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Evening star., 1934-12-26
BAL b0HEME TITLE
/ IS IN THE ORIENT
Harold Allen Long Named
Chairman for Fete Febru.
ary a. at Willard.

The Arts Club OF Washington has
decided on the title I'm the Orient"
for its 1895 Bal Boheme, to be held
Monday night, February 4, in the
Willard Hotel.
In making this announcement to-
day the club said Harold Allen Long
will be chairman. assisted by a COM
mittee Of experienced artists Of the
club, all Of whom have been asso-
ciated with previous successful balls.
A committee of 20 already has
started work on plans for the big
season.
AS in the past. the club will award
three prizes for the most effective
posters created for the Bal Boheme
this year. The prizes will be S25 for
the first, SIS for the second and two
Bal Boheme tickets for the third best
poster submitted to the club on or
before January r.
The posters must be Is by 20 inches,
and any number of c0lors may be
used. The wording is to be: ARTS
Club Bal Boheme, In the Orient,
February 4, 1895, Willard Hotel"
The word February" may be abbre-
waited. if desired. and the words THE
Willard" may be used instead Of "Wil-
lard Hotel"
The Poster Committee comprises,
In addition to Miss Garels, Mrs. Susan
B. Chase. Clifford K. Bergman, Rob-
ert lie Fevre and Charles A. r. Dunn.
Evening star., 1934-12-26

Shortly after noon Mr.. Nice and
his official party. together with Gov
Ritchie. will leave the mansion and
walk to the Seate house. where Chief
Judge Carroll T. Bond of the Court oi
Appeals will administer the oath OF
Office in the Senate chamber.
Immediately after the new Gov
ernor has been sworn in, a 19-gun
salute will be fired ON the campus of
st. Johns College by a provisional
battery of the 10th Field Artillery.
Church Gift of Bible.
The Bible to be used in the inaugura-
tion has been presented by the con-
gregation OF Elderslie Methodist
Church, of which Mr.. Nice is q
member.
After taking the oath OF Office the
incoming Governor will proceed to the
House of Delegates, where he will de-
liver his inaugural address before q
joint session of the Senate and House.
Brig. Gen. j. Craig McLanahan has
been designated marshal of the troops
participating in the inaugural with
Col. D. John Markey in command of
the provisional regiment of Infantry.
Frederick c. Huben is general chair
man Of arrangements for the affair.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
BOWLES CLAIMS
SENTENCE INVALID
Asks Supreme Court to Set
Aside Conviction on Tax
Evasion Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Norman S. Bowles who practiced
Law in the District of Columbia, today
asked the Supreme Court to set aside
his conviction on charges Of evading
Federal income taxes and a sentence
OF three years Imprisonment and
$1,000 fine.
Bowles was convicted by the Federal
District Court for Maryland, sitting at
Baltimore, and the Fourth Circuit
Court OF Appeals approved its action
Asserting he had never been in
Maryland, Bovles said in his petition
he had committed no offense in that
State. He contested the authority of
the Federal courts in that State to
try him for an offense which he said
could have been committed only out
side their jurisdiction.
Bowles challenged the authority of
the President to change the jurisdic-
ton of the Federal courts in Mary
land SO as to give them authority in
Federal tax matters arising in the Dis
trict of Columbia. He contended that
under the Constitution he was entitled
to trial by jury in Washington where,
he said, the offense was alleged to
have been committed.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
VIRGINIA LEGION
TO ACT ON BONUS
Stand to Be Determined at
Meeting of Department
Early Next Month.
By the Associated Press.

