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Evening star., 1938-12-26
Hand, Caught, Amputated
By Victim 10 Save Life
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 26.-Henry
Donnett, 81, had the courage to cut
of his right hand with a pocket
knife to save his life, and physicians
said today he was recovering.
Donnett reported last night for
his janitorial duties at Central High
School. Part of his job was keep
ing the fires going.
When the stoker plunger of the
furnace became clogged Donnet
reached into the hole with his hand.
The metal bit into his hand, mash
ing and imprisoning it. The manned
hand would not bulge.
Alone in the building Donnet
managed to reach his pocketknife
and despite the intense pain hacked
of the hand at the wrist.
He made a wire tourniquet and
staggered to a telephone.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Virginia Farmers
Expect Better
Demand in 1889
Outlook Is Brighter
Due to Improved
Fall Business
b. the Associated Press.

~ saS hsSOshoeCu Gireos
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 2s.-Im.
proved business conditions during
the fall Of 1888 and expected con-
tinued improvement indicate thu
demand for Virginia farm products
will be better during the first half
Of 1899 than in the same months
Of this year, Henry M Taylor, Fed
eral-State agricultural statistician.
said today.
Principal features in production
OF crops and livestock in Virginia
In 1888 were a per cent decrease
In total crop acreage; a yield per
acre about equal to the l0-year
average; cash farm income from
crops down about IS per cent and
from livestock about per cent az
compared with 1887, a total of ap-
proximately $4,000 900, or about 10
per cent less than 1887 and about
the same as in 1896.
Other features of the year in
cluded a favorable spring followed
by excessive rains in June and JULY
and light set of apples and pears
due to cold, rainy weather during
the blooming period.
While Virginia farmers made less
money than last year, they were
relatively better off than their COL
leagues in the rest of the country.
Wide diversification of products, to-
gether with emphasis on relatively
stable crops such as tobacco, dairy
products and poultry, cushioned Vir-
ginia agriculture somewhat from
the slump that sliced approximately
billion dollars from the income
OF all American farmers.
The year now closing was sig
niflcant in the rapid progress of
the plan for co-ordinating all ag-
ricultural agencies under produc-
ton area and State committees re-
Sponsible to farm groups reaching
back to the smallest communities
for the purpose of encouraging
farmers and their families to de-
velop programs to meet their own
problems. Rural electrification con-
tinued to expand, and farm COOP
eratives further strengthened their
position in the State.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Thomas Roberts, IS,
Retired Treasury
Auditor, Dead
Lifelong Resident Of
Prince Georges III
For Several Weeks

Thomas owen williams Roberts,
95, a retired auditor of the Treasury
Department and lifelong resident
Of Prince Georges County, died yes
terday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. F. Bowie Addison, near
Bowie, Md.
Mr.. Roberts had been III for sew
eral weeks.
Born at Rosemont, the ancestral
home of Thomas Kent, former Gov
ernor of Maryland, Mr.. Roberts first
entered the Government service in
1879. His late wife, Mrs. Alice Bowie
Roberts, was the daughter of former
Gov. Bowie of Maryland.
Mr.. Roberts was a Democrat all
his life and was a member of the
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal
Church of Collington, Md.
Besides his daughter, he is sur
vived by two sons, Clarence M. and
Maynard Roberts, both of Prince
Georges County, and sister, Mrs.
Norman F. Gill of Baltimore.
Funeral services will be held at
the Collington Church at 2:3O pm.
tomorrow, with the Rev. B. Harris
officiating. Burial will be in the
church cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Murder Brings Holy Land
Holiday Deaths 10 Four
81 the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Dec. ga murder
and bombings today raised to four
the number of persons killed and to
five the number injured in disorders
over the Christmas week end in the
Holy Land.
Yassin Jarallah, said to have been
liaison officer between Fakhri Bey
Nashashibi, Arab opposition leader,
and the Emir Abdullah of Trans
Jordan, was found murdered this
morning in Jericho.
For the second time within a week
the home of Diab Nashahibi, a cous-
in of the opposition leader, in the
old city of Jerusalem, was bombed
and attacked with gunfire. Arabs
within the house drove off the at
tackers with Shotguns
A German-JeWish doctor who be-
came Christian was wounded Sc
riously in Nazareth.
Two Arab constables were
wounded when bomb was thrown
near the Haifa central police sta
ton. The attackers escaped.
Evening star., 1938-12-26

