Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1934, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy, slightly colder tonight, ture about 31 degrees; fair, Temperatures— Highest, 45, at 3:50 p.m. yesterday; low- minimum tempe! tomorrow gener: est, 31, at 1 a.m, today. Full report on page A-T. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 & 13 No. U. . RETAINS HOPE FOR NAVAL TREATY|, 33,107. 10 PREVENT RACE|” Netons in Sience—Gormion and Avoidance of Belligerent Tone by U. S. Leaders Is Urged. AGREEMENT EXPECTED BEFORE PACT EXPIRES Abrogation Documents Sealed by Hirohito—Notification Likely Thursday. By the Assoclated Press. A hope that a new agreement will be reached that will avert a naval building race was the official attitude of the United States Government to- day. This attitude was enunciated in a high and authoritative quarter as the world faced a future holding the threat of a removal of all restrictions on the war fleets of the sea powers. Though the word went out that ‘Washington was disappointed over the unsuccessful naval conversations at London and Japan's impending ab- rogation of the Washington naval treaty, it was said officially that the Government would keep the door open to suggestions. Belligerant Tone Opposed. Bound up with this commingling of hope and disappointment was the ex- pressed belief that all Americans, particularly members of Congress and others in public life, should avoid adopting a belligerent tone. Emphasis was laid on the viewpoint that every nation is entitled to se- curity and that the United States stands for an equitable reduction in naval armaments by an agreement that will not impair the security of Japan or any other country. Before the Washington treaty ex- pires two years hence, it is felt, some of the present feeling will have died down and a new agreement may then be possible. Japan is now expected to denounce the Washington treaty next week, but the pact provides that it shall continue in effect for two years after such a denunciation. “Big Navy” talk and advocacy of fortifications in Alaska and in Pacific possessions were described as an incit- ment to jingoists. The administration ‘was said to feel that such talk would not help the cause of world peace, Nye Talks Across Pacific. Chairman Nye of the Senate Muni- tions Committee, holding & trans- Pacific telephone conversation with a Japanese newspaper editor last night, expressed the hope people in the United States, Japan and Great Bri- tain will “keep their heads.” He said the treaty's abrogation would increase profits of private ship- builders and arouse suspicions. State Department officials said they did not believe France's announced intention of also denouncing the naval treaty would have any major effect on the general situation. Secretary Hull said the United States had received no official notifica- tion that France contemplated such action and deferred comment. TASK GIVEN TO SAITO. Japanese Envoy Instructed on Treaty Denunciation, TOKIO, December 22 (#).—The duty of formally notifying the United States of Japan's denunciation of the Washington naval treaty was given to Ambassador Hirosi Saito at Washing- ton today. Foreign Minister Koki Hirota cabled Saito his instructions after a confer- ence with Emperor Hirohito. It was expected the formal announcement would be made next Thursday. The Emperor received a report from Hirota on plans for continuing the Anglo-Japanese conversations in Lon- don with a view to establishing some basis for eventual agreement on naval limitation. At the same time the foreign min- ister sent Ambassador Saito his in- structions, he outlined to Ambassador Tsuneo Matsudaira in London the mnature of the suggestions to be ad- vanced in the bilateral discussions. When Ambassador Saito informs Washington that his nation has abro- gated the naval pact, he is expected to make public an accompanying statement that Japan’s motives are entirely peaceful. Such a statement was prepared by the foreign office. Formal notification of the signa- tories of the treaty was the only ste| remaining to complete denunciati Emperor Hirohito placed the imperial seal on the abrogation documents yes- terday. FRENCH ATTITUDE CLOUDED. Foreign Office Denies France Will Join Denunciation. PARIS, December 22 (#).