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LS FUNDS SULGHT N DISEASE FIEHT $25,000,000 Asked by Ses- sion Here for Nation- Wide Campaign. After urging a Federal appropria- tion of $25,000,000 and an amendment to the social security law to facilitate » 48-State campaign against venereal disease, the first national conference ever called to formulate a fight to eradicate this evil came to an er1i to- day. The final sessions were held at the Commerce Department Audito- Tium. A 5 Dr. Thomas Parran, surgeon gen- eral of the United States Public Health Service, who called the con- ference, was asked to submit the re- quest for the money at once to the President and Congress as “an imme- diate emergency.” “More than 1,000,000 new cases of this deadly infection develop each vear,” Dr. Arthur T. McCormack, public health commissioner of Ken- tucky, told 300 doctors and laymen gathered in the Public Health Build- ing Auditorium. Dr. McCormack, who is president- elect of the United States Public Health Officers’ Association, added that adequate facilities for diagnosis and treatment of the diseases are “rarely” available to the afflicted in- dividual, and that public health facili- tles for control are totally inadequate. $25,000,000 Held Necessary. The prevalence of syphilis and gonorrhea has been a matter of some dispute among the experts attending the conference, although all are in agreement that it is widespread, with one estimate that 18,000,000 men and women are afflicted with one or the other of the two social diseases. Figures gathered in Maryland an- nually since 1918 indicate that syphi- iis is more prevalent than measles, Dr. R. H. Riley, Maryland State director of health, reported. An examination of 4,011 food handlers in Buffalo, N. Y., disclosed that 239, or 6 per cent, suf- fered from this highly contagious plague. Physicians’ Reports. An exact picture of prevalence has been impossible to attain in past years, 1t was said, because private physicians do not in all cases report syphilis or gonorrhea. To increase the number of reports, the Rochester, N. Y., de- partment of health offers physicians $1 for each report of primary syphilis, $1 for each report of secondary, $1 for each report of latent and $2 for each report of a source of contact. Studies in Boston, said Dr. Heywood Emerson of that city, have disclosed that 1 per cent of expectant mothers are afflicted with the plague, and he added that among certain racial groups in New York City the aver- age rises as high as 10 per cent. The lowest prevalence of the dis- ease in any group was discovered among 12,000 students at the Uni- versity of Minnesota, where the aver- age was two-tenths of 1 per cent, Dr. Emerson said, PARK ADMISSION CHARGE WEIGHED TFee for Shenandoah Visitors Con- sidered—Ickes Has Not Passed Plan. The National Park Service has under consideration charging an ad- mission fee to Shenandoah National Park in nearby Virginia after January 1, but Secretary Ickes has not yet approved this plan, it was learned today. A. E. Demaray, associate director of the National Park Service, disclosed that consideration is being given to a charge in the Shenandoah Park similar to that in the Western parks. ‘This money, he explained, would be used for administration, maintenance and development. Congress takes into consideration, in making appropria- tions for the various parks, the reve- rues they are producing, Demaray said. Demaray could not say exactly what fees might be charged at Shenandoah, but explained that the admission would be “nominal.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Washingeon| [NAVY AGAINFALS | [ics in London Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. CLASSED. R. J. A. NOLAN, chairman of the Corrections Commit- tee of the Washington Coun- cil of Social Agencies, changed secretaries thick and fast the other morning. His tried and faithful as- sistant had resigned and he gave the job to a seemingly bright young lady who appeared to be interested in up- lift work. Dr. Nolan left the office for a few minutes and gave the girl some maga= zines and newspaper clippings on de- plorable conditions of children at the Detention Home. When he returned he asked if she had read them. “Why, yes, Dr. Nolan,” was the reply. “But why should you worry about them—they are only common children.” Another girl—not so bright"—now has the job. * % x % IDEA. H. D. Dateman, who works at the Department of Agriculture, thinks he knows just how Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wahl feel about thai maga- zine subscription Christmas present which