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Evening star., 1933-12-20
President Orders
T,Uo YuIe Holidays
For U. S. Employees
Federal Workers Cirert
Saturdays of as Result
Of'Splendid Seruice.'

President Roosevelt today issued the
executive order forecast yesterday max
ing the next two Saturdays holidays
for Government employees in the Dis
trict.
The order reads:
"As an evidence Of appreciation OF
the splendid service of the employees
of the Government, most Of whom
have been working under exceptional
pressure for the last nine and one-half
months. it is hereby ordered that sew
eral executive departments and inde-
pendent Government establishments in
the District of Columbia. including the
Government Printing Ofhce and the
Navy Yard and stations, be closed or
Saturday, December %, 1888, and Sat-
urday, December 80. 1888. and all clerks
and other employees in the Federal
service in the District of Columbia, ex-
cept those who may for special public
reasons be excepted from the provisions
of this order. or those whose absence
from duty would be inconsistent with
the provisions Of existing law. are
hereby excused from duty on those
days"
The District government is not men,
toned in the order inasmuch as the
matter Of their holidays is left to the
Commissioners.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
ACTION
ON RUM TAX ASKED
President Confers With Dem.
0cratiC LeaGerS-T0 Draft
Measure Friday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt had Democratic
chieftains on notice today that the ad-
ministration is anxious for Congress to
pass the projected liquor tax bill during
the first week OF the session opening
January 3.
The leaders were told Of the admin
istration's hopes for quick action at
White House conference attended by
Representatives Doughton, Democrat, of
North Carolina chairman Of the House
Ways and Means Committee, and Sen
ator Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi,
chairman of the Senate Finance COM
mittee.
Doughton told newspaper men he
would call an executive session of his
committee Friday with the view to
drafting the measure.
Meanwhile, the President is proceed
ing with plans for his first regular an
rual message to the Congress, bound to
include report of his stewardship un-
der the recovery legislation enacted last
Spring and some of his recommended
tions for the months to come.
The Presidents annual" message, as
distinguished from his message trans
mitting the budget. will be addressed to
the legislators either the first day they
meet. two weeks from today. or the
next day. The exact time had not been
selected at the White House DIP to
today.
Following the annual" message IN a
day or so will be the bulky one on the
budget, expected to recommend ap-
preparations in the neighborhood OF
So 600. 900 900.
Doughton plans to have the liquor tax
measure tentatively completed by not
later than Saturday. 1t Is to be intro
session. 1t probably will be reported by
the committee and brought up for &C
tion as quickly as possible after Roose-
velt.s annual and budget messages are
read in both branches.
II usually requires two days for the
reading of the presidential messages,
hut since both branches already are
organized this forrnality may be expe-
dited.
Hearings have been concluded on the
proposed liquor bill. Members OF tne
committees concerned predict the pres
ent tax of S1.10 a gallon on spirits
viii be increased to s2.2o or there
abouts.
The administration wants the meas
ure expedited so the Treasury may I'M
mediately begin to receive additional
revenue.
All supplies of liquor on which the
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1933-12-20
STOCKS OFF 81 TO So
IN HEAVY SELLING
Volatile Issues Subjected to
PreSSure-EarIy Declines
Reduced Near Close.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 20.-Stocks
lurched sharply downward today as the
heaviest selling In some time struck the
market. Extreme losses ranged from
81 TO around SO, though by early after
noon these declines had been reduced.
Pressure was heaviest against volatile
issues, particularly one or two stocks
whose recent market action has come
under scrutiny, Weakness In these
prompted selling elsewhere and for a
time general prices were weak
Union Bag g. Paper slumped 50 TO s37
as reports were circulated that the Busi-
ness Concuct Committee of the Stock
Exchange was looking into It's recent
market career The stock sold as low
as $3.50 In January and as high as $50
in July.
Atlas Tack. whose gyrations are cur
rently the subject of inquiry by the
State attorney generals office, dropped
about 50. 1t had much larger declines
late last week.
Alcohol, metal and speciality shares,
which have been popular vehicles for
speculative activity, were hardest hit,
while the selling lasted Extreme breaks
Of 81 to SIS were suffered by U. S. Indus
trial Alcohol, American Commercial AL
cohol, Case, Allied Chemical and U. S.
Smelling.
Celanese dropped $3.50 to s33 before
rallying.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
ENDS PREREQUISITE
OF N. R. A. IN BIDS
McCarl Advises Agriculture De-
partment of Decision in
Ford Contracts.

