Evening Star Newspaper, December 29, 1936, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; somewhat warmer tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 40 degrees; moderate winds, mostly easterly. Tem- peratures—Highest, 60, at noon yester- day; lowest, 39, at 7:15 a.m. today. Closing New York lhlrhb, Page 14 85th YEAR. No. 33,845. GERMAN CRUISER OBTANS RELEASE OF SEIZED SHP Reich Commander Threat- ens to Search All Vessels Headed for Bilbao. PART OF CARGO HELD WITH ONE PASSENGER Hitler Stalls in Reply to France, Hoping for Franco Victory at Madrid. BACKGROUND— Spread of Spanish Civil War to other parts of Europe through the medium of non-intervention was climazed last week with France's _ultimatum to Germany that she “must prevent the leaving of volun- teer soldiers for the Spanish front, and that, in addition, Adolf Hitler must agree to enter a general dis- armament accord. She followed this with an offer to return Ger- many’s war-lost colonies in return Jor peace. Backed by Britain, Hit- , ler's reply has been awaited. Seizure of German freighter Palos by Spanish Socialists increased ten- sion and brought Hitler’s threat of reprisals if vessel was not released. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, December 29.—The curt demand of a German cruiser and a threat to halt and search -the ships of any nation heading for Bilbao won freedom today for the interned Ger- man freighter Palos. The Palos, equestered by Basque authorities at Bilbao last week, was liberated “upon demand of the cruiser Koenigsberg,” an official announce- ment said, but part of her cargo and one unidentified Spanish passenger were retained by the Basques. Nazi naval might immediately was pressed toward the Bay of Biscay to free the Spaniard and the rest of the cargo. The cruiser Koeln and one torpedo boat rushed toward Spain to protect German shipping soon after the Palos was captured, were due in the bay today. Berlin authorities expressed confi- dence their presence would lend further effective emphasis to the Reich’s demand for unconditional re- lease of the Palos passenger and the remainder of the cargo. (The Basques, at Bilbao, announced they were holding the Spaniard be- cause he had torn up his papers, and part of the cargo because it was “war material” bound for Spanish Fascists.) Officers May Search Ships. ‘The German threat to search war- ships of any nation which might be steaming for Bilbao was added to a previous decision for torpedo boat con- voys for German vessels in the bay after the expiration of a Berlin time limit on the vessel's release. The time limit expired last night. Pending final settlement of the issue arising from the Palos seizure, a spokesman said, these “measures” still stood. In other words, the commanders of both the Koenigsberg and the Koelin may, within their own discretion, search any merchantman of any na- tion which is heading for Bilbao. It was not expected here, however, that such drastic steps would be taken as long as it remained probable the German demands would be fully met by the Basques. One Wilhelmstrasse spokesman de- chared, concerning the arrested Span- lard: “As the seizure of the Palos oc- curred outside Spanish waters and our Spanish guest was stopped clearly on German soil (meaning the deck of the Palos), we cannot permit his re- tention by Spanish authorities. “If they have anything against this man, let them make a request for his extradition.” Ship Continues Voyage. ‘The exact manner in which the Palos was released was not entirely clarified. The propaganda ministry put the time of release at noon, and said the vessel had proceeded on her voyage. A foreign office spokesman said the Koenigsberg commander probably had wirelessed British naval authorities at Bilbao, invoking British offices to ac- quaint Bilbao Harbor authorities with the release demand. (Reports through France, however, Indicated the Koenigsberg commander ‘went ashore at Bilbao to demand the Telease.) ‘Throughout the tension, it was dis- closed, Baron Konstantin von Neurath, the German foreign minister, was ad- (See BERLIN, Page A-3.) CLOUDY SKIES KEEP- TEMPERATURE DOWN Mercury 20 Degrees Below Read- ings Yesterday, Highest for December 28 in 29 Years. Overcast skies today were keeping the temperature almost 20 degrees below yesterday’s readings, which reached the highest level for Decem- ber 28 in 29 years. ‘When the mercury touched 60, short- ly before 11 a.m. yesterday, it became the warmest day for the time of year -time records for the date not threatened, however, a maximum of 70 having been recorded in the Capital on December 28, 1874. A considerable change took place during the night, the temperature falling steadily until 7:15 this morn- ing, when the reading was 39. It was 56 at that time yesterday. fternoon. Tonight and also are likely to be intermit rainy and the “low” overnight will probadly be sbout 40, the forecaster Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. @h ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION o Star WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1936—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. PLANES’ EXPORT TO SPAIN SPURS NEUTRALITY BILL Senator Duffy Forecasts Action Imme- By the Associated Press. Congressional demands for swift amendment of the neutrality act were prompted today by a State Depart- ment grant of licenses to export $2,- 777,000 of second-hand airplanes and engines to the Madrid government. Senator Duffy, Democrat, of Wis- consin, member of the Senate For- eign Relations Committee, forecast action immediately after Congress convenes Tuesday to “plug the loop- hole” which compels the licensing of arms shipments for use in civil con- flicts. Simultaneously, the legislative as- pects of the problem were discussed at a conference between Acting Sec- retary of State Moore and Chairman McReynolds of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. No announcement was forthcoming immediately as to results of their talk. Other State Department quarters voiced apprehension that the Govern- ment’s action in granting the export license might lead to demands for similar permission from other sources. No Others Follow Lead. ‘Thus far, however, it was stated of- ficially that no other American dealers in war implements had sought to fol- low the lead of Robert Cuse of Jersey City in insisting on his right under the neutrality law to make such ship- ments. Duffy said there was “no doubt” that the amendment would be adopted with little opposition. The present neutrality act expiring May 1 forbids diately After Congr: Tuesday to Plug Hole in Act. ess Convenes arms sales to belligerent “foreign powers,” but not to factions in a civil war. Chairman Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Sen- ator Vandenberg, Republican, of Mich- igan, one of the leading minority members, declined to comment until they had studied possible remedial measures. Senator Van Nuys, Democrat, of Indiana said he would favor “exten- sion of the present act to cover the civil war in Spain or any other coun- “My impression is that provision for such emergency would have been in- cluded in the present act if the trouble in Spain could have been foreseen,” he added. “I shall most certainly support any legislation designed to remedy the defect.” Because the munitions embargo provisions of the neutrality act do not apply to civil conflicts like that in Spain, the State Department has 'lought to prevent by moral suasion alone the dispatch of war implements to either side. It had no choice, however, but to grant the licenses when Cuse applied. 'He 1s president of the Vimalert Co., Ltd. Effect on European Efforts. Speculation arose immediately in well-informed circles as to the pos- sible effect on the attempts of Euro- pean powers to tighten the non-inter- vention restrictions by which they (See NEUTRALITY, Page A-2.) MLD SEDATHE SOUGHTFORPOE Physicians Seek to Relieve Pain—Prelate’s Condition Is “Unchanged.” By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, December 29 .— Physiclans attending Pope Pius, seri- ously il with paralysis and old-age complications, searched today for mild sedatives to relieve the Pontiff’s pain. The condition of the 79-year-old Holy Father was described as “un- changed,” a report which inspired hope in prelates simply because no new crisis has arisen. pain the Pope has been suffering in his paralyzed left leg cannot be re- lieved with ordinary opiates because of possible depressing effects on the patient’s heart. Some cautious experimentation with milder sedatives has been proceeding during the last few days, they said. The Pope today received Camillo Cardinal Laurenti, prefect of the Con- gregation of Rites, in addition to Eu- genio Cardinal Pacelli, papal secretary of state. Sleeps Fittully. The Holy Father slept Aftfully through the night, his attendants said, but was able to listen to morning mass recited by his secretaries, as has become his custom. Well-informed sources said the pa- tient was nefther better nor worse than yesterday after Dr. Amanti Mi- lani, his chief physician, made his thorough morning examination. Personages who visited the Vatican described the pontiff as “in a very serious condition.” They left with the impression the Holy Father might die at any time, although they emphasized there was a possibility of his living for some days, or even months. While these persons did not see the pontiff himself, they talked at length with prelates close to the Pope. Until yesterday his holiness had been reported as believing his illness was only temporary, a spirit his doc- tors fostered as the best Temedy for the partial paralysis which has spread from his legs to his left side and arm. | ‘Will Forego Ceremony. Orders issued today showed the Vat- ican would forego most of its New Year ceremony. Members of the dip- lomatic corps, instead of going to the Vatican as usual, will be received by Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli at St. John Lateran. The papal secretary of state will celebrate s special New Year eve mass