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Evening star., 1936-01-01
MODERN LANGUAGE
OFFICERS ALL new
Session Elects DR.. Brown of New
York U. President ana Sc.
lects Richmond. -

By the Associated Press
CINCINNATI, January THE
Modern Language Association Of
America neared the close of its three
day session today, with Q new roster
of officers at the helm. and Rich
mond, Va, chosen as the 1896 meet
ing place.
There were repercussions, however,
to charges yesterday by DR.. Howard
Mumford Jones of the University of
Michigan. that American colleges and
the association display "only tepid in
terest" In American genius, and pre-.
occupation" with British literature.
The criticism brought forth . reso-
luton, which today was in the hands
of the Executive Committee, suggest
ing scrutiny Of the associations ira
ditions and Q redefinition Of. its aims.
The association elected DR.. Carle-
ton Brown. New York University, rs
president. Prof. Eduard Prokosch.
Yale, and Prof. s. Griswold Morley.
University Of California, were elected
vice presidents, and Profs. Percy w.
Long, and Lyman r. Bradley, both OF
New York University. reelected
secretary and treasurer respectively.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

the mender Of dreams, the restorer
of fortune, the bringer of luck"
That's true" the symbolic infant
agreed. But 1t is pretty hard to
remember when every one blames you
for the antiquity of the jokes he
hears, and"
"And what?" we asked.
"And ALL"
A wry smile crossed the face Of the
cherub.
Look at me-" he gestured dra-
matically. tonight the greatest little
guy in the universe-tomorrow the
biggest headache. But, that's the way
I was told it would go.
II expect you want TO get away" he
interrupted his reflections I'm in nc
hurry myself, what with 366 days at
my disposal. Well. to give this inter-
view a quick wind-up tell the SUBJ
Scribers that I'm here with full quota
of everything-if they will insist upon
looking at 1t that way. I've brought
lots of Joy, and a bit Of sadness: some
prosperity and little poverty; dreams
that will come true and some that
won't: contentment and conflict;
smiles and tears-in fact, just about
everything.
I'm not perfect, but neither are
you-and at the worst, I'll probably
be lot better than some of my prede-
cessors. Happy new year to you'll"
Evening star., 1936-01-01
TlUO Girl Dancers
disturbed Cadets,
So They Lose Jobs
Vest Pointers WMLearn
Neiu Steps With More
Mature Partners.

TULSA, Okla. January P.-
Uncle Sans future generals will go
through their dancing class routine
at West Point next semester without
the aid of two young women who
frightened the academy scene last
Summer.
When Mr.. and Mrs. George Roberts
of Tulsa went to the academy last
July to teach the cadets dancing they
took along as accompanies two young
women from their dancing school here.
It was a good idea, Mrs. Roberts
insisted, but it didn't work.
THE young ladies disturbed the
equilibrium of the cadets learning to
dance" she said
More experienced and mature part
ners will be used during qualification
week, when the cadets are given tests
to determine If they have learned to
dance well enough"
Evening star., 1936-01-01
SILVER SEEN TOPIC
At SUAREz DINNER
Diplomats and U. S. Officials
Will Meet Mexican Finance
Minister.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Discussion of Mexico's perturbation
at the panicky condition Of world sill
yer markets Is expected tonight at a
dinner for Finance Minister Eduardo
Suarez Of Mexico.
Senators from silver producing
States, as we'll as diplomatic and
Treasury omcials, will meet the Mex
ican emissary at the function, ar
ranged by Secretary Morgenthau.
Since Mexican mines produce more
silver than these Of any other coun-
try. that government is vitality con-
cerned over the price to be paid for
the metal. In addition. and equally
important, is the future Of the Mexican
monetary system.
United States purchases Of silver
from Mexico had dollar value Of
more than $50, ,00o, 900 in 1885. with
the purchases made at an average
price of more than "a cents an ounce.
Now the price is down little below
so cents. At that rate, next years
Mexican production would have a
value of scarcely s35. 5.000, 900.
The following have been invited to
the dinner by Secretary and Mrs.
Morgenthau:
DR.. Don Francisco Castillo Najeva
Ambassador from Mexico; Mariner S.
Eccles, chairman OF the board of gov
ernors of the Federal Reserve System:
Senor Prof. Don Daniel Cosio villegas.
financial counsellor of the Mexican
Embassy: DR.. George c. Haas, director
of research and statistics Of the Treas
ury; Archie Lochhead, custodian of the
stabilization fund; Edward L. Reed,
chief Of Division Of Mexican Affairs
of the State Department; Senior Don
Luis Quintanilla, counsellor of the
Mexican Embassy: Thomas Jefferson
Coolidge, Undersecretary of the Treas
ury: Josephus Daniels, United States
Ambassador to Mexico; Senators Nc
Nary of Oregon, the minority leader.
King. Democrat. of Utah, Borah, Re-
publican. of Idaho. Thomas, Democrat,
of Oklahoma. and Pittman. Democrat,
of Nevada: DR.. Leo. S. Rowe. director
general Of the Pan-American Union:
Herman Oliphant, general counsel of
the Treasury; DR.. Frederick Livesey,
acting economics advisor Of the State
Department; Robert v. Fleming, presi-
dent Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation, and r. Walton Moore, Assist
ant Secretary CT State.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
0RGAN.GRIEDER PASSES
WITH LICENSE REFUSALS
New York Declines 1886 Permits
for Itinerant Musicians, Held
Mere Beggers.