Efforts by Government establishments
to make acceptance of N. r. A. codes
or the Presidents unemployment agree
ment prerequisite for any bid must be
discontinued, under a ruling by Con-
troller General McCarl.
This information has been conveyed
to the Department of Agriculture by
McCarl in a letter in which he calls
attention to the decision in the Ford
controversy. along the same lines. 1t
was prompted by inclusion Of this re-
quirement in food contracts which came
to McCarls attention when they were
filed In his Office.
The only legal requirement., the con-
troller general said, is that based on an
executive order under which code COM
pliance is necessary after acceptance OF
Q contract.
In the case of the food contracts, no
complaint was filed by the bidders, but
McCarl wrote:
"These five contracts for subsistence
supplies will not be further questioned
because of the unauthorized require
ment of the specifications, but appro-
pirate instructions should be issued to
the purchasing officers Of your DEPART
rnent that there Is no authority TO In.
sert in advertisements or specifications
conditions going beyond the require
nents set forth by the President in the
executive order"
Evening star., 1933-12-20
INSULTS SON ON LIST
INDICTED IN INDIANA
Seven Prominent Men Accused of
Embezzlement and Grand
Larceny.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CROWN POINT, Ind, December 20.
The names of seven prominent 1ndi-
ana and Chicago men, including Sam
uel insult, jr., reported named in grand
jury true bills charging irregularities IN
the Northern Indiana Public Service Co.,
were learned today.
Warrants were issued for the seven
men and Judge William J. Murray of
Lake County Criminal Court said bond
would be set at $4,000 for each. The
indictments were expected to be re-
turned in court today.
insult. former chairman of the board OF
the company, were John H. Gulick OF
South Chicago former director, Edward
w. Lloyd of Chicago, former director; !;
Morse Deli Plain Of Hammond, Ind,
director and president; Charles w
Chase of, f,Chicago, former vice president
and director and now general manager
of the Indianapolis Street Railway Co.;
Bernard P. Shearon, vice president and
director, and Thomas G. Hamilton, for
mer director and now general mana
ger of the Gary Street Railways.
They were reported named In a blan-
ket indictment with three counts, as
follows: Conspiracy to commit a felony.
embezzlement and grand larceny.
Judge Murray said the warrants prob
ably would be served late today on the
Indiana men. It was indicated extra
dition proceedings might have to be in
stituted against the Chicagoans. Fred
Crumpacker of Hammond, attorney for
the company, said all the defendants
would surrender in Crown Point late
today or tomorrow and post bond.
County Prosecutor Robert G. Estill
said he was uncertain when a hearing
would be set for the case or when the
trial would be held.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
REVEALS HUGE us.
BUTTER PURCHASE
Agent Says He Bought g.
600, 1000 Pounds to Help
Steady Price.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO December 20-H G. Dar-
Der, general manager Of the Dairy Mar
keting Corporation, today said that, as
an agent of the Agriculture Depart
ment, he had bought, between October
81 and December Is, total Of 32,000,-
600 pounds of butter and that, by so
doing, the price was maintained for
most of that period at % to % cents
pound.
Although he said butter was now
selling in Chicago at about is cents a
pound, he believed the buying program
had a definite sustaining influence on
the market He predicted there would
be a rise in the retail market within
six weeks.
Had it not been, he said, for the
butter might now be at price level
Of IL cents a pound.
Darger said the Dairy Marketing
Corporation was -profit-making,
and that the Government allowed one
eighth Of a cent on each pound pur-
chased for administration expenses
Capital used in the transactions was
borrowed by the corporation from the
banks.
The flve-year average Of visible sup
ply OF butter in this country Tor De-
| cember is about 100000 pounds
Darger said.
This year the Government gave its
word the butter 1t bought would not
be returned to retail channels.
Without the purchases Of the Gov
ernment, Darger said, the visible sup
ply would have been, on December l.
a total Of 135, 900 900 pounds.
However, subtracting the Govern
ment's holdings in butter, q matter o1
81 900, 900 pounds, the visible supply
available to the retail market is only
| 1000, 900 pounds, or slightly above the
| five-year average.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
100000 GERMANS
TO BE STERlLIZED
Mental Detectives Head List OF
Afflicted Who Will Come
Under New Law.

