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Would Eliminate “Special
ists,” Freshmen and Soph
omores From Universities.
Elimination of ‘'specialists” and ele
mentary students — freshmen and
sophomores—from unlveralties, so that
these institutions might devote them
selves to higher learning was advocated
last night by Robert Maynard Hutch
ins. president of the University of
Chicago, before a capacity Town Hall
audience at the Shoreham Hotel.
Dr. Hutchins, who, during his seven
years at Chicago, has introduced and
administered new educational policies,
criticized the stress on vocational edu
cation and proposed that university
courses be confined to the "funda
mental problems of metaphysics, the
social sciences and natural science.”
Vocational education, the speaker
asserted, teaches students only techni
cal devices, and fails to teach them to
think clearly and to adapt themselves
to changing situations. Institutions
devoted to law, engineering or other
vocations do not produce Intellectually
capable graduates, he said.
Urges Junior Colleges.
Under Dr. Hutchins’ plan, freshman
and sophomore years would be spent
at junior colleges and specialists
would learn their professions else
where, preferably from the organized
professions themselves, or at special
Institutions attached to the universi
ties, but independently administered.
Dr. Hutchins also proposed award
ing the bachelor's degree "at the end
of the period of general education.”
which, he said, should be about the
end of the sophomore year.
"Many In this country attend col
lege only to achieve a social stand
ing.” he said. "The English attend
their public schools for the same rea
gon, and in England not more than
10 per cent of the graduate* of public
schools go to universities.
Would Guarantee Position
“Awarding bachelor degrees to
•ophomore students would encourage
those students who have gone to col
lege merely to establish their social
position to withdraw. The degree is
the American equivalent of the school
tie' of English public school gradu
ates, and should guarantee a similar
social standing.”
Dr. Hutchins' proposals brought a
barrage of questions from the mem
bers of the panel. The questioners
Included Dr. Frank W. Ballou, super
intendent of schools; Mrs. Henry
Grattan Doyle, president of the
Board of Education; Canon Albert H.
Lucas, headmaster of St. Alban's
School for Boys, and Walter E. Myer,
editor of the American Observer.
How money has influenced educa
tion in the colleges and universities
of the United States was discussed
by the speaker. He declared the de
sire to get ahead financially has had
ths effect of eliminating from college
courses any subject that doesn’t have
a direct bearing on money-making.
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WATCHMAN FOILS
THEFT OF CLOTHING
Han Who Toned Brick Through
Window of Store Is Collared
After Chase.
A colored thief who tossed a brick
through the window of a clothing
store at 924 F street early today failed
to figure Archie L. Flnagln In nis
plans.
The thief reached through the shat
tered window, snatched two overcoats
and two pairs of trousers and started
away at top speed.
Flnagln, a special officer who
watches over a number of F street
shops during the night, was a few
doors away when he heard the crash
and saw the robber running up Tenth
•treet.
The watchman, who lives at 3218
Eleventh street, didn't lose a mo
ment. After a short chase, he col
lared the man. The first precinct
Is holding the man for Investigation.
Although police said he was alone,
the proprietor of the store reported
part of the clothing is still missing.
A gas station at Thirteenth and
L streets was robbed of $75 last night,
Sol A. Hemmelfarb, manager, told
police.
A colored bandit, armed with a
revolver, held up Henry S. Cooksey,
83. manager of a Sanitary grocery
■tore at 231 R street, shortly after
8 a m. today and robbed him of
819.08.
Maxwell
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wound on Maxwell's head "perhaps
was made with some blunt Instru
ment, with (our corners,” there was
serious doubt as to whether the tillers'
testimony should be admitted because
of its remoteness to the defendant.
The defense, which • placid three
•oroners on the stand Saturday to
testify that the wounds on the head
of the blacksmith-miner did not cause
his death, called a fourth physician,
Dr. J. B. Hopkins of Pound, today.
Dr. Hopkins described the autopsy
and said that the entire brain would
have shown hemorrhages if the blow
on Maxwell's head had been fatal.
State witnesses last week attributed
his death to such a blow.
With the defense expected to call
•0 more witnesses, Miss Maxwell’s
counsel today was still undecided
whether to put her on the stand be
fore the Wise County Jury.
