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The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Dinner Hosts

Mr.. and Mrs. George Bowie
Chapman will be hosts at a din
ner tomorrow evening, at their
residence in Nineteenth Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman also en-
tertained at dinner last eve
ming.
Miss Julia Parker will arrive
from Detroit today, and during
her stay she will be at Ward
man Park Hotel.
X X X
Motor to Virginia
Mr.. and Mrs. John Caswell,
jr., motored to Middleburg, Vir-
ginia, this morning, to attend
the luncheon given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Page. They will
return to the Capital tonight.
Wedding Today
The marriage of Miss Mar
garet Ann Linkins, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Linkins,
to Mr.. j. Mark Trice, will take
place at 5 o'clock this after
noon, at the Wesley Episcopal
Methodist Church.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Cabinet Host

The Postmaster General, Mr..
James A. Farley, will entertain
at dinner this evening when his
guests will include the news
paper correspondents who &C.
companied President Roosevelt
on his campaign trip.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A. De-
lano are at the Gladstone in
New York for a brief stay.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Plan Supper Party

The Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik will entertain
at a buffet supper party Sun
day evening, at the legation in
Massachusetts, Avenue.
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Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes is
chairman of the committee ar
ranging an illustrated lecture
of "Old Virginia-A Thousand
Miles of Scenic and Historic
Charm" which will be given by
Mr.. Clarence A. Phillips at st.
Margaret'S Parish House, Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Envoy Is Honor
Guest onisht

The Ambassador Of Brazil
and Nine. de Lima e Silva will
be the guests in whose honor
the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr will
entertain at dinner this even
ing at their residence in Wyom-
ing Avenue. The guests will
number sixteen.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Embassy
Tea On Sunday
Afternoon

The Ambassador of Spain
and Sonora de Cardenas will
entertain at a reception at the
Embassy, Sunday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock, in commemora-
ton of the anniversary of the
death of Cervantes. This an
nual event, which is called
'"The Feast of the Languages"
will be attended by many
members of the Diplomatic
Corps, particularly of the
Spanish and South American
countries, and others from Off
cial and resident society.
The Spanish Ambassador will
make an address, as will the
Mexican Ambassador, Senor DR..
S. Don Fernando Gonzalez Roa.
Sonora de CardenaS plans to
return to the Capital this week
from New York, where she has
been detained by Illness
The Spanish training ship,
El Cano, will arrive in Wash
ington on Thursday, April 81,
under the command Of Com
mander Lopez Cortijo, and dur
ing the stay of the midship-
men, the Ambassador and
Sonora de Cardenas will enter
tain for them.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
League Of American Pen Women
Plan Interesting Program
F or Outstanding Event
q 8&23 ce"A'">

Mrs. Roosevelt the gracious First Lady of the Land will be
the guest the Authors Breakfast be given Satur
day at the Willard This outstanding feature of the
cal season in Washington which given annually by the
National League Of American Pen Women Mrs. Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
AT the White House

Mrs. Roosevelt is expected to
return to washington late this
evening from New York, where
she went on Monday.
The Ambassador Of Belgium
and Nine. May returned this
morning from Hot Springs.
where they spent the Easter sea-
son.
Embassy Luncheon
The Ambassador of Brazil
and Nine. de Lima Silva
entertained at a luncheon to-
day at the Embassy, when their
guests numbered 26.
The Ambassador and Nine.
de Lima e Silva will again
be hosts at luncheon tomorrow,
when they will entertain in
honor of the former German
Ambassador and Frau Won
PrittWitZ.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Mrs. Roper Hostess

Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife OF
the Secretary of Commerce, will
entertain the South Carolina
delegates to the Congress Of
the N. S. D. A. r. at tea this
afternoon at S O'Clock at her
residence, 3001 Woodland drive.
The former SiameSe minister
to Washington, Phya Subarn
Sompati, sailed yesterday from
New York on the Cherbourg
for England, accompanied by
Nine. Sompati and their two
daughters. Phya Subarn Com
patti has been appointed
Siamese minister to London.
x *
Mr.. Walter F. Brown, former
Postmaster General, and Mrs.
Brown are at the Barclay in
New York. where they have
taken an apartment for a year.
Informal Luncheon
Mrs. Joseph C. O'Mahoney,
wife of the First Assistant Post
master General, entertained in
formally at luncheon yesterday
at the Carlton.
4
Nine. Radeff, wife of the
Minister of Bulgaria, gave a
tea yesterday afternoon in COM
pliment to Countess Cornelia
Szechenyi, daughter of the
former Minister of Hungary
and Countess Szechenyi.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19

