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Byrns will be the honor guests.
Rumor has it that President Roosevelt will 60 South for
another fishing cruise aboard Mr.. Vincent ASor Yacht
the Nourmaha the latter part of March, he will find
a large representation from Washington there enjoying
golf tennis yachting and rapshoong which sports form
an important part of life in Florida particularly around
Miami.
The high spot the will be reached at this popular
Saturday, February 16 when Sir Bede Clifford,
Governor General the Bahamas and Lady Clifford
from Government House. Nassau accompanied by members
of their house party for the annual running of the Bahamas
Handicap Hialeah Park, where the entire party from
Government House will be guests of Mr. Joseph Wdener,
president and chairman of the Board Of the Miami Jockey
Club With Sir Bede and Lady Clifford will be Sir Humphrey
and Lady De Taford who their guests at Govern
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I0ao111 Topics
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atmosphere reigned, 1rith
the host moving from
group to group, extending
a friendly Word to every
one.
Among the callers
glimpSed were Associate
Justice James Clark Me-
Reynold, Admiral and Mrs.
Mark L. Bristol, Mrs.
Henry F. Ashurst, Baron-
ess von Belo1U, Mrs. Sol
Bloom, Miss Vera Bloom,
Mrs. John Herrlck, qOith
her pretty new sister-in-
la1O; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric William Vile, Mrs.
Mamie G. lobe, qUith her
daughter, Miss Elizabeth
lobe, Mrs. David Saper-
stein, of New York, and
Mrs. Dunbar Amman.
Nine. de Biachi, wife of
the Minister of Portugal,
who at all times is one of the
most beautifully gowned
women in the Diplomatic
Corps, is wearing a black
calling costume consisting of
a three-quarter length coat
which has an immense collar
of Persian lamb, folded as
only the French can do it.
With it she wears a toque of
the same fur, which runs up
into a. small crown. Perched
at a becoming angle on her
dark hair, the effect is
perfect.
**
Prints are in again, now
that spring is just around the
corner, and | have seen two
that were not only colorful
but awful V smart.
Mrs. Emil Hurja is wear
ing a steel-gray one, with the
all-over flower pattern car
ried out in a paler shade Of
the same color. It has a very
high neckline, rather full
sleeves, and is particularly
becoming to its wearer. The
black straw "baby bonnet
which accompanies it has a
filmy little nose veil at
tached to it, which ends in a
deep point in the front.
Katherine Pearson is wear
ing the other print, a trail
ing dinner dress which has
bright red, green and black
flowers scattered over it, and
which has the front of the
bodice cut high, and the back
in a deep V ending at the
waistine. With her dark
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Spring Frocks
Are Appearing

coloring, you can imagine
how becoming it is to her.
The younger set are look
ing forWard to the George
Washington dinner-dance
to be given on the evening
of February % at the
Brooke Farm Tea House,
under the direction of Mrs.
Neitah King.
Miss Mary Senate Howes
is chairman of the sub
debutdnte committee aUhich
is arranging a floor sho1C,
IN aUhich this group 1ciW
take part, assisted By seq
eral young swains from Of
ficial and other society IN
the Capital.
Specially dances 1UiU be
given By Miss HooOes and
Farley Smith, Mary Pat
terSon and Lo1UeU Brad
ford, and Betty Hart and
Allen Warfield.
clock" Whitnev's motion
picture interests seem to take
up the major part of his time
these days, says a New York
writer.
Which accounts for the
fact that "Jock" is seldom on
view in his favorite Manhat-
tan haunts.
For weeks past the heir to
a third of his late fathers
$150,O00,OO fortune has been
out on the Pacific slope,
where he has kept a watchful
eye on the picture studios and
laboratories he has purchased
and of which the entire
motion picture industry ex-
poets great things.
Now "Jock" is back in Co.
than, filled with data on the
technical side of picture-mak-
ing and bubbling over with
tales of the new discoveries
made by the scientists en-
ployed in his color labor
atories.
See you tomorrow!
Mn44 hJo1
- EDUCATIONAL
~ MUSIC
W Of Every Description
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be held at
&c e nwood"
Friday, F e b.
ruary %, at
] p. m.
F oil lowing
are the con.
ditions under
W hich the
trials will be
judged:
The course
will be about
one mile with
10 n a t u r a !
obstacles, in
Guiding rail
fences, stone
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Diplomatic and Official Notes
CHIEF JUSTICE HONORED AT DINlNE
President and Mrs. Roosevelt
Entertain at White House
for the Supreme Court

