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again enter the motion to restrain the
wife of the crooner from suing for
$7,400 a month separate maintenance
in the coast State.
Justice Lydon, in reinstating the
suit of Mrs. Vallee, reprimanded At
torney Hartstein.
AT the time the order was signed"
the justice ruled in reinstating the
suit, counsel for the plaintiff stated
that the plaintiff desired to discon-
tinue the action ON payment of costs
and that there was no counter claim
interposed by the defendant with his
answer.
But counsel failed to inform me
that similar action brought by this
plaintiff was pending in California
and also failed to mention that a
motion in this action was pending
and was about to be heard on that
day in special term. part l, of this
court. in which the defendant was
asking leave to serve an answer con-
tanning a defense and counter claim
seeking injunctive relief to restrain
permanently prosecution of the Cali
fornla proceeding.
Important Difference.
Had I been advised of these i'm
pOrtant facts and the circumstances
connected Herewith, the order of dis
continuance would not have been
signed"
In her West Coast suit-filed after
she objected to the Sl00-a-Week set
tlement in a New York agreement
and accompanied by the charge VAL
lee misrepresented his financial status
Mrs. Vallee accused her husband di-
rectly of misconduct with Alice Faye,
blues singer
The mass of charges that have
splurged sensationally since the sep
aration of the couple includes one by
Evening star., 1934-02-04
SOVIET WAR CHIEF
FILINGS BRISTLING
CHARGES AT JAPAN

Continued From First Page)
share our territory and to exterml-
nate Communism are only the rank
est stupidity.
Reporting amid frequent cheers
that the Red army and navy had
been completely reorganized and mod
ernized in the last three years, Voro-
shilofT said Soviet Russia nov had
the most highly mechanical army In
the world. exceeding in that respect
the armies of the United States,
France and England.
Points to Horsepower Gain.
The percentage of mechanical
horsepower per soldier in the Reo
army was 2.6 in 1929, he said, 3.O7 IN
1880 and TIA in 1888.
While before 1880 our Red army
was seriously lacking in trained spe-
cialists." he continued. nov so per
cent of the entire forces, including
commanders and soldiers, are highly
trained in technical speclalties.
Similarly our tanks. machine
guns, artillery and chemical warfare
service are also greatly improved"
During the last three years, he said,
the effectiveness of the use Of rifles
has been increased from ga per cent
in 1880 to 81 per cent in 1888: IN
rapid fire guns from Al per cent to
95 per cent: in machine guns % per
cent to SO per cent. and the effective
ness of artillery, tanks and aviation
units in the same proportions.
The Red army has been greatly
strengthened since the last party
congress (held in l93O) and has been
reconstructed both as to quality and
quantity" he said Before our ma
terialS and weapons were old. Now
we are moderniDd."
Praises Naval Forces.
Revealing that Russian naval forces
have been greatly augmented also, in
the region Of Vladivostok as well as
in the Black Sea and the Baltic. the
war commissar said. we can boast
of a capacity in this Far Eastern fleet,
despite the small size of our vessels.
which is inadequate for attack. but
which nevertheless is sufficiently
strong for defense.
1T is we'll known that we do not
intend to attack anybody. but only
defend our shores and borders. Our
naval aviation submarines and coast
defenses would be able to mutilate an
attacking enemy"
Winding up his address Voroshiloff
borrowed an expression from Stain.
saying we are fearless and moving
forward. The sWine's noses cannot
intimidate the bolshevists''
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Saito Hopeful as He Sails
To Improve u. 5. Relations
.Japanese Ambassador
Denies Nations Are
at LOggerhedds.
Embarks on Berengaria
to assume Duties at
Washington.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, England. Febru-
airy 3.-Determined to try to effect a
better understanding between the peo-
pies of America and Japan. Hiroshi
Saito. 47-year-old japanese Ambassa-
dor to Washington, sailed today for
the United States.
For the envoy. whose new position
is one of the two most important in
the Japanese diplomatic service. it
was like going home, for he was con-
sui general in New York for five years,
and both he and his wife have long
been acquainted with the United
States.
There is no real outstanding diff
Guilty between the United States and
Japan" Mr. Saito said as he was
leaving London for Southampton to
embark on the Berengaria.
1T is absurd to say that Japan and
America now or ever will be at log
gerheadS.'
New Problems Arise.
Many problems have arisen since
he served in New York. including the
establishment of Manchukuo, with
the assistance OF Japan. and the naval
situation which will come up for set
tlement in the 1885 Washington Con-
ference.
To these questions Saito said he
will devote major attention
Americans are beginning to under
stand Japan's position in these mat
ters, he declared
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VALLEE SUIT PUT
BACK ON DOCKET
Crooner Scores Over Wife
as New York Judge Hits
Misleading Data.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, February 3-Fay
Webb Vallee lost a point today in the
game of divorce and separate mainten-
ance she's playing with her grooming,
orchestra leading husband, Rudy
Vallee.
Supreme Court Justice Richard P.
Lydon reinstated Mrs. Vallee's suit to
restrain her husband from seeking a
divorce in Mexico.
This action opened the way again
for a hearing on Vallees retaliatory
motion to restrain his wife from suing
him for separate maintenance in Cali
fOrnia.
Vallee's attorney, Hyman Bushel,
took this motion into court January
%. intending to offer it in Mrs VAL
lees suit. Bushel was greeted by her
attorney, Benjamin Hartstein, with
the news that Justice Lydon had
signed the order to withdraw Mrs
Vallees suit, on her petition. thus
eStopping Vallee's counter motion.
1t was expected that Bushel would
Evening star., 1934-02-04
DEMAND FOR GARDENS
MAY CAUSE SHORTAGE
Subsistence Tracts Will Be Allo-
Gated Within Two Weeks,
Secretary Says.