The storm that was near Cape Race
Sunday evening has continued to move
northeastward. beyond Newfoundland. A
disturbance Of considerable intensity is
moving east-northeastward over the upper
Mississippi Valley. Minneapolis, MINI.
1852 inches. while a disturbance of in
creasng intensity is moving northeastward
over the lower Mississippi Valley. jackson,
Miss. 1854 inches. A high pressure area
is moving eastward over the North ATLANTIC
States, White River Junction. Vt. 80 81
inches while an extensive area of high
pressure Is moving southeastward over
Western Canada and the middle and
northern Plains. Dawson, Yukon. 81 1,16
inches. During the last "a hours there
have been general rains in the middle
and west Gulf States and the southern por-
tion of the Central Valleys, while SHOWS
occurred in Southern Canada and over
the northern Plains: Temperatures have
risen in the upper Mississippi Valley. but
much colder weather has overspread the
middle and northern Plains and the middle
and northern Rocky Mountain region.
Storm warnings are displayed from Cape
Hatteras to Sandy Hook, N. ].
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac cloudy at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Police Car Theft
Delays Basket
Delivery

Santa Claus still had one
basket of food to deliver in
Mount Rainier, Md. today be-
cause some one stole the town
police chiefs car from the front
Of the police station yesterday.
Chief of Police Eugene Plumer
of Mount Rainier had delivered
all but one of the baskets of
food to needy families when he
parked his car, containing the
basket. near the station. When
he returned both basket and car
were gone.
Several hours later Town Po-
liceman James Woodburn found
the car on Bunker Hill road, q
half mile away. The basket had
not been disturbed and was to
be delivered by Chief Plunaer
today.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Appointment Rumors
Denied by Murphy

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 26.-Gov. Frsr
Murphy left Christmas gatherinf
OF relatives here today to term re-
ports that he would be appointed
Attorney General of the United
States lust rumors."
Il have not been approached in
connection with the position" he
said. THE reports are speculative
and are not based on any facts OF
which 1 am aware"
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Representative
Mistaken for
Page Boy
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Being the youngest member of
Congress apparently will have its
drawbacks for 25-year-old Repre-
sentative-elect Lindley Beckworth,
Democrat, of Texas.
Here's sample of what he will
encounter:
When he called to pay his respects
to Speaker Bankhead last week he
was introduced to Joseph Sinnott,
chief doorkeeper of the House.
why, I didn't know you were a
member of the House" Mr.. Sinnott
exclaimed, IT thought you were one
of my new page boys"
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Christmas Package
Arrives Year Late
By the Associated Press.