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, December 2o.-A seni-ofhcial
news agency indicated today that
400, 900 persons. equally divided between
the sexes, will be liable for steriliza-
ton within short time" under the
German sterilization law, effective jan
uary /.
It was said the sterilizations would
be performed by court order.
On that day 1.7oo 'eugenic courts, I"
Of which there are 1000 in Prussia
alone, besides 27 supreme eugenic
courts" will take up their functions.
Nine classes of congenital diseases
are specified, the majority of them
among the mentally defective, as calling
for operations.
These operations have been estimated
as likely to cost in the aggregate about
1A,oOo,Ooo marks currently about
S6,8O0,O0O). The cost. which would not
have to be paid more than the once
Is regarded by the government as trifl-
ing as compared to the $50 0,o00, ,00C
marks (S132 900 ,000) which persons al
fiicted with hereditary diseases cost the
German taxpayers annually today.
The semi-ohcial report declared
"Never was capital better invested.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
SAITO IS APPROVED
AS JAPANESE ENVOY
Cabinet Instructs Debuchi Success.
sor to Leave Europe at Once
for Washington.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC. December 20.-The Japanese
cabinet today officially approved Hirosh1
Saito as Ambassador to the United
States, having received from Washing
ton approval of Saito's appointment.
Immediately the Japanese foreign
minister cabled instructions to Saito at
The Hague, where he was Japanese
minister, to proceed directly to Wash
ington.
It was understood, however, that
after a brief stay in the American Cap
ital to establish contact with President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull,
the new Ambassador will return to
Toxic for full consultation with his gov
ernment on Japanese-American prob
lens.
Saito succeeds Katsuji Debuchi, who
recently resigned. He has wide Euro
pean background and was an active
member Of the japanese delegation at
the London Naval Conference in 1890.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
Congress Battle on Monetary
Plans of Administration
Is Indicated.
MASS DATA ON SUCCESS
OF RECOVERY EFFORTS
$34.06 Gold Price Is Continued for
Third Time After Roosevelt
Holds Conference.

By the Associated Press.
A Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton request for longer life and more
money may start a brisk political and
economic battle in January's congress
sional session over President Roosevelt's IS
monetary plans.
Curiosity, both antagonistic and
friendly, shoulders on Capitol Hill
about the administrations gold pur-
chases.
Acting Secretary Morgenthau already
has tasted the fire of the gauntlet to be
run. Appearing behind closed doors
of the House Appropriations Committee
to discuss the Treasury's 1885 routine
money needs. Morgenthau met a bar
rage Of questions on the Nations finan-
cial and monetary prospects.
The new Treasury chief was silent
on policies, but learned then Of the
brewing storm.
Masses Data on Success.
Foes of the commodity dollar in both
parties will have their say when the
R. F. G asks another year to operate
and an effort to prohibit the use Of r
F. C. funds for purchasing gold would
be in order and appears certain of
proposal If gold buying continues after
Congress meets. There are no Official
indications the gold program will be
halted before then.
The administration is aware of the
outlook and is marshaling data to show
success OF recovery efforts. Latest ad-
ditions include an Agriculture Depart
ment report that crops were worth
above billion more than in 1882.
Despite drastic curtailments. en-
couraged by the Government. which
listed acreage at the lowest figure in
80 years, crop values are put at S4,076.-
537 900. compared with S2,879.517 600
a year ago.
The Government continued today to
offer s34.06 an ounce for newly mined
domestic gold.
This figure was repeated for the third
time after a White House conference
last night participated In by Acting
Secretary Morgenthau. Prof. George
Warren of Cornell. the Presidents
monetary advisor. and Earle Bailie, ifs.
cal assistant to Morgenthau.
What took place in Mr.. Roosevelt's
study could not be ascertained, but Of
fetal indications of any change in the
gold program were lacking.
Morgenthau Satisfied"
Sterling opened at $5.l41a to the
pound in London today. a figure at
which bar gold was bringing s3259 an
ounce. In early trading the dollar
strengthened somewhat
Commodity price boosts, especially
agricultural, have been President Roose.
velt's goal. The figures on crop values
march closely behind Morgenthau's
statement that he was satisfied with
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column g.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
BLIND ACTORS HOPE TO CONVINCE
AUDIENCES THAT THEY CAN SEE

blindness. Make up, too, helps much"
The players have THE Intimate
Strangers a three-act comedy, by
Booth Harrington, in rehearsal and
will present it in Los Angeles, Ontario,
Santa Monica, Pasadena and elsewhere
If it proves a success.
"Of course, If any Of us aroused the
sympathy of an audience, that would
take their minds from the play and
spoil everything" said Townsend.
IT was handicapped in our first
play" he laughed. "Just few hours
before the curtain, bent over sud-
IDENTIFY, struck a table and knocked out
two OF my front teeth. My dentist
fixed me up quickly with two false
ones. but it was difficult for me to
speak naturally.
1--WE are serious in believing we can
make q living on the stage. We even
hope to break into the movies"
Evening star., 1933-12-20
TREASURY CHECK FOR ONE CENT
PAYS FINE IN NARCOTIC CASE