tracts this year has been so strong
that Miss Mary Edith Coulson, secre-
tary of the Council of Social Agencies
Garden Committee. yesterday said she
doubted if the 700 gardens already
provided would be sufficient.
Miss Coulson said she has already
received 50 applications for the
tracts. although the planting season
is nearly month away.
She said the tracts will be allocated
within the next two weeks and that
planting their first crops not later
than March l.
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I'm Congress. in California and in
other quarters it has been suggested
that Japan should be placed on some
basis of immigration quotas. such as
other countries. If such a thing oc-
ours, we should be very happy.
Competition Secuted.
He pointed to current agitation by
some English speakers for action to
meet the competition offered by low
priced japanese products. and de-
clared that mo real competition in
the trade appeal ever will occur
He said Japanese-American trade
comprised largely silk from Japan and
raw cotton from America.
The world will see that the firm
establishment of Manchukuo will as
sist in bringing about worldwide
peace and tranquility" he asserted.
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Vallee that his wife had an affail
with Gary Leon, a dancer.
DEMURRER TO BE HEARD.
Vallee Action in Los Angeles Against
Maintenance Suit.

ValIee Action in Los Angeles Against
Maintenance Suit.
LOS ANGELES, February 3 (P.-
Preparations were being made here
today by attorneys for Rudy Vallee,
singer and orchestra leader, and his
wife, Fay Webb Vallee, for hearing
on Vallees demurrer to his wife's
separate maintenance suit.
The hearing will be in Superior
Court here next Tuesday.
Mrs. .Vallee's plea for S7.400 a
month alimony will be heard the fol-
lowing day.
The singers local attorneys said
that as a result of reinstatement to-
day of his Wife's New York suit to
restrain Vallee from obtaining Mex
ican divorce. she must now show
cause in New York why she should
not be restrained from continuing
her suit here
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BECK is SPEAKER

Representative James NJ. Beck of
Pennsylvania will address the Wash
ington Shakespeare Society tomorrow
evening at the Corcoran Gallery audi
torium His subject will be The
Eternal Fascination of Shakespeare. +"
Four scenes from Twelfth Night"
will be presented, under direction of
Arthur Rhodes. Those participating
include Kent Dyer Forney Reese,
Charles Dove, Gladys B. Middlemiss
and May Jamison Bryant
Evening star., 1934-02-04
TALK ON LAKE PLANNED
Oregon Park Naturalist Will
Speak Thursday Night.

