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23. (A Sirutk by a speeches; autocQobiie whkh failed to stop, John W. Brodix. 12, was killed on a mountain road near here tonight while returning tram California with hi close friend. Carnelius Vanderbilt, Jr, toe publisher.

The accident occurred in Maryland, about a half mile from the West Virginia Elate border. The speeding car struck Brodix as he stopped his own automobile and walked towards Vanderbilt's car. which baited on Backbone Mountain to wilt for Brodix. Brodlx's body was dragged more than 100 feet, his clothing was torn, and hi body mangled. The driver fled.

Vanderbilt, reached at a hotel later in Oakland. was grief -stricken. Be said he would stay in Oakland to aid authorities investigating the accident and attend the inquest. The body of Brodix, who acted as Vanderbilt sec retary, was brought to Gormanla. Brodix is a brother-in-law of Louis Merryman, the national milk administrator.

He and Vanderbilt left Califor nia a week ago, driving to New York and their homes to spend Christmas. They traveled in separate cars. About 8 30 o'clock tonight, Vanderbilt said be stopped on the mountain road and Brodix pulled up later, saying: "Lee, I want to tell you something. As Brodix stood alongside the Van derbflt automobile, the speeding car crashed into him. Mr.

Vanderbilt and Mr. Brodix. with Miss Helen Vamer, of Clarkavllle, W. Va, were in Montgomery last Wednesday night and Thursday, having driven here from New Orleans. While in Montgomery, Mr.

Vanderbilt stopped at the Jefferson Davis Hotel. He said that in his tour of 29 States, in an especially built automobile, that he had found great support of President Roosevelt' recovery program. Sheriff officers of Garrett County immediately beg an investigation to learn the identity of the bit and run driver, although the description available was understood to be meager. Vanderbilt and Brodix were complet ing a trip. Brodlx's borne was In Georgetown, New Jersey.

'Taylor' Letters Traced To Four Writers Assert They Saw Mrs. Anderson When )' She Went To Exchange Information obtained yesterday shed further licht. upon the irvtrHps, iicl-. nUy lo C. W.

Anderson, 19 Finley Curve, warning her to "tell what she knows of the William Desmond Taylor or be tortured through Implied attacks upon her son and three daughters. It was found that the second of the notes had been written apparently by four persons, rather than by one. That the note admitted the writers had seen Mrs. Anderson on the mezzanine floor of the Exchange Hotel and that they had made photograph," of her. That the unknown writers had known within 24 hours as they had said they would that Mrs.

Anderson had taken up the matter with the police. That the note first sent to Mrs. Anderson, and the last note, which was mailed to The Advertiser, had- evidently been written by the same person. The second note, having been written by four persons, Indicated that the letter were not necessarily the work of a lone "crank," but that there was a possibility that they were the work of an organized "invisible society." -Never Knew Taylor Although Mrs. Anderson says she has never known William Desmond Taylor, and that she was hundreds of miles from the scene of his murder (and can prove her statements) she has been annoyed on three occasions by mysterious notes or visits In which it was demanded that she tell "what she knows," of the case.

In 1924, while she and her family were living at West Palm Beach, Fla-a strange woman approached her and Inquired If she (Mrs. Anderson) would tell what she knew of Taylor's death. Mrs. Anderson replied she did not know Taylor, and had never been to California. The stranger responded with "we seldom make a mistake," but thee apologized and left.

Nothing further wa heard of the case until the Friday before Thanksgiving, when Mrs. Anderson received an unstamped and anonymous letter at her home. 19 Finley Curve. Briefly. It told her that "we," demanded that she tell of the Taylor murder in order than an Innocent party may come out of hiding; that it wa known that she sat across the desk from Taylor when he was slain, and that unless she "spoke out," harm would befall her children.

The writer also warned her not to tell her family or the police, and to (Turn to Page Sor-h Pote to the Montana gateway, and zero temperature put the appropriate Christina color on Santa's nose like a cherry. Ccid weather wa on it way to the Farr.vem Pacific coast, where floods and storms have made homeless and taken 13 lives this last week. Hip boot must be in Santa's pack tar hi travel tn Idaho, Washington, and Ore fon. Dcwn around the Gulf coast the fur coat will be checked, for it a) mild. In the pleasant seventies, down south of the Uaaon and Dixon line.

