Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1936, Page 7

Peace Awaits . Hitler Move in Spain Nazis May Feel Check on Rebels Would Bring Discredit. BY PERTINAX. PARIS, December 25 (By wireless). «In his Berchtesgaden villa, Chan- cellor Hitler is called upon to solve ,ha following problem: Will he send resh troops to Spain or will he re- fuse to plunge deeper in Spanish af- fairs and reject unlimited liabilities? Responsible leaders of the Reichs- wehr have explained to the Puehrer that German rearmament is not yet complete and that he ought not to incur the risk of a general war. On the other hand, for several weeks a German staff has practically taken charge of military operations against the Valencia government, and any check suffered by the Nationalist cause will rebound to the discredit of Hitlerlan Germany. For the first time upon an international plane, Hit- ler may apprehend that he has played & losing gamble. Hence, the German Fuehrer is in anxious deliberation. The strategy followed by the British and French governments for the pres- ent is to prevent the indirect inter- ference in the Spanish civil war of Germany and other powers from be- ing turned into direct intervention. For that reason, the greatest possible use is made of the London Control Committee and of its recommenda- tions. Result Far From Certain. It is problematical that the scheme worked out by the committee in order to control Spanish harbors, railways and roads should yield definite re- sults, even if it is enforced on the first of January, which is far from certain, The true aim of the Paris govern- ment is to win Germany's assent, at any rate, to the principle of that scheme and thus make it more dif- ficult for her to intervene directly and openly unfurl her flag through sending new bodies of soldiers. For that reason great importance is attached to the fact that wo German cargo ships were stopped by a Spanish government cruiser and brought to Bilbao today and that six German airplanes passed over Spanish Morocco. 1t is realized here that such ha:f- concealed contributions to the Na- tionalist cause will not be suppressed for a long time, but it is thought a break with Germany could be avoided if she agreed not to go further and showed enough restraint to enable tke Western powers to pretend the nenu- trality pact is not merely a sham. Buch is the gist of instructions wired yesterday to British and French Am- bassadors accredited in countries rep- presented on the London committee. Major Gap in Scheme. Compared with this main purpose, the details of the scheme for control over Spanish harbors, railways and roads are relatively unimportant. The major gap in it arises from Germany's and Italy’s refusal to submit their respective airdromes to any kind of supervision, under the pretext that no provision was made by the London committee to hinder the enlisting of foreign volunteers, the lending of financial assistance, and the expo:t of the gold reserve of the National Bank of Spain. French diplomacy now strives to fill that gap by means of new proposals dealing with those varicus points, but nobody can reasonably expect that such a complicated system will work in the near future, and, to start with, Hitler's decision not to increase the number of German troops fighting in the peninsula would be welcomed as likely to remove the most immediate danger to general peace. A good deal will probably depend upon the purpose that directs Hitler's relation to Spain. Is he really afraid of the headway made by communism in Germany under the surface, and does he consider the fate of his re- gime bound up with developments in the Iberian Peninsula? Or does he merely want to get a footing in Spain £0 as to threaten the mobilization of the French Army across the Medi- | terranean and thus bring pressure to | bear upon the wéstern powers with a view to being given by them a free hand in Central and Eastern Europe? 1f the first alternative is true, he may be willing to take great risks. Other- wise, he may still retrace his steps. (Copyright, 1936.) —_— COUPLE KILLED DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS | Drown in Mill Pond After Car Is Forced From Road and Down Embankment. BF the Associated Press. NEW WINDSOR, Md., December 25. ~A 19-year-old college student and his 21-year-old wife, en route here to spend their holiday with the youth's father, died together in a strange automobile accident in Rockingham, N.C. Preparations were being completed here for a double funeral. ‘The couple were Mr. and Mrs. Her- bert W. Smelser. On January 3 they would have celebrated the first anni- versary of their wedding. Authorities at Rockingham notified the elder Smelser and his wife that the young couple's automobile was forced down an embankment and into a mill pond. Both young people were THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1936. News Behind the News Army Men See War in Spring, But Diplomatic Developments Point to Peace. BY PAUL MALLON. AR prospects on this 1036 Christmas day of peace may