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Evening star., 1932-12-21
CREDITORS
WARNED BY REICH
Nationalist Leader Starts
Move for ReviSiOn-Cut in
Interest Demanded.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BERLIN, December 2l.-Alfred HUI
genberg, Nationalist leader, today fired
the opening gun for revision OF Ger
man private debts. urging that the IN
terest rate on short-term credits should
be reduced to IL per cent, and lntl-
mating that for long-term credits z
per cent "or Whereabouts" is quite sufh-
cient
"Germanys private creditors nc
said, must frankly face the issue Do
they want their capital back, or do they
want high interest? II they continue
demanding high interest they may never
get back their capital"
Herr Hugenberg further opined that
amortization of private debts should
take place on the basis OF Germanys
excess Of exports over imports.
Regulation for the future" he said,
"can only be one which on one hand
puts the interest rate so low that busi-
ness and industry can stand it, and on
the other hand provides for amortlza-
ton that does not exceed her export
balance"
Herr Hugenberg said that if, instead
of bankers. economists and business
men or even governments were to face
each other across green table they
would arrive at the same solution, in
consonance with the principles of ma
tional economy rather than of private
gains.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
BURNS WILL TAKE
STAND AT HEARING
Gov. Moore to Permit Chain
Gang Fugitive to Plead
Against Extradition.
BY the Associated Press.

TRENTON. N. j., December 21.-
Gov A. Harry Moore will permit Robert
Elliott Burns, convict t-author, to take
the stand today and make a personal
plea against his return to a Georgia
prison camp, from which he twice
escaped
Burns. who has been held in the
Newark Jail in default of S25,C00 bail,
is scheduled to be heard by Gov. Moore
after lawyers have argued for and
against his extradition. The Governor
has said he would decide the case "on
its merits" Immediately after the hear
ing.
While the American Civil Liberties
Union had been marshalling attorneys
to defend Burns, Georgia authorities
had not been idle. John l. Kelly. as
sistant attorney general, arrived IN
Newark last night and engaged MERRITT
Lane, leading figure at the New Jersey
Bar, to represent Georgia.
Gov. Moore will hear Arthur Garnelo
Hays. George Gordon Battle, former
Judge Harry V. Osborne and Charles
Handler for Burns. ard Lane and Kelly
for Georgia, before the convict taxes
the stand.
More than a thousand messages have
been received by the Governor protest
ing Burns extradition. Should the
Governor refuse to extradite him, legal
officials said Georgia has no appeal
But should extradition papers be signed
Burns may try to gain his freedom
through writ Of habeas corpus.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
VENGEANCE FEARED
IN N|TTPS SHOOTING
Wife Of Detective Who Shot EN-
forcer" for Capone Receives
Threats From Gangland.
BY tho Associated Press.

BY tho Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 2l.- Police
early today took action to prevent
gangland from attempting reprisal for
the recent wounding of Frank Nitti, re-
puted "enforcer" of the somewhat decl-
mated gang of Al Capone.
A guard was established at the nome
of Detective Harry Lang, who shot Nlttl
when police raided downtown office.
The action followed anonymous threats
telephoned to Lang's wife.
One call warned her to watch out
for yourself" Another was If were
you I'd keep close tab on my SON
This apparently referred to Langs Is
year old son Sidney
Detective Lang is in hospital suf-
fering from a wound received in his en-
counter with Nitti.
If Nitti survives his wounds he will
face charges of assault to murder.
He was in a private hospital today
after Municipal Judge Francis Borrelll
admitted the gangster to $4,000 bond
On the assault charge.
Nitti, reputed by police and the un-
derworld to have given orders for tor
ture and Staying of enemies of the Ca
pone crime syndicate, amazed doctors
by rally. Three of four bullets still
remain in his body. Doctors said he
had an 80 per cent chance to live.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
HJ JNGRY BIRDS WILL GET FEED
SCATTERED BY RURAL MAIL MEN
Grain Contributors Need Address Packages Only to
Mr.. and Mrs. Bird.

are urged to mail them in time for the
present emergency.
IT am certain" Mr. Coleman said
today, that the rural carriers will be
glad to cooperate. Many OF them are
interested in the birds along their
routes, and will know the best. places
to scatter the grain"
The contributions should be mailed
by parcel post and the carriers either
will scatter the food personally or de-
liver the sacks to persons better able
to perform the service.
Mr.. Coleman said, however. that in
most instances the carriers will dis
tribute the grain. The Post Office De-
partment will forward instructions to
the carriers with packages mailed to
the birds, Mr.. Coleman added.
Meanwhile, many bird lovers in the
District were scattering grain and bread
crumbs in sheltered places while the
present snowfall lies deep over park and
field and woodlot.
Unless aid is forthcoming. the snow
will be the burial place Of destitute
| hundreds in every community.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
Effort to Reduce Alcoholic
Content Is Defeated With
Other Proposals.
BALLOT BY TONIGHT
EXPECTED BY LEADERS
Palmisano Fails to Reduce Tax to
So Per Barrel So Poor Man
Could Buy Beverage,
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

