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The Washington times., 1935-12-12
LEGISLATORS
HERE ARE PUT
ON SPOT
BY FRANKLIN G. sARTwELL

By FRANKLIN g. SARTWELL
Senators and Representatives
returning to Washington for pre-
session conferences and COM
mittee meetings already have
found themselves put on the
spot" .
Members of both houses OF
Congress, even before they get
their hats and coats off and sit
down at their desks, are beng
confronted with demands that
they state at once whether or not
they will support, at the coming
session, legislation which would
put into effect the Townsend Old
age pension scheme.
LEGISLATORS Worried
And this demand is furroW1ng
the brows and shrinking the
shoulders of the statesmen who
ordinarily are serene and con-
fident this far ahead OF a Ses-
sion.
BY letters and personal callers
the congressman are being le1t
in no doubt at all as to the vlgor
with which the ToWnsenditeS in
tend to push their campaign dur
ing the session which starts next
month.
But the letters and callers are
only a part of the pressure that
is being put on the Senators and
Representatives. There are
ominous political clouds behind
the missives and visitors, and
these clouds are all ready to pour
down a heavy storm at the COM
ing election.
With all of the House and a
part of the Senate coming up
for election next November, the
members who intend to run again
would give a pretty to anyone
who finds for them the solution
to the Townsend puzzle.
Want Eyes" or "NO" Answers
The letters to the Congressman
don't ask them to support the
Townsend plan, under which 5000
monthly would be given to all Of
the aged, the money coming from
a per cent tax on all sales.
The letters just plainly tell the
Congressman to inform the Town
sendites how they are going to
vote The letters add that they
don't seek any equivocal answers.
1t is q Yes" or mo" PROPOSE
ton.
1t is plain that those who an
Swer mo" will feel the wrath of
the Townsendites at the polls.
The power of the Townsend peo-
The Washington times., 1935-12-12

pie has been demonstrated, most
thoroughly, at a recent by-election
in Michigan, when a candidate
with nothing behind him but the
Townsend plan walked away with
the congressional plum.
Very few Of the members Of the
House and Senate who have re-
turned to Washington think that
the Townsend plan can be made
workable. But what are they 60
ing to do?
If they tell the Townsend people
that, they are afraid they will be
tossed out of the legislative halls.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Plans for Future
Weddings Are Made

Mr.. James william Orme has issued
invitations for the wedding Of his
daughter, Kathleen Walsh, and Mr..
John Wesley Harvey, Saturday after
noon, December %, at 4:30 o'clock
at Valley View, home Of the brides
father at $500 Georgia avenue.
Miss Orme will be attended by her
sister, Mrs. N. Taylor Kenney, who
was formerly Miss Mary Eleanor Orme,
as matron of honor and her only at
tendant. Mr.. Edward Doughtery will
be best man for Mr.. Harvey.
The marriage of Miss Constance
Vivian Simpkins of Richmond, Va,
to Mr. Melvin Crosby Burton, also
of Richmond, will take place Satur-
day evening in the Mount Vernon
Baptist Church in Virginia High
lands, Va, the Rev. william Pierce,
pastor of the church and brother-in-
law of the bride, oflciating at 8
o'clock.
Following the ceremony reception
for the wedding party and close friends
of the bride and bridegroom will be
held in the home Of the Rev. and
Mrs. Pierce at 801 Twenty-fifth street
south, In Aurora Hills, Va.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Wedding in Embassy
Senorita Patterson and M. Schlatter
Married Yesterday Afternoon.

