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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

worth "the autocratic leaders OF the
party thought I was just another COW
thief from Texas. They rolled me on
the committees, giving me minor as
sipnments. When kicked they put me
on the Foreign Affairs Committee, and
being the last Democrat l was forced
to sit beside the last Republican, Nick
Iongworth. That was how We struck
I'D our friendship.
TT was darned peculiar that a silver
spoon aristocrat like him and enc of
the common people like me should hit
it of, but we've been trying to out
smart each other ever since"
Garner was particularly close to
President Woodrow Wilson during the
World War He was frequent visitor
at the White House and often was re-
garded as the Presidents personal rep
resentative in the House, because OF
riffs between the wartime Chief Exec
utive and other Democratic leaders.
The prospective Speaker and Ettie
1895. They have one son. Tully G.
Garner, a banker In Ulvade. Mrs.
Garner has been his secretary ever
since he came to Washington. She
always opens his office at or 730 in
the morning. Like her husband, she
cares little for social affairs and sell
dom accepts any of the many invita-
lions they receive.
Deer Mexican lions, bobcats, coyotes
and wolves abound in Carriers district.
At the moment he's on a hunting trip
there with a party Of friends. More
than likely he's up to his old trick Of
cooking rattlesnakes for some unsus-
pecting tenderfoot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
GIRL RESERVESOPEN
YULE TOY OFFICE.
Old PIaythings Are Being Re-
paired and New Ones Pre-
pared as Gifts.

The Christmas toy shop, conducted
annually by the Girl Reserves of the
Y. w. C. A., has opened for the season.
An appeal has gone out for toys, books,
dolls, games and other prize posses
sions of childhood, that they may be
given to hundreds Of boys and girls
in the city who otherwise would have
no Christmas gifts.
Members of the Reserves, from every
school in the city, will work on the
toys, repainting and repairing them, so
that they will be ready for presentation
selves will take the toys to the or
phanages, hospitals, homes and Asso-
ciated Charities.
Five Years Old.
The toy shop, organized five years
ago, has grown each year, and demands
have more than kept pace with sup
mended and given out, and each year
almost q thousand more have been
added. Last year the number Of gifts
was 4,0C0, and it took almost 5000 old
toys to make this number.
Merchants, too, contribute toys, most
ly new ones, which do not need repair
ing before presentation. Already one
merchant has sent in two big boxes
OF toys, with the promise of more
Toys and playthings will be sent for,
the Reserves said. A call to Metro
poltan 2102 will bring a Reserve work.
er to collect the gifts.
Schedule Arranged.
Beginning this week, corps Of girls
will work every Monday, Wednesday
and Friday afternoon, and Saturday
morning Oh the toys. collecting and re-
pairing them. The organization has
asked for automobiles. to aid i'll the
collections. and calls from those wish.
ing to give the use OF their cars may
be made to the same number.
Miss Elsa Peterson is chairman of
the Christmas Toy Shop. assisted by a
committee which includes Mrs. Harry
Norment, Mrs. Arthur T. Epson, Mrs
William Mcclellan Ritter. Mrs. Harry
Harmon Blee, Mrs. George Gardner,
Mrs. K. w. Burnett, Mrs. George w.
Padgett, Miss Lois Spencer, Miss That's
Spencer, Miss Katherine Burnett, Miss
Henrietta Goodner, Miss Margaret
Hedgcock, Miss Alma Swope and Miss
Cynthia Willard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
DRyS HIT SYSTEM
OF LIQUOR CONTROL
Bratt Plan Used in Sweden Is
Attacked-Board Seeks
Dime Subscriptions.

Dry forces were active on two fronts
today, the Woman's Committee for Ed
ucation Against Alcohol coming out
with an attack on the Bratt system OF
LIQUOR control, and the National Prohi-
bition Board of Strategy seeking 10
cent subscriptions for its work.
The statement from the Women's
Committee was issued through Mrs.
William Tilton, chairman. 1t uses for
its basis the results of a study made by
the Swedish Federation of the Friends
Of Abstinence.
Abstinence Sentiment Wanes.
High prices for liquor and local OPP
ton for those communities which do
not want intoxicants are the principal
recommendations of the federation, &C
cording to the statement. This says
the survey disclosed that "liquor con-
sumption in Sweden under Bratt con-
troll system was not decreased so fast
as in England, Denmark and Holland,
while Illicit traffic is markedly worse
in Sweden than In the other three
countries studied"
''It lays decreased consumption in Eu-
rope since 1910-1913 to public education,
athletics, motor traffic dangers and
economic conditions &
THE federation finds sentiment for
abstinence generally lowered in the let
down following the war 1t made no
study of prohibition countries"
Drys Solicit Dimes.
The Board of Strategy Is sending out
descriptive coin cards with receptacles
for five dimes.
The cards bear this message:
Here's my dimeI
TELL 1t to Congress and all political
parties:
THE eighteenth amendment must
stay in the Constitution and must be
enforced"
Return Of the cards Is asked on No
vember 80 or thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

