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Evening star., 1936-08-02
Mother of Trollope Wrote.

Frances Trollope, mother of the Ia
nous Anthony and the no less famous.
in his day, Thomas A. Trollope, all
three writer's, began writing when she
was already so, wrote up to the age
of rs. producing in these 26 years ia
volumes, novels and travel books.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Five Brothers Wed
Five Sisters, Live in
Same Community
BY the Associated Press.

By lht ASSOclated PreSs.
ENTERPRISE, Ala. P.-Per-
haps 1t was just a bi-family habit,
but five Averett brothers married
five Byrd sisters.
They pair up like this the last
few years: H. G. and Evie, D. S.
and Carrie, l.. r. and Nora Bell,
e. L. and Terra and Fred and Una.
Now there are 20 double first
cousins, children of the five cou-
piles. All live n q rural COM
munity near here.
Evening star., 1936-08-02
Mrs. Phillips
EntertainS in
Falls Church
Miss McGroarty
Is Honor Guest at
Several Parties.

TALLS CHURCH. August l.
- Miss Elizabeth McGroarty of
| New York, who is visiting her
u mother. Mrs. Edna Thelander,
Evening star., 1936-12-25
SLAYER Of -FOUR
TO DIE TONIGHT
Harry Singer, Unrepentant,
Will Go to Chair Shortly
After Midnight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, December
25.-Harry Singer, sullen 26-year-old
farm hand. will end his last Christmas
on earth tonight in the electric chair
He will walk "the last mile" q few
seconds after midnight to pay his debt
to society for the confessed murders
OF four persons.
Unrepentant and morose. Singer
read, ate and played checkers today
with no display Of emotion. The fact
that this was Christmas and his last
day to live apparently meant nothing
to him.
HE doesn't care about anything.
He doesn't care If and when he dies, "
prison guards said.
Execution will be the first in history
of Indiana State Prison on Christmas,
or Christmas night.
Singer grimly faced death alone. Not
a single relative has visited him since
he entered the prisons death row."
Not q single effort for leniency or
executive clemency has been made in
his behalf. But he does not care.
He calmly admitted to State police
he "did not care" last July when he
shot to death Joseph Bryant 20, Of
Detroit, during hold-up in Wabash
County. Then several weeks later
State police found the nangled bodies
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley kaufman
and their 12-year-old daughter Mar
jorie, stuffed in pit beneath COW
barn at their farm home near Wabash
Arrested soon afterwards, Singer
nonchalantly confessed killing the
Kaufmans, the State police said.
Evening star., 1936-12-25

wonderful job" Daniel scid today.
''The finest cooperation was given
throughout the Government. Without
that spirit 1t would have been i'm
possible to accomplish what we did.
In some groups response was 100 per
cent.
Government employees here ought
to have q happy Christmas because
they have done q splendid piece Of
work for the forgotten"
Daniel also expressed appreciation
to the several business companies
which provided trucks for the COL
lection Of gifts from the Federal or
carnations. Frank B. Joy was the
latest business man to place a truck
at the disposal of the Federal cam
paign.
without such help, we would have
been unable to complete our job" he
said.
Late donations brought the cash
contributions from Government work.
ers to a total Of s99172.
This included SIT from the Ma
tional Archives, $24.S2 additional from
Resettlement Administration, sl1.50
additional from the Navy Department
and 50 additional from the National
Labor Relations Board.
Every one connected with the cam
paign expressed qualification over the
results. and declared that its aim must
be nearly realized-that of wishing
Q merry Christmas to the poor with
tangible evidence Of the feeling be-
hind the words.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
STRIKERS CLASH WITH POLICE
Many Are Injured in Disorders At
Houston.

