Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy, continued cold today; tomorrow, fair; moderate northwest and west winds. Temperatures—Highest, 20, ati4 pm. yesterday; lowest, 18, at 7:30 a.m. yesterday. Full report on page 8. No. 1,448—No. 32,373. Entered_as second class matter vost office, Washington, D. C. ) h g WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, STORM TRAVELS NORTH LEAVING 11-INCH SNOW AND RUSH FOR RELIEF ol Transit System Five Families’ Hope Renewed Crippled by Weather. FORCE OF 1,600 CLEARS STREETS| .Deepest Fafl of 101 Years Marked by Few Accidents. Washington and nearby Mary- land and Virginia started last night to dig out of the deepest snow in 10 years, while charitable institutions worked overtime to meet Increased demands for relief. As the stoim moved away from Washington, up the Atlantic sea- board, it left in its wake a heavy blanket of dry and drifting snow, 8 badiy crippled transportation system, and hundreds of snow- bound automobiles. Before daybreak the storm was expected to pass completely be- yond the Washington area, and the Weather Bureau predicted a | cold and partly cloudy Sunday, with the temperature hovering be- tween 17 and 18 degrees. When the last official reading was| taken at the bureau at 8 o'clock last | night, 10.5 inches of snow had been re- corded. Snow still fell spasmocically | after that time, however, but the bureau announced the heaviest fall had passed and the tota! depth probably would not exceed 11 inches. Street cars, the most seriously affected | victims of the storm, ran irregularly between tie-ups, but motor busses man- | aged to struggle over the snow-clogged streets on delgyed schedules. Other traffic likewise crept slowly over the | slippery highways. | Force of 1,600 at Work, An emergency snow-removal force of | 1,600 men, worked until midnight with | scrapers, trucks and shovels, plowing away the snow on the main arteries of travel and clearing cross- walks in the business area. Snow also was carted away in trucks from in front of the ‘White House and on some of the prin- cipal downtown streets. Many sections of Maryland and Vir- ginia, however, were locked in the grip | of the snow. Main highways had been | made passable, but many roads in the | gemote rural sections were choked by drifts several feet high. Despite the treacherous condition of the streets, and the suburban roads, | particularly, there were remarkably few accidents of a serious nature. A num- ber of collisions, due to skidding, were repcrted, but the damage was minor, consisting chiefly of dented fenders and broken bumpers. City Escapes Blizzard. The storm, though severe in intensity, did not reach the proportions of a blizzard. The wind velocity was mild, and as a result no serious interruption was reported in either telephone or elec- tric service. Sweeping up the coast, the storm struck Washington at 3:50 o'clock yes- terday morning, and continued through- out the day. By nightfall it had spent its force, but snow continued to fall lightly at intermittent intervals. | The fall passed all records for 10 | years back, but failed to equal the mark of January, 1922, of 28 inches. That storm brought to Washington the | disaster of the collapse of the old Knickerbccker Theater. | The snowfall in the District was | heavicr than in any section of the wide | area blanketed by the storm. The| depth of the snow in Baltimore was | slightly under that in Washington, but at all other points from which the | Weather Bureau received reports & lighter snowfall was recorded. Thoroughfares Kept Open. The work of keeping the principal thoroughfares open was started about 6 o'clock in the morning, in accordance with the established snow-removal pro- gam of the District Commiscioners, | A Contnued on Page 3, Colum 1, | RIGHTS OF REYNOLDS’ WIDOW TO BE FOUGHT| Sisters of Tobacco Heir Said to Have Retained Counsel for Contest. ki | | | | | | NEW WINTRY WAVE [Plenty of Snow Forecast as but 15 More Await Season to Avo Fifteen other destitute families fact the families remaining on the list, how and good will is far from dead in ‘Washington, The Star has found. Contributions toward the “opportuni- ties” are coming from persons in every walk of life. While one prominent leader in the social set of the Capital was telephoning The Star yesterdny’ afternoon of her desire to take ure’ completely of one of the needy cases listed, a plainly-dressed old colored man was handing to the cashier of | The Star a soiled $1 bill as his