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The Washington times., 1931-08-14
New Ambassador

Confirmation has been re-
ceived at the Chilean embassy
in Washington of the appoint
ment of Senor Miguel Cruchaga
Tocornal as ambassador to this
country, succeeding Senor Don
Carlos G. Davila. 1t is expected
the new ambassador will come
to the Capital at the end of the
month. He is at present with
the Spanish-Mexican claims COM
mission in Mexico City.
Senor Cruchaga is not a
stranger to washington, having
served his country as ambassa-
dor here in 1926 and 1927. He
Is a widower.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
SOCIETY
NOTES

Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss,
retired. Mrs. Strauss and Miss
Helen l.. Strauss left yesterday
for Camden, Me.
Mrs. Mable Walker Willie
brandt entertained informally
at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton, when her guests num-
bered five.
Mrs. C. de Ia Torriente of
Havana, has joined Mr.. de la
Torriente at the Carlton, and
they plan to remain in Wash
ington for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander B.
Blair are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth of a daugh'
ter, Sally Ann Blair, born Au-
gust 8. Mrs. Blair was formerly
Miss Nancy Sutherland Connor,
of Chevy Chase.
Lieut.. r. C. Boyden will en-
CCI Udl1A al a A0A sc AAAAllCL pdAVJ
on the Shoreham terrace to-
row evening.
~
Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert Hoth-
well are at the New Chamber
lin while the U. S. S. Arkansas
is anchored in Hampton Roads,
off Old Point Comfort.
Lieut.. Comdr. M. ]. Lenney
of the U. s. S. Arkansas and
Mrs. Lenney are also guests at
the New Chamberlin.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Malone, of Chicago, came to
Washington by motor yester.
day and have taken an apart
ment at Wardman Park Hotel
for the duration Of their stay
in the city.
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To Return to Capital

The Ambassador of Poland,
Mr.. Tytus Filipowicz. is ex-
pected to return to the Capital
the end of September after sew
eral months visit in his ma
tive country. It is not known
whether Nine. Filipowicz will
accompany him or come later
in the season to Washington.
The charge d'affaires, Mr..
WladySlaw Sckolowski, has
returned from New York, where
ne went to meet Nine. Soko-
lowski upon her arrival there
from Poland. Mr.. Sokolowski
attended the 1891 meeting of
the Institute Of Politics, which
Is meeting In Williamstown.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Miss Tuckernan Is
Guest at Luncheon

Miss Ruth Tuckerman at
tended the luncheon given yes
terday by Mrs. Thomas H. Bar
ber at Claverack House, South
ampton. for her house guest,
Miss Helen Iselin Goodridge. who
will be one of the debutantes of
next winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuck
erman are patrons for the re-
Cital to be given Tuesday at
Southampton by Rafaelo Diaz,
tenor of the Metropolitan Opera.
Following the recital there will
be tea and reception.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Return From Tour
OF the Philippines

Major Robert B. Moore, U. S.
A.; Mrs. Moore and their son
arrived in New York yesterday
aboard the transport Grant,
from the Philippine Islands.
They returned by way Of Japan
and the Panama Canal. On
their way to Major Moore's new
station at Fort Benning, Ca,
they will visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas P. Moore, at
211 Rosemary ST., Chevy Chase,
Md.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Commodore AIdrich
Host at Reception

Last evening Commodore Win.
throp w. Aldrich, of the New
York Yacht Club. entertained
at a reception aboard the Vi
king, which is his flagship for
the cruise that will start this
morning from Newport. Com
modore Aldrich, under general
orders, transferred his flag
from his yacht Valiant 20 the
Viking of Mr.. George F.. Baker,
jr. Those attending the recep-
ton were the flag officers, the
captains and their guests. The
fleet will return to Newport
next Thursday for the races.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Weekend Plans

The Italian Ambassador, No
bile Giacomo de MARITIME, will
leave Washington today to go to
White Sulphur Springs, where
he will spend the weekend.
The counselor of the embassy,
Count Alberto Marchetti di
Muriaglio, is expected at the
embassy Sunday afternoon from
a motor trip in the North, where
he was the guest of honor at
several parties given in Bar
Harbor and Newport.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
T ennis Stars Are
Honored at Supper