came from a person the Wahls do not kmow. He thinks, indeed, that he might be able to help them. Mr. Dateman was feeling quite like the Wahls when he read the item in the column. The same thing had just happened to him. He thinks it possible the magazine company, being human, got the in= correct mames on the two an- ‘nouncements. He is planning to enjoy his maga= zine, however, and hopes the Whals will do the same. * ok x % SHORT STORY. T}m Christmas season ended early at the Dorans’, out Connecticut avenue way. “seemingly The Christmas tree was taken down several days ago, because Santa Claus brought little Jimmy a bow and ar- row. The ornaments made perfect targets and Jimmy is a perfect shot. * %k ¥ X UNDISTURBED. Trm airline operating through Wash- ington from Cincinnati, Chicago and the West seems to have remained blithe and unperturbed by the recent “epidemic” of air crashes. A young man in the office, return- ing from a flying holiday trip to Cin- cinnati, boarded a plane the other day for the flight back. It was one of those gray days and the ceiling was low. The airliner took off, bored up into the clouds. Outside the win- dow was nothing but fog—to the right, to the left, up or down—noth- ing but fog. The hostess came forward. “You might like something to read,” said she, and laid a newspaper in the lad's lap. Strung across the front page was the glaring banner: “Plane Missing With 12 Aboard!” REPEATERS. EVEN the Christmas spirit has to be regimented now and then, accord- ing to Capt. Joseph C. Morgan of pre- cinct No. 5, who was in charge of the Christmas party of the metropolitan police this year. Christmas morning precinct No. 5 entertained a lot more children at the annual event than ever before, due to extensive publicity connected with the Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas campaign. Two lines of children from all over town—and not just from precinct No. 5—former around 10 a.m. and moved steadily to gift stations until noon, For many years admission has been charged the public to the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone and other West- ern parks. In some cases, however, season tickets are sold. Skyline Drive, which ultimately will extend some 99 miles from Front Royzl, Va.,, to near Waynesboro, Va., is one of the major features of Shen- andoah National Park. VALLEY CO-OPERATIVE GETS CASH ADVANCE R. E. A. to Forward Shenandoah Electric Group $3,000 of $125,000 Loan. BY the Assoctated Press. Arrangements for the first cash ad- vance to the Shenandoah Valley Elec- tric Co-operative of Harrisonburg, Va., ‘were made yesterday at a conference here of officials of the co-operative end the Rural Electrification Admin- stration. Necessary papers were signed and R. E. A. officials said an installment of $3,000 from the $125,000 loan previ- ously authorized would be forwarded within a few days. In the group which conferred with Assistant R. E. A. Administrator J. M. Carmody and Boyd Fischer, chief of the development section, were G. F. Holsinger, L. E. Long, C. W. Burruss, Harry Garber, Brock T. White, 8. M. Cox and Tracy T. Showalter. In addition to the $125,000 loan contract, an allotment of $452,000 has been approved. The American flag was hoisted over Wake Island, in mid-Pacific, July 4, 1898, by Gen. F. V. Greene. Capt. Morgan says, girls in one line and boys in the other. First they re- ceived candy and fruit, then a doll or toy and finally ice cream. ‘The police thought they would never stop coming and began to notice fa- miliar faces in the line—some of the youngsters having counted too much on not being recognized on second and third trips. ‘Washington’s finest started chalking the youngsters on their backs as they went by, which put a stop to that. Both the children and the police went through the systematic chalking in the best of spirits, Capt. Morgan re- ports. Boys, he adds, were the most flag- rant offenders. * %k X X WATCHERS. After the Christmas rush em- ployes of a big department store here had time to chuckle over this one concerning a house detective and a sleuth from headquarters. Neither knew the other. The city sleuth noticed the other loitering suspiciously over a counter display of compacts and expensive trinkets, “Say, who’s that guy over there?” he quietly asked an em- ploy e. “Him?"” replied the employe. “Oh, he’s the store detective . . . he just asked about you.” 