Mr.. Emmanuel Monick'
Financial Attache of the French
Embassy, gave a tareWe4
dinner in New York last
evening at the Sherry-Nether'
land in honor of the former
French Ambassador, Mr.. Paul
Claudel, Nine. Claudel and their
daughter, Miss Refine Claudel,
all of whom sailed at midnight
on the Paris. Mr.. Claudel has
been appointed Ambassador 10
Belgium.
The other guests included the
French Consul General, CounC
Charles de Ferry de Fontnou-
velle, and Countess de Fontnou.
velle, Mr.. Jules Henry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Maurice Garreau-Dom'
basle, Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre c.
Cartier, Mr.. and Mrs. Rene
eide, Mr.. Jean Monnet, Mr.. E.
A. Denis and Mr.. Felix Mag
min.
LegatIOn OueSt
The Minister of Portugal and
Viscountess d'Alte had as their
guest for a few days, the lat
ter's sister, Miss Frances Cole
man, who has returned to her
home in New York.
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The Secretary Of State Of
Santo Domingo, Senor DR.. Don
Max Henriquez Urena, with
Sonora de Henriquez Urena and
their two sons, Herman and Leon
ardo, have arrived in Washing
ton for a visit. end are at the
Carlton. They will be enter
tanned informally by the Minis
ter of the Dominican Republic,
Senor Don Roberto Despradel,
at the Legation. during their
stay here.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Issue Invitations

Mr.. and Mrs. William Doeller
have issued invitations for a
dinner to be given at Prospect
HILL" their home in Warren
ton, Virginia, Friday evening,
May S.
X X 4
Mrs. j. c. Freeland, of Wes-
ley Heights, is spending the
Easter holidays in New York
with her husbands mother,
Mrs. Henry C. Freeland. Her
young son, Teddy, accompanied
her.
The Washington times., 1933-04-19
Fete Minister

The Minister of Czechoslo-
vakia and Nine. Veverka,
Senator and Mrs. Charles L.
McNary, and Senator and Mrs.
Frederick van Nuys were the
honor guests at the dinner
given last evening by Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman and
Mrs. Hamilton Lamar at the
National Woman's Country
Club. The guests numbered 40.
Additional guests were in
vited for the musicale which
followed the dinner, when Mrs.
Herbert Woollen, of Indianapo-
lis, Indiana, gave a charming
program of songs, assisted at
the piano by Miss Mary L.
McQuade.
Tea Hostess
Mrs. Ralph Worthington will
entertain at a tea this after
noon at o'clock at the Sui
grave Club, in honor OF the
Florida delegation to the D. A.
r. Congress.
Mrs. Worthington was hostess
at luncheon yesterday at the
club, when she entertained in
compliment to Mrs. A. j. Strick-
land, of Valdosta, Georgia, who
with her daughter, Miss Natalie
Strickland, is in the Capital at
tending the D. A. r. Congress.
The other guests, who numbered
ten, included Mrs. Julien Tai"
madge and Mrs. Julius McCur"
ry, of Georgia.
Mrs, Arthur H. Tew enter
tained at luncheon and bridge
at the Kenwood Country Club
yesterday when her guests were
Mrs. Thornton Richardson, Mrs.
Patrick Farrell, Mrs. Daniel
Bush, Mrs. George E. Tew, Mrs.
Samuel west, Mrs. Harry
Wheeler, Mrs. Robert Fugitt
and Mrs. Harry Cunningham.
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Issue Invitations
Mr.. and Mrs. William Doeller
have issued invitations for a
dinner to be given at Prospect
H1Il," their home in Warren
ton, Virginia, Friday evening,
May S.
X X Il
Evening star., 1933-02-08

