Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1936, Page 2

‘A—é 5 THE E NING STAR, WASHI D. C., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1936. 3 MORE CONCERNS TOGRANT BONUSES Harrington, People’s Drug Store and Erlebacher te Reward Employes. Three more Washington business establishments—the Harrington Hotel, People's Drug Stores, Inc., and Erle- bacher, Inc.—today announced their intention of paying Christmas bonuses to their employes. An announcement by August Gum- pert, manager of the Harrington said all employes will receive a bonus of § per cent of their total annual salary, payable December 19, in evidence of the hotel’s “appreciation of the faith- fulness and effort they contributed toward making 1936 one of the best years in the history of the hotel's operation.” The drug store bonus will be in the forms of a special salary divi- dend and will be distributed December 10. The Board of Directors and stockholders of Peoples also an- nounced plans to rearrange the firm's ‘working schedule to prevent any em- ploye from working more than six days in any one week. The bonus for the Erlebacher em- ployes, to be paid December 14, was announced by Mrs. B. Erlebacher Frank, president of the women's store, Just before she left the Capital for a trip to the Pacific Coast and the Orient. Every employe of the store will share in the bonus, she said, “in eppreciation of their loyal services during the year.” Hotel Sees Greater Improvement. The Harrington announcement said: “The payment will take the form of a combination bonus and Christ- mas present and will be paid on De- cember 19, so they can use it at the time when money seems to be un- usually important. “We have had a succesful year and are looking ahead to a better one in 1937. It seems fitting to the owners of the hotel that its earnings should be shared with those whose loyal service and whose ideas have placed us in the enviable position we occupy today. “We know that loyalty of the kind we have received from our staff can- not be purchased, but when it is given 4t seems to us that it merits ap- preciation in tangible form.” The Peoples dividend will be paid to all regular employes below the yank of assistant store manager who have been in the continuous employ of the company for at least six months. An established bonus plan already 4s in operation for executives, store managers and assistant managers. Bonus Rate of Employes. The rate of the dividend is as fol- lows: To all employed more than six months and less than one year, 25 per cent of one month's basic salary. To all employed more than a year 7And less than two years, 35 per cent Jpre one month’s basic salary. ~-To all employed more than two =¥ears, 50 per cent of one month's *Pasic salary. In announcing a revision of work- ing schedules the board pointed out “that inasmuch as the drug stores are open seven days a week, the six-day week will entail considerable addition to pay rolls and personnel. It is planned to put the new schedule into §ffect by the first of the year or as “@oon thereafter as arrangements can e completed. B —— CHURCH CORNER STONE IS LAID AT CEREMONY Dr. Straughn Gives Address as Auditorium for Lewis Memorial Congregation Is Started. Rev. Dr. James H. Straughn, presi- | dent of the Methodist Protestant Gen- eral Conference, gave the principal address Sunday at the laying of the corner stone for the new auditorium of Lewis Memorial Methodist Prot- estant Church, Kansas avenue and Hamilton street. Besides Dr. Straughn, the following officials of the denomination ad- dressed 300 members and friends of the church: Dr. E. A. Sexsmith, pres- ident of the Maryland Annual Con- ference, who had charge of the ex- ercises; Dr. G. W. Haddaway, gen- eral secretary for the Board of Mis- sions for the denomination; Dr. Frank W. Stephenson, general secre- tary of the Methodist Protestant Board of Education; Dr. R. L. Ship- ley, editor of the Methodist Protest- ant Recorder, Baltimore, and Dr. Chesteen Smith of the Methodist Episcopal Church here. Lewis Memorial's congregation, now seven years old, has a membership of more than a hundred and is under the pastorship of Rev. John A. Trader. The new building follows a Tecreation unit and chapel, already erected. S — JEWISH FEAST NEARS Eight-Day Celebration of Hanuk- kah Begins Next Week. In the feast of dedication, an eight- day celebratien beginning a week from today, Jews the world over will com- memorate the deliverance of their race from subjugation by the Syrian- Greeks about 2,000 years ago. The holiday, known in Hebrew as Hanukkah, will be observed with cere- monies at synagogues and in the homes. Church services will stress the ideals of religious liberty and toleration, while the presentation of gifts and a general holiday spirit will mark the occasion in the homes. SHOPPING DAYS LEFY 2 Washington . Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. SUNDAE. WASHINGTONIAN who re- fuses to be dated thereby says t$he delectable concoction known as “sundae” is a Wash- ington creation. He says its inception was at a drug store the corner of Eleventh and M streets northwest about 40 years ago, the real creators being the “Somers girls,” as the pupils of the original Mount Vernon Seminary, then across the street, were called. Naturally the store was a rendezvous, and on Sundhy (hence the name), when they were allowed to promenade outside of their own grounds, they would invariably wind up there for refreshments. The addition of ice cream to the highly charged, flavored soda drinks of the day was then an innovation, but the “Somers girls” had ideas ahead of the times. “Put my ice cream in a plate and pour some of that nice chocolate flavor on it. Add a few nuts. How about & cherry?” These were the first few innovations, dubiously concocted by the accommo- dating “soda jerkers,” in response to these orders. Every Sunday brought a new complication, until was evolved the “sundae” of various gastronomic | creations, nationally known and con- sumed by young and old of this broad land. ® ok k% SOPH. An ubiquitious University of Maryland sophomore has high praise for the superservice he gets when using the telephone in the university district. He wished to make a blind date with one of the fair coeds and put in a call for her sorority house. The telephone switchboard operator Dblithely re= sponded, “Line busy on Number —— but I can give you —" which happened to be a rival s0- rority just around the corner. % kX ‘WOOFER. THEY were waiting for the film pre- view to start. The writing man, | who has always been naively fasci- nated by the mechanistics of sound pictures, invited his fair companion to come back into the projection, operator. The operator began an explanation of the technical tricks whereby & roll of celluloid becomes a drami The writing man, to seem exceeding wise, put in an instructive word or two himself. Then he asked, “Have you heard of this new process of Shearer’s, the sound expert?” “Which process?” said the operator. | “Well, he has some new scheme whereby the high-frequency sounds and the low-frequency sounds are sep- |arated when they reach the trans- | former, which converts them from | light into sound. Then they emerge again perfectly blended, and by that means you eliminate a lot of inter- ference or ground sounds or some- thing.” “Oh,” said the operator, light sud- denly dawning. “Oh,” he said. “Sure I know. You mean the woofer and the tweeter. The deep sounds come out of the woofer. The high ones out of the tweeter. That the idea?” “Uh huh,” the other said. “Sure. That's it all right.” * ok ox % OBSERVED. RS. VERA B. SLIGH, manager of an uptown apartment house, was giving instructions to a paper- hanger, who was redecorating the residence of a long-time tenant. “Now I want a good job,” she said. “This tenant is the best housekeeper of the whole lot.” The paperhanger, from the top of a ladder, took a deft swipe at a hang- ing plece of ceiling covering before he replied with a casual “All right,” but the pause was just long enough. “What do you mean?” she chal- lenged. “Maybe she is” he replied, “but you should climb up here. There is an eighth of an inch of dust on top of this fancy corner cabinet.” It was Mrs, Sligh’s turn to pause. “The paperhanger then concluded: “And you could still be right. I've seen worse than this in much better places. Most of 'em don't clean the tops of these tall pieces and lots more of them don't even dust the cross- pleces on the windows.” * ok k% SOUVENIR. Tm was pandemonium the other morning in a downtown brokerage office when a group of children popped in, having been sent there as part of their training in a general business course they are taking at one of the city’s junior high schools. They ex- amined, wide-eyed and open-mouthed, all the numerous gadgets which clatter unceasingly while Wall Street makes the money go round and round and come out in somebody else’s pocket. They were later taken back into what is called “the cage,” where the so-called dirty work is done, and one of the employes tried, in simple though