—France, chafing like Japan under the limita- tions of the Washington naval pact, permitted her official attitude toward actual denunciation of the treaty to become clouded today by official state- ments, The foreign office repeated a denial that France would formally join Japan in denouncing the pact. The Chamber of Deputies, however, insisted that the government plans either an outright denunciation or at least & public notification, which one of its members described as a “moral denunciation.” Committees in Session. “Certain steps” were announced in a communique released after a secret Joint session of the Chamber’s Foreign Affairs and Naval Committees, where Minister of War Francois Pietri and Foreign Minister Pierre Laval ap- peared. It was reliably. reported that these committees had decided to assume re- sponsibility for the denunciation on bekalf of France should Japan fail to denounce the treaty. Foreign office officials, however, said mothing was planned. The committee members agreed that formal denunciation is not neces- sary, since Japan has undertaken that action, but an authoritative source said that otherwise, the Government would be forced to take the same steps to assure an end of the treaty. a tered as second class matter fé‘:f T oMce, Washington, D. C. ah WASHINGTON, D. C, League Army Takes Over Saar AN aarlanders ' Greet Defy Ban on Flags " |AIDES 0 DISCUSS OPENING MESSAGE Troops of Fou French Borders Guarded. By the Associated Press. SAARBRUECKEN, Saar Basin Ter- ritory, December 22.—The League of Nations’ Saar Army completely hem- med in the rich mines of this disputed area today, ready at the drop of the hat to pounce upon trouble-makers. While thousands of Nazi flags flut- tered from windows of homes, appar- ently in deflance of a League order forbidding the display of insignia of any sort after today, the troops of four nations calmly moved into the territory and took up positions along the German and French borders. ‘The concerted display of flags was intended as a German Front protest against the order of the Saar Govern- ing Commission. The troop movements began before sunup. Fifteen Italian light tanks passed through the streets of Saar- SOVIET INVASION REPORTEDIN JAPAN Troops Setting Up Military Base After Entering Manchoukuo. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 22.—An invasion of Manchoukuoan territory by Soviet infantry troops from Siberia in the vicinity of Tungning, a border town 50 miles south of Suifenho, was re- ported today in Rengo (Japanese) News Agency dispatches from Harbin. The report said the Russian infantry had commenced installing military equipment. Manchoukuo troops were reported to have surrounded the Soviet soldiers and cut off their communications “in an effort to check their further mili- tary activities.” As a result, Rengo reported, Soviet authorities requested the Manchoukuo government to permit the Russian sol- diers to evacuate the area without dis- arming them, simultaneously propos- ing an amicable solution to the inci- dent. It was understood that Manchoukuo authorities were considering what measures to take. The foreign office at Tokio had no official information concerning the re- ported incident and was inclined to discredit the dispatches from Harbin, but stated a number of Soviet farmers recently entered Manchoukuo in the vicinity of Tungning. e FOUR DEAD AS FOG BLANKETS ENGLAND Transportation Facilities Tied in Knot by “Blackout”—Ferry Boat Damaged. By the Associated Press, LONDON, December 32.— Four deaths were attributed today to a “blackout” fog which blanketed most of England. Highway conditions were the worst in years last night, with visibility ranging from zero to 7 yards. The fog lifted rapidly this morning, but weath- er observers forecast that the condi- tions will be repeated during the holi- day season. One boy lost his way in the murky atmosphere, fell into a canal and drowned. A motor cyclist was killed when he collided with a horse-drawn ‘wagon. A ferry boat was damaged in a col- lision on the River Tyne, but its pas- sengers were brought safely ashore. Shipping on the Thames was paralyzed and trains ran far behind schedules. Motorists, abandoning attempts to navigate through the fog, slept in their parked cars or congregated in groups and sang Christmas carols until they were able to proceed. Wealthy men and women were oc- casionally seen walking ahead of their automobiles guiding their chauffeurs. BYRD SHIP TO LEAVE Bear of Oakland to Depart From Dunedin for Little America. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, De- cember 22 (#).