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Local Temperatures Sunday, Dec. 11. 1938. Highest Temp. 43 at 2 p.

m. Lowest Temp. 35 at 8 a. m. Mean Temp.

39. Normal Temp. 31 Full Report, Page 5 U. S. Weather Forecast Connecticut 1 1 cloudy probably occasional light rain Monday, ending early Tuesday; somewhat colder Tuesday.

Full Report, Page 5 ESTABLISHED 1764, VOL. DAILY EDITION 1 CII HARTFORD, MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 12, 193S. -18 PAGES Member of tha Associated Press PRICE 4 CENTS Offers Plan For Security Of Americas Alary in Pomfret's Pageant of Nativity Eden Enjoys Musical Comedy Memel Nazi Victory Regarded As Prelude To Reich Annexation AlW L)- i 1 Venezuela Outlines Strong Project For Protection Against Outside Aggression Farm Chief Hails Crop Referenda Vote For Cotton Marketing Quotas Said to Offset Tobacco and Rice Rejection Stars Quit Studio, Plan Long Vacation At Least 26 Out of 29 Seats in Diet Reported I Captured By Sympath-i izers of Hitler Act Fortified Against Critics Administrator Evans Predicts Substitute Plans Will Not Succeed in Congress Washington, Dec. 11. (AP.) Secretary Wallace declared tonight that results of Saturday's farm referenda, in which cotton growers approved and rice and flue-cured tobacco producers rejected marketing controls, signified permanence for the New Deal's farm program.

Wallace hailed a decisive vote for cotton marketing quotas as overshadowing defeats for sales restrictions on the other crops. "The national farm program as a flmm'' fill I'll Ij I 800 Hartford Jews Oppose Foreign 'Isms' 'Dictatorships of Right and Left' Repudiated at Meeting of B'nai Brith Lodge Helpless German Victims Pictured Spread of Anti-Semitism in United States Attacked By R. E. Associated Press Photos. Anthony Eden, former British foreign secretary, in New York on his fir.t visit to the United States, had a good laugh at American humor at a theatrical performance Saturday night.

Mrs. Eden is at the left. Lady Daphne Straight at right. Polly Konesni as Mary in Pom- fret's annual Pageant of the Nativ- ity wrucn wm oe presented iCAiwhole to producera an State Public Library Fund Plan Scored Committee Report to Governor Cites as 'Confusing' Supervision By Board of Education The annual report of the State Public Library Committee, submitted Saturday to Governor Cross. Propose Banning Minority Claims Brazil Has Scheme Designed to Bar Such Action as Was Taken By Sudeten Germans Lima, Peru, Dec! 11.

CAP.) Venezuela laid before the Pan-American conference tonight a strong project for continental security to protect the western world from outside aggression. At the same time the Brazilian delegation prepared a declaration serving notice that minority status will be given no group of foreigners in the Americas, and ruling out auch internal issues as were used against Czecho-Slovakia. The Venezuelan project contains a elaborate formula for ascertaining an aggressor, provides for, immediate consultations among the American states in case of aggression and proposes supplementary accords for assistance. "The moment demands that we undertake examination of the problem of continental security," declares the Venezuelan plan. "Without exaggerating future dangers which might 'menace the American countries, and without sowing suspicions founded on events in other parts of the world, for America the moment has arrived to think and work continentally, to unify its action and its methods of defense in the face of emergencies that might arise." Landon On Peace Group.

The proposal will be considered by the conference's committee on organization of peace to which Alf M. Landon was named as the United States representative today by Secretary of State -CwdeH-Htrtir- Around the project may revolve discussion of what procedure the American states will take in regard to President Roosevelt's idea of continental defense. Thus far the United States dele-Ration has felt it was not desirable to secure more than a resolution asserting the necessity for continental defease and the determination of all American states to prepare to defend themselves against outside aggression. The Argentine delegation is opposed to embracing such ideas in an outright pact, although foreign minister Jose Maria Cantilo yesterday frankly stated that the American republics would stick together in event of attack from abroad. Aggressor Defined.