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, you'll ind it in The Night Final Sports Edition. THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY STAR—delivered by carrier—70c a month. Call National 5000 and service will start at once. WITH COPPER BIDS No Offers Made in Second Trial—Department Is at Loss. Receiving no offers in reply to its second advertisement for bids on 2,- 600,000 pounds of copper, the Navy Department today was at a loss where to turn for the metal, needed for making brass and other equipment at navy yards. The Walsh-Healey act, under which firms doing business with the Gov- ernment cannot work their employes more than 40 hours 8 week without added compensation, is blamed partly for the plight of the department, ‘There has been an increase in de- mand for metals with the rising tide of industry, and more copper is being used. Domestic sales from Thursday to Saturday of last week showed 6,801 tons of copper, the Department of Commerce reported, a smaller amount than for the corresponding period the previous week, and 170,266 tons of copper have been sold thus far this month. Not a Single Bid. Not a single bid was received when the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy Department, was ready to open offers at 11 am. today. There was only a communication from the Nas- sau Smelting & Refining Co. of Tot- tenville, N. Y., informing the depart- ment that there is a “shortage of copper.” ‘The Navy's last call for bids was on December 9 and none was received then. What the Navy will do was not | clear to officials today. There was no information whether another call for bids will be made later. Fosy-Hour Compliance Discounted. Officials at the United States Bureau of Mines pointed out that most smelt- ers operate on a seven-day schedule, working three shifts 56 hours a week, and thus could not bid on the Navy Department’s offer without violating the provisions of the Walsh-Healey act or instituting the 40-hour week. With the rising market price of copper and most of the companies mining and smelting copper selling to manufacturing subsidiaries, the likelihood of their complying with the 40-hour-week provisions of the act is not considered great. Secretary of Labor Perkins, who is charged with enforcement of the ‘Walsh-Healey act, said today she did not care to comment on the situation until she had received a report from the Navy Department. She already is on record, however, against any blanket exceptions which would apply to an entire industry. Strike (Continued From First Page.) shipments pending further orders, while others were instructed to cur- tail shipments. The official said the orders were necessitated primarily by a shortage of glass, caused by a strike in the flat | glass industry, although the possibility | of further strikes in General Motors’ own plants also was a factor. Widespread Closings Feared. Continuation of the glass strike for two weeks more might cause wide- spread shutdowns of General Motors | plants, the official explained. “If that strike should be settled, or- ders probably would go to suppliers to resume shipments, he said. The corporation’s action followed shortly after the fourth strike of workers in Fisher Body plants started at Flint, Mich,, affecting 1,200 day- shift employes and endangering con- tinuance of operations of a Chevrolet assembly line. Strikes already are in progress in Fisher plants at Cleve- land, Ohio, Atlanta, Ga., and Kansas City, Mo. The United Automobile Worksrs of America, whose members are involved in these strikes, has called union rep- resentatives from General Motors | plants in 10 cities to meet at Flint | Sunday to approve recommendations of their officers for a collective bar- gaining proposal to the corporation. “Sit-Down” Strikes Continue, Two automotive plants in Jackson, Mich,, and Detroit were affected by “sit-down” strikes today, but settle- ment o fa third dispute sent workers back to their machines in Windsor, Ontario. = M. S. Campbell of Ottawa, chief conciliation officer of Canada, in an- nouncing the settlement last night, said all of the 150 employes of the Kelsey Wheel Co. would return “with- out discrimination.” Other than that, he did not reveal the terms of the agreement. : A new strike began yesterday after- noon at the Jackson plant of the Walker-Michigan Co.,, which manu- factures automobile accessories. John Bartee of South Bend, Ind, an or- ganizer for the United Automobile Workers of America, said 100 of the 150 employes sat down at their ma- chines and that 50 remained in the building overnight. CONGREGATION TO HONOR DR. JOHN COMPTON BALL Testimonial Fete to Mark One- Third of a Century as Pastor of Metropolitan Baptist Church. Rev. Dr. John Compton Ball, who has just completed a third of a cen- tury of service as pastor of the Met- ropolitan Baptist Church, will be hon- ored by members of his congregation and others at a testimonial celebration at the church tomorrow at 8 p.m. Rev. F. W. Johnson, pastor of Grace Church, who ranks next to Dr. Ball in seniority of service in Baptist churches of the District, will be the principal Dr. James S. Montgomery, The program also will include musi- cal numbers presented under the di- LADY HOUSTON. LADY BOUNTIFUL DS N NCLAND Dame Houston, Widow of Shipping Magnate, Was “Spectacular Giver.” By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 30.