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Evening star., 1934-12-15
'WH|TEFORD NAMEDI
FIJI. A. COUNSEL
Prominent Washington At
torney Appointed at 81.
a-Year Salary.

Roger J. Whiteford, prominent
Washington attorney, today was ap-
pointed general counsel of the Federal
Housing Administration at 81 q year
salary.
The announcement was made at the
housing administration after Admins
traitor James A. Moffett had conferred
with President Roosevelt.
Whiteford, who will assume Office at
once, accepted the post with the un-
derstanding that he need not give up
his law practice, the White House
said. He is considered by both the
President and Moffett as ideally quail
ified" for the position because of his
ability as a lawyer and his wide ex-
perience in litigation affecting real
estate and mortgages.
Whiteford is now Washington coun-
sci for the National Association of
Real Estate Boards and attorney for
the Washington Real Estate Board.
Since 1918 he has represented real
estate interests before committees Of
the House and Senate.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
HOPE FOR AMERICA
SEEN IN new DEAL
News Writer Tells G.. O. P. WON.
en- "No Party Can Afford to
Ignore Realities"

Americas only prospect for saliva
ton lies in working with the New Deal
and not against it, Elliott Thurston,
news writer for the Washington Post,
told the League Of Republican Women
yesterday.
Thurston, introduced by Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley. president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, discussed the topic: 1.-THE
New Deal Band Wagon Has Need for
Critics"
Recent changed attitude Of the
bankers, Thurston declared, is not a
surrender, but Is sincere realization
that they need the New Deal and need
to work with it.
The present plan of government was
characterized as a system of trial and
experiment, and he complimented the
administration for it's policy of dis
carding plans that fail.
1--WE are constantly shooting at a
moving target" he said. I'm such a
system no party can afford to ignore
realities and each party must seek to
find the best in the welter Of expert
mentation which is going on, and
cling to 1t. The best we can do is
make case against the bad elements
and to boost the good ones"
Evening star., 1934-12-15
TIBER FLOOD MAKES
SEAPORT OF ROME
Littorio Airport Is Huge Lake
City Well Protected-0thers
Menaced.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, December l5.-Rome became
almost a seaport today as Father Tiber
bumped his back up to 4s.7 feet, the
Rivers most extreme food stage in
many years.
The extraordinary depth enabled
boats of heavy draft to come up the
river from Ostia and discharge their
cargoes at st. Paul's Gate Already
dangerously swollen, the level Of the
river rose feet during the night.
Rome itself is we'll protected by
high embankments, but q serious sit
uation confronted upriver communi-
ties. The Littorio Airport just below
Rome, landing field for all commercial
planes, was a vast lake. All air traffic
was diverted to Compiano Field.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
N.R.A. LODGE MUST
DEFEND CHARTER
Trouble Over Attack on Fed.
Grafton of Employees Re-
suit of Johnson Row.

National Recovery Administration
Lodge, No. 81, American Federation Of
Government Employees, center of the
celebrated fight with Hugh s. john
son, former Blue Eagle chieftain, has
been called upon by z. Claude Bab-
cock, president of the federation, to
show cause why its charter should
not be revoked for an attack upon the
parent organization.
The inter-union trouble is the d.Iect
outgrowth Of the clash with Johnson
when picketing was resorted to to
force reinstatement Of John L. Dono-
van, the lodge president, who had been
dismissed from N. r. A. Donovan
was later returned to duty after the
Intervention of the National Labor
Board.
The federation disclaimed RESPONSE
bility for the picketing, and at the ma
tional convention in New York in
September, put through a resolution
banning picketing in employment dis
putes, over the protest of Donovan
and a group of sympathizers.
Early this month, N. r. A. Lodge
circulated through the A. F. @. E.
membership report on the conven-
ton calling for support of the prin-
ciple of picketing, and also of a reso-
luton opposing racial discrimina
ton" in Government employment.
which was ruled out of the New York
session. This report was critical of
the federation leadership.
Brought to Babcock's attention, he
served notice on the lodge that it was
charged with false and misleading
statements" and "disloyalty" to the
labor movement.
The organization has been given
until December 81 to file answer, after
which the question of charter revoca-
ton will be put to q vote of the
Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
SELLERS LEAVES BOARD
OF BROOKLYN RADIO
Representative Changes Opinion
That Newspapers Should Not Be
Allowed to Own Stations.

