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Evening star., 1934-02-07
SOCIETY
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and Mime. Bachke, Senator and Mrs.
Charles L. McNary, Representative
and Mrs. Charles M. Bakewell. the
charge daffaires of Japan and Nine.
Taketomi, Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, Rear
Admiral and Mrs Harry P. Huse,
former Representative John O. Tilson
DR.. and Mrs. Edward B. Meigs. Brig
Gen William E. Horton, Mrs. William
Fitch Kelley and the counselor Of the
Chinese legation and Nine. Yung
Kwai.
The Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court and Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone will be the guests Of honor at
dinner this evening Of Mr. and Mrs.
Wilton j. Lambert.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. VAN
denberg entertained at dinner last
evening at the Carlton Hotel, in honor
Of the Ambassador of Brazil and Sen
hora de Lima Silva and the Minister
Of Canada and Mrs. Herridge.
Senator and Mrs. Ellison D. Smith
have visiting them their daughter,
Mrs. Carlton Pierce of Lynchburg,
S. c.
Mrs. Joseph c. OMahoney enter
tanned guests informally at luncheon
yesterday at Wardman Park Hotel,
where she and Senator O'Mahoney
make their home.
.fot pran
tertained informally at luncheon yes
terday at the Carlton.
The first secretary of the British
embassy and Mrs Wiggin vii! be
hosts at dinner this evening in honor
of the retiring secretary Of the en-
bassy and Mrs. Torr, who will leave
in a few days for New York prepar-
atory to sailing Saturday for their
home in England,
The Rev DR.. w. Coleman Nevils,
s. j., president of Georgetown Uni
versity, was host at a dinner last
night for Mr.. Manuel QueZon, presi-
dent of the Philippine Senate. He
was assisted by the Very Rev. John j.
Thompkins. S. j., formerly president
of the Collegio de immaculate in the
Philippines.
Among the other guests were Mr..
J. A. de Jesus, secretary to Mr.. Que
zon and Mr.. Jose P. Melenclo, SON.
tn-law of Gen. Aguinaldo, who is with
the Philippine Commission. Mr. Me-
lencio is a graduate of the George
town Law School in the class Of 1919
Gen. Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of
the Army Air Corps, and Mrs Foulois,
will be at home Sunday in their
apartment at the Shoreham from 5
until Z o'clock.
Col and Mrs. NJ Robert Guggen-
helm will entertain at dinner this
evening.
Col. and Mrs. Rufus F. Maddux
entertained at dinner at the Little
Tea House yesterday in honor Of Mrs.
Louise M. Kinney of Cincinnati.
Comdr. Paulus P. Powell, U. S. N,
and Mrs Powell are at the Wardman
Park hotel where they have taken an
apartment. The marriage of Comdr.
and Mrs. Powell, the latter formerly
Miss Frances Evelyn Patton. daughter
Of DR.. and Mrs. Stewart Patton of New
York and Baltimore took place Feb
ruarv in Baltimore Comdr. Powell
Is senior naval aide at the White
House.
Mr.. George N. Peek had guests
lunching with him yesterday at the
Evening star., 1934-02-07
MRS. HOMER BRETT,

Kenneth M. Simpson. Mrs William H.
Davis, Mrs. Dean Acheson, Mr.. F.
Lammot Belin, Mrs. Hiram Bingham,
Mrs Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. Fred
erick H. Brooke, Mrs. Edward Burling,
Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman, Mrs. Tracy
Dows. Mrs James Clement Dunn,
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs. Robert We'd
der Fleming, Mrs. John H. Gibbons,
Mrs. Franklin Mott Gunther, Mrs. Le-
land Harrison, Mrs Alvin T. Hert,
Mrs. John Philip Hill, Mrs. Alanson
B. Houghton, Mrs. Irwin B. Laughlin,
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr.; Mrs. Hamil
ton Mccormick -Goodhart, Mrs. w.
Forbes Morgan, Mrs. Eleanor Patter-
son, Mrs. Richard Southgate, Mrs.
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Evening star., 1934-02-07
New Song and Dance at
Junior League Ball Friday.

