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News Of this engaging vagabond went around
the world and was received with interest A
pretty sporting thing to do, for that huge
pachyderm, bred to the herd, to turn solitary
and set out on her own.
This story of Huberta, the Hippo national
animal heroine of South Africa, is clear capti-
Vation OF picturesque incident and of comradely
feeling, sympathy and understanding between
the two concerned here, between Huberta and
this author. You wonder why Hubsrta lett
nome. Many did and conjecture had it several
Ways-a desire, maybe, to revisit the ancestral
haunts of her kind. Possibly the quest of a
lost mate More likely that she was "trekkng
from some terrible memory of the massacre or
dispersal of her herd. Whatever the cause
the fact Is there and of it Mr. Chilvers makes
most engaging use. He and the hippo are
friends-on the right side of the friendship too
The man merely goes along, hunbly delighted
to be there. The beautiful story progresses as
It stould-till it ceases to be beautiful story
and becomes tragic one. Oh, these human
puppets, playing with frearmsI
There Is here, besides the narrative itself a
record OF the eeaseIess warfare of the BUSH
wild and series of historic glimpses OF the
regien. And with it too is description of the
national parks and game reserves of South
Africa by G. Seiwyn Stokes The admirable
Illustrations are by H. E. winder
Evening star., 1932-09-04
Books Rece7Ued

FaE RADIANT YEARS BY Elizabeth Carfrae.
author of The Distant Stars" New York:
G. P. Putnams Sons.
ELOPEMENT INTO EXILE BY v. s. Pritehett,
author OF Marching Spain" Boston: Lit
tie, Brown 81 Co.
FIRST YOUR PENNY. BY Diana Patrick, au-
thor of Gather the Stars" etc. New York:
Z. p. Dutton Il Co.
VERY PRIVATE SIN. BY Laurence Oliver.
New York: Minton, Balch & Co.
SHRINE OF FAIR WOMEN BY Ann Pinehot.
zather of Hour Upon the Ssage" New
York: Ray Long g. Richard Il. Smith, Inc.
THE CIRCLES END. By Grady L. Bain. Bss-
ton: Meader Publishing Co.
LATE SEPTEMBER BY Gladys Johnson. ALL
thor Of Desire" Philadelphia: Mscrae-
Smith Co
THE NINE-HUNDRED BLOCK. BY Katheriae
Haviand-Taylor author of yellow Soap"
Philadelphia: ]. B. Lippincott Co.
DEAD HANDS REACHING. BY Marion Scott.
New York: The Macmillan Co.
THE CAPITAL CITY MYSTERY. BY J. H.
Wallis, author Of Murder by Formula" etc.
New York: e. p. Dutton D. Co.
MURDER BY AN ARIsroCRAT. By Mignos
@. Eberhart, author of From the Dark
Stairway etc. Garden City, NJ Y: The
Crime Club, Inc, Doubleday, Doran 81 Co
KING CRIME. By Cellison Owen, author OF
The American Illusion" New York: Henry
Holt &c CO.
A CITIZEN LOOKS AT GOVERNMENTAL
CONDITIONS. BY Neal Smith Whissnhunt
Boston: The Christopher Publishing House
uNNASKING WALL STREET By John Lloyd
Parker Boston: The Stratford Company.
Evening star., 1932-09-04
Il 1',e0-Pnrp0se Fish

HE qleerly shaped shell fish known as the
abolen, which is native to the coast OF
California. serves q dual purpose, that OF food
and source OF highly priced mother of pearl
for use in art work. The fish feeds largely
upon seaweed and produces q meat which IS
much fancied by Chinese and japanese. The
tsh are gathered, the shell being saved for
tine mother of pearl and the meat being dried
and shipped In large quantities across the
Pacific
Evening star., 1932-09-04

TEE SHELTERED LIFE. BY Ellen Glasgow
author OF The Romantic Comedians" etc.
Garden City N. Y. Doubleday, Doran &
Evening star., 1932-02-09
COMMITTEE WAITS
FOR AMENDMENTS
TO BANKING LAWS
Senate Group to Renew
Hearings Alter Proposed
Changes Are Made.
SPECIFIC ACT REQUESTED
ON CONTROLLERS POWER
Brokerage Houses Also Ask That
They Be Allowed to Conduct
Present Business.