mite. “I'm a poor man myself,” this colored donor said. “But thank the Lord, I've got & job and I want to do my bit for the poor folks that have no money at all. I gave as much as I could spare | to the Community Chest and now I'd| like to give this dollar to help one of those families I read about in your paper.” “Which of the opportunities do you | designate?” asked The Star cashier. | “I want that dollar to go where it/ will do the most good,” he said. “That's | all I care about.” | And, assured that his dollar, every| cent of it, would go where it would help ' Through Kindness of Others Another “Christmas Opportunity” Filled, Spirit of Yuletide id Destitution. With chill blasts of the mcst severe snowstorm of years besieging their stricken homes, five impoverished families can look forward to the future with renewed hope as a result of the Yuletide generosity of their more fortunate | fellow citizens, responding to the “Christmas opportunity” appeal of The Star. e a dreary Christmas and a bleak New Year unless similar provision is made for their comfort. There is real hope for ever, as the spirit of Christmas charity somebody in trouble, the old man bundled his overcoat around his neck and trudged away into the snow. The latest case to be completely covered by a pledge is Opportunity No. 1. A prominent woman, who desires that she be known only as “Mrs. M. D." advises The Star she is forwarding her check for $200.20 to take care of this case. This involves a family con- sisting of an invalid father, a mother fighting to keep her home ‘intact and their five undernourished children. As | previously aanounced in The Star, sur- | plus donations for this family, amount- | ing at present to $24.50, will be prorated | among tHe remaining cases. The Sta: | believes the other contributors to this | tamily will not object to this disposi- ion of their money. With No. 1 provided for, the total of sases already taken care of, 100 per cent, is raised to five. Opportunities Nos. 2, 6 and 11 have been covered by checks in hand and the wife of & naval Sfficer hes informed The Star that her check to cover No. 13 is in the mails. Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose of the Mayflower Hotel, in forwarding her check to close out Opportunity No. 6, wrote: “I have read with interest your (Continued on Page 5. Column 1.) T0 SWEEP COUNTRY Thermometer Hits 40 Below. By the Associated Press. Winter’s third zero attack in two| weeks moved full force into the New England States last night and left| most of the remainder of America | shaking with the chills as well. Snow in half a dozen States threat-, ened to tie up transportation. I. fell at the rate of half an inch an hour | in Baltimore, disrupted ocean shipping | from that port and made highways all but impassable. Northern Texas, Oklahoma and parts | of Illinois already were bianketed with | from six inches to a foot and more | was forecast for most of the Mid-| west. 40 Degrees Below. Although New England's lowest read- | ing of 40 below was the Nation's low mark, it still was cold enough over the entire northern half of the Nation to be uncomfortable. | Government _forecaster's predictions of warmer weather brought tne lem-{ perature higher than 20 above in only | a few Midwest States and zero was scheduled for a return engagemen: | from the Arctic today. Danville, Vt., furnished the 40 be-| low rezding, while several other New England States had zero temperatures. New York City's lowest was 12 above. It began to rise with a snow fall that inches of snow hampered traffic in| Richmond, Va., and two died from the| cold. It also was snow in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and “more snow” was the best the weather man could offer. Milwaukee counted its Winter dead at seven as the temperature rose slowly and, like everything else in the Midwest, Wisconsin was threatened with “snow and colder” for today. More Snow in Prospect. Official forecasts for this week in- dicated most of the Nation could go bob-sledding Christm2s day even in sections where snow has been a rarity. Forecasters could see little except snow and chilly weather ahead with short balmy spells. fornia and Florida temperatures returned to normal after snapping cold perfods, and vacationers in those States (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) forecasters said would be heavy. Six| TOVS GALORE FILL 0LD SANTA'SPACK Four Thousand Attend Star and Warner Bros. Yule- tide Party. There is a Santa Claus, after