Evening Star Newspaper, December 17, 1936, Page 1

‘WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Generally fair and colder, lowest tem- perature about 32 degrees tonight; to- morrow cloudy and somewhat colder. Temperatures—Highest, 51, at noon to- day; lowest, 40, at 3:30 a.m. today. Full report on page A- Closing New York Markets, Page 18 35th YEAR. CHANG' EISSARY LVENS HOPES FOR RELEASEOFCHANG Autographed Letter From Captive Dictator Is Re- ported on Way. ADVISER OF MARSHAL CONFERS IN NANKING Rebel Leader Condemned to Pub- lic Execution—Nation Shaken to Bases, Council Says. No. BACKGROUND— Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, who last Saturday kidnaped Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek and 20 other Chinese dignitaries and spirited them away to his mountain strong- hold at Sianfu, joined Nationalist government forces after expulsion from his Manchurian domain, in- herited from his father, Marshal Chang Tso-lin, by the Japanese in~ vasion of 1931. Chang has consistently con- tended for stiffer Nanking attitude against Japanese penetration, al- though Gen. Chiang and other Nanking officials have shown dis~ position to play ball with Japan, at least for the present. By the Associated Press. NANKING, China, December 17.— Nanking officials seized fresh hope to- day for an end to China's civil war and release of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek after conferences with re- bellious Marshal Chang Hseuh-liang's British adviser, James Elder. At the same time, a spokesman de- elared a messenger was bringing an autographed letter from the impris- oned military overloard which would “dispel doubts as to the generals safety.” He also cited a telegram, purported- ly from W. H. Donald, Chiang's Aus- tralian-born adviser, saying he “had returned to Sianfu and was remain- ing in the same room with the gen- eralissimo.” (Unconfirmed rumors which cir- culated in Shanghai said Marshal Chang had fled Sianfu by plane, arriving in Taiyuanfu, capital of Shansi Province, and approximate- ly 350 miles northeast of Sianfu. (Some reports asserted Chang might be attempting to leave the country, presumably through Peip- ing or Tientsin. Taiyuanfu is ap- proximately half the distance be- tween Sianfu and Tientsin.) Elder, who arrived In the capital | early today, was closeted with govern- | ment officials for the greater part of the day attempting to work out a sat- sfactory solution for the crisis. Movements Strictly Controlled. His movements were strictly con- trolled by Nanking authorities. Guards were posted around the entrances of the private residence and no outsiders permitted to talk with him. The control yuan (council) approved & motion condemning Marshal Chang to public execution as a result of the military rebellion in which the gen- eralissimo was seized last Friday. “He (Chang) has shaken the nation to its foundations,” the yuan declared in a statement. “So enormous is his crime it cannot be expiated should he die 10,000 deaths.” Loyal forces, organized into an ex- pedition to suppress the Shensi Prov- ince rebellion, were reported engaged in intermittent clashes with Marshal Chang’s soldiers in the mountain passes which form the gateway from Eastern China into the interior prov- ince situated in the great plain area. The nation’s highest authorities an- nounced the rebellious marshal had released Gen. Chiang Ting-wen, trusted lieutenant and fellow captive of the dictator, to convey a personal message to Minister of War Ho Ying- chin, commanding the punitive ex- pedition against Sian. At the same time the foreign office reiterated the generalissimo “remains safe” and T. T. Li, director of in- telligence, announced “Chang Hsueh- liang broadcasted a statement that protection had been afforded the gen- eralissimo.” It was believed the rebellious Mar- (See CHINA, Page A-4.) “FLIVVER” AIRPLANE CRASHES; PILOT HURT Bureau of Air Commerce Test Expert Escapes Injury in Accident. Hayden Campbell, St. Joseph, Mo., private pilot who turned the Baltimore pike into a temporary airport while bringing & new flivver airplane to ‘Washington for demonstration, was seriously injured this afternoon when the plane crashed near Bolling PField during a speed run. Walter Brownell, test pilot for the Bureau of Air Com- merce, who was flying with him, was uninjured. Campbell was taken to Casualty Hospital badly cut about the head and face and hands. His condition was said to be “undetermined.” The crash is said to have resulted from a failure of the oll system in the automobile engine with which the little plane was powered. In the forced landing which followed the wings were torn off and the plane rolled over and over. It was described 8s an almost complete loss. WAREHOUSE WRECKED PITTSBURGH, December 17 ().