Something new in song and dance
as well as in wearing apparel will be
featured at the gala Wear Something
New" ball, which the Junior League
of Washington will give Friday night
at the May1swer Hotel. Brook Johns,
we'll known entertainer, will intro
duce Wear Something New" song
and prominent members of the league
will present Blue Eagle" ballet.
Also on the program will be a sur
prise skit written by an anonymous
author.
The ball is twofold in its appeal,
fSr not only will the proceeds go to
carry on the worthy charities sup
ported by the League, but the idea of
requesting the guests, both men and
women, to attend wearing something
especially purchased for the event is
a boom to trade in the capital.
Local merchants will lend gowns
and accessories for the elaborate fash
ion show, which will be part of the
program Of the ball. Serving as man.
ikins for the various shops will be
members of the Junior League. in
cluding Mrs. Samuel Beach, chair
man of the models; Miss Beatrice
Phillips. daughter of the Undersecre-
tary of State and Mrs William Phil
lips: Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter
of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
and Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt,
Miss Mary Bradley, Mrs Jasper du
Bose, Miss Mary Mcdowell, Mrs. Will
Evening star., 1934-03-27
president LEAVES
ON TRIP TONIGHT
Chief Executive Will Spend
Brief Vacation in Flor
ida Waters.

President Roosevelt Is ready to close
his desk and leave Washington late
today for Jacksonville, Fla, where to-
morrow he will join a small party OF
friends aboard the Nourmahal, Vim
cent Astor's yacht. for a weeks vaca-'
ton fishing and cruising about semi
tropical waters.
The President expects to return
April 6.
He had to work overtime for the
past few days to make 1t possible to
slip away, even for so short a time.
1t was not until early this morning, at
his desk In his study on the second
floor of the White House, that Mr..
Roosevelt finally completed the read
ing of the baskets Of papers and let
ters requiring his attention before he
departed.
Busy Afternoon.
Even with this done the President
faced busy day before leaving about
S pm Matters requiring his atten-
ton included:
The independent offices appropria-
ton bill, embodying the controversial
pay restorations and veterans benefits
amendments.
A meeting with railroad labor
leaders.
A weekly meeting with his National
Executive Council.
Study of airmail proposals relative
to returning airmail flying to private
lines
Mrs. Roosevelt will not accompany
her husband on his vacation. Col
M H Mcintyre. one of his secretaries.
will 60 with him as far as Jackson
vile and see him safely aboard the
Astor yacht, and will then proceed
to Miami where he will set up presi-
Dental headquarters to be in COM
munications with the President by
radio and with the White House back
in Washington by long distance tele-
phone.
Others in Party.
Besides Vincent Astor, his host,
there will be in the same fishing party.
which has made up the Nourmahal
party on several occasions. The
others will be Kermit Roosevelt, a son
OF the late President Theodore ROose-
welt; DR.. Leslie Heiter of Mobile. Ala: A.:
George st. George of New York and
Judge Frederick Kernochan
While aboard the palatial yacht
OF Mr.. Astor the President will oc-
cupy the living suite on the main
deck, generally used by Mrs. Astor
when she accompanies her husband
on cruises.
The U. S. S. Destroyer Ellis will
60 along on the trip as a convoy and
to be within hailing distance In case
Of trouble. There will be two secret
service operatives aboard the Ellis and
two others aboard the Nourmahal.
and several others will be at Miami
to be on hand when the President
lands there from his fishing trip to
start back by train to Washington.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
PRESIDENT FAvORS
ELECTION CHANGE
Committee Gets His Ap-
provaI of Amendment to
End Electoral College.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's approval Of a
proposed constitutional amendment
changing the method Of electing
President was placed today before the
House Rules Committee.
Chairman Jeffers of the House
Elections Committee told the Rules
Committee he had discussed the Lea
Norris amendment with the President
and II was authorized to say that he
thought the principle Of the propo-
sition was sound and good and that
he would be glad to see this PROPOSE
ton put through at this session Of
Congress"
Under the Lea-Norris resolution, a
new constitutional amendment would
be submitted TO the States for the ap-
proval OF three-fourths of them with
In seven years.
Would End College,
1t would. first, abolish the Electoral
College. The 48 States would retain
the number Of electoral votes they
now have.
However, instead of a candidate
who got majority vote in one State
receiving the total electoral vote Of
that State, he would get the same pro-
portion of electoral as popular votes.
For instance, presidential candi-
date who gets rs per cent of the pop
ular vote in a State under present
law gets all the electoral votes Of that
State.
Effect Of Proposal.
Under the Lea-Norris proposal, this
presidential candidate in a State with
four electoral votes would get only
three, and the other candidate one
electoral vote.
The use of such a system in the
past, Representative Lea, Democrat,
of California told the committee,
would have changed the result In at
least three presidential elections.
Lea said that under the present law
"one man could easily have a
1000 900 ajority of the popular vote.
yet the other man would get the
presidency"
He applied his proposal to the
Hoover-Roosevelt election, saying that
l3,600,00 people who voted for Her
bert Hoover were disfranchised."
Evening star., 1934-03-27
SHAM, SAYS RICKENBACKER

