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Evening star., 1935-01-01
REDUCED LIQUOR
PRICES PREDICTED
Lower Tax Will Bring Cut in
Cost in 1885, Distillers' Rep.
resentative Forecasts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Lower liquor prices and lower taxes
on domestic distilled spirits in 1885
are predicted by Ammon Mcclellan,
executive director of the League of
Distilled Spirits Rectifiers.
During the past year." he said,
"the consumption of legal spirits has
been approximately half Of what 1t
would have been had the bootlegger
died, as we all had a right to expect,
with repeal. High taxes keep him
with us and he will continue to sur
vive until Congress sees f1t to remedy
a deplorable situation by a sharp cut
in liquor taxes. This action is con-
fidently predicted during 1885.
I'm 1884 the Federal Government
realized in taxes from the industry
approximately $444,0o0,o00 and more
than hundred thousand unemployed
persons received jobs in the industry.
Liquor prices to the consumer have
taken drop of about 10 per cent
since July and I fully expect that
they will decline further. If, as we
expect, Congress at this session will
give us some relief from excessive
taxes, we can make price reduction
of fully so per cent"
Evening star., 1935-01-01
SENATORS SILENT
ON LEAGUE Revival
Privately, Opponents Of q. S. Ad-
herence Indicate They Are
Ready to Fight.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senate opponents Of this country
joining the League Of Nations took no
notice publicly yesterday Of revival Of
the issue by Senator Pope, Democrat,
of Idaho.
Privately, however, those Senators
who fought the League issue Is years
ago indicated they were ready to re-
new the battle, though they expressed
doubt whether it would be offered with
administration backing.
Pope, who announced several weeks
ago he would introduce a resolution
providing for the United States join
ing the League, has expressed hope
President Roosevelt would be sympa-
thetic.
Some of those who led the fight
against the League after the war, in
cluding Senators Borah, Republican.
of Idaho and johnson. Republican, Of
California, we're confident the Presi-
dent would not revive the issue.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
$1,0D0,0DO READY
FOR JANUARY AID
Increase Provided for D. c.
to Care for Fuel and
Clothing Needs.

More than sl,O00,00O will be spent
on the Districts emergency relief
needs this month. This is consider
able increase over the total for De-
cember and will be caused by greater
needs for fuel and other necessities
during the more inclement weather,
officials say.
The District has received grant
of $3.50, ,e08 for January from the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administration
This compares with $4,000 for De-
cember.
To this sum will be added S166 ,666
from the Districts own relief ap-
preparation.
Elwood Street, director Of public
walfare, explained today that outside
work normally is much restricted dur
ing January and February as COM
pared with the last several months OF
the year. calling for heavier disburse-
ments. Costs of fuel and extra cloth
ing also add to the expenses, he ex-
planned
OF the January Federal grant $744,-
600 is for general relief. For relief of
transients the Federal agency ad-
vanced $4,000, for the nursery schools
and educations programs, $500, and
for the student aid program, $l3,935.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
FIRST HOUSING LOAN
MADE IN ALEXANDRIA
SO, 500 Advance Is Granted After
Receipt of Governments
Insurance Approval.
BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January l.
What is thought to be the first Fed
eral housing loan in the country to
be actually completed was made
through the Alexandria National Bank
yesterday. The loan was for $500 to
cover a mortgage.
Bank officials were notified shortly
before noon yesterday by the Rich
mond Office of the Federal Housing
Administration that Government in
surance for the loan-the final step
in housing loan transactions-had
been formally granted.
The commitment on the loan,
which was made December 10, was
the first in Virginia and is believed
also to have been the first in the
country.
L. H. Dudley, an ofncial Of the
bank, stated that the loan was made
to Amos e. Herbert and wife Of the
Del Ray section Of this city. 1t is
payable monthly over q 20-year
period.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
CANAL IN NICARAGUA
IS URGED BY SCHALL
Utilization Of Land for Growing
Of Rubber Also Proposed
by Minnesotan.
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Schall, Republican, Mime
sofa, issued q statement last night in
which he urged construction Of
canal across Nicaragua.
He said under q previous treaty, the
United States acquired strip Of land
In Nicaragua 8 miles wide and about
180 miles long.
He said part of this could be used
for the canal an dthe remainder Of
the land to grow rubber.
"Of course. this Roosevelt adminis-
tration which is playing the League
of Nations game to the detriment OF
the citizens of the United States"
Senator Schall said, twill oppose the
production Of rubber TO compete with
the League of Nations bankers now
controlling the world supply. but the
people of this Nation will find the New
Deal out before the canal is finished
and this rubber land win be de-
veloped." y
Evening star., 1935-01-01
ALLEY AUTHORITY
TRIES z POLICIES
Private WreCking Firms
and Builders to Be
Utilized.