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt enter
tanned at dinner last evening at the White
House. in honor of the Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court and Mrs Charles Evans Hughes and the
Associate Justices and their wives
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has been on an official visit to
Australia as the representative
of His Majesty at the Centen-
ary Celebrations of the State
of Victoria, is the third son
of King George v, and is
emulating his brother, H. R. H.,
the Prince of Wales, as one
of Britain's travelling Ambassa-
dors of goodwill.
On his visit to Nassau, His
Royal HighneSs will be enter.
tanned by the Governor Gen
eral and Lady Clifford, who
have planned several functions
in his honor, and by other
members of the British and
Canadian colonies.
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hurry, for the social calendar for the
next few weeks is a pretty full one,
with two more State receptions at the
White House, one on the twenty-first
and the other on the twenty eighth of
February. Many dinners at official,
diplomatic and smart residential homes,
also receptions such as the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Lawrence Wood Robert are planning
to give at the 1925 F Street Club on
Saturday night.
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Bx NINA CARTER TABB

The Hunter Trials for the
benefit of the Paneling Fund of
the Middleburg Hunt, are to
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Dolly Cameron SHyss
:TY ACTIVE AS SEASON WANES
Visit of Governor General of
Bahamas to Miami, Will Be
Occasion for Cayey

With Ash Wednesday, the first day of
Lent, less than month away, those wish
ing entertain before this Holy begins needs
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9e% Ce~Atn.
\
Leaving Next Week

Leaving Next Week
Mrs. James Clement Dunn,
wife of the Special Assistant to
the Secretary of State and
Chief of Protocol, will leave
Washington the middle of next
week for st. Petersburg, Fla,
where she will spend three
weeks. Shortly after her re-
turn, she will sail for Italy.
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Official Dinner Feb. l9

The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will give the last official dinner sched-
uled for this season on February 10, at
which time the Speaker of the House of
Representatives and Mrs. Josenh W.
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Honored Today
At Luncheon

Mrs. John Nance Garner,
wife of the Vice President, was
honor guest at the luncheon
given today by Mrs. Henry A.
Wallace, wife of the Secretary
of Agriculture, at Wardman
Park Hotel.
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State, was the
guest in whose honor Nine.
Peter. wife of the Minister of
Switzerland. entertained at a
luncheon today. at the Legation
in Kalorama Circle.
Among those present were
Nine. Saito, wife of the Ambas-
Sador of Japan; Sonora de Cal
deron, wife of the Spanish AM
bassadorl: Nine. Prochnik, wife
of the Minister of Austria;
Nine. Pelenyi, wife of the Hun.
garian Minister: Nine. van
Haersma de With, wife Of the
Minister of the Netherlands,
and Nine. SokolowSka, wife of
the Counselor of the Polish EN-
basSy.
u X X
Hosts Tomorrow
Mr.. and Mrs. William M.
Guthrie and Mrs. Catharine
Let's Jones will entertain at
dinner tomorrow evening at
AyrlaWn, their home on Eli
colt Street, in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Barclay, of New
York, who are spending the
winter in Washington.
The guests will number
about 304
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-20
ENGINEER DIES
IN PLUNGE

Plunging early today from a
third floor window of his apart
ment in the 1900 block l. st. N. W.,
John Avery Yates, "a, was almost
instantly killed.
Employed as an assistant engi-
neer at the Ambassador Hotel, he
was in the bathroom of his apart
ment a few moments before the
tragedy occurred. Two firemen,
Henry A. Stieb and James B. Nor
rison, of No. 3 truck company, To-
Gated across the street from the
apartment, told police that they
saw the man either fall or Jump
from the window.
Police investigation revealed
that Yates and roommate, Will
liam Carrigan, had come home
about 2 o'clock. Another room
mate, Henry Harper, was asleep.
Mr.. Carrigan told police that he
and Yates prepared for bed and
that he was asleep at the time
Of the tragedy.
The police said that Yates had
apparently fallen through a win
dow which was about two feet
from the floor and had broken
q screen in the fall.
Mr.. Yates was an applicant
for appointment to the Police
Department and had been noti-
fled to take an examination next
week.
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FUS|QN|STSF|RE
"A IN COUN TY