—Dame Fanny Lucy Houston, England’s spec- tacular “Lady Bountiful,” died today in her home in Hampstead, London, after a week’s illness, She was an early British suffragist, publicist, philanthropist and widow of the late Sir Robert Houston. Lady Houston became England’s wealthiest woman when she inherited 5,000,000 pounds sterling (about $25,- Robert, shipping magnate. She was a spectacular giver, most |of her gifts going to hospitals and charities, although she once presented “just on an impulse.” Death Duties on Estate. ‘The sum represented the death du- ties on her husband's estate, which the government had tried to collect without success since he died in Jer- sey, where there were no'death duties. She was among the first five women to receive the title of dame commander of the British Empire. She married twice. Her first hus- 1917. She married Sir Robert Hous- ton in 1924. He died two years later. She was the donor and adminis- tratrix of the first rest home for tired nurses during the war. In 1931 she donated £100,000 (nearly $500,000) for Great Britain's entry in the Schneider trophy contest, inter- national seaplane speed race. Ludy Houston was a frequent and bitter critic of the British government through her magazine, the weekly Saturday Review. Air Defense Gift Rejected. She offered 200,000 pounds sterling (nearly $1,000,000) to Chancellor of Exchequer Neville Chamberlain May 3, 1935, for the air defense of London. Chamberlain rejected the offer, how- ever, because, he explained, the gov- for a specific purpose. . One time a Jersey royal court found | her incompetent to handle her affairs, but the finding was reversed when she retained six of Europe's leading spe- cialists who found her competent. It was said she never quite forgave the Jersey islanders for their initial finding. Lady Houston spent much of her time in the little channel island of Jersey, which was her home, er on her yacht. She was a keen yachts- woman. Her yacht Liberty once be- longed to Joseph Pulitzer. . Lady Houston financed the airplane conquest of Mount Everest, highest mountain in the world, which was surmounted April 3, 1933, by an avia- tion expedition led by the Marquis of Clydesdale. ‘ Because of her wealth and the donatjons she had made, she once said: “I receive a large number of begging letters. Some I send to the Charity Organization Society. Of course, I help some people. These letters afford an interesting study of human nature, of which I have already been a student. “Sometimes I put on an old coat and sit on Hampstead Heath at 6 o'clock in the morning and talk to the tramps, They think I am one of them, and Wwe have some very interesting talks.” G. 0. P. GIVEN $18,500 BY PITTSBURGHER Howard Heinz Donation and That of a Mrs. H. Heinz of $5,000 Are Reported. By the Associated Press. Howard Heinz of Pittsburgh re- ported yesterday to a Senate commite tee that he gave $18,500 to the Re- publican campaign. A Mrs. H. Heinz of Pittsburgh re- ported a contribution of $5,000. Among Democratic contributors re- porting to the Campaign Funds In- de | Vestigating Committee yesterday were Mockbee. church organist, and a spe- cial male chorus will be included in of the 3 . tonshire. England, came tc America as 8 . He has been pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist Church since 1903 and has seen its membership grow from 365 to more than 2,000. Glenn Dale Road Job Awarded. Contract for the construction of culosis Sanatorium of the District at Glen Dale, Md., was awarded yester- day by the District Commissioners. The contract went to.E. R. P. Smith, Hyattsville, Md., who offered to do the work for $19,893.50, E. A.