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Evening star., 1934-08-29
QUASH OF INDICTMENT
ASKED IN DEBOLT CASE
Alleged Misconduct of Grand
Jury Foreman Revealed by
Defense Attorney.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VAN HORN, Tex, August 29.-L.
v. Dodson, an attorney, said yesterday
he will file motion this week to
quash the indictment charging Arthur
C. Wilson with the murder of Mrs.
Irene Debolt. pretty Cleveland widow.
last November.
District Court Judge D. Howe said
the trial date for Wilson will be set
here next Monday.
Dodson said the motion to quash
will be made on the grounds C. F.
Toolen, foreman of the Van Horn
grand jury, sent some of his employees
70 search for Mrs. Debolt'S clothes
after she was found dead in the desert,
and that Toolen was heard to remark
that the widows slayer should be
hanged"
Evening star., 1934-08-29
SOCIETY
Continued From Third Page)

Margaret Warner. Mr.. Warner is
teacher of music in one Of the subur-
ban schools of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Frank Amoss of Logansport
Ind, is at the Dodge for brief stay
Mrs. Brown Will Come
Tomorrow From Rochester.
Interest in the presentations Of
"The Drunkard" atop the Willard is
extending as far as Rochester, N. Y,
where Col and Mrs Carey H. Brown,
well known in the Capital, now make
their home with their two sons. Mrs.
Brown who is prominent in drama
circles in Rochester, as she formerly
was here, is expected to come to Wash
ington this week to attend the per-
formance of the famed P. T. Barnum
melodrama, with the view of pro-
ducing it in Rochester at the Saga
more Hotel, where Mr.. Harry P.
Somerville, now manager of the Will
lard, was formerly interested. 1t is
expected that Mrs. Brown will motor
South, arriving not later than Thurs
day for that evenings performance
The forthcoming presentation of
"The Drunkard" by the Willard Roof
Players in Baltimore, under the
auspices of the Play-Arts Guild there,
is another evidence of the Nation
wide popularity of this old-time
drama.
Reservations for tonight's perform
ance atop the Willard include a num-
Der of distinguished Washingtonians,
and the Tavern Club will be open at
1920 o'clock, Immediately following
the conclusion of the popular song
fest led by Mr.. Isham Keith, jr., as
sisted by Mr.. Walter Studdiford at
the piano. with which the drama al
ways closes.
Mr.. and Mrs. T Edgar Aud had
as guests in their home in Herndon,
Va, this week Mrs. Sallie Murray
Beard of Hardinsburg, KY; Mrs.
Mary Pile, Miss Gladys Wood and
Mrs. ]. S. Hazeman of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aud will have as their
guests for the remainder of the week
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Kobe Curtice and their two
sons of South Boston, Va.
Mr.. Ray Edwards has gone to his
former home in Stanford, KY, ac-
companying his father, Mr.. A. S.
Edwards, on his return there after
visiting his son in his Clarendon, Va.
home.
Miss Dorothy Bergeson of Leeway,
Va, who made the trip to Stanford
with them, will visit Mrs. Gus Carson
and Mrs Charles Boone, daughters of
Mr.. A. S. Edwards.
The Herndon Chapter of the Order
of Eastern Star will hold a benefit
dance Friday evening from 10 until
/ o'clock in the o. E. S. Hall, on
Station street. Mrs. Anna Nachman
is chairman of a Committee on Ar
rangements and will be assisted by
Mrs. Katherine Kirk, Mrs. Esther
Thompson, Mrs. Annie Crippen Mrs
Mildred Kidwell, Dr. William Meyer
and Mr.. Julian D. Thompson.
MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Patterson mo-
tored from their home in Baltimore
and are at the Carlton for brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. johnson, ac-
COIHPdAlcu ny IllCh IWo Sol1o VI oco-
semer, Ala, are at the Dodge for a
short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Austin of Sgd
ney, Australia, came to Washington
yesterday and are staying at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Miss Augusta Henkelman is spend
ing her vacation at Lutherland, in
the Pocono Mountains of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania.
Mr.. J. w. Barriger, accompanied
by his family, is staying at the Drake
Hotel in Chicago.
Evening star., 1934-08-29
PLANS PIT. A. MEETING
Congress Board of Managers to
Hold Farley at Niagara.