BY vote Of 124 to IS the House in
committee Of the whole this afternoon
defeated proposal to reduce the alco-
holic content Of beer authorized in the
pending beer bill from 32 per cent to
2.75 per cent.
The friends of the beer bill as it
came from the Ways and Means Com
mittee apparently were in command
of the the situation and bowled over
amendment after amendment offered
from the floor. Indications were that
the Collier bill would pass when it
came to a final vote sometime late
today
The amendment to reduce the alco-
hohc content of beer was offered by
Representative Michener, Republican,
of Michigan. Mcheners amendment
was opposed b. Representative Hull,
Illinois; Mead, New York; Celler, New
York, and others.
Hull Favors 80 Per Cent.
Hull insisted 30 beer and 2.75 beer
were both mountaineering. but that
the former is the more palatable and
would bring in double the revenue the
latter would produce.
He said, too, that if the alcoholic
content were reduced to 2.75 per cent
the cost of manufacturing would bn
greatly increased, since an additional
process would be necessary and the cost
Of beer TO the working man would be
increased.
Representative Wood, Republican. of
Indiana, urged adoption Of the Niche
ner amendment.
EveTy one who knows anything
about beer and who mas mad TO 40
with the enforcement Of the Law in the
past, knows that per cent beer is in
toxicating" said Wood. Beer Of 80
per cent alcoholic content by weight is
4 per cent beer by volume"
Point of Order Made.
Representative Mouser of Ohio. a dry,
offered an amendment to change the
title of the beer bill so that 1t would
provide for Intoxicating" beverages. in
stead of mountaineering. A point OF
order was made against the amendment
and was sustained by the chair.
An amendment to increase the tax
under the proposed beer bill from IS to
$3.50 was offered by Representative
O'Connor of New York. He said in
support of his amendment that the
brewers last May had not been opposed
to a tax of $3.50, no matter what they
may say now.
O'Connor added that the Government
needs the revenue and should take this
opportunity to get it. After he had
talked in favor Of the amendment, the
New York member withdrew it, saying
it was apparent that the bill was
.'sacrosanct" and not to be amended.
Earlier, by vote of l63 to ll8, the
House. in committee of the whole and
by teller vote. turned down an amend
ment to strike out the enacting clause
of the bill.
The amendment was offered by Rep
resentative Sirovich of New York, a
wet, as pro forma amendment to OBJ
tain the floor and to make reply to at
tacks ridiculing his argument OF yester-
day that beer and milk contain the same
ingredients.
When he sought to withdraw his
amendment, the drys shouted him
down and forced vote on the proposal
to strike out the enacting clause. which
Continued on Page 5, Column -
Evening star., 1932-12-21
NEIGHBOR CAPTURED
IN $25,O00 DEATH PLOT
Decoy Package Used by Pittsburgh
Man Whose Family Was
Threatened.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, December 21-An
extortion plot in which A. A. Adams,
retired utilities magnate, and his fam
lily were threatened with death. was
frustrated early today with the arrest
Of a man who picked up decoy pack
age Of money.
In anonymous letters and telephone
calls, Adams was ordered to place a
package containing 5000 under tree
on a golf range in Aspinwan.
Adams planted a decoy package.
and six State policemen lay in wait.
Early today a man appeared out OF
the darkness and picked up the pack
age. State police captured him after a
chase across a snow-covered golf range.
The man was identified by police as
Fred S. Day, 40, a neighbor of Adams.
He is prisoner in the State police bar
racks at Greensburg.
Evening star., 1932-12-21

