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WEATHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair; not much change in temperature; lowest tonight about 34 gegreern gent.le shift- ing winds. Temperatures—Highest, 50, at noon yuterdny hwut 34, ‘nt 6 am. ch Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages13,14&15 No. 32,714, Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. WASHINGTON, D. C, WOMAN PHYSICIAN ADMITS KILLING OF | DAUGHTER-IN-LAW Dr. Wynekoop Says She Shot| When - Girl Failed to Re- vive From Chloroform. SON’S TEARFUL PLEAS BREAK MOTHER’S DENIAL Earle Declares His Married Life Unhappy—Tells of Wife's At- tempts to Poison Family. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 24.—The con- fession of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop that she fired a bullet into the heart of her daughter-in-law, Rheta, while the girl was unconscious, was announced today by Capt. John Stege. Breaking down at last after nearly three days of exhausting examination and the tearful pleas of her son that she confess if she did it, the 62-year- old woman physician acknowledged that she had administered chloroform to her son’s 23-year-old wife, in ex- amining her for a pelvic pain, of which the girl had complained. | She had gone to her surgical office in the basement of her Monroe street house last Tuesday afternoon to find | Rheta partly undressed, weighing her- | self. | Administers Chloroform. Rheta complained of severe pains, Dr. Wynekoop said, and she glaced the young woman on her operating.table and began to administer chloroform to ease the pain and facilitate examina- tion. Dr. Wynekoop told Capt. Stege she kept asking Rheta if she could feel the | pain and that her daughter-in-law con- tinued to answer affiramatively. Fi- nally, the physician explained, Rheta lost consciousness and for 25 minutes she tried strenuously to revive her. | When she realized she was losing | grnund Dr. Alice said, she became panic | stricken, “All the events of my life flashed through my mind,” Dr. Wynekoop was | quoted, “and I thought of a pistol in an adjoining room.” Fearful of blame for killing the girl with the anaesthetic, she said, she ob- taired the pistol and, holding it 5 inches from the bare back of the unconscious girl, fired a single shot. The shot pene- trated the shoulder blade and passed through Rheta’s heart. Capt. Stege placed the time of the killing between 2:30 and 3 p.m. Tues- | day, at a time when Dr. Wynekoop had said previously she was absent from the 16-room mansion. Meets Son. For the first time since the mysteri- ous killing, Dr. Alice and her son Earle had met in the police quarters where both had been subjected to night-long questioning, scparately. Near the breaking point but always protesting his innocence, the 28-year-old widower had said he knew of a motive. and wanted to see his mother. | On her shoulder, he sobbed a plea that she admit her guilt if she hnd g‘one it because of her great love for m. Looking solemnly into his reddencd‘ eyes, she said “I didn’t do it.” Earle had told the police his wife | had been termed by a physician “slight- 1y deranged.” and that she had put | II'UH 1ings and drugs In food &k their | home. After their two-hour meeting Earle Tiad been led away to lunch, Then began the final questioning that re- | sulted in the doctor's statement. with | Which Police Capt. Stege still professed to be unsatisfied. Physician’s Confession. Dr. Wynekoop's alleged confesslon, as made public, {ollows: “On November 21, about 1:30 or 2 o'clock in the afterncon, Rheta decided she would go to the Loop and buy some music. “She went down to my surgical cham- ber to weigh herself when she changed | " (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) CODE ENFORCEMENT UNIT REORGANIZED Blue Merged { With Stronger Compliance Division. Eagle Division Is By the Associated Press. N. R. A. today completed its head- | quarters reorganization for code en- forcement purposes, merging the Blue | Eagle division with the new and| stronger compliance division and es- tablishing closer relations with Govern~ ment departments and agencies inter~ ested in N. R. A. work. William H. Davis, for the past 60 days a deputy administrator in charge of shipping and related industries, was designated national compliance di- rector and charged with maintaining liaison with the Secretary of Labor, the chairman of the Federal Trade Com- mission, the Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce For the pres- ent he is to continue in charge also of the codes he had handled. To help him, three assistant national compliance directors were named—Lieut. K. Johnston, son of Gen. Hugh 8. John- son, as chief of the administrative branch; A. J. Altmeyer, chief of the labor branch, and PFrank Healy, for- merly chief of the Blue Eagle division, which had charge of compliance work Jor the temporary President’s re-em- Ployment agreement. At the same time, the resignation of ‘Thomas S. Hmmnnd of Chicago, for- mer executive of the Illinois Manufac- turers’ Association and recehtly made head of N. R. A's trade di- vision, was announced. He is to leave early next week. Ford Has Complied Wuth Recovery Act, -Johnson Declares N. R. A. Chief Says Manu- facturer Is “No Longer Any Concern of Mine.”’ By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, November 24. — Hugh Johnson, N. dministrator, says 2he Tord Moter ©o. has comptied with provisions of the recovery act and the matter is “no longer any concern of mine.” Johnson sat in his hotel room here late yesterday and let newsmen ply him with questions. Some he answered— others were met with a grin or waving of the hand. Asked if information submitted by the Ford Co., the lone manufacturer of automobiles not signing the code for hthelmgdusfl'y, met with his approval, “Yes, but, of course, there were some very minor lnn-actlons but plainly in- advertent and quickly aunlghttned out.” “What _about _Controller _McCa: " (Continued on Plge 5, Column 6.) SUBSTITUTE CODE GIVEN DISTILLERS {Only 15,000,000 Gallons of Matured Whisky Held Available. By the Associated Press. The administration-approved substi- tute code for the distilling industry was submitted by the Government today to organized distillers, with testimony that when repeal becomes effective on De- cember 5, only 15,000,000 gallons of ma- tured whisky and spirits would be im- mediately available to slake America’s thirst. In a move to substantiate its pro- posals for Federal regulation of pro- duction and prices of liquor under the code, the Government presented testi- mony at a hotel hearing that the po- tential liquor consumption in the first year would amount to 105,000,000 gal- lons, at & Federal tax rate of $1.10 a | gallon and a $5-a-gallon import duty, while the total plant capacity built and building, aggregates 590,000,000 gallons | annually. Industrial Alcohol Included. This potential capacity includes in- | dustrial alcohol. The hearing was conducted by Wright Clark of the legal division of the Agri- cultural Adjustment Administration, with more than 200 members of the National Distillers’ Products, Inc., in at- | tendance. E 8. Greenbaum, representing the Interdepartmental Alcohol Committee set up by President Roosevelt, explained that the Government’s substitute code , Was presented after careful study con- ducted in an effort to take care of the liquor situation until Congress nad sufficient time to enact permanent con- trol legislation. The substitute, he said, was not final as to the method of poduction and price control, but expressed the policy of the President’s committee. He also disclosed that in addition to the distil- lers’, brewers' and importers’ codes already drawn by the committee, that it also would present a code for recti- | fiers or blenders of liquor. E. G. Lowry, jr.. representing both the Treasury Department and the | President’s committee, explained that the distillers code was decided upon as an emergency measure, providing for Government control under a board to be ereated within the Government. to curb dangers of confusion which might | perpetuate an existing large and well organlzed {llelt traffe in liguor nd which also might react against the legitimate liquor produecing industry. Decide on Price Control. The President's committee, Lowry said, had definitely decided to control prices for the protection of the con- suming public and the industry, as well as control the volume of pro-|G. duction. Dr. James M. Doran, commissioner of industrial alcohol of the Treasury, | testified for the Government that im- | mediately after repeal many individuals | would seek to profiteer because of the keen demand, adding that “it is only logical to assume that many will seek excessive -profits.” Harry L Lourie, economic expert of the Federal Tariff Commission, who began an investigation last Fel of the liquor production capacity in the United States, testified there was a plant capacity of uswonnn gallons Brnually Tor whisky © corn other grains, that 30, OWOW to WWO, 000 gallons of capacity were under construction and that. there was a capacity of 435,000,000 gallons for portable spirits other than grain. A. S. McLeod, actuary of the Treasury Department, in answer to questions by Lowry, estimated