Plans for the semi-annual meeting
If the Board of National Managers,
Congress of Parents and Teachers,
will be under discussion at head
quarters in the National Education
Association Building this week with
the arrival Of Mrs. B F. Langworthy,
president of the association, from
New York City. The meeting is
scheduled to be held at Cataract
House, Niagara Falls, from September
"a to 90.
Evening star., 1934-08-29
Sport Shoes

No need to get foot-sore on
the road to learning, if you
travel in these swanky brown
oxfordsl The kiltie tongue
gives them a Scottish air to
match that Of the c6 IN
plaid frock ........ %
COLLEGE SHOP
SECOND FLOOR.
Evening star., 1934-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Austin of sgd
ney, Australia, came to Washington
yesterday and are staying at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Evening star., 1934-08-29

Margaret Warner. Mr.. Warner is a
teacher of music in one of the subur-
ban schools of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Evening star., 1934-08-29

Mrs. Frank Amoss of Logansport,
Ind, is at the Dodge for a brief stay.
Evening star., 1934-08-29

Miss Augusta Henkelman is spend
ing her vacation at Lutherland, in
the Pocono Mountains of Northeast
ern Pennsylvania
Mr.. j. w. Barriger, accompanied
by his family, is staying at the Drake
IIntal in CNlnica
Evening star., 1934-08-29

Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. johnson, ac-
companied by their two sons of Bes-
semer, Alaa are at the Dodge for a
short stay.
Evening star., 1934-08-29

AS nonchalent, as comfort
able, and as flattering a top
piece as ever went to collegel !
Featherweight wool, with two
Robinhood feathers perched
perkily at its peak. Good CO
news, it's only ......... W.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
FIRST LADY CHECKS
LUNCH AT SCHOOLS.
Mrs. Roosevelt Pays Surprise
Visit to Inspect Menu
Served Children.

A surprise visit" by Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt to representative elementary
schools yesterday to have another look
at the lunches being served children
under the relief program found the
children being served q vegetable
chowder with diced beef" the school
officials announced in 9 statement this
afternoon. The statement was issued
following reported criticism that Mrs.
Roosevelt's first visit to the schools sew
eral weeks ago was prepared for" by
the serving Of especially nourishing
meals.
A thorough investigation into yester-
days menu was made and 1t was found,
Robert L. Haycock, assistant superin-
terdent Of schools and chairman of the
Hot Lunch Committee, announced to-
day, that the chowder was, as a matter
of fact, one Of the most popular dishes
served last year" out of funds supplied
by private philanthrophy. In making
the chowder, the restaurauteur re-
ported, he used the following ingredi-
ents: 600 pounds of beef, 40 pounds of
onions. 300 pounds Of potatoes, 80
pounds Of carrots and Is pounds Of
cooking butter. The chowder was pre-
pared with stock made by boiling 200
pounds Of marrow bones for 10 hours.
School authorities explained that the
milk portion Of the lunch. originally
scheduled for the menu, has not been
forthcoming because bids for the pur-
chase of the milk were opened only
yesterday. 1t now is contemplated that
the milk will be added to the menu
next Monday.
The school authorities also explained
that the menus were set up on three
week rotative basis, so that the children
would receive balanced diet. Some
days a stew is scheduled for serving,
other days a solid dish, such as meat
balls" are on the program. Yesterday
happened to be "chowder day" The
official investigation showed that at
Yesterday luncheon in the school visited
by Mrs. Roosevelt, each child was asked
If he had had enough. Several wanted
more and were given second helpings.
After everybody had said enough" !"
there remained about gallon of the
chowder. No statement was forthcom-
ing from the White House as the re-
suit of Mrs. Roosevelt's visit.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
BIRTHDAY OF BURNS
IS OBSERVED HERE
Scottish influence on Early Amer
lea Outlined at Dinner Of
St. Andrews Society.

Scottish influence on early America
was outlined to the seventy ninth an
nual dinner of the Washington St. An
drew's Society last night by John Fer
guson of the Baltimore society.
The banquet. given at the Lee House.
marked the birthday anniversary OF
Robert Burns. A feature of the evening
was an appraisal of Burns as man and
poet by Representative Robert Crosser
Mr.. Ferguson told of the immigration
OF Scotsmen during the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries and their subse-
quent settlement in Pennsylvania, New
England, New Jersey, Maryland. the
Carolinas and Georgia. He traced the
immigrants characteristic thrift, indus
try and love OF liberty in American
scholarship. jurisprudence and states
manship.
"Scotland's contribution to American
ideals gives immortality to the spirit OF
Burns" Mr.. Ferguson said.
Many guests wore the yellow, red and
green plaids OF the highland clans. A
highland dance was presented by Mrs
Mary O'Meyer and reading in Scottish
dialect by Mrs. Jean Hampson.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
What's What
Behind News
in Capital;
Roosevelt Removes Sting
in Scandal by
Exposing 1t.
BY EAUL MALLON.