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Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
ANSWER.
Michael rosendahl, who u
turning out to be the Way
side’s lunch room and res
taurant operative, bobbed up
today with the report on two soil ero
sion engineers.
He sat near them the other day
while they went into the intricate
vernacular of their profession. It was
fun to listen, but more fun when the
theory one of them was expounding
had to be turned into elaborate mathe
matics. While Mr. Rosendahl sat
there fascinated, one of the scientists
filled two large dinner napkins with
figures and various other symbol!. As
the last calculation was made, Mr.
Rosendahl was convinced he would
hear the first word of some startling
and new scientific discovery.
‘ Now,” said the figure fiend, “you'd
have something if the theory meant
anything at all. However, I don't
think it does.”
a a a a
OVERDONE.
A dignified appearance, backed
up by some undignified words is
just what it takes to put some
motorists in their place, N. S,
Clegg says.
He knows because he was wit
ness to the incident of an imposing
woman turning the vials of her
wrath upon a motorist who blocked
her crosswalk on her green light.
After calling the man all the
names in a more potent vocabulary
than any one would suspect her of
possessing, the woman realized she
had overdone the thing.
"I’m saying all this," she caught
herself, "to get you out of my
way."
The motorist got.
TRAP.
^ KEEPER at tha bird house was
practicing up the other day on
the duties which will be his when he
accompanies Dr. William M. Mann,
Zoo director, on a collecting expedi
tion to Sumatra. The keeper thought
he would try out a new bird trap
which snares its captives with a light
noose about the legs.
He set tha trap in the woods behind
the bird house without mentioning it
to his assistants. Soon an assistant
came up to him and said:
"You know. It’s a funny thing. 1
just found a buzzard flapping around
in the woods outside with his legs
tangled in some rope. So I turned
him loose. Now how do you suppose
that happened?"
The head keeper wasn't angry, be
cause he would have freed the buzzard
himself, but he was a bit disappointed
at not being able to see the trap
in operation.
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DRAFTED.
£)ELEGATE KENT R. MULLIKIN of
Prince Georges, majority floor
leader of the Maryland House of Dele
gates. has discharged numerous duties
on all sorts of committees during his
long legislative career, but a task im
posed upon him during the current
special session proved most novel of all.
Mullikln happened to be in the Sen
ate when President Lansdale G.
Sasscer, to the surprise of many mem
bers, called it to order promptly on
the hour scheduled.
As legislative time usually means an
hour of or so behind regular time, this
move caught all of the desk officers
napping. Not one was in the room.
Accordingly, Mulllkin, a member of
the House, called the roll in the State
Senate.
* * * *
PANTOMIME.
p>ANTOMIME, when skillfully done,
can say more than a doaen words
—and with considerably more em
phasis.
For Instance, there’s the report of
the Wayside observer who, with a
friend, was riding down a busy high
way out of Washington the other day
with one of those drivers raised on
the broken-field running tactics of
the Capital’s traffic.
In and out between cars the driver
loomed, back and forth from one traf
fic lane to the other. The Wayside
spy and his friend weren't quite at
ease, but the friend lit a cigarette
and tried to look nonchalant. Then
he spied something on the windshield.
He took a long pull at the cigarette,
a long look at the driver. Then
leaned over and emphatically ripped
from the windshield one of those safe
driving pledges, tossed It to the winds.
P. 8.—The effect was not lost; the
driver of the car immediately adopted
safer road tactics.
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WAITRESS.
Waitresses, it seems, have other
troubles than unruly customers.
Dorothy Howe report* she was
eating lunch at a downtown hotel
the other day, when the waitress
started to fill the water glasses on
the table. The decanter was
empty. The girl grabbed one from
the next table, found it, too, held
no water,
"Hahr she said, spreading dis
gust over an area of 29 square feet.
“If this hotel caught on fire the
first thing to bum would be the
water bottlest"
“Last Man” Loses Position.
DBS MOINES, lows. MP).—Edwin
Zyselewski, osteopathic oollsfs student,
thought he was tbs “Bet man In tbs
country” until be scanned the New
and Chicago city directories. He
found a New York mechanical
engineer named John Zach and a
Chicago martonsr named John Zapat.