Dy IIe hSSUCfHVeu FTeSS.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Dec. 26.-
John Rohrer's 1887 Christmas pres
ents to his parents living across
town took day and year to be
delivered.
Postal officials, who started an
investigation to determine the
cause, said the package may have
been stored away in empty" extra
mail sacks during the year.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
194OCrop Subsidies
Likely 10 Exceed
$750,000,000
Leoders Seek Support
For Re-enuctment of
Processing Toxes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Administration farm leaders said
yesterday that unless agricultural
prices improved considerably in the
next few months the new Congress
might be asked to appropriate at
least $750,00OO00 for benefit pay
ments to farmers for the 1910 crop
year.
Subsidies which Congress appro-
priated for the 1899 season totaled
S762 100000 the largest amount ever
made available for a single year.
Agriculture Department officials
said that because of the present un-
satisfactory level of farm prices, it
would be necessary to have an ap-
preparation of at least three-quarters
of billion dollars to obtain farmer
compliance with production pro-
grams designed to offset existing
price-depressing surpluses.
Some officials said they believed
considerably more than 10000, 900
would be requested.
Process Tax Support Sought.
It was emphasized, however, that
the department would not decide
on an estimate of subsidy needs for
several weeks. Rather, it was indi-
Gated, administration farm leaders
would concentrate during the early
part of the session on efforts to win
congressional support for recon-
mendations of Secretary Wallace
that processing taxes be re-enacted
to provide a permanent source of
revenue for benefit payments.
The crop control law provides for
two types of subsidies: Soil con-
servation payments for shifting
land from soil-depleting to soil
building crops. and subsidy pay
ments designed to supplement low
prices for such major crops as cot
ton, corn. wheat, tobacco and rice.
For 1899, Congress appropriated
$500 100000 for the soil conserva-
ton payments and $2l2, 100000 for
the subsidy or parity payments,
An additional s5O.00O,000 was voted
for benefit payments to sugar pro-
ducers.
Would Assure Payments.
Administration leaders favor
processing taxes on the ground they
would assure continuation of sub
sidy payments in the future, when
ever farm prices were extremely
low.
In a letter to local farm leaders
urging them to support the process
ing tax proposal, the Agriculture
Department said:
''The soundest plan proposed for
making parity payments has been
a tax on the processing of the five
crops on which parity payments
may be made. That is, a tax
would be laid on the making of
raw cotton into fabrics, making to-
bacco into finished products like
cigars and cigarettes, and the mill
Ing of wheat, corn and rice The
proposal has been made that the
tax increase when the price of a
commodity decreases, and that it
decrease as the price of the COM
modify increases"
Opponents of processing taxes
contend they place a burden on
consumers and serve to impede ex-
pansion in the textile industry.
They also argue that such taxes on
cotton would encOurape consumers
to use more cotton substitutes.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Earle, Hurt in Cratkup,
To Keep on Flying
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-Penn-
sylvanias flying Governor-George
H. Earle-intends to keep right on
flying despite three crackups-the
most recent slightly injuring him
self, his wife and two guests.
"Sure We'll keep on flying said
young George H. Earle, 4th, today.
The son, learning to fly himself,
watched from another plane yester-
day as his fathers ship nosed up in
a fast landing at suburban avia-
tion country club field
The Governor had flown Mrs
Earle and two friends, James Nc
Xenzie, q, of Hopkinsville, and his
fiancee, Miss Dixie Moore, of Prince
ton, KY, from Harrisburg to Phila-
delphia for a Christmas party at
the home of the Governors mother
Gov. Earle returned Thursday from
a vacation in France, was flying his
ship for the first time in more than
a month. He overshot the field
hit hard and the undercarriage col
lapsed. Miss Moore and Mr.. Nc
Kenzie are Government employees in
Washington, D. c.
Gov. Earle and his wife were
cut on the legs and the others cut
on the face. Treated at a hospital
they attended the scheduled party
The Governor, who gave up polo
for aviation soon after becoming
chief executive four years ago, has
been slightly hurt twice before by
hard landings. He has a private
pilots license. Flying with State
and Army pilots he has been in
volved in almost a dozen neal
mishaps-forced landings and such
Reside in Capital.
Both Miss Moore and Mckenzie
reside at ITO Massachusetts, avenue
NV, the home of Mr.. and Mrs
C. E. Simmons. Mr.. Simmons said
this morning he knew nothing about
their condition. They are still con-
fined in the hospital and have not
notified the Simmons regarding
their return.
Mr.. Mckenzie, relative of Mrs
Earle, came to Washington eight
months ago. Miss Moore has beer
employed in the Federal Housing
Administration for two months.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Weather Report

District OF ColumbiaRan with rising
degrees fresh mostly southeast shifting strong northwest
Maryland-Ran with rising temperature tomorrow rain
followed by and colder
afternoon.
VrgniaRain, with rising
rain followed by furre and colder at night
West VirginiaRan tonight
and night
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Syphilis War Pushed

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. rs R.-
DR.. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president OF
the American Social Hygiene Asso-
citation. announced today the or
ganization would carry its cam
paign for $4,000 into 1899 to
finance It's s-point program against
syphiliA
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Soviet Workers Held
Worlds Lowest Paid
BY EDMUND J. LOWRY.
Gas told to Selig Greenberg Of the
Providence Journal-Bulletin.)
This is the fifth of the serie

