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@. Why are some clouds white, while
others are dark II. w.
A. The color Of clouds depends on the
amount Of progress made by the drop
lets composing them toward the foTma-
ton of actual rain. When the particles
Of water are so small that they reflect
the light, as do crystals, the cloud is
white. When the water particles have
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Representative Hamilton Fish. IT.,
Republican. of New York. divides his
thoughts at this season between politics
and foot ball Harvard captain in his
senior year, 1909. and an all-America
tackle, Fish still thinks the line II
the thing that makes for victory In 0
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@. Are gold nuggets Of appreciable
size still found in this country?-L. T.
A. A gold nugget weighing Is troy
ounces was recovered at the Yellow
Jacket placer In Idaho in September.
It was worth about $500.
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Evening star., 1931-12-26
Mercury Hits New
Low With Further
DropForecastH Here
Temperature of % Seen
During Night-Play Base
Ball i'm Minnesota.

Following its descent to 81 degrees at
7:30 o'clock this morning, the mercury
is due to sink to new low of % de-
grees before tonight is over, Weather
Bureau officials announced this morning.
Thermometer readings of several de-
grees below the official 81 were reported
from outlying sections of the District
today as the northwest winds continued
to pour in seasonable chill.
The official forecast does not in
clude any snow or rain, but calls for
fair" weather tonight and tomorrow
The night will be marked by continued
moderate westerly winds and after its
drop through tonight and tomorrow
morning, the temperature is expected
to rise slowly sometime late tomorrow
afternoon.
While the National Capital is climb
ing back into its coats other sections
are just shaking off the lethargy of an
off-color Christmas. Associated Press
dispatches from various localities sum-
med up Christmas day with base
ball in Minnesota. lawn moving in Chi
cago: pansies, violets and even straw
berries in the Middle West" These dis
patches showed that balmy breeZes blew
across the prairie provinces of Canada.
At Fort William. Ontario, they couldn't
play hockey. The weather was too mild
for ice making
At Ketchikan, Alaska, up in Santa
Claus bailiwick, they used Southern
cotton as a substitute for snow. They
had to. Nature had left them out in
the warm.
In Mora, Mimi. where it should be
cold, they played base ball. The East
was a bit chilly, but the winds whistle
there was really worse than its bite.
Snow there was none. The prediction
for today was warmer" in other East
ern spots, and the Middle West, too,
looked for higher temperatures.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
FIVE DIE IN FIRE
DESTROYING HOTEL
II Others Missing Following
100000 Blaze in Spring.
field, Mass.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. December
26.-Five persons were killed early to-
day in fire that swept the five-story
new Court Hotel Only 81 of the 4S
known occupants had been accounted
for, however, and police expressed the
belief that others also had lost their
lives.
Search for more bodies was slowed
up by fear of collapse of floors and
walls. Damage may reach 100000.
The dead are Samuel Knight, janitor
his wife and two-week-old baby;
Robert North, so, an employe, and
an unidentified roomer. knights body
was found near a door, indicating ne
was rushing for help when overcome,
while those of his wife and baby were
found in a bed. All deaths were due
to suffocation.
The blaze had gained headway when
the fire was discovered and roomers
on the upper floors were trapped by
fire and smoke. Some of the guests
AlIolIdSCu W ICdCll IiIt SSIdRtS. OlllSlF
were assisted down ladders
Many Of he occupants had retired
and were awakened by Ernest Nc
Carthy nephew of Mrs. Della Wilson,
manager of the hotel. Mccarthy suf-
fered burns.
Practically all fire apparatus was
called out and the firemen played
dozens of streams on the blaze The
flames lighted the sky for a great dis
tance and more than 1000 persons
gathered to watch. A strong wind
famed the flames and it was only with
great difficulty that firemen confined
the blaze to the hotel
Mrs. Wilson. the proprietor, reported
the loss of $500 and a diamond ring
valued at $1,000. The roomers re-
ported loss of all property except the
scanty attire in which they fed
Charles Lemburg, cripple, managed
to leave the building despite the fact
that he was forced to leave behind his
wooden leg.