all! A Santa Claus? Why, there arej thousands of Santa Clauses, but you would never have recognized them as they came trooping to the Warner Bros.' theaters yesterday, their cheeks as red as some of the brand-new toys | they cerried under their arms, their eyes sparkling like the brass and the nickel adorning the playthings, Some of them had their sleds, even if the reindeer weren't there. and the sleds were loaded with good things that will brighten more than one lowly home as_Christmas dawns next Sunday. The curious thing about the Santa Clauses that came to the Warner Bros.” theaters yesterday for the big toy party arranged by The Star and| these theaters was the fact that they were dressed like boys and girls—all of them! And while it may have been a bad day for grumpy grown-ups who have to shovel snow and pay for coal and oil to heat “their houses—every- body knows it was a day made to or- der for Santa Claus and for those boys and girls of Washington who played Santa Claus yesterday. Did the snow hurt The Star's toy party? Don't you believe it! The snow added to it. Of course, some boys and | girls just couldn’t make it. Their parents may have had cold feet, or maybe there wss a long, smooth hill | somewhere with a new sled that had to be broken in after the runners had been polished with ashes. But _one look at that pile of toys— more than 4,200 of them, brought by more than 4,000 children and adults, and you couldn't say that snow hurt the party. Best of all, the theater folks are hoping that boys and girls who could not bring their toys yes- terday will bring them today or to- morrow or any old time before Christ- mas. They will be glad to take care (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Pay Cut Delay Averts Strike. BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Decem- | ber 17 (#).—An Irish railmen’s strike tonight was believed to have been averted by the decision of the railway managers to postpone for one month proposed pay reductions. A board will be summoned to con- sider anew the whole problem of wages. | By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 17.— The American says the two sisters of the late Z. Smith Reynolds, North Czrolina tobacco heir, have retained New York lawyers to contest Libby Holman Reynolds’ right to a share in her late husband’s fortune. Probate of Reynolds' will has been stayed pending the birth of an expected | child to the widow. The child, under North Carolina law, would have to be considered in settling the estate. The attorneys, who, the American gays, have been retained by Reynolds’ sisters, Mrs. Nancy Bagley and Mrs. Mary Babeock, declined to say on what grounds they would oppose Libby Hol- man’s right to a share in the estate for her child. SENTENCED TO PRISON Two Former Mississippi Officials Get Embezzlement Penalties. . JACKSON, Miss., December 17 (P).— Two former State officials, one who pleaded guilty and the other found guilty by a jury, were sentenced today for embezzlement of State funds. Bura Hilbun, former supervisor of «colored rural schools in Mississippi, who was convicted two weeks ago of em- bezzling Rosenwald Foundation funds, ‘was sentenced to five years. O. Randall, former chief of Frank the tobacco division of the State Tax ission, received an eight-month MRS. HOOVER TO TO 500 NEEDY of Chest Mrs. Hoover will hand Christmas baskets to 500 needy families Friday, inaugurating the Yuletide activities of the Community Chest welfare agencies. As the guest of honor of the Salva- tion Army at Temple Corps, 606 E street, the First Lady will do her bit toward alleviating distress among the stricken of Washington and help instill the feeling of “good will on earth.” As a result of her aid and the as- sistance of the various Community Chest agencies, thcusands of families are expected to s&fid a merry Christ- mas, with a substantial dinner and toys for the children. Toys are being furnished by The Evening Star, and other organizations and are being dis- tributed through the councils of social agencies. The Associated Charities has received hundreds of inquiries for families which some generous-hearted Washingtonians wish to supply with Christmas cheer. This agency supplies a description of the family and sees to the delivery of Commf sentence for embezzling $4,500 from to- bacco tax funds. the baskets, and it also arranges for toys for the children in the family, First Lady to Hand Out Baskets to Begin Yule Activities PRESENT GIFTS FAMILIES FRIDAY i Agencies. ‘The