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ington's reply to this second note, which
arrived today. In the course Of his
exposition NJ Herriot rendered homage
to the attitude Of Britain toward
France.
Laval Drawn in Talks.
IN. Germain- Martin, the minister Of
finance, explained the nature of the
payments due in December. He indt-
Gated the position of the debtors to-
ward the United States and the position
of the United States toward the debtors.
He then examined solutions which could
be envisaged and analyzed the conse-
quences Of the different solutions"
Former Premier Pierre Laval was
drawn into the debt discussion again
last night when he appeared with Pre-
mier Herriot and the finance minister
before the joint session Of the Senate
Foreign Affairs and Finance Com
nlittees.
The former premier told the Associ-
ated Press later that Il spoke freely
and gave the Interpretation of my visit
to washington which think it should
have. If + think it necessary shall
speak later on the floor Of the Senate.
My talk tonight was merely an infor-
NATIVE one"
An official communique issued after
the session said that former Premier
Laval explained to the committee con-
versations which he had. with President
Hoover at the time of his trip to Wash
ington in October, 1881, and explained
the nature and extent of these CONVEX
sations and of the Franco-American
communique which resulted from these"
Evening star., 1932-12-10
NEWTON OFFERED
CIRCUIT JUDGESH|P
Political Secretary to Presi.
dent Hoover Is Consider
ing Appointment.

Walter H. Newton, political secretary
to President Hoover, has been offered
an appointment as Federal circuit Judge
in the eighth circuit, of which Mime
sofa, Newton's home state, is a part, It
has been made known at the White
House.
Newton has not yet made known
whether he will accept the appointment
and allow his name to be sent to tlAe
Senate for confirmation, but there has
been some indication that he will allow
the nomination to go to Capitol Hill.
Democrats in the Senate, however
have sent out word that they will
strongly oppose any nominations to
Federal positions sent by President
Hoover, except where the filling Of a
post is an absolute necessity, and
should 1t appear that Newtons nomina-
tion would not be confirmed because of
the Democratic stand, Newton probably
will not accept the nomination.
1t has been known for some time that
Newton desired Federal judgeship. He
has practiced law and served in the
House from Minnesota before he took
over the post Of legislative and politi-
cal secretary to the President.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
BIGGER YIELD SEEN
FROM Scent STAMP
Brown Says Extra Postage Brings
in $94, ,000,0 900 More Than
2-Cent Rate.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Post ONCE Department still be-
lieves the three-stamp is q money
maker.
Appearing before the House Appro-
priations Subcommittee considering the
annual supply bill for the Treasury
Post once Departments, Postmaster
General Brown said, however, the ex-
perts were little off in their estimates
on what the Scent rate of first class
mail would yield.
The post office figured 1t would yield
an additional $130,000, 600 during the
present fiscal year. The year won't be
over until next June 80, but Brown told
Chairman Byrns:
IF We had the 2-cent rate we would
be $94. .000, 900 short
He explained that this estimate was
on the basis of returns already In and
that he meant the Scent rate would
yield about $94 900 900 more, all things
considered, than would have been re-
turned If the 2-cent stamp were still
the motive power for the average letter
The Postmaster General told the
committee that the gross deficit this
year would probably be about $685.
100000, with net deficit of about
$50 1000 900 for purely postal opera.
tions."
Evening star., 1932-12-10
BLANKET Of SNOW
ME[TS AS IT FALLS
More Than Inch Recorded,
Resulting in Minor Traffic
Accidents.

The seasons first snowfall, beginning
just before daybreak, blanketed the
city more than an inch deep at noon.
Unaccompanied by wind, the flakes
fell almost straight down to the ground
in the city. Up to noon the heat Of the
pavements and traffic had kept the
streets clear, except in sections where
there Is little trafic.
General In It's extent, the snowfall is
said by the Weather Bureau to extend
as far west as the Mississippi Valley,
with higher temperatures turning it to
rain in some sections.
In the Capital the snow Is expected
to continue through the night, possibly
turning to rain early tomorrow should
the temperature rise, as Is expected.
The cold weather which covered the
country yesterday had moderated
somewhat today with slightly higher
temperatures reported In the Great Lakes
region and Northern Rockies. WASH
ington's minimum for last night was
80 degrees above zero, i've points
higher than the previous night, al
though the thermometer had dropped
to 29 shortly before noon. slight
rise was reported on an already high
barometer.
A slippery viaduct over the railway
yards ct Fourth and T streets northeast
was blamed for the "piling up" OF sew
eral automobiles, bound downtown early
today. One Of the cars overturned, but
no injuries were reported. Several
minor accidents were reported on roads
in nearby Maryland and Virginia.
Rain and sleet were reported between
Washington and Richmond by Luding-
ton airline officials, who said none OF
their planes were going out today.
Other lines were operating, some on re-
vised schedules, up to noon.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

