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A2 *» TROTZNY ACGEIS NEXCAN REFUEE Exiled Russian Leader Ex- pected to Sail From Nor- way Immediately. B the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 18.— Leon Trotzky’s plea for asylum opened hospitable doors in Mexico today for the wandering exile from Soviet Russia who could find no refuge in Europe. < The former revolutionary leader— despite earlier intimations he would vefuse Mexico's offer of a haven un- less he were promised full freedom of political activity—was expected to sail from Norway on the next boat. Trotzky, literally a man without a country, applied to the Mexican Min- ister at Paris, Adalberto Tejeda, for permission to reside in Mexico, gov- ernment officials said. The ministry of interior, announc- ing Trotzky had accepted the gove ernment’s invitation, said immigration quthorities were ordered to admit him, Norway Permit Expires. | (Trotzky's permit to reside in Nor- | way, his present refuge, expired yes- | terday and confronted him with the | necessity of finding another domicile. After dissension with the Norwegian government over his political activities in Europe with Norway as a base, of- ficials put Trotzky under night-and- | @ay guard, refusing to extend his permit.) . Because of divided opinion among Mexican labor leaders, with many opposed to admitting him, Trotzky at first had said he feared “his enemies” were behind the invitation and he would reject it. The government assured the exile | its offer was sincere, but reiterated | today he would have to respect Mexi- can law and refrain from communist propaganda activities during his resi- dence here. Many workers’ organizations have ennounced their opposition to ad- | mitting Trotzky and have predicted trouble when he sets foot in the coun- try. The powerful Federation of | Mexican Workers, however, has taken no stand after two meetings this week to discuss what reception to accord the former chief of the Soviet army. Diego Rivera, mural painter and leader of Mexican Trotzkites, was re- | liably credited with having won | Trotzky & Mexican visa for his pass- port. Rivera made preparations to | greet Trotzky either at Vera Cruz or Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. .« ALL GREEK. CCORDING to Miss Emilie Ballard of nearby Hyattsville, A Md., she and one other young lady constitute this year’s en- tire Greek class at the University of Maryland. The class meets quite informally at the College Park home of Dean Emer- itus Spence. It seems that the other day the venerable instructor received a form sent to all faculty members headed, “The following students are failing for the reasons indicated, etc.” He showed it to the girls and asked what he should do with it. Bravely Miss Ballard offered to sign it along with her classmate. The dean, with a characteristic chuckle, consigned the paper to the | waste basket. As & matter of fact, the “‘entire class” was in very good stand- ing scholastically. * ok ¥ % COMBUSTIONEER. Lexicographers, Dr. Vizitelly and his ilk, can thank commerce for another word to our growing lan- guage. And the commerce we mean is not big, but little, busi- ness. “Combustioneer” is the word, used by a furnace man who oper= ates out Chevy Chase way. As an ajter-thought and maybe to acquaint the public with the ezxact nature of his operations, the man has added the phrase “and Stoker Service” on the door of his truck. A MISSED. ‘/ ISITORS to the Federal Bureau of Investigation still evince most interest in the life and death of John Dillinger, gunman and bank robber who was killed by G-men a couple of years ago. The bureau has on public exhibition Dillinger’s hat, revolver, clothing and even a death mask, but that wasn't sufficient to appease one elderly lady |. recently. weee! pad 2w seeer Srarie Tampico, Mexican ports. Banished From Russia. Trotzky, arch foe of Joseph Stalin, secretary general of the Communist party in Russia, was ousted from the organization in 1927 and later ban- ished from the U. §. 