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enabling the commission to en-.
force elimination Of the third
and second shifts II overproduc-
ton forces prices below a flair
minimum" with consumers
counsel" Stopgap to protect the
public against excessive prices.
Southern Mills Opposed
Opposition to the bill has been
particularly outSpoken by mill
owners Of Southern States, it was
learned, as it would place Southern
mills on the same hour and wage
operating basis as New England
and other Northern textile centers.
Under the MIRA a slightly lower
wage differential was recognized
in the South. Also under the NRA
there was a 4O:hour maximum
week.
Representative Ellenbogen, ex-
planning this move, said:
''ThiS means life or death to
the textile industry in New Eng
land States, Pennsylvania and
elsewhere in the North. The
South, with cheaper labor and
closer proximity to the source
Of supply, has made serious and
unfair inrOadS ON Northern tex
tile mills. It will place all mills
ON . fair basis Of competition"
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Cub Staying Looms
As UnSOlVed Crime

julius Leboss, veteran driver
who has operated his cab out of
Beekman Place for several years,
said:
"Me and Freddie Jaep here
and Henry SirakObsy was right
here all Friday morning and
until 1880 or 2 in the afternoon
Friday and we never seen any
strangers come in or 60 out of
the building. You can see the
door is only so feet from here.
1--WE can't make it out at all.
I know if any stranger was
around we'd have seen him.
There amt many ON the street
here during the day time and we
keep our eyes peeled for fares
while we're sitting here"
Jaep nodded in agreement. He
said:
"We was sitting here, the
three Of us, just like we are now
all Friday morning, and say,
we'd have spotted any stranger.
We always spot them.
"Why only q few weeks ago q
stranger come into this street
who was acting suspiciOusly
and we begged him at once.
He kept hanging around one
building where we knew he had
no business. So we call the
police and q squad car comes
out. The dicks question him
and find out he's . private de-
tective failing somebody"
Close to Building
Sirakobsky put in:
"We've been operating out of
here for years and we know
everybody by sight that be-
longs here. Strangers always
attract our attention right
away because they might be q
fare.
1--WE never seen any strangers
90 into ~ or any Of the build
ings around it Friday"
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PSF NANCY TTTERTO AJHORESS
PRICES RISE,
JOBS FEWER,
CHARGED
Bookings Study Sees
U. S. as Loser
In the End

A financial gain for cotton
farmers, (which must be paid off
in the future, probably with in
terest," and the loss of foreign
markets, which can only be re-
gained by a reduction in the
American cotton price, are the
most tangible results Of the AAA's
S-year cotton production control
program, according to q report Of
the Bookings Institute.
Income of cotton farmers was
increased by $694, 900, 0OO-$413,-
O00,0 in benefit payments from
the Government, and $276 900 900
by gains from increased prices
due to output restriction, the re.
port, prepared by Henry I. Rich
ards Of the institute, stated. The
report said:
This gain Is expected to be
more than offset in the future
by losses from expansion Of for
eign production and decreased
foreign consumption Of Amer.
lean cotton.
"The extent Of the loss Of
foreign markets caused by
AAA cotton operations cannot
be accurately measured, but the
program has considerably slim
ulated foreign production, and
reduced world consumption Of
American cotton. As the price
Of American cotton was forced
mp, foreign mills that had been
using American cotton turned
more and more to foreign cot
ton. If this market is to be
regained, prices Of American
cotton must fall relatively low
As compared with foreign cot
tom"
Although the aggregate income
Of the South has been increased
by the cotton progra-.l, "the eco
nomic welfare Of a large number
OF persons may have been ad-
versely affected" The report said.
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BY JAMES L. KILGALLEN