By the Associated Press.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, December Is
Representative Emanuel Sellers,
Democrat, of New York, today an
nounced his resignation as chairman
of the Board of Broadcasters of Brook
lyn, N. Y, Inc, corporation formed
to merge three Brooklyn radio stations,
because he said he had changed his
opinion that newspapers should not be
allowed to own and operate radio sta
tions.
At a recent hearing in Washington,
Representative Sellers testified as a
proponent of the merger of stations
WAID, With and WVFW and op-
posed the application of the Brooklyn
Eagle for LAO kilocycles, the wave
length now used by the three stations.
He testified that he favored the merger
because he did not believe that news
papers should be allowed to own and
operate radio stations.
Facts brought out at the Washington
hearing, he said in announcing his
resignation, had caused him to with
draw his support from the merger.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
YEGGS SHUT OFF
TOWN, ROB BANK
Gang Blast Safe and Flee With
$4,000 Near Willard,
Ohio.

By the Associated Press.
WILLARD. Ohio, December l5.-A
gang Of II or more burglars shut
the nearby village of North Fairfield
on from the outside world early today,
set of seven charges of high explo-
sive in the village bank and escaped
with loot estimated at $4,000 by c. D.
Harvey, president of the bank.
The gang came into the town
shortly before 2 am. (E. S. T.) and,
working leisurely. did not leave until
4:30 am.
During this time all the residents
were kept in their houses by gunner
who dared them to come out and at
tempt to stop the burglary.
James Garrett, a carpenter, stepped
out on his back porch and seven shots
were fired in his direction.
Members of the gang placed barn
doors over the front windows OF the
bank, frame structure, to screen
their activities. With pieces Of the
vault and sections of the bank wall,
the doors were blown out into the
street.
Pieces of the vault were found 100
feet from the bank.
Evening star., 1934-12-15

Your old pal, Gen. Johnson, was
the life of the party at that private
White House conference Wednesday
on the war profits question.
When Mr. Roosevelt shot questions
at his cabinet officials about how long
it would take to mobilize how many
tanks we had during the war and such
things, the cabineteers scratched
their heads. johnson knew all the
answers.
Friends of johnson say he has three
private business offer5 and will accept
one of them, but will not return to
Government service for war profits or
anything else.
Two Poles Meet.
The North and South Poles of the
New Deal met the other day and
shook hands. At private luncheon
in downtown Office here, only North
Polar Bernard M. Baruch and South
Polar Prof. Rexord Guy Tugwell
were invited. Mutual friends explain
that Baruch had expressed a curious
desire to meet the professor. There
was no fighting.
Senator Wagner is privately work.
ing on bill to define the moot labor
section IA, in such a way that 1t may
outflow company unions.
Copyright. 1934.)
Evening star., 1934-12-15
HALLIGAN SERVICES
SLATED TUESDAY
Simple Rites Will Be Held at
Annapolis for Rear
Admiral.
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. December 15.-
Funeral services for Rear Admiral
John Halligan, U. S. NJ, will be held
Tuesday at the st. Mary's Catholic
Church. Burial will be in the Naval
Academy Cemetery.
Admiral Halligan, who commanded
the thirteenth naval district, died
Tuesday in Bremerton, Wash. The
body, accompanied by Capt. H. E.
Church, U. s. N, will arrive Monday.
Acting on the request of the family,
only simple services have been planned
by Academy officials. There will be
no escort and the pail bearers will be
selected from the admiral's classmates.
A squad of sailors will fire volleys
at the grave and bugler will sound
TAPS"
Evening star., 1934-12-15
IDENTIFICATION IN ERROR
Accused Traffic Violator Not
With Automobile Association.

Through an error, The Star In its
early editions yesterday identified
Patrick Curley. 80, who was brought
into Police Court to stand trial on
eight charges of trafic violations, as
an employe of the American Automo-
bile Association.
Mr.. Curley is not employed by the
motor organization, but works in the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra-
ton.
The Star regrets the error.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Contest for Speaker.
ship Behind Scenes Is
Lesson in Politics.
BY PAUL MALLON.