The District Alley Dwelling Author
ity has announced two policies which
it will try out in its work Of ridding
the city of some 200 alleys which are
inhabited by more than 10000 persons.
They we're outlined yesterday by
John Ihlder, executive officer of the
Authority, as:
/. To utilize private wrecking COM
panies and builders so far as prac-
ticable in all projects involving demoli-
tion of old buildings and construction
of new ones
2. To utilize non-profit or limited
dividend corporations to take over and
manage property the Authority ac-
quires.
E. r. A. Workers May Be Used.
In line with the contention of Com
missioner George E. Allen that relief
labor should be used as much as pos
sible, Emergency Relief Administra-
tion workers may be employed by the
private wreckers and builders
The purpose of the Authority, Ihlder
explained, is to convert squares that
are now liabilities into assets. In
doing this, the Authority desires to
confer the greatest possible benefit
upon the neighborhood. So, except
as it may occasionally make profit
that 1t can use in carrying on its
work, the Authority does not wish to
have profits made on the property it
acquires.
In line with this attitude. the Au-
thority outlined four methods Of dis
posing of property. The first is to sell
it to non-proft corporations, the sec
ond to sell to limited dividend cor
porations, the third to sell to owners
of adjacent properties who need ad-
ditions and, last, to hold and lease
the property until some better use
develops
These methods of disposition are in
addition to selling to the District or
any of its agencies which may desire
the property, or to home owners.
Dwellings for Renters.
Any new dwellings erected prob
ably will be for home renters rather
than home buyers, Ihlder said.
An example of the case in which
the property may 30 to a non-profit
corporation is where 1t is desirable to
provide an automobile parking lot or
garage for the neighborhood. The
property owners of the neighborhood
would be the members of the corpora
ton and entitled to use the garage.
The limited dividend corporation
probably would be most used in cases
of management of low-rental dwell
ings, Ihlder asserted.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Hackers Prosper as They
Take Patrons Places
Through Snow.
WELKIN RINGS IN
HOTELS AND CLUBS
Officials and Society Hold Private
Celebrations-Garner as Usual,
Retires Early.

Washington opened its eyes upon
1885 IN a snowy dawn today and re-
called with some pleasure and more
pain one of the biggest New Year eve
celebrations since the World War.
1t was the Capitals first New Year
of repeal, circumstance which night
club patrons accepted without too
much enthusiasm. Some even COM
planned of the fact that convert charge
took no account of the added profit
vested in the wine list.
But the city had more people In 1t
than at any time since the war. and
the population, by and large, managed
to make the welkin ring. King Winter
co-operated with light fall Of snow.
No New Deal employees from the Deep
South looked upon this manifestation
with delight.
Hackers Prosper.
Washingtonians were persuaded by
the sloppy weather to remain indoors
as much as possible While going from
place to place, the great majority left
automobiles parked and engaged taxi
cabs when one could be found. It
was a big night for the hackers.
Happy New Year" was on every lip,
in the smart clubs where diplomats
rubbed elbows with Federal officials
and in the humblest dwelling on emer-
gency relief. The President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at the White House gave a
party to 80 guests In honor of their
sons, James and Elliott, and their sons
wives.
Friends elsewhere told Washing
tonians of happy New Year. in Chi
cago, where the Loop roared with
gaiety. to Times Square in New York,
with its equal enthusiasm, but more
restraint.
Game in California.
While Chicago shared minor snow
storm with Washington. Pasadena
preened itself in sunny California for
the Rose Bowl foot ball game. Those
boys from Alabama had a large local
following, as any one who mingled
with the crowds would have guessed,
and as for Stanford
ObdAo ASh VII EAdbollld VI tAidIi az
any rate, was the theme of the old
Stanford grads who foregathered in
something like a quartet at q down.
town hotel.
Legal wines and liquor In abun.
dance contributed to the gaiety, II not
the solvency, of the celebrants.
Capacity Crowds.
Downtown, dazzling signs beckoned
to midnight shows. Every hotel and
night club WAS filled to capacity.
Champagne and liquor stocks were
sold down to their lowest point since
repeal. Almost everybody had a tin
horn to toot, and all were brothers
under the tin.
One hotel last night had more than
a thousand guests, and Happy New
Year" was flashed the length and
height of the ball room wall so all
could see it. Another boasted the
only Washington party going out over
a Nationwide network"
With all officialdom and society here
for the opening Of Congress, private
balls of social significance were given
in many homes. But at none Of them
| could Vice President John N. Garner
be found. As usual, he was in bed by
10 pm.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
HARRIS CLEMENCY
PLEA PREPARED
Petition of Group of Wash.
ingtonians Expected to
Reach President Soon.

