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Bal B0heme Floor Committee
To Make Grand Parade.


Architects and artists, actors and
musicians, are included among the
names of the famous 33" members of
the Floor Committee for the annual
Bal Boheme of the Arts Club, which
will take place Tuesday night, Febru-
ary 13, at 10 O'Clock atop the Hotel
Willard amid the festive destinations
o; real circus and its accompanying
attractions. side show and all.
Headed by Mr.. John Paul Jones as
chairman and "ringleader" in chief,
the members of this group will be the
ringmasters of the circus, and their
entrance at exactly the hour OF 10
on the night of the ball will be the
start down NJ Willard floor through
three rings to the huge circus tent al
the south end, where the attractions
will disperse into the side show. set
up in the small ball room, and ar
ranged especially as such-where pink
lemonade. popcorn and peanuts Will
abound, and where the music OF the
little German band will add full flavor
to the scene.
The exact costume of the Floor
Committee is. as always, matter OF
intense interest. and is never fully
revealed until the moment of its ap-
pearance on the floor. But numerous
rehearsals are being held of this i'm
portant group and it is sure to be
grand entrance that the ringmasters
will make. surrounded by all sorts
and conditions of clowns, and with
an advance guard of police, as in all
well regulated circus parades from
time immemorial
The members of this committee are
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the Sulgrave Club, entertaining in
compliment to the United States
Consul General in Berlin and Mrs
George S. Messersmitn, who spent
last week at the Carlton and have
gone to Philadelphia en- route to re-
turn to Germany.
Mrs. John Mcclure entertained at
luncheon yesterday in the crystal
room of the Willard.
Mrs. Andrew P. Anderson enter
tanned at bridge luncheon yesterday
in her home in Lyon Village, Va.
Among those present were Mrs Dun
can Monteith Mrs George Clark.
Mrs Myron Writer'S, Mrs. Allen Jones,
Mrs A. L. Young, Mrs. John Scott,
Mrs. Elliot and Miss Mayme Ander-
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SOCIETY
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foreign countries in their bright col
ored native costumes.
Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose will en-
tertain a small company at dinner
at the Shoreham Tuesday evening
and will take her guests later to the
Bal Boheme. Mrs. Loose had as her
guests in her box at Mrs. ToWnSends
musicale and later at luncheon yes
terday Mrs. Felix Hebert, Mrs. JOS
eph R. Defrees, Mrs. Carroll B. Mer-
xiam and Mrs Henry J. Haskell OF
Kansas City. Mo.
Mrs. Arthur Sears Henning will en-
tertain at tea this afternoon for her
house guest, Miss Betty Holdrege, who
will return March to her home, in
Paris, France.
Miss Betty Ainsworth Burke, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Henry D. F. Munnikhuy-
sen, who with Maj. MunnikhuySen has
an apartment at the Wardman Park
Hotel, will 60 to Baltimore Saturday
to attend the Johns Hopkins Cotillion.
She will leave for Palm Beach, Fla,
Sunday and will be joined there by
Mrs. Munnikhuysen about the first
of March.
Miss Mary Perdue Ruden, daughter
OF Mrs. John Daniel Ruden of Chica-
20, formerly of Washington, is the
guest of Miss Mary Ingraham Henry
in the home of her parents, the chief
of Cavalry and Mrs. Guy V. Henry
on Tracy place Mrs Ruden, who is
visiting in Atlanta, Ga, will return
here next week.
Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Markham
entertained at dinner last evening
for DR.. and Mrs Vladimir Belle, who
will leave the latter part of the week
for Orlando, Fla, for a vacation.
Rev. and Mrs. Ashlock Have
Come From India for Visit.
The Rev. and Mrs j. F. Ashlock
with their three children. Tommie
James and Evalynn, have arrived
in Takoma Park from Poona, India
and are guests of Mr.. Ashlock's
brother and sister law. Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Ashlock. at the Washing
ton Missionary College. where Mr.
Ashlock is a student. They left India
about four weeks ago. coming by way
of the Red Sea, the Suez Canal anG
the Mediterranean to England, where
they spent about week before sail
ing for this country. Mr.. AShlock
was a missionary in India and had
charge of work for young people
for about five years. Before going
to the Orient they were located in
Nashville, Tenn, he having graduated
from the Southern Junior College in
Collegedale, Ooltewa. Tenn. After a
short time here, they are planning
to visit relatives of Mr.. Ashlock in
Kentucky and Mrs. Ashlock's family
in Louisiana.
Mrs. George Maurice Morris was
hostess to company of 18 at lunch
con yesterday at the Mayflower fol-
lowing the last of Mrs. Lawrence
ToWnsend's Morning Musicales fol
this season.
Mr.. and Mrs Morris we're hosts at
luncheon Thursday of last week at
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ministration, are at the Mayhower for
short stay.