8. R. | His first place of exile was on the Isle of Prinkipo, in the Sea of Mar- | mora. | Because he suffers from a lung ail- ment he tried, although vainly, to enter Spain and later Czechoslovakia. Finally, in 1933, France reluctantly admitted the wandering exile and ! cast about immediately for some other country which would accept him. | His permit to stay was extended sev- eral times, nevertheless, until he| sajled for Oslo, Norway, where he arrived June 18, 1935. | When, December 6, he was offered asylum in Mexico, Norwegian Premier | Johan Nygarrdsvold declared Trotzky | would have to leave, willingly or un- f “But why,” complained the lady, after completing a tour of the bureau, “haven’t you shown us the statue of Mr. Dillinger?” * % % * MAN. MOHAMED of this city and * Algeria is growing a mustache, | and that is the reason for this story. We couldn’t very well say, “and there- by hangs the tale.” H. Mohamed, the tall man with the beret, is a familiar figure on Washing- ton’s streets after dark, particularly in the downtown section and in the lesser restaurants. He carries over his shoul- der an assortment of tapestries, silks and neckties. Remember him? He would be ashamed to go to see THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON BOY., 4, ASKS SANTA 10 BRING TRICYCLE Faith of Unfortunate Child Wil Be Rewarded by Employes’ Group. The cat had little Billy Shugard's tongue. ‘What was his name? Billy stuck out his lower lip and eyed the callers gravely, but refused to speak. How old was he? The little boy“stared silently at the floor, while his ‘mother gave 'his age as 4. What did he want Santa Claus to bring him? Billy looked up quickly and found his voice. “A tricycle,” he stated firmly. Billy's visitors felt a momentary shock. ‘The child so obviously needed other things. A new play suit, for instance, and a nightie. And maybe some shoes. Father Unable to Work. As a matter of fact, things hadn’t | been going so well at Billy’s house for several weeks. In the next room Daddy lay ill. For three months he had been unable to work at all—what with one operation coming on top of another. At first, there had been some small savings, Shugard explained to the visi- tors. He is a carpenter by trade and it hadn’t been hard to get work before he became ill. But things were pretty gloomy at the moment. It would be several weeks before he could hope to be up again. Billy's mother seemed pretty tired, t0o0. Looking after a sick husband and six children is & big job, without the added worry of wondering what the family could use for money. A shadow passed across her face as she looked at her youngest son. “Billy won't ask for anything but a tricycle,” she said. The visitors turned back to the child. “Do you think Santa will bring you that tricycle?” one of them asked. Billy, still willing to talk on this all- important subject, nodded his head | vigorously. Faith Will Be Rewarded. | And Billy's faith in the powers of | Santa Claus are to be justified. |+ Fortunately, his visitors were a small group of employes from the Departe ment of Justice which has decided to provide a happy Christmas for 25 fam- ilies in Washington this year. One of the most active groups of the Federal Government working in the Christmas campaign being conducted by The Star in co-operation with the Warner Bros." theaters, National Broadcasting Co., Metropolitan Police Department and | Parent Teacher Associations’ to see | that no one in Washington is forgotten this Christmas, the department re- cently secured a list of needy families from the Police Department and is personally investigating each case to see just what articles will do the most good. Baskets to be filled by this group will | calls for a meal from soup to nuts and ton Cornwell, general chairman of the each of the seven divisions in the Jus- tice Department, declared. Other Children “Understand.” And so, not only will Billy receive | his tricycle, but his five brothers and | sisters and his parents will be remem- willingly, as soon &s his permit ter- | his family in Algeria without a |bered at Christmas too, though their minated. It had been extended once, | but Norway refused a second exten- | sion when Trotzgy refused the terms | 1t imposed. PRELATES ASSAIL MEXICAN SCHOOLS | Catholic Hierarchy Declares Parents Must Halt Socialistic Education. B3 the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, December 18.