Mrs. Helen Wills Moody and
Miss Betty Nuthall were guests
of honor last evening at a
supper party given at the Club
FL Patio Roof in New York for
the American and visiting Eng
liSh tennis stars, by Louis Car
ruthers, president of the U. S.
Lawn Tennis Association.
Other stars in the party were:
Miss Helen Jacobs. Mrs. Law
renee A. Harper, Miss Phyllis
Hudford. Miss Dorothy Round,
Mrs. Eileen Whittingstall. Mr..
and Mrs. Shepherd Barron, and
Mrs. Louis Carruthers.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Mr.Hoover
To Receive
Envoy

The President will receive
the new Minister of Egypt, Sc
sostris Sidarous Pasha, this af-
ternoon when he will present
his credentials. The Minister
will be escorted by Mr.. j. Tro-
Jan Kodding. acting chief Of
the Protocol Division of the De.
partment of State and the First
Secretary of the embassy, Ally
1smail Bey and the attache,
Mr.. Andre Cattaui, will accom-
pany their chief.
The Minister arrived from
London a week ago where he
spent several months on an i'm
portant mission for his govern
ment and previous to that he
served his country as Minister
at The Hague, and at Brussels.
Plans Usual Weekend
The President is planning to
go to his camp on the Rapidan
River for the weekend and it
is likely Mrs. Hoover will join
him there tomorrow, after act
ing as sponsor for the twin
launching of the two vessels to-
morrow at Newport News.
Mrs. Hoover and her party,
on their arrival at Old Point
Comfort in the morning, will
breakfast at the New Chamber
lin, and at the conclusion Of
the launching exercises a large
reception and luncheon will be
given at the same hotel in her
honor which will be attended
by a number of distinguished
guests, including the members
of her immediate party, Surg.
Gen. and Mrs. Hugh S. Cum
ming, Capt. Charles Russell
Train, U. S. NJ, aide to the
President. and her secretary,
Miss Mildred Hall.
Among the Guests
Other guests present will in
clude the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, Mr.. Ernest Lee
Jancke; the Minister of Panama
and Sonora Harmodio Arias;
the Minister of Nicaragua, DR..
Juan B. Sacasa; the new Minis
ter of Honduras, DR.. Celeo
Davilla; Senator Duncan U.
Fletcher; the assistant to the
Postmaster General, Mr.. w.
Irving Glover; Representative
William R. Wood, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Stephen o. Bland,
Mr.. Henry M. Robinson, of Los
Angeles; Capt. Elmer E. Crow
ley, of the United States Ship
ping Board, and Mrs. Crowley,
and Mr.. William N. Todd, of
New York.
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Leave for Week.
End Trip to
Halifax

Mr.. William Phelps Emo will
be host to his niece and her
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Hawes, when they leave this
evening from New York for one
of the delightfully."- interesting
weekend trips to Halifax. They
return to New York Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawes are we'll
known in the Capital where
they are frequent visitors.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Foreign Wedding of Interest Here

Another wedding Of great interest here which will take
place foreign shores, will be that of Miss Eleanor de
Mumm, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Hermann de Mumm
and niece of Princess Vera Metschersky to Mr. Henry
Thornton jr. The ceremony will be performed the
home of the bride parents in Frankfort and the couple
will sail directly after for New York route to Montreal
where they will make their future home Mr. Thornton
father is Sir Henry j. Thornton, head of the Canadian
Northern Railway, whose first wife Miss Virginia Blair
Sir Henry born in Indiana and after preparing St.
Paul's School, attended the University of Pennsylvania
where he became of the greatest football stars the ns
tuition has produced He knghed England in recog
milton Of his work in directing the of troops on
British railways during the
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Dunns Will Leave
For Trip in North

Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Arthur
Dunn will leave tomorrow for
Mt. Kisco, N Y, where they
will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Van Cortland
for several days.
From there they will go to
the Adirondacks to visit Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Seligman, of
New York, at their camp. They
will return to Washington after
Labor Day.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
In Washington
-with-
QoQlQd Qduuct;

The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Mellon according to
dispatches from the other sde planning to sail today
from France aboard the S. S. Roma after restfu soourn
spent with his sonnaw and daughter Mr. and Mrs David
K E. Bruce at Villa Maryland the beautiful chateau they
took Cap Ferat the French Riviera for the summer
months.
The Secretary went to Cap Ferrat at the conclusion of
his stay in Paris where he took prominent part in the
conferences held there in the early The liner is
expected call at Naples where Mr. Mellon will be shown
special honor by the Italian government the occasion
of his departure from Europe.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Envoy Sails