Bills to amplify the banking laws OF
the District and to regulate the pro-
cedure for releasing deeds of trust will
be taken under advisement by the sub
committee on banks and insurance of
the Senate District Committee, after
amendments which were suggested dur
ing a public hearing yesterday after
noon have been submitted in definite
form.
F. G. Addison, jr., representing the
District of Columbia Bankers Associa-
ton, indorsed the banking bill in prin-
ciple. but urged rewriting in more
specific form of the section empower
ing the controller of the currency to
make national bank laws applicable to
other banks and trust companies in the
District. Senator Blaine Republican
of Wisconsin. who conducted the hear
ing, previously had said he also thought
this section should outline specifically
the authority "a be given the controllers
Office
Authority Held Desirable.
F. G. Await. deputy controller, said
that if given this power his Office had
no thought of extending all the nation
al bank laws to the savings banks and
trust companies, but deemed it desir-
able to vest the authority in the con-
troiler Proposed amendments to the
section will be drafted and submitted
later.
The bill contains number Of other
new provisions designed TO improve ex-
iSting laws relating to savings banks,
trust companies. and building aSsocia-
tons C. Clinton James represented
the building associations at the hear
ing.
John A. Petty of the Washington
Real Estate Board and Mr. Addison
suggested a number of amendments to
the two bills pending before the sub
committee to regulate releasing of
deeds of trust Both speakers favored
protective legislation. but urged that
the form of regulation be worked out
SO as to avoid undue hardship on prop
erty owners generally. Senator Blaine
suggested specific amendments on this
subject ako be submitted later
Roger j. Whiteford. representing W.
B. Hibbs & Co. called attention to a
provision of the banking bill which
would have interfered seriously with
brokerage Offices The section pro-
vided that in future no banking busi-
ness could be carried on except by
corporations Mr. Whiteford explained
that brokerage firms are not corpora
tions. but partnerships. Mr.. Await
suggested an amendment exempting
partnerships which conduct banking
business as. an incident to brokerage
business.
bill to make several changes in the
charter of the Acacia Mutual Life Asso-
citation, including a change of its name
to Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. was explained to the subcom-
'mittee by William Montgomery, its
president
Evening star., 1932-02-09
HARKER GETS 80 DAYS
FOR OBSCENE PICTURE
Complaining Witness in Police
Brutality Cases Is Accused
by Two Women.

James Henry Harker, complaining
witness in recent police brutality trials,
was sentenced to go days in jail by
Judge Ralph Given in Police Court to-
day on a charge of possession OF an
obscene picture.
Harker was arrested about two
months ago by Policeman r. E. VIII
liams. second precinct, on charges Of
intoxication and disorderly conduct
At the second precinct station, an OBJ
scene picture was found in one of the
young mans pockets.
Two young women testified today that
Harker accosted them on the street
shortly before his arrest and showed
them the picture.
In sentencing Harker, Judge Given
said that except for his having exhibited
the picture to the young women he
would have imposed a fine rather than
a Jail sentence. The judge ordered
sentences totaling IS days in Jail on the
drunk and disorderly charges: The
sentences are to run concurrently with
the other Jail term.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
POETRY OF THE DEEP ENVISIONED
AT BALL OF THE SEVEN SEAS
Arts Clubs Annual Bal Boheme Opens a
Vision of LONELINESS That Land
Does Not Boast.