—A €ollective pastoral letter addressed w| Mexican Catholics by the church| bierarchy, made public yesterday, vig- ’ Qrously reasserted the church’s op-| position to the government’s Socialis- tic education program. | . Priests, it said, “may not absolve parents who have their children in| colleges or schools which teach or! accept Socialism.” Heading the 40 archbishops and | Apostolic vicars who signed the let- ter, which was dated December 12— the anniversary of the apparition of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico'’s patron saint—was Monsignor Leo- poldo Ruiz, the Apostolic delegate now | living in exile in the United States. It “declared: “They (parents) cannot in (good) | eonscience place their children in| educational institutions in which an| error or collection of errors, such| @s is Socialism, is accepted or taught. | “Socialism and communism have Positive errors of various sorts, it be- g a grave sin to teach them or ac- eept them.” TR FORMER RUSSIAN OPERA SINGER DIES OF POISON Mme. Velantina Tumanskaya, 48, Fled During Revolution. Came to U. 8. in 1925. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., December 18.— Mme. Velantina Tumanskaya, 48, dra- matic lyric soprano, who once was a member of the Russian Imperial Grand Opera, died yesterday at a hospifal from poison. Mme. Tumanskaya, known in pro- vate life as Mrs. Joseph Lomesoschev- ski,«had been in ill health for several years;relatives said. Hospital .records said the posion was self-administered. Mme. Tumanskaya was born in Kiev, but fled the country during the revolution. She came to Memphis in 1925 after her brother and sister, Misha PFeibish and Mrs. Shella John- #on, learned through a Russian troupe that she was in Shanghai. Her father was the late Rabbl Benjamin Fiebish. — A CORRECTION A. W. Starratt, Jr., Erroneously Reported in Traffic Case. T¢-was erroneously reported in The Btat yésterday that Andrew W. Star- ratti-4r;, 410 Dorset street, Chevy Chase,. Md., had been convicted of second=offense speeding. Mp.-Starratt merely had his operat- ing “Befmit led becsuse of an earlfer~traffic offense. The Star re- - grets the error. [ mustache. A man isn't & man with- out a mustache in Algeris. Coming to Washington three and a half years ago (incidentally shaving a beautiful mustache en route), he took out his | first citizenship papers. He is going | back now to see his wife and two chil- | dren. When his five years are up and he has his second papers, he will send for his family. Now, of every dollar he earns, he must save 50 cents | for them. ® ¥ & x DOG. ‘HE Federal Bureau of Investigation | gets a lot of “posers,” but few to compare with a request made recently by a D. C. resident who asked G-men to track down the person who stole his dog. The Federal Bureau can participate ] in cases only when criminals have | crossed State lines, but the owner| of the missing dog had the answer to | that one. | The dog was being kept in nearby | Virginia, he said, and he suspected | the driver of an automobile bearing West Virginia tags. It was clearly an | interstate matter, he declared. #y pooe oG/ Sympathetically, the G-men ex- plained they wouldn't be able to co- operate in any event unless the dog was valued at more than $5,000. That was too bad, the man replied ruefully. He didn't guess his dog was worth more than $2.50. Then another thought struck the visitor. He had some snapshots of his dog, he said. Would not the Justice Department issue a “wanted circular” offering a reward for the animal’s return? Agents again ex- pressed regret, but said no, they were unable to issue the circular, It might set a precedent, they said. * x *x % SPADE. An operative who resents the growing complezity of life repre- sented in the failure to call a spade a spade, called up yesterday to tell of a reproof delivered by a citizen to an enthusiastic sales- man. The citizen’s old gas stove was the subject of comversation at the moment. “That still is & good stove, but the burner holes need cleaning,” he sales-resisted the professional. “You mean the orifices,” cor- rected the salesman. “No,” said the citizen, “you may mean the orifices, but I mean the holes.” * x x % SYMBOLIC CATS. - ANm chapter in cat life at the McLean mansion, occupied by the suburban projects branch of the Re- settlement Administration, comes to the column today. A bedraggled cat wandered into the place last Summer and some weeks later as a token of her appreciation of a good home