nees, no child is too young. no man
or woman too old, to resist the Christ
mas atmosphere of the gift parties!
The following bills, with an especial
appeal to children, will be shown:
Ambassador - Janet Gaynor and
Charles Farrell in Delicious" Fox
picture; also, Bosco cartoon, You're
Too Careless; Mills Brothers in Il
Amt Got Nobody"
Apollo-Marion Nixon and Ralph
Bellamy in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" Fox picture; also, BoSco car
toon, "Bosco at the Beach; Our Gang
comedy, Free Eats"
Avalon-Jackie Cooper and Robert
Coogan in 'Sooky," Paramount pic
ture; also, Merrie Melody cartoon, Il
comedy. ANY Old Port"
a Feller Needs a Fried" Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer picture; also, Bosco
cartoon, "Bosco the Lumberjack" I:
Laurel-Hardy comedy, 1.-THE Chimp"
Central-Jackie Cooper and Robert
Coogan in "Skippy," Paramount pic
ture; also, Bosco cartoon, "Bosco at the
Beach"
Colony-Mickey MCGUIRE and Buck
Jones in High Speed" Columbia pic
ture; also, "Bosco cartoon, "Bosco's at
the Store; Edgar Kennedy comedy,
Bon Voyage"
Earle-Edna Mae Oliver, Mitzi Green
and Jackie Searl in IF I Were King -
Paramount picture.
Home-Jackie Cooper and Robert
Coogan In "Sooky," Paramount pic
ture; Ford Sterling comedy. Twenty
Horses"
Metropolitan - Jackie Cooper and
Robert Coogan In "Sooky," a Para
mount picture.
Savoy-Joan Blondell and Stuart
Erwin in Make Me Star" a Para
mount picture; Bosco cartoon, "Boscos
Dog Race; Edgar Kennedy comedy,
"Giggle Water"
Tvoli-Marion Nixon and Ralph
Bellamy in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook
Farm" a Fox picture; also, Merrie
Melody cartoon, II Wish Had Wings; 3;
LAUREL Hardy comedy, "One Good
Turn"
York-zazu Pitts and Leon Enrol in
Finn and Hattie" Paramount pic
ture: also, Bosco cartoon, N""Bosco the
,L!.umberjack"; Our Gang comedy,
"Spanky."
Evening star., 1932-12-10
REVOLVER THREAT
LAID TO 0VERWORK
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate heard yesterday that one
Of its veteran and most conscientious
workers-Charles F. Pace, the financial
clerk-had entered the press gallery,
hourlshing a revolver, in search Of a
reporter against whom he had taken
a grievance.
The Rules Committee has been called
the incident, which created considerable
excitement at the Capitol.
Friends Of Pace attributed the act to
overwork. He has been doing two men s
work for months. He entered the gal
lery yesterday afternoon and asked for
Charles Stevenson, who wrote a maga-
zine article recently relating to ex-
penditures by Senate committees.
Stevenson was not present. but, dis
playing revolver, Pace is reported to
have said he intended to meet the man.
He left the gallery without further ado
and returned to his job fixing the COM
plex Senate financial records.
Senator Blaine, Republican, Of Wis
consin later told the Senate about the
incident. Senator Moses. Republican
Of New Hampshire, chairman Of the
Rules Committee, replied that the af-
fair had been called to his attention
and that it was true.
Today the Senate press gallery re-
manned under guard Of policeman as
Pace returned to his ONCE. The Sen
ate Rules Committee, which has juris-
diction over the Capitol postponed its
meeting to consider the case from today
until Monday.
The magazine article did not men
ton Pace by name. 1t made reference
to the clerks Office.
A prodigious worker Pace has re-
fused TO take any vacation for years
When a fellow member Of the Office
became Ill he took over his work.
After discussion of his action yester-
day he went ahead and finished the
days work in his ONCE just on the
Senate chamber.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