A slicker may come in handy la some southern spota. By the time the Donder and Blitxen team reaches the North Atlantic Seaboard the sleigh runners will have to be Installed for the dash alone tht Canadian border. The Middle and Eastern Bute generally will have colder weather, but little incw for the youngster' sleds. In the Southeast and the lower Oreat Lakes regions Santa Claus will need umbrella and rubbers. Back along the border, however-Northern Michigan, Northern Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakota, a white Christmas Is In order.

Snow fell Saturday, and more was anticipated Sunday to smooth the way tor Santa' glide back to the pole. The sudden gal that came howling into Montana lent the mercury scurrying down Into the bulb, the temperature dropping 29 degree at Great Falls tn ten minutes. The Olympian, transcontinental passenger train of the Milwaukee road, was marooned near Drexel in Western Montana by a washout in front and mud slides behind, and food had to be packed to the islcated passengers from S3 mile away. Electric motors warmed the 123 on board, until late afternoon when they trekked five mile through mud and water to a highway at Bt Regis. There railroad officials provided motor car to speed them on their delayed Christmas Record breaking rainfalls and floods effectively stopped the movement of transcontinental train out of Seattle or Ta-coma.

yesterday, and many cities of Northern Idaho and neighboring Washington were isolated and inundated by wind and cloudburst. 1 ,000 Carolers SingingTonight Children's Voices To Hail Arrival Of Yuletide In Every Section Of City "lo 1 ti streets of (' Will f- no a t'-- VOt'-s '1 fi eM i i i sm- in mvrry Jfole-tsue. If tue projected citywidt Christ-ma caroling is consummated accoroing to the plans of the Montgomery Music Club under whose sponsorship the beautiful custom was brought to the city, the spectacle this afternoon will be impressive. The custom of cltywlde caroling at Christmas originated In Detroit several year ago. From a small beginning there when caroler sang only in section of the city, the custom now Is cltywide In scop and thousands of singers participate.

The spirit has spread out into nearly every city and hamlet In the nation. "It I the desire of the Music Club," said Mrs. Edward McGehee, president, "that Christmas caroling on a cltywide scale will become a permanent annual civic custom In Montgomery." With the assistance of the Girl and Boy Scouts, headed respectively by Miss Katrine Nickel and Col Millard West-cott, the organization this year has been very thorough and complete and win be a bequest for committee In subsequent years. The city has been divided Into 19 districts with no section left out. Mrs.

Douglass Jackson, chairman general, of the Music Club committee, has done an admirable Job in perfecting the plans. The organization Is by neighborhood and carolers are requested to report to the assembly places nearest their homes at 4:30 p.m. promptly to be routed by captain who will be stationed at each, point. The carolers will be sent out tinder lieutenants and each group will cover a small area returning to the original meeting place. There will be no transportation problem, it is emphasized.

All singers will walk with, the exception of scout troops which will go to remote districts by motor. No offering will be solicited but It Is customary everywhere that a contribution be made for charity. The offering this year will go to the Junior League's Clinic for Crippled Children, which Is a (Torn to Page 2, Cot Di Belmonte, dean of the College of Card inals, felicitated Pius on the completion of another year of work as head of the Roman Catholic Church and declared that their holy year ha "been a magnificent success." ror Coming Session Or Congress Are Prepared WASHINGTON, Dee. 23 W5) Farmers who do not participate in the Government's production control plans for agriculture would be licensed and restricted in their operations under a plan suggested today by the conference of national farm leaders. The delegation which conferred yesterday with farm administration officials, suggested todav to Secretary Wallace that an amendment providing for the licensing plan be Incorporated in the farm act at the coming session of CoLgreas.

The plan was designed to prevent farmers from upsetting the administration's program by drastically increasing their acreage and production in the hope of making large profit from expected price increases. Under it those farmers who did not sign production contract would be required to obtain a government license in order to continue farming operation. The license would limit their production of foodstuff to the amounts they produced over an average period to be determined by the administration. The plan wa brought to Secretary Wallace'a attention in a resolution adopted by the conference. The conference also organised a committee to revive suggestions on other possible amendments to the farm act and work actively for strengthening the law in the approaching session in Congress.