there for them. At the same time, however, these instructions indicated hope for the Pope’s recovery had not been aban- doned. Medical bulletins concerning his health were atill prohibited at the holy father's request. The Pope had been previously reported to have is- sued orders against them because he felt there was nothing to worry about in his illness. Prayers for the Pope’s recovery, as well as an official air of optimism, ‘were encouraged. Officials declared the excruciating | BRTIH BISHI PRASES AR Dr. Kempthorne Says He Gave “Unselfish, Effective Service” to Nation. By the Associated Press. LONDO:., December 29. — The Bishop of Lichfleld, disregarding the recent plea of the Archbishop of Canterbury to “turn from the past to the future,” commended former King Edward today as giving “un- selfish, effective service” to his nation. “As for the closing incidents of his reign, it is not for us to judge,” Right Rev. John Augustine Kempthorne wrote in his diocesan magazine. “He had to judge between difficult alternatives. We wish he had chosen the course which to him would have | been harder and more painful, but we may at least be thankful he chose ito resign his unique position as King and Emperor rather than cause griev- ous trouble and dissension within the Empire.” (The Bishop of Lichfield’s state- ment concerning the King's adbica- | tion was the first from a Church of England prelate since the Archbishop of Canterbury’s radio address Sunday. (Then, in a statement interpreted as a plea for attacks on the Duke of Windsor to cease, the highest church official declared: (“Let us look upon all that has hap- pened as a call to re-establish and resettle the foundations of our na- tional life.”) “The nation as a whole will cherish no unkind thought of our late King,” Dr. Kempthorne declared. “As the Prince of Wales he was faithful to his motto: ‘Ich dien’ (I serve), and when he became King he still followed the pathway of un- selfish, effective service. ; “We shall not forget his courage during the war nor his understanding sympathy with his people, especially with those who were the least for- tunate.” MISS WEBSTER WED T0 SENATOR PEPPER Florida Legislator and Bride Leave on Trip to Miami and Havana. BY the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., December 29.—Amid flowers, ferns and palms, Miss Irene Mildred Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pleasant Webster of St. Petersburg, today was married to Senator Claude D. Pep- per, Democrat, of Florida. The Rev. John L. Horton officiated at the ceremony, in the First Meth- odist Church. Senator Pepper and his bride left immediately for Miami and Havana. They expected to reach Washington mumel'ormeopem:uo(cemfl'uae January 5. Pepper 1s 36; his bride is 29. Both are natives of Alabama. Mrs. Pepper, a striking brunette, is & former stu- dent at Florida State College for ‘Women and of the Katherine Dryden Dramatic School in New York. Kehtucky Mother Shoots Man on Trial in Killing of Son s without er & sat on the defendant’s side of the court room. George Shouse, 27, a critically wounded. attorney, fell with & leg. A bullet bruised i} E B i f 4 é e sk 'gé D i £ i i g 3KILLED, 8 HURT AS CARSPIE (P ON BEL AR ROA Driver Dies Beneath Truck. Two Others Perish When Auto Hits Parked Machine. ALL AVAILABLE POLICE DISPATCHED TO SCENE Traffic Diverted Through Aber- deen—Victims Residents of Baltimore. e A (Picture on Page A-2.) By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, December 29.—Three persons were killed and eight injured early today in three related smash-ups on the Bel Air road, near Gunpowder Falls. One of the dead, a truck driver, was pinned in the cab of his over- turned vehicle for two hours. Five of the injured were pulled from their blazing car after it struck a truck and overturned. Traffic was blocked or delayed more than two hours while State police and residents in the vicinity set out warn- ing flares and pulled dead or injured from the wreckage. The accidents all occurred on a long hill leading south toward Gun- powder Falls, The dead: James B. Rollison, 39. James Bursick, 24. Edward T. Romans, 19. All Were Baltimoreans. All of those killed or injured were Baltimoreans. Rollison’s truck was in collision with the vehicle operated by Herbe:i Young. It crashed down an embunk- ment against a pole and yinned Rollison beneath it. State police and civilians dragged him from the wreck- age and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other trucks were reported sideswiped by Rollison's truck and remained in the road. An automo- bile containing five men, including Bursick and Romans, plowed into a track parked about 200 yards from the first accident. The men were pronounced dead when brought to & hospital here. Car Bursts Into Flames. During the excitement, a machine driven by Walter Strawder, colored, struck Young's damaged truck as it ‘was being cleared of its load of whisky. Strawder's machine, in which four other colored men were riding, bounced off the truck and turned over, bursting into