ROCKVILLE, Md, June 20.
In one of the most drastic po.
litical shakeups ever to sweep
Montgomery county, the fusion
controlled board of county com.
missioners today summarily dis
charged "a employees from the
county pay roll.
All of the employees were hold.
overs from the Democratic re.
gime before the fall elections last
year.
In their sweeping discharge of
the county employees only four
jobs were left to Democratic
members. ALI four jobs are of a
minor nature. The board of com.
missioners is made up of five
members, three of whom are fu.
SionistS.
DismissalS include Mrs. Mary
O'Brien and Mrs. Lucille Multi
neaux, both employed in the coun.
ty commissioners office; S. M
Hamilton, Charles I. Israel and
Wilson Stuart, of the auditors Of
flee; Harry B. Shaw. county engi'
neer; Raymond D. Steven, assist.
ant county engineer: Harry Lee
Miller and Harry Miles, janitorS
in the county building; Kelly Nc
Chez and James Nichols and Dun.
bar Padgett, desk clerks in the po.
lice station.
Foremen of the county roads
system also dismissed include
William Talbot, D. w. Milstead,
Russell Wright, william Bolton
William Evans, OSSie Williams, o.
johnson, and Albert Elley, M. W.
Butcher, j. j. Lacey and Other
Butcher.
In addition TO these dismissals
the county commissioners Sus
pended the county's contribution
to the salaries of three road super
visors employed jointly by the
State roads commission and the
county commission. They are
Thomas Shaw, Andrew Newman
and Frank Ricketts,.
The only appointment made to
day to replace those discharged
was that of Miss Margaret Dron
nenburg, who was given a job In
the county commissioners office
Other positions will be filled within
a few days, it was announced.
All diSmiSSalS made today be
come effective July /.
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international News Service

The American embassy in Mos
COW has moved to assist former
Texas bricklayer, who entered So
Wet Russia on one-man trek
and crusade to bring religion to
the goddess SovietS and wound up
in a frontier detention camp near
MinSk.
The modern Don Quixote, &C.
cording to adviceS received at the
State Department, is Elmer
Baker, of Menard, Tex. Reports
reaching the American embassy
in Moscow state he has been con-
fined in Soviet detention camp
for more than nine months.
The embassy informed the
State Department that it was
sending Angus I. Ward, second
secretary in charge o. the con-
sular service, to Minsk to inter
view Mr.. Baker and verify his
identity. A report from Mr.. Ward
was expected at the department
within the next day or two.
Advices already received by the
department said Mr.. Baker had
entered the Soviet Union without
a passport or any Identification
papers in September last year
after having hitch-hiked across
both Germany and Poland. He
was practically pennileSs and was
picked up by Soviet frontier
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-20
LAX|TY
HELD BLOW
To K|DNAP
DEFENSE
Failure of Attorneys to Take
Exceptions at Pennington
Looms to Doom German

STATE HOUSE, TRENTON,
N. j., June 20 Q.N.SO.-Failure Of
Bruno Richard Hauptmann'S law.
yers to take exceptions to certain
rulings and procedure during his
trial at Pennington may blast his
chances for a new trial.
This became startlingly APP
parent today when his lawyers be-
gan arguments on the condemned
Lindbergh baby slayer'S appeal be-
fore the court of errors and ap-
peals, New jerseys highest
tribunal.
Charging he had been unfairly
tried, that his constitutional
rights had been violated, that he
had been pulled and brow
beaten" by the State at Fleming
ton, Hauptmann began his fight
for new trial to escape the cleo
trio chair.
In an atmosphere as quiet and
dignified as a bank directors meet
ing, IA black-robed judges Of the
court heard the charges, made by
the lawyers of the condemned
slayer of baby Lindbergh prepare
tory to deciding whether he may
have another chance or die IN the
electric chair.
Wife, Preacher Barred
There were only two incidents
in the solemn proceedings reminis-
cent of the flamboyant days Of
the Pennington trial.
One was the exclusion from the
court room of Mrs. Anna Haupt-
mann, wife of the defendant, and
the Rev. D. G. Werner, OF the
Bronx, N. Y. The other was last
minute discovery of an artfully
concealed dictaphone behind the
judges bench. This was ripped
out, together with its wires, which
ran to a basement room.
Mrs. Hauptmann arrived early.
smartly dressed in blue ensemble
and wearing a fur neckpiece. With
the Bronx minister. who is Haupt-
mann's spiritual adviser. she ap-
piled for admission to Capt. John
J. Lamb, of the New Jersey State
troopers. Her request was refused
and they were escorted from the
building.
Lindbergh Absent
Aside from the lawyers in the
case, few of the principals of the
trial were present.
Hauptmann was not there, re-
naming in his death house cell
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SHOWDOWN
ON RELIEF
IS NEAR
Ickes, Hopkins Reported Close
To Open Break on Plans;
Cabinet Studies Matter
international News Service

