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Water temperature, 11 a. 71. Air temperature, 2 p. 70. MIAMI, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1937 Two Sections FIVE CENTS MIAMI DAILY NEW; Chicken Thief Returns Loot JAPAN'S ARMY BATTERS WAY Miami Own Whirligig News Behind The News Vi I r' ii it I Hf SNEAD SHOOTS 67 AND TAKES BILTMORE LEAD Slamming Sam Scoffs At Fog To Come In One Under Course Record LANDON SCORNS REPUBLICAN BID FOR 1940 RACE Says He Will Not Accept Presidential Nomination If Offered SHE STARTS SOCIAL SECURITY PAYMENTS EARLY DETROIT, Dec.

10. Her old age security is assured, Alice Barbara Kenney, six months old, believed today. She is holding her security payment card received from Uncle Sam after he collected a seven-cent tax on $7.45 she earned for appearing in a commercial movie. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Allan R. Kenney of Detroit. Roosevelt Gets All 'Chokey' WILLIAMS TO RUN Mayor Williams still is keeping quiet about his plans in the forthconv ing congressional race, but Whirll gig can tell you authoritatively he will make his announcement for Representative Wilcox' berth along about the middle of January. Wil liams' friends say he is undecided about resigning as mayor just yet, but will withhold any announce ment until the courts have decided whether the commission has the right to settle the electric rate case out of court. Settlement of the rate case and other controversies with the Florida Power Light Co.

has been one of the mayor's principal objectives since the new administration came into power. Whirligig already has told you Commissioner Ferguson prob 'ably would get the "Mr. Mayor' title. FULLER TO BE BOSS? Clothed with powers at least with three of the most important of ices in the municipal government, City Manager Fuller is going to be "the boss" and the "unfettered executive head" of the city. Fuller, in addition to being city manager also holds the posts of director of public safety and director of finance, which, if they mean anything, should make him 'something in the nature of a Mussolini, who, it is remembered, holds most of the Italian cabinet portfolios.

Fuller's appointment as city manager is the least fraught with political significance since the new admin istration took office. He accepted on the one condition he would be city manager in truth and in fact. At least two of the majority commissioners have openely expressed themselves as favorable to this plan. The two minority commis sioner! likewise will continue this policy. The third member of the majority was unavailable for com ment immediately.

The big idea of the sudden change, according to the commissioners, is to relieve the commission of some of the bumps that ordinarily should be absorbed by the city manager. Andy Blood-worth, in his capacity as assistant city manager, also will be able to act as somewhat of a buffer between Fuller and the public, by virtue of past experience. CUT AND DRIED The secrecy with which city commission negotiated the resignation of Andy Bloodworth as city manager and (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE A) MARTA IS HERE, IGNORES COUNT Covadonga Waits For Divorce, Hopes For Spanish Throne Marta Rocafort, pretty daughter of a Havana dentist who was married to the Count of Covadonga, former heir to the Spanish throne, for 54 days, is vacationing in Miami, the Daily News today. Although the countess is understood to have been here for several days, she has not called upon her husband, who is ill of haemophilia in his suite at Miami Colonial hotel. The count said today, through his secretary, his wife has not been to see him, nor does he expect her.

Meanwhile, Havana divorce machinery is grinding, and the count expects to receive the papers that will legally end his second ill-starred commoner romance Jan. 8. The Bourbon then plans to sail for London to visit his mother, the former Queen Victoria, and 'later go to Portugal. The count recently announced he will contend he is the legal heir to the Spanish throne, in event the forces of Gen. Francisco Franco are victorious in the Spanish civil war and a return to monarchy decreed.

GALES CONTINUE ON PACIFIC COAST Planes Grounded As Rains And Snow Whip Area (By Associated Piths) SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10. Continued gales, rain and snow were forecast for the Pacific coast to day after a series of storms buf feted ships, grounded airplanes and endangered land travel last night. Wind reached a velocity of 70 miles an hour. Rain pelted the entire coast and snow fell heavily in the high Si erras.