consumption of liquors in the first full year after repeal would reach a maximum of 105,000,000 gal- lons under a Federal tax of $1.10 with import duties of $5 a gallon, a& at present. Tax Increased to $1.50. If the tax has increased to $1.50 a gallon, he said it was estimated con- sumption would be 93,000,000 gallons apnually; at $2 a galion, 85.000,000; at $3 around 62,000,000. Consideration was s:\ven, he said, to lrl.h%meflecu of “changes in drinking abits.” _Recalled to the stand to_give, his (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) GIRL AND TWO MEN DIE IN CRASH OF AIRLINER |otne Stewardess Pilot and Co-Pilot Are Killed When Plane Falls Near Wedron, Il By the Associated Press. MONETARY POLICY CONTINUANCE SEEN DESPITE: ATTACKS Morgenthau Goes to Visit President With Decisive Action on Plan Near. GOLD PRICE IS HELD ABOVE WORLD MARKET Held on | Treasury-Reserve Rift Is Exaggerated—Assaults Devaluation Intensified. By the Associated Press. The President and his Acting Secre- tary of the Treasury were looked to to- day for a decision on whether their monetary program shall continue un- abated, be modified or an official re- taliatory campaign instituted against its critics. Indications of a change were iacking when Henry Morgenthau, jr., left Wash- ingten for his conference today with Mr. Roosevelt at Warm Springs, Ga. The expectation at Warm Springs was that the decision would be to go ahead without modification, letting results rather than debate answer the critics. Meanwhile, the fixed price of newly- mined domestic gold stood at a level substantially higher than world quota- | tions for the first time in more than a | week as the administration clung to its program. Price Today at $33.76. Today’s domestic gold price was fixed | at $33.76 an ounce. The price at Lon- don was $33.48, computed at the open- ing sterling quotation of $5.31 to the pound. Morgenthau was to visit for three | days with President Roosevelt, in the | course of which they will undertake a | comprehensive review of what has been | done to carry out the monetary policy | and plan for the days to come. | Officials would make no comment upon the bond situation, but said pri- vately they believed reports of a serious rift betwgeen the Reserve Board and the Treasury were greatly exaggerated. The gold-buying plan now has been the dollar price of gold, cutting the | dollar’s purchasing power and letting commodities bring more money to the | producer. On October 25 the gold price was fixed at $31.36 an ounce; several days ago it rose to $33.76, where it has since | not remained. Morgenthau was .to facts with the President. him, too, he took at least maries of the contentions of some h-d- ing critics—Dr. O. M. W. Sprague, re- signed Treasury adviser, who said the policy threatened a collapse of Govern- ment credit and James M. Warburg, who held stabilization rather than de- valuation necessary. He had, likewise, {heard of statements by secreury Woodin, now on leave from the Treas- | ury. and others answering the critics. Douglas Speech Is Noted. The latest major development of pos- | sible connection with the monetary problem was a speech by Lewis W. Douglas, budget director, in Boston, in which he said the country’s credit must be preserved and that a 10 per cent improvement in business would make the Federal income $3,550,000,000 against a proposed budget of around ' | $2,600,000,000, leaving the balanee for | recovery debt retirement. Morgenthau said he expected to work | ‘shoulder to shoulder” with Douglas and | was on_the best of terms with Eugene Black, Federal Reserve Board governor, understood to oppose some phases of the monetary program, With the pro and con dhwuylon ol gold buying still going on Vanderlip, New York nnmc‘ler. out- lined yesterday a plnn for stablillzing the dollar on a gold basis which would gubstitute bullion for all existing cotn. Expressed opposition to unrestricte currency inflation. James Brown, president of the Ne' York State Chamber of Commerce, public statgments from industrial !nd- ers, including Alfred P. Sioan, Gen. J. Harbord, Lammot du Pont and and Percy S. Straus, supporting the chamber’s recently announced “sound money” campaign. Senator Hatfield of West Virginia is- sued a statement here asserting the President was on the highway to mone- tary ruin. Senator Thomas of Ok!uhumn wired the President, urging him to enter a standing bid for gold at $41.34 an ounce. He charged the “British-Amer- ican gold block” had designs on the reins of Government, The ndminismuon determined yes- terday that Acting Secretary Morgen- thau is not eligible to serve as ex-officio chairman of the Reserve Board, as is (Continued on Page 5, Column 7.) COUNTESS CARLISLE INJURED IN CRASH| Two Americans Also Are Hurt When Plane Falls in China. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, November 24.—Countess led. Ehmers, co-pilot of the both ankles hfokan.“;xl‘h: P ‘)..”n'fl'l minor !urleu Lincoln Reynolds, Viola, . Calif., Foocho ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1933—FIFTY PAGES. o Sftar Now WHY DIDNTDTHMK WORKERS 0 FIGHT 'T0 RETAIN STATUS D. C. Employes, Fearing “Spoils” System, Plan to Strengthen Position. Sm’:f opposition to the movement | to remove the quasi civil serv- lce status of employes of the District government developed today in the| ranks of organized Federal workers, who are protected from a “spoils” system. In the meantime the two new clvfllan in effect one day less than a month. | Gommissioners, Melvin C. Hazen and “night out” with the objective the increasing of | George E. Allen, maintained a discreet m.gmo;., of it. menee, but reiiterated that the pro- 1 had not yet been officially placed before them. Little Capitol Help Expected. The District employes, however, do| any material assistance from | the Clpiwl ln flghtlnl the move, which | «l&-‘bm ?n . positions | m:lxfi in the m\lniclgm lovemment urvlce‘ Nmmun Km[ chairman of the Senate District Committee, nor R-!preunume Mary T. Norton, who heads House District Committee, ‘would oommem on the plan. Both said they had no knowledge of the move- n is known, however, that political pressure is being exerted on the Com- | missioners to find jobs in the District | service for friends of members of Con- | gress. Within the last few days com- munications have come to the Dhlrlcl Building from the offices of Senators @ydings of Maryland and Glass of Vir- ginia, both influential Democrats. Source of Movement Not Disclosed. The origin of the movement has not been disclosed.- Postmaster General Farley, in New York, preparing for a trip to Europe, issued an emphatic de- ! nial of any knowledge of the plan. The principal opposition to the move- | ment will come from the Amerjcan Federation of Government Employes and the National Federation of Federal (Continued on Page 2, folumn 7.) LINDBERGHS BELIEVED ON FLIGHT TO AFRICA, Without Landing | Pass Madeira After 600-Mile Hop From the Azores—Long Trip Ahead., By the Associated Press. FUNCHAL, Madeira, November 24.— ‘The big single-winged seaplane of Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh arrived over the city at mid-day on its flight from Ponta Delgada, Azores, circled three times and headed South through the calm air. When the Lindberghs reached here they had covered about 600 miles on their flight from Ponta Delzada which they left early this m (Yesterday it was beucved they plan- ned to land here before flying on to Lisbon, but the direction taken by the monopiane after circling the city gave 15| Tise to the belief the American fIyers might be heading_ directly for Africa. Cape Verde, the Westernmost tory of South Africa, is 1,250 miles south of here.) projec- | day Hitler’s Intensity Is Praised by Shaw In Fabian Address German Leader’s Capac- ity for Resentment Seen | As Statesmanship. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, November 24—One thing | George Bernard Shaw likes about Adolf | | Hitler is the German' chancellor’s “ex- wpressiun of intense resentment.” | “That” the Irish dramatist told the Fabian Society last night, “is what| | every statesman ought to have.” It was Shaw's annual oratorical and he appeared to make He eulogized Joseph Stalin and Pre- | mier Mussolini along with Hitler. He | | referred to President Roosevelt, too, as | la man “trying to get something done.” |~ “One thing about Hitler recommend- | ed him to me from the very first.” | Shaw said. “That is his face. “What is prominent in the expres- {sion on that face? It is the expression (Continued on P'z! 2, Column 3.) RETUSN OF WELLES INFORTNIGHT SEEN ‘Caffrey to Supplant Envoy | in Cuba as Special Agent for Present. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. i Assistant Secretary of State Jefferson | Caffery is scheduled to go to Havana | and exchange his job with Ambassador Sumner Welles within the next two | weeks, it was reported today. The status of Mr. Caffery, once he teached Havana, Is uncertain. Should the Grau San Martin be still in office, the new Ambassador will be | only a special agent of the President. | If the Grau San Martin regime is thrown out and replaced by a govern- | ment representing all sections of Cuba, | then Mr. Caffery will be America’s first | Ambassador to a recognized govern- ment of Cuba. At the State Department it was em- | phatically stated today that Mr. Welles’ | permanent return to the United States | (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) — Trawler Believed Total Loss. NORFOLK, Va., November 2¢ (#).