nOuStOus
HOUSTON, Tex, December rs Gp).-
Striking rank and file seamen, rubbing
sore heads whacked in q clash with
police, REINFORCED their picket lines
on the water front today.
Twenty strikers were beaten last
night when police rushed the lines
with tear gas, clubs, shotguns and pis-
tolls. The flare-up came when seamen
disregarded cease picketing'' orders
by Lieut.. j. E. Murray, In charge Of
the ship channel police force since the
strike was called IS days ago.
Chief Of Police r. T. Honea i'm
mediately relieved Murray Of the post
and gave the strikers permission to
resume picketing, saying they would
not be molested as long as they were
peaceful.
Feeling was tense along the docks
today.
Strike headquarters charged one
man was beaten, taken from an am
bulance and beaten again. Strikers
said he suffered a broken collar-bone.
The. strikers said they also re-
sented the police ejecting seamen from
nearby cafes and beer parlors i'm
mediately after the raids. The sea-
men claimed several were hurt when
officers entered the eating and drink
ing places.
Forrest Webb, dockworker, said
several longshoremen were beaten in
one cafe. The longshoremen were not
participating in the strike.
Police dispersed all picket lines
Wednesday night and Murray said he
ordered picketing stopped because
many non-union seamen had been
beaten"
Evening star., 1936-12-25
SON OF GOVERNOR
and DANCER WE'D
Marie Phillips, Night Club Enter
tainer, Is Wed to Paul
G.. Curley.

NEW YORK, December 25.-Paul
&. Curley, %, son of the Governor
of Massachusetts,, said early today
that he was married here yesterday
afternoon to Miss Marie Phillips, who
dances in a Broadway cabaret under
the name of Lillian Duval.
The bride missed her first perform
ance last night and when she ap-
peared for q later show denied that
she had been married. Curley, who
appeared as q spectator. also refused
to confirm reports Of the wedding at
first, but disclosed the details after
being shown an announcement from
his brother in Boston.
Mrs. Curley left the show, where
she appeared in chorus routines last
night, but was to be honored by her
associates with q party tonight.
Curley, who last year attended
Georgetown University. said that he
had job in Boston as q radio an
nouncer and that they would make
their home there.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
SALISBURY BOND BID
AFFORDS PREMIUM
Baltimore Firm Offers $101.79
for $61, 900 Water and
Sewer Issue.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SALISBURY, Md, December 25.-
The city of Salisbury received an offer
from W. W. Lanahan g. Co. Of Balti-
more Of sl0l.79 for a SCI 900 water
and sewer bond issue. The rate of
interest is 275 per cent.
The bid was the highest received
here. 1t surpassed the l0l.539 re-
ceived last April by the same company
for the sale Of city bonds at per cent
interest.
The premium offered by the Lana
nan Co. will bring the city $62, ,OsI 80
for the issue.
The issue is for IS per cent Of a
Works Progress Administration project
Tor driving new well. construction of
an additional pumping house at the
water station, erection of an elevated
storage tank and laying of storm
water drains and sanitary sewers.
Evening star., 1936-12-25

