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Evening star., 1932-12-20
45O MEN CONTINUE
STREET CLEARING
AS COLD PERSISTS
Sun Gives Little Aid to Job
of Kidding City of Record
Snowfall.
23-DEGREE MINIMUM
TONIGHT is PREDICTED
Cost Of Keeping Traffic Lanes Open
Is S1O,00o-Workers Will Get
Money This Afternoon.

Anticipating little aid from the sun,
the Street Cleaning Department today
continued the job of digging Washing
ton cut of the deepest snow IN 10
years Four hundred fifty men, recruit
ed from the ranks of the unemployed,
are being used for this work, in addi-
ton to the regular street cleaning force.
A forecast of fair and continued cold
weather for the next "a hours offered
little hope to the Street Cleaning De-
partment that any quantity Of snow
would melt to expedite the task con-
fronting the snow removal force.
morrow, however. but it will be accom-
panied by partly cloudy skies instead
Of badly needed sunshine.
Low Is % Degrees.
Ever since the snowstorm the cold
has been moderating slightly. The
lowest temperature in the last "a hours
was % degrees, recorded at am. to-
day at the Weather Bureau. The min
imum tonight, according to the weather
experts, will be % degrees
Thus far the cost of removing the
snow from the downtown streets and
keeping traffic lanes open is estimated
at $4,000. A large portion Of this
amount will be paid to the 1907 unem-
ployed men who were hurriedly round
ed up last Saturday to supplement the
regular snow-removal force.
Pay envelopes. jinglirg with cash. are
now being prepared at the District
Building for these men. and will be
turned over to them some time this
afternoon. The auditors staff worked
overtime last night to complete the pay
rolls so the men would be paid with
out further delay.
Special Pay Rolls Ordered.
Originally it had been planned to
make the men wait until Saturday, the
regular pay day. but District officials
ordered the preparation of a special
pay roll because of the need Of the
men for funds.
Employees of the highway. sewer and
water departments, who were used on
the snow removal force, went back to
Their regular work this morning, leav-
ing completion Of the cleanup job to
ths street cleaning department and the
so unemployed men.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
INAUGURATION ON SAME
SCALE AS 1928 PLANNED
House and Senate Committees Ar
ranging for Induction of
New President.

Gov. Roosevelts formal Inauguration
will be virtually the same scale as that
attending the induction into office OF
President Hoover four years ago.
When the Democratic President-elec.
walks onto the platform at the center
of the Capitol, to repeat after Chief
Justice Hughes the oath of office as
President, there will be virtually the
same expanse of seats on either side
that stood there when President Hoover
went through the ceremony.
This was agreed upon yesterday by
the House and Senate Committees
arrangements for the inauguration. In
vitations in the form of cards will be
mailed out later.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
CAS- FIRMS MERGER
BILL GIVEN TO HOUSE
Washington and Georgetown Com
panies' Consolidation
Is Proposed.

A bill proposing merger of the
Washington Gas Light Co. and the
Georgetown Gas Light Co. was intro
duced in the House late yesterday by
Chairman Norton of the District Com
mittee. who hopes to have subcommittee
consideration of the measure soon after
the Christmas holidays. The bill was
drafted under the direction of Cor
poration Counsel William w. Bride, at
the request of the Public Utilities Com
mission
The new bill. which has been shorn
Of features which caused its defeat two
years ago. asks authority from Con-
gress for the two companies to merge,
and that the Washington Gas Light Co.
be permitted to operate west of Rock
Creek Park The Washington Co. also
seeks authority to increase its capital
stock by approval of the Public Util-
tiles Commission instead of having to
get approval from Congress.
The measure as drafted carries the
Endorsement of Gen. Mason M. Patrick.
chairman of the Public Utilities Com
mission, and Raymond B. Keech,
peoples counsel.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
YOUNGQUIST ADDRESSES
FEDERAL BAR SESSION
Assistant Attorney General Cites
Capone Case as One in Which
There Was No Compromise.