istic observation from the northwestern
corner of his mouth, he said:
Gentlemen, I'm not in favor Of a
tar1H on peanuts. I shall not vote for
tariff on peanuts. In fact. I NAV
say to you that I am not peanut poll
tician."
,, Senate snapshots during the Barry
removal debate: Floor and galleries, es-
pecially the members gallery reserved
for distinguished visitors, jammed as
only on big days. Cutting of New
Mexico, archfoe OF censorship, clamor-
ing for degradation of the sergeant at
arms, who INDUCED in free speech.
dence Journal, occupying seat in the
press gallery during the castigation of
the man who once represented that IA
nous Rhode Island paper in Washing
ton and was previously its editor
Norris of Nebraska, inveterate cham
pion of the underdog, in a reverse
English role, probably for the first time
In his public career. Reed of Pennsyl-
vania clubbing the Senate's antics "a
holy show. Connally Of Texas COM
pairing proceedings to the trial of War
ren Hastings in the British House of
Lords on charges of corruption in
kingdom by Bingham of Connecticut.
who told how his favorite Airedale, once
set upon by mongrels in the Andes
Mountains, didn't deign to take notice
OF the ours, suggesting that the Senate
might well similarly ignore barks and
yawps at itself. Geological note con-
tinued by Robinson of Indiana. who
likened the attack on Barry to the pur-
suit of an inoffensive fox by a pack of
hounds. Glenn of Illinois daring the
Senate to summon Al Smith, editor of
the New Outlook, to the bar of the
chamber.
Oliver Peck Newman, whom Presi-
dent Wilson appointed president of the
Board of District of Columbia Com
missionerS, tells a good story apropos
the approaching Democratic hunger
march in Washington. An original
Wilson man, the late Representative
Hardy OF Texas, wanted his secretary,
Ben l.. Prince, now Washington busi-
ness executive, appointed District dis
bursting officer at $2,500 a year. New
man sent for Hardy and Prince as
sumed solemn mien and announced
that the Commissioners had decided
not to appoint Mr.. Prince disbursing
officer at $2,500 year. They waited
lor tne WOeOegOne look TO overcast the
countenances Of the Congressman and
his candidate and then Newman added:
But we're going to appoint Mr.. Prince
collector of taxes at $4,000 a year."
In that capacity the latter served for
seven years.
X X
When Senator Tasker L. Oddie, Re
publican, Of Nevada leaves the Senate
March 4, he'll turn his back on Wash
lngton with more than ordinarily poig-
nant feelings. Several of his ances-
tors originated in these parts and were
large landholders in the District of
Columbias earliest days. Although the
Senator was born in New York State
and was cowboy on the Nebraska
plains in his youth, he still has a
homeland feeling for the District. Mr..
Oddie will resume his interest in Ne
vada mining enterprises after leaving
the Senate. He, was one of the dis
coverers of the famous gold and silver
camp OF Tonopah in 1899, and pri-
marily responsible for its development.
BY a coincidence, his Democratic sena-
torial colleague, Key, Pittman, was in
the mining game at Tonopah at the
same time.
(Copyright, 1933)
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Lumping the War Debts.

No confirmation is yet forthcoming
from London or Continental capitals
that lump-sum offer to settle the
European war debts to the United
States is either imminent or under
consideration. News cables indicate
that everything now being published on
that score, both in America and in Eu-
rope, is pure speculation. Whatever its
origin, the lump-sum suggestion, which
Is far from new, did not achieve wide
currency until Sir Ronald Lindsay, the
British Ambassador at Washington,
reached London this week fresh from
him Warm Springs talk with Presi-
dent-elect Roosevelt and went into
conference on the debts with the heads
OF his own government.
At any rate, specific figures have
been produced, from some quarter or
other, and 1t is alleged that, apparently
under British leadership, an all-Euro-
pean debt consortium is proposed,
wherefrom sooner or later would emerge
. plan to pay round sum In full set
tlement Of the $1,000, 100000 now
standing to Europe's debit on the
United States Treasury's books. The
sum mentioned is something between
sl.oee 100000 s-d $4,000, 900 coo, or a
total which would work out at seventeen
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Protests Extra Charges
For French Telephones
To the Editor Of The Star:

TO the Editor Of The Star:
Do the people of Washington realize
practically every company is reducing
the price OF their commodities except
the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co.?
whenever company makes an I'M
proVement to give better service to their
customers-they themselves pay for it.
But the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. will install a French phone.
wnlch Is 3 great improvement over the
old-IaSh1oned phone, but you not only
pay one month, you continue to nav
each month for use of it.
In an apartment house with everv
French phone installed you have to nav
70 cents for the convenience of HAVING
1t and also cents for each call Won
make and 81 service charge for SWITCH
poard. In one year in an apartment
house OF 30 apartments the telephone
company collects on their French
phones $3.50 at 25 cents a month for 10
months. With so apartment buildings
OF 80 apartments the company collects
In one year $500 ON French phones
alone Foeo
When you consider the number a,
apartments, besides houses and officss
IN washington and the amount of money
collected of the people Of this citv Il
seems something should be done to re-.
duce the telephone rates as wen AZ rents
and salaries. ~sAASS
MRS. z. RICHARDSON
Evening star., 1933-02-08