BY PAUL MALLON.
"HE viccisitudes of politics never
could be better illustrated than
by the inside story OF what
i happened in the speakership
contest.
The milk man in Omaha may not
care. gill Of clabber who Is Speaker
of the House, but it is a big job in
Washington. 1t has the historic back
ground of such men as Uncle Joe
Cannon, Longworth and Garner
rather than that of the few frail
characters who occasionally inherited
it. Furthermore, the Speakers wife
ranks third at the White House dinner
table, which is always an important
Washington consideration.
Essentially, however, the job Is
what the man makes it. He can be
either boss of the four winds or their
lackeys.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
$50 in PRIZES FOR WASHINGTON
BOYS AND GIRLS.

chance boys and girls to write letter Why
and why child in Washington
should gifts this Christmas DON'T DELAY send in NOW to
Editor of The Star.
closes at midnight tonight.
that prize Of SIS offered by The Star for the
little brother little will of the
forget you than IL old write
letter.
a prize prize $40 and the
third prize IS.
with their letters will be made next
week
paper only and get letter
n closes
Evening star., 1934-12-15
PRISONERS USE TOKENS
TO HALT SALE OF DOPE
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOUISVILLE. KY, December 15.-
Jailer Martin Conners announced to-
day he was taking money out Of cir
culation at the Jefferson County Jail
in an effort to stop dope peddling.
Some of his prisoners, Conners OBJ
served, court arrest on minor charges
apparently so they can peddle mar
cotics among other inmates.
To stop this business prisoners are
required to exchange all their cash
for tokens. A prisoner may use his
tokens to buy food, and convert them
into cash upon his release, but he
is not permitted to come out of Jail
with more tokens than he had when
he entered.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
DEP0RTS
26 MORE HUNGARIANS
Several Had Served in Army-No
Indication of Mass Action-Spe-
cial Reasons Attributed.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, December 15.-The Of
fetal Hungarian Telegraphic Agency
reported today that rs more Hun
garians had been deported from Yugo-
slavia, arriving at Szeged last night.
It was STATED that among those
banished were several men who had
served in the Yugoslav army.
There were no indications, however,
that mass deportation Of Hungarians
was being resumed. Yugoslavia called
q halt on the elections last week. The
presumption was that there were spe-
cial reasons for the newly reported
expulsions.
. The total number of deportees dur
ing the last two weeks has reached
1,949.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
Quake Strikes India,

CALCUTTA, December Is (P.-A
severe earthquake was recorded at
Calcutta today. The epicenter was
believed to be in Northern India.
Nepal. tiny nation in the Himalayas
was thought to be In the earthquake
zone. No direct word came. however,
from Kathmandu, its capital.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
HUBBELL, MOUND ACE,
WOUNDS COMPANION
Neighbor of New York Pitcher
Is Accidentally Shot While
Two Are Hunting.

BY the Associated Press.
SHAWNEE, Okla, December 15.-
Paul Shore, Meeker oil driller, lay in
a Shawnee hospital today with gun
shot wounds accidentally inflicted
yesterday by his Winter neighbor,
Carl Hubbell, New York pitcher.
The accident occurred while the
two were quail hunting A shotgun
charge tore Shores right shoulder,
and a pellet puncturei iulg. He
was given pneumonia injections last
night.
MY hunting days are over" Hub
bell said gloomily, insisting the acci-
dent was due to private 'iinx''
which had been following him all
year.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
TOY Matinee BRINGS
THOUSANDS OF GIFTS
TO NEEDY CHILDREN
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lobby attracted great interest, and
children with their parents and friends
crowded around to view it, heaping up
their gift contributions in a great pile
nearby. The Metropolitan lobby, where
an attractive display was also on view,
was packed and jammed long before
the doors opened.
At the Tivoli, it seemed the crowd
was greatest of all The Fourteenth
street entrance of the theater looked
like the gates at world series game,
every one eager to get in-and forming
lines along both sides of the house.
Santa Claus Pleased.
The real Santa Claus, viewing the
scene through his powerful telescope
which he trained first on one theater
and then another was proud indeed
to find that so many kind Washing
tonians had fiocked so willingly to aid
him in his desire to reach every child
in town, whether rich or poor. He
rubbed his hands together and
chuckled as he surveyed the piles Of
toys and gifts far too numerous to
estimate, which mounted higher and
higher at the theater entrances as
the great crowds poured through.
There were thousands and thou
sands of packages of every size and
escription-many done up in ribbon
and shimmering cord, and decorated
with fancy Christmas stickers. Each
a package of Christmas joy, each a
source of real happiness, for the legion
of needy little ones to whose plea
Washington had responded whole
heartedly.
Later today, when the excitement
dies down, a fleet of trucks donated
by the Security Storage Co., will
make a round of these theaters col
lecting gifts, and transporting them
to The Warner Bros and the
Council of Social Agencies toy shop
at HOT Pennsylvania avenue.
Gifts Will Be Classified.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
FLOOD DANGER OVER
California Rains Move Easterly
From Menaced Area.