NEW YORK, March 27 P.-Col.
Eddie Rickenbacker, vice president of
North American Aviation, parent COM
pany for Transcontinental g. Western
Air, Inc, and Eastern Air Transport.
Inc. today termed the rebidding phase
of the Presidents airmail decision "a
sham," but said his companies were
ready to carry the mail "on an hours 8
notice"
The war ace. who charged before
the Senate Airmail Committee that
'traitorous elements" had been mis-
advising the President, said: II can
not see any reason for the bidding
it's a sham"
II can see no reason for qualifica-
tions or conditions" he continued.
Whats the purpose of bids?"
LAS far as carrying the mail goes,
we can carry on at an hours notice
based on fair conditions"
Asked what he meant by "fair con-
ditions," Rickenbacker said:
Il mean that II they expect all the
executives to resign who attended the
so-called 'collusive meeting and the
ike, they would separate from the In
dustry the only men who are qualified
to operate it.
"Give the contracts back to the op-
orators on temporary basis. I should
suggest, and then let them take their
time and work out sanely permanent
legislation.
They want to help the industry,
and unless they do there won't be any,
as it faces disintegration."
Evening star., 1934-03-27
FRENCH DEMANDS EXPLAINED.
Sir John Simon Will Discuss Note
With French Ambassador,

LONDON, March 27 CP.-The ex-
act nature of supporting measures
France demands from Great Britain
for execution of a disarmament treaty
have been communicated to London,
it was learned today.
Sir John Simon, British foreign
minister, who requested further par
ticulars from France March ls, will
discuss this latest important issue of
disarmament negotiations with Charles
Corstn, the French Ambassador, to-
night.
Meanwhile, Louis Barthou, French
foreign minister, and Count Charles
de Broqueville, premier of Belgium,
planned to confer at Brussels on the
possibility of a three-power defensive
alliance with England participating
France, in its arms impaSSe with
Germany, has asked security guaran-
tees from Great Britain, including aid
in the event Of an invasion.
The full British cabinet will meet
tomorrow to decide the country's
policy. The government, it was
learned. is receptive ito even such ex-
treme measures as invoking military
and economic sanctions to enforce dis
armement."
Will Consider Sanctions.
Great Britain would not be willing
to bind herself to any arbitrary action
in this respect" it was said in an
authoritative quarter, "but she is
willing to consider invoking such
sanctions to enforce disarmament. al
though she is firmly against applying
them to guarantee distant frontiers
of Europe.
'It is conceivably an easier matter
to determine the violator of disarma-
ment in peace-time than to determine
the aggressor in the situation of &C
tual or incipient war.
Great Britain's attitude. however.
is that action should be proportionate
to the ofense. If it is only a uues-
ton Of nation building a few guns
above treaty limits, it would seem
much less drastic action could rectify
the situation"
Real Disarmament Sought.
Britain's main objective is to OBJ
tain approval of her disarmament
plan, which does not go far enough
to satisfy Germany's demand for de-
fense weapons and goes too far in
this respect for France.
London wants assurance that real
disarmament will be achieved II it
undertakes responsibilities under the
guarantees demanded by France.
Meanwhile, the British government
is not pressing for a separate air
convention while there seems to be a
chance for general disarmament.
Germany. it was learned, would well
come a British air convention pro-
posal, but France is holding back.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
ARMS ARE SEIZED
|NPOL|T|CAL RAIDS
French Police Seek Evidence
Parties Prepare for
"CiviI War;"
By the Associated Press.