~ eAAS nooONAdLCO ICoos
RICHMOND, December 26-The
question of whether the Virginia De-
partment of the American Legion will
memorialize the Virginia delegation in
Congress to vote for immediate pay
ment of the adjusted service certifi-
Gates as an effective relief and re-
covery measure" will be answered here
early in January.
were on record at the Miami Conven-
ton as opposing the move, IL to 8,
the question now has arisen as to
whether the Virginia Department will
folUw the will of the ma ajority of the
Legionnaires, as expressed in the con-
vention. The convention vote was
987 to 183 favoring the immediate
payment.
To answer the question, as well as
to draft the Virginia program for the
new year to fit the national Legion
program, the Executive Committee of
the Virginia Department will meet at
the State headquarters early next
month.
Date Not Definite.
State Adjutant Glenn Elliott today
said the exact date for the meeting
has not been set. He added, how
ever, that it probably would be soon
after New Year since the new session
of Congress opens the first week in
January.
Legionnaires have been informed
that the compensation question will
find top position among the matters
to be considered by the Congress.
1t has No. place on the Legion's
program.
Members Of the Virginia Depart
ment Executive Committee have the
power to act for the entire Virginia
membership between conventions.
Executive committeeman are:
Robert L. Insko of Lorton, depart
ment commander; N. o. Akers, Abing-
don; Wilmer Coffman, Harrisonburg;
r. B. Crawford, Farmville; c. A
Cutchins, jr, Franklin, and c. B.
Rosseau, Williamsburg, vice COM
manders; DR.. r. Whitney Goodwin,
Suffolk. and Homer K. Bowen, wythe-
'-~-~' ~- ~@~Ao' eAFA AAotty -.
Nachman. Newport News; J. M. Joy
ner, Portsmouth; Frank F. Rennie,
jr.:: Richmond; Ross H. Holsclaw,
Hopewell; c. H. Harville, Danville;
DR.. J. J. Giesen, Radford: Edward c.
Goss, Winchester: John W. Haggerty,
Quantico; J. Frank Richmond, Ap-
palachia, and E. c. Westerman, Cliff
ton Forge, district commanders.
166 Posts In State.
The Virginia department now num-
bers 166 posts, with a membership
goal of 1900 for the year. Thus far
the paid-up membership is 4.834.
This number is more than 600 ahead
of the paid-Ip membership at the
same date last year. The year ended
October 20, 1884, saw the depart
ment with a paid-up membership
of more than 5000.
Other matters to be considered by
the Executive Committe are the ma
tional program problems of Govern
ment protection for World War vet
erans' widows and dependents. uni
versal service law, strong national de-
fense, Americanization, child welfare,
community service, withdrawal of
recognition to Russia, educational
system hazards, discrimination. aliens,
war debt payments, subversjve In
duences and highway safety.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
PRESIDENT OFFERS
AID IN ARMS PROBE
Nye Says Roosevelt Will
Support Request for
More Funds.

If the profit Is to be taken out Of
war. as has been proposed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, it will not be done by
the use of kid gloves" according to
Senator Gerald Nye Of North Dakota,
following long talk with the Presi-
dent at the White House today.
The North Dakota Senator, head of
the Senate Munitions Investigation
Committee, declared ON leaving the
Presidents office that IF we are to
take the profit out of war it Is I'D to
the Government to reach IN and take
it,
Asked what methods he will pursue
the Senator said the income taxes
should be made to fit the cases of the
prohtmakers
When the President announced a
fortnight ago the appointment of a
special commission to study the sub
ject Of taking The profits out Of war,
Senator Nye, az the Capitol, showed
some resentment
His conversation with the President
today, however, left him with an en-
tireiy different feeling. He said the
Presidents original proposal was
greatly misunderstood Now that he
knows the real purposes behind the
Presidents move he looks for COM
plete cooperation between the Execu-
tive branch ana the Senate Munitions
Committee.
Nye said the President highly COM
mended the work Of his committee
and gave assurance of support to Oh
tain additional funds for the commit
tee 20 carry or its work
Nye said that there is much work in
prospect for his committee. but he
hoped to finish before the end CT the
next session. He said hearings will be
resumed some time between January
6 and 9. His committee has yet to
hear from the shipbuilding industry,
steelmakers and the financial tie-ups
Of the munitions manufacturers.
Although President Roosevelt cleared
up the misunderstanding and al
though he personally anticipates the
closest cooperation, Nye said he is
Withholding comment on the Presi-
dents commission hoping that there
may be some change in the personnel.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
H0lD-UP IS FOILED

PORTLAND, Greg, December z6
R-The gunman got a prompt re-
sponse when he ordered Henry Ram
sey to stick 'em up" on a dark street.
Ramsey. a retired Army sergeant
with seven major decorations for
courage in action, felled him with
right to the jaw.
The robber was treated at police
emergency hospital and arrested, CIV
ing the name Of Albert wahl. Ram
sey's hand also required treatment.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
BRIDGE TO BE OPENED

Special Dispatch - The Star.
CHESTERTOWN, Md. December
26. The new State bridge over Morg-
nee Greek. five miles north of here,
will be formally opened to travel on
January Is, it was announced b.
Rolph Townshend, district State
Roads Commission engineer here. The
span cost approximately s6S.0oo and
will be an important link in a shorter
route over one Of Kent County's
concrete roads to Wilmington and
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
FARMER RMAYFACE
MURDER CHARGES
Marlboro Prisoner Said to
Have QuarreIed With A.
Matt, Slain in Yard.
By a Stan CORRESPONDENT of tn. Star