Crater Lake, Oregon's mysterious
body of water 5000 feet above sea
level. will be the subject of an illus
trated talk Thursday at pm. in
the Interior Department auditorium
by DR.. Donald S. Libby. assistant
superintendent and park naturalist a.
Orator Lake National Park
DR.. Libby is now in Washington in
connection with work of the Civilian
Conservation Corps. which has about
so camps located in national parks
and reservations. Crater Lake is six
miles across, 1000 feet Deep and no
outlet has been discovered for it.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
LEAVES S186,847 ESTATE

An estate valued at sl86.847 was
left By John F. NJ Bowie. who died
last December 2l. according to a petit
ton for testamentary letters filed in
District Supreme Court yesterday
His will. executed in 1890 left the
bulk of his estate to his widow. Mrs
Mary L. Bowie The petition was filed
by Attorney Joseph T. Sherier on be-
half of the Washington Loan & Trust
Co. and George Calvert Bowie. a
brother, who were named executors.
Evening star., 1934-02-04

passed on at the December cat show
here. Both nearly missed the Phila-
delphia exhibition, being snowbound
in Baltimore over Thursday night,
and arriving in the Quaker City bare.
ly in time for judging Friday after
noon.
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Portuguese to Honor Poet.

The birthday anniversary of Luis
Canoes. famous Portuguese poet, will
be observed by the Portuguese Club
of the School of Foreign Service, at
a meeting tomorrow at $50 pm. at
the Delta Phi Epsilon Fraternity
house. The program will be directed
by DR.. S. Coutinha.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
WAIF CAT AND FORMER
MOUSER WIN PRIZES
Washingtonian Learns of Blue
Blood in Pair as They Capture
PHILADELPHIA Honors.

A black alley cat that was be-
friended by a Washington family. and
his coal-black mate, given the family
by the corner grocer" won first
honors in the short-hair class at the
Quaker City Persian Society Cat
Show which closed In Philadelphia
yesterday afternoon.
They are Gen. Pershing. the
ex-waif and Midnight, the former
grocery store "mouser," now owned
by Rexford L. Holmes, 324 Kellogg
Building.
The blue blood" Of the pair was
not suspected until their points were
Evening star., 1934-02-04
Writer to Speak on Taxes.

Albert w. Atwood, magazine writer,
will discuss Federal Taxation, Today
and Tomorrow" at meeting Of meme
bers of the University Club, Thurs
day at 8 pm. IN the club lounge.
Evening star., 1934-02-04
EDUCATORS TO MEET
Pan-American Conference Will Be
Held in Chile.

Held in Chile.
The second conference of the Inter-
American Federation of Education
will be held at Santiago. Chile Sep
tember II to II. it was announced last
night by Dr. Glen Levin Swiggett,
chairman of the Organizing Com
mittee of the federation.
Nineteen of the 81 Pam American
nations are members of the fedora
ton and will be represented at the
Santiago conference which is the
first to be held in Latin American
country Ministers or commissioners
OF education in all l9 countries COM
pose the advisory council of the fed
Grafton
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14
CHINESE REDS
KIDNAP, MURDER
TWO AMERICANS
Bandits Kill Missionaries;
Child Missing; U. S.
Demands Capture.
BIZ United Press

Bv United Press
SHANGHAI, Dec. 1.-THE United
States Government today demanded
the immediate capture and punish
ment of the Chinese Red" bandits
who kidnapped and killed two
American missionaries and carried
of their two-month-old daughter.
Consul General WHY'S r. Peck at
Marking sought to have the
Chinese National Government act
before a similar fate overtakes
other Americans in southern AMI
wei province, where a plundering
band of hungry bandits is spread
ing havoc.
Mr.. Peck made strong representa-
tons to the Marking officials after
the China Inland Mission confirmed
definitely that the bodies of John C.
STAN, 81, and his wife, Elizabeth,
25. had ben found eight miles from
their mission station at Tsingtei1.
There was no indication of the fate
Of their daughter, Helen.
In the same area were. the Rev.
Erwin A. Kohfield, his wife and
their three children, afraid to leave
the shelter of their mission quar-
tiers because Of the fear of new
attacks.
An emissary of the National Gov
eminent was hurrying to Wubu, near
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ferred to the Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church. to succeed the
Rev. c. A. McPheeters, who re-
Gently came to Indianapolis as pas
tor of the North Methodist Epis-
copal Church, $500 N. Meridian-st.
This was announced yesterday by
the Rev. Edgar Blake, Detroit, resi-
dent bishop of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church for the Detroit area,
which includes Indiana. Mr.. Shake
will conduct final services here Sun
day. Dec. %, and assume his Elkhart
pastorate Sunday, Dec. 80. He has
been most active here, both in his
own denomination and in general
ministerial activities.
Mr.. McPheeters came here to MI
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Tsingteh, to intercept the bandits
and prevent the capture of the
Kohlfelds. Vice Consul Jenkins of
the Shanghai legation also was on
his way into the interior to inter-
vene.
The STAINS were captured this
week when the Reds, part of the
thousands of irregulars roaming the
Chinese provinces, Staying and pill
laying, captured Tsingteh. A de-
mand for $4,000 ransom was re-
ceived at the China Inland Mission
headquarters here almost at the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14
DEC. IA, 1894

