Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1934, Page 4

A—4 »» _THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1934, l Bandits Threaten Children Yule Shoppers D. C. NATIVES HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY Gifts Brought to Meeting to Be Sent to Home for Foundlings. Members of the Society of Natives of the District of Columbia joined last night in singing Christmas carols and donating gifts to be distributed to persons less fortunate. At their annual Christmas party, held in the Washington Club, a large lighted Christmas tree furnished an appropriate setting. after & short business session. A program of recitations, vocal and piano solos was given under direc- tion of Mrs. Dora K. Muir, head of the Christmas Committee and in charge of the program of entertain- ment. Included were vocal solos by Mrs. Jean Ramsey Chase, accom- panied by Mrs. Joseph Edgerton, and by Mrs. Ruth H. Snodgrass, accom- panied by Miss Gertrude Walter; piano selections by Miss Edith Fitch and recitations by Mrs. Mary L. ‘Willis. Assisting Mrs. Muir on the Christ- mas Committee were Mrs. John C. Kondrup, Mrs. Watson Shelton and Mrs. Lyle Lipscomb. Members Bring Gifts. As members filed through the hall- way on their way to the building’s auditorium on the second floor, each dropped presents in large baskets. The toys, fruit and other gifts and the large Christmas tree used at the party are to be presented to the ‘Washington Home for Foundlings. The food supplies donated will be The Christmas program was held | sent in baskets to individuals as Christmas cheer. The program was closed with Wil- liam R. Schmucker leading the singing of “Silent Night.” At the business session members dis- cussed proposals to increase member- ship dues, but action was postponed pending a report by a special commit- tee named to study the organization's finances. Members of the committee named by the society president, Henry Harding Burroughs, are Ralph L. Hall, Willilam H. Groverman and Henry J. Hallam. To Continue Friday Meetings. The society decided to continue holding meetings on the third Friday of each month. The president, Mr. Burroughs, named William E. Richardson as chairman of the Membership Commit- tee. Eight new members, proposed at a previous meeting, were elected. ‘They are Rev. Dr. Charles H. Butler, B. Houston McCeney, Mrs. Stella M. Karnes, Mrs. William S. Jones, Mrs. Katherine Kipp Madden, Dr. Louis B. Bachrack, Mrs. Jennie Russell Snyder and Mrs. Daisy Lesser. TUBERCULOSIS GROUP ELECTS OFFICERS Dr. William Charles White Again Is Chosen President of Dis- trict Association. Dr. William Charles White was re- elected nresident of the District of Columbia Tuberculosis Association yesterday. Other officers chosen were: Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, vice presi- dent; Willard C. Smith, secretary to the poard, and Walter S. Pratt, jr., treasurer. The following were selected as members of the Executive Commit- tee: Mrs. Frank W. Parsons, Dr. Charles A. Tignor and Dr. J. Win- throp Peabody. New directors elected to fill vacan- cies on the board were Dr. S. L. Christian, assistant surgeon general of the United States Public Health Service; Maj. Daniel J. Donovan, Dis- trict auditor, and Dr. Numa T. G. Adams, dean of the Howard Uni- versity Medical School. HIGHER WAéE SCALES URGED BY PUBLISHER J. D. Stern Says Trade Unions Constitute “Police Force” to Curb Chiseling. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 22.—One of the best ways to combat the depression and to obtain a better dis- tribution of the national income, J. David Stern, publisher of the New York Post and Philadelphia Record, asserted last night, is higher wage scales. Trade unionism, he said, could be an “economic police force to guard against chiseling.” He urged trade unionism as a necessary complement to a new balance of purchasing power and distribution of the national income. Stern spoke over an N. B. C. net- work. He said trade unionism ‘“can assure each employer that his com- petitors will have to pay as high wages as he does.” RUM RUNNERS CHECKED Coast Guard Aided by Heavy At- lantic Storms. ‘The fury of the North Atlantic’s re- cent storm was said at the Treasury today to have helped the Coast Guard head off rum runners seeking to land liquor for the year-end trade. Officials said there are about 30 rum runners lying off the coast lines. Most of them are concentrated along the Eastern Seaboard and the Gulf Coast. Only a few are in the Pacific. Alcohol forms the cargo for most of the smuggling flotilla. Recent seizures have showed that few vessels are bothering with fancy liquor, spe- cializing in alcohol for bootleggers. e Convicted Baby Beater Jailed. SALT LAKE CITY, December 22 t (). —George Jaggers, 45, convicted of ( assault and battery for beating 21- month-old Louise Cobb, left in his charge by her mother, was sentenced by City Judge A. H. Ellett yesterday to six months in the county Merey K MARTINI £ ROSSI VERMOUTH AYLOR& CO., N. Y. The three children who were threatened in a