Nazis Protest Arson Acquittals Party Bulletin In Leipzig Calls Release Of Four Defendants As 'Unjust' Leipzig. Germany. a. cm-t 'ai r.f lut Gt'iman Reichstag Building and that his four co-defendants be acquitted aroused immediate and violent opposition tonight among Nazis. "The verdict Is a downright mistake and Is not at all consonant with the popular sense of justice," said a national socialist party bulletin in reference to the acquittal of three Bulgarians and Ernst Torgler, former communist whip in the Reichstag.

Marin us van der Lubbe, 24, was sentenced to death for the blase and for committing high treason. 'He received the verdict with the same stolid mien that has characterized his attitude throughout the months-long trial. The acquitted defendants were held in Leipzig prison tonight and the fact that they were detained in Saxony after having been placed under the Jurisdiction of the Reichstag was interpreted in various quarters as meaning that efforts of a foreign committee, which arrived in. Leipzig seeking permission to accompany the Bulgarians to the border, had not been successful. The committee, alarmed by rumors that an attempt was planned on the lire of the trio, sought to secure an armed guard -for them and asked permission to travel on the same train to the frontier with the Bulgarians.

Members of the party. Ivor Montagu, a brother of Lord Swaythling, Dorothy Woodman, secretary to the British Lord Marley, Douglas Benabue, a British attorney, and Dr. Tsekanina, a Chechoslovakian attorney, said they understood authorities of Czechoslovakia had arranged an entry and visas for the acquitted persons. The Bulgarians are Georgi Dimitroft Blagol Popoff and Wassil Taneff. "We do not even subscribe to the court's formal Juridical finding because the reason set forth for the verdict cor-(Tnrn to Page 2, Col.

4) 23 Ji TAJ. FRANK It. DIXON'S can-dldacy for governor of Alabama, has gained fresh momentum by the announcement of The Do-than Eagle, leading dally newspaper of Southeast Alabama, that it would espouse his cause. The Eagle's comment on this World War veteran appear elsewhere in The Advertiser today. The accompanying photograph I a recent likeness of the former flier, substituting for the boyish picture used by The Advertiser at the time of hi announcement.

Maj. Dixon is now 42 years old. Raffler Arrested On New Charge Lundy Posts $1,000 Bail And Hires Lawyer For Fight To last Ditch' The second arrest yesterday of V. Lundy on a charge of false pretense, and the attachment by the Milwee Motor Company of the automobile drawn Thursday night In raffle at Cram ton Bowl by Harvey Brown, of this city, marked the latest developments In the legal skirmish over the method in which the award wa made. Lundy, arrested yesterday on the first block of Washington Avenue, was charged with having obtained $30 under false pretenses from the Firestone Service Stores, 301 South Court Street.

According to Clayton Phillips, local Firestone mana grr, Lundy obtained that sum by himself at a Studebaker repre- '5' alive. I )isd brfa arTTsd at Irni'i vlmm on a warrant signed by W. I. Milee, vice-president of the Milwee Motor Company, of this city, in which the former was alleged to have obtained falsely a RM automobile which was to be given the person drawing a "lucky number," at the horse show in' Cram ton Bowl. -i Lundy was released In $300 ball In the first case, and in $1,000 ball in the second.

The defendant engaged an attorney here, and reported that he planned to fight the case "to the last ditch." The drawing for the car was part of an advertising, scheme, allegedly promoted by Lundy, and in which about 25 merchants participated. According to Milwee, whose firm-was to provide the automobile, 160,000 tickets were issued for distribution among the merchants. Each was to pay a pro rata share of the cost of the automobile, and the tickets were to be given to customers of the various stores. Then, those holding the tickets, were to be given an opportunity for drawing the lucky number which was to win the automobile, provided they attended the horse show at Cramton Bowl, for which an admission charge was made also. Mr.

Milwee stated that Lundy was to have received a percentage of the gate receipts. Dissension over the plan grew, he said, when it was discovered that the tickets were being distributed in automobiles, that Lundy was not a Studebaker representative, and finally, when Lundy allegedly drew the winning number from a pile of ticket Instead of permitting a disinterested person to do the drawing. A policeman who said he witnessed the drawing reported that he saw nothing that would indicate unfairness. The attachment on the car was served yesterday by L. A.

Ellington, and bond was set at $1,800. French Delay Reply To Hider's Arms Proposal PARIS, Dec. 23. (IP) A publle announcement of the French Government's policy regarding Chancellor Hitler's demands for a larger Germany army was postponed today until early January. Foreign Minister Joseph Paul-Boncour told the Senate that in view of informa-tory diplomatic conversation now tn progress he could not discuss at present the new Hitler demands.