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SELF TO REALM
Message Is Read to Parlia
ment—Archbishop Asks
New Consecration.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, December 14.—George
VI, Britain's new King, pledged to
his Parliament today "my constant
endeavor, with God's help and sup
ported by my dear wife, to uphold the
honor of the realm and promote the
happineas of the people."
His message waa read first to the
House of Lords.
Into the new King’s promise he
injected the phrase. “At a moment
of great personal distress.'’ It was
George Vi's 41st birthday, but in the
grave aftermath of empire crisis cre
ated by his brother's love for a twice
married American he waived all anni
versary ceremony.
His action was in keeping with a
call from the Archbiahop of Canter
bury for a nation consecrated anew
to Christian sobriety.
Lord Halifax read the monarch's
message to the House of Lords. It
was transmitted to Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin for delivery to the
House of Commons, where members
continued their individual oaths of al
legiance to the King.
On the dais before the peers, sym
bolic of the new regime, were two
thrones.
Castigate* Edward.
The country needs a renewal of Its
belief in the Christian life, asserted
the Archbishop in a castigation of
former King Edward as a man who
"disappointed hopes so high and aban
doned a trust so great."
George VI plunged Into his state
duties at Buckingham Palace. Today
was his 41st birthday, but by royal
command there was no official ob
servance beyond the firing of the cus
tomary royal salutes—one round for
each year of the monarch’s life—in
Hyde Park and at the Tower of Lon
don.
Flags flew from public buildings In
honor of the occasion.
The new King, hard at work at his
official headquarters, left his Queen
at their home, 145 Piccadilly, mildly
ill with an attack of Influenza.
The Queen was reported "distinctly
better” today and able to attend a
family luncheon party in honor of the
King's birthday. She was, however,
still confined to their home.
Court officials said her condition
was not serious, but it was advisable
for her to remain indoor* a few days.
She was not confined to bed.
rlty bays Archbishop.
‘Oh, the pity of it!" exclaimed the
archbishop, head of the atat* church,
in a Sunday broadcast committing the
former King to the care of God.
"What pathos, nay what tragedy,
surrounds the central figure of these
swiftly moving scenes • • declared
the archbishop reviewing the event
ful days climaxed by the former sov
ereign's decision to quit his throne
because he could not remain ruler
and marry the twice-divorced Amer
ican woman.
"How can we forget the high hopes
and the promise of his youth • •
he continued,
“It is- the remembrance of these
things that wrings from our heart
the cry, 'the pity of it. Oh, the pity
of it!'
“To the infinite mercy and pro
tecting care of God we commit him
now wherever he may be.”
It is strange and sad. added the
archbishop, "that for such a motive,
however strongly it was pressed upon
his heart, he (Edward) should have
disappointed hopes so high and aban
doned a trust so great.
Makes strong Statement.
1 “Even more strange and sad It la
that he should have sought his hap
piness in a manner inconsistent with
the Christian principles of marriage,
and within a social circle whose
standards and ways of life are alien
to all the best instincts and traditions
of his people.”
This reference to Edward’s asso
ciates at home and abroad was the
strongest ever voiced publicly from
any English pulpit or platform.
"Let those who belong to this circle
know that today they stand rebuked
by the Judgment of a nation which
had loved King Edward," he added.
“I have shrunk from saying these
words, but I have felt compelled for
the sake of sincerity and truth to
say them."
Two weeks hence, the archbishop
disclosed, he again will broadcast,
trying then, “if God will help me. to
make to the nation a somewhat solemn
recall to religion.”
“We still call ourselves a Christian
nation," he declared. “But If title
Is to be a reality and not a mere
phrase, there must be a renewal in
our midst of definite and deliberate
allegiance to Christ—to his standards
of life, to the principles of his king
ship.”
Concluding, he said:
“So much for ths past. And now
for the future. The darkness of sn
anxious time is over. A new morning
has dawned. A new reign has begun.
George VI Is King.”
“A King has gone. God be with
him.
“A King has come. God bless him,
ksep him, guide him now and ever.”
Edward Held Loom Liver."