lengthy detail, to explain to them the nature of the “clearing slip.” When he finished, one little girl spoke up and said, “I've.got one of those in my portfolio.” The clerk, somewhat bewildered, grabbed the bag and rescued the slip. Before the students left they vere carefully gone over to see that souvenir hunters hadn't picked up any other little slips which might make that “settling-up” even more difficult than it is at best. * % k% IDENTIFIED. three judges of Police Court ine spected the penal institution. Walking up to one of the woman prisoners, Judge Hitt askeds “What are you here jor, young lady?” “Drunkenness and disorderly oconduct . . . I got 130 days,” the oirl replied. “Who sentenced you to that long term?” the judge asked. “¥ou did,” was the reply. - ) booth, where he introduced her to the | MRS THUMPSUN m WAR I]EBI IS um Police Plan Christmas Party DIES AT AGE OF 68 Long Active in Social Circles Here, She Was Widow of Ross Thompson. Mrs. Wena De Bruler Thompson, 68, for many years active in social circles here, died today after a long illness at a private nursing home at 2005 Kalorama road. Mrs. Thompeon, for 47 years & resi- dent of this city, was the widow of Ross Thompson, who died here in 1923. Born in Rockport, Ind., the daugh- ter of Judge Curran A. and Ella Drehr De Bruler, Mrs. Thompson grew up in Evansville, Ind., where she met and married Mr. Thompson in 1889. They came here immediately after the wed- ding and lived with her father-in-law, John W. Thompson, for many years president of the National Metropolitan Bank. A great-niece of Edward Tiffin, first Governor of Ohio and Secretary of the Interior in the Madison admin- istration, Mrs. Thompson was intro- duced into the Capital's diplomatic and social groups by her father-in-law, who was chairman of President Ben- jamin Harrison's Inaugural Committee. She was a very close friend of the late Robert Lansing, Secretary of State under President Wilson. As a District resident, Mrs. Thomp- son for many years was a member of the Church of the Covenant. She was & trustee of the Homeopathic Hospital and one time president of the Wom- an’s Board of that institution. Mrs. Thompson is survived by three sons, John W., Ross D. and Donald ‘Thompson; & brother, G. Riley De Bruler; four grandchildren, Beth, Mary Dora, John W., jr, and Ross ‘Thompson, jr.; a nephew, Curran De Bruler; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Riley De Bruler, and two daughters-in-law, Mrs. Ross Thompson and Mrs. Donald ‘Thompson, all of this city. She also leaves a brother-in-law and niece, Dr. George and Miss Suzette Dunlevy of Evansville, Ind. Private funeral services will be con- ducted at the home of her son John 2601 Thirty-first street, at 2 p.m. ‘Thursday, by Dr. Albert J. McCart- ney of the Church of the Covenant. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery. RABBI AND AUTHOR TO DEBATE RELIGION Third of National Temple Forum Series to Be Given at Washing- ton Hebrew Congregation. Rabbi James G. Heller of the Mother Temple of Reform Judaism, Cincinnati, will meet Henry Neu- mann, author and a leader of the American ethk;llN culture move- it ment, in a debate at 8:30 p.m. Sun- day at the Wash- ington Hebrew Congregation, 816 Eighth street. The debate, on the subject, “Do Morals Need Re- ligion?” will be the third of a se- ries of seven this year under the auspices of u;e & National Temple Fo it otlthe Rabbi Heller, Washington Hebrew Congregation. Neumann will substitute for Lord Bertrand Russell, prevented by illness in his family from making his sched- uled lecture tour of the United States. The date also has been changed from December 8 to December 6, season subscribers to the series are advised. VIRGINIA SOCIETY OPENS SOCIAL SEASON FRIDAY Reception and Ball Will Be Held. R. Walton Moore Will Head the Receiving Line. The Virginia Society of Washing- ton will inaugurate its social season with an officers’ reception and ball at the Willard Hotel at 9 p.m. Friday. R. Walton Moore, acting Secretary of State and president-elect of the society, will head the receiving line. Other officers and guests will be Dr. and Mrs. Hugh S. Cumming, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin C. Hazen, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Haisey, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd Leavell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Myers, Mrs. Richard A. Allen, Dr. Larry E. Arnette, Mr. and Mrs. George P. Grove, former Gov. and Mrs. John Garland Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. James | A. Somerville and several members of the Virginia delegation in Congress. A brief address by the newly elected | president will be heard, and the| Francis Asbury quartet will sing old Virginia songs. — J. P. MORGAN MAY FACE SENATORS THIRD TIME If the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee decides to call J. P. Morgan as one of the witnesses during its com- ing hearings on railroad financing, it will be the banker's third appearance before Senate committees in the last few years. Senator Wheeler, commit- tee chairman, said yesterday he could not state definitely that Morgan would be called, but indicated it is a probability. In the Spring of 1933 Morgan was one of the witnesses before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, and about a year ago the financier was back at the Capitol before the Senate Munitions Committee. Senator Wheeler’s raflroad hearings will start December 7. s LOCKWOOD TO SPEAK ON NIGHT SCHOOLS Opportunities for Training to Be Discussed at Y. M. C. A. Guidance Meeting. with that institution’s youth guidance The meeting will be held in room 219 at 7:30 p.m., according to E. A. I')fl.mun.flaolnnr:lm'polmll‘;)::-t MRS. ROSS THOMPSON. NICE ADVANCES DATE FOR SESSION Assembly to Meet December 8 to Allow Time for Pay Roll Tax Set-up. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, December 1.—Gov. Harry W. Nice announced today the Maryland Legislature would convene in special session a week from today, instead of December 15, to enact an unemployment insurance law. ‘The Governor said the date of the special session was being advanced to allow time for the necessary pay roll tax machinery to be set in motion. He said he had advised State Con- troller William 8. Gordy and mem- bers of the General Assembly of his action. The Governor issued the following statement: “I have been advised by Mr. Simon E. Sobeloff, chairman of the general committee, that, in the opinion of the committee, it would be wise to advance the date of the assembling of the General Assembly in the extraordinary session from December 15 to December 8, in order that the State may be given sufficient time to set up the requisite machinery for the collection of the tax early enough to entitle the em- ployer to his deduction. “This would permit the General As- sembly to conclude its sessions a week earlier and afford the controller ad- ditional time to assemble the collec- tion machinery. “Believing that the advancement o December 8 is a wise precautionary measure, I shall issue my proclamatioq, to that effect. “The committee assures me that its draft of a measure will be in my hands sufficiently in advance of December 8 to permit me to have the same printed and a copy in the hands of every member of the General Assembly prior to the date of convening, whicn I shall cause to be done. “I have, therefore, written to each member of the General Assembly a letter in explanation of my action.* * * I have also written to Controller William 8. Gordy of my intentions * * * * _— EDWARD W. RAAB DIES; LONG IN U. S. SERVICE Was Foreman of Coast and Geo- detic Survey Press Room at Time of Death. Edward W. Raab, veteran foreman of the Coast and Geodetic Survey press room, died today after a short illness at his home, 1315 Massachusetts ave- nue southeast. Mr. Raab had charge of the litho- graphic printing of charts in the press room. Born here August 1, 1875, he entered the Coast and Geodetic Sur- vey June 17, 1911. Previously he was & map printer in the Geological Sur- vey. Mr. Raab was active in the Luth- eran Church of the Reformation, being & member of the Church Council at the time of his death. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Edith Dumont Raab, and three sons, Edward, David and Neele Raab. — RICHBERG JOINS FIRM Becomes Law Partner Replacing Ambassador Davies. Donald R. Richberg, former general counsel of N. R. A., has become a part- ner in the law firm of Joseph E. Davies, the new United States Am-| bassador to Soviet Russia. An announcement from the firm to- i day said Davies withdrawn from participation in the partnership.” His name will be re- tained at the head of the firm, how- ever, with Richberg's next in the list of partners. Accused STEPFATHER HELD IN STAMPING DEATH. L. R. WARD, An itinerant repairman, held in an undisclosed jail as police c:m:ke% chht:rgn‘ thaf mhc stampe stepdaughter, Maud Salter, 14, to death af Jesup, Ga., while her mother, bound and_chained, looked on helplessly. said Ward daughter of uct. 