NEW YORK, January HD. D.-Tony,
the organ-grinder, shuffed his feet on
a pile of snow and ground out THE
Sidewalks of New York" today, SEEM
ingly unmindful of the doom OF his
profession at midnight.
At that hour the grind organ joined
the tandem bicycle in the limbo Of
things past.
Paul Moss, commissioner of IL
censes, served definite notice last
Spring that no licenses for itinerant
musicions will be issued for 1896 or
thereafter.
He called the hurdy-gurdy a nui-
sance and the hurdy- -gurdy men little
more than beggars passing q cup
around.
Fourteen organ-grinders were IL
censed in 1885, as against some So
the year before.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

just the one family or individual in
whom a contributor is interested,
about whose need he knows But it
must be recognized that the pledges to
the Chest are budgeted in full to the
agencies and that If family welfare
organization, which is straining every
effort to make its funds reach the
needy for whom It has already as
sumed responsibility, were to accept
one more family, no matter how much
in need. it would inevitably mean re-
fusing that amount of aid to some
other family already being provided
for. In exactly the same way addi-
tional money used for relief, because
Of the impelling need of applicants.
could only be made available by driv-
ing children out Of their homes and
institutions, by refusing hospital care
to sick people. by turning boys and
girls out of clubs and settlements onto
the street corners with consequent de-
moralization Of future citizens, or by
closing up other types Of community
service.
During the three fiscal years ending
next June District and Federal ap-
preparations to the Board of Public
Welfare for emergency relief will have
amounted to in excess of $25, ,00o, 900.
In the meantime the Chest has carried
on, to the fullest possible extent, the
normal welfare activities of the city
and Is doing eficiently and economic
ally the work for which it was Or
ganized. It's agencies are carrying on
their activities In spirit Of self
sacrifice and determination to make
every dollar count to the utmost for
human service, that Is worthy Of the
highest praise and support. Nearly
l70, 900 people In Warrington have
proved themselves good neishbor to
those In need.
Responsibility for basic emergency
relief needs goes far beyond neighbor-
liness and is definitely the responsi-
bility Of citisenship, 10 e borne BY tar
funds"
Evening star., 1936-01-01

other liberal"
Ed D. Schorr. State Republican
chairman, declared Borah's friends
actually were cooperating with the
State Central Committees determina-
tion to keep the pre-primary fights out
of the State
Former Senator Roscoe McCulloch
and Daniel Morgan of Cleveland have
received Borah's authorization to do
whatever is necessary" to carry out
his announced program of seeking
election Of liberal delegates to the
Republican National Convention next
June.
IT believe" said Schorr, that Nor.
gan and McCuuoch are doing what the
committee wants done-getting the
people of Ohio acquainted with pos
sible candidate
They may favor Borah, but none
of their statements has gone so far
as to indicate they will actually seek
delegates for Borah.
Both. believe, think well of oui
plans for an uninstructed or 'favorite
SON delegation to the convention"
Fish said Seccombe's action would
"cause not only political resentment
and an unfavorable reaction in the
State of Ohio but in every other State
of the Union where they believe in
fair play and free speech"
I'm for Borah,' he said. "but
had no intention of mentioning his
name in that speech"
Seccombe, chairman of the Banquet
Committee, said I'VE are not going to
allow the Mckinley day celebration to
be used for the forwarding of any
presidential candidate"
Evening star., 1936-01-01
5000 AT LAUNCHING
OF TWO WARSHIPS
Cushing and Perkins Christened
at Bremerton in First Double
Ceremony.