a welding cake adorned with candy
tulips. In one of the small drawing
rooms the wedding gifts were dis
played.
There were several hundred guests
in the company from official, diplo-
matte and residential society. In the
cabinet set at the wedding were Mrs.
Cordel Hull, wife of the Secretary
of State, who had with her her niece,
Miss Sara Witt; Mrs. Henry Morgen-
thau, jr., wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury; Mrs. Claude A Swanson
wife of the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniel c. Roper. wife OF
the Secretary of Commerce.
Following the reception M. and
Nine. Schlatter left for their wedding
trip, the bride wearing a Dubonnet
red dress with accessories to match
and a musquash coat with a brown
squirrel collar. They will go to Ber-
muda on their wedding trip and will
then be at home in the house at 319
South Lee street in Alexandria, which
they have leased from Mrs. H. H
Rousseau.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

small company at an informal lunch
con today in honor Of Mrs. G. Alex
ander Young and Mrs. Margaret p.
Hynes Of Omaha, and Mrs. Frank w,
Judson of Pittsburgh, formerly OF
Omaha, who have arrived to spend q
week in Washington and are at the
Shoreham Hotel.
Yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Arthur
Mullen was hostess at tea in honor
of the visitors when she had assisting
her, Mrs. Gilbert NJ Hitchcock, widow
of former Senator Hitchcock, and Mrs
Mae Hamilton.
Mrs. Hitchcock entertained at
luncheon Sunday in honor of the
visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos del Mar will
entertain at a dance January 8 at
the Sulgrave Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. del Mar have moved
from their home at 243S Belmont road
and have taken an apartment at the
Hay-Adams House.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Entertainments of
Unusual Interest

Senator and Mrs. Arthur H. VAN
denberg will entertain informally at
dinner this evening in compliment to
Mrs. Howard Ellis Of Chicago, and
will take their guests later to the
diplomatic reception at the White
House.
Mr.. Marvin H. Mcintyre, secretary
to the president, entertained inform
ally at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton.
Gen. John ]. Pershing entertain in
formally at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton.
Miss Mabel Boardman and her sis
ter, Mrs. Frederic A. Keep will en-
tertain at welsh rarebit supper this
evening following the diplomatic re-
ception at the White House.
Mrs. Howard S. LIE Roy entertained
at a luncheon at the Shoreham Hotel
today in honor of Miss Sally Mitchell
LIE Feve, debutante daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Howell lie Fevre
The guests were Mrs. lie Fevre, Senor-
ita Alfaro, Miss Jane Culbertson, Miss
Betty Barnard, Miss Nancy Harrison,
Miss Frida Frazier, Miss Jean Hell
berg, Miss Frances Glover, Miss
Angelica Lloyd, Miss Lucy Mathson,
Miss Jane Esther Platt, Miss Ann
Sterrett and Miss Adlumia Sterrett.
Mr.. William B. Willard entertained
last evening at his home on Woodland
drive In honor Of Mr.. H. Prescott
Galley.
Mrs. E. ]. McYann entertained 9
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Miss Drake Honor
Guest of Miss Beall

Miss Alice Hutchins Drake, lee
turer and writer, well known through
her radio broadcasts on famous
paintings in many lands, will be the
guest speaker at a reception to be
given by Miss Hester Walker Beall In
her studio in Stoneleigh Court to-
morrow evening. Miss Drake will
speak on "Our Christmas Vocabulary
Following the talk there will be an
informal reception at which Miss Beall
will be assisted by a group of her
pupils including Miss Emmy Jane
Harbin, Miss Vivian James, Miss Betty
Ritchey, Miss Daisy Goad, Mrs. Angie
Miller, Miss Mary Grindell, Miss
Beatrice Hegg, Miss Mary Jane Kelley,
Miss Wilma jacob and Miss Leila
Palmer.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Young Democrats
Ball This Evening