NEW YORK, December 14 UP.—
Former King Edward VIII was called
“a loose liver” yesterday by Rev. Wil
liam Ward Ayer, who told his Calvary
Baptist Church congregation the
monarch’s attachment for Mrs. Simp
son was a "seml-llllcit love affair.”
Bishop Manning, at the Cathedral
of St. John the Divine, Joined In pul
pit castigations of the retired ruler,
asking:
“Has any man, king or commoner,
the right to seek happiness by run
ning around with another man’s
wife?”
He answered his question by declar
ing, “All human experience tells us”
that “such defiance of God's law”
does not "lead to true happiness.”
TAKES 2 IN GUN FIGHT
Patrolman, Mat With Shota, Ba
tumi Tire and Subdues Tair.
DETROIT, December 14 OP).—Pa
trolman Walter Schlopen. pounding
hie beat early yesterday, discovered a
restaurant door open. He stepped
inside and was met with four shots
from two guns.
He fired five times, stepped behind
a door to reload his gun and called
to the two men to surrender.
they did, and were Identified at
police headquarters as John McDoug
all, 19, and Phillip Fisher, 35. both
recently paroled Detroit convicts. No
one was injured.
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Note, However, Said to Hint
at Desire to Reopen
Negotiations.
B» th, Associated Pr*M.
PARIS, December 14.—The French
government replied today to the United
State* call for payment of the semi
annual Inatallment of France's de
faulted war debt due December 15.
The note focused interest on the
question of reopening formal negoti
ations for payment.
Agitation has been growing among
certain sections of tbs French govern
ment for payment of the debt and it
has been reported from time to time
that the answer sent today might sug
gest conferences on the problem.
While the text of the note was kept
secret, foreign office sources said it
was formulated under practically the
same conditiooa as the default notice
last June 15.
Indications were the answer would
be another formal expression of regret
that Prance was not In position to
make a payment.
Principal attention, however, cen
tered on whether th* not* would con
tain what sources close to the foreign
office considered a possible "phrase for
the future” expreeaing hope some pay
ment would be possible later after ne
gotiations to scale down the total
amount.
The note was cabled to Ambassador
Andre de Laboulaye in Washington
who, it was said, would present it
promptly to the Stats Department.
ITALY ALSO DEFAULTS.
language Used in Former Notes Re
peated by Envoy.
B* th. Associated Press.
The Italian government defaulted
anew today on Its war debt to the
United States, informing this govern
ment It is unable to meet the $2,141,
592 installment due December 15.
In virtual Identical language used in
former default notes, the Italian
communication, handed to the State
Department by Ambassador Fuivio
Suvirh, said:
“My government regrets to be still
unable, at the present moment, to
submit any proposals.”
Italy was the second of 13 debtor
nations which have served notice of
their intention to default again. Great
Britain notified thla government last
week It would not pay its regular semi
annual Inatallment, but mentioned the
possibility of discussions leading to
ward settlement. Only Finland has
notified thla government of its lnten* I
tlon to pay Its Installment—$331,315.
Tankg
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cannot accept the plans proposed by
those countries out of good will."
The air ministry reported bombard
ments demolished two insurgent con
centration pointa, Abrojos and Ama
nares, behind the Madrid lines.
GERMANY FOR- ENDING WAR.
Ready to Consider Proposal With
Other Governments.
BERLIN. December 14 OF).—The
German government stood ready to
day to consider with other govern
ments any concrete proposal to bring
an end to the Spanish civil war.
Germany raised the question, how
ever, in her reply to the Franco
British international mediation pro
posal, whether conciliation could be
achieved between Spanish Fascist*
and Socialists.
Germany also asked whether it was
not too late to stop foreign volunteers
from joining both aides in the Span
ish conflict.
• The insurgent Junta has been rec
ognized by Germany as the govern
ment of Spain.)
The memorandum said Germany
last August urged measures against
volunteers and added tbs Reich "re
gretted very much that other gov
ernments at thkt time could not make
up their minds—a fact which doubt
less has contributed materially toward
aggravating the situation in Spain.
"Whether general prohibition of all
direct or indirect Intervention still can
achieve results under the conditions
prevailing today must unfortunately
appear somewhat doubtful."