'opyright, A.P. Wirephoto. letter advising him | “has temporarily | IN TALK AT PARIS Question “Casually Discuss- ed” by Bullitt and French Foreign Minister. By the Associated Press. Acting Secretary of State Moore said today Ambassador William C. Bullitt had “casually discussed” the French war debt question with Foreign Min- ister Yvon Delbos in Paris. The conversations took place last Saturday, but, Moore said, “there was no specification of the time or terms.” France owes the United States $4,061,234,000. In a statement, Moore said: “For some time we have all noticed press reports to the effect that the French government desires to arrange & settlement of the debts. “Last Sunday we received a cable- gram from Ambassador Bullitt men- tioning & conversation he had with Dr. Delbos, French minister for for- eign aflairs, the day before, during which several subjects were casually discussed, among them the war debt. Expressed Desire. “Mr. Delbos expressed the desire above mentioned, but did not indicate if and when he would make an effort to negotiate with the United States, or, in that event, what proposal he would or might make. “There was no specification of the time or terms. Of course, there was not or could not be anything for Ambas- sador Bullitt to communicate to the State Department except what was said by Mr. Delbos as just stated. “It cannot be too strongly said that | the conversations were marked by | nothing whatever in the way of definite proposals or opinions or even of speci- fications. Not Able to Speak Officially. “Ambassador Bullitt has, of course, let it be understood that he is not in a position to discuss the debt officially unless he should be authorized by this Government and even then would not be in a position to state or express any opinion of what would be the attitude of this Government toward any pro- posal that might be submitted.” Other administration sources said | Prance had taken the initiative in ap- proaching the United States on the debt question and that conversations were under way. The acting Secretary of State an- nounced at the same time receipt of word from Finland announcing its intention to pay its regular semi-an- nual war debt installment of $231,- 315 due December 15. Finland is the only one of 13 debtor countries which has not defaulted at any time. Await France's Reply. Although State Department officials were chary of expressing any opinion as to this Government's attitude toward the informal French approach, they looked forward with interest toward the French government's reply, due some time before December 15, to the American Government's routine reminder of debt installment falling due on that date. In its regular reminders sent to all debtor nations the United States sets forth that it will be glad to receive any proposals for settlement which the debtor nations may care to put forward. It emphasizes, however, that the American Congress has the sole authority to pass on any such pro- posals which might be made. A short time after Moore issued his statement, Senator Clark, Democrat, of Missouri, predicted Congress would give “sympathetic” consideration to French proposals for a war debt settle- }me'n!, “if we have some assurance | that the new agreement actually will be carried out.” “I am opposed to any further re- duction in our foreign obligations un- less we have positive guarantees of good faith,” he declared. FRANCE SHOWS INTEREST. Debt Question Raised Briefly by For- eign Minister. | By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 1.—France has expressed official interest in reopen- ing the war-debt question, but has been told any negotiations must await the return to Washington of Presi- dent Roosevelt, a United States Em- bassy spokesman said today. ‘The debt question was raised briefly by Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos yes- terday during a conversation with William C. Bullitt, the United States Ambassador. Delbos asked Bullitt if the United States was interested in discussing the debts, the spokesman said. Bullitt was declared to bave replied he was not authorized to discuss the problem. ‘The single question and answer, the spokesman said, constituted the dis- cussion. Blum “Still Favorable.” Officials on the staff of Premier |Leon Blum represented the cabinet chief as “still favorable” toward sete tlement of the debts, although the gov- ernment’s position has not yet been decided. | Bullitt’s visit to the foreign office was described as & “routine call.” Sources close to the government | said