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Evening star., 1931-12-13
APPEAL PREPARED
ON SUICIDE VERDICT
Commissioners to Get Plea
Against Jury Decision in
KiZer Death.

complaint against a suicide verdict
returned by a Coroners jury Friday in
the death Of Harry D. Kizer, 53year-
old War Department auditor, will be
made to the District Commissioners to-
morrow by the dead mans brotherin-
law, William o. Tufts, 1885 Madison
street.
Mr.. Tufts decided to place the matter
before the Commissioners after Coroner
Joseph D. Rogers refused yesterday to
swear IN a new jury over the body,
Whlch Is being kept in a vault pending
tne outcome OF the controversy.
Overcome by Fumes.
Mr.. Kizer was overcome by carbon
monoXide gas last Sunday in the ga
rage in the basement of his home, STOP
Colorado avenue. He was taken to
Thursday. Pneumonia developing from
carbon monoxide poisoning was given
as the cause of death
Tufts and other members of the dead
mans family contend he was the victim
OF an accldent-that he fell during n
dizzy spell caused by a digestive malady
TO which he was subject, struck his head
on the floor of the garage and was over
come before he recovered from the et-
fects of the fall.
Coroner Rogers gave Mr. Turfts per-
mission to address the Jury after that
body had rendered its verdict. After
reviewing portion of the testimony,
however, the jurors announced they
would stand by their decision.
CriticiZeS Jurv's Stand
Mr. Tufts, Indignantly terming the
verdict "inconceivable," severely criti-
cizad the decision in a letter 10 The
Star He demanded that another in
quest be held. but Coroner Rogers re-
fused He told the coroner that if he
did not change his mind in the mean
time, the dispute would be called to the
attention of the Commissioners first
thing Monday morning" Coroner Rogers
still had not altered his stand last night.
Mr.. Kizer is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Grace Ki2er, and a daughter. Ruth
Evening star., 1931-12-13
TWO FROM SUNKEN
RUM RUNNER SAVED
Pair Drift to Norway Shore
With Bodies of Four.
II Are Lost.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OSLO, Norway, December 1.-Two
men, more dead than alive, fioatec
ashore near the fishing village of Maa-
loey today in a battered and leaking
mebOat. With them the bodies of fouI
Of their comrades, dead from thirst
hunger and cold.
The landing of the two survivors
marked the tragic end of the German
trawler Venus, which has used the
shadowy paths Of the North Sea and
the cover Of night to deliver cargoes
Of Illicit liquor on the shores of Nor
way,
Seventeen members Of the vessels
crew are either dead or missing.
Survivors Incoherent
The two survivors were incoherent. but
from their fraRmentary statements the
authorities were able to piece together
the story Of the Venus.
Disabled by two well placed shots
from a Coast Guard vessel, the rum
ship went on the rocks and got of only
to founder later in IS fathoms.
On December ! the Venus put out
from Lerwick, Shetland Islands. with
almost 5000 gallons Of liquor. Several
days ago, after she had succeeded in
landing 5000 gallons on the Norwegian
Coast. she was found by a Coast Guard
cutter. The cutter fired 20 shots at her,
some Of them proving effective. but
she escaped in the lowering dusk of
the early northern night
Soon afterWard she struck the rocks
Off the SOgne Coast north Of Bergen.
The crew got her of and kept her
afloat by pumps only 10 have her
ground again, rip open at the bottom
and sink.
The seamen attempted to escape in
two boats and on pieces Of wreckage.
One boat capsized and the six men in
1t were drowned.
Captain Is Lost.
The other lifeboat also capsized. The
seven men aboard held on to the bot
tom and succeeded in righting it and
regaining their places-with the ex-
ception Of the captain, who had broken
his arm and was unequal to the strain
of holding on.
-Four of the remaining six died dur
ing the long hours when the boat tossed
about the Wintry sea. The other two
when they finally were found on the
beach at Maaloey, were in pitiful con-
dition, their tongues we're swollen and
they were almost dead of hunger.
Eleven Of the missing II men were
British, the others being Germans and
Poles. The captain whose name was
VlsnGgrotsky, had a home in the Shet-
lands and was in difficulty once before
police said, in connection with rum
running.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
STUDENT WHO RAN AWAY
TO MARRY SCHOOL MATE
University of Vermont Junior
Found in Montreal After Dis
appearing From College.