The Democratic campaign chest
fund ball, to be given in the ball room
Of the Mayflower Hotel, will be a gala
party. The Postmaster General and
Mrs. Farley, the Acting Secretary Of
War and Mrs. Harry w. Woodring,
the Assistant Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. T. A. Walters, the interstate
commerce commissioner and Mrs.
William z. Lee, Gov. and Mrs. Curley,
Senator David I. Walsh, Senator Rob-
ert Wagner. Senator and Mrs Royal
s. Copeland, Assistant Secretary Of
Commerce and Mrs. c. F. johnson,
Mr., and Mrs. j. A. Lattimer, are
among the patrons and patronesses.
The boxes will be occupied by the
State president and his staff and
guests. Each Of the 48 boxes will be
decorated with the great State seal.
Mr.. Bert Granoff will be master Of
Evening star., 1935-12-17

ceremonies, and the George Washing
ton Glee Club. under the direction Of
Mr.. Robert Harmon, will lend at
mosphere with Christmas carols and
modern songs, and the Rowan tango
team will dance.
The South Carolina box will In
clude Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Lattimer,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. MacCubbin. Mr..
B. c. Turner, Mrs. L. B. Graham and
Mr.. and Mrs. g. B. Wickware.
The Idaho delegation will include
Mr.. and Mrs. Walters, Judge and Mrs.
William E. Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Addison
T. Smith and Miss Inez Yturri.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
News of Residents
Of Nearby Virginia

Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. David H.
Clark have with them for a few days
in their home at Arlington Ridge, Va,
the latter's brother, Lieut. Edward
Hutchinson, who arrived today from
Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Doddridge
Graham entertained at a cocktail
party yesterday at their home in Fair
fax, Va, when their guests were. the
members Of the Boot and Bottle Rid
ing Club and a few additional friends.
Mrs. Orme Robinson has returned to
her home at Rixey Station, Va, from
Philadelphia, where she spent several
days with Mrs. Brinton Dulles. Mrs.
Robinson recently leased the Virginia
estate Of the late Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Presley M. Rixey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aymar Cater, who will
leave this week to spend some time in
Florida, on their return will take the
Montague farm in Fairfax, Va, for
the remainder of the Winter. The
Montague farm is the home Of Mrs.
William E. Earle.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Scott Of Aurora
Heights, Va, are back from Atlantic
City, where Mr.. Scott attended the
automotive parts and equipment show
and convention, held there last week.
They have as their guest Mrs. SCOTS
sister, Miss Felicia Elliott Of Hartford,
Conn, and Tampa, Fla, who will re-
main until after the holidays, and
then go to Tampa for the Winter
months.
Miss Adelaide Howser, junior at the
Harrisonburg State Teachers College,
viii arrive tomorrow to spend the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Diplomatic Reception
At the President S
House This Evening
Chief Executive and Mrs. Roosevelt viii
Give First State Reception of This
Season Tonight.

her in the east room Mrs. Donner
Roosevelt, who with her young son, Bill
Lee Roosevelt. is guest at the White
House. The Presidents wife wore a
gown of black velvet made with long
sleeves, the skirt having a suggestion
of train. Young Mrs. Roosevelt wore
gown of black crepe trimmed with
wide bands of silver braid.
Following the lecture the guests
went to the state dining room for tea
when Mrs. James M. Helm and Mrs.
Donner Roosevelt assisted in the serv-
ing. A youthful and most interesting
guest at the party yesterday was the
+ r3-year-old son of Mrs. Donner Roose-
welt,
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Howser, in their
home in Bon Air, Va. Miss Howser
was recently made a member Of the
Kappa Delta Phi, national honorary
sorority, an honor rarely conferred
upon a junior. She Is also q member
Of the well-known Glee Club Of that
institution.
Mr.. Harry Blake, jr., who is q
Junior at Fishburne Military Academy
in Waynesboro, Va, will arrive tomor-
row to pass the Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Blake, at their home, Bannockburn,
near Fairfax, Va.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
.HE PRESIDENT an

