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tenn issued the following statement
later last night:
Certainly no discourtesy to Mr..
Hoover was intended in terminating
his speech after he had exceeded his
time by two minutes. For tonight's
speech 80 minutes had been allotted
to Mr.. Hoover. His representative,
Mr.. Lawrence Richey, former White
House secretary to Mr.. Hoover, who
arranged the broadcast, had been in
formed that it would be necessary for
Mr.. Hoover to stay in the allotted
time and had agreed that Mr.. Hoover.
who is an experienced radio speaker,
would do so. With stations all over
the country switching in and out for
various broadcasts, our operations be-
come hopelessly snarled If we do not
maintain our schedules. We waited
a full two minutes. hoping that Mr..
Hoover would finish before the net
work reached state of confusion, and
then regretfully switched to our next
scheduled program.
Richey Clears Columbia.
Mr.. Richey told Columbia tnat ap-
parently Mr.. Hoover had not made
sufficient allowance for applause,
which caused him to run over the
half hour allotted. Mr.. Richey said
he had informed Mr.. Hoover by tele-
phone that it would be impossible to
run beyond the half hour limit.
"Mr. Richey said he felt Columbia
had been very liberal in allowing the
two-minute overrun and that Colum-
bia had always dealt with Mr.. Hoover
with the utmost fairness and was not
to blame for tonight's unfortunate
incident.
Mr.. Richey further explained that
because of rereading certain part OF
his address, he had failed to be able
Evening star., 1936-01-17
SERVICE TRIBUTE
TO JOHN c. LET'S
Merchant.P hill a nthropist's
Memory to Be Honored
Sunday Night.

Prominent citizens and a number
Of educational, civic and charitable
organizations will pay tribute to the
late John c. Let's, merchant-rhi-
lonthropist, at joint memorial service
Sunday night In Foundry M. E.
Church.
Mr.. Let's, who died recently, was
widely revered for his interest in
charities, educational institutions and
character building activities for boys
and young men.
Many to Offer EuIogies.
Brief eulogies will be voiced by
DR.. A. c. Christie, president of the
Board Of Trustees of American Uni
versity: Leonard w. De Cast, general
secretary of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association: w. w. Everett OF
the Rotary Club, Mrs. Harry Hoskin-
son Of the Methodist Home for the
Aged and Mrs. B. T. Hynson of the
Swartzell Home for Children.
Mr.. Let's, for many years. was
president of the Board of Trustees Of
American University. His chief interest
in the Y. M. c. A. centered in its
boys camp, which bears his name
in appreciation of many benefactions.
He also made many gifts to Methodist
homes for old and young. He was
active in the Rotary Club and other
civic organizations.
Hine to Make Talk.
Harry o. Hine, former secretary Of
the Board of Education, will pay
homage to Mr.. Let's on behalf Of
Foundry Church, of which he is a
member. Chancellor j. NJ M. Gray
of American University will read a
tribute of Bishop Edwin H Hughes.
Invocation will be rendered by Bishop
William F. Mcdowell and benediction
will be offered by Rev. Albert Joseph
Mccartney, pastor Of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church.
There will be a program Of choral
and organ numbers. The church choir
will be augmented by other artists
and will be directed by Justin Lawrie.
Rev. Frederick Brown Harris, pastor
of Foundry Church, will preside.
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ago, showing the time elapsing be-
tween arrest and trial. the speaker dis
closed that at that time Baltimore had
a much better record than either
Philadelphia or Washington in the
speed of justice.
Hepbron warned Washington that
the more efficient criminal justice be-
comes in larger cities, such as Balti-
more, Philadelphia and Richmond and
others, "the more criminals you will
get" Baltimore, he added, is consid-
ering a hook-up with the teletype sys-
tenn, whereby many cities keep in
constant touch with each other on
police reports.
He characterized the commission as
an impartial, fact-flnding research
body" whose work was having an in
creasing weight of influence, because
of the public opinion behind it.
The invocation was delivered by
Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington.
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persons to hear the entire address
because 1t ran several minutes longer
than the allotted radio time.
Columbia Broadcasting System ofn-
cials explained that had they per-
mitted Hoover to continue it would
have interfered- With their program
schedule.
At Washington Lawrence Richey,
former secretary to Hoover. said his
former chief informed him by tele-
phone that he blamed his watch for
his failure to finish in time. Richey
said Hoover expressed himself as en-
tirely satisfied.
Talks Again February IL.
Hoover announced today he would
speak next on The State of the
Union" the title of President Roose-
velt's recent message to Congress. 1t
will be delivered at Portland, Greg,
February IL.
Hoover smiled as he uttered the
words "the State of the Union" It
was this speech by Mr.. Roosevelt that
Mr.. Hoover recently said might have
been entitled, "War On Earth and
Ill Will Among Men"
Hoover boarded a train today for
his Palo Alto, Calf, home.
He said he received world or
commendatory kilograms from all
parts of the Nation concerning his
Lincoln speech.
Last nights talk was Hoovers first
since the Supreme Court smashed the
A. A.. A., which the former President
characterized as 1.-The principle OF the
economic dog chasing his TAIL"
Farmer Must Be Free.
"There should be no attempt to
again impose New Deal ideas Of con-
trolling and regimenting the farmer
or restricting production. He must be
free Of any restriction and control
contracts" he continued. "The farmer
must be an entirely free man to use
his own skill and judgment. Reverse
this economy of scarcity to an econ
omy of plenty" he urged.
The former President suggested ex-
pansion in production of crops needed
by new industrial developments, SUBJ
stitutes for vast importations of sugar,
vegetable oils and other products and
a subsidy to stimulate new uses of
land on which surpluses formerly were
grown.
CUTOFF EXPLAINED.
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Norris Says Hoover
Trying to Become
Second Will Rogers