the second half of the 1936 debt | instaliment, due December 15, would not be paid, but a note explaining France was anxious to reopen discus- sions might be sent to Washington. ‘The same source indicated treasury experts would meet with commercial and financial experts of the Brank of France shortly after December 20 to outline Prench proposals for eventual settlement. French financial circles said the likeliest proposal would be to scale down the debts to the lowest possible figure and then turn the sums due into a loan. Sheorter Period Expected. ‘The amortization period of the re- phrased loan was expected to be much shorter than under the Mellon-Ber- enger .agreement of April 29 1926, which envisaged complete settiement by 1987. Although no estimates of the scaled- down figures have been made, most French observers agreed the sum musé be nominal enough for Blum to con- vince the nation the debt could be paid without bringing ruin to already overburdened taxpayers. Once the agreement is reached, ob- servers said, Blum is expected to sub- mit it to Parliament as & measure de- diplomatic benefits as well as finan- elal. Some quarters indicated the gov- ernment hoped to be able to float & With the aid of a grou Police Boys’ Club, Capt. annual Metropolitan Police Christmas party, makes out a list of Christmas needs of poor families who will be given baskets of food, clothing and toys donated through the Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. and police campaigns. of youngsters at the Fifth Precinct oseph C. Morgan, chairman of the The plainclothes officer (left, seated) is Jack O’Connor, who for years has directed distribution of Christmas bask:t:. Toys (Continued From First Page.) of the 11 Warner Bros. theaters which will have special matinees December 19, to which the price of admission will be a gift of a new toy or new arti- cle of clothing. Roy Smeck, headline entertainer at the Earle this week, nible-fingered master of the guitar and other stringed instruments, recording artist, pioneer sound movie performer. | Eddie Garr, imitator of the great, | near-great and never-great, also a| | headliner at the Earle this week, | | musical comedy performer, night club | entertainer. Top-Not+k Entertainment. The Police Boys' Harmonica Band, | an aggregation of talented youngsters, whose music is aimed to emphasize the part the police are playing in the | drive to aid the needy at Christmas time. | The Lotus Club Orchestra, playing popular dance tunes and incidental program music. In case you don't know just how good these fellows Smeck and Garr are, this may give you added reason for tuning in on the toy broadcast: Smeck’s best friends are the banjo, guitar and mandolin. They'll do any- thing he says, just about. He has a Nation-wide radio following, having appeared on such programs as the | Rudy Vallee hour. A star performer in several short subjects on the screen, he is also renowned for having been | one of the headline artists in the first | commercial presentation of Vitaphone. ' At the age of 7, Eddie Garr devel- oped the habit of imitating every one | he met, from the cook to the preacher. His reward then was a resounding | smack on the ears. His reward for tomorrow night’s broadcast, it is hoped, will be that indescribable good feeling which comes from contributing one's services to & necessary charity. Garr's first stage job was with Anatole | Friedland. Then came engagements in “Strike Me Pink,” “Thumbs Up” | and other musicals. ‘These, however, are only a few of {the stars who will aid The Star- iwfl'ner Bros.-N. B. C. campaign. There will be another broadcast a week from tomorrow night, at the same hour. At least half of it will come to radio listeners from the new | Pall Mall room of the R <igh Hotel, | which is presenting an “English Christmas” program. Eddie Elkins and his orchestra will provide the music, assisted by Dorothy Howe, vio- linist. Earle Theater performers also will participate in this broadcast. Toy as Cover Charge. A toy or other gift for needy chil- dren at Christmas will be the substi- tute for the cover charge at the Pall Mall room party. All who can’t come | are urged to listen to the fun-making by radio. | ‘The next toy party will be Mon- | day night, December 14, at the Rus- |sian Club Troika, 1011 Connecticut | avenue. Sascha Bartnovsky, arranger and pianist, is working with Mischa Markoff, master of ceremonies, to | complete a program for a half-hour radio broadcast, from 10:30 to 11 p.m. There will be exciting gypsy songs, melodies