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The Washington times., 1932-05-16
G.O.P.EXPECTED
To ADOPT WET
PLANK
Senator's Conversion to Anti
Dry Movement Indicates
Hoover Will Consent

Senator Samuel H. Short
ridge of California, who has
been a consistent dry through
out his Senate service. today
joined the growing ranks Of
those who favor a referendum
on the Eighteenth Amendment.
Shortridge's conversion strength.
ened the belief that the Repub-
lican platform this year will con-
tain a resubmiSsion plank and
that President Hoover will consent
to stand on it for reelection.
The California Senator always
has been considered as being
"cloSe" to the President. Not in
frequently he has been the White
House spokesman in the Senate.
Shortridge announced he ia
Yored reSubmisSion in the follow
ing statement:
May Exercise Rights
Il favor giving the people Op-
pOrtunity to exercise their right
to modify or alter or repeal the
Eighteenth Amendment to the
Constitution.
"My views are in entire har-
mOny with the public policy of,
California, whose people have
provided in their State cOnstitu-
ton for the initiative and the
referendum. Under our CalifOr-
mia constitution the people may
initiate a law to be adopted by
vote Of the people, or compel q
referendum on a law to be
adopted or rejected by q vote of
the people.
The great and far.seeing
statesmen who framed the Con-
stitutiOn Of the United States
realized and anticipated that
conditions might and probably
would call for this amendment.
Hence Article v Of the COnsti-
tuition which provides and pre-
SCrlbeS the procedure for its
amendment.
Peoples Privilege
81 believe and have always
believed that the people should
be given, and I shall vote to
give them opportunity to
exercise that inherent, con-
StitutionaI right with respect to
the Eighteenth Amendment,
'While the Eighteenth
Amendment remains a part Of
the Constitution Of the United
States it must be upheld"
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
Cathedral Speaker
Urges Racial Unity

People in these days must for
get partisanship and unite in
unseHish endeavor, the Right
Rev. Charles Fiske, Bishop of
Central New York, declared yes
terday in a sermon in the choir
of Washington Cathedral. Criti-
Ching America, he said:
1--WE have talked beautifully
of a democracy Of service but
we have done so little to mSld
into unity the races that have
come to us with their many
tongues"
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
'F|N|S' JUNE 10,
VIEW Of SMELL .

President Hoover canvassed the
legislation situation today in a
conference with Representative
Smell of New York, Republican
floor leader, and received a fairly
optimistic report.
Smell said the House was now
in the mood for any reasonable
economy measure because they
have all heard from home"
He predicted that after the
Senate has disposed of the tax
bill it would go to conference
and a pretty intelligent bill"
would be evolved and passed.
The proposal to establish a SyS-
tenn Of home loan banks designed
to make up to $4,000 available
to individual citizens who desire
to build their own homes will be
the next and last important piece
of legislative business taken up
by the House, Smell said. He
said he thought there was fair
chance of adjournment by June
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
3 Jap Premiiers
Targets of
ASSQSSinS

TOKYO, May IS Q.N.S).
Inukai was the third Japanese
premier in recent years to die
at the hands of an assassin.
Premier Takashi Hara was
slain by a Korean in Tokyo
November 4, 1921, and Premier
Yuko Hamaguchi died Of
wounds received at the hands of
an assassin November Il, 1880.
During the last IL months
there have been many attempts
to asSassinate prominent gov
eminent, political, and business
leaders.
Emperor Hirohito was the
target of an attempt upon his
life January 8 of this year.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
FEAR MOUNTAIN
FATAL TO3

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May IS.
Q.N.SJ.-Tragedy marred the
successful climb of Mt. Mckinley
by members of the Liek-Lindley
party, it was learned today after
the party returned to the floor
Of Mckinley National Park.
Co-leader Lick said he was in.
formed by the cosmic ray expert,
Beckwith, that Allan Carpe and
"Kov" Koven, members of the
cosmic ray party, were believed
to have fallen into a deep
crevaSse.
Another member Of the party
named Spadevachie started out
four days ago to get aid for
Beckwith, who is seriously i'll,
but has not been found and Is
feared lost.
Many Automobile Repair Services are
listed today in the Business Service
Directory published in the Classified
Section.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
PARDON IS SURE
MASS|ES SAY

LOS ANGELES, May 16
(I.N.S.). -" Clarence Darrow,
our attorney, says a pardon is
almost certain"
Smiling, and eager to forget
their tragic memories of Hawaii,
Lieut.. Thomas H. Massie and his
pretty young wife rested here to-
day before leaving, probably
Wednesday, to visit his mother
in Winchester, KY.
Lieutenant MaSsie said he had
been granted leave, but expected
an assignment within q month.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
Work on Boulder
Dam BeinQ Pushed