-Cudahy and E. A, Cudahy, jr., olog:lfi[o, each reporting gifts of $5,000. Other Republican contributors in- cluded Dr. Victor C. Thorne, Green- wich, Conn., $13,550; D. Milbank, New York, $13,00¢; Charles 8. Dewey, Chi- $5,737, and J. W. Kieckhefer Chicago, $6,000. Contributions of $83,635 to or- ganizations opposifig Roosevelt in the last campaign were reported by Mrs. Mabel Pew Myrin of Bryn Mawr, Pa. Pew family had reported contribue- tions in excess of $300,000 to the Re- publican cause. £ D. C., 000,000) in 1926 on the death of Sir| the British government with $12,00,000 | band, the ninth Baron Byron, died in | ernment could not accept such a gift | | I respectfully submit that ‘economic VANDENBERG HITS SHIP CANAL PLANS Assails Favorable Report on Project in Letter to Army Engineers. No “economic justification” can be found for the construction of the proposed Florida ship canal, costing up to $200,000,000, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan said in a letter today to Maj, Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of Engineers, U. 8. A, Attacking the favorable recom- mendations made by a special board, the Michigan Senator urged the Board of Rivers and Harbors En- gineers in the War Department to decline to submit a favorable report to Congress on the canal. He in- sisted that the use of $162,000,000 and more for this project would destroy any semblance of good faith in the “matter of reasonable econ- omy and & balanced budget.” In in letter to Gen. Markham Senator Vandenberg said: “I respectfully submit that the self- confessed process by which the Special Board painfully figured ‘economic justification’ is untenable, unsupport= able and denied by the facts. Far from sustaining the Special Board’s conclusions, I respectfully submit that its hypothetical calculations are flatly contradicted by its own data, and utterly repudiated by a realistic check against the Special Board's complacent assumptions. Estimate Termed False. “The Special Board arrived at its hypothetical estimate of economic benefits (sufficient to meet annual upkeep and carrying charges) by counting all potentially available 1931 traffic in these related waters; by then adding 30 per cfnt for increased mari- time activity in 1935, and by then counting 90 per cent of this grand total as actually transiting the canal. It had to count 90 per cent in order to get a margin over annual cost. But, according to its own report, its own referendum of 74 ship operators in these waters showed only 14 whose replies were construed as favorable. This is not 90 per cent, it is only 19 per cent. “A forthright poll of these 14 oper- ators immediately discloses the further monitory fact that even they, in most instances, did not intend to be counted as supporting witnesses; that some of them indignantly deny the status im- puted to them; that few offer any assurance of large canal transits, and that the whole pretense of ‘economic | Jjustification’ thus falls like the house of cards which it is. I quote from a few of the ‘19 per cent’ upon whom ! the Special Board relies: | “(a). ‘Our letter to the engineers should not be construed as an indorse- ment of the plan.’ “(b). ‘We are not interested in this matter as operators.’ “(c). ‘We feel that a canal across Florida would be economically unjusti- fiable, and as taxpayers are strongly against building of the same.’ Other Comment Cited. “(d). ‘Being a foreign flag company, we hesitate to express our views as to desirability or necessity." “(e). ‘We do not believe from a| purely economical standpoint under the present conditions of water trans- ;oe;tltmn that it is economically justi- “(f). “If the idea is abandoned, this corporation will not suffer any hard- | ship or loss. “(g). ‘We do not recommend the expenditure as there does not appear to be any real necessity and the navi- gation benefits are so small that in the light of the cost of construction they can be disregarded. “(h). ‘I know of no reason why we should be listed among the ship oper- ators who are favorable to the project. No one authorized to speak for this company has given expression to such a thought.” “All of this material, and more, is available to your board in full detail. Justification” is wholly lacking in view of these exhibits, that it becomes largely fiction in the face of specific testimony, and that under the critical tests usually applied by your distin- guished board it is impossible to con- done the waste of millions of dollars of public money upon this prodigal project. I respectfully add the re- minder that as a ‘relief measure’ it | was conclusively rejected by P. W. A. Repeat Opposition. “Your board should be further ad- vised that I have rechecked the other major ship operators who reported adversely upon the canal one year ago; and that in every instance the operators repeat—and often empha- size—their previous opposition and their denial of any purpose or expec- tation of using the