— destroyed a warehouse An explosion a and a stock of $20,000 worth of ban- anas today. Police and firemen expressed the opinion gas leaking from a pipe was ignited by a spark as Peter Kavnanek, 21. reported for work. Kavnanek was buried in debris bui hundreds of bananas heaped on him prevented severe injuries from flying T 33,833. 15. Entered ss second clars matter post office, Washinston, D. C. b WASHINGTON, The King Mrs. Simpson This is the second of a series of articles by Newbold Noyes, Associate Editor of The Star, and a second cousin by marriage of Mrs. Wallis Simpson. Mr. Noyes has just returned after 10 days in London during the peak of the crisis over the jormer King Edward’s prospective marriage to Mrs. Simpson. Both the ex-King and Mrs. Simpson have authorized this séries and the information contained in it comes from their own lips and his observations. his wife. her.” | can cigarette I had offered him. “His Majesty.” vedere. He invariably does. dinner jacket. pected. an unusually busy day.” “No matter, sir,” she replied. “Again only 67 per cent correct, possibilities to the first two—the only two that exist.” After Dinner at Fort Belvedere. We were seated at the beautifully-appointed table in the dining room of | Port Belvedere. Mrs. Simpson and her aunt, Mrs. Bessie Merryman of Wash- ington, had left us to return to the living room for after dinner coffee. ‘We were having coffee and a liqueur. The King was smoking an Ameri- BY NEWBOLD NOYES. T NO time during the months of rumor and gossip that preceded his A withdrawal from the English scene did King Edward VIII consider, even for a fleeting moment, giving up the woman he loved. He had been informed by Premier Stanley Baldwin, both pri- vately and publicly, that & morganatic marriage was not possible under the British form of a constitutional monarchy. That left two choices, and only two. He could marry Mrs. Simpson and make her his Queen or he could give up his throne and make Mrs. Simpson The world knows now which choice he made. “If you marry, sir,” I asked King Edward, “the woman you s0 honor will | be one of three things. Correct me if I am wrong.” “What are those three things?” His Majesty asked. “Your morganatic wife, the Queen of England, or, shall we say, Mrs. ‘Windsor, wife of the abdicated King of England.” “Nearly 67 per cent correct,” the King said. “But no more. ‘There is no such possibility as morganatic marriage for an English King. “It would seem apparent then, sir, that there are but three possible out- comes to this situation. Wallis becomes Queen. She becomes Mrs. Windsor, subsequent to your abdication. Or you renounce any intention of marrying Mr. Noyes. You should confine your It was about two hours after the King had arrived by car from London. The red liveried butler, standing at the door of the living room where Mrs. Simpson and I were chatting by the fireplace, had announced: The King strode swiftly into the room and made his way directly, glanc- ing neither to the left or the right, to the side of Mrs. Simpson. She rose from her armchair and dropped a graceful curtsy as he took her hand. He bowed slightly over her hand and, in response to her inquiry, assured her that he was not tired after his day in London and his 30-mile drive to Fort Bel- Then he turned to Mrs. Merryman, who had returned to the living room after going upstairs to dress for dinner. He addressed her as “Aunt Bessie.” | There followed a very informal introduction of me by Mrs. Simpson. I saw a smiling, cordial host, dressed in the Highland kilts he so fre- quently chooses for informal evening wear instead of the conventionalized His Scottish costume, into which he had changed at Buck- ingham Palace before leaving for his favorite residence, was complete in every | detatl, even to the sporan which hung from his belt. “Glad you were able to come down,” he said, shaking hands, “I have heard of you from my friend Mrs. Simpson, of course.” A Busy Day at the Palace. Then, turning to Wallis, he apologized for arriving later than he had ex- “I was delayed at the palace for some time,” he explained. “It has been “We have had plenty to talk about.” Mrs. Simpson moved to a small, low table to the right of where we were | standing. On it were a bowl of ice and several bottles. “Would you like & cocktall, sir?” she asked. “No, thank you,” the King said, “I don't think I feel like one.” MADRID REPORTED HAVING LOST HOPE German-Italian Support of Fascists Regarded as Death Blow. BACKGROUND— Recent reports of foreign troops, including Germans, among the Fascist forces, followed recogni- tion of Gen. Franco's insurgent cause by Italy and Germany. The Loyalist defense junta had an- announced preparation for a Win- ter-long siege, having strengthened entrenchments and held the Fascists back after many weeks of inces- sant fighting. It was reported Franco has lost 14,000 men in the University City attacks. BY the Associa'ted Press. HENDAYE, France, December 17.