This is the fifth Of the series
BY EDMUND J. LOWRY.
(As told to SeliE Greenberg Of the Provi-
dence Journal-Bulletin)
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Dec. 26 IN.
A.N.A).-Russian workers are not
only among the lowest paid In the
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Report fer Last 4S Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 43. at 3 p.m.tyesterday. Year
ago, 40.
Lowest. 20. at am. today. Year
ago. 33.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun today T:25 4:51
Sun. tomorrow -- 7:26 452
Moon. today 1905 am. 9:41 o. m
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1938-12-26

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 90. on August Is.
Lowest, IA, on November 81.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1938-12-26
Red Army Strength
Held DEPENDENT on
Peasants Loyalty
Supplies Are Reported
Sufficient to Feed
IS Million 5 Years

This is the fourth of series
OF articles disclosing inside facts
about conditions in Soufet Russia,
1Dritten on the basis OF intorma-
ton supplied by an American
technical expert, a natiDe of
Rhode Island, 1Dho ,Das employed
tor eight years as an engineer
in many OF Russia's key in
duStries.
Evening star., 1938-12-26

tFurniShed by United States Coast
Geodetic Survey)
Evening star., 1938-05-10

THERE stands today, strange as 1t
seems, an offer of s2250 for any,
body who will convey the important
informat ton to the King and Queen
Of Spain that America actually exists!
Christopher Columbus signed and
sealed the offer 445 years ago.
While returning to Spain on Feb
ruary l3 or IA, 1893, after his memoir
able first voyage to the New World,
he concocted the odd plan to insure
delivery of news of his work to the
Spanish royal household
Beset by violent winds, Columbus
realized there was danger that his
caravel might founder and carry to
oblivion all the important data he
had collected He also was appre-
hensive that the Pinta had already
gone down.
Columbus drafted two accounts OF
his discoveries, which he sealed her
metically in wax. To them he added
an offer OF 1000 ducats to be paid
any one finding and delivering the
message intact to Spain's rulers.
He placed the documents in two
barrels. one Of which he set on the
deck. The other he threw overheard,
trusting that some day some unknown
person might find the message and
carry out his instructions.
Evening star., 1938-05-10
Winning Contract
By THE FOUR ACES

David Burnstine Merwin D Maier.
Oswald Jacoby Howard Schenken.
worlds leading team m-of-four. inventors
OF the system that has beaten every
other system in existence)
Evening star., 1938-05-10
Right Choice.

NJ J. RICHARDSON of Kansas
City, Mo-, writes us: Il became
declarer at contract of three no
trump. When the dummy went down
it was easy to count eight sure tricks,
and it did not look as if it would be
difficult to develop a ninth trick out
OF ca the long diamond, (b) the
fourth club, Co the queen of hearts,
or Cd the king Of spades in my own
hand. However. as the play pro-
gressed the situation did anything but
improve, and the ninth trick devel-
oped from an unexpected source.
South, dealer.
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5io7s J o WE @sss So
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Mr.. Richardson.
The bidding
South West North East
INT Pass 20 Pass
INT Pass >3NT Pass
Pass Pass
Mr.. Richardson goes on to describe
how he won the opening diamond lead
with his king, and Immediately led a
small heart. West ducked and declarer
naturally went up with the queen, but
it fell to EaSt's king. East returned
the jack of clubs and Mr.. Richardson
tried two rounds, but then abandoned
the suit when West failed to follow
and discarded a spade. He then played
dummy's three top diamonds, discard
ing two spades from his hand.
At this point it all depended upon
which opponent held the ace Of spades.
Declarer decided he would try to throw
West in and therefore played a third
round Of clubs. West squirmed un-
easily. and not wishing to throw an
other spade and leave his ace blank,
finally let go of heart. Declarer
then played the ace and small heart
and West was thrown in with the
jack. He then cashed his remaining
diamond, but had to concede trick
to declarer's king of spades.
Mr.. Richardson played the hand
well and deserves credit for his neat
end play. We might point out that
West could have defeated the con-
tract, but only by some very unusual
discarding. II on the third lead Of
clubs West had discarded the 10 Of
hearts and then dropped the jack on
declarer's ace he could have avoided
the throw-in play.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-31
FORMER MAYOR IN
 CATTLE BUSINESS
Daniel J. Donovan of Mer- iden in Ireland May
 Be Trial Witness