Typhoon conditions in the Far Western Pacific halted the Hawaii Clipper plane at Manila and the Philippine Clipper at Guam. United Air lines suspended all services. (By Associated Press) ITALY, Texas, Dec. 10. When Farmer George Tittle discovered his entire flock of chickens had been stolen, he inserted the following advertisement in the local weekly newspaper: "If you steal from the rich, "You will steal from the poor; "But you should always leave a few, "So we can grow some more.

The following morning. Tittle found all his chickens had been returned. PRESIDENT ASKS ACTION TO HELP RAIL OWNERS Roosevelt Favors Quick Work To Keep Roads In Private Hands (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. President Roosevelt said today the interstate commerce commission should seek to preserve the solvency of the nation's railroads with a view to retaining them under private management and private ownership.

Discussing the financial situation of the carriers at a press conference, the president said the quicker a final determination was reached on the roads' application for higher freight rates the better it would be all around. He said he wanted to avoid government ownership but at the same time, he reminded railroad receiverships could not continue without some steps being taken to adjust their financial set-up. Asked if a government subsidy was planned, he said that question was working toward straight state socialism and once that was start ed the same probably would be done with oil and other industries. Mr. Roosevelt said the administration had no definite plan to help the railroads, adding the interstate comiherce commission was the only federal agency authorized to deal with problem.

Asked if the Reconstruction Finance Corp. was planning more loans to railroads, the president said he had discussed that with Jesse H. Jones, RFC Wednesday only in relation to one or two roads which seem to need a very small amount of temporary financing. He shook his head when asked if the post of federal co-ordinator of railroads was to be revived. Describing the railroad situation as the most difficult faced by the nation, the president recalled a 1934 statement by Former Co-ordi-nator Joseph B.

Eastman saying the carrier situation had improved temporarily but that no one on the commerce commission felt a permanent solution was at hand. He added the, question was no nearer a permanent solution today. The president indicated the roads must readjust over-capitalizations and abandon more trackage in areas that might be served by only one railroad and where trucks and buses could do the job. ITALY MAKES READY TO LEAVE LEAGUE Mussolini Convinced With drawal Will Strengthen (By United Press) ROME, Dec. 10.

Italy will announce her withdrawal from the League of Nations tomorrow, it was reliably reported in diplomatic quarters today. The withdrawal, it was said, will be the first step in a complete change in foreign policy, and will be approved at an extraordinary meeting of the Fascist grand council tomorrow night Premier Benito Mussolini was said to have decided there was no further hope under the present circumstances of reaching an understanding with Great Britain, and to have determined upon a vast program to strengthen Italy's position in the Mediterranean for the eventuality of an Italo-British war. II Duce has persistently boycotted the league since its members sought to interfere in his conquest of Ethiopia. In withdrawing. he will be following the examples of Germany and Japan, with whom Italy aligned herself a month ago in a tri-power pact against Com munism.

HOSPITAL COLD AS WORKERS QUIT PEORIA, 111, Dec. 10. (3?) Union leaders and state officials sought an agreement today to settle a strike of 200 maintenance and construction workers at the Peoria State hospital which, fot a time, left mental patients shivering from cold in their wards. Jack Kinsella, business agent of the Peoria Building Trades council, said union men walked off the job in protest against the hiring of one non-union painter. Dr.

Walter Baer, managing officer of the hospital, said steam-fitters violated a promise to keep the hospital heated yesterday when near-zero temperatures prevailed, Kinsella assured hospital and state officials patients would not suffer from lack of heat, INTO NANKING Artillery Hammers Down Walls To Allow Invaders To Enter Capital FIGHTING BITTER Chinese Offer Desperate Resistance In Streets Of Chief City SHANGHAI, Dec. 10. (UP) Shock troops of the Japanese armies were reported to be stream' ing through artillery-breached walls and shattered gates of Nanking shortly before midnight to night. Reliable reports received here said bitter street-to-street and house-to-house fighting was in progress after the capital's- ancient battlements had been battered for hours by terrific aerial and artil lery fire. The Chinese resisting the assault in the narrow streets which for centuries have known the clash of swords and rattle of musketry of invaders seeking rich loot in the capital of the Mings.