by llc hSSOCldlcQ fTcbS.
PARIS, March 27.-French police
smashed at political factions which,
they say, are arming themselves
against the government in a wide
spread series of raids today through
out Paris and the suburbs, collecting
hundreds of rifles and pistols and a
huge stock of ammunition, swords and
bayonets.
The raiders searched for evidence
that the extremist groups of the
Right and Left political parties were
arming in anticipation of civil
war;" as their rival newspapers have
repeatedly charged.
The details of the raids were kept
secret, although various incidents
seeped out.
80 Pistols Are Seized.
1t was reported that 40 guns were
found under beds and behind cup
boards in an apartment in Saint
Ouen, q working-class suburb where
many radicals are known to live.
In another hall, 80 automatic pis-
tolls, quantity of bayonets and
swords, and a number of rifles were
taken.
Two persons were known to be ar
rested in the earliest raids of the day.
OF these two, one claimed he was a
collector and the other a second
hand dealer in arms.
Frontiers Are Watched.
The raids were carried out in the
greatest secrecy.
Customs officials were understood to
be keeping a special watch at the
frontiers to prevent arms smuggling
A Belgian workman was arrested yes
terday at Roubaix. charged with
smuggling automatic firearms into
France.
Four separate police searches, under
way today, followed several weeks of
quiet investigation by judicial authori-
ties.
A governmental decree limiting the
sale and distribution of guns has been
drafted and submitted to the Council
OF State preliminary to its being pro-
mulgated.
Masonic Temple Bombed.
The headquarters Of extremists of
both the right and left political fac
tions were reported searched.
The bombing today of the Masonic
Temple in Cannes was regarded by
police as a gesture Of political violence
Freemasonry in France is separate
and distince from Freemasonry in the
United States and Great Britain and
has been repeatedly charged by Royal
lists with being involved in the Sta
visky scandal-whereby Serge Stavisky
now dead. swindled French investors
of S40,000,000.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
What's What
BehindNews
In Capital
France Using Tales of
Spies to Cover
Internal Crisis
BY PAUL MALL0N.
r T TAKES the French to smoke up
thick international intrigue tale.
4 TVt,air c,,rre,,t cpv vorn a a

TT TAKES the French to smoke up q
thick international intrigue tale.
Their current spy yarn Is q
i typical Partisan political smoke
screen, interesting and melodra-
matte, but lacking in substance.
At least 1t is drawing no more than
private chuckles from our officials
They are basing their conclusions on
subterranean reports from Paris. These
reports suggest the French are whoop-
ing up the spy story out Of all reason,
deliberately. for domestic political
purposes.
1t seems to be part of the general
French government campaign to divert
the attention Of their citizens to
troubles from without.
The American end of the story fur
nishes the key to the situation. The
Switz couple (Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Switz from East Orange) are supposed
to have been supplying details of
American military fortifications on the
Atlantic Seaboard. Also plans Of air
ports, including Newark and Roosevelt
fields.
U. S. Has No Secrets.
We have no secret fortifications on
the Atlantic Seaboard. aside from the
Canal Zone. You can get most of
them on picture postcards. The plans
of Newark and Roosevelt Airports are
about as secret as the plan Of Times
Square.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

Since the United States went off
gold, France has lost (exported) nearly
1000, ,000, 900 francs in gold and nearly
5000 0O0, 900 in foreign sight liabilities,
a total exodus Of about 10000, ,000, 900.
This has caused domestic boarding
estimated at about 10000, ,000, 900
francs, Of which 100000 900 is In
gold.
This is a huge amount of capital
tDhich is entirely imnobilized as
result of the loss OF confidence.
1t is erdctly Uhdt Ue Were up
against before we Went OF gold.
No wonder France had to 60 to Hol-
land and pay Az per cent interest for
recent borrowings.
Our Own Smoke Screen.
A bigger smoke mystery Is the one
about the stock market bill right here
at home.
Some powerful force on the inside
has been smoking out Gov. Black OF
the Federal Reserve and a number Of
other Government officials. Black
and his confereeS showed a certain
shyness at first about going before
the congressional committees to tes-
tify on the bill.
Their friends made no secret OF
the fact they did not like the bill.
particularly the margin section on
it. Black inferred as much in
prirnte conversations.
Yet Black and the others Except
Tom Smith Of the Treasury went
before the congressional committees
and indorsed the legislation.
President Roosevelt is recognized as
quite q smoke artist in his line, but
apparently he did not personally turn
the damper upon Black, ct al, this
time.
The President has said he has not
read the bill. Nor did he read the
first one.
Whoever acted as furnace man
acted with presidential authority. II
allowed three guesses, the insiders
would name Frank Walker, Prof.
Moley and Tom Corcoran.
The action saved the bill.
Big Money Reports.
The totals on the r. r. c. balance
sheet have never been published in
full. Only monthly balances are sent
to Congress. A tabulation Of the to-
tails shows:
Disbursements to Febru-
airy 20 W, iou,VVV,ooV
Repayments received 10
same date ........... 1897 7.ooo. 600
Evening star., 1934-03-27
SHRINER LEAVES GOLD
IN MEDALS TO LIBRARY
Imperial Potentate's Jewels Will
Buy Books for Crippled
Children in Hospital.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Me, March 27.-By
the terms Of the will filed yesterda-
for probate the late j. Putnam Ste
vens, dean of Maine insurance sales
men and past imperial potentate Of
the Ancient Arabic Order Of Mobiles
Of the Mystic Shrine, directs all med
ais and gold membership cards given
him by various orders be melted for
old gold and that the proceeds, to-
gether with funds derived from the
sale Of diamonds in his imperial po-
tentate's jewel, be given to buy books
for the library of the Shrine hospital
for crippled children.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