The German Ambassador,
Herr Friedrich w. Won Pritt-
witz und Gaffron, sailed yester-
day aboard the S. S. Bremen
for the United States. He will
come directly to Washington to
resume his post.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Luncheon Party

Countess Szechenyi, wife of
the minister of Hungary, with
her mother, the dowager Mrs.
Vanderbilt, will entertain at a
luncheon Sunday at the latter's
beautiful place, the Breakers,
at Newport, where their guests
will include some of the smart
set Summering at the resort
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Mrs. Horton Hostess
At Luncheon PARTY

Mrs. Horton. wife of Comdr.
William C. Horton, entertained
at luncheon yesterday at Ward
man Park Hotel.
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Gen. H. C. Whitehead, u. s.
A., has as his guest at Ward
man Park Hotel, Mr.. G.. L.
Stryker of Timonium, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Mrs. Curnee Mum
Guest at Saratoga

Mrs. Gurnee Mum. of Wash
ington. is the house guest of
Mr.. John Sanford and his
daughter, Miss Sarah Jane San
ford, at the house they have
taken at Saratoga for the racing
season and which is one of the
show places of Saratoga.
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Mrs. Sidney Kent Legare. Of
Washington. is at the Ritz
Carlton in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Richard Washburn
Child Honors Guest

The former United States am
bassador to italy. Mr.. Richard
Washburn Child. gave a dinner
last evening at Greenough
Place, his Newport home, in
honor of his house guest, Mr..
John J. Kennedy, Of New York.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Guests from America to Attend NuptiaIs

The American colony Cap Ferrat looking forward
the marriage there next Thursday of Miss Pauline Mum
and Mr. Dorland Doyle, which will be important event,
attracting many guests from America who left during the
past week two, attend. The lovely young brde-eect
is the daughter of Mr.. Charles A. Num- who resided in
Washington years ago and who divides his time
between Philadelphia Palm Beach and France Mr. James
H. R. Cromwell of Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury, of
Philadelphia of the most popular in society,"
weeks ago for the event at which he will
best and the reception to be held at Villa Prmevaera
Of the show places the Riviera will be thronged
with smart crowd made up of prominent foreigners as
we'll as representatives of New York, Philadelphia and
Washington society At the conclusion of their wedding
trip Mr. Doyle and his bride will New York. where
they make their future home.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Woodsons Leave for
Visit in Nantucket

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene r.
Woodson are leaving today for
Nantucket, where they will
spend some time. Their daugh-
ter, Miss Jean Woodson, is in
Colorado Springs and will not
return to the Capital before
the early fall.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Smart Dinners Are
Given on Terrace

Mrs. Charles j. Williamson
entertained a company at din
ner on the Shoreham Terrace
last evening. AS did Mrs. John
F. Gaynor, who had a small
group at the dinner dance. Her
guests included Capt. and Mrs.
Earl Shipp and Mr.. Raymond
Kieran, of Danville, Ill.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Rep.BrittenGiven
Reception at
Navy Fete

A large reception was given
last evening at the Maidstone
Club, at East Hampton, in
honor of Representative Fred
A. Britten of Illinois, chairman
of the Naval Affairs Committee
of the House. and Mrs. Britten
and Vice Admiral George A.
Moffett, commanding the Navy
scouting force at Montauk;
Rear Admiral Clark Howell
Woodward. Rear Admiral c. s.
Kempff, Rear Admiral w. D.
Leahy, and about so ranking
officers.
The flag carried by Admiral
Dewey on his flagship, the
Olympia, at the battle of Manila
Bay, which was lent for the oc-
casion by the family of the late
Mr.. Jack Edward Everett Nc
Call, to whom it was given by
Admiral Dewey. was a feature
of the decorations at the club
house, which were carried out
on an elaborate scale.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Visits Washington

Senor Rafael LARGO y Her
rera, former Minister of For
eign Affairs of Peru, and a
possible nominee for the presi-
dency of Peru, paid a brief
visit to Washington this week
when he was en- route by air
from his home to New York.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Mr.. D. A. Hart and
Family at Seashore