The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate started final consideration of finance bills with the expectation of completing them tonight. Home Under Fire on their hands and mouths; that they had been locked In closets and that they had been told they were having their throats cut or their hands cut off. Two teachers corroborated by testimony Miss Ennls' charges that the children were "nervous" as the result of "cruel" punishment A third, a totally blind music teacher, said she didnt "think Mrs. Kraeuter did any of those drastic things." All teachers said Mrs. Kraeuter did not Intend to be cruel.

In her defnese, Mrs. Kraeuter asserted that she had given the showers with a physician's approval and that she had taped the hands of a child who was scratching others. She denied she had threatened to cut off their hands or had been present when a laborer sought to frighten a child by pretending to cut his throat. The Board said the New Jersey department of Institutions and agencies had been asked to conduct a survey of the children under care and to recom mend the type of service that the home Is giving or may be best prepared to give. Officials said Mrs.

Kraeuter will re main In charge of the home until her. successor is chosen. Dixon Again Endorsed i i Price Cenu Yuletide Buying HereH eaviest In Four Seasons Reaches Climax On Final Shopping Day, Leaving Gty Merchants Juhilant '34 OuiUk Good Retailers Estimate Gains In Volume 20 To 60 Per Cent 'Above 1932 Montgomery's merchants UsL niuht concluded the greatest Christmas trade since iviQ. tne volume far surpassing in proportions the expectations of the most optimistic of the group of retailer and wholesalers. Whila they had not made final comparison of fiaurea of tht son with last Christmas, a great majority mem aeciarea tnat the past week's business established a new depression-era iccora, ana mat yesterday sales tnnped any day since the boom period of Happy and thrilled over their sumria-mgly large Yuletide Volume, th busine interests of the city and Bute today enter into the celebration of the Christnia season with spirits refreshed; the outlook for 1934 much brighter than In many months; their confidence in the recovery program and its ramification greasy strengthened: and their dream of peso and reasonable prosperity nearer realization than at any time since the economic tragedy of 1829.

Weather Helped Out Thanks to the good weather and the fact that the people had more money to spend, yesterday's rush wa an all-day affair. The crowds began surging Into the stores early In the day and buying continued until late In the night. The percentage of out-of-town shoppers was the largest In several years, and Mont-gomerians, white and colored, bought with less hesitation than In three or four years. The variety of Yuletide purchases was another indication that the buying power Is increasing. Retail houses estimated their gain over the Christmas trade of 1932 all the way from 20 to 80 per cent, and store with the most luxuries came in for their share of the fruit of trade.

Clothtng houses, hardware establishments, the Jewelers, furniture dealers, fruit and candy concern, drug stores, florists, variety stores and others represented In the retail line, all reported flourishing business yesterday and all the week, Early In the week the merchants realized they were face to face with better times. Before the week wa half gone some of the store managers had to replenish their stocks; and the buylTie; wave continued to gain momentum with each pawing day until v. crwt. a Montgomery's nnvo.ian's. ispiwjlln of the businea and thankful for the dawn of brighter day for the entire commercial life of the nation, extend their heartiest Christmas greetings and good will to every person who had a part In their accomplishments last week.

"Enjoy Christmas to the fullest thia year; accept Its message of good wilL for there is no greater wisdom," wa the message of the merchants to the public. As the happy but fatigued business men left their stores last night, they carried vision of better time in 1934. The realization that the nation ha already made considerable progress out of the doldrums of the depression, which had gripped the world for nearly four years, has been discernible for some time. Business houses everywhere will soon begin taking inventories of their greatly reduced stocks, and one of their first moves of the new year will be to begin buying goods. They are confident the demand will continue to Increase until the nation has again reached a stage of normalcy.

The hope for agriculture and Mont-, gomery is the hub of this rich agricultural section Is brightening every day. Manufacturers are Jubilant; the railroads are rapidly coming out of the red, banks will be stronger than ever next year, and the whole business structure i said to be on a stronger foundation. As a prominent merchant remarked th other day. "The stage la set for the forward march to prosperity." Ohio Hails Return Of Legal Whisky COLUMBUS. OHIO, Dec.