BY the Associated Press.
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt, December
l2.-The recent adventures of Miss
Esther Pitts, 20-year-old University Of
Vermont junior, will end in marriage,
it was indicated today through the
issuance Of a marriage license for Miss
Pitts and Lester V. Peck. The license
was taken out at the town clerks office
here by Peck
MSS Pitts returned TO her Colchester
home late Thursday night after she
had been found in Montreal She had
been missing since Sunday and the first
trace of her came in her telephone call
to her mother from Montreal. She at
first told a story Of having been kid
naped and being taken to Montreal,
but later admitted this was untrue.
The girl and Peck, who is also a
junior at the State University, have
been keeping company since their high
school days. AS soon as the first knowl-
edge of her presence in Montreal be-
came known he went to that city with
the girls parents to bring her home
Evening star., 1931-12-13
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

that hurt faun look in his eye and
in his heart hankering after a
cute little cottage in New Jersey, an
infant and a sweet little mortgage
on the furniture. The lady then
promptly becomes bored with house
wife lines, and yearns to go back to
work. She Goes. Her husband is
dissatisfied, OF course. They are
divorced. He marrieS a domestic
lass, who follows him around with
his slippers in Cne hand and bo-
vine caress in the other Husband
Dudley promptly begins to pine for
his eX-Wife. Miss Dove moons about
thinking of Husband Dudley. Re-
suit, they meet accidentally at the
theater although there is suspicion
that the author plotted it,, and
Dudley unceremoniously barges into
his ex-Wife's bed room later the
same night.
Wife No. 2 pays n call on Miss
Dove the next morning. A l--tle o-e,
it seems, is imminent in Husband
Dudley'S second family. The women
look misty eyed at each other. Miss
Dove decides to make the Great
Sacrifice. She will rush off to Eu-
rope, leave Wife No. 2 in possession,
Going to Europe is more of a dream
than a disaster today. but the cine
moguls make it very touching. Dud-
ley comes on board the ship on sail
ing night, bids a mournful farewell
to Wife No, l, promises to go back
and be good husband, good father
and good New Jerseyite, and Wife
No. l says You are fine" which
makes everything all right, except
the young mans acting.
Next comes Miss Dove and in
Paris. Sleek counts are mooing
French love at her. Champagne
tickles her nose. She is gay and
disillusioned. A count, or maybe
duke, makes a verbal pass at her.
She repulses him, rusheS upstairs to
find Husband Dudley standing be-
hind a lamp, letter in his hand
The letter is from Wife, No. 2, who
has also decided to make the Great
Sacrifice, She says she will be
happy With her child, tells Dudley to
60 back to Miss Lore He does.
There is alro a n~wT rec and an
amusing sketch with D.. Rockwell.
r. B. p, Jr.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
FUR WORKERS BLOCK
STRIKE INJUNCTION
Chief Justice Wheat Denies Peti.
ton for Order to Stop Picketing
of Business Firm.

Members and officers of Fur Workers
Union, Local 70, will continue their
strike against Francke Furrier, Inc,
1923 G street. An application for
temporary injunction to restrain the
strikers from continuing was denied by
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat Of the
District Supreme Court yesterday.
Justice Wheat held that the en-
ployers allegations that the stationing
of a picket in front Of his establishment
constituted intimidation were too trivial
to Justify the courts intervention. A
picket was pacing the sidewalk in front
Of the establishment shortly before
noon today, wearing signs telling Of the
strike.
Proof of violence or other unlawful
acts of a serious nature from which
actual injury to the plaintiffs tusiness
can be inferred, would receive consid-
Grafton in an application for an in
junction, the court said.
The union was represented by Lewis,
Stamen g. Lewis.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
WOMAN ADMITS GIVING
MOTHER FATAL DOSE
Daughter Tells Court Baroness
Drank "Death" in Medicine
Without Knowing Fate.
By the Associated Press.


COPENHAGEN, Denmark. December
12-Mrs. Else Willie Bang told a court
today that she was solely responsible
Tor administering an overdose Of medi-
cine that caused the death of her
mother, Baroness Won Dueben.
Her testimony was taken at a hear
ing to decide whether Mrs. Bang should
De released from jail pending trial on
a charge Of murder.
Her mother did not know she was
drinking death" the daughter de-
Clared. although the baroness, she said.
had expressed a wish to die.
a friend testified she had heard the
baroness, two days before her death.
ask Mrs. Bang to give her something
that would END her suffering.
The daughter confessed to a clergy
man that she administered the fatal
overdose TO end her mothers pain from
an ncurable disease, although an au-
topsy later disclosed, police said. that
the mother had not been critically III
before she died.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
SUGAR MILL HIRES 1000
Clewiston, Fla, Plant Is Reopened
and May Employ l 900 More.