That there are stranger things un-
light of Gay was proven at the Ball of
the Seven Seas" at the Willard last
night when the Arts Club of Wash
ington held its annual Bal Boheme.
The mystery, romance and poetry OF
the deep opened up vision of lowell
ness that the land could not boast and
with big, gorgeous fish that outdid the
rainbow in color swinging overhead and
under the mystic lights along the wall
back of the boxes, transparet acqua-
RUINS with fish of every description
swimming in lucid pools.
The perfectly arranged mystic lights
lent another illusion to the eye, and
nymphs. mermaids, curious sea horses,
dolphins and shell fish OF the sea, and
even Neptune himself, after the pageant
was over, mingled in the strange atmos-
phere.
The Swimmers.
But standing out as the most timely
feature of the ball was the huge
aquarium which almost filled one end
of the ballroom and in which swan
former Ambassador Dawes, as an octo-
pus smoking a pipe; former Secretary
Mellon, swimming off from an empty
Treasury; Vice President Curtis, the
trained seal; AL Smith, disguised
swordfish; Gov. Ritchie, Chesapeake
crab; Speaker Garner. and many
others, swimming about the White
House in the background.
A "black pearl" portrayed by Mrs
Eliphalet Andrews, took first honors fol-
the most beautiful costume. Mrs. An
drews wore a headdress of black pearls
and the sweeping train of her black
chiffon robe was adorned with black
balloons giving the effect of pearls. In
her hands she carried similar pearl
The second prize for the most beauti-
full costume was awarded to Mrs. Mary
Vernon Mish of Failing Water, W. Va.
who was costumed as mermaid.
Leland Williams, as Fiji Islander
received spontaneous applause as he
gave "hula" demonstration in passing
the judges stand. He was given the
award for the most amusing costume
bott and Hugo linden.
The prize for the most original char
acterization went to Miss Ethel Wheel
wright as sponge, and an award fol
the most attractive couple was given
to John Paul Jones and Miss Virginia
Lyle, costumed in the style of 1860.
Among those who received honorable
mention were Mrs. Charles Stratton as
bell buoy, Charles Bittinger and his
daughter, Miss Isabel Bittinger, as 9
pair of penguins; A. Richard Hill as 9
deep-sea diver and Felix Mahoney, who
impersonated the lorg-lost McGinty
who went to the bottom of the sea
dressed in his best suit of clothes,' ir
popular song of Is years ago. Mis-
Edith Muth as a Gloucester fisherman
Miss Lisa Gardiner as a Spanish
dancer also received honorable men.
tion.
The floor committeeman in Vikin(
costumes lent color to the ball.
Neptune's Review opened the bal with
a pageant in two parts, James Oti.
Porter taking the part of Neptune ane
Theodore Tiller, I'd, and Carl Carlson
the prancing sea horses which drew
Evening star., 1932-02-09
TWO SUFFER INJURIES
IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

A man and youth were injured in
automobile accidents yesterday, the for
mer when knocked down and the latter
when an automobile truck turned over
The man injured is Sadge Freeman,
"a. of 5420 CONNECTICUT avenue,
knocked down at Sixteenth and v
streets by an automobile operated by
William Thomas, colored, of the 100
block of S street. Freeman was treated
at Emergency Hospital for severe
bruises. and it was thought he may
have received internal injuries.
The youth injured was Curtis Young,
18, of the 200 block of Tenth street
southwest, who received lacerations
when a truck on which he was riding
overturned at Tenth street and Vir-
ginia avenue southwest, when the
wheels are said to have locked. Four
others on the truck were uninjured,
according to police. Young was treated
at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
D. c. PLEA REJECTED
IN PAVING APPEAL
Assessment Is Cancelled.
Two Condemnations Up
held by Court.