TWO MURDERERS DIE
Florida Execute* Pair Who Slew
Grocer in Hold-up.
RAIFORD, Fla.. December 14 (IP).—
The State of Florida executed two col
ored men here today for the hold-up
slaying of J. D. Yasmin, St. Petersburg
grocer.
Richard Williams was strapped in
the elec trie chair at 0:10 am. James
Walker followed him 10 minute* latfcr.
Federal Bureau Christmas
HONOR ROLL
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Federal employes wishing to co-operate with The Evening
Star’s Christmas Campaign sponsoring the Sixth Annual
Star-Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Toy Matinees and the Sixteenth
Annual Metropolitan Police Party with the aid of the Parent
Teacher Association, to provide toys, food and clothing for
needy families In Washington, are kindly requested to com
municate with
HARRY R. DANIEL,
Public relations chief of the Department of Commerce, In
charge of the Federal Employes’ drive, at
DISTRICT 2200,
BRANCH 2421,
or with
THE EVENING STAR,
NATIONAL 5000,
Branches 260, 418 and 385
JOIN THIS WORTHY CAUSE. HELP THE POOR AND
THE NEEDY IN YOUR ADOPTED CITY. MAKE THIS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS FOR ALL WASHINGTON.
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Troika Christmas Party on Air Tonight
The skit, “Katinkawill be part of the special Yuletide party this evening at the Russian
Club Troika, the second of a series of night club nights offered in connection with The Star
Warner Bros.-N. B. C. Christmas campaign so that no one in Washington will be forgotten on
the 1936 holiday. Guests are invited to bring new clothing or toys for the poor, and the cele
bration uyill be broadcast over N. B. C. Left to right are Marusia Save. Lola Lolik and Vanya
Orlik, who present this comedy number with the Troika’s regular floor show.
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Preservation Association
Stresses Question of
Public’s Rights.
The question of whether private
ownership or control of beaches should
be curtailed or eliminated was raised
today at the tenth annual meeting of
the American Shore and Beach Preser
vation Association.
Addressing representatives from At
lantic Coast States, banded together
In a move to save the beaches from
wind and tide. President J. Spencer
Smith of New Jersey declared the or
ganisation already has achieved many
of the alma for which it was founded
10 years ago. Sessions were being held
throughout the day at the National
Research Council Building.
Public Righto question.
Having obtained congressional rec
ognition of the character of beaches
as national recreation assets, together
with Federal financial aid for their
protectlon. President Smith declared,
the association should study the "so
clsl questions of the public's right to
enjoy the beeches.”
The public is asking more and more
why fees must be paid for the privi
lege of bathing in the ocean. Smith
said, and why other people are allowed
to hold title to ocean-front property
and exclude the public from it.
Some of these questions, he said
may be the aubject of official study,
when the Beach Erosion Board begins
to administer the new Federal beach
protection law. He pointed out the
law piovides Federal aid correspond
ing with the Federal ‘‘interest'’ in dif
ferent beaches, and that the board
will be able to devise a ‘‘yardstick” to
measure that interest only after it has
found the means to determine the
relative interests of the citiiens of the
community, the county, the State and
the Nation.
Conditional Assistance.
Smith also said he expected the
board, which is a division of the Army
Engineers' Corps, will study the ques
tion of whether Federal financial as
sistance should be made conditional
on beaches being open free to the
public.
The morning session was opened
with an address by Dr. Albert L. Bar
rows, executive secretary of the Na
tional Research Council, which spon
sored the creation of the organisation
in 1928. Frederic P. Reichey, borough
clerk and treasurer of Bradley Beach,
N. Y., replied for the association.
During the opening session the
members stood in silent tribute in
memory of two deceased directors.
William Orover of New Hampshire,
who died in 1939, and Willard A.
Speakman. chairman of the Delaware
Waterfront Commission, who died last
June.
250,000 Non-Aryani in Berlin.
BERLIN (JP).—Despite Dr. Josef
Ooebbels’ fierce drive to “Aryanire
the German capital completely,” about
360,000 Jews and non-Aryans still are
living In Berlin.