THE PRESIDENT and Mrs
Roosevelt will be hosts at the
first of the seasons state re-
N ceptions this evening at the
White House, the honor guests being
the members of the foreign diplomatic
corps and the feminine members of
their families.
The reception will open at o'clock,
later light refreshments will be served
In the state dining room, and there
will be dancing in the east room.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt
was hostess to about 100 guests at the
White House, when Lady Mabel Dunn
gave an illustrated lecture on Salzburg
and It's famous music festival
Mrs. Roosevelt had receiving with
Evening star., 1935-12-17
HITLER PHRASE HIT

BERLIN, December II P.-The
Chinese Minister to Germany has
protested informally against the
phrase, Negroes and Chinese" in
Adolpf Hitler's autobiography. it was
learned.
The Minister, it was understood,
was promised that the phrase would
be deleted or amended in the next
edition,
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Miss Richards Arts
Club Guest TONIGHT

Mrs. Morris D. Wickersnam and
Mrs. E. j. Peachy Smith will be host
esses at the dinner at the Arts Club
preceding a talk by Miss Janet Rich
ards, who will be the guest speaker
this evening. She will discuss THE
International Situation" in her own
inimitable way.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
New Envoy Arrives
From Honduras

The newly appointed Minister Of
Honduras, Senor Julio LoZaro and Sc
nora de LoZaro have arrived in Wash
ington and are at Wardman Park
Hotel
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Crystallized Ginger
Preserved Ginger
Fruit Cakes
HiSh. Grade Chocolates

In attractive Gift Boxes.
Whitman's-1, 2 and 5 lb. Boxes.
Sherry's in 1, and lb. Boxes.
Roberts, pound. soc, 75c and $1.OO.
Magruder's Special, Ib. soc.
MailIard's, S1.00 and $500.
AIlegretti ChOc. Creams. 35c ID.
Magruder's Chocolates, ID. SOC.
Chocolate Novelties for table IA
Vors, or tree decorations.
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Mrs. E. J. McVann entertained g
Evening star., 1935-12-17

Miss Adelaide Howser, junior at the
HarriSonburg State Teachers College,
will arrive tomorrow to spend the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Evening star., 1935-12-17

OCIGCI II CSH 4 I uHI
Hot House Grapes. Oranges, Cali
fornia Grapes, Apples. Bananas
Grapefruit, Lines. Lemons. Pears,
Alligator Pears, Melons, Tangerines
and Kumquats.
Evening star., 1935-12-17
Plum PuddinSS
Imported
Cluster RaiSins

Homemade Currant Jelly. 1900. soc
Home Made Mint Jelly. 400
Guava Jelly, Fla, Jar. ...."..23c
Guava Paste, Is o., Cuban. ... .4Oc
Cranberry Jelly, 1T-oz. Jar......3Qc
Cranberry Sauce, 17-oz. can. .25c
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
HITS
SPECIAL. COIN
M|NT|NG

President Roosevelt has ap-
pealed to Congress to desist per-
manently from the time-honored
practice of authorizing the mint
ing of specially designed 5O-cent
pieces to commemorate historical
events. The Executive has adj
vised the affected House and Sen
ate committees he considers it "a
misuse of our coinage system,
which is assuming increasingly
dangerous proportions.
In lieu of cluttering the coin.
age system with variety of con.
acknowledgment coins, Mr.. Roose.
welt proposes that the Bureau OF
the Mint be empowered to strike
off medals at cost for such events.
In the last IS years, about
100000 50-cent pieces have
been minted by congressional di'
rection to be sold at a premium
in connection with various his
torical celebrations. A number of
new bills are now pending. In
identic letters to Chairman
Fletcher, of the Senate Banking
and Currency Committee, and
Chairman Somers, of the House
Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, the President
wrote:
''The coins do not have a wide
circulation as a medium of ex-
change, and, because of the
multiplicity of designs arising
from the issuance of such coins,
they jeopardizez the integrity OF
our coins and cause confusion.
Accordingly. I think the prac-
tice of striking special coins in
cOmmemOratiOn of historical
events and permitting the spOn-
soring organizations to sell them
at a profit is a misuse of our
coinage system, which is as
Stunning increasingly dangerous
proportions"
A bill drafted by the Treasury
Department permitting the mint
to strike off medals instead was
submitted with a request for
favorable consideration.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
SENATE SPEEDS
OLD ACE BILL