CLEWISTON, Fla, December IL up.
Two thousand men had jobs here to-
day and prospects were that another
1000 would be employed before the end
of next week.
They went to work for the United
States Sugar Corporation. which began
grinding at its Cleu.ctOn mill
The harvest is under way on the CO..
poration's l4,0OO-acre Everglades pan
tatiCn
Evening star., 1931-12-13

hold. and who used to dance in
breathless fashion on one of Mr.
Ziegfeld's most breathless stag-S-
before she took to Peter Pan" and
the films-does little in this except
smile and wear some becoming and
some unbecoming clothes. Her dane
ing IS confined to Ben Lyon tango,
which hasn't even a good old
Spanish dip to it, and her love affair
Is a drooling little stepchild which
does this and that and the other,
but, except for an upset dining
room table, never becomes particu-
larly interesting.
Mr.. Fields, as the father Of Miss
Miller (she'S cabaret girl who loves
way, way above her, the son of a rich
ball-bearing manufacturing COM
pany). is sometimes very funny, and
so is Mr.. Sterling. Mr.. Enrol is sur
prisingly "unfunny'-Which is q sad.
sad 2ffair when you consider what
he has accomplished during all these
years and On his own merits. Even
his legs don't give awav from under
him. And so What between the
tragedy of his mildness and the
mildneSs of much of the rest. the
film cannot be heartily Endorsed. 1t
has, though, some pleasant music
and Mr.. Fields throwing chocolate
eclsire.
Fortunately the stage show is fine
all around. In the first place, there
is that good-looking Hollywood
couple, Sue Carol and Nick Stuart,
providing a few pleasant moments
Of mfrth (mostly at their own ex-
pense); Joe and Jack McKenna
breaking each others necks (they're
really "swen"); Britt Wood getting
demands for a handful of encores
for himself alone-and he deserves
it-and CLANCY and Fox, Opening"
with dance program, which is
fresh and original.
E. de S. MELCHER.
THE Age for Love-"
Metropolitan Feature.
pLLIE DOVE, who in days Of
the silent flicker could lift her
eyebrow and send box Office receipts
soaring, makes her appearance at
the Warner Metropolitan this week
in a talkie entitled The Age for
Love" which raises little except
ones hopes.
Miss Dove plays the role Of sue
cessful young literary agent, who
decides to relinquish all for love,
home and the kitchen. She marries
young boy-in-buSiness who has
Evening star., 1931-12-13
HELD IN TWO SLAYINGS
Man Sought for Quiz on Deaths
Is Arrested.

WOODLAND, Miss. December y
tP. P..-Durrell Kendall. %. alias Ricks
Hlll, wanted for questioning in connec-
tion with the Staying of two members
OF 2 vaudeville troupe at New Caney.
Tex, was arrested at his fathers home
here late today
Sheriff o. Z. Shell of Chickasaw
County said Kendall admitted he was
with the troupe when l.. H Brownlee
and Mrs. Martha Smith were killed
put placed the blame on a Mexican boy
who, he said, had been beaten BY one
Of the victims.
Kendall said that after the killing
he became frightened and fed for fear
Of implication.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
SAYS SUN WILL SHINE
Weather for BicentenniaI to Be
Clear, Forecaster Predicts.

Herbert Janvrin Brown, long grange
weather forecaster, has advised the
Unite States George Washington Bi-
centennial Commission that February
p, Washtngton's birthday, will be a
bright and clear day in the National
Capital
Following up an offer to find out for
the benefit of those planning to visit
the Capital on the birthday anniversary
what weather condition would be here.
Mr.. Brown who heads meteorological
service in Washington informed Repre-
sentative Sol Bloom, associate director
Of the cCrlm ca'on, that from every
Eoint of view the present Indications
are that the weather for February 81,
Y and % will be clear and cool"
Evening star., 1931-12-13

of the building. adjacent to the Wash
ingtoniana division Of the library.
The group includes many articles ac-
tually used during the days of George
Washington, such as cutlery, crockery,
candle sticks, andirons, spectacles,
cigar holder, hot water bottle, nutmeg
crater and mouse trap Books written
by prominent authors on George
Washington, his life and times, also are
on display, as well as literary works
created during and earlier than the
eighteenth century.
A large section of the exhibit is de-
voted to clothing worn during the Rev
olutiOnary period, and to samplers and
ether handiWork Of the time, including
brocades, embroideries, bead work and
quilted Coverlet.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
"Her Majesty Love"
At the Warner Earle,

y VEN the blondine Wiles of
= Marilyn Miller, the juggling
fortissimos of w. C. Fields,
l. the unbending knees Of Leon
Enrol. the cheerful agony Of
Ford Sterling and B2be Daniels
husbands best smiles do not make
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Kenneth Harlan Asks Divorce