Three cases in which the District
Commissioners were involved were de-
cided today by the District Court of
Appeals through Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel. The action of the Commission
ers was upheld in two condemnation
cases and reversed in one, affecting an
assessment for street improvement un-
der the Borland act
Joseph j. Moebs was successful in OBJ
tanning the cancellation of an assess
ment for paving the roadway of Con-
necticut avenue. which had been levied
against the triangular piece of ground
on which he has since erected the Du-
pont Circle Apartments. Counsel for
the Commissioners attempted to distin-
guish the case from the several opinions
of the court invalidating assessments
under the Borland act by pointing out
that Connecticut avenue was ordered
improved by special act OF Congress
Cancellation Confirmed.
Answering this contention. Justice
Van Orsdel points out that in the
johnson case, specially cited, and in
the present case the street improve
ments were made under authority and
by direction of Congress. In the John
son case. as in others similarly treated
by the court, full power had been vested
by Congress in the Commissioners to
proceed under the terms of the act,
hence the authority arises from the
same source, namely, the legislative
power, the court declares. The action
of the District Supreme Court can
ceiling the assessment was affirmed.
The National Savings g. Trust Co.,
as substitute trustee. sought to set aside
a condemnation verdict for the estab-
hshment of building line on Mintwood
place on the contention that James j.
Walsh, one of the owners, was not
served with notice of the proceeding.
although then resident in the District.
The court held that the failure was
cured by the general order of publica-
ton and that personal service IN these
cases is not jurisdictional. The mar
shall is directed by the courts order to
serve such owners as may be found
in the District" and in his return re-
ported Walsh as mot found"
Objection Ruled Out.
Objections of Archbishop Michael j.
Curley and of the Shannon g. Luchs
Construction Co. to the verdict of a
jury assessing damages and benefits
from the extension of a group of streets
in the Northeast section were held by
the court to have been filed too late to
be considered. The code provides that
objections be filed within 20 days after
the return of the verdict, and these
objections were not filed until 10 days
after the verdict was reported.
Evening star., 1932-02-09
DOUBLE PARKING LAID
TO GEORGE WASHINGTON
Artist Violates Ordinance to De-
liver Picture of First President.
Judge Orders Release.

George Washington was blamed in
Traffic Court by a motorist who had
received a ticket for improper parking,
and the excuse worked SO well that the
defendant was released without fine.
Having painted a portrait of the
Father of the Country for the District
Bicentennial Commission. James D.
Waring, local artist. said he drove down
to the Press Building yesterday after
noon to deliver it. He circled the block
several times in search of parking
place without success, and finally gave
up, parking double, with his wife in the
front seat. When he returned he found
a policeman waiting by the car.
Judge" said Waring, George Wash
ipgton got me into this and you GER
tainly should get me out of II"
Waring said he had been driving in
the city 80 years and had never been
in trouble before
The judge took his personal bond.
stating that he did not see how he
could fine the artist in view of his de-
fense However, he warned him that
the excuse wouldn't work SO well next
time.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