Senate passage of President
Roosevelt'S social security legisla-
ton was assured today.
A debate limit of is minutes for
each Senator and agreement to
vote on the pending Clark amend
ment sped the debate toward a
final vote. The measure already
has passed the House.
The Clark amendment would
permit existing old age pension
systems of private business and in
duStry to continue. It was de.
feated in committee by a tie vote.
Administration leaders, however,
predict its rejection.
After the Clark amendment is
disposed Of, the proposal of Sen
ator Lonergan CD of Connect
cut to strike out provisions per-
hitting the Government to issue
voluntary old age annuities must
be acted on. Senator Lonergan
and others claim this provision
would place the Government un.
fairly in competition with private
insurance companies.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
Confessions of 3
Clear II RObberies

WAYNESBORO, Pa, June 10
(SpeciaD. - Seventeen robberies,
including some never made
known to Waynesboro police.
we're wiped from the police slate
yesterday when State and city
police reported confessions from
three Waynesboro youths. The
robberies cover a period of three
years
Fifteen of The thefts were con-
fessed by Crawford Pryor, 81,
when taken in custody, police
said, and Charles Mccartney, 10,
and George McClain, 81, also of
Waynesboro, confessed to the
robbery Of two places.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
GOLD SUIT RULE WAITS

cited in an ex-parte motion by
Federal Judge Coke last Saturday
and allegedly served as the gold
was about to be turned over to
the Federal Reserve Bank.
Isadore J. Krese., appearing for
the Swiss corporation, explained
that his client had purchased
,e gold in 1898, shortly after the
Michigan bank holiday, fearing a
tieup of funds throughout the
country. The National City Bank,
KreSel said, had been directed by
the Swiss concern to secure the
gold for its account and Laden.
burg. Thalman & Co., had since
acted in a Iiduciary capacity as
custodian.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19

NEW YORK, June 19.-Federal
Judge Francis G. Caffey has
reserved decision on a motion of
Uebersee Finanz Aktien- Gesell.
schaft, of Zurich. Switzerland, to
restrain Ladenburg, Thalman and
Company, Is Broad ST., from sur
rendering $1,25O,OOO in $40 gold
coins to anyone save the plaintiff,
suing for it's possession.
The court directed both sides to
submit briefs after hearing ex,
tended argument on a show cause
order against the banking firm
and the Federal Reserve Bank Of
New York. Both defendants were
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
Cemetery Murder
Suspects Cleared

PEORIA ILL.,, June 10 U.N.S0.
Every suspect cleared, police today
searched for new clues to the
slayer of Mildred Hallmark, pretty
cafe hostess.
The pretty 19-year-old girl was
attacked and beaten to death, her
partially nude body tossed into a
creek Sunday night. Vincent Pill
grim, 10, her sweetheart, and Ross
Foster, who is said to have vainly
sought her affection, both es-
tablished alibis, as did E. Searle,
of Detroit.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
Fire Destroys Inn,
Traffic Is Held Up

MUIRKIRK, Md, June 19.-Fire,
said to have spread from gaso-
line stove, burned the Knisley Inn
on the Baltimore Boulevard near
here late yesterday.
Traffic was held up on the
boulevard for a half-hour while
Branchville, Berwyn Heights and
Laurel firemen fought to prevent
spread of the flames to tanks of
a filling station.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
SIZZLING GRILL
FACESHOUS|NG
LEADERS