be more apparent than is justified. It is true that, while the church bells are ringing out their world-wide reminders of good will for men, the’ general stafls of all nations are ringing within, preparing for war. Military men here confidentially expect hostilities to break out in Europe in the Spring. They foresee the probability that Germany, Italy and Japan will move on Russis, with France probably getting in on the side of Russis and England the big question mark. This is not one man’'s guess, but the studied viewpoint of & majority of men here who make it their business to kndw more about war than outsiders. Their viewpoint is expert and valid. Yet there are certain diplomatic assurances in the wind now which give some sound ground for hope that another Christmas will roll around before the world lid blows up. ‘There is no single course of action, already decided on, which gives any real assurance for peace. At the same time, several major developments may come before April to soften and change the trend of world thought. For example, an suthority, who generally = represents President Roosevelt's personal viewpoint, is now talking privately about one course the President might take as o last resort to delay war. Inside ‘White House information indicates a Spring outbreak is certain. The President could in March issue & % 4 public appeal to the foreign minis- ters of the world to meet in & joint conference, fashioned somewhat along the free and friendly scope of the Pan-American Conference. His associates doubt that this appeal would be ignored. Mr. Roosevelt's world prestige since election has given him a powerful hidden weapon for peace. While he would not, under any circumstances, seek to use this prestige to arouse world opinion against any particular group of nations, he could offer the dispassionate services of a good neighbor. EEE At any rate, this is one of the possible hidden weapons which can be exerted to delay war, although probably not to prevent it. ‘The known steps now under way do not carry convincing hopes even when contemplated in the glow of Christmas. State Secretary Hull spoke with restraining unusual for a diplo- mat in his closing speech at the Buenos Aires Conference. He did not assert the results there would even assure peace in this peaceful hemisphere. Privately, most officials here doubt that it will do any- thing more than promote friendliness for the United States in Latin America, which is all to the good, but not peace. High hopes for the coming neutrality legislation likewise are not justi- fled at the moment. Wrangling Congressmen are giving every sign of opposition to a strong, specific neutrality program. Senator Borah called the turn on the yet unadvertised predicament when he said trade bars neutrality. His excellent prophecy was that Congress would make an embargo mandatory only on shipments of arms, on loans to warring nations and on travel by American citizens on ships of warring nations. Additional discretionary powers may be granted by Congress to the President on a few other products, but few authorities have the notion that the machinery will be effective in case of a long war. Note.—Neutrality and peace will be the main theme of Mr. Roosevelt's second inaugural. He has not yet begun composition of it. * kX X An assurance is being broadcast that Germany will not be ready for war within the next two years. This is technically correct, but beside the point of the present situation. The existing situation is that Germany is nearer ready than her probe able adversary, Russia. If Germany waits two years until she is fully pre- pared, then Russia will have two years to get herself ready. She needs the time more than Germany. The present probable superiority of the Ger- man war machine might be lost by the delay. There are two schools of thought on how the war may break. One military school here suspects Hitler will move troops through Czecho- slovakia toward the Russian border, while Japan moves forward from Manchukuo. The other school be- lieves the Fascist nations will spread the Spanish revolution flames into France and Russia, pos- sibly in conjunction with an ex- terior troop movement. The Fascist fire spreading, of course, need not be accompanied by a formal dec- laration of war. ok x United States authorities seem to be fairly well pleased with their preparedness now. Naval and military men, of course, are never satisfled. They generally keep Congress alarmed over the state of national defense in order to get increased appropriations. This is an historic inside teche nique, which is natural in view of the responsibility of the Army and Navy for successful defense. But even if they do not admit it, they are fairly well content. Their main deficiency seems to be a lack of essential stores of raw materials. They would feel safer if they had a cache of tin, chromium and manganese, which would guarantee an unlimited supply of steel. You may see a move made in Congress to appropriate money this session for Government purchase of these supplies. Meanwhile, there is no reason why your appetite for the turkey, the duck or even the pork chop, should be disturbed by war fears. (Copyright. 