The ground floor of the building is
occupied by number of stores. The
cause of the fire has not been deter
mined.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
JAPAN TO ANSWER
CH|NCHOW PROTEST.
NOTES TOMORROW
Toxic Expected to Be Frank
In Reply to Stimson on
Manchurian Policy.
NO CHANGE IN ATTITUDE
WILL BE MADE BY lNUKAI
Importance of Maintaining Peace
in Hostile Area to Be Cited
in Diplomatic Letters.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December 26.-Japan's reply
to the latest diplomatic communications
concerning the city of Chinchow, ac-
companied by lengthy statement of
her position in Manchuria, will be de-
Ivered tomorrow to the Ambassadors
OF the United States Great Britain and
France.
In view of the fact that Secretary of
State Stimson is understood frankly to
have expressed apprehension regarding
bandit hunting activities in that area.
It was said authoritatively that the
japanese government also will be quite
frank in its answer, approved by Pre-
mer Inukai and Minister of War Araki.
1t was understood the statement
stresses the point that Japan is making
every effort to avoid hostilities at Chin
CHOW and still has hopes that the law
less elements will be removed by some
means other than force.
1t emphasizes the Importance of
Japan maintaining peace and order in
Manchuria, but tells the three powers
in polite terms that Japan makes nc
promises to alter her stand in Man
churia as long as japanese lives and
property continued to be menaced by
outlaws, although approaching the
anxiety registered
A war office communique said the
Chinese at ChinchoW had completed
defense lines west of the falling River,
in the region of Tahushan, and at
other places. Chang Hsueh-Liang S
troops number "a .000 including irregu-
lars, all we'll supplied with ammunition,
the communique said.
Since Monday, it added, 5000 Chinese
have been driven from Kaiyuan and
Tiehling, but the Chinese are still ac-
tive in the vicinity of Mukden and
along the Mukden-Ant Railway.
1t was said authoritatively that the
japanese consul at Peiping had resumed
conversations with representatives of
Marshal Chang with view to accom-
plishing withdrawal from ChinchoW.
No warning has been issued to Chang,
It was said but authorities here were
represented as losing patience with his
adamant attitude.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
U. S. COOPERATION UNLIKELY.
Naming of Official Delegate to Debts
Conference Secuted.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Participation by the United States
to the extent Of sending an official dele
gate TO world conference on German
reparatlonS was regarded today as un-
likely in view of the consistent attitude
OF the American Government that repa-
ratlonS and war debts are not directly
interlocked.
There was a lack of official informa-
ton or comment on such a conference,
but by some observers it was assumed
that Washington might be asked to send
an unofficial observer, even should the
conference be confined to Germany and
those nations directly affected by repa-
rations payments.
1t has been anticipated in official
circles that the reparations powers
probably would find it necessary to
meet in view of the report made by
the Basel Committee as to Germany'S
capacity to continue reparations pay
ments
That such a conference of the repa-
ratlonS collecting powers might lead
toward further negotiations as to other
intergovernmental debts would also
seem possible in the official view.
Copy of Report Awaited.
1t was regarded as improbable. how
ever, by most official observers here
that direct motion for taking I'D at
The Hague both the reparations and
debt questions was to be expected.
As the Washington Government Is
Stlll limited to press CablegramS in its
study OF the Basel Committee report,
however. and is awaiting a full cow
to complete its information, no official
cared to speculate upon the course of
the Hoover administration.
The rider attached to the resolution
ratitying the Hoover one-year debt
moratorium now in effect fatty ex-
pressed the sense of both houses of
Congress against further debt reduc-
ton.
European chancellories are fully ad-
Vsed OF that congressional attitude and
1t would cause surprise in Washington
II they sought to renew debt reduction
negotiations without careful preliminary
conversations with American diplomatic
representatives.
Smell Cites Reservation.
Representative Smell of New York,
the Republican leader, has been one of
the last to put the congressional feeling
into words. Only two days ago, he
pointed out that the reservation at
tached to the moratorium resolution
would prevent any one who voted for
it from supporting another suspension
of payments.