Germany. Revolution has not only been
avoided, but postponed indefiniately.'
4 X **
A practical showdown for the Hitler
efforts Is seen by the Asbury Park
evening Press, while brevity in his serv-
ice is predicted by the Salt Lake Deseret
News, the Rock Island Argus and the
Hamilton (Ohio) Evening Journal. That
his enemies will gain more than he will
from the present situation is the belief
OF the Chicago Daily News, the Colum-
Dla IS. CD State and the New York
Herald Tribune. The Portland Oregon
journal, however, asks: "Is GERMANY
on the way to Mussolini of the brown
shirts? Perhaps" The Philadelnhia
Evening Bulletin comments: "HitIer
himself seems to be in a more realistic
mood than many Of his admirers and
MS opponents. He is at pains to inform
germany That he is heading no National
Soclalst government. This Is probably
less by way of reassuring his enemies
than of guarding against illusions on
the part of his followers. Hitler rode
into popularity by deft exploitation. on
the platform and in mass demonstra-
lions, OF nebulouS program promising
the freeing of the ordinary German
cltlzen from the oppression of capitalism.
while at the same time pledging him
q Socialist regime of an intensely ma
tionallst alderman hue. His promises
were as alluring as some of those of
technocracy; but his vagueness as to
now ne proposed to get his new system
into operation rivaled that of the lead
ing propagandists of the latest American
fad"
The forces that seek restoration of
the empire may be using him." thinks
the Schenectady Gazette, while the
Atlanta Journal points out that one
whose avowed mission ''has been the
overthrow of constitutional goyern-
ment" now takes the helm ito preserve
constitutional FORMS" The Lincoln State
Journal feels that '1n spite of restric-
lions, Hitler,s elevation is great victory
1Or MN and for EaScisrfn in Garrnarrr
Evening star., 1933-02-08
Urges Concentration
OF Idle Ones in CAMPS
10 The Editor of The Star.


People getting back to work will not
improve conditions unless they receive
money which they spend. Reason shows
that a man working 80 hours a week
does not have as much money to spend
as one working A hours.
Most askers of aims, and cleverest.
are those who do not need that which
is given to them. Many needing most
VIII ask no place but the agencies eS-
tablished for such purpose.
A couple OF years back, passing a
camp used preparing men for war, I
told man the correct way to overcome
the depression was to concentrate all
needy in camps, where our Government
would give proper housing, clothing,
food and attention; also educate them
to do that which they like best, max
ing experts.
In doing this money would be spent
to build houses, make clothes, buy food,
giving profits to producers. Concentrat-
ing in camps would remove from the
streets people who have drained the
pockets OF kind people. Being clothed
with things that went through an ac-
cident which caused me to be held in a
hospital five and one-half months. using
crutches the last four months. / have
seen the frightened eyes of people that
would like to give but cannot without
starving. These people appear to be
oppressed by gang Of educated beg
gars. They would have money to buy
things they need when "leeches" are in
camps, which would cause more goods
to be manufactured. Further, concen-
tration would prevent people from Sc
curing relief from two or more locali-
ties. Today conditions appear to be
almost if not as bad as then, with bill
lions OF dollars less in the possession
of the people.
Why not be reasonable and find a
way to benefit givers and receivers to
the greatest extent?
WALTER j. BAUER.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
cspated from his disability. He wants