183€.) ESKIMOS ACCLAIM |QUIET IS RESTORED trH! opinions of the writers on this page are their ‘own, not necesserily The Star’s. Such opinions are presented in The Star’s effort to give all sides of questions of interest to its readers, alt h such s may be contr among themselves af directly opposed to The Star’s. ARRIVAL OF SANTA Natives and Whites in Alaska Get| Gifts From Tree of Rein- deer Antlers. By the Associated Press. BARROW, Alaska, December 25.— Santa Claus stopped off at this Arctic outpost on his dash southward and left Eskimos and a few whites sing- ing his praises today. ‘What natives and whites there are along these lonely shores gathered in the Barrow Mission Church with Rev. Frederick G. Kerkoper and Dr. Ray- mond Mauer, Government physician, to receive gifts off a Christmas tree built of reindeer antlers. After the Barrow stop, Santa soared | through the Arctic night to other set- tlements, among them Stebbins, Alaska, in the Koyukuk, where natives are even more primitive than the northern Eskimos. ‘There the children sang in Eskimo, “Oh, Come All Ye Faithful” All the faithful came, chewing blubber, tobacco or candy, as their tastes suggested. The few Christmas cards sent by white residents to the Eskimos were tacked up on hut walls. Some Eskimos, unable to read, learned the inscrip- tions by heart and recited them glibly for others. French Take Three-Day Vacation. PARIS, December 25 (#).=-The great mass of French workers went on a three-day vacation for one of the nation’s gayest Christmas celebrations since the World War. Many factories in which the 40- holir week has been applied closed drowned. Police said a wheel came off a truck and rolled into the Smelser machine, forcing it from the road. until Monday, and department stores followed suit. Midnight masses were thronged. AT SANTA CLAUS Indiana Hamlet Clears More Than Million Pieces of Mail During Rush. By the Associated Press. SANTA CLAUS Ind., December 25.— Quiet and peace reigned in this little Southern Indiana hamlet today, in distinct contrast with the noise and bustle which was necessary to clear more than 1,000,000 pieces of Christ- mas mail during the last several weeks. Oscar L. Phillips, the Christmas post- master of America, settled back in an easy chair and declared, “Now we can get some rest.” For the next 11 months he will have little to do except to pre- pare for the ever-widening stream of Christmas mail that passes through his office. Children of the community planned to ring the traditional Christmas bell which hangs in Santa Claus Park, once for every State in the Union. Difficulties surrounded that venture, however, for the park is closed as & result of a legal dispute over the use of the name “Santa Claus” by com- mercial companies. But the kids were ready to scale the fence, if necessary, to ring the bell. —_——— Aluminum Official Dies. THOMASVILLE, Ga., December 25 (P).—Alvah Kittredge Lawrie, 84, re- tired executive of the Aluminum Co. of America, died yesterday at Box Hall Plantation, his Winter estate. Announcement We, the People Clicistmes Ts Season When Humsuity Reafliems Tto Faith in Itself, Forgetting War and Death. BY JAY FRANKLIN. HAT is Christmas all about, anyway? Is 1t just the old feast of the returning sun at the ‘Winter solstice? 1s the Christmas tree only “sympathetic magic” to encour- age the general vegetation to bear leaves, blossoms and fruit in the months to come? Is it just a well-organized business selling , like Mother’s day and “say it with flowers,” to boom department store sales and help out the turkey farms? . Is it just s pile of presents, well- filled stockings hanging by the chim- ney, St. Nick and his reindeer, tinsel, holly and mistletoe, & large meal and an exhausted mother? Is it just the tale of Christ CHild, the manger, the Star of Bethlehem, the adoration of the Magi—the re- ligious symbol of the redemption of the world by the Son of Man, first focus of organized religious emotion on the importance and dignity of motherhood in the social order? A Christmas in Rome. Christmas is the oldest of our feasts —oldest and dearest. About it cluster customs and associations reaching back beyond the dawn of history. Its forms vary, but its essence remains the same—— The Christmas after the Great War found me in Rome. I am not a Cath- olic and Rome at that time was the scene of profound anti-Vatican senti- ment. The Pope had been accused of favoring the hated Hapsburgs and shortly after the armistice there had been an anti-Catholic parade—under | police protection—on the Via Nazion- ale. A large crowd had shouted “Death to the Pope! Death to the Pope!” with all the rhythmic passion of excited Latins. I had seen that parade, with its cruel burlesque of a crucifix and a gang of drunks, dressed as monks, bawling parodies of the church chants. Late on Christmas eve, I went down to St. Peter's in hope of seeing the midnight mass. But the great basilica was closed and locked and a small crowd stood outside, cursing the Vati- can authorities in much the same mood of irritation as a crowd of com- muters who have missed the 6:15. 