Division heads of the Federal
Housing Administration are slated
to be placed on sizzling grill"
before a House Civil Service Sub
committee, Friday.
This was opinion today of mem
bers of the subcommittee headed
by Representative William I. Siro-
Vich CD of New York who proph-
eSied that sensational testimony
will be produced at Fridays hear
ing"
The situation has come about
as result of the growing diScon-
tent among Administration lead
ers in the House over the alleged
action of those in charge of the
FILA in filling the payrolls in that
agency with persons other than
those recommended by members
Of Congress.
Taken Seriously.
The New York Representative
emphatically declared that he
strongly favors placing every Gov
eminent position under Civil Serv-
ice, but that if the jobs are. to be
non-civil service, it is his view that
recommendations of Congressman
should be seriously regarded.
He also asserted that some time
ago James A. Moffett, Housing
Administrator, sent word to mem
bers of the House urging them to
recommend persons for jobs in
the FILA, but the New Yorker de-
clared that although highly quail
fled persons have been thus
recommended by House members,
those recommendations have been
completely ignored and the jobs
have gone to others, who, it is be-
lieved, are less qualified. He as
serted:
1--WE don't like to be kidded
like that. After asking us to
send in these names and we
send in good men, then we are
diSregarded."
Used In BallyhOO
The spring to the issue was
snapped yesterday when testimony
was drawn from one FILA official
appearing before the Subcommit-
tee to the effect that 80 per cent
of the 1900 employed in one d.
vision of the FILA are used in
propaganda and ballyhoo" work.
Representative Sirovich confer
red afterward with other subcom-
mittee members and decided to
call all FILA division heads before
the group on Friday to ascertain
the answers to many questions
which, he said, House members
have been anxious to know for
some time. He said:
met long ago, the personnel
director of the FILA was called
into conference with the
Speaker of the House, RepreSen-
t9tive DOughtOn, Chairman of
the Ways and Means Commit
tee; Representative Pat BOland,
Democratic whip; Representa-
tive Fred VinSOn of Kentucky,
several others and myself. We
wanted to know why it was that,
aAGHOugn Cne housing ADMINS
traitor had urged us to recon.
mend qualified people for jobs
at the FILA, and we had COM
piled with that request, the jobs
were given to others, most Of
whom are r epub | c a n and
some of whom had no qualifica-
tons whatever for the places.
1--WE we're given no Satisfac-
ton, and since then the situa-
ton has not changed, but now
we are going to find out who
has been giving out these jobs
and whether or not those to
whom the jobs were given are
better qualified than the per-
sons we have recommended"
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
Arlington Roads
Held "DeplOrable'

CLARENDON, Va, June 10.
Terming the condition of roads in
Arlington county as "deplorable," "
the county Chamber of Commerce
last night voted to take up the
problem with County Manager
Roy S. Braden.
Directors of the chamber ap-
proved borrowing money for i'm
mediate repair of roads torn up by
installation of the new sewer Sys-
tenn.
The Washington times., 1935-06-19
Telephone Gable
Stolen by Thieves

Theft of 10 feet of telephone
cable from an alley in the rear of
Police Headquarters was reported
to police last night by Raymond
C. Whip, of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company. He
valued the cable at $12.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-09-05

CHANGING to look at a map, lost con-
troll of the wheel of the car, at that
time going at rate of something
like So miles an hour. Suddenly the
car hit a milestone along the road,
then was thrown against a tree, the
queen was catapulted through the
windshield, dying few moments lat
er of fractured skull, and the king
himself was quite badly injured.
A few hours after the accident the
body of the queen was placed aboard
a train to Brussel, the king, heavily
bandaged, sitting in one of lis coaches.
With profound mourning the news
of the much-beloved queens death
spread to the peoples of Belgium.
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, for
not only was Astrid queen of the
Belgians; she was also a princess OF
Sweden "a daughter of King Gustaf's
brother. CarD, sister of Princess
Margreta of Denmark, and of Crown
Princess Martha of Norway; besides,
the kings of Denmark and Norway are
her uncles since her mother, Princess
Ingeborg of Sweden, is a sister of
Christian and Haakon, and former
princess of Denmark.