pre- sented her friends with a litter of four kittens. These were named after the four suburban projects which are des- ignated: . Greenbrook, Greenbelt, Greenhills and Greendale. All except mother made it clear the three older children—8, 10 and 13 years of age— aren’t expecting anything. “They understand how things are,” she explained. Hard work and a great deal of plan- ning have gone into the Department’s Christmas program. Seven trees and eight cash boxes were set up through- out the building several days ago for the collection of contributions. After a committee had visited several and had seen the need for gifts, em- ployes increased their campaign, and tributed suggesting that thé Christmas tree fund might be swelled if members of the staff, instead of exchanging Christmas cards among themselves would use the money for additional contributions to the Christmas box. Moreover, the Justice Department is taking precautions to see that the as- sistance they give these chosen fam- ilies is not duplicated by other welfare organizations. Through the Depart- ment’s Prison Bureau, which handles probation work, contacts are main- tained with all social agencies in the ¢ity and the facilities of this bureau are available in clearing information on all families in question. Edgar M. Gerlach, who has volunteered to han- dle this work, added also that he will be glad to assist other Government groups wishing to investigate families. Fill Baskets for Needy. Numerous other organizations in the Government are planning to fill bas- kets for families, according to informa- tion received at the office of Harry R. Daniel, chief co-ordinator of Federal employes. A group of girls in the chemical warfare service of the War Depart- ment have already raised $15 to take care of a family suggested by the Parent-Teacher Association, Miss Helen McCormick reported to Daniel. Other groups wishing to help individ- ual families are invited to call either Mrs. C. D. Lowe, at telephone Colum- bia 4717, who represents, the P.-T. A., or the Metropolitan Police. As trucks under Daniel’s direction made the rounds of Federal depart- ments and bureaus today for the only general collection of Federal contributions, Daniel reminded em- ployes that domations received after today will be called for by the Po- lfli::-x)ep-rtment if his office is noti- Many groups already have plans for special Christmas programs in connection with the campaign to take place next week. Denations Go to Star Fund. Daniel received a report today from the Civil Service Commission that employes, who annually collect gifts for the needy instead of exchanging Christmas gifts, have decided this year to send donations to the cam- paign fund of the Star and its afli- ated agencies. These gifts will be turned in at & Christmas party to be held at noon Wednesday under the auspices of the Welfare Associa- tion of the Commission. The Christmas dance to be held to- the one named Greenbrook, after the New Jersey project, thrived and waxed fat. The one named Green- brook shortly gave up its nine lives and passed on. ° Soon after the New Jersey project came into the courts on objection of surrounding property holders and it, the eourt. include a generous supply of food and | clothing as well as toys. “Our program | clothing from shoes to hats,” J. Leigh- | committee, including representatives of | homes like Billy's yesterday, however, | in several divisions a bulletin was dis- | Toy Drive (Continued From First Page.) Santa expressed a desire to rest before his first night club night just prior to the take-off. Santa Claus will be the honored guest at the toy ball, and Barnee, the Shoreham’s popular orchestra leader, will be host. | Eddie Peabody. best of the banjoists, will be master of ceremonies. The Earle Theater, of course, will have stars of its new stage show on hand, but with acts just arriving to- | day John J. Payette, general zone | manager of Warner Bros., had not yet completed his program, but empha- sized the presence at the Shoreham party of lovely Josephine Huston (no | relation to Walter) and Don Zelaya, “philosophical pianist.” | Miss Huston is called musical com- | edy’s newest singing star and was a feature of the recent “Life Begins at 8:40.” She combines good looks with & charming personality. Zelaya Home