RENO, New, December IL ,lP)-
Kenneth Harlan former Hollywood
featured film player, fled suit here to-
day for divorce from Doris Harlan,
whom ne married in Los Angeles May
i3, 1880. Harlan charged that his wife,
now in New York, deserted him two
months after their marriage.
Evening star., 1931-12-13

H c T Ma lezty
Love. " hic h
appeared q yester-
d y at t h e
Warner Z a r ] e
Theater, much
of a hlr1. 1t is
a light, non
S e n steal ] and
very llnconti-
n e n tai yarn
which bly,
has not more
than one grain
of originality
to it--and even
that is hard TO
find.
M is S Miller,
W h o is quite
nlnn SAINT. To h.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
RIVER TRIP Is HARD
63-Year-old scrubwoman Suffers
Hardships on Mississippi.

FORT MADISON, Iowa. December
IL LP)-Miss Randi Lerohl. 63-yeSr-old
Superior, Wis, scrubwoman. arrived
here today on her river trip from Su-
perior to the Gulf of Mexico.
She was suffering from cold and ex-
posure since leaving Burlington Thurs
day. She said she cemped out on the
bank Of the Mississippi last night
Miss Lerohl, native of Norway, Is
making the trip alone in ist-bottomed
boat,
Evening star., 1931-12-13

A N exhibit of Washlngt0niana re-
" Gently opened at the District
"A Public Library at Eighth and
4 y K streets by DR.. George F.
BoWerman, public librarian,
has been indorsed by the United
States George Washington Bicentennial
Commission as a model display and
photographs of the exhibit are being
distributed all over the country with
the recommendation that other libra
rieS adopt the local exhibit as work
ing model in planning feature displays
for the Bicentennial year in 1882.
The collection at the District Lii
brary, arranged with the cooperation
Of the Smithsonian Institution and
members of the stan Of the library, is
displayed in the large second floor hail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
DAWK|NS HEADS
F|REFIGHTERS

The Arlington County Volun'
teer Fire Department last night
elected John A. Dawkins preSi,
dent.
Other officers named ART
George F.. Cook, vice-preSident
and also representative and vice
president for the Arlington-Fair-
fax Counsy Firemen's ASsocia,
ton: Elmer j. Blackmer, Secre-
tary-treasurer; George T. Flem-
ing, assistant secretary; Albert
E. Scheffel, chief Charles L.
Shoots, deputy chief; Warren w.
Shoots, captain; Carl E. Scheffel
lieutenant; William McAtee, mar
shall.
New members of the board of
directors are Joe Doyle, R. L,
Wilson, George F.. Cook. A. C.
Scheffel and Julian E. Tapp were
appointed to plan a Christmas
tree celebration. Chief Scheffel
and John A. Dawkins were ap.
pointed delegate and alternate,
respectively, to the Arlington
Precinct Citizens Association. Mr..
Dawkins, Albert E. Scheffel and
Mr. Wilson were appointed a
committee to make the annual
audit of the Secretary'S books.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
LABOR WAN IS
j. s. CONTROL
Of COAL

The Government would assume
a far.reachinig control over the
chaotic coal industry under a bill
drafted by organized dabor.
John L. Lewis. president of the
United Mine Workers. told the
La Toilette economic planning COM
mittee today that union miners,
supported by many progressive
coal operators and the American
Federation of Labor. will demand
legislation at the coming session
of Congress designed to bring or
der and sterilization to this long
disturbed and disorganized basic
industry.
Provides for Commission
The Government will not go
into the coal business under the
proposed plan, Lewis asserted.
A commission would be set up.
Lewis explained, With broad pow
ers to authorize mergers, fix
minimum prices and regulate pro-
auction.
Summarized By Levi; the pro-
posed legislation would:
License and regulate coal
corporations and firms engaged
in interstate commerce.
Encourage and authorize
mergers and consultations. un-
der the regulation of a Federal
coal commission.
Prohibit shipment of coal
that gluts the market and de-
presses prices.
Conserve coal resources.
Enforce uniform standards of
safety and working conditions.
Restore to coal miners the
full right to organize in labor
unions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1931-12-04
GRANGE TO MEET

Woodfield Grange, of which
Raymond Kemp is master. will
hold it's regular meeting in the
community hall at Woodfield, in
Montgomery county. next Monday
night. Mr.. Kemp said that mat
tiers of Importance will come be-
fore the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14

Contractors constructing the $25,000,-
600 Mersey tunnel. which will join
Liverpool and .Birkenhead, England,
have announced that the tube will be
open to traffic about the middle of 1892
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
ELLIS CHOSEN HEAD
OF BROOKLAND GROUP
Other Elections See I. M. Ashman
Reelected as secretary-Dele-
gates Are Named.

