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Evening star., 1931-12-19
COMMITTEE VOTES
WHEAT FOR RELIEF
Group Named to Draft De-
tails of Bill to Use Some of
Farm Boards Stores.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Agriculture Committee
today approved a measure authorizing
the Farm Board to turn over some of
its wheat for feeding the unemployed.
Chairman McNary named subcom-
mittee to draft details of the bill, with
instructions to report it to the Senate
this afternoon.
The committeeman want to put the
bill through before the Christmas re-
cess, which begins Tuesday night.
Senators Capper, Republican. OF
Kansas and Wheeler. Democrat. Of
Montana, who introduced measures au-
thoriZing the board to turn over some
surplus wheat, were named members of
the subcommittee together with Sena-
tor Thomas. Democrat, Of Oklahoma.
The wheat would be turned over to
the Red Cross or any other charitable
organization showing proper qualifica-
tions. The amount was left to the sub
committee.
Sterilization operations Of the Farm
Board have resulted in about 189 ,000,-
900 bushels of wheat now being stored
and held off the market
Senator Norris, Republican, Of Ne
braska insisted it be understood that
the Farm Board flour would be avail
able to striking miners in Kentucky
who are not cared for by the Red
Cross.
The Farm Board has taken the posi-
ton that it cannot distribute its wheat
to the needy under present law, since it
would have to be paid for The Cap
per bill provides for the Government to
meet the cost
This is the language:
THE Federal Farm Board shall keep
account Of all wheat furnished and de-
livered as provided herein and snall
report the average cost of such wheat
to the board as credit against its re-
volving fund"
Evening star., 1931-12-19
MAIL FRAUD CHARGES
ON WALTON DISMISSED
Impeached Oklahoma Governor
Calls It christmas Present"
Two Others Cleared.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, December
l9.-The Christmas present" most well
come 10 j. c. (Jack) Walton, impeached
Governor of Oklahoma, was the dis
miSsal of mail fraud charges against
himself and two others in the Universal
Oil & Gas Co. trial here.
Eight others, including S. E. j. Cox,
spectacular promoter, who, the Gov
eminent claims, was the head of the
company alleged to have swindled in
vestors out of more than S1,OO0,000,
remain on trial.
At the conclusion of the prosecutions
case, Federal Judge Edgar S. Vaught
sustained demurrers as to Walton,
Frank M. Ephland. salesman, and VIII
liam F. Collins, attorney for Universal.
Judge Vaught held that evidence
showed Walton had severed connections
with the company before It's stock was
printed and its sale begun. The Gov
ernment had alleged misleading liter
ature bearing Waltons name had been
distributed
Walton, thanking Judge Vaught and
Prosecutor Herbert K. Hyde, said the
dismissal was "the best and most well
come Christmas present I could re-
ceiye"
Evening star., 1931-12-19
HOOVER PROMISED
SPEED FOR RELIEF
Reconstruction Bill Action
to Be Forced in Senate,
WaIcott Says.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Walcott, Republican. of Con-
necticut, informed President Hoover to-
day there would be "a desperate effort"
to bring the Emergency Reconstruction
Corporation measure to vote in the
Senate before the Christmas holidays.
The President has urged congressional
Leaders to act with dispatch on the
hai-ollllon-doliar agency proposed by
him to distribute credit where needed.
Yesterday he especially cited the need
of help by the railroads.
Walcctt, a member of the Senate
Banking Committee, said he believed if
Congress remains in session until Tues
day vote will be possible.
Moves to End Delay.
He intimated the Senate might,
tomary order of procedure and bring
up the reconstruction corporation be-
fore 1t is voted on by the House.
The House Banking Committee Is at
work on it.
This plan is much needed andsneed-
ed last, to meet the existing emer-
gency" Walcott said.
Representative Rainey Of Illinois. the
Democratic leader, and Representative
Smell OF New Yok the Republican
leader, also agreed that the legislation
would be the first major matter before
the House in January.
Meanwhile, the Presidents aides went
ahead at the Capitol with testimony on
behalf Of the corporation.
Undersecretary Mills of the Treasury
told Senate committee the agency
would put the Government in position
TO close almost Immediately any gap
which might appear in our credits
structure"
Predicts Great Benefit.
He said it would be an insurance"
measure more than anything else and
It's very existence would have a very
beneficial effect"
In response to questions from Sena-
tor Glass, former Secretary of the
treasury, Mills said it was not his con-
ceptlon that the corporation should
take up assets of failed banks.
With these indication of earlv action
on his reconstruction corporation, Pres
ldent Hoover renewed efforts TODAY for
even earlier help on the vexmg railroad
situation.
Bending every effort to safeguard
tn, national transportation systems,
their S9,o00o00OOO in securities, and
the numerous public institutions which
hold a large slice of this total Mr.
Hoover turned hopeful eve to ne
gotiations between the railway execu-
tlVeS and labor over wages.
Ihe President wanted immediate ap-
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Evening star., 1931-12-19
ARMY OFFICER BREAKS
TWO GLIDER RECORDS
Lieut.. w. A. Cooke Hopes He Set
Third New Mark, for Altitude,
in Soaring Over 21- Hours.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
HONOLULU, December 1e.-Credited
by officials of the Honolulu Chapter OF
the National Aeronautical Association
with having broken all existing glider
endurance and distance records, Lieut..
William A. Cooke, United States Army,
today hoped another record would be
added to his total.
BY his flight of 81 hours and SO min
utes yesteray Lieut.. Cooke shattered
the world glider endurance record of IA
hours and minutes, held by Ferdinand
Schulz OF Germany. and officials said
he had broken the distance mark set by
Schulz of 1892 miles.
Only when his barograph is cali
brated at Washington will Lieut.. Cooke
know whether he broke the American
altitude record. His altimeter register
ed 3,4OO feet, which is 270 feet above
the American mark set by Martin
scne:nmp, but is far below the world
record.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Meet Within Month.
BRITISH MILLERS FIGHT
Oppose Wheat Quota Plan of Gill