— Uncensored reports from war-torn | Madrid quoted reliable sources today a5 having said the Madrid govern- ment is convinced that only with definite foreign aid can it defeat the Spanish Fascists. Recognition of Gen. Francisco Franco's insurgent regime by Italy and Germany struck a death blow at the Madrid cause, its leaders felt, just at a time when the city’s un- expected defenses seemed to be turn- ing the tide of battle in its favor. Most of the informed leaders in Madrid, the uncensored reports said, feel that Russia, acting alone, cannot carry the role of Madrid's savior any (Confix/med on Third Page) ABDICATION RADID TALKS UNDER FRE Parliament to Probe Broad- casts by Former King and Canterbury. BY the Associated Press. LONDON, December 17.—The wrath of militant members of the House of Commons fell today on the British Broadcasting Co. for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent radio denun- ciation of former King Edward VIII and his friends. Members who disapproved the cen- sure by the head of the Church of England prepared to explore every de- tail of arrangements by the B. B. C., a government monopoly, for broadcasts concerning the now Duke of Windsor’s abdication. Their fire, however, was expected to center on the primate’s address Sun- day, after Windsor had gone into vol- untary exile, which was broadcast over B. B. C. facilities. The whole issue was prepared for general de- bate, possibly tonight, after inquiries into other phases of the B. B. C.s activities. Controversy Widespread. ‘The archbishop provoked a wide controversy by his rebuke of the former ruler for desiring to wed twice- divorced Wallis Warfield Simpson as & “violation of Christian principles of marriage,” and of his friends as a “circle whose standards and ways of life are alien to all the best instincts and traditions of his people.” M. P.s opposed to the archbishop’s stand declared they would try to un- (See ABDICATION, Page A-3.) Officer Tells How He “Beat” Claw Machines With Gadget A variation of the “spinner” method of playing claw machines was related Groomes, “I would just show him my police badge and there never was any hard feeling, at least on my part.” stand was Herbert R. Grossman, prac- WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, CHANGE POSSIBLE INTAX STRUCTURE, HARRISON STATES Elimination of Some Nui- sance Levies Hinted After Talk With Roosevelt. BALANCED BUDGET BY 1938 FORECAST Assessment on Corporations Stud- ied With View of Modifying Plan, He Says. By the Associated Press. Chairman Harrison of the Senate Finance Committee said after a con- ference with President Roosevelt to- day that administrative changes in the tax structure were under consider- ation, He added that with further im- provement in business it was hoped the Federal budget could be balanced by 1938. The sun-tanned Mississippian, who talked over the general financial out- look with the President, together with Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee, reiter- ated there would be no increased taxes proposed at the coming session of Congress. “But,” he said. “we are studying the situation with a view to eliminating miscellaneous and nuisance taxes where the administration cost is out of all proportion to the revenue col- lected.” Tax on Corporations. With respect to the undistributed corporation earnings tax, Harrison told reporters Congressional tax ex- perts were exploring the possibilities of modifying this tax so it would not | fall too heavily on debt-ridden corpo- rations and those using funds for enlarging plants and for new con- struction. During the campaign the President said he hoped to balance the budget within the next two years without increasing taxes. The President also arranged for other conferences today with legisia- | tive and departmental chiefs to com- Plete preparations for the opening of Congress. Among those mvited to the White House after the tax parley were Postmaster General Farley, Speaker Bankhead, Robert Fechner, Director of the Civilian Conservation Corps, Secretary Ickes; Secretary Morgen- thau and Marriner S. Eccles, chair- man of the Federal Reserve Board. Before the tax conference, Secretary Roper and Assistant Secretary of the Interior Chapman were White House callers. ECCLES COMMENTS., BY the Associated Press, A prediction by Chairman Marriner 8. Eccles of the Federal Reserve Board that “there will be very little more borrowing by the Federal Govern- ment” was made public today. The statement was in a talk by Eccles before a bank management conference in Boston last month. The talk, not released at the time, was made public in response to inquiries at the Reserve Board. Asserting “the Federal budget will be balanced out of an increased na- tiol income,” Eccles added that next ye: budget, in so far as Treasury borrowing of additional funds was concerned, would be balanced. Present large Treasury balances, together with tax revenues and income from assets being liquidated by emer- gency agencies, the board chairman said, will make it unnecessary for the Government to go into the money market for any substantial sums of new money. By 1939, he continued, “a technically balanced budget will be reached.” e Island Flood Toll 74 Dead. MANILA, December 17 (#).