A showdown on who's who In
running the 4,000-million dollar
work relief program appeared near
today as the Cabinet met with the
President to discuss the situation.
In some quarters an open break
was anticipated between Federal
Emergency Relief Administrator
Harry L. Hopkins, named works
progress administrator for the new
program, and Public Works Ad-
ministrator Harold l. Ickes, chief
figure in handling Of the $4,000
million dollar work relief program
OF the last two years.
The specification that $1,14O
from the new funds must provide
work for one year for one person
was the dividing point.
Would Bar Projects
Under strict Interpretation of
this requirement, promulgated by
Mr.. Hopkins as mathematical"
rule because that is all 1000 mil
lion dollars would allow per person
in employing S,500,OOO workers
from the emergency relief rolls
would bar practically all pN5lic
works projects on the Ickes pro
gram.
It also would bar millions of
dollars in projects for which the
War Department and the Navy
Department have made applica-
ton and on which the cost per
man is higher.
Mr.. Ickes, it was understood,
has won the cooperation of Secre'
tary Of War Dern and Secretary
of the Navy Swanson, both OF
whom see many of their favorite
projects, such as harbor improve
mentS for the Navy. and flood
control and Army post improve
ments for the. Army, endangered.
Rule Not Arbitrary
Pressed on the Interpretation
of the rule last week, Mr.. Hopkins
finally conceded it was not an
arbitrary rule, but that projects
must be averaged" to come
within the requirement. Thus, he
cited, some reclamation projects,
on which the man cost exceeds
$4,000 a year average, could be
carried out. if other projects OF
low man-cost were provided in
the same work area.
However. aides of Mr.. 1ckes
pointed out that in a Statement
of informa ton" for sponsors of
projects, handed out by Mr.. Hop
kins to his State administrators
in their sessions here this week,
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STOCKS DROP
At THREAT Of
NEW LEV|ES
Moderation in 'Soak-the- Rich
Program Urged by Senate
And House Chiefs
international News Service

Dem ocratic congressional
leaders on taxation today swung
toward q policy of moderation as
the sensation created by PreSi
dent Roosevelt's tax message lin
gered on.
While pledging thorough con-
sideration of the Presidents pro
gram for distribution Of wealth
through taxation, Democratic
leaders said they wanted to avoid
obstructive" taxation.
Market SIumps
Meanwhile, the New York stock
market today responded to the
Presidents "soak-the-rich" pro.
gram with a break in prices. the
worst decline since the NRA un-
settlement several weeks ago.
Losses ran to more than SO a
share in the blue-chip issues,
while declines of 81 q share and
more were common. Selling was
heavy. .-..
House Ways and Means Com
mittee Democrats planned their
first conference late today on
the Presidents program, while
Senator La Toilette CPD of Wis
consin opened a fight to revise
the 501-million-dollar miscella'
neouS tax bill in the Senate.
Moderation Urged
Senator Harrison Cd of Missis.
sippi said Congress should care
fully study the inheritance tax.
It should not be put at such a
figure that estates will be de-
stroyed or incomes wiped out, he
said.
Chairman Doughton CD OF
North Carolina, OF the Ways and
Means Committee. said: =.
NJ don't subscribe to the
Hsoak.the-rich' idea, neither do
I favor depressing the poor. 1
have no sympathy for extreme
schemes. The best method to
avert disastrous extreme posi-
lions is to take the intermedi-
ate course"
BACKS PRESIDENT
Representative Doughton In
dorsed the Presidents program
however, and promised every con-
sideration by his committee.
Most of the Democratic leaders
were anxious to avoid action at
this session, fearing that the fight
over the tax program would delay
adjournment of Congress.
Senator Harrison said studies
made this session would serve as
@ basis for legislation next winter
Representative Doughton, how
ever said:
'My impression is that the
President has laid the matter
before Congress to be dealt with
as soon as possible consistent
with other responsibility"
Tax Bill Approved
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance
Committee unanimously voted to
extend the SOL million dollars in
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SEA DISASTER
BLAMED On
INSPECTORS
Mitchell, 0usted Roper Aide,
Says Last Moro Castle
Checkup Was Negligent