Catholic Charities work in con- nection with the various parishes and with outside citizens who wish to care for a partcular family at Christmas time. Toys are supplied through the Christ Child Society. Churches, clubs, the Catholic schools of the city and the St. Vincent de Paul Society are preparing special Christmas baskets and these are distributed through the Cath- olic Charities. The American Legion also supplies a large number of families with their | Christmas dinner through friends. Toys | are supplied through the Council of | Social Agencles’ toy department. Through the genercsity of the Center | Market Dealers’ Association, 100 addi- | tional families will receive baskets of: substantial groteries this year, the Chest agencies supplyifig the *names of the families and the baskets being deliv- ered in the trucks of The Star. The Navy Band will y at the Sal- vation Army party, which is for the adults under the care of the army’s welfare de nt. There also will be a party with a Christmas tree and toys for the little ones at night. Y Star, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 18, 1932. —NINETY-EIGHT PAGES. RENEWAL OF DEBT TALKS IN PROSPECT Hoover Approval Reported Without Assurance of Revision. By the Associated Press. The prospect of continued interna- tional war debt discussion in the near future grew yesterday as word came from authoritative sources that the Hoover administration had indicated to PFrance and other debtors its amena- bility to such negotiations. While administration leaders fol- lowed intently the efforts of France to form a new cabinet, Secretary Stimson | conferred at length, at his home, with Ambassador Paul Claudel of France, who traveled there through a heavy snowstorm. It was said later in an entirely re- liable source that the United States hed informed Paris and other debt centers as well that President Hoover is willing to entertaln new debt negotia- tions. He has indicated to them, in- | directly, however, it was said, that no definite offer of debi revision be given, and that open opposition will be expressed to any general debt confer- | ence. Two-Hour Conference Held. Stimson, Secretary Mills of the Treasury, and Gov. George L. Harrison of the New York Federal Reserve Bank held an extraordinary conference with President Hoover for more than two hours during the late afternoon. indi- cAting as they emerged that there had been discussion of war debts in connec- tion with the general condition of world economic_affairs. Asked if some new move by the ad- ministration was imminent, the Treas- ury Secretary replied, with a smile: “Nothing that could not have been anticipated.” He declined to elaborate upon this remark, and when asked if the Presi- dent’s special message to Congress might be transmitted soon, he replied “might” was & good word. He added there was no certainty of this, however. Representative _Britten. Republican, of Illinois, introduced, without debate, a bill to place a tax on American-held private and public securities of such foreign nations as are in default on debt payments to the United States. Undercurrent of Activity. Although official silence characterized the attitude of the administration throughout the day, there was an un- dercurrent of activity among the Presi- dent and his aides. ary Stimsol ntinued on Page 2, Column 5.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—26 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Foreign. News of the Clubs—Page C-3. Veterans of Foreign Wars—Page C D. A. R. Activities—Page C-4. Disebled Veterans—Page C-4. Community Centers—Page C-4. Schools and Colleges—Page C-T. PART TWO—S8 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Fraternities—Page 4. Public Library News—Page 4. Stamps—Page 5. Dlxtmr\ct of g(}olumbhi Naval Reserve— Page 5. Organized Reserves—Page 5. Y. W. C. A News—Page 5. District National Guard—Page 5. Army and Navy News—Page 5. Spanish War Veterans—Page 5. PART THREE—14 PAGES. Society. Parent- PART FOUR—6 PAGES. Amusement Section—Stage, Screen and ‘Music. In the Motor World—Page 4. Y. M. C. A. News—Page 4. Aviation—Page 4. Radio News—Pages 4 and 5. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SIX—10 PAGES. Financial and Classified Mvmhlng Serial Story, “Paris Love"—Page 6. American Legion—Page 9. PART SEVEN—16 PAGES. Magazine Section. Notes of Art and Artists—Pages 12 and 13. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 13. “page 1o Boys' and Girls' Page—] High Lights of History—Page Those Were the Happy Days—Page 16. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COLOR SECTION—8 PAGES. Holly of Hollywood; Keeping Up With the Joneses; Mutt and Jefl; Reg'lar Mrs.; The Timid Annfe; n_postponed for an -3. ‘Teacher Activities—Page 12. Moon Death Telegram Traps Fugitive Pair After 2-Year Hunt By the Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa, December 17—A _telegram sent to Mrs. Lewis F. Mead announcing the death of her mother resulted in the arrest of the woman and her husband today after two years of search for them by Federal authorities. Both Mr. and Mrs. Mead were arraigned here before United States Commissioner Judson E. Piper on charges of automobile theft. The pair were indicted by a Federal grand jury in Wheel- ing, W. Va., in 1930. They are alleged to have been connected with a car-stealing ring which is alleged to have stolen more than 50 automobiles. ‘The Meads have been living in Des ‘Moines since June under the name of Blackstone. Their mail came to general delivery under the name of Johnson. Federal agents who traced the Meads from the telegram said that they expressed relief that the two years of hiding were at an end. = They will be returned to Wheeling next week. TAXNAN ETRY NS, LEWS GENS |Receives $500 Reward for ‘ Recovering Jewels Worth $150,000. | | A taxicab driver late yesterday re- James Hamilton Lewis, wife of the Illinois Senator, and received a reward of $500—payable on the installment plan. el ‘The driver, Willard Follin, 3 K street northeast, was given $200 down and promised tke bzlance in three monthly | installments of $100 each at the sug- | gestion of Senator Lewis. Discovered by Fare. Returning to Washington Friday | from Chicago, Mrs. Lewis took a cab| from Union Station to the Mayflower | Hotel. Arriving, she got out, paid the driver and went inside shortly after 5 pm. Follin drove away. He carried several passengers, and finally, about 9 oclock, an unidentified fare in the back seat called to hum: “Hey, bud, here’s something some- body left.” The passenger handed over a leather traveling bag, which Follin did not ex- amine until some time later. Then he discovered _the jewels and about $180 in cash, When he finished work about 4 am. he went home, taking the bag (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) - COLOMBIAN WARSHIP MAKES PARA, BRAZIL French Crew on Vessel Said to Planned Trip to Amazon Front. | Have By the Associated Press. PARA, Brazil, December 17.—The Colombian ship Cordoba, heavily armed and carrying war materials, " arrived here today from France with a French crew and will proceed to Colombia by way of the Panama Canal. It was understood that the officers of the vessel had originally planned to turn over the ship to Colombians here, who would take the Cordoba up the Amazon River to the regions over which Colombia and Peru are disputing. Brazilian neutrality, however, will not permit any warlike movements in Brazilian waters, officials pointed out. turned $150,000 in jewels lost by Mrs. | RALROADS REPEAT WAGESEALE STAND ‘Unable to Go Further, They Tell Unions, Because of Business Situation. By the Associated Precs. CHICAGO, December 17.—The rail- roads told their union employes today that their previous offer on wages was “as far as present business conditions permit us to go.” The offer was to extend the present 10 per cent deduction agreement for 6 months and then negotiate under the provisions of the railway labor act. The deduction agrezment, made for one year, expires January 31. Labor declined to accept the prdposal, suggesting instead that the deduction be | continued until Jenuary 31, 1934, when ! negotiations.might be opened again be- | tween the employers and employes’ rep- | resentatives. They suggested the deduc- tion might be extended 2 months past | the 193¢ gate to allow for negotiations. Follows Note Exchange. | | | | | | of notes between the railroads and the brotherhoods at their conference here, in which each side asked the other five ‘quesunns regarding authority and in- clination to negotiate the wage problem. ‘The presidents’ note saying their | earlier proposal was “as far as present business conditions permit us to go” was | regarded as placing the negotiations under a considerable strain. | Railway labor sent the President's | Committee a partial answer to the five- | point questionnaire presented by the executives yesterday. The brctherhoods asserted they had | “full and complete power” to negoti- | ate to a conclusion the proposal