TS.4P) Intoxicating liquors flowed legally in Ohio tonight for the first time in 14 John Barleycorn, ousted socially our-Ini the long "dry" spell, donned formal attire as drugstores throughout the State started selling package liquor to all comers. Within three hour after Oov. Oeorge white signed the liquor control bin that erased the last of the prohibition laws. the first temporary drug store permit were issued. But even as whisky, gin, brandy, and wine were being dispensed, two leaders of the defeated dry forces Issued challenges of a new battle to ban them from the State.

S. P. McNaught, secretary of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, joined Dr. Howard H. Russell, a founder of the League, in saying the prohibitionists would concentrate on a campaign to dry up sections of the State with local option elections.

The man whose Job was wiped away with the signing of the bill. State Prohibition Commissioner Edmond G. Mathews, witnessed the signing, and heard the Governor Jokingly remark, "This. Mathews, Is your Christmas present." Christmas Mass Tonight At St. Andrew's Church A midnight mass will be observed by St.

Andrew's Catholic Church tonight. On Christmas momlng masses will be held at 1 and 9 o'clock and confessions will be heard from 3:30 to and 7 to 10. A Benedictine Priest will assist In hearing confessions and will preach at the midnight and I o'clock masses. A full choir will render th Christmas music. Remarque Novel To Be Confiscated In Prussia BERLIN, Dec.

23. police ordered todnv the of the war nnt-1. "All On th Western Front," by Erkh Maria Rfmarque. Holy Land Observances Of Christmas Come To Climax At Midnight BETHLEHEM, Dec 21 (Sunday) () The pealing- of bell and the bustle of arriving pilgrims early today heralded the Holy Land's Christmas observance that will reach their climax at midnigb: Despite the strained racial and politics' atmosphere and the decline in the number of visitor because of the da- Christianity remained unaltered. Hundreds of pilgrims, American and European visitors among -them, assem bled in reverent remembrance of the birth nearly 2,000 year ago of toe Christ child.

For despite the many centuries of change and destruction, and the strife in this land even at this time, the Holy City still holds the imagination of mankind and no power has yet been created that can break the spell which binds the world to U. Early this morning His Beatitude, the Latin Patriarch, went out in procession from Jerusalem to the Roman Catholic convent situated on the north side of the Church of the Holy Nativity, there to spend the day In meditation and prayer. Tonight he will go into the church of the convent, which communicates with Vh Church of the Holy Nativity, for vespers at o'clock. The service will continue until shortly before midnight. Promptly at midnight a large star.

representing the traditional Star of Bethlehem, will be lighted above the altar In this centurie-old edifioe of stone and wooden rafters and at the tame time a curtain will be drawn away to reveal the effigy of the Holy Infant. I'lgh mas will begin then. Shortly afterwards, the Patriarch, followed by his clergy and notables, will participate in a procession with the Holy Babe to the Grctto where, in the spot of the manger marked by a star, the effigy will be laid reverently. The Grotto, a hollow chamber under the main altar of the Church of the Holy Nativity, Is said to mark the traditional stable where Christ wa bom. The spot I the object of adoration by the Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholics, Armenians, Protestants, Copts, and others, and there are very strict rule as to the number of lamps each faction 1 allowed to have.

Another annual ceremony is the special service on the Young Men's Christian Association site In the Field of the Shepherds, near Bethlehem, where Christians, with Jews and Moslem a onlookers, will gather tonight to sing carols after partaking of bread and meat at the entrance of the Shepherd's cave. Freakish Weather Contrast J0 r.in WU-a 6aw Dti-R nis bmtf circuit to night, Chriatmit Eve, he come prepared for every trick In the weather nan's repertoire. A blizzard blew down his path from the Lewb Reports Wide Support For Roosevelt CHICAGO, Dec. 23. WS a James Hamilton Lewis (D), Illinois, upon his return today from a speaking tour through Western States In behalf of President Roosevelt's policies, declared that everywhere he had found a disposition to support the administration regardless of political affiliations.

"I must say that I have never known a time in all my political life where there was such union of effort to aid a President and to give to an administration patriotic support as now prevails all over the country," he said. kW(C "There are no political parties and very little partisanship. Everywhere there is an increase in business, an Increase in good feeling and an advance in everything that means prosperity to the country." Senator Lewis said the order of the President increasing the coinage of silver money has given new heart to the mining States. In his account of the joys and sor-, rows of the past year, he described as "inconsistent" the proposal of the German Government to deny parenthood to thousands of persons suffering Incurable ailments. He listed as one of the Joys the success so far of the holy year and as one of the sorrows a world situation characterized by "conflicts and contradictions" and bound up "with uncertainties and distrust by the clashing interest of fruitless negotiations." His holiness, clad in shimmering white, gave his annual Christmas address to the richly-robed College of Cardinals and the Roman prelates who gathered In the consistory hall to wish him "multos an nos" many years of life.