We have gone as far as we will 60"
he said. Our people, as far as 1
know, are opposed to any reduction or
cancellation of these debts.
Il think the temper of Congress will
be to let the foreign nations default.
Anybody who votes for an extension of
the moratorium votes to saddle SILL
100000, 900 of foreign debts on the
American taxpayer. Congress cannot
be party to this
Evening star., 1931-12-26
SENATORS CHOSEN
TO AIR WET BILLS
Blaine Heads Judiciary Sub
committee of Five to Con-
duct Hearings.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee was
created today to hold hearings on meas
ures for the repeal and modification of
prohibition.
Chairman Norris chose five members,
headed by Senator Blaine, Republican,
Wisconsin, to hold hearings shortly
after Christmas on the various prohibi-
ton bills before his committee.
Other members are: Senators Borah,
Republican, Idaho: Hebert, Republican,
Rhode Island; AShurSt, Democrat, ATt-
zcna, and Walsh, Democrat, Montana.
Among the measures the subcom-
mittee will consider are a resolution by
Senator Bingham. Republican. Connec-
ticut, to repeal the eighteenth amend
ment; a bill by Bingham to allow ply
sicians to prescribe malt liquors for
medicinal purposes up to one-half pint
of alcohol every 10 days, and thiro
to regulate the sale of wood alcohol.
Norris also appointed today a subcom-
mittee. headed by Hebert, to consider
Bingham's resolution to provide ma
chinery for national referenda, and a
resolution which would require that
amendments to the Constitution propos-
ing to give the Federal Government ad-
ditional power over individuals must be
ratified by State conventions rather
than Legislatures.
Other members of Hebert's subcom-
mittee are Senators Robinson, Repub-
lican, Indiana, and King, Democrat
Utah.
A subcommittee of the Senate Manu-
factures Committee. headed by Senator
Metcalf, Republican, Rhode Island. has
been appointed to hold hearings after
the holidays on another bill by Bingham
to legalize per cent beer.
Blaine, an opponent of prohibition
said he would not open hearings until
he has completed bill to modify the
Volstead act.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
DYNAMITE TRAP FATAL
TO AGENT RAIDING STILL
Four Other Officers Injured-Three
Held in Alleged Plot Against
Deputies.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WAYCROSS, Ga, December 90
Berry Palmer, 43, deputy sheriff, died
yesterday from injuries received in a
dynamite trap in which four other
officers were injured while raiding a
still near Pearson, Ga. One of Palmer's
legs was amputated in an effort to save
his life.
Three men have been arrested in the
alleged plot against the officers: The
still exploded as officers taised the lids
of mash barrels. Electric switches con-
nected with the barrel lids set off the
explosion. Sheriff Louis Hite and his
deputies had been led to the spot by an
anonymously mailed map.
Palmer is survived by his widow and
five children.
william O'Berrys eyes were injured
and he may lose the sight Of one. The
other three were only slightly hurt.
Officers said they believed they had
the ring leader of the plot in custody;
The three men held gave the names of
Nose Smith, Grover McKinnon and Ben
Corbett.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
ADVANCE APPEARS HALTED.
Most of Military Units Believed With
drawn to Railway Zone.

MUKDEN, Manchuria, December 26
tP).-The japanese advance on Chin
chow appeared today to have been
halted once more.
Authoritative sources said that most
detachments of the army of occupation
driving toward ChinchoW in a campaign
against Chinese irregulars had been
withdrawn to the South Manchuria
Railway zone and that major conflict
had been averted for the present.
The only troops remaining in the
territory southwest of Mukden, it was
said, were a battalion at Tienchuangtal
and force operating east of Liaochung.
Gen. Shigeru Honjo's headquarters
were silent on this development, but
informed circles construed it as an
indication that the conflict over posses
sion of the three Eastern provinces was
being waged around the worlds council
tables.
Dispatches from Toxic represented
the Japanese foreign office as deploring
the latest communications of the United
States, Great Britain and France on
the grounds that they tended to foment
the problem rather than settle it.