man. alleged slayer OF his sweet
heart, Mrs. Grace Lackey. In Grim
inal Court tomorrow before Clyde
Karrer. special judge.
Early last year detectives found
Mrs. Lackey's body in home which
she and Chapman had bought on
Carson-av. seven miles from the
city limits Chapman. near death
from alleged inflicted bullet
wounds. was found in the garage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14

same time as the deaths of the cap
tIves were announced.
The STAINS were married in China
after a romance which began at the
Moody Bible Institute in Chicago.
The husband is a son of Peter STAN,
who conducts the Star of Hope Mis-
sion in Paterson, N. ]. Mrs. STAN
was the former Elizabeth Scott of
Chicago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14

the place Of the Rev. w. w. Want.
who went to a Methodist Episcopal
Church in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
ELKHART Gets
LOCAL PASTOR
The Rev. Brooks Shake to
Preach VaIedictory at
Church Sunday.

The Rev. E. Brooks Shake, 313
N. Grant-av, Grace Methodist Epis-
copal Church pastor, has been trans
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14
DOCTORS TO TESTIFY
ON CHAPMAN SANITY

City Physicians to Report on
Alleged Slayer.
Two local physicians will testify
as to the sanity of Charles Chap
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-14
ULM'S WIDOW VOTED
$4,000 BY AUSTRALIA
Parliament Passes Benefit Levy fol
Lost Flier's Wife.
By United Press

By United Press
CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. IA
The House of Representatives today
passed bill granting $4,000
($20,000) to Mrs. Charles T. P. Ulm,
wife of the Australian aviator lost
with two companions on a trans
Pacific flight. Passage of the bill
was evidence that hope was aban-
doned here for the filters.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
Envoy Of Poland
Honor Guest

The Ambassador of Poland,
Mr.. Stanislaw Patek. will be the
guest of honor at dinner to
be given this evening by Rep
resentative and Mrs. Sol Bloom,
at their residence in Wyoming
Avenue.
Last evening, the Ambassador
entertained at dinner at the
Embassy in Sixteenth Street in
honor f the Dean of the Diplo-
matte Corps, the Ambassador Of
Turkey, Mr.. Ahmet Muhtar. The
other guests were the Ambassa-
dor of Japan and Nine. Saito,
the Ambassador of Brazil and
Nine. de Lima e Silva, the
Minister of CzechosloVakia and
Nine. Veverka, the Minister OF
Denmark and Nine. WadSted,
Rear Adm. and Mrs. Hayne Ell
lis, Col. and Mrs. Charles Bur
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Szymc-
Yak, Mrs. Harry Baxter, DR..
Stanley K. Hornbeck, Mrs. John
Allan Dougherty, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick William Vile, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Fred Essary, Nine. Soko-
lowska, wife of the Counselor
of the Polish Embassy; the Sec
retary of the Polish Embassy
and Nine. Moscicka, the At
tache, Mr.. Edward Weintal, and
the Attache, Mr.. Bohdan ZanieW.
ski.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
SOCIAL NOTES

York, entertained at dinner last
evening at the Shoreham for
the members of the japanese
Embassy staff.
Maj. and Mrs. Parker w. West
will entertain at dinner Wednes-
day evening, in their apartment
at 2101 Connecticut Avenue.
Miss Gene Kincheloe, daugh-
ter of Judge and Mrs. David H.
Kincheloe. will give a supper
party tomorrow night at the
home of her parents. 106 East
Eighty-fifth Street, New York,
for Miss Nancy Berry, daughter
of Mrs. George Knox Berry of
this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benning
Spencer will entertain at din
ner this evening. at their resi-
dence in Massachusetts, Avenue,
in honor of their house guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming New
bold. who will leave tomorrow
for New York, whence they will
sail for Bermuda.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09