ny JAMES LIE A1AIkAAAEN
NEW YORK, April IA U.N.S0.
The "bathtub murder case"-the
strangling Of Mrs. Nancy Evans
Ttterton, fiction writer and book
lover-may go down in police an
mails as another of New York's I'm
solved crimes, such as the
strangling of dot" King, Louise
Lawson and Vivian Gordon.
Four days Of running down
vague clues, tips, rumorS and de-
auctions by swarm of detectives
have ;, left the authorities just
about where they started. CUES
tioning of neighbors and of res
dents of the apartment building
in which the crime was commit
ted brought stories Of "prowlers"
but failed to lead to q single log
ical suspect.
No Arrests Made
A young man was taken In by
the police on a charge Of illegal
possession Of a revolver. The au-
thorities denied, however, that he
had any possible connection with
the Titterton case.
No arrests in the murder mys-
terry have been made.
Apparently the only hope Of
solving the Staying OF Mrs. litter
ton, who was attacked and strang-
led in her fourth-floor apartment
in swanky Beekman Place last
Friday, depend on what may be
discovered by scientific investiga-
ton at the police research labora-
tory.
Tests Offer Only Hope
Nothing has been revealed thus
far in the investigation by ordi-
nary police methods.
Inspector John A. Lyons, in
charge of so detectives working
on the battling case, said:
owe are now pinning our hope
on what we may find in the
laboratory. Science Is our only
hope"
A Smudge of mud from a mans
shoe, found on the bed in Mrs.
Titterton'S boudoir. was under
microscopic examination-aS were
the woman's torn garments.
Secrecy Maintained
1t was reported that a hand
spread Of finger prints was found
also. 1t is said the police can
thank their science laboratory for
the prints they emerged under
the new treatment of fabrics by
the silver nitrate process, coming
into view on a photographers
plate in the developing bath.
Additional prints were also re-
ported to have been found on the
bedStead in the TitterGon boudoir.
But these were blurred.
Secrecy was maintained by
police as they proceeded with their
investigation.
The murderer either lived in
the same block on smart Beck
man Place, or visited there so fire.
quently he was not regarded as
q stranger.
This is the firb belief Of three
veteran cab drivers who today
threw a new and sinister side
light on the murder.
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DEADL|NE NEAR
ON 80 TAGS
INV|RG|N|A
Wild Scramble for
Plates Foreseen As
Time Grows Short

More than 5000 automobile
and truck owners in northern Wiz.
ginia are expected to make Q
grand scramble for their 1885
license plates today and tomorrow
as the deadline-midnight tomor.
row night-draws near.
Although the plates have been
on sale since March IS, thousands
Of motorists are still using their
1885 plates and many Of them will
be unable to get new plates in the
short time that remains.
r. c. L. Moncure, who is issuing
the plates in Arlington county,
said that approximately 2,5O0
more plates remained to be issued
from his office. The same proper.
ton holds in neighboring Alexan-
dria and other points in Northern
Virginia.
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GERMAN SHIP
FETE CHANGED

BALTIMORE, April 14.-With
the German cruiser EN- d n
scheduled to arrive a week from
today, plans for a great civic
welcome to the vessel, the first
German warship to visit here
since the World War, were being
changed.
Scores Of protests have been
received at the mayors office
from organizations and individu-
ais who are opposed to the Nazi
regime in Germany, and threats
were made to stage demonStra-
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lands HIN 7 5
HE MAY QUIT
international News servlce

International News Service
Chairman James M. Lands Of
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission announced today he is I'M
decided whether he will resign his
post and return to Harvard Uni
versity where he formerly served
as professor of political science.
He explained he was on a years
leave of absence from the uni
verSity and that he expected to
make a decision within the next
three weeks.
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Suicide Follows
Divorce Of 3 Weeks

COLLNGDALE, Pa, April II
uN.S0.-Three weeks after she
returned to her mothers home
here, Martha Gabriel, SO. q Chi.
cago divorce, committed suicide
early today by hanging herself
from an attic rafter.
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ton as the vessel locked.

ton as the vessel locked.
Because Of the protests it was
learned that the German socie-
ties of the city will sponsor vari-
Gus events planned for the Off
GERS and crew rather than the
city.
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Treasury Condition
international News Service

International News Service
Treasury balance as Of April II,
$2.726,517, 225 .02: internal revenue,
$685., 266.31; customs receipts,
$12, 4O3, 203 .O6.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
WIFE RETURNS
YULE GIFT

Mrs. Cordia Hill doesn't think
much of the Christmas present
her husband sent her. In fact,
she doesn't think much of his
sense Of humor.
Mrs. Hill, who resides at 35 L
st. N. E., recently brought suit
for divorce against Frank Hill,
1918 Eighteenth st. N. w. The
court awarded her $40 a month
alimony pending hearing of the
case.
Several weeks ago Hill gave up
his job, drew his money out Of
the bank and disappeared. Since
then she has heard nothing from
him, and the alimony was $50 in
arrears, when the Christmas pack.
age came by messenger.
There was a silver box and it
contained $60-in stage money;
a trick bottle Of whiSkey, which,
when the cap was removed, let
out a toy snake, and a bunch Of
withered flowers. Also a note wish
ing her a merry Christmas.
Now Mrs. Hill has a Christmas
present for him-an order for him
to appear in court and show cause
why he should not be jailed for
contempt. But first he must be
located.
Mrs. Hill is represented by At
toyneys Raymond Neudecker and
Albert Lyman.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
COUNTY SEEKS
KIRBY FOR
Staying