cipated from his disability. He wants
to be up and doing. He formulates
| prodigious plans. He dreams m-
paralleled endeavors. He contemplates
grander accomplishments. Doubtless
that is the final phase, the last symptom
Of his disease. Were he to act upon his
| impulse he might find himself i'll again.
Meanwhile he fuxuriates In the
pleasure of returning normally" of
each hours gain. Perhaps never before
has he appreciated health so keenly.
He knows at last how good it is to be
alive. A full breath, drawn after weeks
OF hah-choked respiration, Is exciting
An ordinary heartbeat, perceived after
fortnight of cardiac disturbance, is a
satisfaction. To be able to see clearly,
to speak without pain, to think without
fear-these are experiences worthy of
remembrance in such circumstances.
Edna st. Vincent Millay, in her "Renas-
cence," sang the classic hymn of praise
to life redivivus. She knew whereof
she wrote
Possibly there will be something of
the same joy throughout the whole
world when, at last, the economic ills
OF the past three years begin to yield
to the innate health, the inherent
strength, of mankind. The disease has
worked fearful havoc with the body
economic and the body polite, but the
patient has neither died nor gone mad
Indeed. the depression has served to
prove the essential strength of social
institutions. Were it otherwise, con-
ditions had been far worse today than
they are. 1t may be that such a test
was needed. In any case, it has served
the useful purpose of demonstrating
that society can survive even the most
dangerous Of illnesses.
1t may be hoped, too, that, like the
individual who has been seriously sick
and has begun to recover, the world
may be moved to good resolutions with
regard to future behavior. Health, as
physicians agree, depends in large part
upon sane economy, a sane policy of
living. Good habits are conducive of
wellbeing. For decade before the
beginning of the slump humanity had
been irrationally plunging from one ex-
travagance to another. That in itself
was a kind of illness, and it brought
in its train an even more calamitous
disease. Now there are signs of i'm
provement, psychological If not finan-
cial, and the invalid soon may be able
to return to normal occupations If he
has learned his lesson, he will ind that
he has benefited by his sufferings.
Evening star., 1933-02-08
American People Should
tDisplace Dishonest Dollar
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
It seems to me you made q slip In
your editorial of January 20 headed
"Is the Dollar Dishonest" You over
looked the fact that we do not have
unlimited coinage of cheese. II we had.
then a dollar based on cheese deposited
in the United States Treasury would
be equally as dishonest as is our gold
dollar today.
Also, in the fable Senator Gore is
mistaken In assuming that with the
number of grains in q dollar cut in half
the purchasing power Of the gold he
had boarded would have doubled. 1t
would not. Instead, the price of wheat
and other commodities would have dou-
bled, and while he would have twice as
many dollars, they would buy no more
commodities than will the present dol
lar. What the Senator should do is to
invest all Of his gold and all the money
he can borrow in commodities and in
equities. Then, when and if we defiate
he will make killing.
The debtors in the United States are
robbed by the increase in the value of
the dollar and Of gold. Our dollar is a
rubber dollar. The purchasing power
of the dollar, based on 1925 dollar equals
100 cents, was in January. 1882, 1888
cents. Last week it was 1901 cents, or
an increase of 1858 cents in a year.
That means that the borrower of money
year ago must pay back a dollar II
per cent greater in purchasing power
than the dollar borrowed, plus interest.
Very few men, or corporations either,
for that matter, can successfully use
capital costing over 20 per cent per
annum. Certainly the farmer cannot.
And certainly that Is why so many of
our corporations are in the red.
1t is of course evident to all readers
that there is today an almost unprece-
dented propaganda in the public press
against def1ation, or imitation, as they
choose to call 1t. I have been a reader
OF The Star for third of a century.
believe in its honesty. I do not believe
IN nat money any more than The Star
does But do believe in the plan for
standardizing the dollar proposed by
Prof Irving Fisher in his book Stand
afdizing the Dollar" 1t seems to me
little short of stupid that the American
people should tolerate a dishonest dol
lar. such as we have always had, when
the Congress could adopt an unvaryipg
unit of value.
With the average value Of commodi-
ties established as the unit of value.
then gold would fluctuate just as silver
does today. Then both gold and silver
could safely serve as base for money
not at any fixed ratio, but each stand
ing at all times on its own value as
determined by the law of supply and
demand. This would be of advantage
not alone to our silver-producing States,
but to the whole Nation in trading with
other countries using silver as money.
We could lead the world The only
thing that holds us back Is prejudice
and the ignorance of men who should
be leaders. H. c. ALLEN.
Evening star., 1933-02-08

per cent of the gross funded obligation.
Were q final squarins Of the account to
be made on any such basis, it would
represent cancellation of about eighty
three per cent of the European debts.
A proposition of that sort, amazing
enough In itself, is as nothing compared
to the manner In which it Is suggested
to finance IT, In all seriousness, unless
the whole idea is the product Of some
fevered imagination, it Is projected that
the seventeen per cent lump-sum set
tlement-say, s1,75o, o,ooo, 600, more or
less-sha11 be made with money bor-
rowed in the United States! The money
would be obtained from the sale of Eu-
ropean government bonds foated in the
American market and absorbed by
American investors. What this scheme
ccnnotes, in other words, is not bor-
rowing from Peter to pay Paul, but q
borrowing from Peter to pay Peter.
1t would mean Q) that the American
taxpayers, to whom the European war
debts are payable, should knock off
four -ffths of them and ca then lend
Europe more money with which-some
day-to pay the balance. If there is
to be an international conference to
deal with this program, the. Mad Halter
should be in the chair and Gilbert and
Sullivan should be summoned from the
shades to write the words and music of
the agerda.
A lump-sum settlement may be the
way out, but the way will hardly lead
through the pockets of the American
people. Their experience with foreign
bonds during the postwar years has
unfortunately not been such as to en-
courage the hope that investors in the
United States would be good prospects
for new crop of such securities. Two
billion dollars raised by Europe from
retrenchment in armament expendi-
ture would make a far livelier appeal
to this country.