—The Bear of Oakland, Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s sup- ply ship, was expected to leave Dune- din Thursday for the explorer’s base t Little America. Ice conditions were reported favor- ble for the trip. Oldest Yale Grad Dies. NORWALK, Conn., December 22 (#). The Rev. Augustus F. Beard, Yale's oldest living alumnus and reputed to be the oldest Congregational minister in the United States, died today at his home. He observed his 101st birthday anniversary on May 11. bruecken shortly after dawn, while Queen Wilhelmina's proud marine regiment, founded in 1663, crossed the border in motor trucks as the sun lifted over the horizon. Final contingents of Great Britain’s main body of 1,300 officers and men arrived at noon, followed by a second battalion of ,Mussolini’s crack gren- adiers and battalion of caribineri. Sweden's ‘tontingent arrived by truck and up quarters at Mert- zig and at tiach, along the Ger- man border on the road to Trier. A portion of the British forces was sent to Brebach, on the French fron- tier, and another to Neuenkirchen, near the German border. The Ital- ians were located in the highly in- dustrial region along the French side. All_day long army trucks and (Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) MUNITIONS PROBES ABROAD EXPECTED Senate Group Winds Up Inquiry, Pinning Hope on Foreign Action. By the Associated Press. The Senate Munitions Committee, its last dollar spent investigating the arms industry, indicated today it was pinning its hope on world opinion to bring further inquiry here and abroad. The inquiry, winding up its six weeks of pre-Christmas hearings yesterday, received an emphatic asse: tion from the War Department, oppos: ing nationalization of the munitions industry as “a policy which would fail in war and, therefore, does not appear logical in peace.” Cost Put at Billion. The statement, presented by Lieut. Col. C. T. Harris and approved by Secretary Dern, argued it would cost $1,000,000,000 at the outset to na- tionalize the industry and provide for equipping 4,000,000 soldiers. The up- keep was estimated at $80,000,000 an- nually, which the Army high com- mand contended would double the peace-time cost of national defense. Chairman Nye immediately replied his committee would shoot this argu- ment “full of holes.” With the committee’s $50,000 gone, however, it was up to the Senate to say whether the inquiry would go on. Committee members, planning a re- quest for more funds, say at least $50,000 additional is needed. British Commission Set Up. Before meeting today to decide whether they would couple any rec- ommendations for legislation with their request for more money, com- mittee members expressed satisfaction that Great Britain had set up a royal commisison to investigate munitions. Some of the Senators expressed hope the British inquiry would not be a “whitewash.” Recent discussions in France also have led the Senators to believe, they say, that an investigation there may be on the way. Several foreign em- bassies have asked for transcripts of the hearings here, including some South American. Although the committee was united in its demand for further inquiry, any attempt to get together on a le tive program was threatened with dif- ficulties. Half a dozen proposals have come from various Senators, but few have received unanimous indorsement. Testifying yesterday about the War Department’s plans to mobilize na- tional resources for any future war, Col. Harris denied a contention of Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, that a draft of labor was contem- plated. He would neither deny nor agree that collective bargaining as provided under N. R. A. would be scrapped in war time under the plan. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, said elsewhere that “war or no war,” labor would resist any attempt to abrogate Section 7-a, the collective bargaining provision. —_— QUAKE HITS MANAGUA Populace Scurries to Streets—No Damage Reported. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, December 22 (#).—An earthquake lasting 15 sec- onds shook the capital at 8:30 am. today, sending an anxious populace into the streets. Although it caused no damage ac- cording to available reports, the temblor seemed to have rocked the entire western slope. Telephone poles vibrated and sway- ed under the shock parked automo- biles rocked upon their springs and clocks were stopped. SAN JUAN DEL SUR, Nicaragua December 22 (#).—A strong earth guake was felt here at 8:27 this morn- ing, lasting about 10 seconds. No damage was reported in the vicinity. Fair, Cold Christmas in D. C. Forecast by Weather Bureau ‘Today, the shortest of the year and the first of official Winter, found the Weather Bureau looking forward to a fair and cold Christmas for Wash- ington. In the outlook for next week, issued nlsm before Christmas by much cold- er, clear weather. The outlook is a long-range summary of weather pos- sibilities for this section for the next seven days. mmmmmm official time to button up the over- coat and start shivering was 7:50 a.m., Eastern standard time. That's when the Nerth Pole, which had been lean- lu farther and farther away from sun since June 21, leaned away b ] the farthest. Winter began at 7:50. ‘Today was the best day for the lighting companies—just 9 hours and 25 minutes of daylight. It’s all due to the fact that Mother ter. With the North Pole leaning away, sunlight shines on the Northern Hemisphere for a shorter time. Day and night are of equal length only ,(oonumudmhn:,_cuu:n'!