LOS ANGELES.-Work upon
the Boulder Dam construction
project is being carried forward
far ahead of schedule.
In a few months work to build
the diversion dam to carry the
river through the bypass tunnels
will be under way and before
another year is over, the Golfer
dams for the permanent Struc-
ture will be put in place.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
DEATH PENALTY
FOR SLAYERS
UNLIKELY
Misguided Motives Blamed
For Act; Nippon Turns to
Rule by the Military
By FRAZIER HUNT
Famous War Correspondent and AuthOE
Copyright, 1882, by International
News SerVice)


Copyright, 1882, by International
News Service)
TOKYO, May 16 Q.N.S.).
StOicahy accepting yesterday s
assassination and terrorism,
Tokyo calmly awaits the next
move in what is generally
accepted as a steady drive
toward semi revolutionary
Fascism.
For the moment, the vio-
aence is probably over, and the
next step will be political.
But Fascism marches ahead.
Eighteen youthful army and
navy officers and cadets are held
1ncommunicado at military police
headquarters.
Entirely An Army Matter
Their fate is uncertain. Few
people believe they will be given
death sentences for the cold
blooded murder of aged Premier
XII Inukai. The majority feel that
light sentences will be imposed.
Time is on their side because
apparently time will put their
Fascist friends in power. The
civil authorities are entirely help
less to try their cases as it is an
army matter entirely.
Early this morning the cabinet
resigned, but the Emperor refused
to accept, ordering them to re-
main in office temporarily. The
acting premier, Korekiyo Taxa
hashi is now holding a secret
session Of the government (Sei-
yu'SaD party to decide upon cab
met changes. UnqueStionably the
ministers Of war and navy will
be changed.
Sympathy For Killers
While coolies jingling sleigh
bells hourly announce newspaper
extras I hear on all sides strange
expressions of sympathy for the
youths who took the law into
their own hands.
From government officials down
to the men ON the streets is
feeling that the officers followed
misguided but patriotic motives.
An official foreign office spokes-
man said:
"These youths were inspired
by q patriotic cause. Whatever
develops will not be against
the people,"
Apparently dissatisfaction
against the politicians and general
unrest due to the depression is so
widespread here that there is a
feeling a radical change would be
good for Japan.
The country is ready to accept
q "superparty' government as the
first step toward actual FasciSm-
known here as Nipponism or ma
tionalism.
FaSciSm Backed Up
Behind this idea of japanese
FaScism stand certain high mill
tary, government and nonparty
leaders. If it can come without
bloodshed it will be for the best,
but youthful terroristS, tied in
with older leaders, are more than
willing to repeat yesterdays tragic
Sunday if necessary.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
Being Wet Is Honor
Mrs, Sdbin Boasts

NEW YORK, May is G.N.S0
The contempt and reproach"
once attaching to the word wet"
has been converted into "a term
of distinction" Mrs. Charles H.
Sabin, national chairman Of the
Women's Organization TO; Ma
tional Prohibition Reform, said
in a radio speech inaugLrating
National Repeal Week." which
began today. She pleaded
"Wear ire wet label proudly,
vote for wet candidates, and
pile up wet majOritjeS."
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
Prisoner Attempts
To Hang Self in Cell

Charles A. GaddeSS. SO, Of 1888
Sixteenth st. N. W., is at
Casualty Hospital after trying to
hang himself last night in his
cell at the Third precinct station.
Soon after GaddeSS was placed
in the cell, police attendants
heard his cell mates shout. They
found that GaddeSS had fash
toned a moose with his handker.
chief and had attempted to choke
himself. Gaddess had been ar
rested on . reckless driving
charge.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
Alexandria Bakery
Damaged BY Blaze

The Colonial Bakery, of 904
King St., Alexandria, was dam
aged by fire last night. Firemen
prevented the blaze from spread
ing to the Montgomery Ward &
Co. building on one side and the
Jane Marie Shoppe on the other.
No estimate has been made Of the
damage.
The Washington times., 1932-05-16
LECTURES ON U. S. TOUR