—Reports from the Cagayan Valley flood area today brought the official toll of 74 known dead and 166 missing, with damage estimated at over $2,000,000. Summary of THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, PAY OF EMPLOYE AGENTS DISCLOSED Plan of Steel Company Told at Labor Board Hearing. BY JOHN C. HENRY. | Employes of the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp. have been paid s much | as $105 per month by the company for their services as officials of the employe-representation plan, the Na- | tional Labor Relations Board was told | today by Elmer J. Maloy, & steel strip- | per in the Duquesne, Pa., plant. ‘This sum, he said, would be in ad- dition to regular wages and would be | based upon time spent at company | union meetings. “If anything happens to displeue! the management,” Maloy said, “there | always are three or four meetings called to change our minds.” | Maloy was placed on the stand to substantiate charges by the board that | the steel corporation dominates its | employe representative groups. Finish Fight Promised. Outside the hearing the corporation and its parent company, the United States Steel Corp., issued a statement saying it would fight to the finish to maintain its present plan of em- ploye representation. Companv coun- sel was blocked this morning by the board in efforts to have the case dis- missed or continued until constitu- | tionality of the labor relations law had been determined. In its decision, pronounced after nearly two hours of argument and ex- ecutive conference between counsel, | the board granted the steel company additional time to prepare its answer in the case and to submit further evidence. During the course of hearing the | steel counsel’s third motion for an ex- tension of time to January 28, and the postponement of hearings until Peb- ruary 18, Board Chairman J. Warren Madden reprimanded counsel for “lack of consideration” for the Government and other parties involved. Meanwhile, on another front, the United Mine Workers issued a call for $1,000,000 extra funds to be used as a reserve threat in wage negotia- tions with the soft coal industry, in the organizing drive against the steel and other mass production industries and to help support legislative per- suasion on behalf of certain measures before Congress, This disclosure was made today in the form of an assessment notice di- rected to the 500,000 members of the (See LABOR, Page A- Today’s Star . Judge McMahon upheld in vetoing Finance ____A-17 Lost & Found A-3 Obituary ..__A-12 NATIONAL. Elimination of some nuisance taxes seen after parley. Page A-1 Steel hearings open before Labor Re- lations Board. Page A-1 Fear of increased Federal expenses voiced by Buchanan. Page A-1 Parleys being held today to settle strikes. Page A-7 White House sources indicate few changes in cabinet. Page A-8 Search is intensified for missing plane, seven aboard. , Page A-9 Steel company appears in answer to Labor Board complaint. Page A-15 Duke found guilty in jury influencing case. Page B-1 Rail probers continue quizzing of Mis- souri Pacific officers. Page B-13 Rail workers enrolled for pensions by Social Security Board. Page A-1 FOREIGN. Chang, encircled in stronghold, acts Society Sports - ‘Woman's Pg.. D-6 necessary to victory. Parliament opens fire akdication broadcasts. Page A-1 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. meritorious awards. Page B-1 Pine Arts Commission to discuss r release. Page B-1 Life of a milk bottle found to be about 35 trips. Page B-1 Citizens urge Old Georgetown road improvement. Page B-1 Police discard “numbers” fight theory in shooting. Page B-11 Attorney General praises Hoover for Brunette capture. Page B-11 State’s attorney to visit home of slain farmer. Page B-12 Virginia revenues likely to permit police radio soon. Page B-13 One dead, four injured in automobile accidents. Page B-18 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-11 Paul Mallon. Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 greatest comeback. Page D-1 Entries for Star’s Yule duckpin tour- ney are flowing in. Page D-1 Nationals are toughest in league to whiff in 1936 campaign. Page D-2 W. P. A. has spent over 10 millions in aiding golf courses. MISCELLANY. Young Washington. City News in Brief. Vital Statistics. Traffic Convictions. | sweaters, ¢ Foening Star 1936—SIXTY-FOUR PAGES. #¥¥ TOY BALL IS The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. TO AID STAR CAMPAIGN Yesterday’s (Some retu: PLANNED The night won't be silent at the row evening, but it will be as surely dedicated to the Christmas spirit as gatherings more hushed in tone. Spotlights will gleam with rays borrowed from the Star of Bethlehem as they are turned on artists of the stage, screen, radio and the Nation's night clubs, doing their acts for Washington's needy at the last of a series of night club parties given for The Star-Warner Bros-N. B. C. Christmas Campaign. Cover charges will be off at the Shoreham Toy Ball for those bringing donations for poor children—shirts, dresses, overcoats, socks, shoes and as well as sleds, bicycles, Shoreham Hotel Show to Feature Stars | of Stage, Screen and Radio to Benefit City’s Needy. Shoreham Christmas Toy Ball tomor- | | tricycles, dolls, and teddy bears. Do not be alarmed about sizes, distribution officials say. The Parent-Teacher Association and the Metropolitan | (®) Means Associated Press. Circulation, 138,226 rns not yet received.) TWO CENTS. JOYEAR SENTENCE IS GIVEN TEACHER INPATRICIDE CASE Edith Maxwell, Convicted Second Time, Handed Maximum Term. GIRL BURSTS IN TEARS ON HEARING VERDICT Attorneys Seek Defendant's Ad- mittance to Bail Pending New Trial Argument. BY the Associated Press. WISE, Va., December 17.—Edith Maxwell, mountaineer schooi teacher, was convicted today in her second trial for the slaying of her mine:s- blacksmith father and sentenced to 20 years in the State penitentiary. The Wise County jury, after delib- erating an hour and 20 minutes, re- turned a verdict of second degree murder and recommended the maxi- mum penalty under the Virginia law for the 22-year-old brunette. Edith, standing to hear the verdict read, bit her lip as the foreman pro- nounced the word “guilty.” Then, bursting into tears, she buried her head on the shoulder of ner brother, Earl Maxwell, who led the fight for his sister’s second trial. Christmas Is Ruined. A moment later she regained her composure enough to say bitterly “This sure knocks out my Christ- mas.” She said she would return today to Chesterfield County if Judge Ezra T. Carter allowed her bail, pending arguments of defense attorneys’ mo= tion to set aside the verdict as con= trary to the law and evidence. Judge Carter, however, delayed ac- Police have on their carefully com- l piled lists of destitute and near desti- | | tute—those existing on a level per- | "mitting only enough food for survival | —children of every size clothing manu- | | facturers make. It will be a grand ball, preceding | | the Warner Bros. 11 toy matinees to | | be held Saturday morning, and do- | nations collected at the Shoreham and the theaters will be distributed | through the same campaign. | | Walter Huston, who is Othello at the National Theater this week, will | | 7 (See TOY DRIVE, Page A-2.) FEDERALEXPENE INCREASE FEARE Cut in Emergency Costs May Offset “Ordinary” Appro- priations Rise. By the Associated Press. House appropriations committee- men spoke today of a possibility Con- gress might have to increase instead of trim appropriations for ordinary Government expenses. They have not given up hope of tak- |ing a big stride toward a balanced budget by paring emergency ex- penditures. They said, however, any such slashes might be offset partially by larger appropriations for departments whose functions have been enlarged. “As long as we keep adding agencies, |and functions” said Chairman got to appropriate for them, and we can't cut down.” appropriation for the fiscal year be- ginning July 1 might reach $2,500,- 000,000—some $100,000,000 more than the original sum for the current fiscal year. Representative Taber of New York, ranking Republican member, who has been attending subcommittee hearings on this appropriation, said: “I haven't seen any signs of cut- ting down expenses so far.” Part of the prospective increase in the Treasury-Post Office fund, Bu- chanan indicated, may be attributed Buchanen, Democrat, of Texas, “we've | He said the Treasury-Post Office | BOARD ENROLLING RALROAD FORCES |Security Body Seeking | Names for Pension Plan | tion on the bail plea and recessed court while lawyers looked up au- thorities on the question. He said it is not his practice to grant bail where the sentence exceeds | 10 years. Dabs at Her Eyes. During the time attorneys sought continuance of the $6,000 bail in which Edith was released several months ago, she stood with her attor- neys before the bench and dabbed at her eyes with a crumpled handkere chief. Her 13-year-old sister, Mary Kath- ryn, the only one of the family to testify to events in the Pound home the night Trigg Maxwell died, stood behind her with other members of the family. The child wept softly. If the court denies the motion to set aside the verdict, which Judge Carter said will be heard not later than March 1, M. J. Fulton said