from the tinseled age of the Czars and Russian Christmas music. Since the Troika has no cover charge to waive on behalf of toy donations, Helen Hamilton, manager, will con- | tribute a generous portion of the night's receipts. All of these radio and night club programs dovetail, of course, with the Metropolitan police party. Remem- ber, as you listen at the parlor radio or dance to the music of one of the night club shows, that & call to your | neighborhood police precinct or to police headquarters will bring a po- liceman to your home to collect a bas- ket of food or some clothing for one | whose need is greater. | National Broadcasting has sched- uled another hour-long radio broad- cast for the night of December 16. Both the Heigh-Ho Club and Club Volga Boatman will participate in this. The concluding party of the cam- paign prior to the toy matinees will be at the Shoreham Hotel December 18. This will be featured by the ar- rival of Santa Claus, who will speed to the party from the Washington Airport. A program of entertainment will be announced later. Barnee's 12-piece orchestra will play. Here, too, the cover charge will be waived and patrons will bring gifts for the campaign. Come to one of the following Warner | Night Final Delivered by Carrier Anywhere in the City —Star Staff Photo. Bros’ matinees Saturday, December 19 (but if you can't come send your gift at any time to any of the thea- ters listed: Metropolitan—Joe E. Brown in Warner Bros.” “Earthworm Tractors.” Earle—Jane Withers in the Twen- tieth Century-Fox production, “Paddy O'Day.” Tivoli—Preddie Bartholomew in United Artists’ “Little Lord Faunt- leroy.” Ambassador—Harold Lloyd in the Paramount picture, “The Milky Way.” Uptown—Laurel and Hardy in M-G-M's “Bonnie Scotland.” Penn — Laurel and Hardy In M-G-M's “Bohemian Girl.” Apollo—Eleanore Whitney in the Paramount picture, “Timothy's Quest.” Home—Joe E. Brown in Warner | Bros.’ “Sons o' Guns.” York—Buster Crabbe in the Para- mount production, “Desert Gold.” Colony—Jane Withers in the Twen- | tieth Century-Fox picture, “Little Miss Nobody.” Savoy—Richard Dix in R-K-O's “Yellow Dust.” KEYSTONE DINNER ATTRACTS LEADERS National Democratic Chiefs to| Attend Celebration Here Thursday Night. Many national Democratic leaders who are expected to assemble in Har- risburg, Pa, in connection with the special session of the State Legisla- ture called to cgusider a social secur- ity act, are expected to come to Wash- ington Thursday night for the Penn- sylvania Victory Dinner at the May- flower Hotel. Joseph F. Quinn, chairman of the Dinner Committee said that because of the gathering at Harrisburg, plans for the local dinner had been con- siderably expanded. Gov. George H.| Earle is expected to lead a large party from Harrisburg to attend the local affair. The dinner is being held in cele- bration of Pennsylvania's appearance in the Democratic column in a Presi- dential election for the first time since James Buchanan, Pennsylvania native son, was elected in 1856. Eddie Dowling, star of stage, screen and radio, will be master of ceremo- nies and Matthew H. McCloskey, jr., of Philadelphia will act as toast- master. The dinner will be followed by a ball. Many Federal and State officials will be guests of honor. Res- ervations for the dinner and dance may be made at Suite 262, Mayflower Hotel. CHORAL SOCIETY TO GIVE CHRISTMAS PROGRAM Executive Officers to Meet With Advisory Committee at Home of Mrs. Howe. HE executive officers and Advisory Committee of the Washington Choral Society will meet this after- noon at the home of Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, 1821 H street northwest, to make plans for the Christmas con- | cert which will be given at Epiphany Church at 4:45 o'clock, December 18. The chorus, under the direction of Louis Potter, its conductor, will in= clude Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” and carols from many lands in its program. Later in the season, two other concerts will be given, Brahm's c “Requiem,” on January 28, and a Spring festival on April 27. Executive officers recently appointed are Warren W. Grimes, vice presi- dent, and Mrs. Cooper C. Lightbown, secretary. Myron Whitney continues as president of the association and James C. Dulin as treasurer. The Washington Choral composed of Society, choir members and trained singers from all parts of the | 2! United States now resident in Wash- ington, rehearses each Tuesday eve- ning at the Community Center in Central High School. present some of the world's greatest choral