A petition for presidential Glenn
ency for Charles Harris, convicted as
the slayer of Milton w. (Milsie)
Henry, who is scheduled for electro
cution January II, is expected to
reach the White House by the end of
the week.
The last-minute effort to save Har-
ris' life has been made by small
group of Washingtonians who believe
him innocent. The petition. prepared
by Nugent Dodds and Neil Burkin-
shaw, counsel for the condemned
man, has been signed by Joseph Ber-
berich, retired merchant; Rabbi Abram
Simon, Mrs. Charles Goldsmith. men,
Der of the Board of Public Welfare;
Charles Edward Russell, president OF
the Washington chapter of the Amer
ican Association Against Capital
Punishment, and Rev. Charles B. Har-
ris, pastor Of the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church.
The appeal is in the hands Of James
A. Finch, pardon official of the De-
partment of Justice.
The plea is based on the convic-
ton that additional evidence can be
unearthed which will prove Harris
innocent. Those working in his behalf
contend it can be shown Harris did
not buy the car which was used in
the Henry Staying. The machine was
purchased in Camden, N. ].
Henry, a Washington gambler, was
killed by a blast from a sawed-off
shotgun early in the morning of April
81, 1882, as he sat in his automo-
bile near his home on Brown street
Just off of Sixteenth street.
Harris, who is now 81 years old
has spent the past two and a half
years in the District Jail.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
FALL while PLAYING
COWBOY KILLS CHILD
Boy, 10, Dies Clutching Bouquet
of Flowers Brought by
Playmates.

Earl Fritter, 10, of ALSO Wisconsin
avenue, died in Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital last night clutching a
bouquet of flowers brought to him by
playmates who had seen him fall
from a ladder leaned against the side
of a store building in the 4800 block
of Wisconsin avenue Sunday after
noon.
Earl was being cornered by his play
mates in a make believe western can
Won. Seeing the ladder leaning against
the canyon" wall, the youngster
started to climb just as the cow
boys" rounded him up. Near the
top of the ladder, his foot slipped
and he plunged to the pavement, rel
Sewing fatal head injuries.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
England's Deficit Larger.

LONDON. January R.-Treasury
returns made public yesterday showed
a deficit of s110,402,538 for the first
nine months of the fiscal year, as COM
pared with f98, ,116,395 for the cores
ponding period in the previous year.
Revenue amounted to f413,312, ,612,
decrease of f2,sss,171, and expendi-
lures, f523,7l5,l50, an increase OF
f9,297.972.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
.FIREMEN ARREST MAN
AS FAVOR FOR POLICE
Riverdale Company Surrounds
House When Chief Cannot
Reach Scene.

By statf Correspondent Of The Star.
RIvERDALE, Nd, January L.
Riverdale h-emen turned policemen
early this morning and captured q
man in the home of Mrs. Mary Hol-
brook, 200 block of Madison avenue.
Called by Chief of Police Dasiel
Herzog, whose motor cycle was tenn
porarily disabled, the hremen sur
rounded the Holbrook house, and John
Dorsey entered the kitchen, capturing
the burglar without a struggle.
Before Magistrate John Keane the
prisoner said he was Kenneth j.
Lynch, 80, Of the 1900 block Of North
Charles street, Baltimore. He was
booked for disordsay conduct,
Evening star., 1935-01-01

The first repeal New Year was
greeted with hilarity, but with de-
liberate absence of liquor and a for
NAL total abstinence pledge last night
by the Sons of Jonadab.
This old prohibition organization
gathered at 623 Louisiana avenue at
their own hall for an evening Of
eayety, singing and dancing and pro-
hibition discussions.
Prior to the midnight climax, when
formal ceremonies welcomed the new
year 1895, the group heard an address
on the benefits Of total abstinence
Evening star., 1935-01-01
FACE CUT IN CRASH