n YEWS readers must think Wash
N ington has gone stark mad.
NJ Here the administration is
l beating its breast and charging
itself with corruption, graft and
ba6 politics. And there Is Congress
yawning about 1t.
Nothing like that eDer happened
before. The normal procedure is tor
an administration to maintain 1t IS
purer than the driuen snow, tohile
Congress throDs SCOT mildly all
around the place.
The change is startling, but not with
out reason. In fact, there appears to
be rather definite method behind this
madness
Shrewd Political Move.
In some respects it is the shrewdest
strategy yet devised under the New
Deal
The charges of graft and politics
made by the public works and civil
works administrators against their out
fits are notably unspecific. Public
mention is given only in minor cases.
Other more serious cases are supposed
to exist but are not being advertised.
The breast-beating strengthens pub
lie confidence in officials at the top
and frightens the petty grafters at the
bottom The activities Of the petty
fellows are hard to prove.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
FINISH FIGHT DECLARED.
Long and Walmsley Not to Yield
Ground in Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS. January 26 R.-
War without quarter yesterday was
sworn between the once friendly polit-
tcal machines of Senator Huey p. Long
and Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley's old
regular faction.
The oaths of the chieftains. publicly
taken, apparently answered public
speculation on whether the rupture OF
the two organizations over last Tues
days municipal election could be
healed. That this was improbable and
that the fight would be carried on to
involve the State administration and
the Legislature converting In May was
indicated by both Long and Walmsley,
both Of whom promised the other mo
quarter"
Walmsley. who won q new four-year
term for himself and his old regular
ticket in decisive defeat Of the Long
municipal slate last Tuesday, started
the post-election fireworks with q public
pledge ito continue the fight to ex-
terminate Long and his henchmen from
the body polite Of Louisiana"
Long, silent until yesterday on the
outcome of the election, quickly replied
with threat to recall the mayor "in-
side of six months" If the latter did
not carry out a campaign promise for
lower local electric light rates.
The rate matter referred to the state
ment Of John Klorer, Longs mayoralty
candidate. who waived his right to Z
second primary on the condition that
Walmsley would carry out q promise
to lower the local rates within the
month.
Evening star., 1934-01-26

States representative in Cuba. who was
at that time Minister to Colombia, was
sent to investigate the situation in FL
Salvador. He, too, recommended recog-
milton of Martinez, whom he described
as an able and honest leader who has
been successful In bringing law and
order in the republic and enjoyed the
confidence of the great majority of the
people In Ell Salvador He also pointed
out that Martinez had not come to
power as an immediate result of the
revolution in which he had not taken a
direct part, but became President after
several others had tried their hand and
had not been able to maintain them
selves in office.
This made no difference. The treaty
with the Central Americans was very
drastic and the State Department did
not feel that it could be interpreted in
q way to recognize Martinez
President Roosevelt is giving the
Latin Americans q complete new deal
He has ascertained that after two and
one-haf years Martinez has brought
political stability in his country and
has also ascertained that the other
three Central American republics would
not consider it a breach of the treaty II
Martinez was recognized.
Furthermore. Great Britain, France
and italy have recognized Martinez fol-
almost two years.
The Central American republics lef,
the initiative to President Roosevelt
who decided that it was foolish not tc
have official relations with a de factc
government which Is accepted and liked
by the people Of Ell Salvador.
In the meantime, negotiations have
begun with the other Central American
republics with the view Of liberalizine
the Central American treaty so as tc
enable the recognition of Presidents
like Martinez, who are not directly In
| volved in the overthrow Of q constitu-
| tional government.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
MAN AYERS
WIFE VISITED HIM
Veteran Missing Since War
Declares Ex.Spouse Knew
He Was Alive.
By the Associated Press.