G. Aaron Youngquist, Assistant At
torney General, addressed the Federal
Bar Association last night and referred
to the case Of Al Capone as one in
which there was no compromise" He
said in many similar tax cases compro-
misses are agreed upon by the courts.
Ycungquist reviewed important United
States Supreme Court decisions OF the
last year. Assistant Solicitor General
Whitney North Seymour discussed those
having no bearing on tax litigation and
described the arguments in the Scots
boro case as among the most brilliant
he had ever heard.
William A. Roberts. assistant corpora
ton counsel of the District. presided.
The cssocia ton decided to hold its an
nual banquet February at tie May
flcwer Hotel. Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Nugent Codds. who was to have
cpoken last night, could not attend, due
to illness.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

A topsy-turvy country where fish roar,
snakes bark and ants squeak Is described
by DR.. w. A. Archer, American botanist,
who has just brought to the National
Museum a considerable collection OF
plants and chronological material from
the Choco, a low jungle country in
Northwestern Colombia, which has been
neglected by explorers.
Archer conducted an independent ex-
ploration Of this regicn Of almost con-
slant rain and no trails or roads. The
annual rainfall is estimated at 457
inches, with only Is fair days year.
All travel is in dugout canoes.
The country visited by Archer is of
special interest to ethno.ogists. Plat
mum was first discovered there by the
Spaniards and mistaken for gold. Col
ored slaves were brought in to mine it,
but 1t was found to have no value. 1t
was considered 'unripe gold" and the
prospectcrs threw it back again into the
streams to ripen.
Vouches for Roaring Fish.
The slaves were freed and scattered
into the dense jungles. They reverted
entirely to their old ways of living,
building their circular huts far upstream
at the headWaters of the rivers and
hunting with blow guns and poison
darts. Archer is one of the first white
explorers to have penetrated among this
strange people. who constitute unique
part of the worlds population.
Archer vouches for the roaring fish.
The fish itself has not been identified
but is known locally as boca chico or
den ton. They are found. SO far as is
known. cnly In the Atrato River. Like
to which they may be related,
they migrate upstream during the COM
paratively dry months of January and
February. They are 50 thick that they
constitute almost a solid mass, Archer
says.
At the height Of the migration they
make a terrific roaring noise, described
by Archer as like the roar of an air
plane coming from under water" Two
persons a few feet apart on the shore
cannot hear each other talk. When
the roaring starts the Indians and Ne
groes capture them in great quantities.
At any other time they are practically
impossible to obtain.
The American explorer did not him.
self see the barking snake. but is in
clined to credit the native accounts,
especially as they do ont appear to be
colored by superstition. The snake is
not feared. but simply regarded as
natural curiosity 1t is described as
Evening star., 1932-12-20
WORK PROBLEM TALK
BY LITTLE CONGRESS-
CAPITAL Secretaries to Discuss Un-
employment at Meeting To-
night at House.

The Little Congress" composed OF
secretaries to Senators and Represents
night will 80 into the unemployment
problem in q really big way. Meeting
at O'Clock in the causus room ON. OF ctf the
gress will take up for consideration the
Grail bin dealing with unemployment.
The bill, introduced by Representa-. a,
tive Grail of California. would make
illegal the employment OF any alien in
the United States while there are un-
am and Asad1 so work sitsnA AMONG %ne
The sneakers on the bill, which Is ex-
pected to be passed by the body: will be
Joe Hines and Mrs. Frances Howard
Following the Legislative session" the
Little Congress will install its newly
elected ofheers: Elmore Whitehu1st ~ OF Of
California, clerk, and Thomas Camp OF
Georgia, sergeant-at-arms. The session
will be open to the public.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
SEEK RENO DIVORCES
Two Washington Women Bring
Suits for DEGREES.

Divorce suits have been filed in Reno,
New, by two Washington women. &C
cording to an Associated Press dispatch
today.
Mrs. Gladys D. Parks charged cruelty
in a complaint flied c5ainst Karl e.
Parks, jr., an employo OF the Govern
ment Printing Office here. They were
married May 6, 1882.
The same grounds we're gwen by
Mrs. Keren Brown in q suit filed
against Emmett D. Brown, 227 Rock
Greek Church road. They were married
August 5. 1925. in Hagerstown, Nd.
and have two children.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
SECOND CHILD SUCCUMBS
AFTER STOVE EXPLOSION
Colored Couple Held for Investiga-
tion Of Report Stove Was Over
turned in Fight.