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Norris, Republican, of
Nebraska, said today he judged
from Herbert Hoover's Nebraska
address on the farm problem last
night that the former President
was trying to become second
Will Rogers.
II listened to every word Of it,"
Norris said with a chuckle. 1T
showed Mr.. Hoover up in a new
light.
Hes evidently trying to be-
come a second Will Rogers and
in that sense his speech was very
entertaining and I thought had
some genuine wit in it.
Coming from a man under
whose administration agriculture
sank to its lowest levels, the
humor of it all is greatly in
creased"
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Continued From First Page.)
League of Nations send an investi-
eating commission to Ethiopia.
Premier Laval was reported to have
said he was studying the proposal.
It was understood the Vatican Is
anxious to revive efforts to settle the
Ethiopian war by conciliation.
Oil Embargo Discussed.
The proposed oil embargo against
Italy was discussed by Laval and the
Rumanian and Dutch Ministers dur
ing a day of busy diplomatic activity.
The Finnish Minister also called, pre-
sumably to discuss the Soviet Unions
quarrel with Uruguay, which is due
for an airing before the League OF
Nations.
The Berlin dispatches said Francois
Poncet also told Won Buelow the
Franco-British agreement for mutual
assistance in the event that an Italian
attack arose from application OF
League of Nations war penalties was
not in conflict with the Locarno pact.
Demands Press Cease Attacks.
The Ambassador was reported to
have insisted the Franco-British
agreement was concerned only with
the Mediterranean and that the
Franco Russian mutual assistance
Evening star., 1936-01-17

Karl z. FARRELL was chosen to NIL
the initial elective station OF oriental
guide.
Council Representatives.
The four representatives selected 10
act for Almas Temple at the Imperial
Council meeting in Seattle next July
are Robert P. Smith, Allen H. Potts,
r. Lawrence Walker and James c.
Hoyle. Imperial Potentate Leonard P.
Steuart, by virtue of his office, also
will be an accredited delegate.
The new officers were installed by
Past Potentate Robert S. Regar.
At the conclusion of the elective
session, there was a reception to the
newly elected officers by the members
OF the Shrine and their families. The
reception was followed by a dance.
Potts, who was advanced from the
post Of chief rabban, was born in
Baltimore. He attended public
schools there. later taking an en-
gineering course at Baltimore Poly
technic Institute and an art course
at the Maryland Institute. After
graduating from the art school he
took an architectural course at the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Treasury Architect.
In 1917. he moved to Washington.
He now Is an architect in the Pro-
curement Division of the Treasury
Department. His Masonic affiliations
are as follows: Kensington Lodge, No.
1913, A. F. and A. M; Maryland Royal
Arch Chapter, No. SO (past high
priest); Adoniram Council, No. 2, R.
and S. M; Columbia Commandery,
No 2. K. T; Albert Pike Consistory,
| A A S. R.: Kensington Chapter. No.
80. o. E. S. (past patron; Capitol
Forest, No. l04, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon. and Capital Court, No. so,
r. o. j.
Potts. who is married and lives at
| 63l7 Meadow lane, Chevy Chase. Md,
designed the Almas Temple Building
at 1915 K street. He was chairman
of the Hospitality Committee of the
1885 Imperial Council session.
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Hotel last night when Justin Miller chairman
Committee sanding
fight
seated Hepbron managing di
Commission Chairman King the
Committee Attorney Homer Cummings
Meyer Committee Newton Baker former Sec
of
Justice; at mcrophon
of the District
Of the District Of Columbia Board
Freeman Bishop Of Washington:
president Rabbi
and Daniel MacComck immigration.
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CUTOFF EXPLAINED.
Fear Of Program Snari by Overtime
prompted Move,