— Coast Gunrd.unen today expressed the gpinion _that trawler Pow- fan, which went sshore’ hess Wlfllh would be a total loss. Tflt crew of six men was taken off yester- by the Assateague Coast Guard station. The cutter Carrabassett was standing by. . Civil Works Grants $10,000,000 For Construction of Airports Aeronautics Branch of Commerce De- it partment Hopes to Establish 2,000 Addi- tional Fields Throughout Country. el | iy port program, 1t is not regarded llhlnngl will take advan It was pointed ot h an average Dlr“m is l'llllble‘h;ufl..uch jects plaf | the word, “guilty.” 11 ARE CONVICTED INRUM GONSPIRAGY State Senator McClure Given 18 Months in Liguor “Pro- tection” Ring. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, November State Senator Jchn J. McClure Wwas | Clarence Dll.lon head of Dillon, Rud\ convicted today as the leader of the alleged Delaware County liquor *“pro- sentence for conspiracy of 18 months and a $10,000 fine. Beventy others also were comicted and were sentenced, together with 15 additional defendants who pleaded | guilty and the one woman indicted, who offered no defense. Many were given | suspended sentences, placed on proba- | tion, or both. Eugene F. White, chief clerk of the | Pennsylvania House of Representatives lnd a Chester ward leader, was sen- | unudmlyeuandadnysndfined $2,500. Sentences Pronounced. The first 10 of the defendants to be | sentenced received suspended sentences of 18 months each. O. N. Smith, chief | of Delaware County detectives, was | fined $500 and placed on three years’ probauon, in addition to getting a sus- | pended sentence. John P. Bauer, private secretary of State Senator McClure, was sentenced | to 15 months in jail and a fine of $5,000. James Meli, State detective attached | to the district attorney’s office, and Michael Trestrail, county detective, were sentenced to 15 months and $2.000 | es. . Thomas McComb, first of the llleged ward leaders from Chester to be sen- tenced, got six months in jail and a $1,000 fine | Howard M. Reese, former fourth ward magistrate accused of splitting fines and | faking warrants, was given a 6-month suspended sentence, bug ordered com- mltted to jail until a $1.000 fine is| Samufl D¢ Paul, alleged collector for | the organization, was sentenced to § | months mn jail and a fine of $1.000. Without Demonstration. There was no demonstration in the court room, but a short-lived cheer broke out from the crowd which jammed the corridor outside. Suspense in the court room was in- tense for those awaiting the verdict as the clerk droned off the entire list of defendants’ names before pronouncing For several minutes the verdlct was not known although it was being read. Judge George A. Welsh had -an- nounced yesterday that, any one con- victed would be sent to jail immedi- ately. He said bail would be granted under no circumstances. The Government charged that the rotection organization levied tribute on law violators throughout Delaware County and paid police officers to en- force its mandates. Gollected §220,000 in Year. One witness \\ho’nld he was a “per- sonal investigator” for McClure esti- mated that the ring collected more than $220,000 in its peak year. The Govern- ment said the arxnniu(-lon existed more than 10 years. Each defendant faces a maximum | sentence of two years in a Federal peni- tentiary and a fine of $10,000. John R. K. Scott of defense counsel, moved for a new trial, but his motion was denied, Keyes then moved for im- position of sentence. “It nas -lnyx been my practice in cases where I believe there has been a fair trial to impose immediate sentence, e said Judge Welsh. ‘“Although I am familiar with all the phases of this e‘- and know exactly wi 'll mnfl to do, I am going to retire with myse! for a few minutes before pl-tn: sentence.” , Who for 45 days and 20 The nights LVG listened to counsel and 141 Government __ witn defense (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) ARMY PLANES COLLIDE, "CHUTES SAVE PILOTS Pursuit Craft, Engaged in Maneu- vers, Lock Wing Tips—Neither Flyer Is Injured. | “From Press to Home Within an Hour” The Star’s Carrier system covers cvtry city block and the edition is delivered to city and suburban homes || as faswas the papers are pnnud. YM]I Circulation, 118,868 * KKk UP) Means Associated FOX SAYS HOOVER VAINLY ASKED LOAN [0 AVOID FAILURE Tells Senate Wiggin “Resented His