A spokesman for the Japanese army said the "final assault" had started at noon and was making rapid progress. He "assumed" the great wall had been penetrated and advance units were engaged in mopping up inside the city. It took several hours for the Japanese offensive to get under (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE A) MIAMI-GEORGIA GAME FORMALLY OPENS STADIUM Miami's Greatest Sport Crowd Expected For Tonight's Clash By JACK BELL Dally News Sport Editor Georgia's Bulldogs do you real ize that a few years back we'd not have dared dream of such a situa tion? play the University of Mi ami Hurricanes at the Roddey Bur- dine stadium tonight. Georgia's Bulldogs teams which have beaten L. S.

U. and Alabama, Duke and Yale a great football tradition carried on; they play our Hurricanes at 8:15 tonight and even the most conservative patrons think Miami has a chance to win. The greatest college crowd ever assembled in Miami will sit in the Following is the scheduled order of events for the dedication of Roddey Burdine stadium: 4 p. m. Parade along Flagler st.

and Biscayne blvd. by University of Miami band, students and friends. 7:45 p. m. Dedication party arrives at stadium.

8 p. m. Teams will return to dressing rooms for final instructions; the Miami Junior Drum and Bugle corps will take the field with the University of Miami band for a drill and concert; the dedication party will go onto the field; George Hussey, as master of ceremonies, will introduce Mayor Robert R. Williams, who, in turn, will introduce O. Payne, representative of the University of Georgia, andCoL Horatio B.

Hackett, PWA assistant administrator whose efforts were largely responsible for building of the stadium; Mrs. Roddey Burdine, widow of the sportsman for whom the stadium was named, will raise the flags of the Universities of Miami and Georgia. The kick-off will follow immediately after the dedication ceremony. new $318,000 steel stadium tonight They will be there, a part of the dedication, to look proudly on the structure they helped to build they'll then forget all that and be come wild-eyed and berserk when 22 young men crash with a thunder of leather against leather, a flashing of flying limbs, of a lithe body hurtling through the air to bring another body to earth with that ball. There will be no ceremonies, no fawning flattery once the whistle (CONTINIED ON PAGE SIXTEEN-A) $26,000 STRUCTURE LOST HOTLY, LOUDLY International Newt Service) NEW ORLEANS, Dec.

10. Twenty-six thousand dollars had gone up in fire with a bang here today and this city's French quarter treated to one of its most spec tacular fires as the fireworks which a wholesale candy firm stocked for Christmas trade didn't take kindly to flame. Ignited by fire which went up the elevator shaft from the second floor to the third, the fireworks exploded, giving added Impetus to a blaze which the fire department battled for almost an hour. Owners of the building declared the $26,000 damage had been done mainly by about $200 worth of fireworks. REVOLTA SECOND Ghezzi, Penna, Turnesa Post 70's For Third Place Tie In Open By LCTHER VOLTZ (Dally News Kports Writer) With most of the big names still far out behind on the course.

Slamming Sammy Snead, the boy from the West Virginia hills, stood at the head of the class today in this eighth Miami Biltmore Open. Snead, starting out before the early morning fog had lifted from the course, banged out a beautiful 67 to place himself very definitely in the running for top money in this $10,000 tournament. Closest to Snead among the early, finishers were tall Victor Deal, N. Tony Penna, Dayton, Ohio, and Jimmy of the Turnesa golfing tribe bracketed at 70. Ralph Hutchison, Bethlehem.

Pa, matched par with a 71, blowing himself to a 38 on the back nine after going out in 33. Turnesa also was out in 33, but slipped one over par on the longer incoming nine. Big Ed Dudley also came in with a 71. Revolta, playing what he called his "best round," came in with a 69, two under par. Out in 33, Revolta might have tied the Dace- maker, except for an unfortunate six on tne long 15th hole, where he topped his second shot into the canal.