n YExT Saturdays "toy matinees'
have captured the imagination
VI of juvenile washington, judg-
/ ing from the early response.
Already telephones are ring
ing, letters coming in-children want to
know more Of the matinees, If they may
bring friends. Some suggest names for
the gift list.
"Where will the parties be held?"
"At the 12 Warner Bros. Theaters," I"
the answer runs, "one in every neigh
borhood."
The two-fold appeal has caught on,
and If the idea sweeps the city as 1t
promises now, there won't be a diSap-
pointed child in Washington on Christ
mas morning.
A toy, bright and new, or a bit Of
warm clothing for a destitute boy or
to the matinees.
This year, because the need Is three
times as great, the toy matinees have
been widened in scope. The poor chill
dren of Washington received $500 new
toys through two parties last season.
this year IL theaters have been thrown
open to the benefits, arranged by
Warner Bros. in cooperation with The
Star.
st am a little girl" wrote one child,
e. IL years old. would like to
come to your Christmas party at the
Home Theater if that is all right.
Hoping to hear from you soon,
LOUISE"
The answer, Louise, is "Yesw Come
and bring gift for some destitute
child. A Santa Claus hopper will be
ready in the lobby. Just drop in the
present, and know 1t is going straight
to the most forlorn child in Washing
ton, to brighten its Christmas morning
The Home is only one of 10 neigh
hprhood houses where the benefits will
be held, in addition to the two down.
town theaters, the Earle and Metro
politan.
The latter shows start at $50 o'clock
next Saturday morning, and those in
the community houses begin 80 minutes
later.
The idea Is catching on, gathering
rnpetus-impetus enough, perhaps, to
sweep despair from the darkest homes
in washington on Christmas day.
At least $4,000 underprivileged chill
dren may awake to empty stockings on
that day. Fall in line for the toy matt
Evening star., 1932-12-10
PHILIPPINE BILL
VETO is FORECAST
Amendments to Independence
Measure May Kill Move Un-
der Way in Senate.
By the Associated Press.

os the nsSoCldtcu EEeSs.
The conviction developed today, espe-
cially in Filipino independence circles
that the wes-Cutting measure grant
ing Philippine freedom would not in
its present amended form meet the
approval of President Hoover.
While the Senate, which is debating
the bill, was in recess over the week
end, Manuel Roxas, speaker Of the
1nsular House, began efforts to have
the Senate reconsider action taken yes
terday in providing for total exclusion
OF Filipino immigrants from the United
states and stricter limitation Of duty
free sugar imports.
Senator Pittman, Democrat, Of Ne
,vada, served notice he would move re-
consideration of the vote by which the
Senate approved an amendment to per-
NIT only $4,000 tons of sugar free as
compared with 850,000 as provided in
the original bill.
Secretary Of War Hurley has stated
his opposition to granting island inde-
pendence within the near future and
in some quarters the feeling has been
that Mr.. Hoover would not approve the
Hawes- Cutting measure, a feeling which
was strengthened today by inclusion OF
the amendments.
National farm organizations last night
sent letters to Senate members, asking
that complete independence be granted
within five years with a graduated re-
duction in free imports instead of 16
years as provided in the pending bill
The Senate's action favoring total
exclusion Of immigrants and stricter
limitation of duty-free sugar importa-
tions was taken without a record vote
The immigration exclusion amend
ment was proposed by Senator johnson
Republican, of California, after authors
OF the bill had urged its rejection or
the ground 1t might cause resentment
in the islands. The bill as it came from
committee proposed an annual quota
Of 100 from the islands.
johnson contended his amendment
contained the same language as other
immigration acts. It provides that "ne
person ineligible to become citizen OF
the United States shall be admitted
under the quota of 100
Filipinos OF Oriental stock are in
eligible to citizenship.
Evening star., 1932-12-10
R. B. WILLIAMSON
DIES AT AGE OF g
Heart Attack Is Fatal to Vice
Chairman of Federal
Power Commission.