Mr.. David A. Hart, Assistant
United States District Attorney,
with Mrs. Hart and their two
children, are at Claridge, Allan
tic City, where they plan to
spend a month.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

Mass, and Mr.. Edward Vein
tai, an attache of the Polish
Embassy, who accompanied
Mr.. Sokolowski to Williams
town, is remaining there for
the next three weeks.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Washington fashions
BY WILMA LAVILLE

If you are going to school this
fall you are no doubt cheering
yourself on with the thought
that the football season opens
almost as soon as school does,
and then right after that comes
Thanksgiving holidays. And
with these thoughts comes the
problem of planning your ward.
robe for school and football sea.
son.
For Many Occasions
Every girl wants several cos
tunes that are smart but weap.
able for many occasions. Every
one will welcome the new
woolen. but they will not forget
silk crepe frocks which are al
ways practical and are good be-
cause they can be worn from
the time you get up in the
morning straight through the
day, and even for an informal
dinner. This years silk crepe
will be canton crepe in a rather
light weight version that will
hold its shape and always pre-
sent a good appearance, but will
not be hot or bulky.
Three-CoIor Theme
We selected a frock for
Sketchlng today that has many
good recommendations to a girl
who will soon start school. It
Is OF brown canton crepe and
will go we'll without coat right
now, and later under any brown
or tan coat. or under a fur
coat. 1t introduces the popular
three-color theme in it's trim.
ming of chartreuse and white.
It has the new large shoulder
and slim wasted effect, and
it is cleverly fitted by diagonal
lines. The neckline is rounded
and higher in the new manner
and is finished with the lower
one side. This dress is very
moderately priced from Wash
ington store.
X
If you want any information
concerning this dress write Miss
Laville, inclOsing a self-addressed
stamped envelope. or call Dis
trict $3.50. Ext. 16S.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Adamses es Leave
For Daughter S
Wedding

Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio H.
Adams left the Capital yester-
day afternoon to go to New
York, where the wedding of
their t daughter, Miss Faith
Adams, and Mr.. Philip Young,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Owen D.
Young will take place tomorrow
afternoon in the Church of the
Divine Paternity. While in New
York they will stop at the
Vanderbilt.
Miss Adams, with her maid
of honor, Miss Martha Ellis,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Hayne Ellis. of Washington, has
been spending some time at
Saranac and will join her par
ents in New York this evening.
Her sister, Mrs. T. Dewitt Carr,
will be matron of honor.
A reception will follow at
Sherry's. Mr.. Young will COM
plete his course at the Harvard
School of Business Administra-
tion and they will then make
their home in New York.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Leahys to Leave For
England Next Week

Capt. and Mrs. Lamar r. Leahy
and the latter's mother, Mrs.
Charles w. Clinton, who have
been occupying the Karolik cot
tage, in Newport, are conclud-
ing their stay there Monday
and will sail for England on the
Belgenland at the end of next
week.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14
Mrs. Linda. Spence
Brown in. the CITY

Mrs, Linda Spence Brown.
accompanied by her daughter.
Miss Nancy Brown, of .Cmcin-
natl, is spending a few days in
the Capital at the Dodge Hotel.
The Washington times., 1931-08-14

If you want any information
concerning this dress write Miss
Laville, inclOsing a self addressed
stamped envelope, or call Dis
trict $3.50, Ext. 1855.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
Astral Scientists

There is a merry row in New York be- tween the magieians and astrologers. It was started by the Society of American Masieians when their spokesman offered to help the police rid the city of mediums, fortune tell CTS and astrologers. The latter immediately jumped into the fray. One of them says: We object to astrolosy being elassed as fortune telling We insist that astorology is science. Because crooks see fit to hun- bug the public with crystal gazing. tea leaf reading, phrenology, card reading, fortune telling, numerology and boiler plate horo- scopes posing as astrology, the real students of astrology should not be condemned
 These are pretty deep matters for most of us Of the whole bunch involved, the magieians seem to be in the most strategic position for a scrap. They don't claim any occult powers - not in these days They merely profess the ancient and entertaining art or trade of sleight-of-hand,
 But there may be little to say too. for the astrologers- It's remarkable how many people, even irf this faithless and ma terialistic age, still wonder if there isn't some thing in it. Not the 20 per cent potency that Paracelsus claimed for the heavenly bodies, you know, but say Volsteadian percentage, or better. Possibly some radio- like emanation thrown through space from the sun, moon and planets, affecting human brains. Why not have a scientific test of this alleged science3 Some bright graduate student in university might get doctor s thesis out of it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
OF THE GOLD STANDARD