THE TWENTY FOURTH QUARTERLY
dividend of one and one-half per cent
stock. and the eighteenth quarterly divi-
dend of one and three-eishths per cent
qssEo) on the SAG series Of 1927 preferred
pany have been declared payable Deem.
record on November II, 1891.
The books for the transfer Of the said
preferred stock will be closed from the
close of business on November IL. 1881, TO
the opening Of business on November TO-
noslt.1l H. M. KEysER. Secretary.
m THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DIS
Chase Brass & Copper Co.. Inc. plaintiff.
VS.. J. D. Thompson Company. a corporation.
defendant. - Equity No. 53527. - Notice Is
hereby given that on the twelfth day of Oc-
tober 1881, the undersigned. Lunsford L.
Hammer and George Lee Boswell. were by
decree of the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia in the above-entitled cause APP
Thompson COMPANY, to take charge of the
estates effects, business and affairs of the
said corporation, situated in the District of
Columbia; that thereafter the said receivers
6led with the clerk of the said court their
undertaking with surety duly approved by
the court, and are now duly qualified and
acting receivers Of the said corporation.
All persons asserting claims against the
said corporation are required to present
thirty days after November 10th, 1891, or the
~ LUNsFoRD L. HAMMER.
Columbian Building,
GEORGE LEE BOSWELL
BIS 18th st: NV,
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ment commander, District Veterans Of
Foreign Wars: James Devine, Veterans
of Indian Wars; James Donovan, COM
mander Spanish War Veterans, and G.
H. Neal senior vice commander, Dis
trict Disabled American Veterans.
The District Veterans of Foreign Wars
Band and Drum Corps gave several
martial selections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
DOMESTIC MORATORIUM
AS RELIEF PROPOSED
Oklahoma Senator Asserts People
Will Take Action If
Congress Fails.

The moratorium proposed by Presi-
dent Hoover for the benefit of Europe
must include relief for the American
people Also Senator Elmer Thomas of
Oklahoma declared in a statement is
sued today, in which he warned that
failure to do so might force the people
of this country to take matters in their
own hands and declare an involuntary
general moratorium.
The people of the United States owe
each other a total massed debt of over
$3.50 900, 900, 000," he said. Wage
earners and farmers, the creators of
wealth, cannot pay their taxes, cannot
pay their interest, much less the prin-
cipiai," he added.
The incoming session Of Congress
must face these facts, Senator Thomas
declared. instead of following the ex-
ample of the two previous sessions when
proper security was denied fundamental
industries, while the tariff was con-
tinued for the benefit of the great mo-
nopolies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
FOUR ROBBERIES NET
THIEVES $3.50 IN LOOT
Auto, Apartment and Unlocked
Safe in Filling Station Robbed,
Police Report.

Four rebberies Melted thieves approx
mately $3.50 over the week end, police
reported today.
Roy D. Lawyer Of York, Pa, reported
the less of clothing valued at $3.50 and
a string of beads worth SIS while tour
ing Washington. The articles were re-
moved from his car. Lawyer said.
A thief, who gained entrance through
a porch window last night took SOS in
cash and a quantity of clothing from
Louis Berman, 400 Columbia road, ne
told police.
A Cities Service Corporation fillir g
station at Virginia avenue and Third
street southwest was robbed of $56.7l,
police were told. The money was re-
moved from an unlocked safe.
Nine SIS rolls of dimes were reported
stolen from the apartment of w. j.
Mccarthy, 921 Nineteenth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
First Election to Congress.