os OtdA Correspondent OF Inc star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Nd, Decem-
Der 26.-Formal murder CHARGES
were expected to be placed today
against a German farmer being held
in the Marlboro Jail in connection
with the shooting Of August Matt
10. one of his neighbors.
The shooting, police say, climaxed
quarrel between the two men over
Mrs. Leta Brodhaute, who formerly
worked as a housekeeper for the sus-
pect but recently had been employed
IN similar capacity by Matt.
Police say they have the shotgun
believed used by the slayer and an
automobile in which he fed from the
scene.
Matt was shot through the abdo-
men Christmas Eve A car had been
driven into the yard of his Chelten-
ham home and its lights turned of
Going outside to investigate he was
greeted by the discharge of a shot
gun. Mrs. Brodhaute found him
lying on the ground, mortally wound
ed. She made a note of the tag
number of the automobile as it sped
away.
Under the direction of Sergt. A.
w. Hepburn. county police checked
the suspects movements yesterday
and expect to lay the evidence they
have collected before States Attor-
ney Alan Bowie today.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
500 Troops to Participate y
In Inauguration of Nice
MARYLAND GOuernOr.EIect Asks Simple
Ceremonies, but Band Concerts
and Parade Are on Program.
BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. December 26-Mili-
tary units will be much in evidence at
the inaugural exercises of Gov.-elect
Harry W. Nice on Jenlary 8. Mr.. Nice
has requested that the ceremonies be
Simple"
More than 500 troops are to partici-
pate in the band concerts and parade,
which will lend color to the exercises,
according to Maj. Gen. Milton A.
Reckord.
Academy Represented.
The Naval Academy's band will be
one of the three that will furnish mar
tial music Through the courtesy Of
Rear Admiral David Foote Sellers,
superintendent Of the academy, ar
rangements have been made to have
the naval musicians give concert on
the lawn of the executive mansion
prior to the Inauguration.
The band of the l04th Medical Reg
iment has been assigned to the lobby
of the State house, while that of the
5th Regiment will be outside of the
building as part of the escort OF honor.
which will form a line between the
executive mansion and State house at
l1:30 am.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
.JAPAN'S DEFENSE
BUDGET TAKENU UP
Hirohito Opens Parliament.
Approval of Armed Force
Increase Expected.
By the Associated Press.


TOXIC, December 26-while mill
tary and naval leaders talked of the
empires security being in jeopardy,
the japanese Parliament met in an
nual session today to consider the
largest defense budget in history.
More than 1.00o, 900 600 yen Zap
proximately s288 900 .000) were provid-
ed in the proposed budget prepared by
the cabinet more than a month ago.
The figure represented about AZ per
cent of the entire appropriations pro-
posed for next year. 1t was an in
crease of about 9 per cent over ex-
penditures for the current year.
Navy spokesmen, n asking more
money, point to the dark outlook of
naval negotiations, and the army de-
clares Soviet Russia still menaces
Japan, and that the fighting machine
should be prepared.
Parliamentary approval of the ap-
propriations without material amend
ment was expected generally.
The proposed budget would give
491 900 900 yen to the army and 53o.-
Oco 900 yen to the navy.
Emperor Hirohito presided at the
opening ceremony in the Parliament
building.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
SELF-DEFENSE is PLEA
Youth Accused of Killing Athlete

Youth Accused Of Killing Athlete
at Dance.
CHICAGO, December 26 R.-Sef-
defense apparently will be the de-
fense of the youth accused of slay-
ing Stanley Frankowski, %. former
member of the University of Michi-
gan foot ball squad
Police today said John Miragiia,
10, had admitted shooting the youth
as a result of dance hall argument
after some one bumped into his dane
ing partner.
About all we can get out of Mi
raglia," said police. lis the statement
that If hadn't got him, he would
have got me-"
Evening star., 1934-12-26

up into headlined sensation by the
skilled publicity staff.
The worlds championship medal
for hat-passing goes to the new Texas
Governor, James v. Alfred, without a
question.
When Alfred trent doDn to
Relief Administrator Harry Hop
kinS' Office the other day to see
about Teras relief money, he took
of his hat and O dime dropped
out. At least, a neps man insists
he noticed the dime nert to the
Governors hat Uhen the GoDernor
stopped oUer to pick both up.
Fortunately, only the newsman was
present at the time, and Hopkins has
not heard about it, SO Texas will
probably get her relief money.
Two separate suspicious may be
directed against Alfred. Either he had
been out on Pennsylvania avenue
initiating a blind man, or else he had
just come from seeing Mr.. Ickes about
P. w. A. funds for Texas.
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Evening star., 1934-12-26
CHINA DENIES INTENT
TO DEVALUE CURRENCY
Finance and Military Leaders
Disavow Program, Charging
Private Profit Is Hope.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, December 26-H. H.
Kung. minister of finance, declared
today that rumors the Chinese gov
ernment is planning to nationalize
silver, adopt paper currency, and de-
value its standard dollar are spread
by unscrupulous persons hoping to
profit from disturbed financial markets
and are without foundation"
Kung did not say if any fiscal meas
ures were under consideration by the
government, but he did state: 1T
should be understood that whatever
measures the government undertakes
viii be determined by q consideration
for the welfare of the state and the
people"
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek also
took hand IN the silver situation. He
issued a statement that the national
government would not devalue the
dollar or adopt q paper standard Of
currency.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Girl Scouts Admit Five.