made |by the railroads Ogtober 14, calling | for a conference to discuss extension | of the present temporary 10 per cent | wage cut. Retort With Five Questions. Making other answers so far as they deemed the questions of the railroad presidents fair and proper, the labor delegates then retorted with five ques- tions for the executives to answer. There was ro new wage proposal in the formal reply, nor had the railroads any new plan to tender. Alexander F. Whitney. who spoke for labor, reminded W. F. Thiehoff, chair- man of the Managers' Committee, that he had said his committee had “unlim- ited authority.” Representatives of labor refused to answer_categorically the five questions as to their power to negotiate changes in the basic rates, a deduction from them greater than the existing 10 per cent, and possible future negotiations under the raflway labor act. They asked in turn five questions on whether the carriers felt they would have had a right to file notice of a re- duction in the basic rates at any time during the life of the agreement, which expires next January 31. MacDonald on Holiday Trip. LONDON, December 17 () —Prime Minister MacDonald and his daughter, Miss_Ishbel, left tonight for Lossie- mouth, Scotland, where they will spend the Christmas holidays. Mr. MacDonald was in excellent spirits, having apparently recovered from a severe cold. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to city and suburban hcmes by The Star’s exclusive carrier serv- ice. Phone National 5000 to start delivery. Today's reply came after an exchange | #) Mea * FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS ns Associated P EN - CENTS ELSEWHERE }T 32 BEER EXPECTED 10 WIN IN HOUSE BY SMALL MARIN Collier Lists 126 Democrats and 90 or More Repuh- licans for Bill. SPECIAL LEGISLATION FOR D. C. HELD NEEDED Efforts Promised if Brew Is Legal- ized—Outlook Dark fcr Vote in Senate. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. For the second time since the open= ing of Congress the wets will go to the bat with the drys Tuesday—this time on the 3.2 beer bill. The beer bill can be passed with a majority vote and the supporters of the measure express confidence the measure will pass. However, there are indications the vote may be closer than has been ex- ‘lpecud4 At present Chairman Collier | of the Ways and Means Committee, iwhlch drafted the bill, is counting on measure, and hopes for 90 or more Republican votes. The total, 216, would be a bare majority of the House, which today has 429 members and 6 vacancies. The beer bill will not command the same vote in the House that the reso- lution proposing the repeal of the | caid yesterday. A number of those members who voted for repeal are still unwilling to vote for a measure which they believe may violate the Constitu- tion. Others are opposed to the beer bill since they fear it would mean an immediate return of the old saloon. Anti-Repealists’ Aid Claimed. | On the other hand. supporters of the beer bill insist a number of House mem- bers who opposed the “naked” repeal of the eighteenth amendment, or who declined to vose for the so-called | Garner resolution because no oppor- tunity was given for debate, are willing | to fi(e for r,l e passage of the pending beer bill through both House and Senate and its approval by the President would not | of itself give the District of Columbia 2.2 per cent beer, in the opinion of | members of the House Ways and | Means Committee and of such ‘authomles on law as Representative | James M. Beck. | A separate measure for the regula- | ton of the manufacture and sale of | the beer in the District of -Columbia | would be necessary. Such a separate brought measure Eill. however, will be promptly forward once the national beer | becomes law, it was said yesterday. | _ As the bill now stands there is speci- | fic prohibition against the manufacture of 3.2 per cent beer in the States which have laws against it, and the District of Columbia and also a prohibition against the importation of beer into these States and the District. The bill leaves regulation of the sale | of beer entirely up to the States—and | to the District of Columbia. In the | District, Congress makes all the laws. | It will be necessary, therefore. for | Congress, sitting as a local legislature, {to put through law specifically | authorizing the manufacture and im- | portation and regulating the sale of | beer here. Legislatures Meet Soon. Forty-seven States enacted State prohibition laws, or had them on their books, after adoption of the eighteenth | amendment. Maryland was the sole exception. Fourteen States, however, have repealed their prohibition laws, making a total of 15 States with no prohibition laws. It would appear, however, that all the States which de- sire to regulate the manufacture and sale of the 3.2 per cent beer would e 4, Column 1) (Continued on Pa; 'POWERS HAPGOOD ACCIDENTALLY SHOT Socialist Wounded While at Tar- get Practice With Utilities Official. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, December 17— Powers Hapgood, Socialist candidate for Governor of Indiana at the last elec- tion, was wounded seriously here to- night when he was accidentally shot by William L. Hines, vice president of the Columbia Conserve Co. The two were said to have been at target prac- tice at a country estate. Hapgood was shot in the abdomen and was taken to a hospital, where it was said a blood transfusion probably would be necessary. He was said to have handed a .22 caliber pistol to Hines. The two men started to walk away from the target and Hines said the gun was accidentally discharged. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. _The Colonies were less than two- thirds English, by racial derivation, at ed | the close of the Revolution. The leaders, including Gen. Moura. The captain of the port here was non- commital in the matter and said he would await orders from the marine minister. WOMAN SLAIN IN HOME York, Pa., Police Find Body of Mother of Two Children. That other ethnic groups, especially the Irish and German, had a promi- nent place in the population is shown by the final report of a five-year study of the Committee on Linguistic and National Stocks of the American Coun- cil of Learned Societies. The conclusions are arrived at by analysis of family names appearing in the 1790 census, but with much more refined methods than have been used in previous mlq-ffllcnl studies of the same census. results in a con- siderable reduction in the English ele- :‘a:nto!'.heorldmmmmuh- n. ‘The 1790 census figures are a basic ton ORIGINAL AMERICAN COLONISTS LESS THAN TWO-THIRDS ENGLISH Irish and German Ethnic Groups Had Prominent Place,! Council’s Survey Reveals. the basis for calculating the native American population. It is not expected, however, that the publication of this final report will greatly affect these calculations since much of the data used in it already gx:fl been made available to the com- The American Council Committee used genealogical, linguistic and his- torical data to interpret the census lists, thus shedding considerable new light on their meanings. Thus, it is pointed out, such a fam- ily name as “Root” appears clearly to indicate English ancestry and in such a predominantly English environment as that of New England at the close of the eighteenth century can be accepted as such an indicator. But study of linguistic changes such as took place in America in the settlement days shows that this name in Pennsylvania is most likely a variant of the purely Grman “Roth” and is more likely to in- dicate German an cestry, Even in the English element of the (Continued on Page 3, Column 7.). at least 126 Democratic votes for the; | eigthteenth amendment received. it was | BILL FOR PHILIPPINE FREEDOM IN 194 IPASSED BY SENATE Measure Is Approved Despite Warning by Hoover That Veto Is Waiting. LEGISLATION WILL GO TO JOINT CONFERENCE Upper Chamber Lengthened Tran- sition Period Before Independence and Lowers Export Quotas. By the Associated Press Freedom by 1944 for the Philippine Islands was voted yesterday by the Senate in the face of warnings that President Hoover would veto the legis~ lation. ‘The measure, sponsored by Senators Cutting (Republican, of New Mexico), and Hawes (Democrat, of Missouri), was approved without the formality of roll call. It now goes to conference with the House, which last session overwhelm- ingly approved a bill by Representative Hare (Democrat, of South Carolina), granting independence in eight years. ‘The vote, coming after 10 days of de- bate, made it the first time any kind of independence legislation has received the indorsement of both branches of Congress in the years of agitation of the question. Diffes From House Bill. The bill differs radically from that passed by the House. The latter approved a measure to withdraw American sovereignty eight years after final enactment and mean- while duty-free imports into the United States of sugar, coconut oil and hemp products, chief