store hold-up yesterday afternoon. Lillian Thigpen, 10, and her brother and sister, Douglas, 8, and Dorothy, age 9. STRICTER CONTROL OF COAL FORESEEN Bituminous Men Submit Plan to N. R. A. to Pre- vent Price Cutting. By the Associated Press. Stricter governmental control of the Nation’s soft coal industry was fore- seen today as a leading .potential result of a plan submitted to N. R. A. by coal men seeking to forestall a wave of price-cutting. Formulated by a committee headed by John D. A. Morrow, president of the Pittsburgh Coal Co., the plan was described by informed sources as| suggesting, among other things, ap- pointment of a permanent national arbitration board for the industry. Sees More U. S. Control. Disclaiming complete knowledge of | the plan’s details, Wayne P. Ellis, act- ing divisional administrator, inter- preted appointment of such a board as meaning increased Federal control in the industry. Questioned whether the industry would react favorably to such a plan, Ellis replied: “I think they’re about ready for it.” It was recalled this represented & radical change in the attitude of lead- ing bituminous coal operators, most of whom fought bitterly during negotia- tion of the coal code against anything that smackgd of governmental con- trol. ‘The plan, submitted to the Recovery Administration yesterday, was aimed chiefly at strengthening price provi- sions of the code. Urges Public Hearing. The administration arranged to have the plan studied by the legal di- vision and, it was learned, suggested a public hearing on the proposals be scheduled as soon after January 2 as possible. A definite decision on the latter angle would be made shortly, it was said. N. R. A’s recent announcement it was opposed to price-fixing except in certain industries, including coal, was understood to have contribaied to the present situation. The season for ne- gotiating coal contracts between pro- ducers and large consumers is ap- | proaching, Ellis said, and the opera- tors are fearful that consumers, wary of abandonment of price-controls, will refuse to sign, ORPHANS TO GET HOMES Christmas Presents to Be Given 40 Towa Children. DES MOINES, Iowa (#).—St. Nick is bringing more than 40 Iowa orphans new homes for Christmas. By Monday night 30 bables and children will be taken to private homes from the Davenport Orphanage and 10 to 12 from the Juvenile Home at Toledo. Dr. Mae Habenicht, super- intendent of the State Child Welfare Bureau, said the adopters insist they receive the babies by Christmas. ELECTRIC TOYS PHONE MET. 9439 Special Discount on Certain Items 3 | Grocery Robbers Threaten to Kill Trio of Children Forced to Stand Against Wall While Gunmen Scoop Up Cash. Robbers in a chain grocery at 1301 Fourteenth street late threatened three small children who had been sent there for a Christmas wreath and food before they fled after rifling the cash register of $50. The children were Lillian, 10; Doro- |thy, 9, and Douglas Thigpen, 8, of | 1451 N street. They were forced to drop their purchases and line up against the wall with the store’s four attendants. “Keep your mouths shut or you'll be killed,” ordered one of three col- ored gunmen. Scoping up the money, the bandits escaped in an automobile they had left at the curb with motor running. Douglas followed and ran for his father, Delacy Thigpen, who reached the grocery in time to see the bandits | drive away. e COSTIGAN APPOINTED REFUSE SUPERVISOR Entered District Service in 1909 as Building Inspector—Will Be Paid $5,600. | Thomas L. Costigan, superintendent | of street cleaning, was appointed yes- terday by the District Commissioners to be supervisor of city refuse. He takes the place left vacant by the retirement of Morris Hacker, who | left District employment last month after more than 40 years of service. Costigan entered District work in 1909 as assistant inspector of build- | ings. He held that position until August, 1918, when he was promoted | to be principgl assistant inspector of ‘ buildings. A few days thereafter lLe was made superintendent of street cleaning. Costigan has been receiving a basic salary of $5,000 a year and in his new post will receive $5600. The promo- tion is effective January 1. DEER CENSUS PLANNED C. C. C. to Determine Funds for Conservation Work. KANE, Pa., December 22 (#).