music, not easily available to | g p, the public. Stamp Brings $180. A 10-centimo stamp printed last year in England for the Spanish zone |7 in Moroceo, in which there was a mis- spelt word, sold at a London auction for $180. Full Speorts Race Results, Complete Market News ot the Day, Latest News Flashes from Around the World. Whatever it is, you'll ind 1t in The Night Final Sports Edition. THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered will start at once. by carrier—70c a month, Call National §000 and service Its aim is to | Co) STRIKE GONFEREES CONTINUE PARLEY Wage Increase Compromise Reported Discussed at Cumberland. Y the Associated Press. CUMBERLAND, Md, December 1.—Conferees seeking to find a solue tion to the strike which has kept the celanese plant here closed since November 12 went back into session today. Company officials and union leaders met for hours yesterday, but reached no agreement. Neither would they say along what lines the discussion was proceeding It was reported, however, that a wage increase compromise was being discussed. The strikers demanded a 15 per cent increase and rejected the approximately 11 per cent offered by the company. Plant Quiet Yesterday. Other reports were that the con- ferees were discussing recognition of the union for collective bargaining purposes as to those who belong to the union and a granting of shop committees of the union for adjust- ment of grievances. There was no further rioting yes- terday, but union leaders complainc about two developments which, the said, might block further settlemer conferences. One was the arrest of eight men charges of “rioting and unlawful ¢ sembly.” The charges were preferrc in connection with last week's two o1 | breaks of rioting, which injured mc than a score of persons. The eiz were jailed and union leaders v~ not able for hours to raise bonds $500 each. 50 Warrants Issued. More than 50 such warrants we issued, but most of them had n | been served. Unicn officials attempt- to persuade county officials to defc |service of the remaining warran' ipendmg completion of the confe:. ences. The other union protest was thz ‘more than three State troopers we: | on duty at the gates of the celane: plant and that Lieut. Ruxton Ridge- ley was not in command there. Un- der an agreement adopted at an “armistice” conference sponsored by Gov. Harry W. Nice, the State police force was to be reduced to three men and the picket lines to 25 strikers. TO MEET AT SYNAGOGUE ‘The Young Peoples’ League of the B'nai Israel Synagogue will meetato- night at 9 o'clock at the syn: e, Fourteenth and Emerson streets¥ to discuss plans for the thirteenth annual convention, to be held late in February at the Willard Hotel. Miss Leona Merritt will pmovide accordion music. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Increasing cloudiness tonight, probably followed by snow or rain tomorrow; slowly ris- ing temperature tonight, lowest tem- | perature tonight about 24 degrees; fresh northeast to east winds. Maryland — Increasing cloudiness and not so cold tonight; tomorrow cloudy and warmer, probably followed | by snow or rain. Virginia—Cloudy, probably rain or anow tomorrow and in south portion tonight; slowly rising temperature. West Virginia—Cloudy, probably |snow or rain tomorrow and in south portion tonight; slowly rising tempera- ture, | River Report. | Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers t for Last 24 Hours. Temperature. Barometer, Dey Inches 1Prom nogn vesterday to noop today.) agiliEnest. 35, at noon yesterday. Year 0. west, 14. at 7 Year g0, 14. Record Temperatures This Year. Highest, 105. on July 10. Lowest, 0, on January 23. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) ighest, 52 per cent, at & a.m. todsy. '"a.:ut. 30 per cent, at 8:30 p.m. yes- a.m. today. Tide Tables. (Purnished by United States Coast and Geodetic gurvey.) = @ oo ‘omorr Hish 10:48a. un. today 7 un. tomorrow __ | Moon. today . | _Automobile lights must be turned on one-half hour after sunset. Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in the | Capital (current month to date): Month. 1936. Avs. S . Rajn- w.nl?u. Weath'r 0.01 Rain 0.18 Rain Clear Station: Abilene, Tex. Al ¥. 2. Atlantic _Cil Baltimore. Md. <] 53 »| T3 Boston, Mass, Buffalo. N. Y. g:‘lrltllol}:ul Cincinnati. Ohto Ohio e lnaae»tab" e RImEe St fEiet = Q51300 i 3 O TR S 19 S22 SREEEERE R BEERE 2 gy £etiz Jous = mperature. W’I‘M- Tes Greenwich time. toda: nd - 43 ear y y 355 0.16 1§ ... (Ngon, Gree! Horta (Fayal) Asores__ h (e oh;nu?t‘om) P