less Regulation Urged. “Regulation of railroads should be reduced to the point where it will be confined to assurance of fair rates and of public safety, and will avoid inter- ferences with functions belonging to management. * * ¢ “Railroads should be allowed to es- | tablish new rutes quickly in order to | meet competition from other forms of transportation. * * * “Railrcad management should make | special efforts to accommodate rates to current economic conditions, and regu- latory autho: 1 rmit such | | | MISSION GROUP ELECTS | Special Dispatch to The Star | ROUND HILL, Va, December 17— | The Missionary Society of the Round | Hill Baptist Church elected the fol- | lowing officers: Preside Mrs. L. B. Phillips; vice president, Mrs. C. J. Her- leg: secretary, Simpsen: treasurer, M Crim; Mrs. R. R. | Larrick was named Sunbeam leader, | Mrs J. 8. Patterson. junior G. A. leacer, | and Miss Mary Cockerlle, senior G. A. ! leader. | Miss Mary J. E. ) d Memorial Wreaths , $3.00 Delivered anywhere in the District of Columbia 1407 H St. N.W. A. 4905-06-07 fi e el e e ) Home, A greedy, schem had ob her family. At that time he v which he claimec picture industry. He approached ) ture of future w inventions. salesman to buy she had received many excuses. Finally, in despe moted and sold unable to meet t methods, and reli; nature. The advertisement in thes erved Mrs. G. and her efforts to ¢ to large fortunes others had : hardly any of which had proved successful. G.’s investment is probably worthless, and she is Sweet Home Is Better Than Worthless Stock ock salesman for ing. unscrupulous vas offering stock in an invention 1 would revolutionize the motion Irs. G. and suav v painted a pic- ealth and happiness le pointed ed through Mrs. G. mortgaged her home and rushed to the tock. Two years went by and no dividends. The company had ration, she came to the Bureau. It developed that this man, with others, had pro- stock in over twenty companies, Mrs. he mortgage on her home. Dependable investments are not sold by such able brokers do not sacrifice their business responsibility by dealing in stocks of this Before You Invest—Investigate appearance - of this e columns is evidence that this newspaper co-oper- ates with and supports the Better Business Bu- reau for your protection. Better Business Bureau of Washington, D. C.. 337 Evening Star Building Telep! hone National 8164