The Ambassador of Cuba and
Sonora de Marquee Sterling
have as their guest at the
Embassy in Sixteenth Street,
the Secretary of the Treasury
of Cuba, Senor DR.. Don Joa-
quin Martinez Saenz, who ar
rived in the Capital yesterday
and will remain for several
days.
Sonora de Marquee Sterling
will not be "at home" this
afternoon.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth en-
tertained at dinner last eve
ming in honor of her god
daughter, Miss Katrina McCor-
mick, daughter of Mrs. Albert
G.. Simms.
Tomorrow evening Miss Nc
Cormick will entertain a group
of her friends at a party in
the "Whoopee House." the
recreation room at the foot
of the garden of Mrs. Simm's
Georgetown residence.
X X
Representative Martin j. Ken
nedy of New York entertained at
dinner last evening at the Carl
ton. The guests of honor were
Representatives Joseph A. Gava-
gan of New York, Mr.. James j.
Lanzetta, of New York, and Mr..
Francis T. Maloney, of Con-
necticut.
X X
Mr.. Reno Sawada, newly ap-
pointed Consul General in New
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
Back in CapitaI

The Ambassador Of Spain,
Senor Don Juan Francisco de
Carderas, returned to the
Ca~:tal yesterday from New
York. where he went on Tues
day. with Sonora de CardenaS
and the latter's brother-in.laW
and sister. M. and Nine.
Cloment Auffmordt.
Sonora de Cardenas and M.
and Nine. Auffmordt will re-
main in New York until tomor.
row. when M. Auffmordt will
sail aboard the Lafayette to
return to Europe. Nine. Auff-
mordt will return to Europe on
the lie de France on Saturday,
March "a.
The Ambassador of the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics,
Mr.. Alexander Antonovich Troy
anovsky, and the Counselor of
the Embassy. Mr.. Boris E. Skvir-
sky, will return to the Capital
Sunday from Boston, where they
went yesterday.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
Miss Clark Sets
Y eddins Date

The marriage of Miss Mary
Elizabeth Clark, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. Charles C. Clark, of
Chevy Chase. Md, to Mr..
Robert F. Hassell, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ira F. Hassell, of Scars
dale, N. Y, will take place Sat
urday evening April z, at 7:30
o'clock, at the home Of the
brides parents, 81 West Irving
Street, the Rev. Henry Teller
Cooke, rector Of All Saints
Church, officiating. A reception
will follow.
Miss Anita Clark will be her
sisters maid of honor. and the
best man will be, Mr.. Donald
Hassell, brother of the bride.
groom-to-be. A number of in
teresting pre-nupSial parties are
being planned for the young
couple, who following their we'd
ding trip will make their home
in Mt. Vernon. Il. Y.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
At Home Today

Nine. Veverka, wife of the
Minister of Czechoslovakia, will
be "at home" this afternoon
after 5 o'clock at the Legation,
in Massachusetts, Avenue.
Sonora de Padilla Nervo,
wife of the newly appointed
Mexican Minister to Ell Sal
vador and Costa Rica. was the
guest of honor at the bridge
luncheon given today by Mrs.
George de la Barra, at the
Mayflower.
4 4
The Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
were the ranking guests at a
er1all dinner given last evening
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
c. est Of Envoy

c. est Of Envoy
The Amba ~sador of Peru.
Scror Don Manuel de Freyre
y SantanGer, has as his guest
at the Embassy, the Superin-
t2ndent General of Customs of
Peru, Senor Don Jorge Chamot,
who arrived in New York
aboard the Santa Maria, and
came to the Capital yesterday.
X X
The AInb9 sat'or of Brazil and
Nrr1e 80 lima e Silva will en-
teItF - e Girrer this evening
at the Embassy in Fifteenth
Street.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09
Coming for Visit

Miss Mary Breckenridge
Hines, daughter of Capt. John
Fore Hines, U. S. NJ, and Mrs.
Hines, of Philadelphia, will
come to washington today, to
visit Lieut.. John Cross, U. S.
N, and Mrs. Cross. Before re-
turning she will visit her uncle
and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Vance, in Chevy Chase, Md.
The Washington times., 1934-03-09

Moreover, she insists that the
Ashley River beyond the azalea
thickets in Magnolia Gardens, is
a sapphire blue. In the fanciful
cypress gardens, thousands and
thousands of jonquils and poetic
narciSsus are mirrored in the
onyx water. She went boating
there through the mysterious
water forest of giant cypress
trees haunted by flocks of white
egret heronS.