time to prepare Christmas for their
own children and families. as they VOL
unteered hours Of Labor for those less
fortunate.
Never before has the city been
combed 80 thoroughly for destitute
folk, and never before, 1t is thought,
has so extensive campaign been run
In the entire United States.
The police department reports it Is
distributing around 1900 baskets, as
compared with 1000 last year. The
police received and delivered. among
other staple foods, 1000 quarts Of milk
and 5000 loaves Of bread and bough up
the entire supply Of 4-pound hams In
the District and Baltimore. When
these were exhausted they bought up
1000 corned shoulders. Nearly SIS, 900
was donated to them through The Star
campaign, whereas they collected only
81, 700 last year. In addition, q large
quantity Of clothing end toys was dis
tributed by the police.
$1,000 Gifts Collected.
More than IS 900 separate gifts were
collected at the Warner Bros theaters,
according to the estimate furnished by
John Payette, regional manager, 1900
more than last year. Many cash con-
tributions were turned in to the the
aters, too.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. is inviting
to their theaters hundreds Of orphans
for special shows during Christmas
week. On Wednesday they entertained
Hillcrest's Episcopal Home for Chill
dren, st. Vincent's and st. Johns Or
phanage, about $50 boys and girls In
one day. On Christmas eve they
turned over many toys that had been
brought in since their toy matiness last
Saturday, run as q part Of the sixth
annual star-Warner Bros.-N. B. c.
campaign.
At least 5000 families were pre-
sented with gifts of toys and clothing
by the Parent Teacher Association,
in addition to those reached by the
police.
More than 81 900 in cash was do
mated to the PIT. A. directly from
The Star.
PIT. A. reports that it had more
than enough toys, clothing and cash
to take care of all needs, and that it
has been able to set aside q special
supply and fund now for donations to
the needy during the coming year.
Over 1000 gifts were collected at
the Shoreham toy ball, and at the
Heigh-Ho. Volga Boatmen, Troika
and Raleigh Hotel night club toy
parties, given as . part Of The Star
Warner Bros.-N. B. c. campaign.
Hotels Co-operated.
Hundreds Of toys and gifts were
also collected at the following hotels:
Wardman Park, Cathedral Man
sions, 2700 Connecticut avenue, Boule-
ward Apartments. Carlton Hotel and
Davenport Terrace, all cooperating
directly with The Star campaign.
Others came from the Lotus Restarr-
ant. a.
Wei over 5000 dolls were collected
ct Gordon Hittenmark's DOH House at
Fourteenth and r streets, which CO.
operated with the campaign.
Az part Of the publicity for this
campaign the National Broadcasting
Co. put on 20 special programs, with
talent furnished by Warner Bros
theaters. the National Theater and
Warrington artists. making all ar
rangements at its own expense.
Seven members Of the Presidents
cabinet personally indofsed The Stars
campaign. in addition to District
Commissioner Melvin b. Ea1en and
J. Edgar Hoover, chief Of the Federal
Bureau q Investigation.
Thoulsnds Of gifts-toys. food and
Evening star., 1936-12-25

Small Josephine Privitera was well
represented at the Christmas party at
Providence Hospital yesterday morn
ing, although she herself couldn't at
tend because she had no shoes.
It was the seventh children's party
provided by doctors, nurses and
friends Of the hospital, and Josephine
had hoped to attend. However,
Josephine's sister Camilla, IA, went
In her stead. although she felt she
was q bit too old to attend . chill
drens party.
When Camilla left for her home at
S26 Eleventh street northeast, she
had one Of the best presents Of all
tucked under her arm, . sturdy pair
Of shoes for Josephine.
Camilla has seven brothers and
sisters. The family has been on re.
lief since 1928. Her father has left
home, and Camilla helps her mother
Evening star., 1936-12-25

to care for the others. She Is . cook,
nurse and housekeeper.
The party was given for former pa
tients at the hospital, and at least
TOO children were invited.
Jack O'Connel acted - Santa Claus
and master of ceremonies, and Sister
Rose and Chrystabel Dyer distributed
the gifts.
Favorite gifts among the youngsters
are dolls for the girls and foot balls
for the boys.
Hubert Shipe, father Of eight, just
had an operation. He can't work, but Is
the only wage Garner In the family.
Six young shipes were present ct the
hospital. A Canvass Of their prefer
ences IN gifts showed jeanette, 3
wanted q doll; Carlton, s, . foot ball:
Jimmy. Z, : wagon; JuAnita, Q, . ehir.
ley Temple doll: Mabel, 10, . doll
house, and Marie. . typewriter.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
HUNT FOR RUBBER
CONTINUED BYU.S S.
Goldenrod Problem Nearer
Solution Through Discov-
cry of Light Effects.
BY the Associated Press.