Horton Smith, runner-up to (CONTINUED ON PAGE SIXTEEN-A) BEACH VOTING DEFENSE BEGUN Direct Appeal To State Supreme Court Started By Lawyer Attorney Bart Riley today filed a habeas corpus, returnable In state supreme court for George Miller, Atlantic City and Miami Beach amusement operator, who was charged in an information filed by County Solicitor Robert R. Taylor Nov. 26 with having falsely affixed a notary public seal in Atlantic City last May to an application for an absentee ballot to which the name of John M. Luterman, Miami Beach voter, was attached. The etftion for the writ asserts the state law regarding absentee ballots- is unconstitutional, that person violating a Florida law in New Jersey cannot be rosecuted here, and that Miller is further immune from prosecution because be was questioned in the county solicitor's office following his arrest.

The proceeding opens up the question of Jurisdiction of the courts in regard to and possible future prosecutions for Miami Beach vote frauds. Following Riley's action In lur-rendering Miller to the sheriffs office today while the petition wa being presented, Taylor filed a new information containing greater detail, in an effort to strengthen prosecution of the case. George Newman, former Miami Beach city employe, who was arrested in California, is held in New York awaiting trial on a charge of actually forging some of the names attached to the requests for absentee ballots. The proceeding in behalf of Miller is not expected to affect his case. The county solicitor's office, meanwhile, has been gathering a mass of data regarding the reported efforts to steal the Beach election last June, with a view, if possible, of bringing prosecutions against persons who may have directly benefited from the supposed frauds.

FEATURES IX NEWS TODAY Page Amusements 22, 23A Bedtime story 6B Between Broadcasts 15A Birthday Tips 6B Carter. Boake 14A Classified 9, 10, 11A Comics Crossword puzzle 7B Editorials 14A Fashions 22 A Fishing Guide 18A 22A 14A For Your Amusement Forum Lines and Anchors Mergen cartoon 14A Mclntyre's column 14A Miami Raundup 6A Movie Timetable News Behind the News 14A O'er the Sports Desk 16A Radio programs 15A ftealty Board News 15A Serial story 5B Society 8. 9, 10A Sports 15, 17, 18A Trends of Times 13, 14A Weather 10A Winning Contract 6B STILL IN POLITICS Makes Clear He Will Not Retire From Active Party Participation (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Former Governor Alf M.

Landon of Kansas, the 1936 Republican candidate for the presidency, today removed himself from all consideration for renomination in 1940 by announcing he would not accept it if it were offered him. "Because any man who is suspected of being either an active or a receptive candidate cannot be of service to either his party or his country, I wish to announce now I will not accept the nomination in 1940 in the remote contingency the Republican national convention would offer it to me. "I say this with full regard and appreciation of the honor in it, but feel it incumbent on me to take this position to keep the faith with the millions who have trusted me with their confidence. "A man who is in the position of being suspected of being either an active or a receptive candidate cannot render the service either to his party or to his country I conceive to be a patriotic duty in the critical situation that now confronts us." Governor Landon made the announcement informally to newspaper men who called on him at his hotel. He arrived in Washington this morning to attend the winter dinner of the Gridiron club.

"Does this mean you will retire (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE A) HOOSE LEADERS SUREOFVICTORY Final Vote Expected Today On Long-Debated Measure (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 10. House chieftains, openly confident of victory, held their forces in line for a final vote late today on the long-debated crop control program. They expected not only to pass the bill by a comfortable margin but to reinstate compulsory marketing quotas on wheat, leaving the measure in substantially the form drafted by the agriculture committee. New delays in senate debate, however, created doubts the farm legislation could be enacted during the special session. Senate leaders virtually gave up hope of a vote this week.

Before the final house roll call, Chairman Jones (Dem, Texas) of the agriculture committee granted two hours of debate on a substitute bill to guarantee each farmer a cash income equal to his cost of production. The tentative decision of the house early this week to eliminate wheat marketing quotas was one of two principal changes made in the bill during debate. The other would deny soil conservation payments to farmers who planted dairy feed crops on acreage withdrawn from soil-depleting crpos. Only a fraction of the members voted originally on those two amendments, and leaders expressed certainty another balloting would reject them. 1 The house yesterday defeated, 99 to 93, a proposal by Representative (CONTINUED ON PAGE TWELVE A) PUPIL ENROLLMENT GAIN IS REPORTED A gain of three per cent in Dade school enrollment at end of the third school month, compared to that of last year, was announced today by Supt.