Fear Of Program Snarl by Overtime
Prompted Move.
NEW YORK. January II @.-Co-
Mmhia Broadcasting System last night
announced the broadcast Of former
President Hoover's speech from Lin
coin, Nebr, was terminated before
he concluded because he had run
over the half hour allotted to him.
Columbia of1cials said Mr.. Hoover
had been told he would have only Sc
minutes.
He was near the conclusion Of his
speech when the broadcast was ended
the words of the omitted portion
starting: In conclusion, may I of1er
. word of personal emotion"
Statement Issued.
The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
Evening star., 1936-01-17
Fifteen ARRESTS COST
HOOSIER HEAVY FINE
indianapolis Judge Assesses $500
and 1S0-Day Term on Charge
of Drunk Driving.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, January IT. -
Police records showed Fred Steele has
been arrested four times for drunken
ness, three times for operating an auto
mobile while intoxicated. three times
for failure to have drivers license,
three times for vagrancy, once for
failure to have a certificate of title for
his automobile and once for assault
and battery.
Yesterday Municipal Judge Dewey
Myers added them up, picked out the
charge of driving while intoxicated.
and slapped $500 fine and lSo-day
penal farm sentence on Steele.
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Liberties Union Meeting.

Frederick A. Ballard, Washington
counsel for the American Civil Liber-
ties Union, and Gardner jackson. for
mer assistant consumers counsel, Ag-
ricultural Adjustment Administration,
will speak on Fascist Steps in Gag
Legislation" at a meeting at o'clock
tonight, at 1902 Fourteenth street.
Evening star., 1936-01-17
Questions Treated Satisfactorily, u
Says Foreign ONCE.

Says Foreign once.
BERLIN, January II R).-A foreign
ofice spokesman said today "outstand-
ing European questions" presented by
British and French ofiicials have been
treated satisfactorily"
Participating In the discussions were
Andre Francois-Poncet. French Am
oassador; Sir Eric Phipps, British Am
bassador; German Foreign Minister
Konstantin Neurath, and German
Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs
Bernard w. Won Buelow.
"As q matter Of principle. details Of
these questions cannot be disclosed" d"
the spokesman said, but a calmer
press attitude recently means q salts
factory viewpoint has been reached
regarding these subjects
The spokesman denied any French
warning had been received to keep
garrisons out Of the demilitarized
Rhineland.
The discussions included "all ques-
tions now in the foreground" among
them the Rhineland, Franco British,
Franco Russian and Anglo-French
staff discussions and other matters,
the spokesman said.
LONDON REASSUREs BERLIN.
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BRIDGE DEATH SUICIDE
Coroner Issues Verdict in Case Of
Unidentified Bullet Victim.

Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
has issued a suicide certificate in the
death of an unidentified colored man
who was found shot to death early
yesterday on Highway Bridge.
A .38-caliber Army revolver, con.
tanning one loaded and one empty
shell, was found beside the mans
body.
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AOCNAAAS AsoSSAs .
Smith. The elec-
ton was held In
the club house,
1915 K street.
Others elected
were: Ara M.
Daniels, ch lie I
rabban; Granville
Guide, assistant
rabban; Stanley
D. willis, high
priest and pro-
phet; Frank e.
Ghise1li, treas
urer, and r. Law
rence Walker. re.
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LONDON REAssUREs BERLIN.
Declares Franco British Talks Con-
fined to Italian Situation.

LONDON, January II OP.-Reliable
sources said today the British govern
ment had advised Germany that re-
cent general staff talks between the
French and the British we're confined
entirely to the Italian situation and
made no reference to the eastern from
tier Of France.
Germany. these sources added, was
advised somewhat bluntly that hints
in the German press that the talks
went beyond the presen: situation had
no basis.
Evening star., 1936-01-17
A. H. POTTS HEADS
DISTRICT SHR|NERS
Other AImas Temple Officers
EIevated-K. {. farrell
Added to Divan.