DR.. Frederick Vining Fisher
will deliver a Embellishments"
lecture at Central High School
Auditorium tomorrow afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock under auspices of
the Community Institute. The
lecture will be repeated Wednes-
day and Thursday evening.
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ton with the outside world, with your
elbows pinioned above your head, you
become temporarily blind, deaf and
helpless. You writhe and stagger about,
uttering mufled maledictions. But-ah,
the relief when at last you emerge into
the light Of day-blinking, breathless,
disheveled, with your lungs fun of lint
and your spectacles dangling from one
ear. 1t is good to be alive.
Sleeveless sweaters, or jenkins, are not
so difficult to get into talthough, as
Eddie Guest remarked, cit takes heap
o jerkin to make vest a coat"). If
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-04

Among the invertebrates, wash cloths
are the most common. Any abortive bit
Of knitting may be finished of with
scalloped edge and used as a wash cloth
but not by me. There are too many
great open spaces between stitches. I
knew a man who almost lost the sight
of one eye when his thumb suddenly
popped through a knitted wash cloth he
was using. The net results are not worth
the risk. ae=-,aasaf l-
Knitted doilies and knitted caps aren't
as popular as they used to be, which Is
saying very little. Yet they do crop up
now and then at Christmas time, and
inevitably the question arises: Which is
which? To the casual observer, any cir
cular piece OF knitting may be either
But there is a difference. If it lies fiat
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1t is a cap and II it humps up In the
middle It Is dolly.
The largest of the invertebrates Is the
afghan-a sort Of woolly blanket Of in
determinate area. When wash cloths or
mufaers get out of hand and run amuck,
they become afghans. Knitters work on
them for generation after generation,
and history may be read IN the flaws
and variations of the needleworks as IN
the pattern of a. Persian rug. You may
be threatened with the gift of an afghan
this Winter. but do not be alarmed, for
the chances are that you will never re-
ceive 1t. The redeeming virtue Of the
afghan is that 1t IS never quite finished.
However, with Christmas only three
weeks away, 1t is well to be prepared for
all forms Of gathering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-04
1.-The Worsted Yet to Come"

you fail to find the opening at the neck,
you can always use one of the armholes
as an emergency exit.
Knitted suspenders are very pretty TO
look at, but their elasticity is the one
way kind. They have tendency to
stretch ont and stay stretched, being
constructed on the principle that it Is
better to give than to retrieve. Thus
YOU may start the day with your waist
line wen up under your arms In the
continental manner, and by evening it
will be down around your knees in the
Oriental manner. Such suspenders
should be worn only in conjunction with
a good stout belt.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Diplomatic Corps Plans
Many Dinners This Week
Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson to Be
Honored by Ambassador of Cuba
and Sonora de Ferrara.

The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine Veverka will be at home tomorrow
from to o'clock to the members of
the Czechoslovak colony in Washington
and the friends of that Republic. The
party is in celebration of the SOD
birthday anniversary of the President
of Czechoslovakia, Mr.. Thomas G.
Masaryk, who also is the first President
of that Republic.
The charge d'affaires of Costa Rica
and Sonora de Gonzales have moved to
3451 Newark street.
The secretary of the South African
legation, Mr.. Eugene Kevin Scallan, is
in New York, where he went to attend
the South African dance given last eve
ming.
Signora Magda Sbernadori Belingardi,
wife Of the air attache Of the Italian
embassy entertained a large company
at tea yesterday afternoon in her home,
2151 Wyoming avenue.
Nobil Orietta Figarolo del Cont di
Gropello, wife of the assistant naval
attache Of the italian embassy, will sail
Wednesday to spend the Summer in
Italy.
Mr.. Harold H. Sims, attache Of the
British embassy, with Mrs Sims, enter
tanned informally at dinner Tuesday
evening at Wardman Park Hotel, where
they are making their home.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Capital Society Awaits
Arrival of Spring After
Lenten Season of Quiet
Interest Here Turns to Music as National
Symphony Prepares Plans for
Coming Year.
Underwood.