"All those," he said, "who wish for the welfare, peace, and concord of the world and the general good of the whole Christian family, but who are In the same situation as are we, namely, obliged to Judge events by that which Is done or, better said, that which is not done, for all those our word is this: "They must, firstly, pray, secondly, pray, and thirdly, continue to pray." There are other things, Pius went on, "that we feel in our heart, but cannot say," and explained that the church's attitude on the German sterilization program was clearly set forth in a papal decree of 1931 and in the encyclical, "Castil Connubil." Mankind until now, he asserted, "has talked too much and too uselessly" and other courses, save prayer, derived from efforts at negotiation and even generosity "seem to us to be really unfounded." "Prayers, prayers, prayers," are needed In world affairs, he went on, "money, money, money Is needed to wage war." Befora his speech. Cardinal PlgnatelU ') I v' i LAG NT, PRANCE. Dec. 24. (Sunday) (IP) More than 185 happy Christmas travelers, many of them atudenU from Paris, homeward bound, were killed last Bight in a rear-end collision of the Paris-Strasbourg express and a local night train in a heavy fog.

At I in. semi-official announcement aid 134 bodies had been recovered, while the injured numbered 280. The express, an hour late, crashed at 50-mile-an-hour speed into the rear of the local, which had come to a halt cloae to Pomponne, near here, IS mile due eaat of Paris. The four rear can of the local train Were telescoped and crushed to splinters by the onrushlng locomotive. Nearly all the occupant of these can were killed outright.

Two members of the Chamber of Deputies, Henri Rollln and Gaston Poitte-vln, were among the seriously Injured. Senator Hachette, as first announced to be among the injured, was found later to be safe 1b Paris, not having taken either of the two trains. AH the inhabitants of Lagny rushed to the scene and aided in rescue work. In a field near the ghastly wreckage, local doctors and others rushed from Paris gave first aid to the injured while the dead were laid in long silent rows beside the tracks. The local train had stopped on curve tn answer to a semaphore signal.

Its rear light was said to be invisible to the engineer of the onrushlng express, blinded by fog. Wood fires lighted by rescuers along the tracks to provide illumination revealed a fantastic shambles, shrouded by the heavy fog. By midnight 100 bodies had been laid beside the wreckage and workers were still looking for more. Most of the victims were passengers on the local train which had also de layed its departure from Parts because of the fog and stopped about two miles from Lagny. The express crashed Into it at 1:15 p.m.

(31:15 p.m. Montgomery time). 'Tile acciuout was one of the gravest in the history of French railroading. It was far more serious than the one at Evreux last October in which 35 were killed and BO injured when the Cherbourg-Parts express, rounding a curve, hurtled off SO-foot viaduct In the Roulolr River. PARIS, Dee.

The first survivors of a traglo train wreck near Pom-pone arrived in Pari tonight and said only one car of an entire train remained on the rail after it had been struck from the rear by another train. The rest were derailed. They said it was impossible to de termine the number of victim caught In the wreckage. The rear-end cars were entirely demolished. 28 Get Licenses For Yule Nuptials While Montgomery merchants were smashing; depression-time Christmas trade record yesterday, Dan Cupid was also having a big day of -it.

Twenty-eight marriage licenses were Issued at the office of Probate Judge Grover C. Hall and today will be the biggest "marrying day" of the year. One couple, Ros-coe Dawklns, of Sellers, and Myrtle Mae Houghton, of Ramer, were married at the courthouse yesterday by Judge Leon McCord. Twelve of the license went to white couple and 18 to negroes. Among the whites were: Cater Curtis Boyd and Et-tia Dobhs, city; Cecil E.

Foley and Mae Henley, both of Elba; Roscoe Dawkins, Sellers, and Myrtle Houghton, Ramer; J. M. Cornett and Inez Jones, city; Ma-bon D. Worthlngton and Helen Watson, Sellers; Albert R. Martin, Grady, and Lucy Norman, Ramer; Duffle Lee Luster and Eula Jane Cox, Montgomery; Lemon Harbin, Chattanooga and Helen Faircloth, City; John M.