Allen H. Potts, who has served Alnas
Temple Of the Mystic Shrine through
its entire progressive line, was elected
illustrious potentats last night. sue
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pact, still to be ratified by France, was
not aimed against Germany.
The French dispatches said Francois
Poncet demanded that German press
attacks, arising from the Franco
Russian pact, be stopped.
Won Buelow was reported to have
assured Franco-Poncet that Germany
was not contemplating denunciation
OF the Locarno pact.
The German undersecretary also
promised, the French reports said, that
steps would be taken to halt the press
attacks.
BERLIN SOUNDS CALM NOTE.
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to deliver the last six or seven lines.
Had the Columbia engineer who ter
minated the broadcast known that SO
little of Mr.. Hoover's speech remained,
he would. Of course, have allowed him
to finish"
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Hoover

Continued From First Page.)
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Franco-Cerman

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Partisan politics." Baker said, had
been one of the difficulties faced by
the Cleveland association.
Describing how the crime associa-
ton reported figures showing a large
number of dismissals for want Of
prosecution. through repeated contin-
uances, the speaker said that group
of citizens would 60 to court and "just
sit and watch"
"The effect upon the Judge, from
the point of both speed and justice. /"
said the speaker, "is remarkable
phenomenon"
Describing what sometimes amount
ed to what he said was an "era OF
general jail delivery by the Parole
Board, sometimes resulting in trage-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
A KILLING COMBINATION

The automobile has undoubtedly rev.
olutionized social life in the United States.
Its effects are felt in every hamlet of the
land where good roads and cheap cars and
trucks have speeded up the economic pro-
cesses. Even the morals of youth, we are
told, have been affected by customs that
developed with the automobile.
There are benefits that must be at
tributed to the transportation provided by
motor vehicles when one considers the So
cial, economic and cultural fields of hui
man activity. They are too apparent to be
denied.
The motor car, however, has given us
an unusual problem, which, it seems, de-
mands greater thought if we are to save
the lives of some of the thousands who are
killed every year in accidents along the
highways. What the solution may prove
to be remains uncertain. Highways are
being improved automobiles are more
powerful and the Americans lust for speed
greater than ever. Together, the three
make a killing combination without pre-
cedent in the nation so far as we have
been able to discover
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
LINCOLN VS.. STANTON

Lincoln's reliance upon Stanton, his
great secretary of war, is well known.
They did not always agree, however, and
Stanton seems to have felt entirely free to
oppose his chief upon occasion.
Some official correspondence dug up
by writer for the Boston Herald is re-
markable for its illustration of this point,
as well as being an indication that few
words were wasted by these giants in max
ing their respective views known. 1t seems
that Lincoln wanted a certain man APP
pointed an Army chaplain. Stanton OBJ
jected with apparent success, as the cor
respondence quoted indicates:
Dear Stanton: Appoint this man
chaplain in the Army. A. Lincoln
Dear Mr. Lincoln: He is not a
preacher. E. NJ Stanton
Dear Stanton: He is now. A Lin
coln.''
Dear Mr.. Lincoln: But there is no
vacancy. E. M. Stanton
Dear Stanton: Appoint him chap
lain-at-large. 4 Lincoln
Dear Mr. Lincoln: There is no war
rant in law for that. E. M. Stanton
Dear Stanton: Appoint him any,
how. A Lincoln"
sr Dear Mr. President: l will not E.
M. Stanton
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure continues moderately
low off the south Atlantic coast
and a disturbance which is centra
this morning over eastern Canada,
'Cochrane, Ontario, 1926 inches,
overspreads the northern portion
of the country from the upper
Mississippi Valley eastward; while
pressure is high throughout most
of the remainder of the country.
with a high throughout most of .he
remainder of the country, with a
high pressure area crested over the
northern Rockies, Helena, Mont,
and Salt Lake City, Utah, 30.46
inches. Light to moderate rain
has occurred during the last "a
hours in portions of the eastern
Lake region and in central and
southern Florida; while elsewhere
fair weather has prevailed. Tenn
peratures have risen throughout
most of the Plains States and east
ward over the Lake region, but
continue somewhat below normal
in the Atlantic and Gulf States,
with readigs at 8 a. m. this morn
ing ranging from % degrees at
Winnemucca, Nevada, and Mod
ena, Utah, to rs degrees at Key
West.
6. S. KENNEDY,
Official in Charge.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
NO WORD FROM THE DEAD