exports of the Filipinos, would be restricted. The Senate bill not only lengthens the transition period in which the islanders may become accustomed to quasi-self government, but lowers the quotas on sugar and coconut oil and provides that when the islands by vote approve a constitution this shall be deemed an expression by them for irre- vocable freedom. It was the substitution of the latter provision for the original Hawes- Cutting clause calling for witharawal of American sovereignty only after the Filipinos had voted for independence at the end of the 12-year period that led some Senators to predict a presi- dential veto. ‘The question of adopting a consti- tution would arise, under the bill passed today, as soon as the Philippine Legis- lature could arrange for it, and ponents of the amendment to make vote on this tantamount to a declara- tion for freedom contended this was “indefensible.” Amendment by Byrnes. This amendment was offered by Senator Byrnes, Democrat, of Sou Carolina, and was approved 44 to 29. Senator Vandenberg, Republican, of Michigan, made a bitter attack on this provision, saying it left no way for the Filipinos to express themselves, if they find fault with their economic disadvantages, “except through revo- lution which would precipitate inters vention.” Republican leaders predicted Presi- dent Hoover would veto the bill, espe- | cially if the plebiscite provision is excluded. Senator Hawes made a dramatic last- minute appeal for independence, but, like other supporters of the measure as it came from the committee, opposed the Byrnes amendment. Senator Cutting was not present when the bill passed, as he was con- fined to his hoe with a cold. Senator Robinson cof Arkansas, the Democratic leader, and Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, approved of the Byrnes amendment, saying it provided no better test for the islanders to de- termine whether they wanted freedom. The Senate 5ill would make the im- port quotas effective for seven years. For the next five years preceding inde- pendence the islands would be author- ized to collect export taxes and use the money to help pay off their bonded in- debtedness. The House bill makes no provision for such taxes. Taxes Would Increase. The taxes would be 5 per cent of the normal American tariff the first year and would increase 5 per cent each year through the five-year period. The import quotas, which their spon- sors said would maintain the status quot of free trade, would be as follows: Sugar, 585,000 tons of raw and 30,000 tons of refined. Coconut oil, 150,000 long tons. | Hemp preducts, 3,000,000 pounds. Just before final passage a series of |amendments_ were rejected. One. a complete substitute by Senator King, lDemocrs!, of Utah, would have freed the islands in from three to five years. Another, by Senator Dickinson, Repub- lican, of Iowa, would have put pearl buttons on & quota basis to protect the button industry at Muscatine, Iowa. Pending_consummation of independ- ence, the United States would be repre- sented in the islands by & high commis- sioner. The United States also reserves the in its present military, naval and other reservations in the islands, and that after independence is complete, the United States may obtain, by lease or purchase, any addi- tional territory in the islands it may deem necessary. The Philippine legislative mission which since last January has been fighting for independence here, was elated at the Senate vote today, but dissatisfied_with provisions of the bill excluding Filipino immigration and the low total for duty-free sugar impor- tations. Speaker Manuel Roxas of the insular house, as joint chairman of the mis- sion, said last night he and proponents of the islanders’ cause in the Senate would fight “to the last ditch” to have the immigration and sugar considers- tion changed when the bill is altered in_conference with House leaders. It was learned last night that s tentative agreement has been made be- tween Senate and House friends of in- dependence to work in conference for final approval of the bill containing the immigration limit of 100 annually, and 850,000 long tons of duty-free sugar imports as contained in the bill passed by the House last session. Ship Aground Again. WILMINGTON, N. C., December 17 (P).—The steamer Elizabeth, aground at the mouth of the Cape Fear River, was floated at high tide today, but went aground on another sand bar a short | time later while attempting to find the chmn:l. The ship was not