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 25
Armed with alleged confessions
from two members of the gangster
trio wanted for the murder of Ell.
wood Matthews, 68-year-old Four
Corners (Md) farmer, a month
ago, Montgomery county authori-
ties will seek the return of one
member of the killer band now be-
ing held at Charleston, w. Va, on
q robbery charge.
State Attorney James H. Pugh
said today that he and two men,
bers Of the Montgomery county
police force will go to Charleston
early next week and request the
authorities of that State to return
w. Joseph Kirby, 81, to Rockville,
Md, to stand trial on a murder
charge.
Confessions have been allegedly
obtained from Kirby and Lawrence
Gingen, 20, Pugh said, and that
following the arrest of the latter
in Washington early this week he
reenacted the crime for members
Of the police force.
Meanwhile a nationwide search
Is being conducted for William
Reed, Is, ringleader of the trio,
and according to the confessions
of Gngell and Kirby, the "trig'
ger man" in the killing.
According to Gingel's confession,
released last night by State At
torney Pugh, robbery was the mo
tive for the killing. He said that
he and Gingell met Reed at the
Indian Spring Country Club and
that Reed suggested they hold up
Matthews, believed at that time
to have a large sum of money on
his person.
When Matthews attempted to
save his money by throwing his
wallet away, Reed allegedly flew
into a rage and struck the old
man over the head with his gun
A large stone was then tied
around his neck with his suspend
erS and he was thrown into the
icy water. When he pleaded fo1
help, Reed poured three shots
from a revolver into him, Gingell
said.
Although Kirby has also re-
ported to have confessed to the
murder Of William E. Dollman, "a.
year-old Philadelphia, Pa, sales.
man near Sutton, w. Va, on
Thanksgiving Day, duplicating his
two companions. Gingell denies
any knowledge of this Staying
Pugh said.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
GEL
THREE-DAY
HOLIDAY

Thousands Of store employees in
the District will enjoy a three-day
holiday this weekend, with the
announcements that more than
so establishments will be closed
Christmas Day and the day after.
Stores which have announced
that they will close Friday and
Saturday are:
Beckers Leather Goods Com
pany, Bond Clothing Company, M.
Brooks and Company, Capital
Awning Company, The Copeland
Company, E. I. Edwards, Erie
bacher, Inc; Fashion Shop, Fos-
ters Remembrance Shop, l..
Frank Company, Goldenberg'S,
Goldheim's, Grosner's, Chas. w,
Guest Awning Company, Joseph
r. Harris Company, VIM. Hahn
and Company, The Hecht Com
pany, House and Hermann, r..
Harris and Company, Hub Furni-
ture Company, Frank r. Jelleff,
Inc: Arthur Jordan Piano Com
pany, A. Kahn, Inc: S. Kann
Sons Company, Kings Palace,
Lansburgh's, Julius Lansburgh
Furniture Company, Mayer and
Company, The Mode, Model Shop,
John S. Morrison Awning Com
pany, National Electric Supply
Company, ationa l Furniture
Company, Palais Royal, Inc;
Pearson and Grain, M. Philips
born and Company, Raleigh Hab-
erdasher, B. Rich's Sons, Saltz
Bros, Selinger's, w. and j. Sloane,
Washington Shade and Awning
Company, Sidney West, Inc;
Woodward and Lothrop, Young
Mems Shop, Franc, Ross Com
pany, Marx Jewelry Company,
Kay Jewelry Company, S. and N.
Katz, Eli Rubin, ChaS. Schwartz
and Son, and Castelberg'S.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
PAY ASSURED
FOR HOLIDAY

All employees of the District gov
ernment and Federal Government
who are paid either by the day or
the hour will receive compensation
for their holiday Saturday, the
Acting Comptroller General ruled
yesterday.
The question was put before
Acting Comptroller General Rich
ard Elliott by Treasury Secretary
Morganthau, who pointed out that
congressional legislation had
caused December 26 to be a legal
holiday within the District of Co
lumbia, but that in past instances
on such holidays employees paid by
the hour had not received pay for
the time they we're idle. Morgan
thau asked if they could be paid
for Saturday.
Replying briefly in a decision
that guaranteed leave with pay
for Federal and District workers
of every class, Elliott said:
"The quoted statute cOnsti-
tuteS December 26, 1886, a legal
holiday in the District of COlum-
bia for all purposes and grants
to all employees pay for such
holidays the same as on other
days. Accordingly, the question
is answered in the affirmative"
Elliott underlined "all EN-.
ployes," thus guaranteeing leave
compensation to many workers on
piece-work basis whose holiday
compensation had been considered
highly doubtful.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25