The Toxic press quoted Minister OF
War Sadao Araki as saying that so
far as the military authorities are con-
Cerned our attitude, as often announced
heretofore remains unchanged and any
such interference will not affect our
policy in the least"
PROTESTS To LEAGUE.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
MAYFLOWER TO BE KEPT
AS HISTORICAL RELIC
Owner Proposes to Restore Float
ing White House for Fu-
ture Generations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26.-The
former presidential yacht Mayfower
will be preserved as a national relic,
Henry J. Gielow, Inc, naval architects,
announced yesterday.
The same source announced recently
that the Mayfower would be rebuilt
as a private yacht, but it now is stated
that she will be rebuilt with the same
trim lines boasted when she was the
floating White House.
The Mayflower was sold in October
for $l6,105 after having been discarded
as too expensive by President Hoover.
Her nominal purchaser was Leo P. Coe
of Chicago, but he is said to have acted
for Frank P. Parish Of that city.
Mr.. Parish and Col. E. H. r. Green
of Round Hills Mass, will bear jointly
the expense of reconditioning the craft,
it was understood
Evening star., 1931-12-26
MOLTEN ROCK SPOUTS 300 FEET
AS KILAUEA'S FIRES BLAZE ANEW
RedHot Lava Covers 4S.Acre Pit of Hawaii's Tame
Volcano in Sloshing, Seething Mass.

best Of all tourist attractions. Although
rangers of Hawaii National Park are
keeping amateur volcanologists away
from the rim of Halemaumau, there
still Is enough to see, hear and smell
The present eruption started We'd
nesday afternoon. BY that night it was
estimated every automobile on the
island was at the volcano or on the way
there.
DR.. Thomas A. Jaggar, who has seen
many eruptions at Kilauea and is an
international authority on VOLCANOES, de-
scribed the volcanic effects last night
as spectacular. While unwilling to
make definite prediction, he indicated
belief the eruption might last some
time.
The cone built up by the eruption of
1880 has been entirely covered by the
newly formed lava lake, but the cone
formed in 1929 still was black island
last night.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
PRESIDENT WORKS
AS OTHERS REST
Pressing Duties Claim Hoo
ver Attention After Gay
White House Party.

President Hoover did not take advan-
tage today of the holiday he had declared
for Government workers, but was absorb
ed in business at the executive Office the
greater part of the forenoon. There
are number of Vitally important mat
ters, most relating to his economic
program, which he felt required his i'm
mediate attention, and for that reason
he tore himself away from the happy
Christmas atmosphere of his household
The White House last night was the
scene of a Christmas party in honor
of the members of the Presidents cabi-
net and their families. The next party
at the White House will be on Monday
night, when Allan Hoover. the Presi-
dents youngest son, will be host to
more than a hundred young men and
women at a dinner dance
Upon arriving at his Office this morning,
the President first gave his attention to
newspapers of the last few days. Dur
ing all his Christmas fun the Presi-
dent neglected his newspaper reading,
and for nearly an hour he pored through
the papers. Then he became engaged
in a stack Of correspondence and an
other pile of papers which required his
signature.
To Confer With Leaders.
1t was said at the White House that
the President would confer again dur
ing the congressional recess with lead
ers of both parties upon this economic
program. A member of the executive
secretariat, Theodore Joslin. said Mr.
Hoover was considering methods of
expediting action by Congress on the
economic program he outlined re-
Gently"
The program referred to was one
of IL points. On December II the
President drew together in one state
ment all of the steps recommended to
Congress and others put into effect
through executive action.
Foremost was the S500,000,000 Emer-
gency Reconstruction Corporation now
awaiting congressional action and the
100000 increase of capitalization
for the Federal Land Banks already
passed by the House. Other points,
such as the release of deposits in closed
banks, creation of home loan dis
count bank system and enlargement of
Federal Reserve Bank discount facili-
tiles, have yet to be taken up by COM
mittees.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
Fate of Elephant
In Balance After
Holiday Rampage
City Charge Smashes Wall
of Quarters; Mad Beast
Finally Shackled.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg, December 90
Tusko, 10 tons of mad elephant, stood
securely fastened in his damaged barn
here today while the City Council pre-
pared to debate his fate.