—The deer in the Allegheny National Forest soon are to hear the jingle of bells and the fanfare of horns, but it won't be any Christmas celebration. Attempting to establish the game population of one of Pennsylvania's largest woodlands, Civilian Conserva- tion Corps men will take a deer “census” by making the noise to at- tract the animals. Upon results of the enumeration will | be based future game conservation | work in the forest. | OFFICIAL LIONEL FACTORY SERVICE STATION Superior Lock & Electric Company 1410 L STREET N.W. Headquarters Electric Toys—320 BRANCH STORE, Lion:! Trains Years R 1328 C'ST RW. HERE IS GOOD NEWS— Will Remain Give You Real Sunday to onel Service & yesterday | —Star Staff Photo. TOBACCO CROWERS VOTE FOR CONTRAL Kerr-Smith Act Is Given Overwhelming Majority Throughout South. By the Associated Press. An overwhelming majority in favor of continuing the Kerr-Smith tobacco control act for another year was recorded today in incomplete returns from a poll of the Nation's tobacco | growers by the Agricultural Adjust- | ment Administration. After surveying early returns from | their second crop referendum, A. A. A. officials said they believed the com- pulsory program would be applied to tobacco again next year. Last week cotton growers voted heavily in favor of continuing the Bankhead control act. Under the Kerr-Smith act, farmers controlling at least 75 per cent of the total tobacco acreage must approve the proposal to make it effective. The percentages thus far reported were | well above that figure in virtually | every instance. Figures compiled for Virginia by | John R. Hutcheson, director of the V. P. I Extension Division, showed cured, 90 per cent of the fire cured and 93 per cent of the burley growers were favorable to the act. Early re- turns from the sun-cured growers | showed about 76 per cent in favor of crop restrictions. In Kentucky, officials estimated 95 per cent of the burley acreage would | be voted for further crop restriction. | In 22 counties of the Kentucky burley belt, 26,561 growers voted for the act and 2,225 against. Georgia Cuts Gas Rates. ATLANTA, December 22 (#).—Do- mestic gas rates throughout Georgia were cut from 9 to 20 per cent yester- day by the Georgia Public Service Commission. LOW FARES Convenient Schedules FROM WASHINGTON “ Arist of Wi Florida Special pmm o B 2 — Orchestra, Dancing, Bridge, . Fast Service New York - Miami. Gulf Coast Limited Jp, Sz Souch, The Miamian Ne Yok Yiami god the zal Boston, New York - Te Havana Special fren il oo Palmetto Limited oy Yok e priasd = A CLEAN RIDE ON A DOUBLE TRACK, ROCK - BALLASTED AUTOMATIC SIGNALS AND TRAIN CONTROL. - additional R. Re GEO. P. JAMES, G.P.A. 735 13th Se., N. W., Washington \tlantie fg}. Coast- “wgbilline {LOANS CONSIDERED | approximately 99 per cent of the fiue | INSURED INDUSTRY Legislation Proposed to Provide Up-to-Date Machinery. By the Associated Press. Federally-insured loans to give industry up-to-date machinery were sald authoritatively yesterday to be the basis of proposed new legislation being* worked out by officials of the Federal Housing Corporation. Official sources contended such rlegislation would give a potential out- let of from $3,000,000,000 to $4,000,- 000,000 of steel, iron and other capital goods. A simple change in the hous- ing act, it was said, would accomplish the result sought. Mortgage Market Sought. Along with this amendment, these officials added, there was under con- templation one which would help to provide a ready market for mortgages obtained by the Housing Corporation. This was described as one of the diffi- culties that so far had slowed the lending of the corporation for home | building and modernization. To achieve this purpose, officials said, a mortgage discount agency probably would be set up. Such an agency would handle not only mort- gages for home loans but prospective loans from the plant modernization insurance plan. Quick Use Is Seen. One official who has made a recent tour of the country said there was no doubt but that business would be quick to take advantage of a provision 1 such loans, ‘They have orders on hand for goods which they can't fill because of the lack of facilities,” he said. The plant modernization loans would be handled by the Housing Corporation and these mortgages given the same discounting outlet that is contemplated for housing mortgages. DEED RECORDINGS SHOW RECOVERY| District Transfers Up 371 Per Cent, Recorder Points Out in His Annual Report. An indication of improvement in business conditions in the District was seen today by William J. Tompkins. recorder of deeds, in an increase of 371, per cent in the number of re- cordings this year over last. In his annual report, Tompkins de- clared the documents filed with the recorder of deeds constitute “the finest | barometer of financial growth of any institution in the District.” He reported that for the first five! months of this year 30,311 documents were recorded, as against 23,563 for | the same period last year, showing an increase of 6,748. He said the increase was not merely a seasonal develop- | | ment. | | .. Thompkins predicted completion of [ | the copying of the old land records‘ well ahead of the five-year schedule. One-third of these old documents now have been copied on permanent rec- | lords and another third will be fin- ished by next July 1, he said. | [MISS VAN KLEECK GUEST Winner CAPITAL GIRL HONORED AT U. OF WISCONSIN. MISS JANE GREER, University of Wisconsin co-ed, who enrolled at the Badger campus from this city, proved her superi- ority over “home” contestants by winning the election to head the Junior promenade court of honor. —A. P. Photo. NEW AIRSHIP BASE ALREADY CROWDED Dock Just Completed, With One Craft Anchored, Learns Sec- ond Is on Way. Completion of Washington's first