-), ¢ Foenin ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g Star SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1934—TWENTY-SIX PAGES. ROOSEVELT CALLS President’s Address to Con- gress Due to Outline Policies Broadly. PARLEY NEXT THURSDAY TO ASSEMBLE LEADERS Public Works and Other Matters Hang in Balance as Chief Executive Drafts Speech. By the Associated Press. President Roosevelt has completed the tentative draft of the message he will send to Congress, and administra- tion leaders have been called to a White House conference Thursday to give the Chief Executive their opin- ion on it. ‘The message is to deal with policies and principles in broad outline rather than detailed legislation, and Demo- cratic leaders are hoping Mr. Roose- velt will go before Congress and read it himself, instead of sending it up, because of the psychological effect this course would have on the people and legisistors. The Thursday conference is looked upon as of great importance, and will bring together members of the cab- inet, the Emergency Council and other high officials. Several matters must be considered. Rublic Works Program. For instance, the size of the priation for public works is a matter still under study. Though various sums, ranging as high as $5,000,- 000,000, have been mentioned, some presidential advisers have been saying it is not necessary to decide finally, pending further information as to business trends. President Roosevelt said he would spend part of this week end reading recommendations from several organ- izations, among them, the program for recovery which 90 business lead- ers drew up at White Sulphur Springs. He said at his press conference yes- terday he was glad to have the recom- mendations for consideration. ‘The reception accorded this pro- gram in Washington obviously has nettled business men, however. Denies Dole Plea. Teking note of criticism, C. L. Bardo, president of the National Association of Manufacturers and a member of the committee which drafted the suggestions, denied yes- terday that the platform recom- mended the dole. Declaring critics spoke without reading the program, he said: “The criticism of the platform has been based largely upon things which it does not contain. The dole was not recommended in this pro- gram. Rewarded work was. “Return of relief functions to local government ‘as soon as practicable’ was urged, and this has been set forth repeatedly as the attitude of the administration.” He expressed the belief that Presi- dent Roosevelt would consider the program “in the spirit in which it was drafted as a co-operative effort to help develop sound measures for recovery.” Bardo said the conference advo- cated ‘“useful public works projects not created primarily for the pur- pose of relief.” Before the platform was made public, some delegates to White Sulphur Springs hed described it as preferring a “dole form” of relief, but Bsrdo said the dole was not recommended in the document. Another conferee, Silas H. Strawn, 8 leader of the conservative faction of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, said in Chicago that the program drafters had not ex- pected general agreement, and that “opposition makes no difference.” REEVES IS RENAMED FLEET COMMANDER Reappointment Is Departure From Customary Single- Year Tenure. In a departure from the customary One-year appointment, Admiral Joseph Mason Reeves today was reappointed commander in chief of the United States Fleet. He will continue to :;x;\;e until the end of the fiscal year ‘The announcement of Admiral Reeves’ continued command was made by Secretary Swanson. Designa- tion of the commander in chief alway: is approved by the President. Reeves, who has been in ‘Washington since he presided over a selection board which chose eight captains and 28 commanders for promotion, was commissioned com- mander in chief on June 15 of this year. He took command at New York City, hoisting his flag aboard the battleship Pennsylvania. In the past the commahder in chief of the fleet has served for only one year. FOUR STUDENTS KILLED AT GRADE CROSSING Meet ‘Death While Returning From School Christmas Dance in Pennsylvania. By the Associated Press. CANONSBURG, Pa., December 22. Marion Alice Lancaster,9, Wins 3 $15 Prize for Letter on Santa Fifth-Grade Oyster School Pupil; Vir- ginia Child; 11, and Girl, 5, Write Best Reasons for Remembering Poor. Marion Alice Lancaster, 9 years