The Venezuelan proposal says that "the definition of aggression, prevention of aggression and defease against aggression must be the basis of a system of collective assistance in America." Declaring every attack from without against the existence, integrity, territory or independence of an American state is a threat to American solidarity, the Venezuelan plan defines an aggressor thus: "A Recourse to force in violation of obligations to submit differences to juridicial procedure. Declaration of war on one of the signatory states. Invasion by armed forces, without a declaration of war, of the territory of one of the signatory states. Attack with land, naval or aerial forces, without a declaration of war, on the territory, ships or airplanes of any of the signatory states. Naval Blockade.

Naval blockade of the coasts or forts of one of the signatory states. Support given armpd bands which from its territory have invaded the territory of one of the signatory states, and refusal, notwithstanding the of the American Reporter Beaten By Guards Free Lance Newspaper-i man Attacked as Jew- When He Failed to Give Nazi Salute Memel, Lithuania, Dec. 11. (AP.) Nazis voted heavily and claimed a victory today In the Memel Diet e.ections, which were regarded ze a pre.ude to return of the territory to Germany, Nazi party quarters declared they had captured at least 26 of the 23 seats, although complete results will not be known for at least five days. At the same time the Lithuanian government at Kaunas, already helpless in administering semi-autonomous Memel territory in the face of Germany's power as exerted through local Nazis, Issued an extraordinary decree "for protection of the The government emphasized that the decree, which applies to Kaunas and surrounding districts, waa is-sucd because of activities of the opposition of the extreme right which might be used on behalf of a foreign country to endanger Lithuanian integrity.

Jews in Flight. Other sources said President An-tanas Smetona Invoked the state of emergency because of his concern over student anti-semittc demonstrations in the capital yesterday. Hundreds of Jews fled into Kaunas and the Lithuanian hinterland from Memel because of the way the wind is blowing in that Nazified territory of 1099 square mi.Vs. Memel formerly was part of Germany but was annexed by Lithuania in 1923 with consent of the League of Nations. American Beaten Up.

The election itself was marked by order among the 152,000 population, the only casualty in pre-poll activities being an American named Robert Scllmer, a free lance newspaperman. (Reuters. British news agency, reported that Ssllmer was a contributor to Ken Magazine.) Se'lmers statement to the Lithuanian bureau of public activities, which was corroborated by a Kaunas journalist wno was an eye witness, said he was beaten by three uniformed guards for not replying to the Hitler salute as he was crossing a street in Memel early this morning. Two policemen intervened, he said, and he was taken to the police station where one policeman heli his arms while another beat him in the face with fists. The only English he understood the police to use as they punched him, he said, were a few curse words and "American Jew," which they repeatedly called him.

Sellmer is unable to speak German. He was released later with face badly bruised and one eye closed. The American minister at Kaunas was informed of the Incident. Thousands of voters gathered at the polls hours before they openei at 8 a. for the election which in- dividual Nazis have declared was a plebiscite'" for a return to Get- many.

By 11 a. more than half had voted. Election Order Defied. When the polling places closed as 8 p. it was estimated 95 per cens of the electorate had cast ballots.

Lithuanian sources charged Nazi irregular police influenced the elections by distributing buttons witii (Concluded on Page 2.) Threatened, Gets Federal Escort New York, Dec. 11. (AP. Eileen Balfe. a "sub-deb" is making the social rounds with an escort of evening-clothed G-men as a result of threatening letters received, by her wealthy family.

She is the daughter of Thomas W. Balfe. vice-president of Nat.onai Distillers. Balfe, in admitting the arrange- ment to protect the girl, said tonight FBI agents were "very solicitous." Several notes demanding $3000 and threatening injury to the girl have been received at the family's Park Avenue home, the last about a month ago. Balfe said.

They were the first threats known to reach Park Avenue society since 1936. when Lucy Saunders, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Truman Lau- rence Saunders, and E'canor Vouns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Robert R. Young, received demands fof $20, COO and $10,000 respectively. A Brooklyn higii whool tudf and policeman's son arreted in connection with thee thie' rfU after confessing. wace4 to i Uo years in a reformatory. Eden Seen Headed For Cabinet Post May Be Welcomed Back to Fold By Chamberlain Group on Return From Tour in America London, Dec.