Ralph B. williamson, 81, vice chair
man Of the Federal Power Commission,
died suddenly early today after q heart
attack in his apartment in the West
chester. He had been in i'll health for
year or more.
Mr.. Williamson is survived by his
widow, two daughters, Margaret and
Helen, who are in school here. and a
sister, Mrs. Edith Bice Of Seattle. A
son died few years ago.
Arrangements for the funeral, which
will be at the home in Yakima, Wash,
are expected to be made today.
Mr.. Williamson was one Of the three
Republican members named to the
Power Commission by President Hoover
in December, 1880, at the time 1t was
reorganized, and had been its vice
chairman since then.
He recently had completed q study
OF the 11-year operation OF the Federal
power act, which had formed the basis
of recommendation by the commits
sion for amendatory legislation to
tighten its provisions.
Mr. Williamson was born in Tama,
Iowa, on July 81, 1880. and after grad
uating from the Harvard Law School,
went into the Western country as a
lawyer for the United States Reclama-
ton Service. A few years later he en-
barked in private practice in Yakima.
where he remained, until his appoint
the late Senator Jones of Washington.
His term would have expired in June.
Backed Conservation Measures.
During his practice, he had actively
supported conservation measures, and
friends recalled today that Williamson
was one of those instrumental In get
ting through the Washington State
water code.
He had also been interested In the
Seattle Light & Power System. mu-
nicipal plant operated on q Federal
licensed site, and in the past few days,
in association with J. D. Ross, the su-
perintendent, had appeared before the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation in
behalf of q loan sought by the enter
prise.
The Power Commission was closed
today on account of Mr.. Williamson 8
death.
Two Vacancies on Board.
The death of Mr.. Williamson leaves two
vacancies on the Power Commission
which may not be filled until after
Franklin D. Roosevelt takes office.
The denomination of Marcel Garsaud
Of louisiana, which was not acted upon
by the Senate last session, has not rs
yet been renewed by President Hoover,
nor has another been named for the
place.
Remaining on the board are Chair
man Smith and Commissioners Claude
L. Draper Of wyoming and Frank r.
McNinch Of North Coralina. They con-
stitute majority and can transact
business.
Evening star., 1932-12-10


He estimated consumption Of light or
dry wine would amount to 125,0O0, 900
gallons annually.
Devries said the Federal Government
had encouraged grape growers to ex-
pand their production, but that, since
prohibition, they had been impoverished.
He contended light wines were NON
Intoxicating" but said pre-prohibition
California wine averaged about . per
cent alcohol.
Congress has recognized the difference
between distilled spirits and wine and
beer, he said, because the Volstead act
permits the manufacture and sale of
whisky-intoxicating in fact-for other
than beverage purposes.
'The Volstead act excepted naturally
fermenteo wines, as Intoxicating in
fact, from enforcement" Devries said.
1t has been this section which vets
have contended for years allowed farm
ers to make homemade wines and pro-
hibited the city dweller from making
home brew.
Test Case Is Cited.
The witness cited the case Of John
Philip Hill Of Baltimore, former Rep
resentative, who made wine from fruit
juice of alcoholic content up to IL per
cent in his home and invited arrest to
make test. A jury held the product
notwithstanding.
Devries said there is practically no
drunkenness in France, italy and other
wine-drinking nations Of Europe" He
called wine food with many elements
of benefit to the human body. He said
the Federal pure food law classified
natural wines as food.
Few wine drinkers will consume as
much alcohol at one sitting as one per-
son will consume in one drink of
liquor" Devries said.
Representative La Guardia, Republic
an, of New York, threw the commit
tee room into an uproar yesterday with
demand that distillers and brewers
get out and stay out of Washington"
while the legislation is being drafted.
The earlier they left, he said, the bet
ter it would be for the anti-prohibition
movement.
La Guardia, long an active anti
prohibitionist stalked into the quiet
committee room and injected into the
hearings on the Democratic beer bill
what he termed an unpleasant but
truthful statement" He testified after
a score of representatives Of the brew
ing and allied industries had told the
group that Federal revenue, employ
ment and commerce would be improved
by the legalization of per cent beer.
Told Brewers Were Invited.
La Guardia banged the witness stand
and shouted the brewer should have
no right to help" in drafting bill ef-
fecting the liquor laws.
Representative Rainey Of Illinois,
Democratic floor leader, who was pre-
siding, interrupted with: 1--WE invited
them here, you know; they are here
at the committees request"
"Yes, know that" La Guardia re-
torted; II am just telling you my
personal opinion. I want to advise the
vets that If this bill becomes law
and abuses Of it follow, the eighteenth
amendment will never be repealed"
Evening star., 1932-12-10
SENATOR B0RAH TO SPEAK
AT PRESS CLUB PARTY
Radio Networks Will Broadcast
Christmas Eve Program.
Choir Will Sing,

Senator Borah of Idaho will be the
guest speaker at the National Press
Clubs Christmas eve party this year,
to be held in the club lounge Saturday
afternoon, December "a, according to
an announcement today.
From 80 to 2 pm, the program will
be broadcast over the Columbia and
National Broadcasting systems, and re-
broadcast In Europe, South America and
South Africa. The National Capital
Choir of 36 voices, under the direction
OF DR.. Albert Harmed, will sing a group
OF Christmas songs as part of the en-
tertainment. B. N. Timmons, president
OF the club, will preside.
Evening star., 1932-12-10