old, of 2827 Twenty-eighth street, a pupil in the fifth grade at the Oyster School, was atarded first prize in The Star's Christmas essay contest for her letter on “Why I Know There Is a Santa Claus and Why Every Poor Child in ‘Washington Should Receive Gifts This Christmas.” Out of the nearly 1,000 letters en- tered, Marion's letter was selected as the best by George F. Bowerman, librarian of the Washington Public Library, who judged the contest, and she will receive The Star’s check of $15 as first prize. In commenting on her winning let- ter, Mr. Bowerman said: “From the standpoint of neatness, clear composition and originality, this contestant’s letter far outranked all the rest, and in my opinion deserves the first award.” The age of each entrant was a deter- mining factor in selecting the win- ners and the contest was limited to children not over 12 years old. The second prize of $10 goes to Wendell Stephen, 11 years old, of Golddale, Va., and the third prize of $5 was won by Francine Louise Miller of 1302 C street southeast, who is just 5 years old. In these hundreds of letters from children who entered The Star’s con- test there were many splendid reasons given why every poor child in Wash- ington should receive gifts this Christmas. Many of the writers stated it would be hard for them to enjoy_their own Christmases if they (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) YULE TRADE NEAR PROSPERITY LEVEL 10 to 25 Per Cent Increase Over 1933 Business Is Seen by Merchants. (Copyright, 1934, by the Associated Press.) Dollars falling with reassuring reg- ularity into the tills of America’s re- tail business houses this month have established a Christmas trade reaching toward prosperity peaks. A Nation-wide survey conducted by the Associated Press reveals numerous reports pointing to & volume of retail shopping business ranging from “not unprecedented” in some sections to enthusiastic estimates of gains greater than 1930 or 1931 at some points. Marked Advances Shown. Although the exact percentage of gain this year over previous years will not be known with finality until well into 1935, when books are rechecked, merchants in most cases declare their business will be 10 to 25 per cent greater than last year and decidedly ahead of 1932. There are spots on the American business map where trade is about the same as last year. These points, however, are in the small minority. Of much wider extent are the areas where gains are definite and point to the healthy condition of trade. Boom spots appear where localized condi- tions, such as re-employment, good cash crops and other aids to prosper- ity, lend assistance to the advance. Reports of a larger number of in- dividual sales are numerous, and in many sections where total sales are lower the average amount of individual sales are higher. Many merchants note a new opti- mism in the faces of shoppers and declare “buoyant buying” is an index to a change in the psychological atti- tude of customers this year. Look to Practical Side. Those who pay out their cash for gifts this season generally look to tae practical side of their bargain. Household furnishings accounted for many sales slips, but in that line, t00, quality was stressed at-the same time the price tag was scrutinized. Luxury buying, so-called, which has suffered seriously since 1929, was re- vived in many department stores with | the merchants reporting “a trend in evi- dence toward high-quality and high- priced merchandise.” Toy sales were estimated in some cities to be as much as 20 per cent in advance of last year. MAINE DRINKS LEGALLY 75 Years of Prohibition Ends ‘With State Liquor Stores. PORTLAND, Me., December 22 (#). —Legal liquor made its debut in Maine today, ending three-quarters of a century of prohibition. Prices as low as 40 cents for a half pint of New Jersey whisky were in effect at State stores. Stillman E. Woodman, chairman of the State Liquor Commission, said the State would endeavor to keep prices low in an effort to drive bootleggers out of business. Only package liquor will be sold, with purchasers required to sign slips for each bottle. % ATH INSULL TRIAL BEING CONSIDERED Acquittal of Martin Insull Makes Third Defeat for Prosecution. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 22.