Retiring from State politics, Garner
made his first. bid for national recog-
milton in 1903 when he was electec to
the Fifty-eighth Congress. He has
served in the House constantly since
that time. His popularity with the
Texas voters has been so marked he has
found it unnecessary to make cam
paign speech in more than a quarter
Of century.
In his early days in Congress, how
ever, Garner found campaigning
man-size job. His district then con-
tanned 80 counties. covering as much
area as the State of New York. He had
to address rallies in every county. Stage
coach lines still fiourished, but their
schedules were cratic. Rather than
bother with them, Garner covered his
district on horseback.
It was after week of such travelling
without the luxury OF shave that Gar
ner arrived in Corpus Christi to attend
a convention of Texas Democrats. Soon
after arriving there he met his friend,
Judge James B. Wells, then the political
boss" of Texas. He was talking to
Wells when Pat Dunn, famous cattle
man, sauntered up.
After introductions were over. Dunn
turned to Wells and inquired, What
did YOU say this mans name tsp"
Why, that's Jack Garner, our Con-
gresham" Wells responded.
Hes the worst looking specimen Of
humanity I ever saw" Dunn COM
mented.
For years the Democratic whip, Gar
| ner became minority leader when Rep
| resentative FINS j. Garrett Of Ten
nessee left the House to run for the
| Senate a couple of years ago. He also
| has served as ranking Democratic
member of the important Ways and
| Means Committee
Always a relentless partisan, he has
| been a particularly important figure in
| tax and tariff debates He has been
an outspoken critic of Andrew w. Mel
| Ion. Secretary of the Treasury, con-
tending Mellon should not have the
authority to authorize huge tax refunds.
| nevertheless, he is a personal admlrer
OF the Treasury Secretary, whom he
| calls Uncle Andy"
| Although never pretending to be an
| orator. Garner Is veritable Jim Reed
In knock down and -drag-out debate. A
sharp thinker. he generally is able to
pick his opponents argument to pieces
and leave him fumbling for words. He
also has an acute sense of political
strategy. He never Is at loss to know
what to do next.
The wiry Texan, with his norid face
and bristling grey hair. is at his best
when personalities are injected into
debates. 1t is then that his ready VII
comes to the fore.
when I first came to Congress, "
Cam -ance said before. the death OF
his cs0A. Speaker Nicholas Long
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
WAR VETERANS HOLD
JOINT Meeting HERE
Rear Admiral Robert F. Coontz
Tells Men to Join Organizations
to Secure Legislation.

Problems of American war veterans
were discussed yesterday afternoon at
joint meeting Of national veterans
organizations at Stanley Hall in the
Soldiers Home. The session was con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Vet
Grams of Indian Wars.
Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz, ad-
dressing the assembled representatives,
selves with veteran organizations in
order to secure beneficial legislation.
Mrs. Helen Evans O'Neill, well known
worker in the cause of disabled vet
Grams, represented the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans. Short addresses were
given by James Van zaTt, junior ma
tional vice commander, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; C. B. Jennings, depart
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
"SHADOW" FOUND DEAD
Police Seek Identity of Colored
Man in Southwest Section.

Shadow" is dead. Such was the only
name by which a colored man 35 years
was known at 936 E street southwest,
where he had been a roomer three weeks
prior to his death early this morning
His body was found in the kitchen of
the E street home by Jack Carter, an
other roomer, about o'clock Police
are endeavoring to establish the identity
OF the dead man and locate relatives.
Death is believed to have resulted from
natural causes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

Gardiner is right. And wars are
just like depression, they come when
you least expect EN-.
We lost lot of common sense
and lot Of we'll needed humor in
the Senate when We lost Caraway of
Arkansas. 1t was a pleasure to
watch him walk up and down the
aisle. like Felix the cat. and then
bump the Republicans of with just
one short remark,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
CLEVELAND MAYOR
. STEPS INTO OFFICE
H. n. Burton, Law Director,
Succeeds City Manager
Pending Election.
BY the Associated Press.