he would appeal the conviction for the second time. It was the second time the slender girl had been convicted by a jury in Wise County. She previously was convicted of killing her father, a | blacksmith and miner, and sentenced to 25 years in prison. But the Vir- Now Tied Up in Courts. Because the Railroad Retirement Board lacks funds to carry on the work, the Social Security Board has undertaken to enroll the rail workers of the Nation for the rail pension plan now tied up in the courts. This was disclosed today as hundreds of thousands of pension application forms were being distributed to the | carriers for use of their employes. As was the case in assembling basic rec- ords for old-age benefits under the so- cial security act, the preliminary regis- tration work is being handled through local post offices. Rail workers are exempt from the act and Murray Latimer, chairman of the Railroad Retirement Board, said that the listing of the rail work- ers through the Social Security Board did not mean that thought was being given to bringing them under Lhe social security act if their own law, for the second time, is invalidated by the Supreme Court. New Rail Pension Act. The new rail pension act supplant- ing that invalidated by the Supreme Court became effective at the start of this fiscal year. No appropriation was made for setting up the necessary sys- tem of records, however, it was ex- plained, and the retirement board has (See APPROPRIATIONS, Page A-6.) J. Edgar Hoover Indorses Star Christmas Campaign. “I am happy to learn of and to indorse the co-operative efforts of The Evening Star, Warner Brothers, National Metropolitan Police Department Broadcasting Company, and the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation in launching a Fed- eral employes’ yuletide cam- paign. It is my hope that their efforts will be attended by such success that no child or family will be forgotten during the Christmas sea- son. Those of us engaged in law enforcement well real- ize the good which can re- sult from friendly attention to those less fortunate among our people. I hope that the spirit of giving will pervade among our personnel and among all of the personnel of other bureaus and de- partments so that our Christ- mas will be made happier through giving and so that happiness can be brought (See SECURITY, Page A-3) old-age benefits of the social security | ginia Supreme Court gave her a new | trial on grounds that the evidence at | the first trial did not justify a ver- | dict of first-degree murder. | For six hours attorneys for the Com- monwealth and defense argued before | the jury, after the judge had delivered his instructions. | Commonwealth's Attorney Fred B. | Greear declared Trigg Maxwell met his death when his school teacher-daugh- | ter struck him over the head with some blunt instrument, “probably while he slept.” He pointed to the testimony of State’s witnesses who had told the | court the 22-year-old girl had threat- ened to “finish” her father. In his arguments Greear stressed the (See MAXWELL, Page A-7.) RAIL CRASH KILLS THREE IN ALABAMA Two Engineers and Fireman Vic- tims and Passengers Shaken onL &N. By the Associated Press. CASTLEBERRY. Ala, December 17.—Two engineers and a fireman were killed in the head-on collision of a southbound Louisville & Nashville passenger train and a northbound train standing in the station here early today. Passengers were shaken up but none was reported seriously in- jured. Castleberry is in South Central Ala- bama 20 miles north of the Florida peninsula line. The two engines virtually were de- molished. Trainmen said passenger train No. 3 crashed into train No. 2 as it stood at a water tank on the main line. They listed the dead as Engineers Lee Gorey and Philip Grizzard, both of Montgomery, Ala., and a colored fireman named Barnes. Train No. 2 runs from Mobile to Cincinnati and train No. 3 from Cin- cinnati to Mobile. The southbound tramn, No. 3, was running approxi- mately three hours late when it left Montgomery at 2 am. Mayor R. J. Matthews of Castle- berry said there was a heavy fog and that many believed Grizzard, driving the southbound No. 3, did not see the switch signals that were reported to have been set directing him to a siding. J. EDGAR HOOVER also to the little ones of those who cannot give. “J. EDGAR HOOVER, “Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.” NATURE T0O GENEROUS Bumper Grapefruit Crop Is Only Headache for Florida. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., December 17 (#).—Nature’s generosity this year has left Florida with a headache which citrus growers are trying hard to cure. Plenty of sunshine, the right amount of moisture and dry spells at just the proper time have given the State its greatest grapefruit crop. The estimated 27,523,000 boxes was an increase of approximately 9,000,000 bxumhfim