the chariot The dance of the dolphins
was graceful and skillfully done and
the three pearls of the sea were Mrs.
Rochon Hoover, Miss Hester w. Beall
and Miss Helen Griffith.
There was shown also that mythical
monster, the sea serpent. Ulysses
Evading the Sirens" was also a feature
of Aphrodite." which was followed by
the Ballet of the Sea-" given by Lisa
Gardiner and her pupils.
The second part of the program was
the Fantasy of Sea" and started with
"A North Sea Romance"
THE Flight of the Sea GullS." di-
rected by Marian Chace of the Wash
ington branch of the Denishawn School.
closed the romance. 1t was followed
by the grand march.
The Fishers Hornpipe." as done by
Edward Muth, Maurice E. Jarvis and
Allen Evans, was a big hit. Another
hit was The Backward Maiden" por-
trayed by Miss Jane Roller in a huge
Dutch figure which moved backward
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor wore a royal
costume Of purple velvet and great
GainSboro hat covered with plumes.
Miss Ada Rainey was Geisha girl and
Mrs. Rice was crystal bride. Miss
Marietta Salvant was a Dutch fisher
woman. Harlan Castle Russian Cos
sack and Frank Jones was matador.
The Minister of Czechoslovakia and
Nine. Veverka, the Minister of the
Irish Free State and Mrs Michael Mac
White, the Minister of Bolivia and
Sonora de Medina and Brig. Gen. VIII
liam E. Horton were the guests in
whose honor Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose
entertained at dinner last evening,
taking her party to the ball.
Billiards Are Guests.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frederick C.
Billiard were the ranking guests of Miss
Lou A. Wands in her box She had
also in her party Mrs. Nathan w. Nc
Chesney of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Morris, Mrs. Maud Whitman
and Miss Estelle Wands. Mrs Whit
man entertained at dinner preceding
the ball
The counselor Of the German en-
bassy and Frau Leitner, the second Sec
retary and Frau Lohmann and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles LIE Fevre were guests of
Mrs. Carl Droop in her box.
Representative and Mrs. Albert john
son of Washington. Representative and
Mrs. Carl Chindblom, former Ambas-
Sador to Peru Miles PoindeXter and
Judge and Mrs. Oscar E. Bland were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jay
Staley in their box.
With Mrs. Randolph Keith Forrest
in her box were Mrs. Marin, Mrs
Charles Bittinger, Mrs. Maud Howell
Smith, Mrs. Cuthbert ASpinwall, Mrs
Eliphalet Andrews, Mr. Carlton van
Valkenburg, chairman of the ball, and
Mr.. Percy ]. Burrell, co-director with
Mrs. Forrest of the pageant for the
| ball, "Neptune's Review"
Karl Langenbeck had in his box Mr.
and Mrs. Leighton PEBBLES and Miss
Marie Rocker.
The president Of the Arts Club and
Mrs Fulton Lewis entertained Miss
Nellie Pevear of Lynn, Mass, and
Percy Mackaye
With Mr. and Mrs Clifford K Berry
man were Mrs. Franklin Rogers ano
Miss Florence Bergman.
Mrs. Carlton van Valkenburg, wife Of
Continued on Page B.6.)
Evening star., 1932-02-09
ATTORNEY CONVICTED
OF FALSE PRETENSES
Richardson to Seek New Trial.
Mercy Is Recommended
by Jury.

Appearing as his own counsel in de-
fense of an indictment charging MIN
with false pretenses, Peter P. Richard
son. colored. member of the District
bar, was convicted this morning by a
Jury which had deliberated until II
O'Clock last night and had been ordered
locked up for the night. The verdict
was reported to Justice F. D. Let's in
Criminal Division l with recon-
mendation for mercy.
Richardson gave notice OF Intention
to file a motion for new trial and
was permitted to remain at liberty on
a bail bond which was raised from
$2.500 to $500.
The indictment charged that Decem-
Der %, 1880. he procured the signing
of q deed by Mrs. Alberta Terrell to
property located in the 2400 block of
M street when she thought she was
executing deed of trust to secure
$1,100 to be furnished by Richardson.
Assistant United States Attorney
Irwin Goldstein conducted the prosecu-
tion. Richardson cross-examined the
Government witnesses, took the stand
In his own defense and made an argu-
ment to the jury, which deliberated six
hours before reaching verdict
Evening star., 1932-02-09
DEAF MUTE SUES SMOTHER-IN-LAW
FOR 100000 IN ALIENATION CASE
Commerce Department Employe Charges Her Actions
Have Disrupted His Home.

Robert Workman 80. an employe of
the Department of Commerce, today
filed suit in the District Supreme Court
to recover 100000 damages from his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Julia Mary Higgins.
1885 C street northeast, for the alleged
alienation of the affections of his wife,
Thelma.
Workman tells the court through At
torneys Saul G. Lichtenberg and Joseph
B. Silverman that both he and his wife
are deaf mutes, although each can
speak little and by reason Of their
affliction are cut off from social con-
facts and have relied largely on each
others companionship. He says he was
married September 8. 1927, and lived
happily with his wife until January l,
1881. when, he asserts, Mrs. Higgins by
speaking disparaging of him to his wife
persuaded her to leave him and return
Evening star., 1932-02-09
COMPANY RES|STS
PITTS ASSESSMENT.
Moves to Intervene in Case
Concerning Alleged Non-
Payment of Taxes.