6y tno associated FreSS.
CLEVELAND. November o. Harold
H. Burton moved his bullying brief case
and desk calendar across a hall in the
city hall and became acting mayor of
Cleveland today.
For a little more than three months
he will serve as mayor, besides remain
ing city law director under last Tues
days decision Of the voters to shelve
the city manager plan and return to
the old mayor-ward system of govern
ment.
His taking Office gave the city its
first mayor since 1923, when the city
manager plan was placed in operation
Stepping out as the city's chief execu-
tive was Daniel E. Morgan, city man.
ager since January 81. 1880, when he
succeeded William r. Hopkins, Cleve-
lands only other ex-city manager.
Right at the start Burton has the
job Of averting a financial deficit. In
the remaining 54 days of the year
1882 1000 will have to be cut from the
city's expenditures to balance with the
income. Burton will get out the prun-
ing knife in conferences with heads of
city departments this week
The acting mayor will serve until
February 16, when his successor for
the following two years will be elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

NOW we are
RI Jht where we
are in all our in
v e S t ig a tions.
Just where we
started FIR m.
The only way
We will ever
find out who is
right is to have
a war. If we
are ready for 1t,
Hoover is right,
if we are not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.-Mr.
Hoover's Navy jury set him free.
Mr.. Gardeners jury set him free.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

British smokers paid more than S276.-
600, COO to the government in taxes In
the last IL months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09
SPECIAL NOTICES.

China's tobacco crop is greater than
that of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

Imports of American apples and
pears into France this year have been
unusually large.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

Most of us are prone to
look with indifference upon
the necessity of breaking
up" a cough at its begin
ming. A cough due to cold
is perhaps not alarming at
first but if allowed to
continue it lowers your
vitality. saps your strength
and makes you easy prey
of many dangerous illnesses.
For more than 25 years
Halls Expectorant has
brought prompt, safe relief
in cases of coughs due to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

STOVE REPAIR MAN.
Must be Thoroughly experienced on stove
repair and adjustment must have car.
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO.,
all Dladensburg Rd NE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

Wed.-Girls Bathing Beauty Contest
Thur-GirlS Colonial Costume Contest
Fri.-Girls Pie Eating Contest.
Sat.-GirIS Solo Dancing Contest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-09

I Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts except the ones contracted by myself.
Z. T, GREENSTREET. 2434 Tunlaw I'd. NV.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
MAIL FLOODS
DAISY, ASKING
ADVICE ON IT.
Fan Letters Pour In on
Miss De Voc at Jail: Many
Mothers Write.
BY RONALD w. WAGNER
United Press staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES. Jan. 29.-Daisy
De Voc, who had two years In
which to- study closely the mysteri-
GUS ut" possessed by Clara Bow,
feels girl is both lucky and I'M
lucky If she has SIT"
The screen stars former secreS
tary made such declaration today
as she read her fan mall in the
county jail, where she has been
since last Friday when she was
found guilty of grand theft.
She has received enough letters
to keep her occupied until next
Monday, when her attorney viii
argue for a new trial.
Mothers, men and young girls
are writing to me from all over the
country" Miss De. Voc said. "The
mothers-strange as it may seem
ask me for advice about their
daughters"
She went through the stack OF
paper and held up a bulky envelope,
Here is a woman who wants me
to give my opinion of it and tell
her what can be done with daugh-
tiers who seem to be letting a gay
life get the best of Them" she said.
II am writing her that straight.
forward personality is preferable tt
it, and that I consider this quality
better than the more spectacular
aspects Of sex appeal.
"Of course there is no use deny.
ing that it' has some advantages
Tt brings fame to some girls and tx
others it brings only trouble.
Il also told her that mother
should give modern daughters ad.
vice-and be sure it's the right kind
If they don't, others will give then
advice-the wrong kind"
Another letter referred to thu
stand of the woman juror who yaic
she held out to convict Miss 7 vot
on one of the thirty-flve coU Is "a
lesson to young girls"
The letter urged Miss De Voc tt
accept her conviction as a martyr
and draw comfort from the fac
that she was chosen as an instru
ment of warning to other girls"
Il can't be in sympathy with tina
philosophy she said. II don't be-
lieve in martyrs. I believe peopl
should be convicted or acquitted OF
the evidence"
Men who write to her either sid
against her or offer sympathy or adj
vice, she said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
Ex-AUDITOR TO PEN
Prison Sentence Is Given
Hendricks County Man.
By United Press

By United PTes8
DANVILLE, Ind, Jan. ga
state prison sentence Of two to four
teen years was given Lloyd Whick-
er, former Hendricks county audi
tor, when he was returned here and
pleaded guilty to a charge of
forgery, Wednesday.
He was returned from Pratt,
Kan, after being a fugitive since
Nov. 8, 1928. Wicker was serving
his second term as auditor when
he left his Office and disappeared
after writing his resignation.
Investigation by the state board
Of accounts revealed embezzlement
of nearly $500, it was charged.
Had Whicker stood trial, it was
believed that other Hendricks coun-
ty residents would have been impli-
Gated in an $4,000 overdraft in the
auditors accounts. Money was bor-
rowed to replace the overdraft, it
was reported.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
.HIT-RUN AUTO
SUSPECT HELD
Man Is Accused After Girl
Is Hurt in Crash.