Scientists Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture said today
the quest for a practical North Ameri-
can rubber source still is in progress.
Several domestic plants contain rub
Der, but none yet produces rubber
cheap enough to compete with South
and Central American rubber trees.
Research was stimulated few years
ago by discovery Of Thomas A. Edison
that goldenrod-a lowly weed to some
persons-contained rubber. Since
Edisons death, the Government has
included his goldenrod research with
its own experiments.
Nearer Solution.
DR.. o. F. Cook, botanist in charge
Of the departments rubber search,
said the goldenrod problem Is nearer
solution because of recent discoveries
about the effect of light on the plant.
The goldenrod's rubber is in its
leaves. AS soon as the plant passes
maturity and the leaves start dying,
whether off or on the plant, the rub
ber content decreases.
experiments blamed the rubber loss
on light. II the leaves are covered
with black paper, they may be stored
without loss of rubber.
The highest amount of rubber found
in goldenrod leaves is 13 per cent.
DR.. Cook said this ratio is high enough
in theory for commercial production,
but other problems must be solved
first.
Breeding Of Goldenrod.
Types Of goldenrod containing the
most rubber do not grow as well as
desired, and department botanists are
trying to breed a type that grows
satisfactorily and also produces a
high proportion Of rubber. Another
problem is the extraction of the rub
ber.
Edison worked on solvents to take
the rubber out of goldenrod leaves.
but the solvents are expensive. Dr..
Cook indicated a plant which would
yield its rubber through mechanical
processes would be more practical.
Evening star., 1936-12-25

Realizing the futility Of their efforts
they went into huddle for concerted
action and seeing two fair Redcaps
(freshmen, to YOU'D coming down the
main walk they were inspired to re-
sort to strategy. Hailing the girls
they instructed them to stand close to
the edge Of the road and give the hign
sign for a ride. This ruse worked for
in . few minutes several drivers
jammed on the brakes and swerved to
the side Of the road as though answer.
ing . summons from State troopers.
The young men piled into the ma
chimes and the girls sauntered back to
the dairy building to consume q couple
Of plates Of ice creaun-that being the
point Of their original objective.
= 4 \ \
MENU.
The hot-dog people ought to be
pleased Nth the story Of some re-
fined children toho ltue In Cheuy
Chase. But the turkey people prob
ably tpiI not.
The parents inoolued gaze the
children the privilege Of contrtbut-
ing suggestions for the ChTistmas
dinner, passing around cards on
schich tentcttre menus ioere to be
i0ritten. There ipGs to be no dis.
cusston OF the subject; Just fefec-
tton upon It and revelation of the
results on the slips Of paper.
FfDe children roted, casting a
unanimous ballot for hot dogs and
s6uerkraut.
Evening star., 1936-12-25

Mount Pleasant section for nearly an
hour.
The alarm was turned in by DR..
I. Grier Lynton, grandson of the
owner of the apartment house, after
he was told about the fire by the
lotion girl.
Dr.. Grier, a Charleston, 8. c., sur
geon, who Is visiting with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Lynton,
pulled q box in the building.
Hearing the alarm, Mrs. Basil Z.
Swales, who lives on the fourth floor.
put her two children. aged z and .,
on the fire escape. They made their
way to the ground unaided and were
followed by their parents. Mr.. Swales,
an employe Of the procurement divi-
sion, had been asleep.
Miss Miriam Jones, q th!rd-hocr
resident. led her S0-year-old mother.
Mrs. Minnie r. Jones. through the
amoke-f1lled halls and down the steps
to the street.
Mrs. B. D. IsbeIl and her daugh-
ter Doris, IS, who were eating break-
fast when they heard The alarm, also
descended the IRE escape.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Success of Campaign Assures
Christmas Joy for d. c. Needy
Children's Stockings Filled, Yule Din
ners Provided as Driue to Aid
Destitute Is COmpIeted.:

It Is thought that Santa Claus may
have fllled the sock Of every child in
Washington last night and that there
will be q Christmas dinner on every
table today, due to the efforts Of The
Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas
campaign, the metropolitan police and
allied workers.
Hundreds Of persons have been bend
ing their efforts towaru this end since
Thanksgiving and thousands have been
working this week to see that no one
In Washington would be forgotten
today.
Members Of the Parent-Teacher As
sociation and the Metropolitan Police
Department, 1t Is thought, scarcely had
Evening star., 1936-12-25

separation from Mrs. Jarman last
April, Pearl. 5, and Warren, 3, ate
candy and played with dolls given
them by policemen. They were dis
charged from the hospital yesterday.
The Jarmans' own Christmas basket,
delivered the day Of the fire, was de-
stroyed by the flames which ruined
practically the whole interior Of the
apartment house at 922 F street, where
the fatherless family lived in poverty
on the second floor.
There was no sleep last night for
Mrs. Jarman.
Il worried 70 about the children" :"
she said. II can't imagine how the
IRE started. always tried to be SO
careful. What's going to happen next,
I don't know. I haven't any plans.
But I am certainly grateful to the peo-
pie who have been 50 NICE"
Evening star., 1936-12-25

clothing-and approximately $1,000 in
cash were added to the campaign by
employees Of the Federal Government
in Washington, joining forces with it
for the first time
Drive Directed by Daniel.
Late comers in the Christmas drive,
every department and virtually every
bureau was represented in q Federal
employees drive directed by Harry r.
Daniel, chief co-ordinator.
With only the facilities Of the Pub
lie Relations Bureau of the Com
merce Department, through consent
OF Secretary Roper, at his disposal.
Daniel organized the campaign and
arranged collection of the majority
Of contributions within the short
space Of two weeks
II think our people have done
Evening star., 1936-12-25
THREE KILLED, ONE HURT
AS AUTO HITS TRAIN
Christmas Holiday Trip Ends in
Crossing Tragedy in
Illinois.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ZEIGLER, ILL.,, December as
Smashing into a Missouri Pacific coal
train at a grade crossing. three per-
sons in an automobile we're killed and
a fourth was injured near here last
night.
The dead: William c. Grow, so, Of
Elkville. Ill, and his daughter and
son-in-law, Mrs. Eva Lipsey. 10. and
Vernon Lipsey, 81. of Ziegler. William
c. Couch, "a. Of Elkville, was brought
to a hospital here unconscious with
o broken leg and other injuries.
The four we're en- route from Ziegler
to Elkville, where the Lipseys planned
to spend the Christmas holiday, when
their automobile struck the train on
State highway 149, a mile west of here.
Evening star., 1936-12-25

slight hemorrhage Wednesday caused
his physician to order o few days
more Of rest. DR.. George Loring
Tobey. Franklin's personal physician.
denied the report.
At the same time DR.. Charles john
son, who assisted at young Roosevelts
operation, said he was walking about
his hospital room"
Visitors Refused Admittance.
Visitors were refused admittance to
his room. Even Admiral Richard e.
Byrd, Antarctic explorer and friend
Of the Roosevelt family, was unable
to wish him q Merry Christmas"
Young Roosevelt entered the hos
pital the day before Thanksgiving to
have q sinus condition treated His
mother left family party to spend
Thanksgiving day with him. Later
1t was announced he had been treated
for q streptococcus throat and shortly
after he underwent q sinus operation.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS
DUE TO BE REVISED
Woodring Declares Present Sys-
tenn Based on One Tonnage
Rating Is "Unfair."

tenn Based on One Tonnage
Rating Is "Unfair."
By the Associated Press.
Secretary Woodring said today the
Government hopes to find methods
soon for revising tolls on the Panama
Canal.
One purpose, he said, would be "to
regain control over the tolls charged
and to stop further and apparently
endless reductions in tolls paid"
Woodring said the present toll sys-
tenn is unfair" because toll charges
are based on one tonnage rating and
the limiting factor on another.
with our faith in God undisturbed,
with confidence in our ability as q
people to do and dare, in visualizing
the coming year as bringing prosperity.
happiness and an improvement in the
fortunes of every one.
LET us reconsecrate ourselves to our
God. and Of Him pray His blessing, in
the language Of Tiny Tim, God bless
Us, every one"
Evening star., 1936-12-25
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.