Some weeks ago we called attention
to the final effort which would be made
by the widow of the famous magician,
Harry Houdini, to get in touch with the
spirit of her departed husband on the
tenth anniversary of his death Before Mr..
Houdini died, he made an agreement with
his swifesth whoever went first would try
TO reach the other with message from
the outside world and pre-arranged mes
sage, phrased in code, was adopted.
Mrs. Houdini recently arranged to
stage the final seance, hoping" but
stated beforehand that although thous-
ands of mediums and spiritualists pre-
tended to have message for her from her
husband, no part of the pre-arranged mes
sage ''had ever come through to me-"
The last seance was not different in
results from the others and no message
came from the departed dead.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
WELTERS' BAND To
RENDER CONCERT

The regular Sunday afternoon
concert at Jackson Square will be
rendered tomorrow, 4:3O o'clock,
by Welters' Corret Band, a unit
of the Federal Music Project, of
which George Mills White is the
local administrator.
A composition by Marcy B.
Darnall, former editor of The Citi-
zen, will be played. 1t is "Ameri-
can Army Life"
The numbers, arranged and to
be directed by Geo. A. Dean, fol-
low.
March, Chicago Tribune
Chambers.
Overture, -Rathbun.
Waltz, "Rosella"-Skaggs.
Overture, 'Lone Star"-Ed-
ward Hazel.
March, American Army Life:
(a) First Call;
(b) Reveille;
&C. Assembly;
(d) Adjutant's Call;
(e) Retreat;
(f) Tattoo;
(g) Taps.
Marcy B. Darnal..
Chinese Novelty, "Hong Kong"
-Holstein-Sanders.
Medley Oversire, plantation
Echoes"-Arr., Thomas Coates;
revised by G. H. Reeves.
March, "The York Firemcn"-
B. F. C.umlin.
"Star Spangled Banner'-Key.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
GO NAKED TO AVOID PNEUMONIA

When we read of the customs of
primitive people we are apt to remark to
ourselves upon the strangeness of the ways
of mankind. We seldom stop to think
that our ways seem just as strange or to
imagine that, perhaps, somehow we
might be able to learn from these almost
savage human beings.
Down around the Solomon Islands, in
the Southwest Pacific, the native men buy
their wives, paying as much as twenty-five
pigs for choice mate and as little as five
or ten for widows. A missionary relates
that the inhabitants wear no clothes be-
cause experience had shown that if they
were dressed and got wet they caught
pneumonia. If some of our intelligent
citizens remember this idea they might
save their own lives.
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Till 8 u. M. Sunday

(Till 8 p. M, Sunday
Key West and Vicinity: Mostly
cloudy tonight and Sunday, prob
ably occasional showers; genie to
moderate winds, mostly north to
northeast.
Florida: Fair in north and CEN
trail and cloudy extreme south por-
ton tonight and Sunday probably
occasional rain on the extreme
south coast.
Jacksonville to Florida Straits
and East Cuff: Moderate winds
mostly northwest over north an'i
north to northeast over south por-
ton and weather fair over north
overcast over south portion with
occasional showers extreme south
portion tonight and Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14

Because of the smashing democratic
victory, there are some nervous souls who
are fearing that our two-partye system has
gone to pot and that, willy-nilly, we are in
for cycle of personal government. So
long as the opposing party can point to 40
per cent of the electorate, there is no
danger that there will be permanently
only one political party. In a free coun-
try this could never be, and the United
States will not adopt form of govern
ment radically differing from the one that
has served us well since the government
was founded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
John Bunyan, author of the immortal

John Bunyan, author of the immortal
Pilgrims Progress" spent many years in
jail When a certain Quaker came to
visit him, and declared that the Lord had
ordered him to seek out John Bunyan, the
latter replied, "If the Lord had sent you,
you need not have taken so much trouble
to find me; for the Lord knows that have
been prisoner in Bedford Jail for the
last II years!''
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14
Eternal vigilance is the price of lib

Eternal vigilance is the price of lib@
erty. That is the conditions upon which
we enjoy freedom and avoid servitude.
Fascism is an insidious force which must
be nipped in the bud to halt its growth. 1t
doesn't develop full-blown in a night, but
begins first by state socialism, then by leg
islative compulsion and coercion and
finally by RECOMMENDATION.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1936-11-14

France will spend more than 19,00O,-
100000 francs or approximately $780,
100000 on national defense in 1887, ac-
cOrding to the budget figures made pub
lie recently. Millions for defense, and not
a cent for tribute, due the United States.