ministration, are at the Mayfiower for
short stay.
Mrs. Hugh Matthews was hostess at
dinner last evening In the garden
restaurant of the Carlton Hotel. when
covers were laid for 10.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Lee Pierson
were hosts at dinner at the Shoreham
last evening. Their guests included
the director of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation and Mrs. Lynn
Talley, the foreign trade expert for
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton and Mrs. Harry F. Payer, the
administrative assistant of the Public
Works Administration and Mrs. E..
Emil Hurja, Miss Kathleen Talley,
Mr.. Stuart Guthrie and Mr.. Thomas
Corcoran.
A wedding of unusual interest took
place yesterday morning, when Miss
Anna McDonough. daughter of Mrs.
Thomas McDonough was married to
DR. John F. Finnegan, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Finnegan. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. James E.
Connell in the Holy Comforter
Church.
The bride wore a becoming navy
| blue ensemble, with accessories to
match and corsage bouquet of gar
deniaS.
Miss Kathryn McDonough was her
sisters only attendant. and wore a
grey suit, with navy blue accessories
and corsage bouquet of violets. Mr.
! w. B. Cochrane, jr., was best man.
Follow the ceremony there was a
,, wedding breakfast at the Dodge Hotel
! for the immediate families. after
| which DR.. and Mrs. Finnegan left for
wedding trip. They will make their
| home in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace w. Barber
| gave a surprise dinner party for their
daughter, Miss Margaret II. Barber
to celebrate her birthday anniversary
last evening at the Shoreham. The
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son of Nebraska. niece of the hostess
who is her house guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin x Lane of
Los Angeles. son and daughter -in-law
of the late Franklin K Lane. Secre-
tary of the Interior in the Wilson ad-
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guests included Miss Sara Jane Odell,
Miss Louise Spire, Miss Florence
Hodge, Miss Helen Yeamans. Miss
Audrey Rout, Mr.. Henry Fowler. Mr..
Milton Scrivener, Mr.. Paul Herman.
Mr.. Gilbert Linville. Mr. Roland Carr
and Mr.. Richard Spire
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[uqh C. Bickford, Lyle A. Brookover

Hugh c. Bickford, Lyle A. Brookover,
Washington and Cleveland; John H.
Coxhead, DR.. Nelson H. Darton, Will
liam I. Deming, Frederick w. Dewart,
Raymond Elliott, Edwin H. Etz, Dr.
George H. Girty. Mai. Charles ]. Fer
ris, John Hammond, Maurice Jarvis,
Joseph Keating, L. M. Leisenring
Gerrit S. Miller, jr.; William j. Nc
Manus. DR.. Robert E. Motley, Newell
Atkinson, Arthur S. Parsons, William
]. Peters, Charles Piggott, Fred o.
Roth, P. B. Schravensande, Eli Bam-
ford Smith. Frank B. Steele. Walter
F. Studdiford. Mercer Vernon, Ross
Wheat, Dore Walten and Lewis Lotion
Moneyway.
Beginning at $50 o'clock, there will
be gypsy singers in the north lobby
on the ball room floor to entertain
with music those who are wise
enough to come early.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Jeffer-
son District Fire Department Mrs
Frank Townsend Tracy, president. i
sponsoring an entertainment this eve.
ming in the Community Hall, in Vir.
ginia Highlands. Va. Three one-ac'
plays by local talent will be given
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GLOVES

WOMEN'S $500 w a s h b lie
Glace Kid Gloves. smart slip-onS
in black and brown c1 90
trimmed with white.
soc TO S1.OO GLONES-Fabric
gloves IN slip-On style, also long
fabric gloves and long and C0c
fancv-cuff silk gloves. -.
MEMS DRESS GLONES-ln
black and brown capeskin 00c
and grey suede. e..........
MEMS $500 GLOVES in pig
skin. imitation pigsk.n, cape ana
suede. Unlined dress 81 %
styles ............
Street Floor,
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Evening star., 1934-07-17
.ENG|NEERSSTUDY
SWIMMING POOL
Site on Potomac Avenue
Southeast Is Under
Consideration.