80 I wandered back across the Tiber and found myself in the Church of 8t. John of the Plorentines, listening to the first Christmas mass. The place ‘was crowded and there was a good per- centage of drunks. To my New Eng- land eyes, it all seemed pretty garish. The acolytes grimaced like little monkeys. The altar lights were com- posed of electric bulbs and the imiage the the Christ Child was & small flaxen-haired girl doll of the sort you can get in any good 5-and-10 cent store. A drunken man was sick just behind me and the warm, musky scent of the burning incense was not enough to blot out the sour stench of un- washed and sweaty bodies. The Miracle Happens. And then—the miracle occurred. The organ reared and the people sang, “Adeste Fideles”; the old, old Christ- mas chant of the church descended Hike the song of angels and the place glowed as with an inner light which gave meaning and beauty to every- thing else. ‘The whole world—sore and bleeding from the greatest human slaughter of all time—turned away from the ma- chine-guns and the trenches, from the graves and the bread tickets, to wor- ship the Virgin and the Child. Humanity was reaffirming its faith in itself and in the continuity of life |in the face of cold and night and death. Even though the cradle might | be only a manger, even though there | might be no room in the inn, crowded | 85 it was with generals, diplomats and bankers, the human race would go on, and men and women would give the old answer of the womb to the mute challenge of the tomb. In the midst of the sea of death we could still steer the little bark of life, undaunted by the storm and darkness, for we were watching the eternal stars. (Copyrignt,1936,) BUS DRIVERS’ STRIKE THREAT IS REVIVED National Labor Relations Board Decides It Lacks Jurisdiction in New York Dispute. By the Associdted Press. NEW YORK, December 25.—The threat of a bus drivers' strike in the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Co. re- vived today with a decision that the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority to intervene in the dispute. The decision by Mrs. Elinore M. Herrick, regional director, found that the company’s operations did not in- clude enough interstate commerce to warrant action by the board. ‘While her ruling left the Amalga- mated Association of Street and Elec- tric Motor Coach Operators and the management as far from agreement as when the dispute over discharge of 20 drivers broke out two weeks ago, the strike was postponed pending an appeal direct to the Labor Relations Board. | The union contended the 20 drivers were ousted for pressing complaints outside the B. M. T. company union. The strike originally was called for last Tuesday but was postponed while the case was carried to the Labor Relations Board. BOY, 12, SHOT AT PLAY Companion Fires Pistol Found in | Dresser Drawer. TAUNTON, Mass., December 25 (#). —Wnhile his father shopped for Christ- mas presents, George Beaulieu, 12- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Beaulieu, was shot yesterday as he played cowboys with a boy companion. Patrolman John P. Dufly said George Caras, 11, shot young Beaulieu with a pistol he found in a dresser drawer as the boys romped in sport about the otherwise empty Caras house. Beaulieu died within a few minutes. Both police and Dr. Charles A. Atwood, medical examiner, agreed the shooting was accidental, but Atwood announced he probably would hold a formal inquest. Two Die in Auto Wreck. FOLEY, Ala, December 25 (A).— J. D. Baldwin of Ocala, Fla., and Rob- ert Stuke of Long Island, N. Y., were killed near here early yesterday when Baldwin’s automobile turned over in 'JOHN BARRYMORE TO PLAY SCROOGE Takes Lionel's Place for Broad- cast as Latter Mourns Death of Wife. By the Associated Press. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., December 25.—Grieved by the death of his wife, Lionel Barrymore depended on his brother, John, to take his place to- night in a radio broadcast of the classic, ““A Christmas Carol.” John took over his brother’s role as “Scrooge” when Lionel secluded him- self at home following Mrs. Barry- more’s death yesterday. Bhe was known on the stage as Irene Fenwick. Her romance with Barrymore began when they appeared together in the play, “The Claw,” 14 years ago. They soon married, and when Barrymore left the stage for the screen a few years later, she retired to be near him. Miss Fenwick was Barrymore's sec- ond wife and he was her third hus- band. They had no children, $60,000 YULE GIFT Des Moines Paper Distributes Cash to Employes. DES MOINES, Iowa, December 25 (#).—The Register and Tribune Co., which publishes the Des Moines Reg- tributed more than $60.000 to employes in special Christmas checks yesterday. More than 1,000 regular newspaper and radio station employes. as well as 6.400 men and boys who distribute or deliver the company's newspapers, shared in the disbursement. = e BOWERY PROSPERS More Jobs on File Than There Are Applicants, Official Says. NEW YORK, December 25 (#).