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ofiices will both, it is felt, draw up
plausible explanations to try to con-
vince Washington that such IS really
not the case. But If the American
statesmen accept that, observers here
say. they will merely be continuing the
guillbility of the last 10 years when
walking around Europe from conference
after conference table. they were say
ing. we are greatly satisfied with the
progress made" and. I'VE have reached
an agreement on all major points
because never did q European con-
ference fail without announcing that
the statesmen had reached an agree
ment on all major points,.
They at last see q Europe spending
vastly more on armaments than 1t did
in 1924 calmly telling the United States
that 1t no longer has right to dictate
terms on the settlement Of war debts
Europe owes.
Superior Statesmanship.
People search for obscure reasons as
to why, in the final showdown, the
British during the last 10 years have
policy, to the dictates Of France. The
reason Is not mysterious at all: 1t Is
merely that the British do not possess
either single statesman or diplomat
equal to the brand the Quai d'Orsay
sends out. Neither, it Is obvious, has
the United States.
The five-power conference at Geneva
yesterday Is d case in point. Both the
British and the Americans are adver-
tising the prospects for speedy sue
cess" The fact Is that Herriot has al
ready won q terrific French victory,
completely torpedoing the Disarma-
ment Conference, by getting the British
and Americans to agree to shelve dis
armament into three-year permanent
commission. without granting the Ger
man demand for arms equality, which
Is the one and only thing the French
have feared. Disarmament itself is
now walking In the Geneva graveyard
like ghost.
(Copyright, 1s32.)
Evening star., 1932-12-10
INCREASE IS SHOWN
IN RUM SMUGGLING
Admr. Hamlet Says Beer Bill
Will Not Reduce Work
of Coast Guard.

Definitely predicting two years oi
greater rum-rnning operations, the
Coast Guard already has noted an in.
crease in liquor activity since
the November elections, with more for
etgn vessels of the North Atlantic
Coast than at any time since MAY 8
1890. =
This observation was given by It's
commandant, Rear Admiral Harry G
Hamlet, before the House Appropria-
tions Committee during hearings on the
Treasury Departments supply bill
Admiral Hamlet said rum-runnine
syndicates have the impression law en-
forcement will be more lax. adding that
legalization Of beer of low alcoholic
content will have no effect whatever
on the smuggling of distilled spirits
into the United States from the sea-"
Smuggling Increases.
In relation to its anti-smuggling &C.
tivities, the Coast Guards head analyzet
the effect of the national election
modification of the Volstead act, State
prohibition repeal votes, resubmission o1
the eighteenth amendment and repeal
of the amendment. He said:
"The first effect of the national elec-
ton has undoubtedly caused a resump-
ton OF smuggling activity on a faI
greater scale than has been attempted
In the past few years. Inter
national running syndicates are
quite evidently under the impression
that law enforcement will be more Lax
than formerly.
TT is the opinion of this office that
the authorization of the sale of beel
of low alcoholic content under the
Volstead act will have no effect what
ever on the smuggling of distilled spirit;
into the United States from the sea
There is no smuggling of beer on the
Atlantic Gulf or Pacific Coasts.
This market for distilled spirits viii
continue. -
Larger Burden on Guard.
"The repeal by certain coastal States
OF their State enforcement acts will ln-
doubtedly throw larger burden on the
Coast Guard and other Federal en-.
forcement agencies. The repeal
of State enforcement laws has
undoubtedly greatly encouraged the
smuggling syndicates. The Coast
Guard will, therefore, be called upon fol
more rigid patrol than heretofore"
Hamlet said that while in the last
fiscal year smuggling was controlled to
far greater extent than during any
previous pericd. "at the present time
smuggling syndicates are making prepa-
ration to resume smuggling operations
on a larger scale than has been the
case in the past six years"
Evening star., 1932-12-10
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall, at
$50 o'clock. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant.
March, 'The Emblem of Liberty"
Smith
Overture, ''Tlhe Far West. -. .Koppitz
Entr-Acte--
Venetian Serenade". .Sudesi
Ve51tf DIT ............... .ClaIk
Scenes from the opera, "Rigoletto,"
Verdi
Characteristic, Uncle Toms Cabin"
Lampe
Waltz, Hawaiian Moonlight"
Hickman
Finale, lie-Bergere" ..... .Ltncke
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-12-10
PRIMITIVE LIFE SAVES

ROCKFORD, III. U9.-Forty Illinois
folks have solved the problem Of the
financial recession by going primitive.
They have taken to the islands that
dot the Rock River and there have made
homes where there's no landlord to
worry about.
One of the inhabitants has IMAM
sion" built from discarded telephone
poles. 1t never cost him q dime.