11. (AP.) Anthony Eden, who left the Chamberlain "appeasement cabinet" in February, likely will be welcomed back into that body. Many British politicians reached this conclusion because in his avidly read speech last Friday in New York he did not declare war on his former chief, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, but made in effect what was a "pro-government talk." As a result, speculation here increased over the possibility that wnen tne deoonair diplomat sees President Roosevelt this week, he may be acting as an "unofficial" emissary from the British government. (Eden planned to go to Washington Monday night and "hoped" to see President Roosevelt Tuesday or Wednesday). Eden's trip to the United States was accorded the government's blessing by Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax in the House of Lords when he said the diplomat crossed the Atlantic with "the fullest assent and approbation of the government." Some quarters even thought Eden might sound out the American executive on just jiat-help Britain and France could expect from the United States if they did make a determined stand toward dictators.

A small dissident Tory group in England has been eager to hail Eden as its leader following his resignation February 20 from the cabinet in a break with Chamberlain over his policy of dealing with the dictators. Speeches Satisfactory. But the former foreign secretary scrupulously has shunned anything by word or deed that would bar return to the present government. In numerous speeches he has called for national rejuvenation, combining "three essentials unity, strength and a sense of justice." He has called for more energetic action against poverty at home as well as for a militant stand against dictators abroad. But he has not yet shown wheth- er he plans to lead a naifcmal op position against Chamberlain or to work from inside the" Conservative ranks.

If he should raise the standard of revolt on foreign policy, labor eveii-tua'ly might follow him. If his national unity policy should aim at including labor in an all-party government, however, labor might refuse, fearing a repetition of the late Ramsay McDonald's so-called "treason" which led to the national government in 1931. May Aim at Leadership. If Eden stays inside the Conservative party to strive for its leadership, some observers believe, in time he will succeed. Product of Ton' blue blood and tradition, a member of His Majesty's privy council and behind him two years as foreign secretary, Eden at 41 is believed by many to rialize the solid advantages of leading the powerful conservative machine as against the as yet chimerical glory of leading a political revolution.

And there is no prcspect (Concluded on Paee 1) River Reaches 17 Feet, Continues Rising Slowly The Connecticut River stood at 17.9 feet Sunday at 11 p. m. and was rising slow'y. according to the gauge at the South Meadows' plant of the Hartford Electric Light Company. Henry E.

Hathaway, Federal meteorologist, said earlier in the day that he expected the water to rLs; but not to reach a height of more than 20 feet. The South Meadows gauge read 17.3 feet at 7 a. m. Sunday. The river rase a tenth of a foot about every three hours during the day.

JOAN BLONDELL. Hollywood. Dec. 11. (AP.) Dick Powell and his wife, Joan Blondell, announced today they are quitting Warner Brothers, where they have been employed since they entered motion pictures.

"We are taking a long vacation early next year." said Powell, "and after that is finished we'll make our plans. We'll probably free lance." Miss Blondell said they had not decided where they would go, "but it will be a long way from movie sets, possibly Europe, because we haven't bcciTThere Powell's salary at Warners was approximately $3000 weekly; his wife's $1400. Local Men Will Appear At Hearing Three From Hart or d-Empire Co. to Testify at Monopoly Probe on Patent Practices BY ARTHUR C. WIMER.

Washington, Dec. 11. The Tem porary National Economic Committee announced today three officials and employees of the Hartford-Empire Company would be first witnesses Monday in the investigation of patent practices within the glass container industry. The study is expected to open Monday and continue several days. The Hartford-Empire Company spokesmen were listed in the probable order of appearance before the committee as: President F.

G. Smith; A. T. Safford. secretary and counsel; and S.

F. Parham, patent attorney. The committee had earlier considered summoning vice-president Robson D. Brown, of the company, as first witness, May Enliven Probe. Observers here expect testimony of the glass container representatives to throw the first real spark of life into the monopoly investigation.

To date the probe has been so drab that local wits have been characterizing it as the "monotony investigation." It is known, however, that the committee singled out the glass container industry as one in which undesirable patent practices prevail winiiuMee to extract evidence of this condi from spokesmen of the various glass container manufacturers. F. Goodwin of 30 North-moor Road, West Hartford, president of the Hartford-Empire Company, one of the largest manufacturers of glass-making machinery in the country, was in Washington Sunday night with the secretary and patent attorney of the company, Arthur T. Safford. of 328 North Steele Road.