for Holidays. A resident of Washington, Don Ze- laya came here thiseveek to spend the | holidays at home. Reading in The Star the news of the toy matinees he volunteered his services. Classical and | | popular numbers are blended in his | program for tonight, and recently he | played a character role in the cast of | “Valiant is the Word for Carrie.” | The National Broadcasting Co. will | have the festivities on the air over WRC from the time that Santa ar- rives at the airport until the last song Is sung at the Shoreham. Barnee has written a tune especially for the occasion, “The Child You Re- membered,” dedicated to the needy boys and girls of Washington. Walter Huston Josephine), starred at the National Theater this week, will be a guest of honor at the carnival of remembrance. On bebalf of the District. Commis- sioner Melvin C. Hazen will present the keys of the city to Santa. Martinez, who will be seen in a pro- gram of native dances from Rio de | Janeiro and Havana, having just come from the latter city. old young in years, are the Bonners. en- gaging songsters who endeared them- selves to Washingtonians during a long engagement at the Shoreham last year. Society Leaders te Attend. Reports are that Washington social leaders and diplomatic folk are among those who have made reservations for tonight. Tonight, then, is the big night. ‘Tomorrow is the big day. Every seat in every Warner Bros.’ theater will be filled, it is hoped, when 11 houses hold their sixth annual toy matinees, where a new article of clothing or & new toy is the ticket price. Immediately following the opening hours vans will remove the gifts to five schools that are distribu- tion points, and then members of the Parent-Teacher Association begin the task of sorting and wrapping. Never before at the toy matinees have the programs been so imposing, | with shorts liberally sprinkled with those scene-stealers, Mickey Mouse and Popeye. All programs are in- tended for both grown-ups and chil- dren. Screen attractions booked are presented through the courtesy of the local exchanges of their producers, co-operating with Warner Bros. In the past five years thousands of children who might otheérwise have been forgotten have been made happy by gifts supplied by these matinees, and, in addition, thousands of all ages have enjoyed real pleasure from, the excellent entertainment received in exchange for donations. Prac- tical things such as shoes, dresses, | as toys at the Warner wickets to- mMOrrow. Washington Local No. 224 of the Motion Picture Machine Operators Protected Union are contributing their morrow night in the patio of the Agriculture Building under the aus- pices of the Agriculture Depart- ment’s Athletic and Recreational As- sociation also is expected to add sub- stantially to a collection of clothing, food and cash for distribution by the Star and its agencies. The ad- mission price for the dance will be 25 cents plus & toy, or article of food and clothing, or 35 cents, it was announced. As gifts were collected today from the Rederal offices, Daniel wished to acknowledge the co-operation of the Agriculture Department, Works Prog- ress Administration and Resettlement Administration in sending their own trucks to the various collection points under their organizations in order to have gifts assembled at one point for the trucks sent out by the cam- paign. Daniel also announced that Jack Cisenfeld, president of the General Amusement Co., who, with Calvert and Rogers and the Smith Transfer & Storage Co., placed several trucks at his disposal today, has volunteered to lend the Parent-Teacher Asso- ciation & truck to use in collecting gifts tomorrow. b Artists Enlisted for (no relation to, sweaters, and hose are as welcome | D._cC. services to the toy matinee shows| on Saturday morning, as their con- | | tribution to the forgotten-child cam- | paign. Programs to Be Offered. Doors open at the Earle and the Metropolitan at 9 am. and at all| other theaters at 10 Complete programs, of donors, follow: | Earle—Jane Withers in the Twen- tieth Century-Fox production, “Paddy | O'Day”; “Night Before Christmas,” | United Artists’ Silly Symphony; and | “Want to Be a Lifeguard,” Paramount | cartoon with Popeye. Metropolitan—Joe E. Brown in Warner Bros.' “Earthworm Tractors”; | “I'd Love to Take Orders,” Warner- Vitaphone comedy; ‘Let's Get Mov. | ing,” Paramount cartoon with Pop- eye; “Dognapper,” United Artists’ car- toon with Mickey Mouse. Tivoli—Freddie Bartholomew in | United Artists’ “Little Lord Fauntle. roy”; “Bridge Ahoy,” Paramount car- the name ring Mickey Mouse. Ambassador—Harold Liloyd in the | Paramount picture. “The Milky Wa | “Bosco’s Parlor Pranks,” Warner Bros. in point of favoritism, but cartoon, and “Whopee Party,” United ' Artists’ cartoon with Mickey Mouse. Uptown—Laurel and Hardy in M- I(.