Toys
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•pending a great deal of time In the
Library of Congress research division.
Sasha aaya that he found every one
of the old Slavic folk songs in the
music room of the Library, and is
astonished to discover that here In
Washington is probably the moat com
plete collection of them In the world.
Bartnovsky arranged the music pro
grams of the A. it P. Gypsy hour on
the radio for three years, and is known
as a master among entertainers.
The floor show, to be broadcast
from 11 to 11:30 p.m. over Station
WMAL, will open with "Kolvadka."
from the opera "The Night of Christ
mas." with a special arrangement by
Bartnovsky. Lee Everett. N. B. C.
"Night Watchman," will announce
from the Troika.
A Russian song. "Silent Night,”
from the opera, "The Christmas Tree”
—not the same German one with
which moat Americans sre familiar—
and a waits serenade, both by Vladi
mir Relukov, will follow. Marusia
Save, whose stirring contralto voice
is known to til of Washington, will
sing solo a gypav folk song. Mlscha
Markoff, also a part of the regular
Troika show, will sing and Capt. Nick
Hope will play the accordion. The
finale is a Slav waltz, "Starinny
Valise." by the Troika chorus of nine
persons and the orchestra.
Artists All Russian Barn.
All of the Troika artists are Rus
sian born, and the music, therefore,
will be authentic. A miniature burn
ing log, suggesting the huge outdoor
fires that used to burn all over the
empire In celebration of Christ's birth,
will be in the club tonight.
Bartnovsky tells of the first time
that Russian Yule logs flamed tn
Washington about 134 years ago on
Christmas night, when the first Rus
sian Ambassador was on duty in
Washington, three years after the
Nation's Capital was established here.
Catherine the Great was then Em
press of Russia, and. according to
historical records. Instructed her rep
resentative to spend all the money
he wanted, but to be sure to show the
American people in their new world
pomp and elegance. Outside the old
Russian Embassy, still standing on N
street in Georgetown, huge logs
burned 30 feet high that night, while
all the diplomats In Washington
watched In brilliant-hued uniforms
contrasting with American notables
garbed in black. Inside candelabras
bearing Russian Christmas tapers
were of solid gold. Music offered then
will be heard at the Troika tonight.
Other Clube Will As«i*t.
Wednesday night the Heigh-Ho
Club and the Club Volga Boatman
hold their toy parties, inviting con
tributions. The Heigh-Ho Christmas
cheering will be on the air over Sta
tion WMAL from 11:30 p.m. until
midnight, while the Slav Boatmen
will broadcast from 11:10 to 11:30
over WRC.
Friday night the Shoreham toy
ball, where cover charges will be
waived if new dresaes. sweaters, sleds,
dolls or shoes are presented to be dis
tributed in The Star-Wamer Bros.
N. B. C. Christmas campaign, will
close the night clubs’ contributions
to gladden sorrowful hearts. This
show, featuring not only Eddie Pea
body, but Santa Claus, will be broad
cast from 10:30 p.m. until the party’s
over by WRC.
Wednesday night's N. B. C. broad
cast on behalf of the campaign will
be a thriller. Leon Errol and his
"Hollywood Allies of 1#37” will be
heard, and John J. Payette, genet al
tone manager for Warner Broe., says
that the entire cast is enthusiastic
about the idea and that Leon is
arranging special numbers. Freddie
Clark and his Earle Theater orches
tra, who charmed radio listeners with
their Yuletide music at last Wednes
day's broadcast, will be on again.
This program will last from 10:30 to
11:10 p.m. over WRC.
And then, of course, there are the
Warner Bros.1 toy matinees next Sat
urday. where new toys and clothing
for the campaign will be the ticket
price. They are at follows:
Metropolitan—Joe E. Brown In
Warner Bros.’ “Earthworm Tractors.”
Tivoli—Freddie Bartholomew in
United Artists' “Little Lord Faunt
leroy.”
Ambassador—Harold Lloyd in the
Paramount picture “The Milky Way."
Uptown—Laurel and Hardy In
M-O-M’a “Bonnie Scotland.”
Penn—Laurel and Hardy In
M-O-M'a “Bohemian Olrl.”