The F. H. Smith Co., in novel pro-
ceeding, moved today to intervene be-
fore the Board of Tax Appeals in liti-
CATION concerning the alleged nom
payment of income taxes by G. Bryan
Pitts former head of the Smith COM
pany.
Pitts and his wife, Mrs. Gladys T.
Pitts, have asked the board to reduce
the approximately S2,000,000 tax assess
ment levied upon them by the Bureau
of Internal Revenue after an investiga-
ton of his earnings for several years
prior to his conviction in December,
1880, on charges of conspiring to en-
bezzle money from the smith company.
Company Claims Money.
The intervening petition alleges that
during the period of time in question
cash and more than s1,000,000 in Sc
curities from the company. The large
income tax assessments by the bureau,
it is alleged, were based almost entirely
on the mistaken classification of these
embezzlements as legitimate earnings
by Pitts. The company contends that
these securities and the money prop
erly belong to the company and cannot
be taxed as income earned by Pitts.
The petition points out that Pitts has
already stated he probably will not
testify in the income tax hearing be-
cause OF criminal matters now pending
against him.
Obviously" the petition continues,
"if Pitts were to testify, he would not
state the facts relating to his embezzle-
ment of funds from the company and
to his unlawful conversion of property
belonging to the company. Since those
facts constitute the real defense to the
bureaus tax claims, the board will not
be informed as to the true facts in the
case, and will not be able to make an
accurate determination of the tax la
bility of Pitts and his wife unless the
Smith company is permitted to inter-
vene."
Arrangement Alleged.
The petition alleges that agents OF the
internal Revenue Bureau have ar
ranged with Pitts settlement OF his
tax liability by means of an agreed
stipulation of facts. This settlement,
it is understood, reduces the amount
of taxes claimed to about $250,O00. AS
matter of fact, the petition says,
Pitts tax liability was not more thar
So 900 during each of the four taxable
years in question.
The petition. filed through Attorneys
Conrad H. Syme, w. w. Ross and
Richard S. Doyle, says that by reason
of the alleged embezzlements virtually
all of the assets seized by the Govern
ment in satisfaction of the tax claims
are in law trust fund, of which the
Smith company is the beneficiary.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

to her. A reconciliation occurred last
August, the husband declares, and they
rented an apartment from the mother
in-law.
About November /, he states, his
mother -in-law again induced the wife
to desert him and she has not since
returned to him, much to his diScomfit
and humiliation. Mrs. Higgins ordered
him from the apartment, he says, and
when he demanded legal notification, he
SAYS the defendant cut off the electricity
and induced her daughter to call stor-
age company to remove the furniture.
The alleged actions of the mother
in-law, he AYERS, have broken up his
home, ruined the affection of his wife
for him and have deprived him Of the
comfort Of his wife's presence, kindly
treatment and fellowship.
Evening star., 1932-02-09

Francis T. Hurley of the Star Ad
Bureau, was reelected president OF
The Evening Star Club for the sixth
consecutive term last night.
The other officers and board OF di-
rectors of the organization also were
unanimously reelected as follows
Charles T. Holbrook, vice president;
Neville D. Miller, treasurer and Emory
Elicit, secretary.
The board of directors reelected last
night is composed of: Raymond G. Rob-
erts, business office; Henry c. Hanford,
past president; G.. A. Linthicum, news
department; Bernard j. Lynch, compos-
ing room, day. Percy I. Lowd, composing
room, night; John j. Baum, press room
and Roy K. Whitford, circulation de-
partment.
The election was held at the Hamil-
ton Hotel, following dinner, at which
music was furnished by Myer Goldman's S
Orchestra. Entertainment was provided
in the blue room of the hotel.