Miss Mullane received this letter from
v. M. Martin, disbursing clerk at Al
derson:
"Sir: I inclose herewith check No.
1920 drawn on the Treasurer of the
United States in the amount Of sol In
payment of q fine for Della Reader.
criminal case No. 5797. Receipt In du-
plicate is requested"
And that cent check must be entered
on the clerk Of courts day book and
cash book, be deposited with the col
lector of Internal revenue, who win Is
sue a certificate Of deposit to be en-
tered on the court clerks record. then
be sent to washington for clearance to
the Anderson Reformatory and finally
be reviewed by the Bureau Of the Budget
In Washington.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
LONG CALLED TRAITOR
AND ASKED TO RESIGN
overton Also Included in Request
That officials Retire Made
at City Caucus.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, December 2o.-Re-
buked by the old regular city political
caucus here, Senator Huey P. Long has
been condemned for "traitorous con-
duct" and requested to resign by a
mass meeting of fifth congressional dis
trict citizens.
The caucus last night refused by a
vote Of IL to 5 to permit Long to COM
promise on picking district attor-
ney on the city ticket and the demand
for his resignation along with a request
for five other State officials, including
Senator John H. Overton and Gov. o.
K. Allen, to step out of office was made.
Long was rebuffed by the caucus for
attempting to take hand in the jan
uary city election and he replied with
a threat of placing his own ticket in
the field,
Evening star., 1933-12-20

By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, December 20.-A penny is
penny and fine is a flne-so the
Government is cent richer today.
A Treasury check for penny was re-
ceived by Miss Margaret Mullane, clerk
Of United States District Court, in pay
ment Of the fine.
Della Reader was fined 1 cent and
committed to the Anderson, w. Va,
Women's Reformatory for year and q
day on a narcotic charge February 28
by Federal Judge M. NJ. Joyce. A fne
is mandatory.
But Della didn't pay-mtil yesterday.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
AMERICAN SEIZED
BYFRENCHpOL|CE
AS SPY RING HEAD
Wife of Robert SWitz Among
Ten Held in Espionage
Service Cleanup.
MILITARY PAPERS AMONG
EVIDENCE TAKEN IN RAIDS
Leak in Frances Frontier Fortif.
cations Believed Basis of
Bands Capture.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 20.-An American
salesman and his wife and natural
tied Canadian couple were under ar
rest today charged by the French police
OF heading an alleged espionage service
reaching into the French ministry Of
Marine itself.
Ten arrests in all were made, but the
police said another leader of the or
ganization, whom they did not name
had escaped.
The American salesman is Robert
Switz, %, born in East Orange, N. j.
He was arrested without fight and
police said they believed him to be the
chief Of 8 band Of 10 persons, mc1uo-
ing five women, all of whom are held.
Eight Persons Released.
Previously the police announced tney
had made 13 arrests. but later they m
dicated eight of them had been re-
leased temporarily, although tney were
being kept under surveillance.
The Gendarmes said they founo ~
C00 francs in Switzs' room tosetheF
with a number of military documents.
They said others of the alleged ring
were preparing to flee when they were
caught in the roundup.
Arrested with SwitZ who was SAID 70
have been born october 26, l9O4, was
his wife, described as the former Mar
iorie Tilley, born September o. ls4I' III
New York.
as a Canadian merchant was BENJAMIN
BercowitZ, born May 10, 1881, IN JaSSy'
Rumania.
of the alleged espionage band and said
thew arrested him as he prepared for
fieht-his bags already packed-shortly
after Switz was taken into custody.
$4,000 Francs Found.
Three envelopes containing $4,000
francs, which tha gendarmes saio were
intended for accohpliceS, were found IN
Bercowitz' pockets while his wife. Clara,
born December 10, 1908, in Bendery,
Rumania, was said by the police to have
had 10000 francs sewn into her skirt.
Warrants for the three alleged Lead
ers who escaped were issued by Exam
ming Magistrate Penon and the police
Immediately began an intensive searcn
for them.
Among the alleged espionage mate
rial which the police conflscated were
three wireless sets, including clandes-
tine sending outfit, military documents,
photographic plates and movie cameras
and large sums of money.
Commissary Gianvetti of the French
police made the haul of paraphernal1a
and said that he had found in addi-
tion that one of the prisoners. Louis
Martin, 43, a FTenchn1an and trans
Iator in the ministry of marine, hao
an account in a Frankfort, Germany,
bank.
Suspected Spy Faints.
Martin tainted when the police broke
into his home after coming from the
apartment of Mime. Lidia TchekaloH
Stahl, 48, a Russian teacher whom they
also arrested.
At Mime. Stahls home the police
seized books, documents and photo-
graphic plates.
At Martins home the gendarmes TOOK
two envelopes which they said contained
$500 and $4,000 francs, respectively;
They said they found another suspect,
Mile. Madeleine Mermet, %, French, ana
a teacher, ready for fight when tney
raided her home and arrested her. II
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3D.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
RAIL UNION HEADS MEET