Handy, Mt. Meigs, and Ruth C. Maxwell. Montgomery. Doran Seeking 'Code' For Labels On Liquor WASHINGTON, Dec.

23. UP) Dr. James M. Doran, supervisor of the Distilled Spirits Institute, said today that a proposed set of labeling regulations would be submitted to the Federal Alcohol Administration next week. He made clear that the idea behind this step was economy.

"We want to have a uniform label throughout the country," he said, "on order that we won't have to put different labels on bottles sent into different States. "If we had to do that, the price of whisky would be higher than it is now." One Killed, One Injured When Airplane Crashes ALHAMBRA, Deo. S3. (IP) Frank Mans, 23, a passenger, was killed and Charles Forche, 21, pilot, was injured dangerously when their airplane crashed Into the wing of a ship on the ground and cracked up at the airport here late today. Famous Italian Officer And Senator Passes FLORENCE, ITALY, Dec.

33. (C) Senator Giuseppe Tanarl, 81. for many years a high-ranking navy officer and director of State railways, died today. Tanari entered the Senate In 1914. Premier Mussolini rave him the title of Minister of Stat last Mav, Pope Condemns German Sterilization Program New Jersey Woman Quits As Head Young Woman Asleep 22 Months Likely To Awaken For Christmas VATICAN CITY, Dec.

23. Pope Pius today asailed a German program for the sterilization of the unfit and exhorted those who seek the peace and welfare of the world "to pray and persist in their prayers." "Trimming the Christmas tree was the Job Pat always loved," said the mother as she escorted the visitors Into the girl's bedroom where she lay apparently dozing lightly. She "awakened," but not Into consciousness as they approached the bed. She only stirred restlessly, swallowed and moved her head on the pillow. But she half opened her hazel colored, unseeing-eyes.

As she lay quiet a moment, she might well have been a healthy girl and a very lovingly girl with glossy short cropped dark hair, clear warm complexion and vivid red lips simply asleep naturally. "Patty, you have company," the mother said, leaning down to lift her head slightly. Patty hushed her droning breathing. "Open your eyes, Patty, open your eyes," the mother urged. Slowly, muttering the meanwhile, Patty half opened both eyes.

Then she closed one. That brief wink seemed almost a conscious act. The talk then turned to more scientific Indications of possible improvemsnt, and Mrs. Mlley recounted that the doctor had now pronounced her reflexes normal. Of Blind Babies' SUMMIT, N.

Dec. 23. WV-Mrs. Gladys M. Kraeuter today resigned aa superintendent of the Arthur Sunshine home and kindergarten for blind babies, following a public hearing on charges she had used unnecessary harsh and brutal measure in dlsclpling the children.

The Board of Trustees, in accepting her resignation, after a four-hour hearing, stated that "the evidence does not indicate that the superintendent has merited the characterisation of a 'cruel or brutal' person. "She has not, however," the Board stated, "bad the further special training or experience which would supply her with the background of resources which would meet modern standards of discipline." The Board also said "this Investigation has demonstrated that the present superintendent has had certain experiences and abilities which have been employed to Improve in many particulars the care of the children." The public hearing was conducted by William J. Ellis, State commissioner of institution and aqencles, on charges by Mis Edna H. Eimls, a teacher at the school, that the children had hfu pun- ished with cold showers, adhesive tape OAK PARK, Dec. 23.

0T Patricia Magulre, who has spent the last 22 months of her 28 years a victim of a form of sleeping sickness, gave further Indications today she was doing her best to make this Christmas season a happy one for her family. A few visitors were allowed her and she partly opened her eyes, squinted a bit in a seeming effort to dispel double vision, with which, according to the family, the doctors say she Is troubled. Her slight activity strengthened hope of her relatives that the greatest Christmas gift they could ask her reawakening might not be too far in the future. This season has brought the first hope to the mother and sister, who have constantly nursed her day and night since Feb. 15, 1932, that consciousness possibly is returning to the pretty brunette.

It 1 the little things she does, as well as details of her physical condition, that lead the family to feel that the "brain fever." as the mother, Mrs. Peter Mlley, described her ailment la abating. The doctors who have sought through serum Injections, blood transfusions, medicines, artificial fever, to restore the girl to normalcy, ar encouraged, too, the mother said..