OKLAHOMA CITY, January 26.-
Federal oficials announced today an
afldavit has been made by James Zor-
land Robertson that his first wife came
to the door of his home in Massachu-
setts and saw him in 1925, several years
before she brought suit to collect war
risk insurance on the presumption he
was dead.
However Mrs. Nora v. Demaree, the
former wife who obtained q divorce
after waiting several years for her hus-
band to return from the World War,
denied she ever visited her "lost" hus-
band.
Former Gov. Henry s. Johnston, at
torney for Mrs. Demaree, also declared
the story false. Johnston was expected
to admit the identity Of Robertson had
been established. The suit. won by
Mrs. Demaree, then may be dismissed,
Robertson was discovered by Federal
agents, working in a Chelsea naval
hospital under the name of John Max
well.
The veteran was emphatic that the
woman he saw at his home in Everett,
Mass, N 1925 was his former wife.
my door and when I went there to
answer, my former wife said hello
Jim. said Robertson. II don't know
who the other woman was.
II told her to get out and stay out
and they ran OF the porch. ! never
saw her again after that until came
back here"
When ex.Gov. Johnston heard
Robertson's statement he shouted:
do you think that little woman
would have come all the way across the
country to find you when she had been
looking for you for years, and then,
after finding you. 60 away after no
more than that? II she did come to
your house why did you treat her that
way?"
Robertson said he had married again
and did not wish to see his first wife.
Johnston told Robertson Mrs. De-
naree was crushed" at the way her
former husband ignored her when they
met yesterday.
Robertson said he had not returned
to his home after the World War be-
cause Of trouble with his father.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
NEARBY KIWANIANS HOLD
LADIES' NIGHT PROGRAM
Snecial Disnatch Ia rhe Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
COLLEGE PARK, Md, January 26.-
With visiting Kiwanians present from
Washington, Annapolis, Alexandria and
Arlington County, Va, the Prince
Georges County Kiwanis Club held its
first ladies' night program here last
night.
Arthur G. Keefer Of Mount Rainier,
temporary president of the Prince
Georges Club, presided. and the prin-
cipal address was by Irving Diener Of
Alexandria, lieutenant governor of the
first division of the Capital district,
which embraces the District, Maryland,
Virginia and Delaware There also were
remarks by Edwin r. Hill, immediate
past governor of the Capital district.
and by Albert ]. Goodman, president
of the Annapolis Kiwanis Club; D. G.
Book, former president of the Alexander
Club; Frank H. Rowe, president Of the
Arlington County Club, and Lewis T.
Breuninger, president Of the Washing
ton Club. George H. Winslow. secre-
tary emeritus of the Washington Club,
offered the invocation. Entertainment,
provided by the Washington Club, in.
cluded solos by Miss Dorothy Reddish.
accompanied by Clyde Melville, and VIII
liam F. Raymond, accompanied by Mrs.
Raymond.
Evening star., 1934-01-26

Also, it takes the wind out Of the
sails of such Republicans as Senator
Arthur Robinson, who has been at
tracing attention py making similar
charges against the administration.
That makes it about a 100 per cent
logical Democratic move.
1t Is precisely the same strategy fol-
lowed by Mr.. Roosevelt in the budget
He made it look so bad he left his op-
ponents nothing to say about 1t.
Each Hopes for Share.
The strangest aspect is the refusal Of
Congress to start investigating all this
graft. The explanation for that is the
real meat in the cocoanut.
Congressman live off the fat Of Fed
eral expenditures. There is not a
Democrat, Republican or moron in
Congress who wants to do anything to
interfere with the distribution of Fed
eral funds to constituents in his home
district. He wants his people to get
all the P. w. A. and C. w. A. money
they can. He will be the last one to
rock the boat, while they are getting It,
That situation can be erpected to
continue so long as the money lasts.
This underlying feeling is noticeable
In Senate and House debate nearly
every day.
Robinson Example Cited.
When the Republican Robinson made
his attack on Federal expenditures,
Democratic Pat Harrison asked If he
was opposed to building post offices in
his home State of Indiana; if he
wanted the c. w. A. to allot less money
for Indiana. -.-..s
The Indianan avoided direct answer
by saying he did not wish to be diverted
from his subject.
Republican Representative Fred Brit
ten IA big Navy NAM chided the DEM
ocrats for expenses in the House this
week. A baby Democrat from Texas
turned Britten around by asking if he
favored smaller appropriations for the
Navy. Britten had to confess he did
not.
The Democrats seem to have the Re-
publicans just where they want them
on the expenditures issue.
Hold Public Confidence.
The corrupt dealing in relief expendi-
lures seems to be no more, and prob
ably it Is less, than was anticipated.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
us. TRADE BALANCE
fSH0WS BIG Lead
S5e,000,0O0 December Rec
ord, With Another Large
Export Gain.