Herman M. voggs, 1415 College
avenue. today faced charges Of
drunkenness and failure to stop
after an accident, after he is alleged
to have struck and seriously injured
Miss Mary Fansler, II, Of New
Bethel
Voggs was arrested when 8
woman who heard the description
Of the car and the license broadcast
over the police radio informed
officers the car was parked at
Twenty second street and College
avenue.
The accident in which the girl was
hurt occurred at Thirty eighth
street and keystone avenue. The
car in which she was riding was
driven by j. E. Fansler.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
EX-COP TO ACCEPT
LIFE PRISON TERN
Hill to Enter Guilty Plea
Friday in Staying of
Lottery Operator.

Carrying out an agreement made
several months ago with defense at
torneys, Prosecutor Herbert Wilson
announced today that life sentence
will be pronounced Friday on VIII
liam c. Hill, IS. former policeman,
held for the murder of Charles
zeller, lottery operator, Hill will be
sentenced in the Hamilton circuit
court at Noblesville.
Hill, formerly of 1892 Prospect
street, will plead guilty TO the
charge, electing to avert trial in
which acquittaI or the death penalty
are verdict alternatives.
The guilty plea will be accepted
under an amended indictment re-
turned by the Marion county grand
jury.
Hill confessed shooting zeller to
death March IL, 1880, in front of
the zeller home, 800 Southern ave-
nue.. Hill planned to rob the lottery
operator of $4,000. Zeller was shot
when he scuff1ed with Hill.
Harold Lester, 26, Of 1929 Finley
avenue, held as a conspirator with
Hill in the robbery, will be tried in
criminal court. Hills case was
venued to Noblesville after the for
mer policeman made a sensational,
but unsuccessful attempt to escape
while being arraigned in court. He
was removed to the Indiana reform
atory for safe keeping.
1--WE are permitting this man to
plead guilty to the murder charge
and accept life imprisonment to
save the county expense of a jury
trial." Wilson said, adding: I'VE
believe this step is justified in view
Of the death penalty being manda-
tory in murder robbery cases."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
ALLEGED BANDIT
HELD BY POLICE
Robber Shoots Hole in Floor
After Taking So.

After he was alleged to have
robbed a woman and fired a shot
through the floor Of her residence
Laverne Barlow, IS. Of 40 East
Forty-seventh street, was arrested
early today on robbery and larceny
charges.
According to police, who arrested
him at the his home and recov-
cred 50, Barlow is alleged to have
stolen from Miss Helen Minor, sis
East Wabash street, the shot he
fired struck an unidentified man in
the house. Other robberies re-
ported:
Robert Long, taxicab driver, 224C
Kenwood avenue, 81; william Nc
Daniel, 81 South Edgehill road, sl2
and Jacob Zinmeister Jr., 1852 Eng
lish avenue, truck driver, $50.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
HOLD THEFT SUSPECTS
Two Youths Are Quizzed on Series
of Purse Snatchings.

Two youths, said to have been
identified by a victim, were held by
police today on vagrancy charges,
as suspects in series of recent
northside purse Snatchings.
Mrs. Margaret Watson, ga East
Forty ninth street, named Paul
Scalf, 2454 North Olney street, and
Paul Banks, 2818 North Gale street,
as the duo who robbed her OF SIP
Jan. 49, Both are Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-29
GOES TO NoTRE DAME
DR.. Patrick II. Weeks Joins Faculty
of Sociology Department.
a Tnited Preaa

By United Press
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Jan. 29.-
DR.. Patrick H. Weeks, physician and
psychiatrist at the Michigan City
state prison, has joined the faculty
Of the department of sociology at
Notre Dame university, and will
conduct an advance class in GRIM
inology.
His work at the university will
deal with problems of prison and
correction work.
DR.. Weeks is a graduate Of the
University of Georgia medical
school. Before going to the state
prison, where he has been for