canal if built. “I have no interest in this matter except the public interest of prevent- ing, if possible, the colossal waste of an ultimate $20€,000,000 (minimum) of public funds. This letter touches but one of many adverse factors— not the least of which is the well Justified fear of half of Florida itself that her ground-water supply will be damaged beyond repair. (The Federal Government certainly must be adequately indemnified against the possibility of subsequent enormous damage claims if these fears are ig- nored.”) COMDR. H. J.'NELSON IS AIDE TO EDISON Assistant Secretary of Navy Ex- pected Next Week to Take Oath. Gomdr. Harold J. Nelson, on duty at the Navy Hydrographic Office, yester- day was chosen by the Secretary of the Navy to be aide to Assistant Secretary Charles Edison. Officials said Edison will come to ‘Washington next week to take the oath of office, but the exact time has not yet been set. Although Edison was designated some time ago by President Roosevelt, his private af- fairs have engaged his sttention in the interim. Comdr. N:lson was born March 28, 1891, at St. Paul, Minn,, and entered the Naval Academy in 1910. He served a3 aide to the commandan’ at San Francsco from June, 1931, to May, 1933, and then was navigator of the heavy cruser Salt Lake City before coming to Washington. Mexice Service WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1936. May Be Intermediary Col. Gus Appleman, who may be named ransom intermediary in the kidnaping of 10-year-old Charles Mattson of Tacoma, Wash., talking to Virginia Chatfield, one of the witnesses to the kidnaping.. KIDMAPER BROXE THROUGH FRENCHOOO! nene s DINING . Room This drawing of the lower floor plan of the Mattson home shows where the kidnaper broke through the french doors in the living room to steal the boy. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. DR vEway ‘ Kidnap (Continued Prom First Page.) escaped through a window, carrying Charles in his arms. Dr. Mattson and others denied the note was connected with the case. Department of Justice agents called a “truce,” apparently to give the Mattson family an opportunity to complete negotiations with the bearded kidnaper. The agents, working in a downtown office, concentrated on in- spection of a ladder used in apparent attempts to kidnap John Franklin, 5, from Haddaway Hall, palatial home two blocks from the Mattson resi- dence, late in November. On two occasions, November 23 and November 28, a man tried to enter the | Franklin sleeping quarters. The first time he placed a ladder under the window of the room where the child | was sleeping, then fled when the boy’s | mother saw him and screamed. He left the ladder behind and dropped a | putty knife. On the second intrusion he was surprised in the hallway of the home and again fled after firing a single pistol shot at a night watchman. Officers believed the man might be the same one who abducted brown- | eyed Charles Mattson. Descriptions of the two tallied closely, methods of entry to the Mattson and Franklin | homes were similar, and in each case the intruder carried a pistol. Note Might Apply to Either. From the condition of the kidnap | note left in the Mattson home, offi- cers deduced it might originally have been written to be left in the Franklin residence. No mention of either fam- ily name was made. - Shortly after the two intrusions George Franklin, Tacome chain gro- cer, took his family South for a Cali- fornia vacation, leaving palatial Had- daway Hall unoccupied. He pur- chased the residence recently from the estate of the late J. P. Weyerhaeuser, who built it. J. P. Weyerhaeuser was the grandfather of George Weyer- haeuser, lumber fortune heir, kidnaped here in 1935 and released unharmed after payment of $200,000 .ransom. Other officers working on the Matt- son case reported they had determined the kidnaper escaped in an automobile which he entered in Verde street, a| blind side thoroughfare which the Mattson home faces. . They also indicated they believed the man had an accomplice in the car and probably was “not as crazy as people thought.” No official would allow use of his name in connection with search de- ‘velopments. Dr. Mattson was reported by a fam- 1ly friend to be ready to pay the ran- som demand in full with money he had obtained “in his own way.” The doctor refused offers of financial aid from friends. Fears for the safety of Charles in- creased last night as freezing weather and sleet continued. Only recently recovered from a bad cold, the boy might be seriously injured if exposed, the family said. Mother Near Collapse. PLANS CONSIDERED | Va.,, December 30.