flames. None of the passengers were burned, but all five were injured. The accident in which Bursick and Romans were killed occurred while the flames in Strawder’s machine were being quenched with fire extinguish- ers. The car, driven by John Kisnick, 20, crashed into a parked truck op- erated by Thomas Lundegard of Phil- adelphia. State Police Cpl. John Gates and Patrolman Anthony Zimmerer of Fullerton said Rollison’s truck, heavily loaded with a mixed freight cargo Including a quantity of vault con- crete, attempted to pass two other trucks proceeding down-hill. Young’s truck was northbound up the hill and the two heavy vehicles sideswiped each other. Rollison’s body was pinned in the crushed driv- er’s compartment two hours before it could be extricated. Police saild no one was seriously injured in this last crash. All available State police from the Wilna substation and some from nearby sections were sent to the scene. Traffic was diverted through Aberdeen. FRENCH SEIZE PLANE Spanish Insurgent Craft Taken in Morocco. RABAT, French Morocco, December 29 (A).—French officials seized a Spanish insurgent plane today after the pilot had made a forced landing within the Prench zone near the ftrontier. AUTO BODY STRIKE PARLEY 15 CALLED Workers and Plant Officials | Agree to Meet With Cleve- land’s Mayor. B! the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, December 29.—The United Automobile Workers' Union d Fisher Body Co. plant executives cepted today an invitation from Mayor Harold H. Burton to confer with him in an effort to settie a “sit down” strike that closed the factory late yesterday. Mayor Burton entered the contro- versy after John Soltis, union or- ganizer in charge of the strike, had told employes assembled near the closed plant “a settlement must be made on a national scale.” Lincoln R. Scafe, plant manager, said in a prepared statement yester- day “This difference will have to be settled right here. I'm the one who will have to straighten this thing out in line with the general policy laid down last week by Vice President Wil- Will Represent Workers., President Louis P. Spisak of Union Local No. 45, said he and John C. Barskites, the union’s plant steward, would represent their members at the mayor's conference. Scafe did not announce who would represent the management. Union pickets allowed movement of 15 freight cars at the plant early to- day after a three-hour blockade ‘brought police to the scene. ‘The cars, loaded with auto body parts, were permitted to pass after Robert Bates, local union official, read a telegram from National Organizer Wyndham Mortimer promising the material would not be used at General Motors assembly plants in Michigan. Police stationed in the yards sald the switching crew gave no reasons, but refused to move the cars when they found them uncoupled. All but 10 of the 125 men who had blocked the tracks left after Bates’ action. Await Peace Offer. Both union and company officials settled down to await a peace offer from the opposing side in the sit- down strike which yesterday halted operations at the local factory, latest General Motors Corp. subsidiary to be closed by United Automobile Workers’ members. The plant employs 7,000 persons. Postponement of a conference with the’ Union Grievance Committee started the “spontaneous” strike, Spi- sak said. Thirteen hundred Fisher Body Co. ‘workers are idle at its plant in Kansas City, where International President (See STRIKE, Page A-2) Today’s Star .| District obtains $250,000 for grade- Sports .._A. ‘Woman’s Pg. B-10 Bishop of Litchfield lauds Edward for service to nation. Page A-1 rman cruiser obtains release of freighter held at Bilbao. Page A-1 ‘Vatican prepared for Pope's death at any moment. Page A-1 NATIONAL. G-men halt all apparent activity in Mattson hunt. Page A-1 Rescuers seek to remove bodies of 12 crash victims. Page A-1 Licenses to export planes to Spain spurs neutrality bill. Page A-1 Ford Motors wins brush with U. 8. pile up on Page A-1 3 killed, 8 injured &s cars Air road. crossing elimination. Page B-1 Public opinion needed to eliminate so- cial diseases, expertstold. Page B-1 Claw machines ordered seized after New Year eve. Page B-1 SPORTS. Lou Jenkins takes lead in Star tourney with record 697 score. Page A-10 Phelan, Washington coach, fears re- bound of ridicule of Pitt. Page A-10 Gevinson impresses packed house by whipping veteran Temes. Page A-11 Gunnar Barlund, Finlander, is called ace of “white hopes.” Page A-11 Ability to save shots gives pro edge on amateur golfer. Page A-12 T H i WOT'S THe BIG IDEA, SONNY? Man W ho Lived After Hanging Puzzles British Embassy to Decide W hether He Must Again Get Noose. B3 the Associated Press. SHANGHAI December 29.