District engineers today began q
study Of the feasibility Of building
either a small swimming pool or a
wadlng pool on District-own prop
erty on Potomac avenue southeast.
between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets.
Development of a swimming pool
there is one of the objectives OF the
Southeast Washington Citizens ASSo-
citation and the Southeast Business
Mems Association. voiced last week at
q public hearing before the Commits
Sioners, when long series of i'm
provementS for the section was
outlined.
Allen Directing Study.
The study is being made under di-
rection of Commissioner George <.
Allen by Capt Howard F Clark and
other officials Of the District Emer-
gency Works Administration. to de-
termine If the work can be done as
a work relief project.
Elwood Street. director Of public
welfare. has been directed by the city
heads, it was learned today, TO scruu-
nize purchases Of materials used by
the relief organization 10 see that 8
fair portion of the orders go 10 South
east business men and that such
orders are properly apportioned among
business houses Of the Southeast. A
protest was voiced at last weeks hear
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there is no way Of detecting any
, change in II.
The problem here involves taking
such character as there is 10 begin
with and directing It. or conditioning
II. into an element Of socially accept
able behavior.
Perhaps 1t depends largely on condi-
tionins, conscious and unconscious,
whether a strong character becomes a
thief or a saint. Sometimes, indeed,
there have been sudden and remark
able transformations reported from
one to the other.
The complexity, however. does not
end here Character might be split
up into long list Of qualities-cour-
age. honesty. kindlineSs. tolerance. etc.
Is there any single factor underlying
them all? Have they positive rela-
tionships to each other? Or there
may be many unrelated sorts Of Cour-
age. One man might face machine
gun without flinching. but lose his
nerve completely in an airplane. A
scrupulously honest bank cashier
might not hesitate to stack the cards
at the poker table And one remem-
bers o. Henry's famous story OF the
man who kicked the dog whereupon
his indignant companion was at once
arrested for a brutal wife murder
the wise detective holding that cruelty
TO an animal was In itself convincing
evidence that the man would not be
cruel to a woman.
Here is an infinite complexity Of re-
lationship which remain for pSychol-
ogists Of the future TO work out.
Even Greater Complexities.
But there are even greater COM
plexities-the relationships between
character and its twin qualities, in
teiligence and personality. Some ex-
periments have indicated. specifically
that there is positive relationship
between both strength and direction
of character. and intelligence. Some
maintain that there Is actually a
negative relationship between char
acter and charm of personality-the
latter having been built up as a de-
fense reaction to conceal character
deficiency. At st, Elizabeth's -Iospi-
tai. for example, the doctors are on
their guard when one of the criminal
insane strikes everybody as a fine
fellow. This Is strong evidence in it
self-not of course. absolutely con-
vincing-that he has a weak character
and is not to be trusted out of sight.
There may even be types of char
acter-various confgurations of char
acter qualities which tend to recur
in many individuals. This is illus
trated by such a phrase as "the
bravest are the tenderest." 1t may
be that kind hearts and courage are
positively correlated although with
any technique available at. present it
would be very difficult to find out. All
sorts OF character types have been
poStulated-usually on the basis of
such superficial and limited observa-
tions that they have little scientific
standing. ..--
The Districts character training in
stitute, Of course, does not pretend
to answer any of the questions raised
here. 1t must judge character en-
tirely by its behavior manifestations
knowing that technique of training
and conditioning may be worked out
by which any positive character
manifestation may be turned from un-
ethical to ethical channels.
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FIvE-CENT CAR FARE
TERMED FINAL GOAL
Elgen and Keech See Reduction
Depending on Changes
in System,