Dorothy Summerville, 5, the second
Of two colored children burned Sunday
their home. in the 1900 block of Four
teenth street. died last night in Chill
dren's Hospital. Gerald Sharp, jr., 2,
died earlier yesterday.
Thomas Wright, 28. and Mary Alice
Contee, 2l, both colored, are being held
pending the completion of an investi-
CATION into the deaths. Police have
obtained information that fight had
ensued in the building. during which
the oil stove had been turned over:
inquest probably would be held after
the police have completed an investi-
cation and submitted report.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
Owner of Stolen
Tree Appeals for
Its Early Return

Philip M. Talbot Of East Falls
Church. Va, Is seeking to recover
a pink dogwood tree uprooted
from property adjoining the for
mer residence Of his father, DR..
T. M. Talbot, Upton Hall Ar
lingtcn County.
Mr.. Talbot, in letter to The
Star. explained the "loss is a
source OF deep regret" es the tree
was a gift from his mother. He
felt some one took it without
realizing the trees value, as it
was growing apparently wild in
an uncultivated spot.
Mr.. Talbot expressed the hope
that the tree would be returned
If the person who took it is in
formed of the circumstances. He
gave his telephone number as
Falls Church 234.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
Skating Permitted
On Reflection Pool
AtLincOln Memorial
AGENCY SWAMPED WITH

Skating was permitted today
on the large rejecting pool in
the shadow of Lincoln Memorial.
officials of the Office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, after
testing the ice this morning. de-
cided it was safe for the public.
Accordingly, park police were
given the word to allow skaters
on the pool during daylight
hours. No skating will be per-
mitted after dark.
Skating is banned on the
smaller pool, adjoining Seven
teenth street. officials explaining
that snow there interferes with
the solidity of the ice
Evening star., 1932-12-20
WINS ARTILLERY PRIZE
Rhode Island Coast Regiment Ex-
cells in Efficiency.

The 243d Coast Artillery, Rhode
Island National Guard. has won the
United States Coast Artillery AsScci2-
tons efficiency trophy for outstanding
performance during the year, it was an
nounced today.
The Rhode Island unit led with an
efficiency rating Of 1923. The next
leading National Guard units. all Coast
Artillery, were the 251st California, the
2O2d Illinois, 206th Arkansas and the
249th Oregon Regiments.
The awards to the Regular Army and
Organized Reserve regiments were an
nounced previously.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
Mexican Officer Assigned.

Without expense to the American Gov
ernment, Capt. Jorge Castellanos of the
Mexican Army has been detailed to at
tend the Cavalry School at Fort Riley,
KanS for the 1933-34 troop officers
course This begins January 10. 1t has
usually been the custom of the War
Department to admit several foreign
officers each year to It's various service
schools.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
PLAY PROGRAM TONIGHT
Five Short Dramas to Be Presented
at Roosevelt High School.

A program of five short plays will be
presented by the workshop of Wash
ington" Players in Roosevelt High
night under auspices Of the Community
Center department. The plays will be
directed by Mrs. Ruth Harsha Nc
KenNe.
Prior to the dramas the Carol Club
of Roosevelt Center will present a pro-
gram of Christmas carols. The public
has been invited and no admission will
be charged.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
WITHDRAWAL PLEA CASE
ARGUMENTS DELAYED
Judge Mccarthy Postpones Falls
Church Demurrer Hearing Due
to Misunderstanding.

BY staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
December 2O.-Bscause of misur der
standing on the part of counsel. the
arguments on the demurrer in the case
of the attempted withdrawal of East
Falls Church from the corporation of
Falls Church were yesterday postponed
by Judge Walter T. Mccarthy in Circuit
Court until Thursday. They were to
have been held yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
HOUSE APPROVES $500
FOR "BOMB" INJURIES
Woman Declared She Was Hurt
When Plane Dropped Water
Loaded Projectile,

The House passed and sent to the
Senate yesterday bill awarding dam
ages Of $500 to Miss Janet Hardcastle
Ross. Vancouver. British Columbia. on
account of injuries she received in 1929
when Navy airplane dropped water
loaded dummy bomb close to her au-
tomobile.
Miss Ross was riding along the con-
crete highway between Coronado and
Imperial Beach. Calf. when a bomb
fell 80 inches from the road, throwing
water and sand against her car with
such force that 1t broke the windows
She was cut about the face and head
and the shock kept her from working
for several months.
Evening star., 1932-12-20
HIGHER TARIFF ASKED

Iii 1uCfOuUCeS
in Currency Depreciation.
A bill providing an additional tan on
imports from countries whose curren-
cies have deprecated Was introduced
today by Representative Samuel B. Hill,
Democrat, of Washington, member of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
The author said his bill goes direct
to the heart" of economic ills here by
taxing imports "to the difference be-
tween the value of the dollar and the
value of the deprecated currency Of
the exporting country"
The bill, It was said, is designed to
provide employment for American labor.
encourage industry and agriculture. and
prevent loss Of revenue to the Treasury.
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DA vINcps WHEELBARRoW