—Local | British authorities wanted to know today whether corpulent Atma Singh had been hanged. As Singh, a British Indian and | former local police officer, plunged through the scaffold trapdoor for murder, the rope parted. He suffered a brain concussion, but | was expected to recover. Perplexed officials appealed to the British Embassy for an answer to the question—must Singh be hanged or has he been hanged? The embassy is looking it up. 1., AGENTS JOIN SEARCH FORREED Matthews Case Suspect Isl Wanted for Second Slaying | and Two Kidnapings. By » Staft Correspondent ot The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., December 29.— Federal agents joined in the wide- spread hunt today for William B. Reed, 25-year-old Montgomery County desperado, who is wanted in connec- tion with two slayings and several other crimes in Maryland, Virginia and West, Virginia. A conference was held here this morning between representatives of the Justice Department and State's Attorney James H. Pugh, who said the former left after assuring local au- thorities G-men will take up the search immediately. Reed is sought for the murders of Elwood Matthews, 68, well-to-do Mont- gomery County farmer, who was ab- ducted, robbed and slain on Novem- ber 21, and W. Earle Dollman, 34- year-old Philadelphia salesman and former West Virginia athlete, who was robbed, killed and cremated in his burning automobile near Sutton, W. Va, on Thanksgiving day. In addition, Reed is wanted for two kidnapings, that of a bank cashier in West Virginia and of a resident of Richmond, Va.; the thefts of several automobiles in Maryland and the two Virginias, all of which are Federal offenses, and a hold-up at Oak- land, Md. Reed, only member of a trio of young men still at large, has been im- plicated in the crimes by statements furnished police by his two compan- jons. The statements brand him as ringleader. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Lawrence Gingell, 20-year-old form- er golf caddy, was captured by Wash- ington police nine days ago as he was crossing Highway Bridge between the National Capital and Virginia, while War Joseph Kirby, 21, third member of the band. was captured in a gun battle following the abduction of the bank cashier in West Virginia. He was wounded and was easily appre- hended. Gingell is said by police to have confessed participation in the Mat- thews murder and to have implicated Reed and Kirby, while the latter al- legedly has confessed connection with the Matthews slaying and to have named Gingell and Reed as the mur- derers of Dollman. Yesterday’s Circulation, 137,508 (ome returns not yet, received.) Eils (UP) Means Associated Press. RESCUERS REMOVE 1 GRASH VI {Horses Used to Carry Bod- ies Down Trails From Mountain. By the Assoclated Press. BURBANK, Calif,, December 29.— ‘Twelve horses, each carrying a blan- ket-wrapped body, plodded over 8 miles of muddy, twisting trails today, bringing from the mountains the vic- tims of a transport plane crash Sun- day night. The first body brought out to the Los Angeles-Bakersfield highway was that of Alex Novak, 22, of El Centro, Calif. It was placed in & waiting am- bulance. Officers estimated it would require several hours for 11 more horses, each carrying a blanket-wrapped burden, to complete their task. Simultaneously, Sheriff Eugene Bis- cailuz issued a sharp warning for volunteer rescue workers to stay away from the scene of the crash. It was believed some of the score of persons who rushed to Rice Canyon yesterday wandered helplessly lost all night in a cold rain. “That is especially dangerous country,” said the sheriff. “There are many steep clifs and narrow canyoiis, and, because of the rain and mud, it is extremely hazardous to at- tempt to penetrate the district.” Only 18 miles From Airport. Clearing skies this morning her- alded the end of the storm that be- gan Saturday, caused $500,000 dam- age along the coast to beach cottages and small boats and engulfed the United Air Lines transport at about 7:30 pm. (Pacific standard time) Sunday night when it was only 18 miles from the airport here. Through the night 15 sheriff’s deputies toiled in a heavy thunder- storm to cut the telescoped fuselage of the giant twin-motored airliner and remove the bodies. As they labored tMey said they heard the frightened shouts of men and women, would-be rescuers. They hoped that with daylight those lost could find (See PLANE, Page A-3.) ROBINSON PREDICTS NO HEW TAX ACTS Senate Leader Declares “Hasty TWO CENTS. FEAR FOR SAFETY OF MATTSON BOY HOLDS UP SEARC Father Awaits Advice of Authorities on Contact With Kidnaper. GUARDS ARE WITHDRAWN FROM HOME IN TACOMA Projected Minute Probe of Area Around Residence Is Given Up by G-Men. By the Associated Press. TACOMA, Wash.,, December 29.