DECATUR HEIGHTS, Md. Deem
ber 26 (SpeciaD At a court of
awards held by the Decatur Heights
troop OF Girl Scouts Mrs. George
n Harris. captain: Kathleen and
Marion Birch, Frances Larson, VIZ
ginia Norman and Elizabeth Smith
passed the tenderfoot test and gained
membership in the troop Frances
Rhodes and Adelaide Fletcher re-
ceived merit badges.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
SHANK LOSES COURT
FIGHT TO ESCAPE CHAIR
Ohio Lawyer Accused of Poison
Death Must Die Friday,
Justices Decree.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, December Is.
Two Supreme Court justices re-
vealed today they had denied the
petition of Mark H. Shank, Akron
(Ohio) attorney, for stay of exc
cutim Of his death sentence next Fri
day morning.
Shank, convicted of one Of four
poison slayings of which he was ac-
cused, had escaped death for almost
year through appeals, and six days
ago started what prison officials said
was hunger strike ito cheat the
electric chair"
Justices E. L. McHaney and Turner
Butler said Shank's attorneys had
applied for the stay in order that
they might perfect an appeal from
the Jefferson Circuit Courts action
IN denying their petition for manda-
mus to compel Prison Supt. S. L. Tod
hunter to give Shank a sanity trial.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
MISS HELEN HARM0NS0N
TO WE'D HENRY K. WEIR
Bride-to-Be Attended Cathedral
School Here-Youth Is Son
of Steel Magnate.

By tht ASs0clated Press.
PITTSBURGH, December 26.-The
engagement Of Helen Denny Harmon
son, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Leland Harmonson Of Smyrna. Del,
and Henry Kline Weir, son of Ernest
Tener Weir, steel magnate, of Pitts
burgh- was among society,s Christmas
holiday announcements
Miss Harmonson attended National
Cathedral School of Washington. D.
C., and is a graduate of Sarah Law
renee College. Weir prepared at
Exeter and was graduated from Yale
University. later doing postgraduate
work at the Harvard School of Busi-
ness Administration.
The date was not disclosed,
Evening star., 1934-12-26
LODGE OFFICERS IN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HEATHSVILLE. Va, December IS
Lodge, No. 212, A. F
and A. NJ. held its annual meeting
and banquet at Kinsale and installed
the following officers for 1885: r. N
Thrift, worshipful master; r. NJ
Bailey. jr. senior warden; E. A. Hodg-
son, junior warden: c. c. Thrift
treasurer; M. c. Moss, secretary: E. A
Rowe, senior deacon; J. r. Gardy
junior deacon; w. N. Chinn and c. E
Unruh, stewards; W. S. Headley, tiler
and j. c. Moss, chaplain.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Tire Changer Killed.

MIAMI, Fla, December 36 CR.-
stopping ON a causeway here to
change q tire for Bernice Feaman of
Miami Beach, John A Dressier, chauf-
feur for Charles Lerner of North
Hampton Beach, Long Island, was
struck and killed early today by Q
passing automobile. Police Jailed .
man, doeketed as Jack Clemons, ~
driver Of the machine, pending an
inquest.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
ARENAS LAYZA CABINET
TAKES OATH IN PERU
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, December 26-Carlos
Arenas Layza has formed a cabinet
to replace that Of Premier Alfredo
Rey De Castro. which resigned hast
week.
Arenas holds three portfolios in ad-
dftion to the premiership. The cabi-
net was sworn in yesterday.
The new government also includes:
Foreign affairs. Carlos Concha; in
terror, Walfredo Henriod; war, Gen.
Manuel Rodriguez; marine and navy,
Capt. Carlos Rotalde; finance, Man
uel Ugarteche, and public works. rail-
way and sanitation, Hector Boza.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
MUSIC REVIEWER DIES