When you see Jonah, The Citizens
porter trundling wheelbarrow in line
with his duties as general factotum, you
would hardly think that the inventor of
this generally useful conveyance was none
other than Leonardo Da Vinci one of the
worlds greatest geniuses, best known as
the painter Of Mona Lisa and The Last
Supper.
It was the writer's privilege to gaze
upon both of these great works of art.
Da Vinci was a man of many accom-
plishments, ranking beyond his contem-
poraries as sculptor, musician, military
engineer, astronomer, botanist, anatomist
geologist, architect, and writer He was
born in 1852, the illegitimate son of a
Florentine notary, and is considered by
many to have been the most universal
genius the world has ever produced His
activities embraced all the fields OF art
and science in his day.
But great as were his contributions to
art and science, the most lasting benefits
which he conferred upon mankind were
probably in the line of Mechanical inyen-
ton, although many of his conceptions
were not developed practically until CEN
turtles later It is said that he invented a
flying machine which would have been a
success with modern motor, for which the
world had to wait another 400 mrs
And one of his inventions was the
wheelbarrow, which, simple as it appears
to us, has been one of the greatest labor
savers ever devised through the applica-
ton of pure mechanics. 1t seems strange
to us that so many centuries elapsed be-
tween the invention of the wheel and that
of the wheelbarrow
That Da Vinci was the first to hit up
on this humble but most useful means of
transportation is added proof of his genius.
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RELIGIOUS FANATICS

Frequent attacks on the Jews of Pales-
tine by fanatical Moslem Arabs again il
lustrate the unfortunate facS that the
worlds most violent and unreasoning ha-
treds still have their source in differences
over religion, as has been the case from the
earliest times
In all ages religious zealots have
sought to exterminate those of other faiths,
in the apparent belief that by so doing they
would gain the favor of the Almighty. Per-
secution, torture and wholesale massacre
have been employed to this end, among
both savage and supposedly civilized peo-
pies
1t is interesting to recall in this con-
nection the approval by Rev. Cotton
Mather, foremost scholar of his day, of a
plan to capture William Penn and his band
of Quakers on the high seas while on their
way to America and sell them into slavery.
Mather wrote in 1852:
Much spoil may be made by selling
the whole lot to Barbados, where slaves
fetch good prices in rum and sugar, and
we shall not only do the Lord a, great
service by Furnishing the wicked, but we
shall make great gains for His minister and
people"
The same intolerant spirit exists in our
own day, not only among the fanatical
Arabs, but among zealots of all faiths, in
Guiding many who call themselves Chris
tians.
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TODAY'S WEATHER

night and in north portion We'd
nesday; warmer tonight in north
and west central portions and in
extreme northeast portion We'd
nesday.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits:
Moderate northeast winds shifting
to southeast and south on We'd
nesday over north portion and
moderate east winds over south
portion; weather partly overcast
tonight and "Wednesday with oc-
casional rain over south portion
and over north portion Wednes-
day.
East Gulf: Moderate east winds
over south portion and moderate
east shifting to fresh south winds
on Wednesday over north pors
,tion.
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WEATHER FORECAST

] The western disturbance has in
creased in intensity and moved
southeastward to Oklahoma, Okla
homa City. 29.58 inches, and pres
sure is low from the Lake region
southwestward to the upper Rio
Grande Valley. Pressure con-
tinues moderately high over the
Atlantic and East Gulf States, and
another high pressure area is
moving in over the Dakotas. Rain
has occurred during the last "a
hours in the middle Mississippi and
Ohio Valleys and lower Lake re-
gion, and snow in northern Michi-
gan, and from the upper Missis-
sippi Valley westward over the
northern Rockies. Local rains also
occurred in southeastern Florida,
and on the coasts of Texas and
Washington. Much colder weather
has oyerspread the northern Plains
States and Rocky Mountain region;
while it is warmer this morning
from the Gulf States northward
to the lower Lake region, with
temperatures considerably above
normal throughout most of the
country, except in the South At
lantic States, and from the north
lern Plains States westward.
q s. KENNEDY,
Official in charge.
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LEGALS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN COURT OF THE COUNTY
JUDGE, STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF MONROE.
In Re Estate of
ALFREDO AyILA PEREZ.
Deceased.
To All Creditors. Legatees Dis
tributes, and All Persons Having
Claims or Demands Against Said
Estate:
You and each of you are hereby
notified and required to present any
claims and demands which YOU or
either of YOU may have against the
estate of Alfredo Ayila Perez, late
of Key West. Florida, to the County
Judge of Monroe County, Florida,
within twelve months from the time
of the first publication of this
notice.: said claims or demands TO
be sworn to and presented as afore-
said. or same will be barred. See
Chapter 1919 Laws of the State OF
Florida for year 1925.
Dated October il. 1892.
ISABEL AVILA PEREZ
Administrators Estate of Alfredo
Avifa Perez. Deceased.
J. IT.. BIJSTO,
Attorney for Administrative.
oct1i-1S-25: novI-S-15-22-29: dece
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WATCH LATIN AMERICA