(New Haven Journals Courier)
 What seems to have happened in England is that the brutal realities of world finance have at last over turned a magnificent display or financial gallantry on the national scale. That was of course. the Brit ish stabilization of the pound at It's pre-war value, plus the British debt settlement with the United States at practically par. No other nation paced the postwar reconstruction with such fiint-like and unwavering heroism. France fought for and re- ceived substantial curtailments in our debt, and stabilized the franc by writing off about four-fifths Of it's pre-war value with all that sig nifies in debt repudiation. It was no doubt the realistic thing to do; the celebrated Gallic sense Of real ism prevailed, but across the chan mel the English were still sticking to something more lyric.
 If her surrender now to economic actuality shall represent alignment with natural law, however. in way to bring a return, however quali- fled, of prosperity. the whole world will prosper as we'll as England by it. That is the attitude taken toward the lapse in Washington. It is felt that with the preternatur- ally formidable load of the pre- war pound relaxed bit from the shoulders of the nation, essential establishments can be made of a kind to woo recovery. That is con- summation the whole world de- voutly desires. ,.s.l...
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
Future Oil Supply

It is important that petroleum is on its way to dollar barrel in the big produe ing states that have been selling lately at big loss. It is much more important that seolosists say the country has enough oil in sight to last for 500 years. This amaz- ing estimate is made by Ralph Arnold and William J. Kemnitzer in book called "Pe- troleum," just published. Previous esti- mates made at various times during the last two decades would have had our oil almost exhausted by this time at the growing rate of consumption.
 The present guess is based on the big pools now being tapped in Texas, Oklahoma and southern California, plus shae oil known to exist in enormous quantities. es- peeially in Colorado. plus the still greater deposits of coal, which itself is potential oil. The oil will be squeezed out of the shale when the more economical and easily ex- plotted pools are pumped dry. Coal of all grades. but particularly the bituminous and Ignite, will be turned into gasoline and other familiar petroleum products by distil- lation. This process. already begun in small way. will finally become the regular mode of oil production. From which fact the coal industry. now in a sad decline may take what comfort it can. Some day coal men will prosper.
 The amount of oil ultimately available in all known forms is said to be more than 725,008,000.000 barrels. Say roughly more than 700 billion. Compare this with the B billion barrels produced since the first oil we'll was drilled in Huntsville. Pa 72 years ago. So step on the gas if you like But remember that gas is sure to cost more, as the spouting wells go dry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24

If by chance you discover strange insect in your garden this fall think twice before swatting. The insect is about three times the size of the ordinary srasshopper and is so green that it is hard to distinguish it from the green leaf on which it frequently pauses in it's busy existence. It is nothing more than praying mantis. which as many might imagine upon first seeing the word was species of religious fanatic. The praying mantis has just been brought into the country. There are quite few down around New York. Undoubtedly they will spread to Connecticut if the female of the species will leave a few males living. Tht female is a cannibal and eats the male. The praying mantis' boon to humanity is its abil- ity to rid the nation of flies with great rapidity. It catches them easily and digests quantities with no effort. Therefore. spare the praying mantis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
Here, There And EDerywhere

Orlenas-though something like the following incident might have oc- cured equally well in Baltimore or Seattle. The manager of one of these groceries urked his regular customers to look carefully over the wholelist of bargains. The prices were impressive: Tomatoes in No. 1 cans of tomato soup, to-. mato paste and tomato sauce were also priced reasonably. :.
 "Yes, I can use a dozen cans or tomato juice, at 6s cents" a patron agreed, "but l would appreciate this bargain more If did not know one of the main reasons why the juice is cheap. Today received a letter from a woman who happens to work in a cannery in Tennessee. She gets Is cents an hour and rare ly finds work long enough at the canneryr to- Nearn more than oS cents a day"
 Grocer and customer we'll might have discussed reasons why so many other products also are low priced. They might have noted the darge part that fear Is playing m. .the business decline. But the buyer only stopped at the door to say: "The woman who wrote me from the cannery was my sister.
 Tomatoes are cheap! But are they? +&