Members of the Public Utilities
Commission hope street car fares in
Washington some day may be brought
back to the prewar level of 5 cents
cash or six tokens for 25 cents.
Riley (, Elgen, chairman, and Rich
mond B. Keech. vice chairman both
emphasized today, however, this OBJ
jective must depend upon the success
Of the mass transportation system.
changes in routing and many other
Improvements which now are being
considered by the commission and the
Capital Transit Co.
They emphasized that. under the
law. they are required to permit the
company 10 make a reasonable profit
on its rate structure as applied TO
capital investment.
Both Elgen and KeeCh, however,
hope contemplated improvements will
so increase the patronage of street
cars and buSSeS that q decrease in
fares will be possible
Probably before next week the pub
lie will be able 10 study definite pro-
posalS for rerouting car and bus lines,
as recommended by transportation eX-
perts, employed by the utilities COM
mission and headed by John A. Beeler
A public hearing on rerouting is to
be held July 80.
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White House staff. This did not come
until some months later. In recalling
the incident, he said that quite
naturally he was quite nervous. but
the President soon put him at ease
and purposely. no doubt, dictated
slowly and deliberately.
Later on he accompanied President
Mckinley on long tour that carried
him through many States and during
which Mr.. Mckinley made a number
OF speeches, all of which were taken
down in shorthand by this young as
sociate. He was with the presidential
stan In Canton, Ohio, President Nc
Kinley's home town, the Summer the
latter was assassinated in Buffalo.
N. Y. Mckinley went from Canton
TO Buffalo and Mr.. Latta was one of
the party that accompanied him. and
was in Buffalo at the time of the
tragedy, but was not in the building
at the time of the shooting.
He has taken dictation from Presi-
dents Theodore Roosevelt and VIII
liam Howard Taft, but none since.
He said that contrary to general be-
~AdJ was especially easy To
take" in shorthand and was most
considerate to those who worked with
him. He said Taft at times was quite
difficult because his pronunciation
was not the best and he had a fail
ing for involved sentences. which
were difficult to unravel when the
stenographer set about transcribine
his notes. He accompanied President
Theodore Roosevelt on a Swing"
through the country which carried
them into each State.
Latta was born on a farm in Penn
sylvania in 1869. He is more than 6
feet in height, ruggedly built and
does not look his age. He said he
never participated in athletics; he
guessed that he acquired his muscu-
lar body while working as q farm
hand on his fathers land.
Latta has lived with his family at
1886 Twenty-seventh street for 25
years. During that time he has seen
what then was an outlying section
grow. just as he has witnessed the
business Of the succeeding Presidents
multiply.
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ing that one merchant of the South
east was getting most Of the orders for
shoes.
Garbage Station Discussed.
Discussing another item urged by
the Southeast citizens in their cam
paign-removal Of the garbage trans
fer station from New Jersey avenue
and K street southeast - Engineer
Commissioner Gotwals said today he
would like TO take care Of this. but
had not vet found 1t possible TO order
the change
One suggestion has been that the
station be placed on BuzzardS Point.
Mai Gotwals declined to commit him
self on the proposition. saying that as
soon as new point was selected resi-
dents of that area would object. He
Is considering a suggestion that the
building of a wall around the transfer
station and roof might remove some
Of the objections to its location. The
plant has been there for more than
20 year@
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Corporation Counsel Sees
Problem Increasing in
District.
ALSO ADVOCATES APPEAL
TO SPORTING INSTINCT"
Washington Police Records Cited
as Proof of Seriousness Of
Situation.

Adoption of more severe penalties
for persons convicted of driving while
drunk was proposed today informally
by Corporation Counsel z. Barrett
Prettyman as a means Of striking at
what he regards to be an increaS-
ing problem
Prettyman said he had not reached
conclusion as to what change there
should be in punishment for the Of
fense, except that it should be made
sitter. He made the statement after
a conference with Stanley DeNeale,
assistant corporation counsel, as
signed TO Police Court.
Urges Appeal to People.
AS a collateral move to strike at
drunken driving, Prettyman proposed
an appeal to the sporting instinct"
of the people.
Undoubtedly. we should have the
support Of those who believe In the
new liquor laws, because drinking and
driving certainly is one of the most
serious objections to legalization OF
liquor. Also, We should have the sup
port Of those who have opposed re-
peal Of prohibition as well as those
who have no interest in the liquor
problem of itself, but who are vitally
interested in the safety Of our streets
and highways"
Prettyman said police records for
the District show an increase in
drunken driving. which, while not
dismaying. is nevertheless serious" He
said newspaper accounts from other
States indicate the same tendency.
Punishment Not Solution.
The corporation counsel said pun
ishment of offenders after damage
has been done is not a solution, that
prevention of the offense is the object
which enforcement officials must seek.
He said, however, that law enforce
ment officials can aid in bringing
about acceptance of a rule against
drinking and then driving by making
the price Of violation too great for the
ordinary driver to risk
The present penalty for drunken
driving Is a fine up to $500 or i'm
prisonment up to six months, or both,
for a first offense, and a fine up to
81 900 or a year in jail, or both, for a
second offense.
Prettyman said: "A drunken driver.
OF course, is as dangerous to other
people as If he we're on the streets
with a loaded gum"
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CHECK OF PAY ROLLS
BEGINS THIS WEEK
Contractors on District Jobs Will
Be Inspected by Wage
Board.