Earle—Jane Withers in the Twen
tieth Century-Pox production “Paddy
O’Day.’’
Apollo—Beanor Whitney In the
Paramount picture. “Timothy Quest.”
Borne—Joe E. Brown In Warner
Brae.' “Bone o’ Guns."
York—Buster Crabbe in the Para*
mount production “Deeert Gold.”
- Polony' Jane Withers la Urn Twen
tieth Oentury-Po* picture "Little
Miss Hobody.”
Savoy—Richard Dlx in R-K-O'a
"Yellow Duet."
BOYS’ CLUBS MAKE
YULE PLEAT*!
Second Radio Program In
Behalf of Police Party
Will Start at 10:30.
Youth will aid youth tonight when
the Metropolitan Police Boyi’ Clubs
stage a half-hour broadcast from the
fifth precinct station in behalf of the
forgotten child.
The program. Including melodies by
the club's musical organizations, will
come over Station WMAL from 10:30
to 11 p.m. It will be the second to be
broadcast from the fifth precinct. The
first came over the same station last
Thursday night.
Other radio entertainment In con
nection with The Star-Warner Bros - I
N. B. C. Christmas toy campaign. I
allied with the police and the Parent- '
Teacher Association in a city-wide
drive against unhappiness at Christ
mas, will follow immediately the
broadcast arranged by the Boys’ Clubs.
The second half-hour of the program
will come over WMAL from the Rus
sian Club Troika.
Four to Make Brief Pleas.
The Boys’ Club broadcast will open
with a selection by "Maj. Brown's No. j
5 Rangers." stringed Instrument quar-1
tet of boys in the Fifth Precinct Club.
Short talks explaining the purpose of
the police Christmas party and ap
pealing for donations of money, food
and clothing will be given by Inspec
tor L. I. H. Edwards, Capt. Joseph C.
Morgan. Lieut. Walter H. Thomas, in
charge of the Police Training School,
and 8ergt. John E. Scott, supervisor
of the Police Boys' Club. There will
be other music by the Rangers and
the “Harmonica Boys." Gordon Hit
tenmark, “Your Timekeeper" of WRC,
will announce from the atation house.
Capt. Morgan, chairman of the po
lice Christmas drive, promised today
that every needy case brought to po
lice attention by mail or telephone
would be investigated thoroughly to
make sure that all such families are
deserving.
An article in the current issue of a
widely distributed publication warns
of fraud by writers of “tear-jerker"
letters, pleading for help, especially at
Christmas.
The author, director of charity
drives for w Chicago newspaper, states
that many such letters are out-and
out fakes, and cautions against re
sponding to such appeals without
careful investigation.
Felice Know or Need*.
The police, familiar with condition*
in all neighborhoods, know just who
is desperately in need and who is not,
and if they lack this knowledge they
will investigate, Capt. Morgan de
clared. Prospective donors to the
Christmas campaign, therefore, can
rest assured, he said, that their gifts
will go where they are most needed,
and that few, if any, undeserving per
sons will “put one over" on the con
tributing public.
“I am sorry to have to ask you
again for another basket of food,"
wrote a father in one of the letters
received by police recently. “But
there are five In my family and I am
still on w. P. A."
The following letter from Capt. Har
vey O. Callahan, first precinct, shows
how such appeals are Investigated:
'The circumstances of this family
were Investigated by Pvt. - of
my command, who report* that the
facts in this case are substantially as
represented in the attached letter, j
The father of this family is a man
of some Intelligence and education.
They are not in absolutely destitute
circumstances in the sense that they
are going hungry, but they have noth
ing much beyond the barest necessi
ties of life. They are doing all they
can to help themselves."
This fsmily, of course, will reoelve
a Christmas basket.
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SAN DIEQG. Calif.. December 14,
(jP).—State Senator Ed Fletcher said
today he hu offered Edward. Duke
of Windsor, as a gift, a 500-acre
country estate 30 miles from San
Diego.
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Federal Workers Continue
to Plan Events Aiding
Star Charity Drive.
The Federal employe*’ Christmas
campaign to see that no one in Wash
ington la forgotten during the holiday
season began to resemble s social cal
endar today as Government organ
izations throughout the city planned
a series of Christmas parties to stim
ulate Interest In the drive.