issued by the trustees of the gallery
and those invited included officials. dip
lomats. the Congress and others promi-
nent in resident society. The private
view last evening opened the exhibit,
which will be on view in the gallery
until November "a, and IS under the
auspices Of the United States Bicenten-
NAL Commission.
The latest fad among the younger
generation In society Is roller skating,
although the present generation In
Washington must use the sidewalks or
paved streets for this sport. Not SO
many years ago society took to roller
skatas when there were one or more
skatirg rinks and at one. now a mar
ket. t was served each afternoon in
an attractive tea room adjoining.
Among those who were conspicuous by
their graceful and skillful skating were
Countess Luise Alexandra Won Bern
storf, daughter Of the German Am
bassador and Baroness Won Bernstorn,
and Senor Algara, then second secretary
of the Mexican embassy. They waltzed
and two-stepped quite as easily and
gracefully as though they were on
ballroom floor rather than in a roller
skating rink.
Easter Monday evening for several
years was taken by the Polo Ball, al
ways a gay and colorful opening OF
the Spring season, but so far there has
been no announcement of such a fes-
tivity planned by the War Department
Polo Association. Today announcement
is made Of ball to be given that night
which will reproduce "A Night In
Spain"
Springtime is the call for pilgrim
ages to the historic homes and gar
dens here and In nearby States.
Georgetown will have its first tour Aprli
l and 2, and Alexandria is planning
similar tour in May. Among those
opened in Alexandria last year was that
Of DR.. Elisha Cullen Dick, close friend
OF George Washington and grand mas
ter Of the Masonic Lodge in Alexandra
at the time of Gen Washington's death
The house is on Prince street near the
river and recently has been restored Dy
the present owners, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hampton Howell, as nearly as possible
to its appearance when DR.. Dick en-
tertained Gen. Washington and his per-
Sonal physician, DR.. Craik.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Notables to Assist
Georgetown University
In Bicentennial Fete
Vice President Curtis and
Mrs. Gam to Be Guests of
Honor at Reception This
Afternoon.
Underwood.

Georgetown University, whose found
ing dates back to the days Of George
Washington, will be the scene Of an
elaborate reception and historical ex-
hibit from 4 to o'clock this afternoon,
the occasion being the university's OBJ
servance Of the Bicentennial celebra-
ton.
Vice President Curtis and Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, the guests Of honor,
will assist the president of Georgetown,
DR.. w. Coleman Nevils, S. j., in re-
ceiving the numerous guests. and the
wives of several Senators and faculty
members will act as hoetesses in the
various parlors where George Washing
ton documents and relics of the early
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Dumbarton House Opened
To Public by Colonial Danes

Dunbarton House at 2715 @ street,
formerly known as Bellevue, was opened
to the public February % by the
Colonial Danes of America. The house
was purchased some time ago by the
National Society of Colonial Danes of
America and has been carefully restored
under the advice Of Mr.. Fiske Kimban
Of the Pennsylvania Museum Of Art. The
house itself is one of the most beauti-
ful Of its kind in the United States and
the Colonial Danes have furnished it
with great care for historical accuracy.
Some Of the furniture has been donated
by prominent members Of the society
and some has been loaned temporarily,
while the stone benches in the formal
garden have been given by Mrs. Fred
erick e Hicks and Mrs. EdwaAd 3.
X|EI1FA =
Evening star., 1932-03-06

Emilio Bello. former Vice President Of
Chile and judge Of the Honduras
Guatemala arbitration, and Sonora de
Bello; DR.. Luis Castro Urena OF Costa
Rica. also here for the Honduras -Guate-
mala arbitration: Mrs. Gibson Fahne-
stock. Miss Josephine Patten, Baroness
van Kaathoven. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jasper Du Bose. Mrs. Lawrence Town
send and Senor Benjamin Cohen.
Sonora de Bello acted as hostess for
the Ambassador.
Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham
entertained small company at dinner
last evening In their home on Sixteenth
street,
Representative and Mrs. Edward L.
Stokes viii entertain Q party qf II at
sess essIffwstssaaexf ~ 3,asssy IL kf1OlannsTF
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Margaret Caldwell
And John F. Chester to
Be Married in Fall
Former Senator and Mrs.
Allen Announce Engage
ment of Their Daughter.
Harris Ewing.

The newly appointed consul general
to Sydney. Australia. end Mrs. John
K. Caldwell announce the engagement
OF their daughter. Margaret Colqihoun,
TO Mr.. John r, Chester Of the Asso-
ciated Press. Mr.. Chester Is q native
OF washington and is the son OF Mr..
w. K. Chester.
The wedding will probably take place
next Autumn. Miss Caldwell viii ac-
company her parents 10 Australia
shortly and will return 10 this country
IN several months.
Mr.. Caldwell has been connected with
the State Department for some time
and was recently appointed 70 the post
In Australia.
Former Senator and Mrs. Henry J.
Allen announce the engagement OF their
.
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Mrs. Habersham Lectures on
Orient Tomorrow Evening

Mrs. F. A. Habersham of Los Angeles
will give a lecture, with motion pictures,
in the parish house of Christ Church,
In Georgetown, tomorrow evening at 8
O'Clock. Miss Hatersham has Travelled
extensively in the Far East and will
talk OF the missions of the Episcopal
Church in China. The lecture is given
under the auspices of the Womens
Auxiliary of Christ Church.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

The Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel will entertain at luncheon to-
day at the embassy, when their guests
will include the Minister of Jugo-
slavia, DR.. Leonide Pitamic; Senator
David I. Walsh, the apostolic delegate,
the Most Rev. Pietro Fumosoni- -Biondi;
Mgr. James H. Ryan, the Very Rev
Coleman Nevis, S. j.; Mgr. Marella,
Mgr. Buckley, rector of st. Mathews
Church; Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew,
Miss. Mary Patten, the Rev. C..
Dacey, rector of st. Paul's Church,
the Rev. Edmund Walsh, S. j.; Brig.
Gen. William E. Horton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Healey, Capt. and Mrs. Henry
T. Allen, jr.; Father Burke, the Rev.
j. A. Baisnee, Father Bontaine, and
naval attache of the embassy, Capt.
Camille Husson, and the first secretary,
M. Pierre Henry de la Blanchetai.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron will
entertain at dinner Wednesday in honor
of Herr Gerhart Hauptmann and Frau
Hauptmann. DR.. Hauptmann will give
a lecture Tuesday evening.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Ronald Lindsay, will be joined
Monday of next week by Lady Lindsey.
who has been at Boco Grande, Fla.
The Ambassador Of Belgium and Nine.
May will entertain at dinner Tuesday
evening in the embassy.
The Minister of Hungary, Count
Laszlo Szechenyi, is expected back in
Washington this week from Cuba, where
he has been for about 10 days.
The Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Bostrom are again at the legation.
The Minister met Nine. BoStrom in New
York on her return to this country
from q short stay In Sweden.
The Minister Of the Netherlands. Mr.
j. H. van Royen, will go to New York
Monday, March II, to attend the an
nual Flower show, when he will present
the prize given by the Queen of Holland
for the exhibit showing the Dutch bulbs
to best advantage.
The Minister will remain in New York
for the meeting of the Dutch Club, the
following day.
The Minister Of Norway and Nine.
Bachke will entertain at dinner Thurs
dan. h6agch II -"- ~
Evening star., 1932-03-06

Music has taken the place Of balls,
apparently, during these few weeks be-
fore Easter and, while the visiting or
chestras are finishing their short sea-
sons here, the National Symphony Or
chestra of Washington is preparing for
next season. The National Symphony
has not yet completed its several
courses of concerts, but the Women's
Committee has launched its campaign
for support in the season to come
Mrs. Beale r. Howard was hostess to
the members of this committee last
week, when encouraging reports were
given as to the support by the public
of the three series of concerts this sea-
son. Mrs. Tracy Dows, chairman of
the committee, presided, and Mrs. Wal
ter Bruce Howe was the first to speak
Mrs. Howe will be one of the soloists
at the concert this afternoon, being an
accomplished pianist. She will share
honors with two other pianists, Anne
Hull and Helen HeinL The Women's s
Committee is well organized and the
Symphony for Washington is well nigh
assured.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles
Evans Hughes were the honor guests at
dinner last evening OF the Ambassador
OF Chile, Senor Miguel Cruchaga Tor
cornal, who entertained at the embassy
on Massachusetts, avenue. The COM
pany invited TO meet the honor guests
included the Ambassador OF Belgium
and Nine. May, tho Ambassador OF
Peru, Senor Don Manuel de Freyre y
Santander; the Minister OF Switzerland
and Nine. Peter; the Assistant seere-
tary OF State and, Mfa Francis White !,
kx,umAa~aa n n.-mu ls.uan.~s..l
Evening star., 1932-03-06

A brilliant company attended the
private view last evening in the Cor
ooran Gallery Of Art Of the collection
of portraits OF George Washington and
ceaeaeau aazuklHh Rshe.snpisaAions weaa
Evening star., 1932-03-06

The New York Philharmonic Orches-
ira will close It's season Of three con-
certs Tuesday. and Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, wife Of New York representa-
tive, is chairman of the local commit
tee, and also serves on the Womens
Committee for the National Symphony
Evening star., 1932-03-06
At Homes of Capital
Hos+esses Carcele'

nostesses Ganceleo
Mrs. Parker, wife of Representative
James S. Parker, will not observe hel
Tuesdays at home again this season.
The commandant OF the Army Wal
College and Mrs. william Drwarc
Connor will not observe their usual DAY
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Gen. and Mrs. Fechet Plan
Dinner for War Secretary
Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes Honor Guests
Last Evening at Embassy
of Chile

The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Pat
rick J. Hurley will be the guests ir
whose honor Maj Gen. and Mrs. Jane.
z. Fechet will entertain at dinner Sat.
urday evening.