Oppose Wheat Quota Plan of Gill
mour, Minister of Agriculture.
LONDON, December 10 (P).-The
Daily Herald said today a vigorous fight
is under way between the British millers
and Sir John Gilmour, minister of agri-
culture, over the proposed British wheat
quota and that the millers have re-
fused to be associated with the quota
plan
The millers, it said, have put for
ward a plan of their own, claiming to
have the support of the farmers, and
urging that millers be registered and
levy made on every sack of flour
milled in Great Britain. From the
proceeds of the levy they suggested the
British farmer be subsidized on the
wheat crop to the extent of the diff
ference between the world price and the
price guaranteed him.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TOYS FOR NEEDY BOYS AND GIRL
PILED HIGH IN TT1EATER LOBBIES
Children and Grown-Ups Join in Bringing
Cheer to Unfortunate Children
of Capital.

1t looks like merry. merry Christ
mas for upward to $500 youthful bene-
ficiaries of this mornings TOY Mat
inee"
The turnouts at the Metropolitan and
Tivoli Theaters, where a toy for some
poor child was the only price of admis-
sion, fulfilled the fondest hopes of the
promoterS--Warner Brothers and The
Star.
Approximately 1000 persons, more
than half of whom were children, filled
with toys the great Santa Claus hamp-
erS in the lobby of the METROPOLITAN
Theater.
At the Tivoli, where the bill opened
two hours later, almost 1900 men
women and children added their gifts
to the great pile of toys in the lobby
and trooped happily in to see a revival
OF "Skppy," Percy Crosby's epic of
American boyhood
Something like rs per cent of the
crowds were children, from tiny tots
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TOXIC ULT|MATUM
WILL TELL CHINESE
TO QUIT CH|NCHOW
Time Limit to Be Fixed for
Withdrawing Troops Within
Great Wall.
CHANG AND HIS AIDE
TO RECEIVE WARNINGS
HOMO Statement Will Threaten
Drastic Measures if Orders
Are Not obeyed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, December ia dispatch
to the Rengo News Agency from Muk-
den, Manchuria, today said an ulti-
matum is to be sent to Chinese au-
thorlties soon demanding withdrawal
OF Chinese troops at Chinchow to a
point within the Great Wall within a
stipulated time.
This Mukden report was virtually
confirmed in authoritative quarters
here.
Will Send Two Warnings.
Two warnings will be sent, it was
said, one by the Japanese government
to Marshal Chang Hsueh-Liang
through the Peiping legation. and the
other from Gen. HOMO to Jung Chin
Marshal Chang'S chief of staff.
1t is understood also Gen. HOMO will
issue statement at the same time in
PEELED to resort to drastic measures if
the Chinese fail to comply with the
notice to withdraw.
Events shifted rapidly automatically
as well as miiitarily.
Chinese Minister Sees Inukai.
On the heels of the Mukden dis
patches telling of possible new military
action by Gen. HOMO, the Chinese
minister here, Chang TSo-Pin, spent
an hour with Premier Inukai at the
latter's official residence, the first con-
tact between the Chinese minister and
any high japanese government Official
in nearly two months.
Minister Chang is returning to
Marking tonight. After his last con-
ference with former Foreign Minister
Shidehara nearly two months ago
Chang conveyed the foreign minister's
principles on the Manchurian contro-
versy to the Chinese Government at
Nanking and the government ordered
him to bave no more conferences IN
Toxic.
There was report he had been
recalled by his government, but his
secretary announced that the minister
was going back for a meeting OF the
Central Executive Committee OF when
he is a member, and will return 10
Toxic in about two weeks.
Described as Courtesy Call.
The meeting between Chang ana the
premier. said the secretary was in the
nature of a courtesy call before the
minister's departure, but in view OF
the premiers acquaintance WITH Chiang
Kai-Snek and other Chinese leaders,
it was thought that he might have
gwen Chang verbal message which