James T. Wilson. Enrollment to date is 36,528 pupils, compared to 35,430 last year, an increase of 1,098. The school population now is composed of 17,001 in white elementary schools, compared to 11,599 in white high schools, compared to 11,198, and 7,928 in all negro schools, compared to 7,709. 12 PERSONS INJURED IN TROLLEY CRASH CLEVELAND, Dec.

10. (UP) A street car ran out of control today on a hill and overturned, injuring 12 passengers. Twenty persons aboard were thrown into a panic as the heavy trolley skidded 100 feet around a curve and crashed. Witnesses and passengers said the motorman apparently had lost control of the car. Rescuers and passengers smashed windows on the upper side of the car, the rear and the motormanV vestibule to lift out the Associated Press Wirephoto.

COLDER TONIGHT FORECAST HERE, TO MISS FROST Frigid Wave Veers Eastward After Touching North Florida Somewhat colder weather tonight was forecast for Miami and vicinity today by Weatherman Ernest E. Carson. Temperatures are expected to fall to between 46 and 50 degrees, and no frost is anticipated. A cold air mass moving southeastward toward Florida changed its direction last night and today was moving eastward and northeastward. Temperature which was expected to tumble to 46 degrees last night only fell to 56.

However, enough cold air to bring lower temperatures tonight is forecast. Carson forecast partly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday, with moderate northerly winds prevailing. Miamians awoke today to find the first dense fog recorded here since March 21. The blanket of mist developed in the downtown area, in the early morning hours and ended at 9:13 a. although remaining longer over the bay and in outlying areas.

Tho fog was caused by condensation of moisture accompanying the slow penetration of cold air into warm during the night, Carson said. A fog is termed "dense" when objects are invisible at a distance of 1,000 feet, or approximately, three city blocks. Density of the fog has been exceeded many t'mes in the past, according to weather bureau records. Frost was indicated again tonight for Central and North Flor- CONTINlEl OX PAGE TWELVE A) 3 MISSING FLIERS ARE FOUND SAFE Trio Grounded Four Days As Raged By International News Service) MANILA, Dec. 10.

After all hope had virtually been abandoned for them, two Philippine army chieftains and their American pilot were safe here today and recalled a harrowing tale of being grounded four days on a tiny island off the Luzon coast during a typhoon. The officers were Maj. Gen. Paulino Santos, chief of staff, and Col. Fidel Segundo.

The pilot was Lieut. William Lee, a U. S. army flying instructor attached to the Philippine army air corps. The plane in which the trio was flying was returning to Manila from Cebu Monday, when Lee was forced down on the tiny island of Bugitay as the typhoon swept the islands.

U. S. army fliers who had been searching for the men since Monday spotted them late yesterday and went to their assistance. 3 SUSPECTS HELD IN LABOR SLAYING ST. PAUL, Dec.

10. Three men were arrested for questioning today as Twin Cities authorities investigated a new tip ascribing the slaying Nov. 17 of Patrick J. Corcoran, Minneapolis labor leader, to St. Paul gunmen.

Police Capt. Charles Tierney said the informant also was detained. The names of the men were not disclosed. The mystery informant told Tierney. the latter said, certain St.

Paul labor men had been dissatisfied wifh Corcoran's labor organi zation work. The man also said he was offered money to aid in Corco ran's slaying but had refused it. 'Wake' For Deer SIX RELEASED FOLLOWING RAID Vagrancy Charges Placed Against Men In Wire Station Six nlen arrested late yesterday in a raid on a suspected racing wire service sub-station at 239 N. E. First were at liberty today under $100 bonds each on vagrancy charges.