Actual checking of the pay-offs of
contractors engaged in District gov
ernment projects to determine If all
legal wage provisions are being fol-
lowed, is scheduled to be started this
week by the Wage Compliance Board
created by the city heads to stamp
out the "kick-back" racket.
Inspectors operating under the direc-
ton of the board are to be assigned
to scrutinize pay-offs Saturday. Final
plans for the work are to be laid at
meeting of the committee this aft
ernoon, according to Capt. Howard
G. Clark, assistant engineer commits
sioner, who heads the committee.
Contractors yesterday received a
warning from the Commissioners that
they intend to enforce wage and labor
requirements and that cancellation OF
contracts may be expected in cases
OF deliberate violation. The city heads
had announced earlier that such
notices would be sent to all contrac-
tors having District jobs.
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ALLEY COMMITTEE
TO MEET MONDAY
Closed Session Held Yes
terday by Presidents
Housing Group. :

The Presidents Committee on Alley
Elimination sat through a closed ses-
sion of two and three-quarters hours
late yesterday and announced after
ward another meeting would be held
next Monday at 2:30 pm.
The committee was set up by
President Roosevelt to recommend
names for the Alley Clearance Au-
thority, created by Congress to rid
Washington of its slum alleys, and
also to recommend methods of pro-
cedure.
Thomas F. Settle, secretary of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission. who was designated as
spokesman after the meeting. said
that even when the committee had
reached some conclusion it would not
make its report public. but would send
it directly to the White House.
On the committee are representa-
tiveS of the Washington Committee on
Housing the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. the Dis
trlct Commissioners and the Public
Works Administration.
Settle said six months to a year
would elspse after naming of the
clearance authority before the first
alley might be expected to be cleared.
Alley dWellers elected under the clear
ing program, he said, would probably
be housed in other private residences
at slightly higher cost.
The clearance authority probably
Will not undertake any scheme of
building cheap housing, such as re-
Gently announced by Commissioner
George E. Allen. for the housing of
those made homeless by tearing down
alley dwellings.
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n. Mex. Kaiser 10 Be
Brought Here From West
Virginia City.
DYING UNION OFFICIAL
GAVE CLUE TO CRIME
Secretary Of Navy Yard Group
Was Slain After Dispute
Over $5.

Harrison Mckinley Kaiser, ~,
named as the slayer Of James F Nor
gan financial secretary Of the Navy
Yard branch of the Machinists'
Union. was expected to be brought
back to Washington today from Point
Pleasant. w. Va, where he was cap
tured yesterday after a two-year hunt
In which police traced him through
more than dozen widely-separated
cities.
Morgan, who was shot six times
while his l4-year-old daughter.
Eleanor, watched from the doorway
Of their home. at 1929 Jocelyn street
named Kaiser as his assailant before
he died. The shooting occurred the
night Of September 20, 1882.
Demanded SIS Refund.
Kaiser. the dying man declared,
had been discharged from the tor
pedo division OF the Navy Yard only
a short time before and had de-
manded refund Of SIS dues he had paid
as a member Of Columbia Lodge. No
l74. MachinistS' Union. Morgan.
according to his deathbed statement,
had refused to return the money
without the approval OF other off,
GERS OF the organization, and Kaiser
had threatened him
Morgan was sitting in his automo-
bile, parked in front OF his house,
waiting for his wife, Mrs Eleanor
Morgan, whom he was going to take
TO the home of relative on his way
TO meeting of the union, when he
was fired upon. After the first shot
he leaped from his machine and at
tempted TO flee, but five more bullets
were fired into his body.
Leaving the wounded man spraWled
on the sidewalk, the assailant fed
into woods on the opposite side of
the street. A few moments later,
however Morgsns oldest daughter.
Alice, a. peering from a second
story window after hearing the shots,
saw him emerge from the woods,
step into car and speed away.
Says He Accused Suspect.
Eleanor. meanwhile. had run to her
father. As she leaned over him. she
said she heard him say: IF I die,
Its Kaiser'S fault"
A short time later. Kaiser was cor
nered in an alley near his home in
the 1900 block Of L street, but escaped
amid hail Of police bullets. All
hospitals were checked, on the chance
one of the shots might have taken
effect, but no trace of the fugitive
was found
Kaiser was arrested by Detective
Sergt. Jerry Flaherty of the homi-
eide squad as he sat in Point
Pleasant restaurant. Although he
had been using the name, Lee
Miller" he finally acknowledged his
identity. but persisted in denying
knowledge Of the killing, according
to advices from West Virginia.
In Kaiser's rooms, 1t was reported,
police found a .32-caliber revolver
and about so cartridges. The gun.
OF the same caliber as the one with
which Morgan was shot, will be
turned over to Lieut.. John Fowler,
police ballistics expert, for examina-
ton.