might lead to direct negotiations be-
tween the two governments.
The dispatches from Mukden told
of fighting at various points between
japanese forces and bandits, and SAID
preparations were proceeding fast for
a drive against bandits in tte region
of Hsinmintun where there has oeen
more than one encounter.
It was said that the ultimatum which
Cen. Hon 10 is expected to deliver
probably would call for evacuation Oh
Chinchow within week.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
DENIES M'LEAN GIFT
VIOLATES INJUNCTION
Attorney Says Summons in Yule
Box Must Have Been
Sent by Court.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 19.-Counsel for
Edward B. Mclean, Washington pub
Usher, said today his client had done
nothing to violate an injunction forbid
ding him to proceed with a divorce &C
ton begun at Latvia, but had confined
his efforts to having the injunction
removed.
Mr.. Mclean was cited for contempt
of court in Washington yesterday for
sending a summons wrapped in a
Christmas box. directing his estranged
wife to appear as a defendant in the
Latvian court. The attorney said to-
day if summons was served it must
have been by the court and not by Mr..
Mclean.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
BARRED FROM PICKETING WIFE'S
DOORSTEP FOR RECONCILIATION
Chicagoan Must Stay Away, Spouse Asks Injunction
to Harden Her Heart

onciliation. She also requested sepa-
rate maintenance.
Mrs. Skoda said she sued her hus-
band for separate maintenance two
years ago, but that he sat on the door,
step for two weeks, until she finally
took pity on him and dismissed her ac-
ton. She asked the injunction to
harden her heart in case the doorstep
sitter returned.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

scarcely able to toddle along, to boys
and girls in their early teens, all bear
ing bright personal gift for some poor
child. They came in shining limou-
slnes, escorted by liveried chauffeurs:
in taXicabs, on street cars, and hun
dreds walked from their homes with
packages under their arms.
The gifts OF those who saw the benefit
performances were supplemented by
several hundred others, contributed by
persons who explained that they would
not be able to attend the show, but
wished to help make it a success.
At the Tivoli, an elderly lady stood
with basket of Christmas packages
in her hands, giving them to boys and
girls who wished to attend the show,
but did not have a present to leave
with the doorman. Large moving trucks
from social welfare agency were COL
lecting the toys from the theaters to-
day for distribution before Christmas
to the homes of the unemployed and
needy.
AT $50 o'clock this morning, half
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Evening star., 1931-12-19
Christmas Shopping
Made Easy

If you will plan your purchases In
the comfort of your own home
from advertisements in The
Star. Every day the merchants
attractively display their mer-
chandise in The Stars advertis-
ing columns and your Christmas
dollar will go further If you will
use these columns as your shop
ping guide.
Yesterdays Advertising
local Display
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Copper Agreement Reached,

BRUSSELS, December 10 P-An
understanding between copper producers
representing American, British, Beleia n
and Rhodesian interests was virtuallv
concluded today and it was expected
that its provisions would be announced
early next week and that it would be-
come effective on January
Evening star., 1931-12-19
MORATORIUM PLANNED

VIENNA, December 10 (P.-A dis
patch from Budapest to the Neue Freie
Presse today said Hungary contemplated
declaring transfer moratorium next
Wednesday.
On Monday, the dispatch said, the
cabinet will formulate the decree; on
Tuesday it will be submitted to the
Committee of 80 for publication on the
following day.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
MOTHER POiSONS GIRL.
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE
Daughter Not Expected to Live.
Financial Reverses Blamed
for Tragedy.