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
NORTH CHEVY CHASE, Nd, jan
uary Mrs. Remus Waugh of Jones
Mill road suffered severe lacerations
of the face last night when an auto
mobile in which she was riding struck
a tree near her home.
The Bethesda Fire Rescue Squad
removed her to Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital, where II stitches were
required to close her wounds.
Evening star., 1935-01-01
Sons of Jonadab Rene,v Dry
VOW on First Wet Ne,v Year

by Prof. Milton Conover of Yale Uni
versity, who is president Of the Tenn
perance and Prohibition Alliance.
George Neuman, grand chief, presided.
There were several musical selections.
Just before midnight the gathering
of $50 people grouped themselves In
q double circle about an altar and
repeated together the total abstinence
pledge of the Jonaders. As soon as
the pledge was repeated the gayety
broke forth again and the dancing
continued until An early hQQr this
morning.
Evening star., 1935-01-01

Much greater authority over utili-
ties of the District would be central
lied in the Public Utilities Commits
sion under the terms of bill the
Commissioners will ask Congress to
enact early in the session which opens
Thursday.
This is the measure to limit the
scope of appeals to courts from deci-
sions of the Utilities Commission. One
objective is to constitute the commits
sion definitely as the fact-f1nding
agency in utility matters 1t Is de-
signed to limit court appeals more
strictly to questions of law rather than
facts.
Another purpose Of the proposed
law is to place the costs of litigation
over decisions of the Utilities Commis-
sion on the utility bringing the ap-
peal.
The measure was sent to Congress
at the past session, but failed OF final
action. It has been developed after
months of study by District officials
and is sponsored jointly by the Com
nissioners and the Public Utilities
Commission.
Appeals to Court.
Under the present law, the utility
concern involved in a case, or any
other interested party, can appeal to
District Supreme Court for a test
of commission order. The court
sits In the case In a legislative Ca
pacity rather than as a constitutional
court, in the opinion Of District OFF,
cials.
For instance, the court now can
and does receive any new evidence
which either party to the litigation
may offer. The court weighs the
evidence, determines facts and makes
q finding as to rates, valuation or
other utility regulation matter as 1t
Evening star., 1935-01-01
D. C. MAN DIVORCED
Mrs. Halle Gott Glaser of Rock

Vile Given Absolute Decree.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, January IA
decree signed by Judge Charles w.
Woodward in the Circuit Court here
grants to Mrs. Halle Gott Glaser OF
Rockville an absolute divorce from
Stanley J. CHASER of Washington and
allows her to resume her maiden
name Of Gott. They we're married In
washington January 10, 1880. and
have no children. Desertio3 was al.
legged. "a
Evening star., 1935-01-01
MAIDEN NAME RESTORED
Divorce Granted Mrs. Bessie Lath-
am Gibson, Wed in 1897.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. January l.
Judge Charles w. Woodward signed
a decree in the Circuit Court here
yesterday granting to Mrs. Bessie
Latham Gibson of Takoma Park an
absolute divorce from Bayard K. Glib
son Of Los Angeles, Calf, and allow
ing her to resume her maiden name
of Bessie lola Latham.
They were married in Washington
October 6, 1897, and have no children.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20
Haitian Money

From the earliest days all the coun-
tries of the Caribbean, including Haiti,
used the Spanish dollar, or peso. About
the middle of the Sixteenth century
the Spanish ran short of silver and so
debased their dollars that they were
mostly lead. Then vast quantities Of
silver came from Mexico and Peru and
the Dons reformed their currency. To
distinguish the good new dollars from
the worthless old ones the Spanish
mints marked each of them with the
words 'peso-gordo." Gordo is an adj
jective and means solid, substantial.
In Haiti the natives knew that the
new dollars were good dollars, but they
did not know what the words stamped
on them meant. The Spanish words
sounded harsh to their ears; so in re-.
ferring to the coins they Frenchified
peso-gordo into "piastre-gourde."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20
An Aid to Immigrants