—The Bowery joined Wall, Street in sounding a note of prosperity yesterday. ‘While there were no concerns in that East Side rendezvous of forgotten men to announce bonuses, Leon E. Rock- well, employment secretary of the Bowery Y. M. C. A, said he now has more jobs on file than applicants avail- able to ill them. The branch’s credit relief plan showed for November an all-time high repayment of 67 per cent of its loans, he said. = ditch. The Ocals tire store manager had given Stuke, a hitch hiker, a ride in his car. Baldwin was killed instantly. Stuke #ied in & hospital here from fractured skull, STEAMSHIPS. T INDIES & CARIBBEAN G T %mu every week with the Great gfiu Fleet. 17 and 19 days $210 and up. UNITED FRUIT CO.. Pier 3. North River. New York. or your Travel Agent. This Changing World Chief Actors in Spanish Drama Seen Ready to Discard Masks for Show-down. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. WEFEK has not yet gone by and PForeign has been proved & poor political weather forecaster. He had promised his colleagues in the House of Commaons & quiet Christmas hol 5 naticns would push their lack of {aste so far as to spoil the Christmas cele- brations of *he British cabinet and the House of Commons. But another European war might actually force the cabinet to summon Parliament when the parliamentarians are in need of & good rest after the stren- uous month of December, which occupied their minds with the Ed- ‘ward-Simpson affair. But Europeans, especially the dic- tators, are inconsiderate. ‘They have chosen this season to : play ball with hand . The principal catchers are Blum and Hitler and the fleld thay have chosen is Spain. They might move it some- where else, if necessary, but for the time being it is in Spain that the game will take pilace. Blum has thrown, through his foreign secretary, Yvon Delbos, the ezplosive bomb to Hitler. The bomb is Jairly well sealed, but the Question is whether Hitler will not remove the cap so that when it lands back tn Blum’s hands it might ezplode. onlnoAk:rd g.e Europe nd'l‘llx] ::nn n:t‘ l:n Lvuthenupfln:lml ey an E a k that it could no longer be postponed. e, g AL % x 9 The Spanish situation was headed toward a catastrophe for Europe the day italy, Germany, Prance and the soviets took a hand in it. Nobody really cares a rap for what will happen to the Spaniards. But it was an excellent excuse to let off steam and bring to a head the antagonism be- tween two political and social philosophies. As long as the jealousies, suspicions and hatreds which are prevalent among the European nations were disquised under a Aimsy desire jor neutrality it appeared that the Spanmish civil war might be localized. But now, it appears that the chief actors in the ish drama have discarded their masks and are ready to come to a ms;:-nm * ok kX ‘The Prench and the British have closed their eyes to the sending of German and Italian warplanes and war materials to Gen. Pranco. l‘l'he French were doing the same, on a smaller scale and more dis creetly. Now that Franco has been checked by a foreign force, mostly French votunteers, and had the bad taste to be checked just as soon as he was recognized officially by the Berlin and Rome goverments, his allies have decided to push the game to the limit and rush real inforcements—good Nazi and black-shirt troops—to his rescue. Hitler and Mussolini barely camouflage this. They say, it is true, that the men who might find themselves in the ranks of Gen. Pranco are not regular soldiers but citizens who sympathize with the ideas of the Spanish leader. And they claim that there can be no difference between the prese ence of these men in Spain and the presence of French and Russian citizens behind the Madrid fortifications, The argument is plausible, at first sight. except that conditions are different in countries run by dictators and those run by politicians. A Prenchman can move wherever he pleases as long as he is not a deserter from the army or an untried eriminal. A German or an Italian must show good cause why he wants to leave his country, * % %k % ‘The truth is that all the governments involved are guilty of a breach of neutrality—the neutrality agreement they solemnly signed last August. The French seem to have had enough of this diplomatic hide-and-seek game and are ready for a show- / ¥ 7R down. The reason for this unexpected attitude of the French pacifist gov- ernment seems to be that it believes that, placed with his back against the wall, Hitler will not dare pre- cipitate the crisis. The French people think they were bluffed out by Hitler last March when he re- militarized the Rhine. They are ¥ convinced that, had they made a * * show of force, Hitler would have withrawn his troops from the Rhineland. French insiders go so far as to say the generals commanding the Reich’s troops had confidential orders to withdraw as soon as the French ordered a mobilization. That may or may not be true. The fact remains that today the Prench, and to a certain extent the British, want to call Hitler's hand. If he bluffs, so much the better; they will know how to handle him in the future. If he fights, well, the fat will be in the fire. (Copyright. 