BY the Associated Press
EUREKA, Calf, December 19-De-
tectives said Mrs. Frances Burnett, wife
OF Archie Burnett, prominent mining
engineer gave poison to her 18-vear-oid
daughter Margaret last night and then
committed suicide. Doctors said thav
did not expect the girl to live.
The poison was given the girl in medi-
cine, investigators said, and after She
drank it exclaimed, Mother, YOU have
poisoned mel" Mrs. Burnett renlied
That's all right; I'm going, too"
Burnett has been employed by a min
ing company near here. The family re-
Gently suffered financial reverses
Evening star., 1931-12-19
POSE AS DRY AGENTS
Six Bandits r ,nsack Wealthy
Home in Pittsburgh.


PITTSBURGH, December 19 P.-
Posing as prohibition agents, six men
last night ransacked the Summer home
of Mrs. Gordon c. King, prominent So
ciety woman.
They evidently were looking for a
large supply of liquor, but only found
small quantity" Mrs. King said. Il
know they weren't prohibition agents"
She is the daughter-in-law of Willis
L. King, vice president OF the Jones
& Laughlin Steel Corporation.
Investigation revealed that some
liquor, a shotgun and fashlight were
taken.
The mauraders first visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Campbell, care
takers Three men held the Campbells
at bay with revolvers, while the other
three robbed the King home, in the
exclusive Fox Chapel district. 1t was
unoccupied.
Evening star., 1931-12-19
Is PER CENT CUT PLANNED.
Nine Rail Executives Are Appointed to
Negotiate With Labor on Pay.

NEW YORK, December 19 (PO.-Rail-
road managements of the East, West and
South moved today to apply the brakes
to S300,000,000 paid annually in wages
to employees.
That amount represents the IS per
cent which executives decided yester-
day to take from the workers wages.
A committee of nine executives,
headed by Daniel Willard. president of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, was
designated to negotiate to conclu-
sion" with representatives of the Rail-
way Labor Executives Association their
intention to reduce pay.
Meet Within Month.
The meeting of the groups will be
held within 80 days, when a notice of
a reduction which the rail heads are
expected to issue Monday will expire.
Agreement before that time automati-
cally chancels the notice. Railroad Of
ficials anticipate a friendly settlement
by January Is.
Appointment of the Executives Com
mittee was generally understood to
mean that the arrangements expect
employees will agree to a voluntary 10
per cent cut, which would result in a
saving of $2O0,0O0,000 annually to the
railroads. This, however, lacked con-
firmation.
The Railroad Labor Association re-
Gently rejected 10 per cent reduction
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1931-12-19
By the Associated Press.

BY The AsSoclated PreSs.
CHICAGO, December 19.-Picketing,
long a bone of contention in labor dis
putes, has finally worked its way into
domestic life.
As a result Edward Skoda, IS, can
no longer sit on his wife's doorstep and
look sorrowful.
Judge Joseph SABBATH yesterday issued
an Injunction prohibiting Skoda from
'icketing at her doorstep to ask a rec
Evening star., 1931-12-19
TEMPERATURE RISES u DEGREES
HERE IN FOUR AND HALF HOURS
Reading of o3 at 1920 O'Clock Surpassed Only Twice
Since Winter of 1911.

A rise of 27 degrees in four and a
half hours this morning gave Washing
ton temperature of 63 degrees at
1890 o'clock.
This thermometer reading, the
Weather Bureau reported, has been
equaled or approached only twice since
1911, December 10, 1929, having re-
corded maximum of 68 degrees and
1924 having shown IA degrees. The 63-
degree reading of 1890 o'clock this
morning probably will be showed even
higher before the afternoon is over,
despite q forecast Of "Slghtly cooler
Evening star., 1931-12-19

for tonigth and tomorrow, the bureau
said. The normal" highest tempera-
ture for December 10 is 40 degrees.
Weather Bureau officials pointed out
that the unusual feature of todav;s
warm weather is the fact that it was
ushered in on a northwest wind which
normally would produce lower tempeTa-
lures. They expressed the opinion
however, that warm area is covering
much of the country in that quarter of
the compass.
The forecast for tomorrow is cloudy
and slightly cooler"
Evening star., 1931-12-19
80 Bodies in Flood Found.