BREMERTON, Wash, January I
(R.-Two sleek, knife-prowed de-
stroyers were christened and fioated
here yesterday.
It was the first ouble-launching
in the history of the Puget Sound
Navy Yard and drew about 5000 spec
tators.
The 1,500-ton warships. the Cush-
ing and Perkins, were named for two
Civil War heroes-Commodor George
Hamilton Perkins and Comdr. Will
liam Barker Cushing.
They were sponsored and christened
by daughters of the namesakes-Miss
Katherine Cushing. Fredonia, NJ Y,
accompanied by her sister, Marie, and
by Mrs. Larz Anderson, Brookline,
Mass, accompanied by her husband,
former Ambassador to Japan.
The sponsors carried be-ribboned
bouquets of pink roses, presented by
Rear Admiral T. T. Craven, COM
mander Of the yard and the 18th
Naval District. The bottles of christ
ening champagne were decorated with
red, white and blue ribbon.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
AUTO TAG VOLUME
FAR EXCEEDS 1885
10000 More Plates Issued
for 1936-5,0OO Still
Without Licenses.

The District Trafic Department re-
vealed today that the number Of new
license plates issued before the close
Of business yesterday was nearly 10000
greater than during last years New
Year eve rush. Approximately 5000
motorists failed to obtain tags, how
ever.
Although the department was open
only half . day, more than 5000 tags
were issued. as compared with 6,574
issued during the whole day Monday.
Yesterdays rush brought the total to
121 ,161, which is 1855 more than had
been issued January 81, 1884.
Many Turned Away.
The closing hour, pm, was for.
gotten in the last-minute rush, and
1t was 2:30 before the last motorist
received q tag. Many who had come
to get their licenses before the dead
line set by Police Supt. Ernest w.
Brown had to be turned away. Clerks
did not complete issuance of applica-
tions received by mail and turn them
over to the messenger service for de-
livery until about 4:30 pm.
Police began making arrests Of mo-
torists driving with dead tags this
morning. Two arrests were made
shortly after 8 o'clock, and one Of the
drivers paid a fine of $40.
More than 10000 licenses were de-
livered by messenger this year. an in
crease of 1000 over last year. About
400 were delivered yesterday and about
200 applications we're received. LIZ
censes for the 200 applications re-
ceived yesterday will be delivered to-
day. of1eials said.
$3.50 in Fines Collected.
More than $500 in fines was COL
lected from motorists anxious to get
their records clear before they could
obtain licenses. During the half day
1854 was taken In at the Traffic De-
partment at police headquarters, and
81 ,049 in Police Court. where fines
were paid after warrants had been
issued. Nearly $1,000 has been taken
in at Police Court during the last five
days. all but a small part for traffic
fines after warrants had been issued.
Officials expect the rush to dwindle
to about 1000 applications day until
about January IS. and then to get
back to normal-about $50 or 800 o
day.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
DEATHAUTO|SKEy
IN PR|GNANO CASE
Three Names Withheld by
Chicago Police as Arrests
Are Expected.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. January 1.-Ownership
Of the car used by the assassins who
Sunday night slew Representative Al
bert ]. Prignano today became what
the police termed the key that would
unlock the mystery surrounding the
identity of the killer trio.
Police Capt. John w. Norton earlier
promised a complete solution with the
expected arrest Of three men whose
names he withheld. He said a pro-
posed raid on an undisclosed house,
reported surrounded by the police in
suburban Wicker Park, would result
in the arrests.
Retired From Service.
At midnight, however, Capt. Norton
became a private citizen under a law
retiring him and 63 other officers who
had passed the age of SO. Ironically.
the retirement law had been spon-
sored in the Legislature by Repre-
sentative Prignano.
What am I doing here?" Capt.
Norton asked. I'm a private citizen.
So long. boys. but if you need me
you can get me at home"
In custody and under examination
were three members of the Lapicola
family, Joseph, so. and his sons,
Eugene, 80, and Tony. %.
They were named. Capt. John Siege
said, by Charles Cutaia, notary pub
lie and their cousin. as having OBJ
tanned from him an affidavit to pur-
chase Of license plates for an auto
mobile reputedly u3ed in the killing.
Angelo Lazzia. salesman, who ad-
mitted selling the death car three
months ago, viewed the three men
and declared none was the man who
made the purchase.
Bad Feeling Reported.
Tony Lapicola told the police there
was bad feeling between his family
and their cousin.
The authorities said they would
bring the four face to face for further
questioning today.
Representative Prignano, a Demo-
crat, was shot down by three men
as he returned to his home with his
wife and son late Sunday night. The
trio announced, This is stick-up,"
ordered the Representative to turn
his back to them and then shot him
to death.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