1938.) PETITION IS AMENDED AWARD ANNOUNCED IN DISBARMENT CASE Electrical Engineers’ Institute Honors Dr. Alex Dow. NEW YORK, December 25 (#).—The | American Institute of Electrical En- | gineers last night announced the award of the Edison Medal for 1936 to Dr. | Alex Dow, president of the Detroit | | Edison Co. | The citation was “for outstanding Roanoke Man Accused of Mis- appropriating Funds and Hav- ing Affair With Girl. BS the Associated Press. ROANOKE, Va., December 25.—In an amended petition filed yesterday in and the Des Molnes Tribune. dis- | o s-vear-old girl. The defendant has Hustings Court in the disbarment pro- ceeding against Raye O. Lawson, the Commonwealth charged that Lawson had misappropriated money given to him by clients for the payment of fines and had had a questionable affair with until January 9 to file his answer, and a hearing on the amended petition is scheduled for January 18. The action was brought against Law- son by the Roanoke Bar Association in view of his recent conviction for em- bezzlement. After a hearing, the case was continued in order to allow the Commonwealth, pressing the proceed- ing for the bar association, to file an | amended petition. Sitting in the case are Judge J. L. Almond, jr, of Roa- noke; Judge Don P. Halsey of Lynch- burg, and Judge Edward Meeks ot‘ Ambherst. 7 LFURINS'LOY / , J&“PAINTS Closed oll day Sat., Dec. 26 922 N. Y. Ave. | leadership in the development of me' | central station industry and its serv- | ice to the public.” | Elihu Thomson, George Westing- | house, Alexander Graham Bell, Mi- | | chael Pupin and Benjamin Lamme | | have been among other recipients. Honduras Jurist Dies. ‘TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Decem- | {ber 25 (#).—Leandro Valladares. 80, president of the Supreme Court of the | Honduras, died yesterday. The gove ernment proclaimed three days of na=- | tional mourning. | CLO In order to well-earned, Edward Must Depend on King’s Aid Left Out of Father’s $30,000,000 Will, Due to Crown. H Special Dispateh to The Star. - . NEW YORK, December 25 (N.A. N.A.) —The Duke of Windsor is no longer & rich man. This information comes from a very reliable source, a man who is in a position to know ex« actly what the state of the duke's af« fairs are and who arrived in New York of his close friends and advisers urged him to insist on & financial settlement from the government. which would in- sure him security for the balance of his life. This he refused to do. Not in Father's Will. ‘When King George V died, he left to his heirs a private fortune of about £6.000.000 ($30,000,000). This money was willed to Queen Mary and other children of the King, except-the Prince of Wales, later Edward VIIIL. George V did not include him, realizing that, as King, he would have ample funds and be one of the wealthiest men in the world. Refusing to negotiate for a financial settlement before he abdicated, the Duke of Windsor is now dependent on an allowance made him by his younger brother, King George VI, of £20,000 (8100,000) a year, which is at present the full amount of his income. How- ever, his mother. Queen Mary, is very wealthy and is expected to make fure ther provision out of her private for- tune, because of her great affection for her oldest son. ~ Parliament May Act. Parliament may still make provision for Edward on the civil list at a later date. This has only been discussed and nothing assured. Immediately after Edward's abdication it was feared that if the matter were brought up it would lead to an unpleasant dispute and unfortunate statements from va- rious members of Parliament, which would have only aggravated a then very bad situation. Probably as time, the great healer, passes, the old bit- terness will disappear, the acrimonious remarks of members of Parliament will be forgotten and the Duke of ‘Windsor will be provided for further. (Copyright. 1936, by the North Americsn Newspaper Alliance. Inc.) BLIND SINCE FOUR, WOMAN SEES AGAIN Christmas Made Happier With Nature Gradually Restoring Sight Lost as Child. By the Associated Press. HELENA, Ark, December 25— Steadily improving sight made Christ- mas brighter today for 24-year-old Jane Borsch, blind from the age of 4 until a few weeks ago. Doctors are unable to say why nae ture is righting the impairment left by a childhood illness nor can they hasten the slow cure, but that doesn't worry Miss Borsch. Her vision still is far from perfect, but she was able today to distinguish objects on her Christmas tree. “The green lights are grand,” she SPECIAL! Broken CASHEWS C Ib. Less Than Onme Pound at Rerular 45¢ PRICE NATIONAL PEANUT CORP. 705 15th St. NW. 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