DR.. George r. Ellis last night was
chosen by the Brookland Citizens Asso-
citation to head that organization for
the fiscal year of 1891 at a meeting in
the Masonic Hall. I. N. Ashman was
reelected secretary, Noel B. Parks
financial secretary and C. M. Remberg
treasurer in other elections. Marvin
M. Mclean and C. v. Lewis were ap-
pointed as delegates to the Federation
of Citizens Associations.
Numerous traffic and street improve
ments are sought by the association
among them the construction of a
bridge across the Baltimore &c Ohio
tracks at Franklin street. The con-
struction Of this bridge will give easy
access to the new Crosby S. Noyes
School at Tenth and Franklin streets
northeast. A bridge across Seventeenth
street to provide an easy access to Blad-
ensburg road also is favored by the as
ISOLATION. At present. say the citizens,
trafic is forced to go by way Of Ecking-
ton place or TweIlty-sixth street to
cross the Pennsylvania tracks.
Among the street improvements asked
is the opening of Eighth street north
east between Monroe and Franklin,
the extension of North Dakota avenue
from Otis place and the paving of
Otis street from Twelfth to Sixteenth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
ALASKAN BEAUTIES
. TOLD BY ENGINEER
Burroughs Citizens Name
Committee to Aid in Bicen-
tenniaI Plans.

r. H. Sargent, typographical engineer
United States Geological Survey. gave
an illustrated address on Alaska last
night at the meeting Of Burroughs Cit
liens Association. Mr.. Sargent, who
has spent 81 Summers in Alaska with
the Geological Survey, described Alaska
as land of sunshine and flowers.
A committee of six was named to CO.
operate with other associations in BIZ
centennial celebration plans. Three oil
the fHARebers, r. M. Furnis. ]. A. St
Romer Fig and Frank j. Sazana, will
cooperate with a group from the
Rhode Island Avenue Association and
others to the east Of Burroughs terri
tory and the remaining three will work
with the associations to the west OF
Burroughs. They are Mark j. Dandero
WILDER S. Finch and Eleanor st. Omel
Roy.
Street recommendations made ur
most of the business last night. II
recommended the opening of Irving
street from Eighteenth to Twentieth
streets and went on record as favoring
the extending of Seventeenth street
the Baltimore Il Ohio tracks to New
York avenue extended and to Virginia
avenue.
The group Endorsed the recent action
OF the Dahlgren Terrace Association
recommending construction of viaduct
over the Baltimore & Ohio tracks at
Franklin street.
A committee of three, to work with
repreSe natives of neighboring aSsocia-
tons in a Fourth of July celebration at
Taft Recreational Center, in Burroughs
territory, was named. r. l.. Gilbert, J.
K. Lanson and F. j. Sazana are the
members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-14
ToDAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

Belasco Rhapsody in Black" at
$3.50 pm.
National National Players in philip
Goes Forth" 500 pm.
Gayety-'The Broadway Girls" at
2:15 and 8:15 pm.
Columbia - "City Lights (second
week., at 1925 am, 1880, 3:35, 5:45,
7:50 and o:55 pm. s.
Palace-"Honor Among Lovers" at IL,
2:08, 4:33, tai and S:46 pm.
FOx-"Men on Call" at 1905, 2:3O,
4:45, 7:45 and 10 pm.
R-K-O Keith's-"Man Of the World, y
at 11:47 am, 1:47, 3:47, SAY, TAT and
9:47 pm.
EarIe-"The Finger Points" at 11:15
am, 1852. 4:29, 1928 and 9:59 pm.
RiaItO-John Boles, in person, at $3.50,
1880 and $40 pm. and bad Sister," at
l1:45 am, lao, 3:45, $40, 1850 and
$50 pm.
Metropolitan--"Too Young to Marry"
at IL am, 1910, 2:3o, 4:20, $40, sos
and 1855 pm.
Tivoli-"East Lynne" at 2, $50, 5:45,
TAO and 9:35 pm.
"Dracula," IL am to IL p m.
ADMINISTRATIVE Finger Points," at
Sis, and $50 pm.