tCOnClnueQ FROM f1rSt Fa8e.j
It was recalled that the late Senator
Long staged che Of his almost record
filibusters in an effort to disarrange
plans for a joint meeting Of the Senate
and the House to hear President
Roosevelt deliver his message vetoing
the Patman bonus bill last Spring.
The President had frequent inter-
ruptions yesterday in the drafting Of
his message. Most Of his conferences.
however, related to this or to his
budget message.
While Senator Byrd was making
known his move to put Congress on
record for economy. his colleague. the
veteran Senator Glass of Virginia,
spent nearly two hours at luncheon
conference going over the new budg-
ct and, according to Glass, wide
range of subjects and personalities.
The "personalities" were widely as
sumed to have reference to the make
up of the new Federal Reserve Board.
which, under the law, must be organ
lied by February 1.
Morgenthau Sees President.
Glass would not say whether this
subject was discussed, but he did make
the fiat announcement there would be
no banking legislation at the coming
session.
Besides Glass, who also is expected
to continue his advocacy OF less SPEND
ing by the Government, the President
went over his budget plans with Sec
retary Morgenthau and Daniel Bell.
acting budget director.
Another White House visitor was
Secretary Ickes, public works admin
istrator.
Looking ahead to the almost GER
tain battle over new neutrality legis-
lation, the President also conferred
with Secretary Hull, Assistant Secre-
tary Moore Of the State Department,
Chairman Pittman Of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee and Chair
man McReynolds of the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
1896: Wise BeyondHis Year
The Pensive Cherub Tells His Future in
Terms of the Past.

up there in eternity-l9l4. 1915, 1915.
1917. l9l8-who'd break your heart
with the stories of their experience
down here. They know they are
blamed for everything that went on
while they were around. But they
know they're not guilty: that it merely
is mans habit Of blaming everything
on the times. Good times! Hard
times! Wartime! AS II Time were
responsible!"
But it works both ways: it's a
coin with two faces" we demurred
adding:
Time gets break in that it is
regarded as the healer of wounds,
Evening star., 1936-01-01

CONTINUED From First Page)
a group Of cheering dock workers were
virtually the only Liverpool people to
get good look at them.
The Morgan home. at LANDAU, sur
rounded by UNCOVERED brick walls 8
feet high, appeared to offer an ideal
retreat.
The great gabled house. called
Brynderwen and situated on Fairwater
road. on the heights overlooking
Cardiff, is completely screened by the
walls, massive wooden gates, outbuild-
ings and tall poplars.
Suburb Of Cardiff.
LANDAU is Q suburb of Cardiff. city
and seaport Of Southern Wales, q
quiet community Of large houses
owned by prominent Cardiff business
men.
A wide section of the British press
apparently acceded today to Col. Lind
bergh's desire for less publicity.
Three great conservative London
newspapers-the London Times. Tele-
graph and Morning Post-barely re-
ferred to the arrival of the Lindberghs.
Other London newspapers illus
trated their accounts with pictures,
taken as the family hurried down the
gangplank.
U. S. "LawIessnesS" Criticized.
The Western Mail of Cardiff said
editorially that Lindbergh's picture
might appear in English newspapers
from time to time. but asserted:
''He will certainly be spared the at
tentions of blackmailers. gangsters
and other human reptiles who flourish
in the American underground and
have made his life there intolerable.
There must be something rotten
in the state Of America. despite all
her much-vaunted material progress.
when the forces of law and order are
powerlesS to afford reasonable protec-
tion for one of the most distinguished
men of the age"
TIME SHORT FOR BRUNO.
Evening star., 1936-01-01