ORANGE, Va, Dec. 25.-Vir-
ginia's participation in the Ameri-
can Horse Show Associations regu-
lationS may cease shortly after the
first of the year, it was indicated
here today.
Manly w. Carter, president Of
the Virginia State Horse Show AS
sociation, said today that the State
organization is contemplating"
disbanding in January.
Horsemen of Northern Virginia,
according to F. D. Gaskins, of War
renton, secretary of the Virginia
group, have come to feel it Is
futile to pay fees to both the State
and national associations. Under
the present arrangements all Vir-
ginia association shows are ruled
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Metal Tester Reveals
An Old Secret

A man who knew absolutely
nothing about testing metals was
given the job at the Washington
Navy Yard some years ago and for
the next IL years he was known
as an expert in this field and did
practically all of the metal testing
at the Yard.
The man is William w. Lynch,
Of SGT Twelfth st. S. E., who re-
tired from the Yard four years ago
after 80 years service.
Entering the Yard in 1902 to
learn his trade as a machiniSt, Mr..
Lynch worked in nearly every shop
in the place until he was finally
detailed to the chemical shop to
do the metal testing. He related
today:
"When I went in there I
didn't know a thing about test
ing metal and / was quite ner-
vOuS about it. But the boss I
had was q very patient man,
and he told me not to worry
over it and to take my time.
Well. experience is a great thing
in a job like that, and as time
went on IgOt SO that I could
do the work pretty well. They
kept me in that job for IL
years."
He explained that in testing
metals. a small piece was given
him and he put it under a micro
scope and worked on a piece about
the size Of a pinhead. He said that
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
FRAT PARLEY Y
0PENSSUNDAY

Opening of the twenty-sixth
annual conclave of the national
body of the Kappa Alpha Psi Fra
ternity will be held in Rankin
Chapel, Howard University, Sun.
day at 4 p. m.
The convention will continue
through next Wednesday. More
than 300 delegates are expected to
attend. Speakers on the opening
program will include Theophilus
Mann, Chicago attorney, pole
manch Of the fraternity; Judge
Almond w. Scott, of the NUM-
cipal Court and a member Of the
local chapter and DR.. Mordecai
w. johnson, president Of Howard
University.
Through the local entertain
ment committee q special pro-
gram of entertainment has been
prepared for each day of the
convention. Members of the COM
mittee include James Scott, Per
cival Hamilton. DR.. George
Adams, George Hayes, Louis Meh-
linger. A. w. Gray, j. H. Renfro.
DR.. Willard Lane, Earl Caring
ton, Wilton Hines, Jesse Redmon
and James Thompson.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Today's Foreign Short-Wave Radio Schedule

HALIFAX-8 p. m.-"From a
Rose Garden"-orchestra and SOLO
lists. CRCX, 492 M, 600 meg:
GIRO, 48.7 m, 6.15 meg; CJRx,
25.6 M, 11.72 meg.
BOSTON-S:15 p. m.-Christ.
mas Music Of the World. W1XAL.
49.6 M, 6.04 meg.
BERLIN-S:15 p. m.-Popular
Orchestral Concert. DJD 25.5 m,
11.77 meg.
LONDON-9:46 p. rn.-The BIC
Theater Orchestra. GSD, 25.5 M,
Ills meg; Csc, 31.3 m, 9.5S
meg.
PITTSBURGH-12 midnight
DIX Club. W8XK, 48.S M. Ga
meg.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
FisCh Brother 10 Sue
N. J. for Trial Expense

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 25 T.N.SO.
j. Vincent D'Aloia. Newark attor-
ney, today prepared to press a
claim against the State of New
Jersey for $500 which he stated
is owed to PincuS Fisch of Leipzig
Germany, and two sisters brought
here to testify at the trial of
Bruno Hauptmann for the murder
Of Charles A. Lindbergh, jr.
Pincus Fisch. a brother of the
late Isidor Fisch, former partner
Of Hauptmann, was wanted to tes.
tify that Isidor Fisch had not left
to HAJptmann any of the money
found in the latter's possession
D'Aloia said a New York detective
promised the FischS would be paid
1000 reichSmarks for their ex,
penses, but that the money had
not been forthcoming.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
VirSinians May Quit
Horse Show Group