II any one has been buying
those things from the Switzes,
they should be easy prospects tor
buying the Brooklyn Bridge.
The truth is every respectable Euro
pean war office already has everything
the Switzes were supposed to be SELL
ing from here. and far more. Even
the Panama Canal gun emplacements
probably are known.
The only things our Army and Navy
really try to keep within the family
are technical inventions, war plans and
civilian mobilization plans. Even these
cannot be kept confidential long. They
find their way across the seas in un-
traceable paths, just as the French
and Germans in the trenches learned
every day the plans of the enemy.
For such work governments do
not use such people as the Switzes from
East Orange.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

and legal problems confronting the
administration in its new move
Those to accompany Farley to the
White House were First Assistant
Postmaster General w. w. Howes,
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Harllee Branch. Solicitor Karl A.
Crowley and Stephen A. Cisler, gen.
eral superintendent of the airmail
service.
During the past few days Farley
and his assistants have conferred sew
eral times with Attorney General
Cummings.
Legislation to allow the Army to
ny the mail for a year was passed
yesterday and sent to the White
House.
As approved finally yesterday by
the House, the temporary Army air
mail bill contained two provisions
which the administration was espe-
cially anxious to see in force-the
first giving per diem allowances to
Army men away from their permanent
posts Of duty and the second directing
the Postmaster General to tell Con-
gress on the first day of its next
session how much he had spent.
In many instances enlisted men on
temporary airmail duty have been
forced to borrow money from officers,
or 60 into debt in some other way,
to pay their expenses
The conference report on which the
House acted compromised differences
between the House and Senste It
wrote into the bill stipulation that
planes placed at the disposal of the
Postmaster General by the War De-
partment should be fully equipped
for safe" day and night flying. and
that the pilots be fully trained in the
use of that equipment.
GUAM cAvS DvrurHYu ArvrD
Evening star., 1934-03-27
So ARRESTED IN RIOT

CAMAGUEY. Cuba, March ~ C9.
Fifty mine port workers at Puerto
Tarafa were arrested on charges Of In
citing to'strike last night - the army
took over the docks and sugar ware.
houses.
Three girls Ind several boys were
injured Is soldiers dispersed high
school students attempting to stass an
anti-govefnmenf manifestation.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
PROBE OF RESTAURANT
COLOR ISSUE APPROVED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
An investigation Of the exclusion
Of colored persons from the House
public restaurant was approved today
by the House Rules Committee.
1t voted favorably on q resolution
by Representative De Priest, Repub-
hcan, Of Illinois. When the proposal
will be presented to the House for
action has not been decided.
De Priest questioned the right Of
the chairman Of the Accounts Com
:nittee, Representative Warren. Demo-
crat, Of North Carolina, to keep mem
bers Of his race out Of the restaurant.
Evening star., 1934-03-27

for loan Of $68 to pay of last in
stallment on an automobile.
Certain strong political influences
hare been iUorkins against con-
fTmation OF Prof. Thorp as head
of the Bureau OF Foreign and Do
nestic Commerce. They haze ar.
I other man for the job. He is not
/ a college professor.
! The new Treasury assistant Is to
be carried on the rolls as Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge. They figure his
nrst two names will take the sting out
6f his last name for q Democratic
administration.
tcopyrisht. iss4.r
Evening star., 1934-03-27
Hatching Eggs Decline.

MONMOUTH, III. Up. - Baby
Hoot." 2S-year-old horned owl, owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Walters, is
falling down on the job. For years
the owl, acting as a hen, has been
Matching chicken eggs, with a high
record Of IS in one batch. On the
last occasion, however. only four
chicks were Matched.
Evening star., 1934-03-27
France Facing Civil War.

The condition of the French govern
ment was apparent to every one who
read between the lines of President
Doumergue's radio address. He is
facing civil war.
, Facists, Royalists and Communists
have taken advantagesof the plight Of
the government in the Stavtsky scan
dals, and may open fire atsany time.