As Uncle Sam's workers continued
to fall In line with the campaign
being conducted by The Star, Warner
Bros’ theaters, National Broadcast
ing Co., Metropolitan Police Depart
ment and the Parent-Teacher Asso
ciation. Harry R. Daniel, Federal co
ordinator, announced that numerous
groups have reported arrangements
for special entertainments designed
to Increase contributions of toys, food,
clothing and cash for distribution
among the poor of the city.
On Deoember 22 Santa Claus has
a date to preside over Christmas fes
tivities in room 1210 In the Muni
tions Building, where some 200 em
ployes of the transportation branch,
flnanoe department, United States
Army, will entertain in honor of
eight youngsters who otherwise might
not have had a glimpse of the Christ
mas saint.
Four Added to Guest List.
This party is especially Interesting
because it Is in line with a five-year
custom of the branch to take up a
collection each "pay day” to provide
gifts for the needy. As a rule, em
ployes make out a list of four to
benefit from proceeds, but for this
Christmas party a committee, headed
by J. J. Ganey, has requested the
Police Department to add four chil
dren to their list of guests.
Plans call for a Christmas tree, re
freshments and an entertainment
program. Ganey reported that $60
already has been contributed for the
party and that the amount is ex
pected to increase this week.
In the Agriculture Department, an
nouncement* have been sent out for
a dance to be held Saturday night in
the patio of the Agriculture Building.
Admission charges will include con
tributions of toys, clothing and ,
canned foods.
In this Instance, the Christmas
campaign being conducted by The
Star and its affiliated agencies will
ahare benefits with the Christmas
toy campaign being conducted b*»
the Washington Post. Articles of
food and clothing will be turned over
to the former, and the Post cam
paign. which also is working gen
erously in the interest of Waahmt.
ton's needy, will receive the toys.
Cash proceeds will be divided be
tween the two organizations, accord
ing to A. C. Edwards, president of
Agriculture's Athletic and Recrea
tional Association, which Is sponsor
ing the dance.
The entire Agriculture Department
is organized in The Star campaign,
with Edwards and Miss Gertrude Rest
designated to receive gifts.
Juctice Party to Be Large.
The largest Christmas party re
ported to date will be held Christmas
eve in the Department of Justice,
with all seven divisions taking part.
Christmas trees soon will be set up
in the lobby of each division and
employes will be invited to place
articles of clothing and food atapiee
beneath their branches for distribu
tion to families designated by the
Metropolitan Police Department. The
immediate wants of 35 families will
be provided from these supplies, it Is
believed.
All employes of the department
will gather about the trees on Christ
mas eve to prepare baskets and Santa*
Claus will be on hand to see that the
task is Well done.
Most Government organisations
lined up in the drive expect to receive
the bulk of contributions the latter
part of this week, but many agencies
report gifts already arriving. In the
Maritime Commission in the Com
merce Building one basket already
has been filled to overflowing, accord
ing to William R. Kavanaugh, who is
in charge.
Moving companies wishing to co
operate with The Star in collecting
contributions from Federal organiza
tions on Fridsy are requested to com
municate with Mr. Daniel by calling
District 3300, extension 2421.
Sickness Boosts Business.
CHEWELAH, Wash. OP).—Country
Editor B. J. Dahl discovered sickness
in the family could be a business
tonic. His son Gregory contracted
scarlet fever. The health officer, out
of quarantine signs, sent Editor Dahl
an emergency printing order. The
doctor, out of prescription blanks, did
the same.
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THE SIXTH ANNUAL
STAR-WARNER IROS
N. I. C.
TOY MATINEES
and
THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL
METROPOLITAN POLICE
PARTY
in co-operation with
THE PARENT-TEACHER
ASSOCIATION
have joined forces to provide food,
new toys and new clothing for ^
needy children and poor families
this Christmas.
New tops and new clothing will
be received at all Warner Bros,
theaters and will be taken as
the price of admission at 11
theaters on Saturday morning,
December 19.
Non-perishable food, or any
other gifts will be received at any
police precinct in Washington.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
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