~ the Associated Press.
I Another large export gain in Decem-
Der was shown by Commerce Depart
anent figures today to have given the
limited States a favorable trade balance
bf s59,O00,000 In that month and a
favorable balance for 1888 of $226, ,000,-
300.
Both exports and imports increased
In value during December. Exports
Amounted to S192 100000 compared
swith $l84,0oC, 900 IN November, while
December imports totaled sl97, 900, 900,
compared with SlO4,OOo,00O in Novem-
per.
Exports in 1888 were valued at ST.
B75,O00OO0, compared with sl,6ll ,OOO,-
1000 in 1882. Export prices averaged
Blightly higher than in 1882 and the
volume Of shipments also was slightly
larger.
Imports Show Gain.
Imports in 1888 were valued at ST.
k4e, 900 900, compared with 1892 ,000,-
fpOo in 1882, gain of 90 per cent. I'm
port prices averaged approximately the
same as in 1892, while the quantity OF
goods received from abroad increased
about 10 per cent.
Despite the increase in 1888 exports
over 1882, the 1888 favorable trade bal
ance was smaller than in 1882, owing to
the large increase in imports.
''The expansion of trade from the
extremely low level prevailing In the
first quarter of 1888 was influenced by
the rising level of business activity and
BY the depreciation in dollar exchange.
"a second phase of the relation OF
exchange values to foreign trade be-
game apparent in the closing months
of the year, when the rate of dollar
depreciation was slackening and there
was tendency toward more stable eX-
change.
Lower Dollar Exchange.
1.-THE statistics Of trade seem to indi-
cate that for the time being, at least,
the lower value of dollar exchange.
which has resulted in lower prices to
foreign purchasers. is having a tendency
toward improving the sale Of United
States merchandise abroad.
ALSO, by reason OF the additional
number of dollars needed to purchase
Foreign goods, the lower exchange value
of the dollar is acting to retard impor-
tationS."
The December favorable trade bal
-ence of $4,000 900 was about S3,o00,-
900 over the November favorable bal
ance. 1t would have been much larger
l. IL
crease in imports of wines and spirits,
which gained about s100O0,o00.
Gold exports exceeded imports by
S9,128 900 during the month Exports
of gold last month were Slo8150 900,
against s2957000 the preceding month
and against $4,000 the same month
last year.
Silver imports exceeded exports by
e4,387 900 during the month.
Evening star., 1934-01-26


one of the few Tammany candidates
successful in the general fusion victory
last Fall, warned that unless Commits
sioner MacCormick submits to him evi-
dence obtained in the raid, the COM
missioner will be subpoenaed before a
grand jury.
Dodge expressed displeasure that he
vas not notified of the raid when it
was being planned.
Dodge previously had denied there
was any possibility of leaks if his Office
had been notified. He said he stopped
al leaks when he took office.
E. R. Cass of the prison association
saw political influence at the bottom
of conditions on Welfare Island. He
expressed the opinion that Joe Rao
prisoner who is alleged to have become
tentiary, could demand an unnamed
district leaders help because the boss
had profited from Rao's rackets. He
believed the district leader could, in
turn, dominate certain attaches of the
prison because he had control over jobs
i Evils Listed.
MacCormick summed up conditions at
She prison, in effect, as follows:
Ninety per cent Of the prisoners in
a state bordering on slow starvation
while the leaders lived the life of
Riley"
The gansters lived in the hospital
wards, keeping birds and raising flowers
while other prisoners were herded into
1ooyear-old cells.
Degeneracy was practically uncurbed
A wholesale trade in narcotics existed
a ot,to nvr,l,
closures indicated.
David Marcus, deputy commissioner
OF corrections, replied that MacCor-
mick had had no intention to "em-
barrass" Dodge. He said that as soon
as the prison records and personnel are
checked, Dodge will be called in.
Rao, whose rule over the Harlem
gambling racket called the policy game
led to his imprisonment, was still sullen
and balky today.
Bake for Gangster.
The method by which the seven
striking bakers got money to buy mar
cotics up to the time of the raid was
disclosed today. They would make
and ice special cup cakes and sell
nickel each, Investigators said.
Twenty narcotic addicts removed
from the work house dormitory tc
correction hospital filled the air with
moaning. yelling and cursing today
DR.. Louis Berg described their be-
havior as typical signs of withdrawal
signs which usually appear 48 hours
after the narcotic supply has been
cut of.
The 20 went into solitary confine-
ment for "tapering treatment" whereby
the amount of narcotics administered
Is gradually reduced.
Boos and ieers at the city prison or
Welfare Island for MacCormick have
given way to smiles and cheers.
Orders for quick installation Of steam
tables an, services of a civilian cool
have convinced 1,40O of the inmates
who have been eating cold and improp
erly prepared food, that the commits
eioner is not such bad sort, after all
They think I'm on the level now.
he said, land it's up to me to shov
them that I am. I can do that i'm
mediately by at least starting to carr.
out my plans. Unless I do I'm iabl
to lose this great advantage"