—Two definite pro- | Mrs. Mattson was reported nearing s collapse. A house visitor said she wept almost continuously. Mrs. Charles Fletcher, grandmother of the missing’ boy, feared Charles “could not stand much more separa- tion form his mother.” She said the child was unusually close to his mother and never had been separated from her before. In an interview Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher offered to give their home and all that remains of their once large fortune for Charles’ release. They also suggested the kidnaper might use their residence in estab- lishing contact if he was afraid to approach the closely-watched Mattson home. Identity of a mediator for the fam- fly remained unknown after Lieut. Col. Gus B. Appelman, Army Reserve officer and intimate friend of the family, denied he had been: ;D' A. Morrow, president of the Pitts- | NEW COAL CONTROL Operators Hoping to Write Marketing Sections of Guffey Measure. By the Assoctated Press. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. posals for Federal regulation of the soft coal industry lay before its lead- ing operators today as they continued | discussion of a new Guffey control | bill. Assured that Sengtor Guffey, Demo- crat, of Pennsylvania, would intro-! duce a bill in Congress this Winter to replace the act outlawed by the Su- preme Court, the operators studied both proposals with a view to writing at least the marketing provisions of the new measure. Differences Technical. Differences between the two sug-! gested measures, one &dvanced by J. | burgh Coal Co. and the other by | Charles P. O'Neill, Central Pennsyl- vania producer, were largely technical. | Each would provide for the sale of | coal at a price above the cost of pro- duction, with drastic modification of the anti-trust laws as they affect the industry. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, has let it be known he will support whatever mar- keting provision the operators want in a new bill if the union is assured cut-throat competition amohg pro- ducers will be eliminated. Competitive Factors Involved. So many competitive factors are in- volved in any legislation, however, that it is hard for the operators to get together. During debate on the first Guffey bill, nearly two years ago, they were split into two warring camps, each claiming to represent the greater part of the industry. COCHRANAGKNGT SUNDAY IUGR Missouri Democrat Voices Opposition in Letter to Commissioners. Sale of liquor by the drink in Washe ington on Sunday as provided in the Dirksen bill was bitterly opposed to= day by Representative Cochran, Dem= ocrat, of Missouri. Cochran, an outstanding wet in Congress during the battle for repeal of prohibition, in a letter to the Dis- trict Commissioners, declared: “Permit the sale of liquor on Sunday in the Nation's Capital and you will be placing in the hands of those who favor prohibition a weapon that will return to plague you. “If the direct question to permit the sale of liquor in Washington on Sun- day is ever voted upon in Congress, I will be the most disappointed man in the city if at least 95 per cent of the members do not reject the proposal.” Cochran’s letter was inspired by the public hearing Monday on Dirksen's bill as well as 10 other measures which made up the tentative legislative pro- gram of the Commissioners for the coming session of Congress. In view of the vigorous opposition registered at the hearing to the Sunday liquor sale bill, the Commissioners are not expected to indorse it. However, the author, Representative Dirksen, Re- publican, of Illinois, is expected to re- introduce it at the coming session of Congress, although in a modified form. ‘The bill, in its present form, specifi= cally provides for liquor to be sold by the drink until 2 a.m. Sunday, and on the same day from 1 p.m. to 12 mid- night. Dirksen probabiy will elimi- nate the 1 p.m. to 12 midnight sale in his new bill. He is known to believe that the present law, requiring sale by the drink to stop at 12 midnight Sate urday, is not conducive to temperance. Cochran told the Commissioners Dirksen represents in Congress a dis= trist in which a large quantity of liquor is manufactured. CLOSE WATCH KEPT ON MEXICAN BORDER | Texas Prosecutor Says America Is Co-operating to Block Revo- lutionary Activities. By the Associated Press. LAREDO, Tex., December 30.