Hby the American Horse Show AS.
ISOLATION.
Approximately 20 shows were
held this year under the regula-
tions of the State and national
organizations, but, Mr.. Carter ex.
planned, it was necessary for
everything to go through the
American Association"
Included in the shows in which
the Virginia association sponsored
this year were the Keswick, the
National Capital at Washington,
the Tidewater at Norfolk, the
Hampton, the Deep Run Hunt at
Richmond, the Upperville, Cul,
peper, Bath County, Pennington,
Orange, Fredericksburg and War.
renton.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Pew Family Donated
100000 10 6. 0. P

The family of j. w. Howard
Pew, Pennsylvania Republican
leader, contributed $300,621 to the
G.. o. P. cause in the last elec-
tion, it was announced today by
the Senate Campaign Funds Com
mittee.
Pew gave $1o1,33s.32 to various
Republican organizations. His
brother, j. w. Pew, jr., gave
$100,763.51 and his sister, Miss
Ethel Pew, gave $82,775. A
nephew, Arthur E. Pew, jr., gave
$15,775. The committee also re-
ported among hundreds of con-
tributors the following: William
du Pont, jr., Wilmington, Del,
$1,000; William Hale Harkness,
New York, $4,000; William R. Nc
Alpin, Greenwich, Conn.,, $19,625;
Harry Guggenheim. New York,
$15,350; George T.. Getz, Chicago,
$4,000, and George F. Getz, jr.,
Chicago, $4,000, all to various
Republican organizations.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Parent-TeaCher Tea
To Fete Chairmen

A tea for local chairmen OF
the Parent-Teacher Magazine
will be held Monday at 5 p. M,
in the home of Mrs. C. C.. Hine,
State chairman, at 1925 Newton
st. Guests of honor include last
years honor scroll chairmen.
They are Mrs. H. w. Walker,
Mrs. Victor Lomax, Mrs. Ira
Blumer, Mrs. Glenn Rouse, Mrs.
s. N. Gray and Mrs. r. Phillips.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Society Of Natives
To Hear Mansfield

Capt. Richard E. Mansfield will
give a cartoon chalk talk entitled
who Remembers?";; Mrs. Mary
Lloyd Willis will read, and Christ
mas carols will be sung at a meet
ing Of the Society of Natives Of
the District, Monday at 8 p. m,
in the Washington Club, Seven
teenth and K SITS. N. w.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25

PARIS-3:45 p. m.-The Child,
hood of Christ, by Henri Gheon.
TPR-3, 25.2 M, 11.88 meg.
BERLIN-5 p. m.-"Peace on
Earth and Goodwill towards Men. "
A Christmas Cantata. DJD, 25.4
m, lit meg.
Moscow p. m.-"Uncle''
Postishev and Children Of the U.
S. S. R., RAN, 31.2 M, 9.6 meg.
BOSTON, p. m.-The Listen
ers' Mail Bag. W1XAL, 1915 m,
6.04 meg.
LONDON-7:O5 p. m.-"When
the Snow Lay Round About -
English Christmas entertainments
of the past. GSD, 25.5 M, 11.75
meg: Csc, 31.3 m. 9.5S meg;
GSB, 31.4 m, 9.51 meg.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Bridge And Appendix
Removed After Week

ALBANY, December 25 GNSO,
Fred Dewald had no dental bridge
work, appendix or love Of candy
caramels today. A week ago De-
wald swallowed bidgework and a
false tooth which stuck to some
candy. DR.. Joseph A. Zeff traced
the progress of the dental work
by X-ray for several days, finally
operating when it reached the
appendix.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
TWINS IN DUAL
CELEBRATION

Christmas for Marian and Sylvia
Sander is a day Of dual celebra-
tion. Born on Christmas day, the
twin daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Sander of Al K st. N. w.,
had impatiently awaited the ar
rival of their fourteenth birthday
along with that of Kris Kringle.
Being born on Christmas is no
hardship, the twins think, but it
might be a bit of an inconvenience
for Santa Claus.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Water Level Raised

In two years after completion
of the Santa Clara Valley water
conservation project in California
the water level was raised to an
average Of II feet over 100 acres.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
Leg Broken in Leap

John Albrooks, colored, %, Of
100 block Sixth st. N. w., early
today suffered a broken leg when
he jumped from the second story
Of a house in the 900 block of
Eleventh st. N. w., police said.
The Washington times., 1936-12-25
JeweIry Banned

Brooches, bracelets and neck
laces have been forbidden to girls
attending Newcastle (EnglanO
Municipal High School because
such display makes less fortunate
pupils feel "outrivaled.