LOS ANGELES, December Is P.-
Flood danger in the foot hills bor-
dering Los Angeles was believed past
today as the storm that drenched vir-
tually all of Southern California with
near record rainfall moved eastward.
Cloudbursts over the La Crescenta-
Montrose area yesterday sent tor
rents of water rushing down flre-de-
nuded hillsides and caused the tenn
porary evacuation of 800 residents.
Last January / more than 80 lives
were lost in the La Crescenta- Mont
rose area when cloudbursts sent q
wall Of water rushing through the
two communities.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
BRAZIL

On the coffee plantations Of
Brazil the children are told by the
old people that on Christmas night
the animals have the gift of speech.
and that II o child has enough
courage to 60 out alone in the
darkness and silence 1t will hear
the cock crow. in q loud voice.
Christ u born"
Evening star., 1934-12-15
WATER LINE BOMBED

Tenoeness OF CUBAN SITUATION In
creased by Explosion.
HAVANA, December is R)-Explo-
sion of O bomb beneath o branch
aqueduct, 5 miles from Havana,
added to the tenseness of Cuba's in
ternal situation today.
The aqueduct, supplying the Ma
zorra section, was not seriously DAM
aged and the city water supply was
not Affected.
Evening star., 1934-12-15
TAX DEADLINE REACHED
Today Is Last for Paying 1888
Income Installment.

Income Installment.
Today Is the deadline for paying
up 1888 income taxes. It is the last
day the Treasury will accept fourth
quarter payments without penalty.
So far income taxes this fiscal year
are running some $4,000, 900 ahead
of those for the same period last year
-$277, ,7s8, $40 to 17,444,719. Third
quarter payments totaled SITS, ,309, 900
and the first dozen days this month
S21 .4Q4. .0QQA
Evening star., 1934-12-15
Gifts Will Be Classified.

There a real task begins. The task
of counting and sorting and classify
ing the thousands and thousands of
separate gifts to be distributed to the
, 1934-12-18
BUSI. CHANCES


CIGARS, CANDIES, cold drinks.
Good n man business. Low
overhead. Invoice $4,000 10
$4,000. Columbia Cigar Store,
Port Isabel, Texas. F62
, 1934-12-18

was held. during which a new
president. Mrs. Henke vas INSTALL
ed. Mrs. Dodd, the past president.
was presented with a lovely gift
for faithful service. During the So
cial hour refreshments wer served
10 MeSdames <. S. Greenwood, Au-
drey Slayton. Miller. Kan Shelton.
Allen, Munich. Bowen. Ed Maule.
Molte burlington OF Iowa, and
Misses Ann Morgan, Letha Allen,
Lucretia burlington and Margaret
Huntington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n. Mauck and
children have been the guests OF
DR.. and Mrs. X. j. Scott and fam
lily for the past month have re-
turned TO their home in Big Lake.
Charles Beaver left Monday for
his home in Knoxville, Ill, following
a months visit with his mother,
Mrs. Harriet Beaver.
Misses Lucille and Margaret Gil
lespie OF Brownsville were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Gillespie on
Sunday.
Judge and Mrs. Bryce Ferguson
left Sunday for q business trip to
San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Brown Of
Springfield. Okla. have returned
home after a visit with Nj. and
Mrs. K. c. Phillips.
Mrs. Virgil Atkinson, who under
went an emergency operation for
appendicitis at the McAllen hospital
recently. is reported TO be improving
nicely.
Mrs. A. J. DoSsett Of Waco left
Sunday night for her home after a
visit with Nj. and Mrs. Leland Nc
Cullough.
, 1934-12-18

FOR SALE-Four pool tables COM
plete: balls. cues, etc. Doc. Gentry.
McAlien, Texas. F-56
, 1934-12-18
Patteson Motor Co.
e27 Elizabeth = Phone e83
G ADVERTISEMENT

OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR
OF CUSTOMS. Port Of Brownsville.
Texas, December 3, 1884. Notice Is
hereby given that on December 2,
1884, there was seized near Browns
vile, Texas, for violation OF Sect.
500 Tariff Act 1880 and Sect. 1852
r. S., One Jordan Sedan. motor No.
IS S Ills. Any one claiming the
within described automobile will
file claim with me within twenty
C20) days from the date of this
notice: otherwise I will sell the
automobile at public auction at the
u. S. CustomhouSe, Brownsville,
Texas. on Monday. December "a,
1894, at 10 O'Clock A. M VIM.
Neale. Dy. Collector.
l2-4-l1-lS-3t-4855
, 1934-12-18
AMews, Notes
From Phan

PHARR, Dec. I7.-Members OF the
Progress club were entertained this
past week with a delightful Christ
mas party given at the home OF
Mrs. Verna Hansen, with Mrs. O.
Archer as co-hoSteSs. Decorative
arrangements in the reception rooms
emphasized the Christmas motif.
Baskets OF large poinsettias and
bowls Of yellow chrysanthemums
made lovely floral decorations. A
brief business session was presided
over by Mrs. Hansen after which
a program featuring readings and
songs was given. II was in charge
of Mrs. G. L. Calls and Mrs. Guy
Young. During the social hour a de-
iiciouS refreshment course was Serv-
ed to t~hirty-two members and
three guests. Misses Lannon's. Hol-
brook and Brown.
Mrs. Raymond johnson was host
eSS TO the members and guests Of
the Tuesday Contract club at her
home recently. Baskets OF poinSet-
tias placed at vantage points in the
card rooms made an attractive set
ting for the three tables Of players.
The gift was presented to Mrs. How
ard Teer. At the conclusion of the
games a dainty salad course was
served TO the following: MeSdames
Marvin Evans, @. B. Fleming. z. C..
White. Max d. Maule. Howard Teer.
A. A. Kelley. w. II. Maddux. j. w.
Pickett. Stanley Melton and Her.
man Krampff, ana Ben Kelly.
Members OF the 1884 football
squad OF the Pharr-San Juan-Ala-
mo high school we're entertained
by eX-gridmen with a dinner
given this week in the dining room
of the Owl Cafe. Coach Fred Sigler
gave IN interesting talk to the
past and present players. and
speeches we're also given by ex-
captains Of the teams. Thirty-five
guests ere present 10 enjoy the
hospitable reunion.
Members OF the North Pharr
Home Demonstration club were en-
tertained with a Christmas party
given this week by Mrs. Henry
Stiers at her home. This Yuletide
motif was emphasized in the floral
decorations Of poinsettias and also
the decorated chimney which was
laden with gifts. Each guest was
asked TO pull a string and drew
from the chimney a useful gift. A
number Of Christmas contests were
enjoyed. A brief business session
, 1934-12-18
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Santa Says: Don't Let the Gift Problem Get You Down

Turn to The Herald Classified section for useful and practical
gifts. A used automobile, a home, antiques, used furniture. Such
things and loads of other out-of-the-ordinary gifts-do not always
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, 1934-12-18
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-12-11
Catholic Study Club ], Met Last Euening

A most interesting meeting of the Catholic Study club was held last evening at the auditorium of the Waterbury Catholic high school. Mrs Edward Mcdonald presided.
 Mrs Thomas Horgan of Meriden spoke to the group as leaders in the study group field and outlined the work of the study club urging the continuance of effort and the formation of new clubs. She talked of the accomplishment of the book shop which has been conducted in Meriden for several years. Mrs J.. Lynch gave an interesting resume of the work being accomplished in the field of Braille and the actions of the local group which is affiliated with the IFCA. A brief talk was given by Mrs Edward Mcdonald who also read a letter of survey regarding Indian affairs in the mis- sionary fields in reference to the Novahoe Indians. Rev J. Rice was introduced to the members as the new advisor of the club.
 The next meeting will be held on the second Monday in January and will be devoted to social legisla- ture.- Any one interested in the work is invited to attend. Miss Marjorie Farley will give report on a survey of local and surround ing territory as regards the old age pension. The topic of unem- ployment insurance will be dealt with and Miss Genevieve Carolan will report on the subject. A third topic, the person to discuss it to be selected, will be a report of the jail commission. The Catholic news discussion will be conducted by Miss Rosemary Condon.