Tusko, choosing Christmas day to
struggle for freedom, tossed off his
front-leg shackles and with his move
ments restricted only by long chains
fastened about his rear legs, began an
assault on his quarters. He smashed
down one wall of his barn and for II
hours defied the efforts of his keepers
and police.
He made repeated lunges at those
who sought to restrain him and the sit
uation became SO acute that II police
men with submachine guns were sent
out with orders to kill the beast if
necessary.
Finally he was tricked into stepping
inside a steel cable moose, one end of
which was attached to powerful
truck. Several hours later his keepers,
Jack O'Grady and SLEEPY" Gray, said
they were positive they had him fasten-
ed SO securely there was no chance for
him to break out again.
Several years ago he was given away
by circus after he had caused sew
eral thousand dollars worth of damage
at Sedro Woolley, Wash.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
SOCIETY WOMEN LOSE
TWO $4,000 BRACELETS
Ornaments Mysteriously Disappear
in Taxicabs-Links of One
Are Found.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 26. - The
mysterious loss of two $4,000 brace
lets by two society women resulted in
a widespread police search today. Both
bracelets were lost in taXicabs.
Mrs, katherine Kent Erhart grand
daughter Of the late Mayor William R.
Grace and cousin of the Countess of
Donoughmore. reported her bracelet
disappeared while she was riding in a
cab from a theater to her home. 1t
was lost Christmas eve, but the fact
was not made public until today.
Three of the four links of the brace
let we're recovered by police, who re-
fused to give details.
On December % Mrs. Leonora
Haberle Warner lost her bracelet un-
der similar circumstances. A man who
said he was a cab driver made tele-
phone appointment to return it, but
failed to appear.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
800 BLOODHOUND
FARMERS RESCUED
CoIored Workers Taken From
Roofs of Cabins in TaIIa-
hatchie River Valley.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
CLARKSDALE, Miss, December 26.
Rescue boats skirted the flooded low
lands of the Tallahatchie River Valley
today to gather up the last of the
food-marooned colored tenant farmers,
numbering more than 300.
Many of the rescued we're taken from
the roofs of their cabins The.refugees
were distributed among North Talla-
hatchie County towns and at the homes
of planters, where residents co-operated
in providing food and shelter for them.
Strained levees at Glendora and Sum-
ner still were menaced today by the
swollen Bayou Cassidy.
Two hundred convicts worked in shifts
Christmas day and saved the dikes
there. j. w. Williamson, superintend-
ent of the penitentiary, said he would
return with convicts should the situa-
tion demand and would mobilize an
army of 1000 TRUSTEES, if necessary.
Warm weather has prevailed in the
area, and relief workers were concen-
trating principally on getting food to
refugees. The Red Cross estimated
there were at least 1000 refugees in
Tallachatchie, Pamela and Quitman
Counties.
Evening star., 1931-12-26
MORATORIUM DANGER
IS SEEN IN BALKANS
Vienna Hears Reports Austria and
Other Countries May Follow
Hungary's Example.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
VIENNA. December 26.-Declaration
of moratorium by Hungary has given
rise to reports that Austria and some
of the Balkan countries may follow suit
but this far Austrian officials have said
nothing to support them.
What amounts to transfer morato-
rum already is in effect here so far
as foreign trade is concerned. Goods
may be imported and paid for only
by special permission of the National
Bank unless the seller is willing to take
payments in schillings, which must re-
main in Austria.
Whether the government will find it
necessary to declare a moratorium on
interest amounting to about S42 100000
on foreign obligations depends to a
great extent on whether creditors. par
ticularly the Bank of England, will re-
new credits soon falling due.
About $70,000,000 in short term
credits is frozen in Austria, but the
creditors have promised a two years
extension If the credit anstalt reorgan-
ization bills are passed and these are
practically through Parliament.
The situation in Jugoslavia also is
regarded as serious, but any question
OF a moratorium there involves the
willingness of France to continue sup
port