West Hartford, and Sidney F. Parham of 156 Terry Road, respectively, to appear before the Nat onal Economic Committee investigating the use of patents in the glass industry. Other officers of the company also in Washington who may be called to testify before the commit- (Concluded on Page 2.) Boy Reading 'Funnies Gets in Auto's Way Next time, when August Breton. 9. of 22 LawTence Street, takes to reading the funny papers, he won't spread the sheets on the sidewaik and stretch cut with his feet dangling over the curb.

Policemen John Whid-feldt and E. P. Trerice said that is what he did on Lawrence Street Sunday afternoon. The result was that an automobile turning the corner ran over his ristht foot. Tne driver.

Nathaniel Martiit. 34, of 38 Grand Street, took him to the Hartford Hospital where it was reported his foot was not barilv injured. i i 1 i crops, will go on," he asserted. The agriculture chief explained the tobacco and rice rejections, first encountered under the present crop control law, expressed a belief of many growers of these commodities that their price and supply situations were not serious enough to warrant marketing restrictions next year. On the other hand cotton farmers, he said, realized "there was no prospect that foreign and domestic would take enough cotton to bring the supply down to manageable proportions without the continuation of existing control measures." Administration leaders expressed the belief that the cotton results would fortify tne present farm act against critics in the new Congress.

The referenda had been watched as a test of the attitude of south-ern farmers toward the New Deal's theory that agriculture prosperity could best be attained by govern mental regulation of production and sales. They afforded the first such test since the Administration suf fered losses in the midwestern corn and wheat belts at the November elections. A tabulation of about 90 per cent of the expected ballots gave 940,393 votes for cotton marketing quotas and 177,855 against. This exceeded the two-thirds majority, necessary to put the quotas into effect, by about 18 per cent. It fell short, however, of the 92 per cent majority 1938 quotas in a referendum last March.

Tobacco Falls Short. With about 90 per cent of the expected returns tabulated, the tobacco referendum gave 130.372 for quotas and 98,658 against, or a 56.9 per cent majority that fell consider ably short of the required two-thirds margin. Quotas for this year's crop had been approved by a majority of 86 per cent. Latest tabulations from the rice election, representing about two-thirds of the anticipated vote, showed quotas trailing by a count of 3452 to 3812, or almort 20 per cent short of the necessary majority. This was the first time pro- Concluded on Page 4.) Trinity Faculty To Give Mystery Play Thursday 'Three False Kings'is.

New Version of" Medieval Christmas Custom Trinity College students will depart for their homes this week for their Christmas vacations after witnessing and taking part in one of the traditional medieval customs of Christmas, when the faculty will present on Thursday afternoon at 5 p. m. a new version of the mystery play, which was given two years ago in the chapel in the spirit of the church plays of that time. "Ties Reges Fallaces," or "The Three False Kings." As is well known to students of the church in the Middle Ages was the birthplace of the modern drama. In fact the connection between drama and religion can be traced back to primitive times.

Students and their friends attending will be expected to help in the production as members of the chorus singing Christmas carols as part of the musical background of the play. The play, which was written through the efforts of Dr. Remsen B. Ogilby. president of the college, will present shepherds in the manner of the mystery plays as rough, uncouth individuals.

The setting of the Trinity chapel will blend perfectly with the since it was designed to carry 011 the spirit of the medieval Gothic cathedrals. As foi's to the three true wise men, three false kings will be introduced, carrying the play out In the modern manner, being three gunmen. Scar-face. Pretty Boy, and Red Mike, who, as professional kidnapers, offered their services to King Herod to do away with the Christ Child who is threatenlna his kingship. The play will contain a moral lor evildoers.

1 Eight hundred leading Jewish citizens of Hartford gathered in the Hotel Bond Sunday evening to repudiate "dictatorships of the right and the left" and to reaffirm their faith in the American form of government. During the day. 500 new candidates were initiated into Ararat Lodge, No. 13, B'nai Brith, militant Jewish welfare and service organization. The initiation ceremonies were climaxed with a banquet in the evening.