Deputy sheriffs, who seized 20 telephones and eight alleged "betting sheets," took the six men to county jail, where they were questioned by Assistant County Solicitor Al Hubbard. According to Miami horse race bookmakers the raid did not interrupt result service to many betting commissioners. The central office from which racing wire service is distributed is reported to be on Miami Beach. The men arrested yesterday gave their names as Harry Sands, Sam Morris, Lewis Carton, I. E.

George Lewis and C. E. Nei-ger. The raid was conducted by Deputy Sheriffs Ray Mills, Ray Martens and Paul Simpson. NATIONS OF EUROPE SORRY, BUTCAN'T PAY France Begins.

Parade Of Defaulters (By International News Service) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. The semi-annual parade of Europe's debt defaulters began passing empty-handed before Uncle Sam's treasury window again today with no indication they intend paying so much as one dollar of their debts. It was the same old story: "Sorry, but we haven't the money." In smoothly-phrased diplomatic language, the debtor nations, led by France, which made the first reply to the semi-annual duns, expressed regrets they found themselves unable to meet the installments and hopes that some time in the distant future they might be able to do so. The American government accepted the "regrets" gracefully, but ruefully scanned the mounting European armaments bill which is pouring $10,000,000,000 a year into building military and naval machines for war.

Senator Sets Speed Record fBy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Senate veterans credit Sen. Josh Lee Okla.) with a speed record for senate oratory. Lee spoke so fast yesterday in farm bill debate that the official shorthand reporters had difficulty taking down his words.

They estimated he talked at times at the rate of 250 words a minute. Vice President Garner, asserting it was the fastest talking he had heard in his 35 years in congress, said: "That was going some." Official reporters said Senator Bone Wash.) previously was the fastest talker. About Garner President. Says Hunting Victim Was Pet Of Pennsylvania Camps By I'nited Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.

President Roosevelt wrote Vice President John N. Garner today, accusing him more in sorrow than in anger of shooting Bessie, the pet deer of the Pennsylvania hunting camps. The letter, labeled "private, but not too confidential," was sent in connection with a dinner given Gar ner and his deer-hunting companions by Sen. Joseph F. Guffey (Dem, The letter: "Dear Jack: "I have read in the papers you and members of the senate are attending the funeral of my old friend, Bessie.

I knew her many years ago when I was hunting in northeri Pennsylvania. She was the pet of the camp and would al ways come when you whistled and ate out of your hand. "I am sorry indeed Joe Guffey removed the tinkling little bell which was always worn around her neck. It makes me feel so chokey when I think of her untimely de mise that I do not think I could attend the funeral service tonight even if I had been invited. "I understand fully, of course, this unfortunate hunting accident was not your fault and I am glad, too, that if Bessie had to go, you shot her instead of whistling her up and cutting her throat with a knife.

Dear Bessie probably never knew what hit her. "Under all the unfortunate cir cumstances attending her death, I hope, nevertheless, that all of you will enjoy the wake. "As ever, yours, "Franklin D. Roosevelt." RAILROADS EXPECT EARLYRATE BOOST I. C.

C. Asked To Speed Start Of Higher Tariffs (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. Rail road executives said today they expected an early decision by the in terstate commerce commission on their request for a short-cut route to $567,000,000 a year in new revenue. Counsel for the lines, expressing concern that new bankruptcies might be imminent unless the carriers get more money immediately, petitioned the I.

C. C. yesterday to make effective by Jan. 1 their proposed 15 per cent increase in freight rates nnd -cent rise in Eastern coach fares to 2Vt cents a mile. Otherwise, executives said, the boosts could not take effect before April 1 when the commission prob ably will have concluded its investigation of the railroads' need for more money.

The carriers asked that the boosts be granted now pending a final fixing of rates. CARPENTER KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT C. J. Gregory, about 60, of Uleta. died in Jackson Memorial hospital as the result of head injuries re ceived in an automobile crash at N.

W. Second ave. at Fulford road today. Gregory, a carpenter, was taken to the hospital by a Combs ambulance driver who said it was necessary to rip a door from the automobile in which the man rode before it was possible to remove the unconscious victim from the machine. Details of the accident were not immediately learned by deputy sheriffs who were conducting an investigation.

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