‘v—M'l & nie Scotland *“Three | Little Pigs.” United Artists’ Silly Sym- ach?” Paramount cartoon with Pop- eye. yPenn—l.-uu-el and Hardy in M-G- M's “Bohemian Girl”; “Pal Pluto,” United Artists’ cartoon with Mickey Mouse; and “Lost Chick,” M-G-M cartoon. Apollo—Eleanor Whitney in the Paramount picture, “Timothy’'s | Quest”; “The Runt.” Twentieth Cen- tury-Fox cartoon; “What, No Spin- ach?” Paramount cartoon with Pop- | eye; and “Some Class,” Warner Bros.- Vitaphone comedy. Home—Joe E. Brown in Warner Bros' “Sons o' Guns”; “Cat Comes Back,” Warner Bros.-Vitaphone car- toon, and “Good Little Monkeys,” M- G-M cartoon. York—Buster Crabbe in the Para- mount production, “Desert Gold'; “Mike Fright,” “Our Gang” comedy release by M-G-M, and “Bridge Ahoy,” Paramount cartoon with Popeye. Colony—Jane Withers in the Twen- tieth Century-Fox picture, “Little Miss Nobody”; “When Cat's Away,” M-G-M cartoon; and “Mickey's Good Deed,” United Artists cartoon with Mickey Mouse. Savoy—Richard Dix in M-G-M's “Yellow Dust”; “Dummy Ache,” R-K-O comedy with Edgar Kennedy; and “I-8ki-Love-Ski-You-8ki,” Para. mount cartoon with Popeye. Santa Claus (Continued Prom First Page.) | phony cartoon; and “What, No Spin- | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1936. ONRELIEF NEEDS President Reiterates He Will Ask Congress for -$500,000,000. B3 the Associated Press. A cabinet discussion of proposals or an accurate check on the Nation's | millions of unemployed was scheduled today by President Roosevelt. Meeting reporters for the first time {America and with the opening of Congress only three weeks off, Chief Executive reiterated that he Headliners on the toy ball program | toon wtih Popeye, and “Touchdown 'y uid ask a deficiency appropriation include the Randalls, Marion and| Mickey,” United Artists’ cartoon star- of about $500,000,000 to g:-r,\'pon Te- lief for the remainder of the fiscal year. He will deliver his annual message to Congress personally. he said, when- ever it is convenient to leaders. The session opens January 5. The Presi- dent’s message customarily is followed the next day by reading of the budget | message. Takes No Sides in Fight. In answer to questions about the House majority leadership contest, the President said he would stick to his established policy and take no sides. He said he would have no major appointments to announce before Jan- | uary 1. on a census of the unemployed might take was not indicated, but some weeks ago Mr. Roosevelt spoke favor- | ably of a self-registration method. He termed it preferable to a periodic | house-to-house canvass to determine the number out of work. Questioned on Press. the Pro-Roosevelt Good Neighbor League in the recent campaign. said the President might favor a law pre- scribing minimum standards of replied with a_query as to how this could be done. He said he had never seen the High article. Asked if he would favor a revision this session of the Smoot-Hawley tariff act, the President smiled and said that was a new one of which he had never heard. To other questions, Mr. Roosevelt replied he had not intervened with the Conference of Mayors to stop W. P. A. cuts, and said relief estimates for the next fiscal year would be delayed until Spring instead of including them in the regular budget in January. Broadcasting Co. at the microphone. Both Santa Claus and Maj. Brown have consented to say a few words at this time. As soon as Santa Claus’ party leaves the field the broadcast will describe his progress through town and his arrival at the Shoreham, with Gordon Hittenmark announcing. Santa Claus said in a radio mes- sage yesterday that he regretted ar- riving when most young folks are in bed, but that he would be happy to see st the airport those permitted to remain up so late. FORESTVILLE FIRE CHIEF IS GIVEN SEVENTH TERM By & Btaff Correspondent ot The Star. FORESTVILLE, Md., December 18.