Uncle Sans rural mail carriers have
been authorized to accept contributions
of cracked corn and small grain to
scatter along their routes TO birds per-
ishing in heavy snow.
The small, feathered creatures are
much in need of charity, with intense
cold prevailing over snowbound coun-
trysides where feeding grounds are
covered by drifts.
Arch Coleman, first Assistant Post
master General, gave the permission
after a telephone conversation last
week with T. Gilbert Pearson, president
of the Audubon Societies.
Thus a sack of grain addressed to
"Mr. and Mrs. Bird" as suggested by
Mr.. Pearson, in care Of rural mail car
riers, will find its way to starving thou
sands.
A five-pound sack Is the most con-
venient size, in the opinion Of bird
lovers. Organizations and individuals
Evening star., 1932-12-21
SENATORS REPORT
DRAFT FOR REPEAL
Tentative Measure, Basis for
Discussion, Has Dry State
Protection.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A tentative draft Of a resolution to
repeal the eighteenth amendment
emerged today from a Senate Judiciary
Subcommittee.
Drafted as the basis for discussion
views of the committee, it would give
Congress power to prevent return Of the
saloon.
It included a clause to guard against
liquor being shipped into dry States,
which was agreed upon by the COM
mittee tentatively last week.
The text follows:
Section l. The eighteenth amend
ment to the Constitution is hereby re-
pealed.
Section 2 The transportation or
importation into any State, territory or
possession of the United States for de-
livery or use therein, of Intoxicating
liquors. in violation Of the laws thereof,
is hereby prohibited
Section g. Congress shall have con-
current power to regulate or prohibit
the sale of intoxicating liquors to be
drunk on the premises where sold"
Adoption Not Agreed.
When the subcommittee broke up
from its executive session. Chairman
Blaine handed the tentative draft Of a
repeal amendment to reporters, but said
there was mo agreement 1t will be
adopted"
I'VE have agreed upon the language,
but not on the principle" he added.
This resolution, we have agreed. will
repeal the eighteenth amendment, pro-
tect dry States, bring the liquor prob
lem within control of the States and
bar return of the saloon"
The committee will meet again short
ly to decide upon the manner in which
the resolution should be submitted to
the States.
Then, Blaine announced, the COM
mittee will get down to the voting stage
and decide which clauses of the pro-
posed resolution should be retained anc
whether it should be approved.
Soon to Be Taken Up.
He ded not indicate when the COM
mittee would be able to report, but
Senate leaders have made plans tc
begin consideration of the repeal uues.
ton shortly after the Christmas recess
if the committee is ready.
Rapid progress was being made BY
Blaine's subcommittee, however, anc
members expressed the view that il
would not be long in reaching an agree.
ment
This meeting today, at which 6
tentative resolution was drafted, wa!
only the third the committee has held
With the difficult task of framing
language out of the way, COMMITTEES
members predicted the voting OF
principles involved would not take long
Evening star., 1932-12-21

Some of the contributions are large.
Some are widows mites" All attest
the desire of the givers to help to the
limit of their abilities.
Perhaps the mcst touching note re-
ceived by The Star today came from
a group of fourth and fifth grade pu-
pills of the Ben w. Murch School. 1t
exemplified the spirit that Is being
demonstrated from all sides this Christ
mas season.
Children Forego Candy.
I'VE usually have candy canes to eel.
ebrate Christmas on the last day OF
school," the letter said. I'VE should
like to use the money this year to help
Continued on Page T. Column 81
Evening star., 1932-12-21
OFFICES Of LABOR
DEFENSE RA|DED
Porter Bound, Papers Scat
tered by Mystery Pair in
Alabama Row.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, December al
Two unidentified white men who dis
played officers badges, early today ran
sacked the Southern headquarters of
the International Labor Defense in the
Martin Building here after binding and
gagging the colored porter
All movable records and a quantity
of pamphlets stored in the Offices were
taken and remaining papers we're scat
tered and keys of typewriter twisted
to make the machine useless.
Confronted by Pair.
The night watchman at the building,
D. H. Gilbreath, told police he investi-
gated continual buzzing Of an elevator
bell and found the men who had al
ready bound the colored man. Gill
breath said when he confronted the
pair, they displayed arms and badges
and ordered him to take them down in
the elevator.
Donald Burke, in charge Of the office
was informed of the raid on ms mead
quarters when he called the Birming-
ham News to announce that a delega-
ton would call on Gov. B. M. Miller
in Montgomery today to demand a
legislative investigation of the dis
turbanoeS in TallapooSa County Mon
day and yesterday. He made no com
ment.
Burke said the national headquarters
of the organization in New York would
demand Of Congress that the disorders
be investigated.
Raid Investigated.
Police were investigating the raid
on headquarters of the organization
from where Burke announced yesterday
that attorneys would be employed to
defend the colored men arrested.
Burke today expressed Indignation
over the attacks on share choppers
and reiterated he would insist on the
economic condition of colored tenants
being improved.
Tallapoosa County officers attributed
the outbreak Monday to activity OF
agitators and organizers of a share
croppers union. which they described
as COmmuniStic. A similar outbreak
in 1891 was attributed to the same or
ganization.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
JUDGE OFFERS HELP.
Charges Georgia Promised to Release
Robert Burns.