— Apparent fears for the safety of 10 year-old Charles Mattson brought search for the kidnap victim to an abrupt standstill here today. At the Mattson home a single elec- | tric light bulb burned at dawn, while none of the occupants stirred. Searching parties which have scoured the Tacoma area returned to their headquarters. Guards around the home were withdrawn.r Dr. W. W. Mattson, wealthy father of the boy, announced publicly he would make no attempt to communi- cate with the kidnaper until advised by authorities to do so. Department of Justice agents, who assumed full charge of the investiga- tion, vouchsafed no explanation of the cessation of activities. Dr. Matt~ son, who verified the “stop” orders given himself and searchers, also of- fered no reason. Fears for Safety Seen. Unofficial observers deduced fears for the boy's safety were responsible. It was known the Justice agents ex- pressed such fears in canceling a projected minute search of territory surrounding the home. Police officials said the agents reasoned the kid- naper might kill Charles if he had him secreted somewhere near by and heard officers approaching. Police at headquarters had only one false rumor during the early morning hours to break the monotony of their vigil. The false rumor sent a squad of State and city police to investigate a strange light in an old warehouse. They found a factory recently installed there was working overtime. One director of the searching force suggested the doctor’s 10-year-old son may have been a kidnaping victim by chance. Note Folded and Refolded. ‘The official, who demanded his name not be used, said the ransom note left by the kidnaper had been folded and refolded, was printed long before it fluttered to the Mattson floor, and apparently had been carried in a pocket for at least two or three weeks. The official deduced that the kide naper either had been watching the Mattson residence for several days or had been cruising the neighborhood in search of a victim. He said he favored the second theory and pointed out that the kidnaper's words, “This place ought to be worth some money,” would fit well with that explanation. He added that he be- lieved young Mattson was chosen as the victim only because circumstances, (See KIDNAPING, Page A-2.) HITCHCOCK TO FILL NORBECK'S PLACE South Dakota Democratic Chair- man Is Named to U. S. Senate. BY the Associated Press. PIERRE, S. Dak., December 29.— Gov. Tom Berry today appointed Her- bert Hitchcock of Mitchell, Democratic State chairman, United States Senator to succeed Peter Norbeck, Republican, of South Dakota, who died at his home Legislation No Longer Is Necessary.” By the Associated Press. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, December 29.—Senate Democratic Leader Joe T. Robinson said on his departure for ‘Washington today “hasty legislation is no longer necessary” and that he did not expect any new tax acts in the approaching session of Congress. “It does not appear to me likely that important Federal tax legislation will be brought forward,” Robinson said. Senator and Mrs. Robinson left for the Capital by motor car after enter- taining former Vice President Charles G. Dawes here on & 24-hour visit which Dawes described as “social.” Dawes returned to his home in Chi- cago last night. New Attorney General. HONOLULU, December 290 (#).— Samuel B. Kempt, former associate justice of the Territorial Supreme Court, was named attorney general of Hawail yesterday, to succeed William B. Pittman, who died recently. In Seven-League Boots Business Moved Swiftly Ahead During 1936 At the end of a fruitful year executives can look back on amazing ress; weigh problems and new conditions to be met in & Read whot outstanding lecders of American trade and industry have to say in The Star's annuel business review Thursday, December 31. Well-known writers of The Star staff, North Amer- ican Newspaper Alliance, Associated Press and Cambridge Associal Charts will ide valuable additignal sidelights. nph’s': important trends. ’ in Redfield, December 20. Hitchcock will enter the Serate when it convenes on January 5, and serve until the 1938 general election. A threat of a possible political tangle over the appointment of Nor- beck’s successor was dispelled a few days ago with Berry's announcement that he would name an appointee be- fore he left office January 5. Berry made no statement except to announce the appointment. 76 SENATE DEMOCRATS Party Majority Is Heaviest in Nation’s Hi . By the Assoclated Press. Appointment of Herbert Hitchcock, & Democrat, runs the Democratic membership in the Senate to 76, the highest party total in history. Prior to Norbeck's death, the line up in the Senate was Democrats 75, Republicans 17, Farmer-Labor 3, Progressive 1 and Independent 1. FRENCH POPULATION UP Native Total, However, Fails to Hit 40,000,000 Mark. PARIS, December 29 (#).—Official 1936 census figures today showed an increase of population for France, but there still were less than “40,000,000 Frenchmen” in their native land. The total population was shown to be 41,905,968, according to the census taken August 3, but 2,453,507 were foreigners. The figures showed an increase of 71,045 over the last census, which was taken in 1931. The number of native born ine creased by 508,461 to total 39,452,461, against 38,944,000 in 1931. Foreigners were less by 437.416. ——— —— Rockefeller, Jr., Leaves Florida. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., December 29 (®).—John D. Rockefeller, jr., today was en rouf New York City after a six-day with his 97-year-old father at the Casements in Ormond Besch. He entrained for the North