TUNIS, Algeria, December 10 (P.-
Thirty bodies have been recovered in
the flooded districts near here and the
work of restoration continued today.
A heavy fall of snow added to the diff
CultieS of the workers.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

The Star, with it's tremendous
circulation, is the only medium
necessary to reach this prosperous
market. as 979o of it's readers are
within a radius. of Is miles of the
National Capitat.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

Senator Tasker L. Oddie Of Nevada
was thrown from his horse and injured
while riding in Rock Creek Park about
8 o'clock this morning. 1t was said
at the Naval Hospital where he was
taken for treatment that his collar bone
may be fractured
Senator Odoie was alone when the
accident occurred. He had just passed
beneath Klingle Bridge when his horse
Lumberjack, stumbled and fell A
passing motorist took him to the Shore
ham Hotel Riding Club, where Lumber
jack is stabbed From there he was
taken to the hospital
The Senator's home is in Reno, New
During sessions of Congress he lives
at 2123 lie Roy place.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

Total neSspaoe1s5.... rSsr Dtns5 72,784
Evening star., 1931-12-19

WEATHER.
(U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Cloudy with occasional rain tonight
and tomorrow; slightly colder tomorrow
night; moderate southwest winds.
Temperatures-Highe 63, at IL am
today; lowest, SO, at am. today.
Full report on page l6.
Evening star., 1931-12-19

Continued on Page 2, Column
Evening star., 1931-12-01
DLD 1N1L OlO1O1AIO ". Burgess.

to hide or climb. There just wasn't
any time at all before he was struck
and sharp claws pricked through his
skin. Was Runty frightened? Now,
what do you think? OF course he was
He was terribly frightened. He couldn't
have been more frightened. But
frightened as he was, he remembered.
Yes, sir, he remembered. He didn't
struggle. He didn't try to get away.
He just went limp and lay there just
where he was knocked over. His eyes
just wee bit, giving glimpse OF his
small, sharp teeth. He didn't even
know who it was holding him down
with what to him we're big paws, and
then picking him UP by the loose skin
of his back, giving his shake and
then dropping him again.
Runty remembered what he had seen
Unc' Billy do and what Unc' Billy had
told him, so when he hit the ground he
remained exactly as he fell. He was
far from comfortable and he was ter
ribly frightened, but he didn't think of
those things. He thought only Of play
ing dead. He felt rough tongue lick
his face 1t tickled, especially when it
went. inside an ear. It sent little
shivvers all over him, but they were in
side slaivers. Yes, sir, they were inside
shivers.
80 it was that Black Pussy, the Cat
from Farmer Browns, was completely
fooled She hadn't the least idea that
that little PoSsum wasn't dead. She
thought she had killed him, and she
was trying to make up her mind
whether to eat him then and there or
to carry him home to show what a
mighty hunter she was. She purred
Evening star., 1931-12-01
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Evening star., 1931-12-01

~ UNITY, the smallest Of Unc' Billy
- Possums IL children, had a lot
IN to think about. And he did
4 think about it. He had seen
Unc' Billy escape from Flip the
TERROR by simply pretending to be dead
until Flip left him without Suspecting
that there was nothing the matter with
him. Then Unc' Billy had explained
to him the Importance of being dead
all over. No matter what happens
there must be no movement OF, ear or
eye or foot or tail or any other part.
All this Runty thought over, and the
more he thought about 1t the more he
realized how important it was, how
trick right There could be no half
way business. So when he was sure no
one was watching he practised playing
dead. When a fly would alight on an
ear it would tickle. and at first that
ear would twitch despite all he could
do. It was the same way when an ant
would run over his nose. But after a
while he got so that he could keep from
twitching: It wasn't easy, but he could
do it and did do it.
It was a good thing that Runty
learned that trick so well and the fact
that it often is better to fool an enemy
the family hal started out early to look
for a dinner. Runty had ,strayed away
from the others, not far enough to get
lost, but far enough to be quite by
himself. Unc' Billy had not yet ap-
A leaf rustled. Runty turned his
head just in time to see great black
form coming. through the air at him.
There wasnt time to dodge or run or