—The question, “Will there be a fourth Insull prosecution?” brought affirma- tives from prosecutors today. Rebuffed for the third time in suc- cession by a jury which adjudged Insull management of their $2,000,- 000,000 power empire and acquitted Martin Insull yesterday of embezzling $344,720, the State’s attorney's staff pointed to the January court calendar. It listed further embezzlement trials for Martin on January 15, and for Samuel, sr., freed last month along with his son and 16 associates in Federal Court of mail fraud charges, on January 9. Strongest Cases Collapse. But their reputedly strongest cases had collapsed, the mail fraud indict- ment, the Middle West Utilities em- bezzlement charge against Martin and the first Insull case, which resulted in acquittal of Marshall E. Sampsell of an embezzlement count, had been ac- claimed the prosecution’s heavy ar- tillery. The others were to be held in “re- serve.” Prosecutors studied them in- tently today, weighing their chances after three successive defeats. But they ignored current reports that the last Insull had faced a criminal court jury when Martin won his victory yesterday. Happy Over Verdict. Sixty-four-year-old Martin, happy over his exoneration of theft from Middle West Utility’s company yes- terday after jury deliberations of 14 hours, in which 11 ballots were taken, beamed thanks in the court room to the jurymen for giving him a “very Merry Christmas.” What his future plans were he did not disclose. But it was reported he would not resist deportation to Can- ada. As a British citizen he was ex- tradited to the United States from Dominion on the embezzlement indictments only. Long Lays Plans to Campaign For Presidencyin Next Election By the Associated Press. - BATON ROUGE, La., December 22. —Senato! powers handed him by the special ses- sion of the State Legislature, laid elab- of | orate plans teday for the approaching congressional session and his 1936 campaign. u!oxomumh--flhu“th:m- ‘would wealth and income to give every one in the Nation at least $5,000 “free of de;"x‘mmmwt it over,” the king- fish said, “and Roosevelt will come around to it.” ¥ Only 2 Shopping Days Until Chris Yesterday’s Circulation, 1 tmas 23,567 Some Returns Not Yet Received. (#) Means Associated Press. NEW SHELBYVILLE RIOTS ARE FEARED Crisis in Tense Situation Seen—100 Vigilantes Issue Warning. By the Associated Press. SHELBYVILLE, Tenn, December 22 —The holiday spirit was dampened here today by fears of fresh mob violence. Many felt that the day, bringing hundreds of Christmas shoppers to swell the usual holiday crowds, would see a crisis in the tense situation that has existed since rioting Wednesday caused four deaths and more than a score of injuries. Trouble Is Predicted. “There will be trouble here Satur- day,” said United States Commissioner Ed Nance. Against that contingency 550 Na- tional Guardsmen were ordered to remain at least until Sunday morning. One hundred vigilantes, deputized and armed, had given warning they would use whatever force was needed to put down any disturbance. “If we have to kill some of these fellows,” Nance told the Vigilance Committee, “let’s just kill them. If we have to die, let's just die.” Deputized by Gant. The vigilantes were deputized by Sheriff T. E. Gant late yesterday. The sheriff himself had a guard of 30/ Militiamen. Threats have been made against his life. To outward appearances the town was quiet. It settled down after a heavy rain cleared the streets of stragglers last evening. MOBS THREATEN TRIO. Prisoners Spirited Away From Ala- bama Town Jail. ANDALUSIA, Ala., December 22 (). —Two white and one colored men were under heavy guard here today after mobs had threatened to lynch them at Florala, 27 miles away. ‘The three were captured yesterday after a chase across swamplands foi- lowing the slaying of Trammel Steele, owner of a filling station at Laurel Hill, Fla. They were placed in jail at Florala, but a rising feeling against them caused officers to spirit them away. Deputy Sheriff L. E. McLaughlin said several mobs had formed at Flo- rala and Laurel Hill early yesterday and had threatened to take the men from the jail. He said parties of men had hunted Sheriff J. T. Steele and his prisoners all day. The situation was quiet here early today with no sign of a disturbance. Police said they anticipated no mob action here. Steele was shot and killed Thursday night when two men bought some candy at his filling station and shot him as he turned to the cash drawer. The names of the three men held here were not disclosed. Deputy Mc- Laughlin said no charges have been placed against them. Two Planets Discovered. ALGIERS, Algeria, December 22 (#).—Two small planets were discov- ered yesterday by M. Boyer, chief of '.he Algiérs Observatory, bringing total of seven uu “asteroids dlwov- ered by him this year. were registered as “1934-XB. Bogus Lottery Discovered. LOS ANGELES, December 22 (#).