permanent airship base finds the city with something of an airship housing problem on its hands, with one airship here and another coming. The capacity of the new dock, at ‘Washington Airport, the exterior con- struction of which was completed yes- terday, is one airship. To relieve the congestion at the new base, the first airship, & 110-foot non-rigid craft of the American Air- ship Co., carrying its own light port- able mooring mast, was expected to leave Washington today for Miami, Fla., where it will be operated during the Winter. Although the American ship, which has its home port at Lakewood, N. J., near the Naval Air Station at Lake- hurst, carries its own light mast, a heavier mast mounted on an auto- mobile accompanies it. While here yesterday the ship was moored to its automobile mast, but was taken into the nearly completed airship dock last night, A.A.A. GRAIN PROCESSING CHIEF RESIGNS POST Frank A. Theis Returns to Mis- souri Job—S8ucceeded Here by A. J. S. Weaver. By the Associated Press. Frank A. Theis, chief of the Farm Administration’s grain processing sec- f tion, has resigned to return to his former position with 8 Kansas City, | Mo., grain firm. A. J. S. Weaver, associate director | of program planning and former chief of the sugar section, was appointed | to the vacancy. ‘Theis will be vice president of the | Simons-Shields-Lonsdale Grain Co. Chester C. Davis the farm admin- istrator, told Theis in a letter he had “rendered distinguished service to the Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Adjustment Administra- | tion, for which I thank you sincerely.” | Will Sketch Congress’ Plans for Sochl Legislation. Miss Mary Van Kleeck, director of the Department of Industrial Studies of the Russell Sage Foundation, will | be the guest of honor at a tea tomor- row from 5 to 7 p.m., at the Wash- ington Newspaper Club, 724 Eleventh street, under auspices of Government | labor organization leaders and social service heads. Miss Van Kleeck, who is also Amer- | ican director of the International In- dustrial Relations Institute and chair- man of the Interprofessional Associa- tion for Unemployment Insurance, will sketch briefly the plans of Congress for unemployment and social xnsur-i ance. | IC *Individual Holiday Moulds In Appropriate Forms All Flavors 51.75 Yo *Christmas Pudding wnd Raspberry Ice Cut 24, 28 or 32 Servings to Gal. $1.50 IC s Order from Yowr Carry Dealer or one Lin. 5900 Made of Strawberry, Egg-N Chocolate, Pistachio. Luscious Fruits, Pure Cream, Tasty Nuts, Flavored with Old Rum. MAKERS OF SMOOTH-FREEZE Meadow Gold E CREAM SANTA 31.50 Serves 1% to 14 12 in. high. E CREAM CAKE 51.25 Serves 8 to 10 ‘Whipped Cream Trim. m an’s disappearance, adjourned without reaching a verdict. The body was discovered by a crew of road workers in a shallow ditch 4 miles east of here. The woman was lying on her face with bullet wounds in the head and the right side of the body. Willilam Hardy, Negro farmer, tcld sherift’s deputies that early last night he heard {hree shots. He said he lives only a short distance from the spot where the body was found. Officers said they did not know the whereabouts of William Kelly, former husband of the woman. “CHAMPAGNE” IS CIDER Drug Administration Seizes 200 Bottles of Liquid Here. Washingtonians who have been pay- ing $1.98 for a fifth gallon of a special brand of champagne were chagrined yesterday to find they had been buying hard cider. The Pure Food and Drug Adminis- tration seized 200 bottles of a liquid labeled “champagne” at 13 stores on the ground it was hard cider charged with carbon dioxide gas to imitate champagne and was imprfoperly labeled. WOMAN'S DEATH BAFFLES POLIGE Body of Divorcee, 27, Found in Ditch, Apparently Thrown From Car. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Miss., December 22— Apparently tossed from a motor car, the bullet-torn body of Mrs. Ottie Bramer Kelly, pretty 27-year-old di- vorcee, was fourid crumpled in a ditch near here yesterday. Officers began a search for an un- known motorist who, it was reported, persuaded Mrs. Kelly to enter his car Monday night. There were few other clues and no apparent motive for the crime. A coroner’s jury, investigating circum- stances surrounding the young wom- WARD & LoTHROP < The Christmas Slore To Add Zest to the Christmas Dinner White Rose Cranberry Sauce.......... 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Woc;iPWARD & LoTHROP wThe Christmas Store wm Christmas Decorations For Indoors and Outdoors TREE LIGHTS for indoors; cord and eight sockets set in seties. Vari-colored bulbs, 68c to $1 TREE LIGHTS for outdoors; insulated and weatherproofed wiring. Intermediate size sock- ets not connected in series. Seven colored bulbs, $1.75 and $2.50 TREE PANS complete with three braces and tree support. Dark green finish with orange trim, 14-inch diameter, 3% inches deep. ...75¢ RED CROSSES with eleven red lights. . .$1.50 \ BULBS; various colors. ..5¢ and 10¢ ‘Tz Toy Srorz, FOURTH FLOOR. Red Wreaths with one red light. .. Houszwares, Firre FLooR,