xA4NS6As
TT RESIDENTS of Newark street
would not mind we could call
this an anecdote about when
= religion came to Newark street"
Just as a way Of opening up the story.
Of course.
At any rate, there was Q maid out
that way last Summer who made her
self rather widely known Is D money
borrower; dime here ana . dime
there, until they added up to quite
. few dimes. Deeply involved. she
eventually quit the Job and departed
for New York. That was months ago.
The other day the doorbell rang at
the home Of Miss Esther Linkins. It
was the old maid. looking for the
Linkins' household monitor.
II want to pay that dime I owe
her" she explained. II came all the
way from New York to do it. I can't
be an angel until all my debts are
paid"
1t took Christmas to bring Janet
Meyers OF Wesley Heights back into
the column again. Janet, helping
around the house during the illness
OF her mother, found herself on
Christmas eue caught in an dpd-
lanche OF pots and pans. They came
tumbling around her lorely 9-yedr.
old head In the course OF a domestic
junction that she did not like AMI.
ho,p
To her mothers bedside dashed
Janet, full of Indignation:
Peace on earth. good will to,Dard
men," she said ,Dith just the proper
amount OF sarcasm, "HoD about a
little peace totDdrd Uomen?"
y X
HAPPY ENDING.
JAMES z. FUSCO, Clifton Terrace,
knows there is a Santa Claus and
that peace on earth warns the Christ
mas season.
Late on the night Of the heaviest
Christmas mailing he was driving in
the vicinity of the City Post Once.
Out from parking space shot another
motorist, his movement filing the air
with what sounded strangely like the
death knell Of . fender on the Fusco
car.
Evening star., 1936-12-25
STRIKERS ENJOY
HOLIDAY TURKEYS
Peace Negotiations of Mari.
time Workers in Recess
Over Christmas.
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. December as.
Children of maritime strikers made
merry at public auditorium here
today, while at this and other coast
ports turkeys contributed by various
unions went to strikers family dinner
tables.
With peace negotiations in recess,
Assistant Secretary of Labor Edward
F. McGrady arranged for a meeting
tomorrow between the committee for
operators of offshore ships and the
Masters, Mates and Pilots Union.
West Coast ship owners spoke out
at Harry Bridges, coast longshoremen's
president, charging in a communica-
ton to Secretary Of Labor Frances
Perkins that he was responsible for
delaying votes by two unions on
settlement proposals.
Strike Leaders Reply.
Strike leaders retorted, in a reply
to Secretary Perkins request for
speedy peace efforts, that the en-
ployers were attempting to break the
unions united front"
Mervyn Rathborne, district secretary
here for the federation representing
the seven striking unions, extended
Christmas greetings to the Ship Own
ers' Committee, concluding:
"May we say also that in con-
fornity with the holiday spirit and
in line with the true proverb Peace
on earth, good will toward men your
committee will soon grant the just
fundamental demands OF striking
workers on the coast SO that they
may return to work and actually
enjoy belated holiday"
Await Other Proposals.
Rathborne and other strike leaders
said the sailors union and the Maritime
Firemen's Union would not vote Oh
tentative agreements approved by their
leaders and the shipowners' COMMITTEES
until similar proposals were completed
with other unions
Assistant Secretary McGrady said
he hoped to bring the employers COM
mittee and representatives Of the
masters, mates and pilots together TO-
morrow for consideration Of what he
has termed "the toughest nut to crack
the deck officers demand for prefer.
ence in employment to union members
The shipowners, while indicating
willingness to grant such preference
to unlicensed employees. contend they
must be free to pick their officers with
out regard to union membership.
STRIKERS CLASH WITH POLICE