CHICAGO. December 20 (R.-Off-
cials of railway unions assembled in
Chicago today for a series Of confer
ences and annual banquet Of the Rail-
way Labor Executives Association
tonight, at which Secretary Of Labor
Frances Perkins will be the principal
speaker.
Subjects up for discussion include
shorter hours, pension rules, the effect
on communities Of proposed consolida-
tiors and railroad financing All of the
21 rail unions were expected to be rep
resented
Evening star., 1933-12-20
BY the Associated Press.


PASADENA. Calf, December 20.-A
group Of blind actors and actresses
here Is building high hopes On theory
that they can make theater audiences
forget that they, the players, are sight
iess-make them laugh and enjoy
themselves.
The Pasadena Braille Players pre-
sented An Hour in June" recently as
a ieeier. 1t was q one-act comedy,
written by blind man, Louis q.
Siggins.
THE audience seemed to forget at
once we could not see and laughed
heartily" James Townsend, handsome,
talented actor. said today. I'VE found
our way about the stage easily by the
positions of rugs and furniture.
I'VE have tried to select players who
did not have the facial appearance Of
Evening star., 1933-12-20
FOUR BOLIVIAN FORTS
REPORTED CAPTURED
Paraguay Said to Have Taken
Strongholds on Eve Of
Armistice.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ASUNCION. Paraguay, December 20.
1t was extra officially announced to-
day that the Paraguayan army had cap
tured four Bolivian forts yesterday on
the eve of the Christmas armistice.
The forts named were Munoz, Sor-
presa, Chanar and Corrales.
Munoz was one of the most important
Bolivian strongholds and was the head
quarters Of the Bolivian army during
the Chaco Boreal campaign just termi-
mated.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
Lithuanian Paper Suppressed.

KLAIPEDA (MemeD, Lithuania, De-
cember 20 R.-The Memel Dampfboot,
German daily newspaper, was under
suppression today by the district COM
mander for publication of an article
entitled Mass Expulsion" 1t was the
first ban on the newspaper in the "a
years of its history
Evening star., 1933-12-20
HSlN-PO TO RETURN
Manchukuo Council Head Has New
National Constitution.

TOXIC, December 20 P.-Although
nff5cials at Toxic and Hsinchfng (Chang-
chun), capital of Manchukuo, have pre-
served the strictest secrecy, 1t became
known today that Chao Hsin-po, pres
ident of the Manuchukuo Legislative
Council, will return shortly with new
national constitution.
He mas been in Toxic for almost q
year, drafting the document, which is
patterned after japanese institutions.
The task is nearly finished.
japanese newspapers have been for
bidden 10 speculate on the matter.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
Shopping Hours.

Shopping hours are from s:15
am. until 6 pm. in the larger
stores.
Plan your shopping this eve
ming and your trip to the stores
early in the morning if possible.
This means better service for
you and help to the sales forces.
The Star is the great Show
Window" for the things most
wanted. A larger selection may
be made from advertisements
in The Star than from all the
other washington papers COM
bined.
Yesterdays Advertising.
Gocal Display
The Evening Star. -, 46,0SO
I'd Newspaper .--u 2o,oo3
Sd Newspaper :. 10, 500
4th Newspaper. ..n 6,315
5th Newspaper .....a 6,5o4
Total tr0ur other 46,O72
The Star reaches most of the
desirable homes In washington,
in fact $1,000 more than a few
years ago. at the height OF
prosperity.
Evening star., 1933-12-20

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Evening star., 1933-12-20

Continued on Page 2. Column A.
Evening star., 1933-12-20
WEATHER.
%. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)

Rain this afternoon and early to-
night; minimum temperature tonight
about 20 degrees; tomorrow fair. Tenn
peratures-Highest, As, at 800 pm. yes
terday; lowest. AZ, at 4:30 am. today.
Full report on page B-1.
Evening star., 1933-12-20

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