—Dis~ trict Attorney John A. Valls said yese terday both the American ard Mexi- can Governments are determined that no Mexican revolutionary activities will be tolerated on either side of the border. The Valls statement was made shortly after Gen. Nicolas Rodriguez, exiled chief of the Mexican “Gold Shirts,” passed through this frontier city en route to El Paso. He expects to return to Laredo, his headquarters, in a few days. Gen. Rodriguez attributed recent troop movements in Mexico to the “general situation,” particularly wiih regard to Leon Trotzky and come munism, in the southern republic. Valls said the Governments of the United States and Mexico were work- ing in close co-operation to forestall any violation of neutrality laws and to prevent munitions of war crossing the boundary illegally. His comments were taken as con- firmation of reports the Mexican gove ernment, in sending 500 cavalrymen to strengthen border garrisons and patrols last week end, was taking ac- tive steps to prevent smuggling of arms and ammunition. Gen. Rodriguez expressed an opinion the troop movements were due in part to a desire of the Mexican governe ment to “impress fear on the peoe ple in order to allow Leon Trotzky and numerous Spanish Reds to land at Vera Cruz.” He claimed the people of Mexico de= plore the asserted spreading of come munism in that country, and that the coming of Trotzky from Norway next month is opposed by several large la- bor organizations, “as well as the people of Mexico generally.” The general denied the troop move= ments were directed toward dissolus tion of his “Dorados” or “Gold Shirts,” an organization in disfavor with the Cardenas government. It was because of Rodriguez's activities as leader of this organization that he was deporte ed several months ago. Rodriguez reiterated the “Gold Shirts” are pledged to fight commun- ism in Mexico and “will do so to the very end.” DRIVER IS SOUGHT IN BEL AIR CRASH Man Left Scene of Triple Fatality Both factions were represented at the current conference, which started yesterday with a session of a commit- tee of 20 lasting far into the night. * Concession (Continued From First Page.) miles across North Afghanistan from the Indian to the East Persian frontier and extend far south along the Iranian boundary. Experts have reported many natural seepages which prove the rich- ness of the fields. The concession would require 1,000 miles of pipe line to carry the oil across Iran or Baluchistan, depending on the outcome of negotiations with these countries. NEGOTIATIONS CONFIRMED. NEW YORK, December 30 (#).— John M. Lovejoy, president of the Inland Exploration Cc., confirming reports his company is negotiating a 75-year oil concession in Afghanistan, said conferences have been going forward for some time. He sald plans for surveys and development of the fields await fa- vorable action by the National Assem- bly of Afghanistan. ning, but all left early. Lights on the Christmas tree decorations out- side were extinguished and the house went dark shortly after 11 p.m. Two prizes for Christmas decora- tions brought lttle joy to their win- ner. Dr. Mattson was awarded a first prize for the best decorated living Christmas tree in his district and & second for decorated doorways. The during the Without Identifying Self, Police Say. By a Staft Corresponaent ot Tae Stat. BALTIMORE, Md., December 30.— State police today were looking for a truck driver, involved in three related smash-ups, which took three lives near Bel Air yesterday, who left the ace cident scene without identifying him- self. The fatally injured persons, James B. Rollinson, 39; James Bursick, 24, and Edward T. Romans, 19, were all Baltimoreans. According to State Talice Corpl. John Gates, Rollinson, a .Iriver of & transfer truck, was killed when his vehicle struck a truck operated by Herbert Young and the machine crashed down an embankment to pin Rollinson beneath it. As quoted by Gates, Young said his vehicle was forced to the left of the road by an approaching truck which was passing two others. The driver of the approaching truck, Young said, veered to the opposite side of the high- way and forced Young's machine into the path of Rollinson’s vehicle. The driver of the approaching truck, whose ‘was not damaged, then left the scene, police said. The other two motorists were killed when a passenger car crashed into a parked truck immediately after the first accident. Beginning of Trading Company. The British East India Co. was founded in the year 1600 with the first factory at Surat, from whence the English proceeded to trade with Agra, the Emperor’s residence. There a British surgeon was successful in curing the daughter of the Emperor and being allowed to name his own reward—chose that of being allowed to erect company factories in Bengal, i