CHICAGO, December 21 Pl.-A
Chicago Criminal Court Judge today
volunteered to assist Robert Elliott
Burns in his legal battle against re-
turn to a Georgia chain gang.
Attorney David Shipman appeared
before Judge Joseph B. David today
and asked him if he recalled Burns
arraignment before him on haoeas
corpus writ several years ago. The
Judge said he did.
DO you recall that at the time
Vivian Stanley, Georgia prison COM
missioner, promised Burns would be
paroled within 90 days if he returned
Voluntarily" Shipman asked.
Il certainly do" Judge David replied.
The Judge added he believed Burns
had served fully for the oflenSe OF
which he was convicted and ought never
to be 1ecommitted to the chain gang" :"
judge David said If Gov. Hairy A..
Moore of New Jersey desired, he would
send an affidavit testifying to the prom
ise by the Georgia commissioner.
He said Burns, basing his actions on
the promise, returned to Georgia VOL
unfairly and paid his own railroad fare
Evening star., 1932-12-21
RADIOLOGIST DIES

PARIS, December 81 R.-Dr.
Georges Haret, eminent French radi-
ologist and head of the radiology de-
partment at Lariboisiere Hospital,
X-ray burns incurred in a scientific ca
reer beginning with treatment OF
wounded soldiers during the World War.
He was So years old.
Previously the fingers OF his right
hand and then his right arm had been
Evening star., 1932-12-21

Not alone the happiness, but the fu-
ture health and general welfare Of
these IS boys and girls Of 20 poverty
stricken Washington families depend on
the response to this query.
The Star has reason to believe that
the good citizens of Washington are too
considerate and generous to permit of
any but the right answer being made to
this vital question Of family well-being.
Cold Cash Writes Reply.
The answer already Is being written
in terms of cold cash. Every mail is
laden with letters Of sympathy from
known and unknown benefactors, in
closing checks, money-orders or cash
for the relief Of the IA families yet to
be taken care of under The Stars
Christmas Opportunity Fund.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
PENNSYLVANIA TOWN
MENACED BY FLAMES
on.,,., n,,notch IA The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOwN, Md. December 21
-Shippenburg, Pa, between this city
and Harrisburg, was menaced by fTe
this morning, which already had de-
stroyed the largest building in the town
and was menacing the entire downtown
business section
Fire companies were rushed to the
town from ChamberSburg.
The fire started about 6 o'clock IN
the basement of the M. L. Beistle
building, occupied by 5-and-10-cent
store, with apartments on the upper
floor. This building was destroyed and
the Smith Building adjacent was mem
aced. The Beistle Building occupies
nearly a half block. Earl B. Geyer.
prominent real estate and insurance
man. who lived in one of the apart
ments, was overcome while descending
the stairs to the street, and was res
cued by firemen.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
TWO MEN FOUND DEAD
AFTER DUEL IN TEXAS
Defeated Sheriff Candidate and Foe
Lying in Vernon Street With
Pistols Beside Them.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VERNON, Tex, December 2l.-Two
men. one defeated candidate for
sheriff, were found dead on Main street
here last night shortly after pistol shots
were heard.
Police said a pistol lay beside each
body and the men apparently had
fought duel, but they could not ascer-
tain motive.
Police said one shell had been dis
charged from the pistol which lay near
H. H. Hutto, so, the defeated candidate.
They said all five shells in the pistol
near the body of David R. Farrar 35,
had been fired. Four or five bullets
had struck Hutto. One had hit Farrar.
An inquest was announced for today.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
CHINESE GUERILLAS
SLAY II JAPANESE
Two Missing, Four Wounded.
Survivors Cut Way to
Safety.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MUKDEN, Manchuria, December 81.
Seventeen japanese are dead, two are
missing and four lie seriously wounded
today after battle with Chinese forces
80 miles east of Tashihkiao "a Mukden-
Dairen railway station, about 100 miles
southwest of here).
A japanese platoon of 40 soldiers was
surrounded two days by greatly, supe-
rior Chinese guerilla forces until the
survivors cut their way to safety, jap
anese military reports said.
The conflict occurred in the course OF
sweeping operations by the Japanese
army in a triangle bounded by the
Mukden- -Dairen and Mukden-A Antung
Railways to the sea.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
HITS HUMILIATION BILL"
But Quezon Won't Address Manila
Mass Meeting.