Interference.” BANK PLOT TO CAPTURE COMPANIES IS CHARGED Allegations Involve Chase Head and Dillon—Dealings With Financiers Revealed. ' BULLETIN. William Fox charged today be- fore .Senate investigators that $15,- 000,000 had mysteriously disappeared from the treasury of Fox Theaters Corporation since he held control of it. By the Associated Press. Testimony that the Hoover adminis- | tration attempted to arrange a loan to | prevent receivership of the vast theater holdings of William Fox, only to be re- | buffed by Albert H. Wiggin, chairman | of the Chase National Bank, was re- ceived today by the Senate Banking Committee. Relating to Senate investigators the | story of the collapse of his chain of 1,000 movie houses, Fox testified that Claudius Huston, chairman of the Re- publican National' Committee, went to | Wiggin to try for a loan, and was | rected to “tell the President to mind | his own business.” | 1 “Resented Interference.” Wiggia also was quoted as saying he “resented Mr. Hoover’s interference in | this matter.” as the agent of the President. “The last thing the President wanted,” he testified, “was for a cor- u—| porluon with assets of 3300,000.000 to plunged into receivership.” | Pox also testified that Wiggin and , & Co., had “discussed the capture of the Fox companies.” | This testimony was given by Fox | tection™ organization and was ZIven a | o suppost charges of a banking cons | spiracy to take his properties away | from him. “Bear in mind,” Fox told the com- | mittee, “these men in 1929 were al- | | mighty.” ! “They were not working under the regime that we are working under now. There was no new deal then. The com- mun gle were just people then. | ‘hase Bank had a huge capital- luunn and Wiggin felt himself power- | ful enough to say to the President: “‘I resent his interference in this | matter. | Finally, he said, Huston appeared (IR s to return to lnd report the situation,” Fox said. | “When he came back a few days later 1 inquired whether he had done so n.nd he said he had in a general way.” “He said he was going to see Albert w:gxm and could adjust the trouble | with him.” |~ Then Fox told of the reply he said Huston brought back from Wiggin. Resuming his story of difficulties with bankers, Fox said he arranged to see Dillon “while peddling my wares down | | the lower end of Broadway.” He was seeking financial aid to save his com- panies. Warned to Give Up Shares. Dillon, Fox said, warned him to give up his voting shares or he would find some one else in charge of his com- panies. Fox also told of asking aid from Richard Hoyt, a partner of Hayden, Stone & Co., which had dcne some Fox financing. When hie received an unsympathetic Eeap— Fox said he told Hoyt: you would like to cut out one 0( my Kidneys,” “1 would like to cut both of them 2= ovt as replying the’ hnnds of friends” and v‘vlthd.re' when they demanded $1.500,000 in l:ol- $500,000 loan. lateral for a “It looked fishy to me,” he added. As Fox resumed his dramatic story, Senator Couzens, Republican, Michigan, called for evidence that the bankers “charged off loans against your bal- ances before the loans were due.” | Couzens said that was a “most un- usual practice” and should be proved if possible. Fox agreed to try to fur- nish the data and Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel, suggested the com- mittee’s subpoena power could be used |to aid him. Fox Lists His Banks. | At the outset, Fox listed a dozen lhanu . = which he nld his companies s and deposits. He named them as tloml Pubie National, Chelses S Smnzs Harriman National. Bank of United States, Bankers’ Trust Co., Corn Kx- change, Federal Trust Co. Trust New Jersey, National City, Chemicnl National and Manufacturers’ Trust Co. Fox submitted a letter he said he wrote to the banks asking for leniency on the loans. After reading the letter, Couzens re- marked it showed the loans to Fox were demand loans and that,therefore ?\’.;yz““ not being called ahead of ma- y. “Some were due and some were not,” Fox replied. “The Chase Bank note was past due ‘Socmmn(uoflmmnywm- imate,” Couzens legit! 