On July l, 1929, new law went into
effect to bring relief for those immi-
grants who have lived In this country
for many years, but were denied the
right Of becoming citizens. It enables
such aliens, II they entered the United
States prior to June s, 1921, and have
since resided in this country, and are
persons Of good moral character and
not subject to deportation, to regular
lie their status by registering their
entry with the immigration authorities.
The alien who does so shall be deemed
to have been lawfully admitted to the
United States" He may then start
proceedings for naturalization, Il en-
titled to a permit to re-enter in case
he wishes to leave the United States
temporarily, and can obtain for wife
and minor children abroad a preferen.
tial status within the quota.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20
"Kid" Still Slang Term
and Use VIII MOI Do1v,,

4 n The, use of the word f1kidr for child
has had strange ups afd-dowhs in its
long history. Originally it seems to
have been confined to the lingo of vag.
'abonds, cadgers, thieves, gypsies. Mas
singer, as far back as 1899. put it into
the mouth of character of the Long
John Silver type, and it crops up now
and then In the plays of the Restora-
ton period, IS years later.
For some reason its use then sank
into allegiance and the dictionary max
ers find no signs of it in all the litera.
ture Of the Eighteenth century nor
during the first third of the Nineteenth.
1t is evident, nevertheless, that It still
survived in living speech in the term
kidnapping" which, even two cen.
turtles ago. was in use to mean abduc-
ton In general and particularly the
stealing of young women. to be made
bondservants in the American colonies.
The word kid" for child again found
its way into print when Dickens had
Bill Skies speak of Oliver Twist as
''the kid"
Up to that time. it seems to have been
looked upon as a low word, never ut
tered in those Christian homes where
the children behaved mannerly at
table. But in 1s41 Lord Shaftesbury
made this entry in his journal: "Passed
a few days happily with my wife and
kids."-Boston Transcript.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20
Intelligence of Dog and
~ Cat Is Still Unsettled

"Dog fanciers agree cats have less in.
teiligence."
So begins an article on the relative
intelligence of cats and dogs in the
Toronto Daily Star. Following q
series Of experiments embracing a
period Of three years, a McGill univer.
sity doctor Of biology announced that,
intellectually, cats aren't even a close
second to dogs. But, curiously, the
opinion expressed seems to depend on
whether one owns a cat or a dog.
I have both cats and dogs, but pre-
fer cats" said one woman. "Only Der,
sons who understand cats can perceive
their intelligence. They are more af,
fectionate than dogs, but because they
are more self contained they are often
classed as, being dumb" ~
"A cat has intelligence, but It can
not be compared with that Of the. dog. /"
declared well known. Toronto dog
fancier. So the argument could be
continued forever, with perhaps only
the dog and the cat itself knowing the
rights Of the matter. and caring very
little for the outcome.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20
Notice To Creditors

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN,
that the Subscriber, of the District
of Columbia has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Montgomery Coun-
ty, in Maryland, Auxiliary Letters
OF Administration C. T. A. on the
Personal Estate of
FRANK BOSTICK MARTIN,
late of the District of Columbia, de-
ceased. All persons resident and
nonresident having Claims against
the said deceased, are hereby warned
to exhibit and file, the same, in said
Court, with vouchers thereof, on or
before the 18th day of December.
next: they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefit of said
Estate. All persons indebted to said
Estate are requested to make imme-
date payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of June, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-five.
THE WASHINGTON LOAN
AND TRUST COMPANY.
By VIM. H. BADEN, Vice President.
TAG
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-06-20

Vinson Peter, Mrs. Almus Spearo
Mrs. Barnard Welsh. Mrs. Albert M
Bouic and Mrs. Julian Whiting.
/ Col. and Mrs. William Hill ara
guests of Mrs. Hills sister, Mrs. ]. r
Nicholson. Col and Mrs. Hill expect n
leave in few weeks for England.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip D. Laird, End
of Newcastle, Del, were guests On
Friday of Mrs. Philip D. Laird.
Mrs. Bright Taylor, of Florida
spent several days this week with
Mrs. Lloyd Brewer.
In the presence of only members of
the two immediate families, Miss
Irene I. Allen. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Allen of Potomac. and
Mr.. William Ralph Beall, son of Mr.
and Mrs. William L. Beall of Norbeck
were married Saturday night in the
home of the brides parents. Rev.
Herbert o. Cooper, pastor of the Rock
vile Baptist church, officiating. Upon
their return from a motor trip the
young couple will take up their resi-
dence in Rockville.