NEW YORK. December 26 R.-
Hubbard Hutchinson. 81, music re-
viewer for the New York Times, died
yesterday.
His mother, Mrs. Harriet Bliss
Hutchinson, flew from Columbus,
Ohio. when friends notified her that
her son was not expected to live.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
C. C. c. CAMP BURNED

Two Buildings Destroyed in
Pennsylvania Fire.
WELLSBORO, Pa, December 26
R.-The hospital and q bunk house
OF c. C. C. Camp No. 90, in the
mountains. near wellsboro, were des-
troyed yesterday in a fire that left
only one main building standing.
Only 20 men were in camp, about
18o members Of the company being
on furi0ugh for the holidays.
The origin of the blaze was not
determined.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
WATERWAY PROJECTS
MAY BE DEVELOPED
Northern Neck Interest Revived
by Report Submitted by
Army Engineers.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HEATHSVILLE, Va, December 26.
The report of the Army Engineers
on the value of the Virginia waterways
projects has revived hope in the North
ern Neck Of major improvements to
several local water systems. The
projects in this territory reported by
the Engineers as meritorious and need
ing development and the cost of such
improvements are:
Totuskey Creek. in Richmond Coun-
ty, dredge channel to feet to To-
tuskey Bridge. S35, 900.
Nomim Bay and Greek. in West
moreland County, dredge channel and
turning basin. S9,50O.
jackson Greek. improve navigation
channel, l1,80O.
Mattaponi River. improve naviga-
ton channel. S19,500.
Evening star., 1934-12-26

expressed in a blue streak. II
made matter Of official record
by publication, they might be
lbelous.
He hoped to keep his warning con-
fidential
Three Copies Of Letter.
There were three copies of his letter
Of warning against publication of libel.
The original went to the magazine
editor, who. probably, did not give it
out. The second went to the pub
Usher of Johnson's book. The third
was kept by Mr.. Richberg under lock
and key.
One of the three copies fell into the
hands of newspaper men, and that is
the way the story got out. 1t was the
best possible kind of publicity for the
Johnson book.
Got Johnson Out.
What Gen. Johnson's friends really
believe is that Mr.. Richberg got John
son out of the N. r. A. They say that
is the basis for Johnson's feeling.
In pay, they are right. Mr..
Richberg found the N. r. A. too
confning for himself and johnson.
Just before President Roosevelt
started on his Ha,Odiidn cruise
last Summer, he thought the
generals tactics Dere detrimental
to success of the N. r. A. A lot
OF people agreed With him.
1t was shortly after MIR. Roosevelt's
return from Hawaii that johnson left.
OF course. the impetus of Mr.. Rich
berg,s influence played a part in
Johnson's withdrawal.
Whether there was anything else is
matter for argument, but no one
will care to start it, as no accusat tons
have been made, and probably none
will be.
Inwardiy Hard Boiled.
The N. r. A. is showing occasional
inner signs of being just as hard
boiled as ever.
The board has been sonleUhat
careful about imposing codes on
recalcitrant big industries Which
still haze no codes, but has s1aoun
three unnoticed flashes OF fire
lately. The main difference from
the old days appears to be that
the board is being cloSe-lipped
about its crack-doDn bloUs and
loud ud-naouthed about its moderate
steps.
This is a reversal of the Johnsonian
technique.
Code Authority Banished.
The picturesque general himself
could not have been more authorita-
tive in the cotton garment code case.
When garment makers resisted the
36-hour week, the board adopted a
rule banishing from the code au-
thority any one who did not CO.
operate. That effectively banished
the code authority itself.
Similarly, the board trampled
all oper the lumber code authority.
1t ordered q hearing on contro-
Dersial price firing provisions, oDer
the protest OF the code authority,
and then knocked out price firing.
Thirdly, hearing was ordered on
the boot and shoe code when the
board noted that many factories were
moving to small towns The board
suspected that code provisions per-
mitted lower wages In small towns.
In the Johnsonian era. each Of
these steps would have been blown
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Nan Dies in Auto Plunge.

PORT COLBORNE, Ontario. De-
cember Is @.-When his motor car
plunged into 30 feet Of water In the
Welland Ship Canal, Peter Corey. 81
year-oh Port Colborne resident. was
drowned yesterday. His wife. Kath-
ryn, riding IN the back seat Of the
car. managed to jump clear Of the
vehicle.
Evening star., 1934-12-26
Firemen to Install Officers.

TUXEDO. Nd. December rs Cspe-
aD.-Newly-elect Officers of the
Tuxedo -Cheverly Volunteer Fire De-
partment will be installed tomorrow
night at O'Clock in the fire house
here by Noble Rushe of Hyattsvills,
president Of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association. An entertainment
program, a social hour and refresh
ments will follow.