Hits 'Racketeers of The spread of anti-Semitism in the United States was vigorously attacked by Richard E. Gutstadt of Chicago, director of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith. He lashed at "conscienceless racketeers of hatred seeking to exploit the discontent in the public mind in this country." In Germany, he pictured a helpless seven and a half millions of people lying powerless in the path of the "juggernaut of authoritarianism." Tlie German empire, he charged "has declared war on every Jew in the world. He quoted Field Marshal Goering's words to the effect that the swastika is the emblem under which the world may rally 'in its unceasing effort to exterminate the Assails Communism. All Jews, he said, stand aghast at what has been perpetrated in "an allegedly civilized world." At other times, he described the German situation as "catastrophic calamity" and a "reversion to medievalism." B'nai Brith.

he said, is no organization formed as a defense against "the Austrian house painter who became the dictator of Germany," but it is a militant organization, formed 26 years ago. to support basic principles of Jewish cultuw and the American way of life. Its present work, he said, must be to immunize America "against the poisons that affect the blood streams of other nations" and against the propaganda spread in this country against the Jews which Concluded on Page 4.) Two Found Dead Inside Automobile Termed Suicides Monoxide Poisoning Fatal to Young Man and Girl in Rutland, Mass. Rutland, Dec. 11.

CAP.) Two young people found dead of monoxide poisoning in the back seat of a "drive yourself" car parked off the Princeton-Rutland road today and Rutland Police Chief John Collins said Medical Examiner Dr. John C. Ward of Worcester had told him to record the case as a "double suicide." Chief Collins said the two had been identified as Robert G. Ames. 22, of Holden.

and Miss Henrietta Hasslemman. 21, of Worcester. Medical Examiner Ward said the rear window on the girl's sid? was "open a fraction of an inch." indicating the possibility, he said, that "at the last moment" she had "changed her mind" and had tried fruitlessly with ebbing strength, to open the window. Chief Collins quoted Richard Ames, brother of the dead man. as saying Robert had been estrange 1 from his wife for about two years.

Richard could advance no rea-son for Robert's act. Chief Collins said. Chief Collins said a section of garden hoi-e had been run from the car's exhaust pipe into one of the windows and the remaining open space in the window plugged with a man's scarf. Alex Bellvick. who lives nearby, made the cliscoverv 4 rn.

and reported it to Chief Collins. The chief said the car had been driven about 100 yards p'f the mam road, down a cart path, and thn had ben swung off the path into the bushes. The yourg woman's mother. Mrs. (Concluded on Tft 2.) Auditorium, Pomfret School.

Pom-fret. The pageant will be given for the twenty-fifth time. 4 Injured, One Badly, In Crashes J. F. Welch in Critical Condition After East Hartford Accident; Woman Hurt One man was critically Injured and three other persons were less seriously injured in two accidents in Greater Hartford Sunday night.

James P. Welch. 33, of 83 Edge- wood Avenue, was in critical condition at the Hartford Hospital with a head injury following an accident on Connecticut Boulevard in East Hartford. Miss Agnes M. Carroll, 31, of 311 Russ Street, received a nose injury in the same mishap and was taken to St.

Francis's Hospital. Also at the Hartford Hospital were Daniel Mangino, 23. of 35 Mapleton Street, and Francis Ca-taldi, 18, of 23 Columbia Street, who were injured when their coupe knocked down a wooden pole on the Berlin Turnpike in Newingtcn. near the Wethersfield town line. Mangino was cut on the head and face and Cataldi was cut on the left wrist.

Two other cars were in volved Newington accident, six persons escaping injuries. According to the East Hartford police, Welch and Miss Carroll were riding in a car driven by Eldridge W. Blakesley of 57 Farmington Avenue. Blakesley, the police said, ran into the back of another car, operated by Anthony J. Mertz of 19 Prospect Street, East Hartford, which had stopped for a traffic signal at the Boulevard and Prospect Street.

Welch and Miss Carroll were thrown upon the pavement. Blakesley and Mertz escaped injuries in the crash. Blakesley was arrested on a charge of reckless driving, the police reported. Newington Crash. After investigating the Newington crash, Constables Frank Chapman and Andrew McCusker stated Mangino, with Cataldi as a passenger, was driving nortbuAowards Hartford at about 7:15 p.

m. and struck a wooden pole on the east side of the road, snapping it at its base. His coupe then overturned in an open lot, the constables said. The pole toppled down upon the highway, and according to the constables, Rocco Villani of 703 Main Street, who was driving in back of Mangino. swerved to the left to avoid hitting the fallen pole.