'Thu doeu not agree with your w-u- mony yesterday " Fox told of a letter to the Chase Bank January 6, 1930, in which he characterized as “short sighted.” threats (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) DE VALERA MAY FACE EXCLUSION BY ULSTER SR BRI S eering in Northern Ireland May Later Fox said he considered Huston ? TWO CENTS. MRS. ICKES URGES CHEST SUPPORT T0 FILL RELIEF GAPS Press. (Tells Workers There Is No Overlapping Between Local and Federal Program. |SUBSCRIPTIONS REACH $828,162 DURING DAY |Boys’ Club Artist Presents Hogan With Sketch at Luncheon Meeting. | While the Government is aiding the unemployed its efforts do not enter the field of the Community Chest, Mrs, Har= | old Ickes, wife of the Secretary of the Interior, told 600 Chest campaign so- licitors at today’s report meeting in the | Willard Hotel. Returns for the first five days of the 10-day campaign showed a total of $828162 subscribed, Chairman Frank J. Hogan announced at the meeting. Mrs. Ickes, introduced by Hogan as “a fellow lawyer” and a member of the Illinois Legislature, pointed out that | the Community Chest was here before the Government began its program of emergency unemployment relief and that the Chest, because of its indis- pensable service to the needy, will be here after the unemployment crisis passes. Stresses Responsibility. Declaring that responsibility to the needy rests with those engaged in per- | sonal, community and governmental relief. Mrs, Ickes stressed that there was no overlapping of activities. On the part of the citizenry, she explained. there must be personal as well as com- munity interest in the plight of the less fortunate citizens. Personal and | community relief must go forward un- | abated. regardless of Federal activities in the realm of unemployment relief, the speaker stated. ““Of course your quota will be raised ” Mrs. Ickes said. “The depression will | pass, emergency unemployment condi- tions will pass, but the Community Chest always will be with us.” A feature of today's luncheon was the presentation to Chairman Hogan of a portrait of himself sketched by James m.nunnu. 8 member of the art class of the Boys’ Club. The presentation speech was made by 14-year-old Billy another member of the club. Unit Collections Reported. Grand totals to date of the fo. eunpd,jn units were announced as fol- llel.mpohnn $109,688; Governmental, | $144,058; Group Solicitation, $131,95 and Special Gifts, $442,458. Under the direction of Earl Nash, chairman of the Campaign Radio Com- mittee, a group of Community Chest players presented a small skit illustra- tive of the-work of a Ghest agency. Among other guests today were: Mrs. Daniel C. Roper, wife of the Secretary of Commerce; Mrs. Owen J. Roberts, wife of the Supreme Court Justice; Mrs, Cloyd Heck Marvin, Mrs. Edward W. Heidingsfeld, Mrs. Luke Wilson, Mis. | C. C. Glover, jr.; Mrs. Henry A. Strong, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, W. W. Millan, | E. C. Houghton and Dr. W. W. Wyman. | The army of solicitors was inspired to greater efforts yesterday afternoon by the appealing appearance of Earl, the 4-year-old cripple of the Children's Country Home who cavorts pathetically in this years- Community Chest movie. Brought to the luncheon by Miss Flor- | ence’ G. Abbott, director of the home, ‘and Mlss Vlolet Boumnn supervisor, by Chairman Hogan |and mtroduced o the workers. Fhe tableau of Earl with his thin arme { around the neck of the chairman and | his wasted, paralyzed legs danging at Mr. Hogan's side presented o StHEing ‘ reason for the near-desperation of those charged with administering relief. Competition Denied. Miss Grace Abbott, director of the United States Children’s Bureau, .a | guest at yesterday’s luncheon, empha- sized that private relief is not com- | peting with public relief. “I am chiefly concerned with the child. welfare in the District of Co- lumbia,” she said. “I do not see how we can ever think that we shall fail ihe children in Washington. We have assumed responsibility for certain serv- ices. That responsibility we must carry through. Whether you believe in ex- pansion of public service or expansion of the private, we must see through the prownm upon which we are now at "We are not competing as between K::uc and private charity. The plan been thought through and the public agencies are co-operating with the private. Their load should not be regarded as a load. It is true that these loads which seem heavy are not loads to us because of what we expect t0 do. And these children for whom we must provide are not offering us a heavy burden to bear. We are accept- ing it because they are our children in Wi . And in our affection {for them, no matter what their need, ‘vasly that this is a load we are M to carry, because they are our in Washington.” here U. S. Looks to Capital. Allen T. Burns, director of Com- munity, Chest and Councils, Inc., New York City, declared the question confronting him in other Chen cities, he said, is “What is Washin, going to do?” “It will be a distinct loss to the“coun- try's monle unless this Community (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) Fire Destroys Nice Casino. November 24 (#)—