- A bogus lottery on horse races Santa Anita Park, for which more than $200,000 worth of tickets were printed, has been discovered and broken up, the district attorney’s of- fice said today. . The new ones “1934-XA,” and One of the laws enacted by the Leg- in the day had dismissed charges against the other four men on grounds Vi BOY IS KILLED TWO CENTS. CASES AGAINGT 4 INNUMBERS DRIVE DELAYED 2 WEEKS Action Taken to Permit Fur- ther Inquiry Into Racket Activity. FOUR OTHERS FREED ON EVIDENCE LACK Little Reports Temporary Ban on Game at “Jimmy’s Place” After Arrests. The cases against four of the eight persons arrested yesterday in the po- lice war on the numbers racket here were continued for two weeks in Po- lice Court today so as to permit further investigation by the Govern- ment into their gambling activities. This action was taken at the re- quest of Assistant United States At- torney Karl Kindleberger, who earlier of lack of sufficient evidence. The eight men, all of whom had been charged with operating a lot- tery, were arrested in connection with the “harassment” campaign against “Jimmy’s Plac notorious gambling house on the Bladensburg road. Meanwhile, Lieut. George M. Little, head of the Police Department’s spe- cial investigating squad, reported to Police Chief Ernest W. Brown this afternoon he had received information indicating the numbers activities at Jimmy’s had been abandoned tem- porarily. According to the informa- tion received by Little, none of the runners reported at the place today, and no bets were being received. Kindleberger, who has charge of prosecutions at Police Court, held the Government could not make cases against the first four.on the evidence produced by police. He said he had asked a continuation of the cases against the others so he could com- plete the Government’s investigation into their activities. Bond Continued at $500. ‘Those released by the prosecutor’s decision are Guy Spigone, 200 block K street northeast; Frank Catalano, 700 block Fifth street; Adrian Knott, 100 block Tenth street southeast, and Leo J. Long, Takoma Park, Md. ‘The four whose cases were continued are Patrick Spaulding, 31, of the 1300 block South Capitol street; Harry L. Spalding, 32 (no relation), 900 block street southeast; Earl Day, 2600 block Seventeenth street, and James E. Glenn, 38, colored, 400 block P street. Bond for the four who were held was continued at $50 each pending their arraignment. In the possession of those held, police said they had found a quantity of numbers slips and money, which they contended were being delivered to the operators of the gambling houses. Details of uniformed police and plain-clothes members of the vice squad, meanwhile, continued to patrol the District boundary of the notorious gambling resort on Bladensburg road, {in the vicinity of which the eight al- leged numbers runners were taken in custody yesterday afternoon. Harassment to Continue. Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superinten- dent of police, said the harassment would continue as long as it is sus- pected that the law is being violated. District police have no authority to raid the gambling house, located just a few feet inside the Maryland line, but they will continue to question every person who attempts to enter through the driveway across District property, the chief said. The eight men arrested yesterday, according to police, were seeking to enter Jimmie's place through the new gate, built inside the Maryland line after the District had torn down part of the screening fence and blocked entrance to the old road on property condemned for the extension of East- ern avenue. They were taken in custody, however, before they had reached the Maryland line. Police explained that all but Spaul- ding, Day and Spalding had been loi- tering around a filling station across the street from Jimmy's and acting as contact men between runners com- ing out from the city and the opera- tors of the gambling house. Some measure of success of the police strategy against the resort was attested by the fact that at an hour (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) IN JERSEY AUTO CRASH East Falls Church Youth Thrown From Car as Passing Machine Tears Open Door. By the Associated Press. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Decem- ber 22 —Ten-year-old Raymond St. George of East Falls Church, Va., was killed today in an auto accident which interrupted the trip he was making with his family to Massachusetts for Christmas. Raymond, his three other brothers md his father and mother were driv- ing through North Brunswick town- ship when the boy’s father was forced to swerve his car sharply to avoid a collision with another auto. The col- lision was averted, but the fender of the other scraped the side of the St. George machine, tearing open the rear door. Raymond, who was near the door, was thrown to the pavement, fracturing his skull