— Albert Randall has been re-elected to serve his seventh term as chief of the local volunteer fire department. Other officers chosen for the coming year include: David Randall, presi- dent and fire marshal; Frank Wahl, vice president and secretary; Robert Entwisle, assistant chief and teasurer; Philip Young, captain; Taylor White, first lieutenant; Daniel Thorne, second lieutenant; Charles Randall, mechanic, oonsists Young. The officers will be installed at the first regular meeting next month. 4 f - Inspector Sullivan Hurt. Inspector Joseph D. Sullivan of the Fire Department received severe shoulder bruises when he fell down- stairs this morning in his home, 416 Webster street. He is 66. Veteran Physician Dies. SYRACUSE, N. Y., December 18 (#).—Dr. Coburn Badgley, 78, practic- ing physician in Fayetteville since 1888, died at his home there last night. He practiced at Astoria, II, before coming to Fayetteville. it in The Night Final Sports Toy Ball and Matinees So that there will be no one forgotten in Washington this Christmas, these noted folk are co-operating with The 10 DLLS READY FOR DSTRBLTION Gordon Hittenmark to Pre- sent Gifts to Police Party Officials. One thousand dolls, first of several thousand donated to Gordon Hitten- mark’s doll house, will be turned over to police tomorrow to be distributed to small girls in “forgotten” familles throughout the city. Hittenmark, “your timekeeper” of Station WRC, will broadcast from the doll house, at Fourteenth and P streets, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. presenting the gifts to officials of the sixteenth an- nual metropolitan police Christmas party. Policemen from precincts in severa] sections of the city will be in- terviewed on conditions among poor families in their neighborhoods. Al' Kinds of Dolls Collected. A first-floor room in the Willard Hotel, donor of space for the doll house and for the packaging and assortment of dolls, rapidly is filling up with dolls of all kinds—dolls in fancy dresse:, dolls in gingham dresses, dolls that open and close their eyes, dolls that say “mamma,” dolls that say “papa,” Shirley Temple dolls, cowboy dolls, baby dolls. All will go to children to whom they mean the difference be- tween a merry Christmas and a gloomy one. Other phases of the progress of the police Christmas campaign include: The Vincent Costello Post, American Legion, will give a party at the Thom- son 8chool from 3 until 6 p.m. tomor- row to distribute toys and ice cream to 200 children from the needy fam- Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas toy campaign, reaching a climazr with the Warner Bros’ toy matinees tomorrow, preceded by the Shoreham Christmas toy ball toni{ht, where a new article of clothing or a new toy will replace the usual cover charge. No. 1—Eddie Peabody, re- nowned banjoist, who will act as master of ceremonies at the toy ball. No. 2—Walter Hus- ton, leading man of the stage and screen, who will be among those present. No. 3—The Randalls, who will dance. No. 4—Freddie Bartholomew, who will star in “Little Lord Faunt- leroy” at the Tivoli tomorrow morning, at one of the 11 toy matinees. No. 5—Carl and Leone Bonner, who will be in the Shoreham floor show to- night. CABINET CHECKS || Appeaine | What turn the cabinet conference | Asked about a magaszine article in | which Dr, Stanley High, who organized | honesty for the press, Mr. Roosevelt | | | since his peace mission visit to South | the | JOSEPHINE HUSTON, Headliner at the Earle Theater stage show starting today. who will sing tonight at the Shoreham toy ball for The Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas campaign. {PROBATION GRANTED T0 GUY S. BURGIS | Charge Similar to That of Heap Case. District Court Justice Peyton Gordon yesterday granted probation to Guy 8. | Burgis, former N. R. A. employe, now living in Chicago. Burgis had entered a plea of nolo contendere several days ago in answer to an indictment charg- ing conspiracy to defraud the Govern- ment by attempting to secure the re- | duction of a proposed tax assessemnt. A suspended sentence of imprison- | ment for four months to a year was imposed. Similar disposition had been made of the charge against Warren L. | Heap of Chevy Chase, Md. former | assistant reviewer in the Internal Rev- enue Bureau, with whom Burgis was charged with conspiring. Heap also pleaded nolo contendere and was placed on probation more than a week ago. Both men were indicted for allegedly attempting to advise W. A. Ellis, presi- jent of the Amer Mining Co. of Denver, Colo., in connection with a proposed tax assessment of $208,000 against the company for the year 1932. The defendants never succeeded in getting in direct touch with Ellis. MRS. SPHE&KELS DIES YONKERS, N. Y., December 18 (#).