His car struck a southbound automobile, Concluded on Page 2.) Today's Index News. Page Washington correspondence 2 Obituaries 4 Theaters 5 Steamships 5 Radio 6 Hogan, bar head, hits intolerance 7 Society, personal and club notes 9 Woodruff new Corps area chief 10 Sports 11-13 Greater Hartford news 14 Real Estate 15 Finance and business 15-16 Editorials. People's Forum 8 Features. Frank R. Kent 2 Silhouette T.

2 Paul Malion 3 Frederic J. Ha? kin 5 Woman's Page (i Feminine Topics 9 Crossword Puzzle 9 Winning Contract Classified advertisements 17 The Holy Terror 18 Men and Manners 18 recommends statutory changes to clear up a "confusing and unsatisfactory" situation in public library supervision and hits at the action of the State Department of Finance in "impounding of funds appropriated" for needed book purchases and training courses for library workers. "By the Griffenhagen Reorganization Plan, but without legal sanction," the report says, "the financial support for the Connecticut Public Library Committee has been appropriated to the State Board of Education and by it allotted to the work of the committee. Confusing Situation. "This situation is confusing and unsatisfactory.

By changed statutes public library supervision should become a division of the State Department of Education or should be assigned to the State Library or should be made an independent department. If made a division of either the Department of Education or the State Library, there would be no further need of a Public Library Committee. The plan for a merger, however, has been defeated whenever brought up in the Legislature." Impounding of Funds Criticized. Of impounding of funds, the report says: "The accession cards show a total of 11,065 volumes in the library of the committee. Many of these books (which are loaned to schools, communities, societies and individuals and sent out in 'traveling libraries') are old and should be replaced, but state funds have in the last five years suffered a repeated reduction.

The last appropriation for new books was for only $600 and this, by the restriction of the Department of Finance, has been held so that no purchases have been made during the six months closing December 31, 1938. The committee is disturbed that money specifically appropriated for needed books has been withheld by executive orders. "Each year for a number of years institutes have been held for short course training of library workers. This year the impounding of funds appropriated has made impossible this needed service." The committe is authorized to purchase for c-ach public library in the state books to the amount, of $100 a year. In discussing this phase of its work, the committee, which is headed by Ernest W.

But-terfield, former state commissioner of education, criticizes "the new regulations for state purchasing" which place book-buying under the supervision of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Finance. These regulations, the report says, "have brought about undesirable delays in purchases of small orders of books and have made no financial saving to the state." Legislation To Be Asked. The report states that the committee will recommend to the General Assembly a bill to permit a small town with an inadequate library "to contract with another or (Concluded on Page 2.) N. Y. Official Would Bar German Ships New York, D.

11. (AP.) New-bold Morris, president of the City Council, said today the New York City administration would consider a proposal to bar German ships from the New York waterfront, "I intend taking this matter up with Mayor LaGuardia next week and see what action we can take about he told delegates of 603 metropolitan organizations meeting under auspices of the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society. Moms said such action would be an answer to "barbaric of the Nazis against defenseless Jews land Christians." (Concluded on Page 2.) Man on Trial For 1928 Murder, Strangles Self To Death in Jail Cell Seattle, Dec. 11. (AP.) Decasto Earl Mayer, on trial for the murder ,10 years ago of James Eugene Bas-' sett.

Annapolis, naval civilian employee, strangled himself to death in the King County Jail here tod as. Jail attaches said Mayef, 44. serving life term in the state prison at Walla Walla as an habitual criminal, strangled himself by stuffing wads of paper down his throat and then lashing his mouth shut with his belt strap. The state completed its case yesterday against Mayer and Mrs. Mary Eleanor Smith.

73, his mother, who revived the old investigation sf-veral months ago with a sensational confession from her prison cell. The disappearance of Bassett became one of the Pacific northwest's biggest mysteries. automobile was found in Mayer's and Mrs. Smith's possession in Oakland. Calif.

Mrs. Smith recently completed a fue-year larceny term. Stat patrolmen said they had obtained a confession from Mrs. Smith implicating Mayer in the deaths of three or four other per- I ions. 1.