Former Mayor Daniel J. Donovan of Meriden who went to Ireland for a visit at the height of the Water bury extraordinary grand jury probe last. April, is now engaged in the cattle business. and because of the many duties of his enterprise was unable to make an anticipated trip home, for Christmas. In letter to friends in Meriden, MT. Donovon states that he hopes to have his business interests arranged soon SO that he will be able to make brief visit home.
 Former Mayor Donovan spent the Christmas holidays with friends in Scandinavian countries. During that season he also toured through Ire- land, England and France. He now resides in Dublin, and recently was the guest of Prime Minister Ramon DeValera of Ireland.
 Friends of Mayor Donovan say that they are not surprised to hear of his interest in the cattle business, for he has been acquainted with the sale of meat for many years.
 Public notice of Mayor Donovan's trip to Ireland was not made until he was sought as witness for the extraordinary grand jury here on April 18. Tn its report of May 19, the grand jury charged that accord ing to available records, Donovan received approximately $53,712.97 from the City of Waterbury.
 It is probable that he would be called as a witness for the trial by Special Prosecutor Alcorn if he were available for service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-31
MANCHESTER MAN
 IS HEAVILY FINED
ImpersOnOted Officer; Arr rested at Beacon Falls
 Police Barracks

5 Naugatuck, Dec. 31.-Impersona- tion of a police officer cost Albert Campagna, "A. of Manchester, N. H., a fine of $50 and costs of court amounting to $18.26 when arraigned in borough court this morning.
 John Geadza of 135 Broad street, Ansonia, and Nick Tarvy of 76 Derby avenue. Seymour, were driving through here last evening from Wa terbury, headed for Beacon Falls. The New Hampshire man flashed searchlight on a police badge he was wearing and ordered them to stop.
 They did and Campagna entered the back seat and informed them he was a policeman and ordered them to follow a car heading towards Beacon Falls which was not in sight. Upon coming to Beacon Falls Geadza and Tarvy became suspicious of their hitch-hiker and drove into the police barracks at Beacon Falls. State Trooper Carl Carlson ar rested the passenger who admitted that he was without funds and thought this novel way of hitch-hik- ing would be the best way to get to his destination. Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-31
EXPANSION AT
 COLLEGE NEEDED

New London, Conn, Dec. Sl- (UP)-A modern gymnasium or recreation building, two more dorm- itories, a new infirmary, expansion of the Palmer Library, and increas- ed endownments at Connecticut College are needed to achieve "The stature to which it aspires,' PreSi- dent Katherine Blunt said today in her annual report to the board of trustees.
 The presidents report points out that gifts to the college during 1937-38 for a wide variety of pur- pose totalled $3O0,000. The faculty numbers, 84, a ratio of better than one teacher to every ten students,
 Among curriculum developments described the most conspicious is the introduction of a new major field of study, child development comprising courses in home econom- ics. Education and related depart mentS. As a laboratory for this work, a nursery school has been established. The student group num- bered 737 when college opened this fall, an increase of 22 over last year.
 Tn viewing the financial condition of the college. President Blunts aid: we are again proud to say that our good record of many years has been maintained. and that we are able not only to close the years with a balanced budget, but to apply $l2S,l76 of our income to capital improvements
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-31
JAIL WATCHMAN
 FOUND BEATEN

Laconia, N. H., Dec. 31-(UP)-A watchman at Belknap county jail was beaten and diSarmed early today and authorities blamed a convict who es- capped late yesterday.
 Watchman George Rouse, TO, was found seni-conscious in a COW barn as result of an attack by an assail- ant who crept up behind him as he was making his rounds. Rouse suf- fered split head and his .S2 caliber revolver was missing.
 A posse of police and state troopers was seeking Raymond Goslene, 28, of Lakeport who failed to return from the farm field with other pris- onerS at dusk yesterday.
 Sheriff F. B. Elliott believed Cos iene, serving a six-month term for larceny, had Secreted himself in the barn, beaten the watchEnan and fled.