—Mrs. Elizabeth Daley Spreckels, 57, widow of Louis Spreckels, a widely- known figure in the sugar refining in- dustry, died yesterday of a heart ailment. Spreckels, formerly general manager of the Federal Sugar Co. refinery in Yonkers—which later became the Spreckels Sugar Corp.—died about seven years ago. Night Final Delivered by Carrier Anywhere in the City Full Sports Race Results, Complete Market News of the Day, Latest News Flashes from Around the World. Whatever it is, youl find Edition. THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered —_— | Disposition in Tax Conlpincy'; ilies of World War veterans, living and | dead. The sponsor post has contribut« ed $40 to the police party and in re- itum will be given a number of food baskets for distribution Christmas eve |in homes on the Legion's relief rolls. | Entertainment will be provided by dancers from the Maurice Winthrop | studios. Woman Donates Metal Toys. | Mrs. Woodbury Blair, 1607 New Hampshire avenue, gave several beau- | tiful toys, including dolls, two hand- | some green scooters and two red wag- ons of metal construction William Dunnington donated three | truck loads of sawed and split wood to | keep fires going in hearths long cold. Several ice cream companies have offered to provide ice cream for the | police party on Christmas morning. | George McDonald, proprietor of the | “Pix-it Shop,” Hyattsville, Md., has volunteered to receive and take to the police party's gift center in the Dis- _ trict National Guard Armory any do- nations of food and clothing made by | residents of Hyattsville and environs. BOY PRISONER KILLS GUARD AT REFORMATORY | Two Fugitives Captured Later in Hills Nearby—Intent to Slay Is Denied. BvY the Associated Press. | LANCASTER, Ohio, December 18.— | Slugging a guard to death, two pris- oners escaped from the Boys' Indus- trial School yesterday only to be cap- | tured shortly afterward in the hills nearby. The school's riot signal roared warn- |ing of the escape. Officials found | Hobart B. Stewart, 44-year-old sta- | tionary engineer and guard, beaten | with an 18-inch wrench. He died two hours later. | Asst. Supt. George Lamb sent guards and county and city police into the hills in pursuit of Frank Sidar, 17, and Albert Brown, 18-year-old colored boy, both sentenced from Cleveland for burglary and robbery. Sidar told Sheriff Belhorn, “Mr. Stewart was in his chair with his | back to me. I hit him once and when he fell I took the keys to his car out | of his pocket. I thought he was un- conscious. I did not intend to kill | him.” U. S. MINISTER, HOME, STILL MISSES SNOW | White Christmas Just a Memory, Says Nicholson, Back From Venezuela. BY the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, December 18.— Meredith Nicholson, United States Minister to Venezuela, back home again in Indiana for a vacation, ex- pressed disappointment yesterday when he stepped from the train and found no snow. “It's good to be home again” said | Nicholson, “but I'm disapointed to see no snow. We have May weather the year around in Venezuela and snow with me is just a memory. Last Christmas day in Caracas, where we are stationed, it was a lovely Spring day.” ‘The Hoosier author was accompan= ied by Mrs. Nicholson. The Nicholsons plan to return to Caracas about March 1. ASKS NEW LOVE TRIAL LOS ANGELES, December 18 (#).— Mrs. Thelma Clark, wealthy widow, filed a motion yesterday for a new | trial of the suit-in which Mrs. Chris- “tme Fitzpatrick recently won $30,000 damages, charging Mrs. Clark stole the love of her husband, Michael, a for- mer ship’s purser. Mrs. Clark is the widow of the late William Andrews Clark, 3d, grandson of the late Montana copper magnate and United States Senator. SHOPPING OAYS LEFT FLon ST . BUY CHRI SEALS e