SCdft SHOOtLlS yOuI qucStiOllo-Oi
am I not a visiting notable?"
Sure you are, and what have you
brought? Got any prosperity. happi-
ness. new forms of government, or
| What?"
Young 1886 smiled.
You would be inquisitive at time
like this And serious. Imagine stop
ping right in the middle Of all this
revelry to ask questions But, I sup
pose it is to be expected. I was told
the press would be one of my biggest
worries, but I had sort of counted on
Q day or so to get my bearings"
He Has the Answers.
He shrugged his cherubic shoulders
and pensive expression chased away
his bright smile
Well" he began, II can't say I
wasn't warned. All the old years
which, by the way, aren't dead regard
less of what you think-said yours
would be the first voice I'd hear
through the din. They even told me
the questions you'd ask. And, boy, do
I have the answers!
Nov, this question about prosperity,
for example. I've got a lot of it as
compared with some of the other years
that have been down here recently.
More than 1882, for instance. pretty
tragic year. 1892. He just sits up
there in Eternity and mores. and
mopes. They try to tell him he
wasn't so bad. but it doesn't help very
much. He's kind Of balmy and sits
there wishing he'd been 1908. or some
thing.
But I'm getting away from the SUBJ
ject. Let's see. prosperity wasn't it?
Yes. I've brought II. but was
warned to be careful and not go too
far. Up there among the forgotten
years, or the years remembered with
hate, there's one afflicted with ele-
phantiasis. That's old 1929. He's
Eternity's newest model horrible ex-
ample. He is pointed out to every
young year just before the latter leaves
| for earth. I don't want to be like
him"
Young 1886 paused and listened to
the din around him.
"They expect a lot Of me. don't
they?"
"Quite a bit." we agreed.
Names and Promices.
"Well," he said. I've got ways Of
taking care of that. I'll keep them
diverted, that's what I'll do. I'm an
election year, you know. They will
forget me listening to the fabulous
promises of the politicians. the nasty
names they call one another. the talk
Of taxes, potato control, the Constitu-
tion. and the like. Boy, have got
lot Of things to hide behind?
"Then, Of course, I'm a leap year.
That helps divert attention, too.
theoretically, at least, the men are
so Busy dodging women, the women
SO busy pursuing men, that Time
that's me, or lis forgotten. To be
sure, it Is all q myth, but your species
always wakes fattest when 1t has q
myth to. chew on.
Nineteen -thirty-two told me al
ABOUT 1t. He was the last leap year.
About the only laugh he got out Of
life was the sardonic one occasioned
by the fact that fewer couples were
married under his reign than usual.
He feels pretty nasty about 1t. Says
he gave women an opportunity and
they muffed 1t.
"T1l do better, I expect. Not be-
cause Of anything inherent In me. but
your species Is IKE that.
"As the only representative Of the
species ready. We srinned sheepishly.
Time Gets the Break.
"Take war" said the cheruh, sud-
denly growing grim. His words had
the sharp, deadly rsIka-tat Of . ms
chine gun.
There are some cd, crippled yeara
Evening star., 1936-01-01
WINTER PLAYS TRICKS

CHARLOTTE, N. C.. January (R.
Old Mad Winter Is playing some
queer tricks In the Carolinas.
For instance. the mercury dropped
to S below sero at Salisbury yesterday,
but ct Charlotte, less than so miles
southwark. the minimum was l6
above.
At winston Salem north Of Sails
bury. it was 8 below. Yet at Asaeville
high in the mountains, the minimum
was 10 above. At Wilmington, on the
coast, the minimum was a above.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
DORIS DUKE CROMWELL
VISITS FILM COLONY
Heiress and Husband Deny They
Returned So Heir Could Be
Born in u. s.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, January Holly
wood was host today to one Of the rich
est young women in the world, Doris
Duke Cromwell, tobacco heiress.
She arrived yesterday at San Pedro
from Honolulu. accompanied by her
husband, James Cromwell. New York
investment broker.
The couple denied they were return
ing from an 11-month- honeymoon
tour so that an heir to the millions
could be born in this country.
Cromwell said his bride had been
busy collecting antiques for their four
mansions in the East, while he studied
economic affairs.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
TIME SHORT FOR BRUNO.
Must Die in Few Weeks II Plea for
Clemency Is Rejected.

CIemency Is hegecteo.
TRENTON, N. j., January R.-
Bruno Richard Hauptmann entered
1886 today with the knowledge that
for him the New Year may last less
than q month II the State Court of
Pardons rejects his plea for clemency
The convicted slayer of the Lind
bergh baby has been sentenced to die
the week Of January Is.
The Court Of Pardons will consider
his appeal for mercy next week.
Hauptmann's spiritual adviser, Rev.
John Matthiesen, a firm believer in his
innocence, planned to visit the prisoner
today.
Reports of a partial confession were
again denied by Hauptmann in q talk
with his wife. Anna.
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Bv Frank J. Carm0dy.

Y YOUNG 1886 came to town last
" night with hy-e-nonny-
nonny and hot-cha-cha.
He landed precisely at mid =
night ,bright-eyed. on time and
anxious to live up to the expectations
of a world that welcomed him with
church bells and COW bells. horns ana
hootings. laughter, love, champagne,
and what have you?
Brushing aside the ticker tape and
wiping the confetti out of his eyes, ne
caught sight of Ills in the throng Of
greeters. He made his way to the
table at which we sat, crying softly
into our champagne.
You would be the press" he began.
We nodded.
And the champagne would be on
the house?"
We nodded again.
"Well-," he said.
well, what?" we offered
Evening star., 1936-01-01
Robber Turns Salesman.

ADA, Okla. P).-Mingo James. ac-
cused of stealing new S12 overcoat,
was booked as salesman"
He told me-" explained Desk Sergt.
Somer Jones, that he sold the coat to
a Seminole truck driver as second
hand garment for S13"