MANILA, Philippine Islands, Deem
ber 81 (P).-Manuel Quezon, veteran
president Of the Philippine Senate. to-
day announced he had declined to ad
dress a mass protest meeting tomor-
row against the Hawes-Cutting Filipino
independence bill.
Quezon, who has vigorously criticized
the bill passed by the United States
Senate, explained he did not want the
observers in America TO think only po-
litical leaders were opposing the meas
ure. He expressed q desire to have the
people Of the islands express their own
feeling toward the bill which, he said,
should be called the anti-Flipino, or
humiliation bill"
Evening star., 1932-12-21
FREE POWER YULE GIFT
In Two Nebraska Towns.

POTTER, Nebr., December 81 @.-
Potter and Dix-both served by the
Potter municipal light plant-will re-
ceive free electric power this month as
Christmas gift from the village Board
of Trustees. The concession applies to
every consumer, regardless of whether
his account was paid to date. Lodge
Pole made a similar offer last week, but
required that all accounts be paid in
full,
Evening star., 1932-12-21
FARMERS BOYCOTT SF1ERIFF'S SALE
TO AID FRIEND SOLD OUT FOR DEBT
Landowners in Hagerstown Area Unite Against Legal
Action, Property Reported Bought in for Debtor

each, an automobile brought 60 cents
and calves and cows sold for from 10
to IS cents each. It is understood that
the property was bought in for Statler.
Four pens of hogs brought an aver
age price of so cents each, mower
sold for 81 and a binder for $780, while
Statler's one-fourth interest in the
growing wheat crop on so acres sold
for $3.50 and a grain drill and four
horse wagon sold for $5 each.
The sale totaled $85, while executions
against Statler, on which the sale was
held, aggregated $1,000.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
Akron Ends Flight.

LAKEIURST, NJ j., December 81 (F1.
The u S. S. Akron, with Rear Ad-
miral William H. Moffett aboard, re-
turned to the naval station at dawn
today after training fight at sea.
The craft will not fly again until after
the FIRST Of the new year.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
WAR HERO FROZEN TO DEATH
ON SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF HOME
Lieut.. CARL, Decorated by
France for Bravery, Lies
All Night in Cold.
Leo Wound Suffered in Con-
fIiCt Causes Veterans
Fatal Fall.

Lieut.. Joseph L. CARL. who was de-
corated by the French government
while serving with the Army Air Corps
during the World War. was found
frozen TO death early today in front Of
his home, 307 I street southeast.
For some time. he had experienced
difficulty in walking. the result Of
war injury to his knees which kept
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
YULE GIFT IS $4,000
Baltimore Woman Aids Children's
Home in Germany.

GLAUCHAU, Germany December 81
R).-This Saxon city is happy over q
Christmas gift for the children's open
air home, of $4,000 from Mrs. Elsie
Schmidt, nee Ackermann, of Baltimore,
Nd. whose father was school prin-
cipal here.
The city fathers, in accepting the
gift, voted that the home should bear
the name Elsie Schmidt Kinderwald-
helm"
Evening star., 1932-12-21
ELECTROCuTED IN BATH
Child Victim When Light Socket
Falls Into Water.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 81 A1.
Grace Winning, 9. was killed last
night by an electric shock while she
was taking bath.
Junior Carter, 6, her nephew, had
dragged an electric lamp to the tub to
see colored, lights on the water. The
socket touched the water.
Evening star., 1932-12-21
soecial Dispatch to The Star.

HAGERSTOWN, Md, December al
Farmers in this section apparently are
making good their threat not to attend
any farm sales conducted by the sheriff.
This decision was made last week at
meeting of the Farmers Protective As
sociation. which was addressed by
rrol1p of Midwestern farmers, who
stopped over en- route home from the
National Farm meeting in Washington.
At a sheriff's sale of the personal
property of Frank B. Statler Of near
Greencastle four horses sold for cents
Evening star., 1932-12-21
HAppINESS OF Z8D. C.. CHILDREN
DEPENDS ON OPPORTUNITY GIFTS
Fourteen Families Remain to Be Provided
For as Donations Continue
to Pour In.
Which shall it be?

Which shall be?
resoundng Yueude happiness or
OF ooesuc o'
disappointment that with empty stockings
md empty Christmas morning?
question will be known the few days remain
inspiring M OF carols that nerao
Christ era O
Evening star., 1932-12-21
FIRES SWEEP 3 TOWNS
2, 800 japanese Homeless as 500

2,5UU Japanese Homeless as oUU
Houses Are Destroyed.
TOXIC, December 81 LP.-Five hun
dred houses were burned and a large
number of persons. estimated at $500,
were made homeless today by fires that
swept three small towns near here. A
post ofice, railway car sheds and banks
also were destroyed, but no deaths were
reported. The fires occurred in 1tiogawa,
Naoetsu and Niigata.
Evening star., 1932-12-21

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