Today American industries of all
kinds are looking southward-to Latin
America. Here is the worlds greatest
storehouse of raw materials that enter
daily into our lives. Here, too, is buy
ing population of 104.000,000 people,
spread through eighteen countries.
Here is vast land whose products we
must have, and to whose people we must
sell our goods; it is land in which 200.-
Oo0 of our citizens in all walks of life have
invested some S1,700, 100000.
AT the moment, deprecated values
are the bugbear of Latin America and a
barrier to mutually profitable trading be-
tween our country and its southern neigh
bors, But values will come back and Latin
America will perhaps be the greatest sim
gle outlet for our goods and the indirect
source of livelihood for hundreds of thou
sands of our workers II Is land worth
watching and understanding. Closer inter-
American relations will help mold the des-
TIMES. not only Of the Western Hemisphere.
but of the entire world
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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
WITHOUT fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
-xfways fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpieee of any person. clique.
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injr stice; denounce vice and praise virtue;
commend good done by individual or organ
lzation; tolerant of others rights views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and nor contamlnate the reader; never COM
promise with principle. IA
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LEGALS


To the holders of the First Mort
gage Five Per cent Fifty Year Gold
Bonds OF the Key West Electric
Company. Under the Sinking Fund
Provision OF the Mortgage or Deed
of Trust, dated August 1. 1906. be-
tween the above Company and the
State Street Trust Company. of Bos-
ton, the undersigned Trustee hereby
gives notice that until December
20. 1882, at twelve o'clock noon, it
will receive sealed proposals for the
sale of the above-named bonds, TO
absorb the sum of Five Thousand,
Two Hundred and Forty-nine and
46t100 ($5. 249.46) Dollars, or any
part thereof. Interest on bonds pur-
chased will cease on December %,
1882. The right is reserved to re-
ject any and all proposals.
STATE STREET. TRUST COMPANY.
BY S. II. woLCoTT, Vice President
Boston, Mass, December 1. 1892.
dec6-S-I3-l5
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LEGALS

IN THE coURT on THE COUNTY
JUDGE. MONROE COUNTY.
STATE Oh FLORIDA.
In &c the Estate Of:
LYDIA Il. MOSS. I'm Probate
Deceased
FINAL. NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned VIII. on the 2Sth day
of December. A y. 1912, present 10
the Honorable County Judge OF
Monroe Coanty. Florida. his final
return. account ard vouchers as
Executor Of the Last VIII and Tes-
lament OF LYDIA +. Moss. deceased
and AZ said time. then and there
smake application 10 the said Judge
for 4 final settlement 0f his ac-
EatRJ8sra1IUn Of said estate. and for
~ ersieg dischaFgtng him as such.
Executor
Dated this the igth day az De-
reHnGsr, 4. p. 1872
FRANK n. I.ADH.
As EN~catur Of fhe Last VIII and
Testament of L2sasa = Moss. De-
ceased
0ctiS 3, novl -s-is- =. -: aees- H. 20
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NO DEPRESSION THERE

REINBECK, LA purse con-
tanning $50 in cash lay in a street
in this city, untouched for four
days.
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WEATHER CONDITIONS

Key West and Vicinity: Partly
cloudy tonight and Wednesday;
moderate easterly winds.
Florida: Increasing cloudiness
with rain in southeast portion to-
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SOME EATER

BUDAPEST-Alex Gatari, bar
Der of this city, won a bet of two
kegs of beer when he ate 80 canta-
loupes at one sitting.
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Water Blisfers ON Hands or Feet
disappear after few applications
of Imperial Eczema Remedy. All
druggists are authorized to refund
your money If 1t fails.-Advt.