The Commerce Departments
Steamboat Inspection Service was
derelict in it's last checkup of the
Inflated Moro Castle, Ewing Y.
Mitchell, ousted Assistant Secre-
tary of Commerce, charged today.
He told the Senate Commerce
Committee, investigating his sensa-
tional charges against the Depart
ment of Commerce:
II have a copy of the last in
spectiOn sheet for the Moro
Castle, which shows that there
was practically no inspection at
ALL"
CHARGES NEGLIGENCE
Mitchell asserted that inSpec-
tors Of the service we're negligent.
He uneuuivocally responded "yes"
when Senator Copeland Cd Of
New York, asked whether he be-
lieved neglect in inspection con-
tributed to the burning Of the
liner Moro Castle September 8.
1884. WHICH resulted in heavy loss
Of life. Senator Copeland asked:
ION what do you base that?''
"On the custom Of inspectors
In New York to accept gratuities
after inspection"
"HOw do you know that"
"I read it in the newspapers
Il also read it in the record
of the Moro Castle inveStiga-
ton"
Senator Copeland said he did
not believe dereliction in inspec-
ton was responsible for the
Moro Castle disaster. Mitchell
qualified:
II say it may have been q
contributing factor. It may
have been responsible"
Meanwhile, in his first official
announcement since the removal
of Mr.. Mitchell, Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings made known
today that he had ordered a
complete investigation into the
charges of the dismissed official.
Joseph B. keenan,, Assistant
Attorney General, is in charge of
the inquiry, Mr.. Cummings said,
and Mr.. Mitchell will be given
full opportunity to present any
information, verbal or otherwise,
relating to his allegations of cor
ruption within the Department Of
Commerce.
Mitchell told the committee one
shipping concern-the Diamond
CONTINUED on Page ,, Col. -
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GET.
PENSION BILL
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international news service
The work of ironing out differ
ences between the House and Sen
ate drafts of President Roosevelt's
social security bill got underway
today.
Leaders predicted that all differ
enceS will be settled and that the
big social program will be signed
by President Roosevelt before
Saturday.
AS enacted by the Senate, the
measure permits existing private
pension systems such as those op-
Grated by some of the railroads,
and other large organizations, to
remain in operation. To this end,
employers and worker now oper-
ating under such systems are ex-
empted from the Federal taxes i'm
posed in the bill for Federal old
age pensions.
The foregoing amendment was
the one on which mo-. of the
fighting will be centered in con-
ference. Senator Harrison CD of
Mississippi. and others, denounced
the provision as productive of dis
elimination, and there was every
expectation that 1t will be elimi.
mated finally.
Other amendments over which
there were differences were of a
minor character.
The bill provides for both old
age pensions and unemployment
insurance, as well as making out
right grants for child and mater
nal welfare. public health, and the
blind. A total of 9 per cent Of
the American pay roll will be ulti-
mately exacted by the measure,
and it will return in benefits a
little more than this.
Unemployment insurance ad-
ministration was left to the States,
but they were compelled to set up
unemployment insurance systems
through q general tax and rebate
system.
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Mrs. Hauptmann
Visits Husband
In Death he'll

TRENTON, N. j., June 20
1.N.S0.-Denied admission to
the court room where her hus-
bands appeal from the death
sentence was being argued. Mrs.
Anna Hauptmann today visited
the convicted Lindbergh baby
slayer in death row" in the
State prison.
Mrs. Hauptmann, accom-
panied by the Rev. D. G. Wer-
ner. Hauptmann'S spiritual ad-
wiser, spoke briefly with her
husband alone. Then she
waited in the reception room
while the Rev. Werner talked
with Hauptmann for time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-06-20

Routine matters in the branch
OF District Supreme Court pre-
sided over by Chief Justice Al
fred A. Wheat were set aside for
a brief period today to admit the
German-born wife Of an American
diplomat to American citizenship.
Mrs. Gustava Won Rheinbaben
Hanna, wife Of Matthew E.
Hanna, American minister to
Guatemala, renowned her alleg'
lance to Adolph Hitler and the
German Reich and, under the
revised Cable Act. became q
naturalized American citizen.
The American diplomat married
Fraulein Won Rheinbaben on April
20, 1925, while he was on a
European assignment. Since that
time the couple has been on
foreign assignment and she has
had no opportunity to comply
with statutory requirement of one
years residence in this country
in order to obtain American
citizenship. Mr.. Hanna has been
assigned to Guatemala for the
past two years, however. and
Mrs. Hanna has resided in this
country since early in 1884.
Accompanied by Willard l..
Beaulac and James c. Dunn. OF
the State Department, Mrs.
Hanna visited the offices of Mrs.
Helen T. McGraw. naturalization
clerk of the court, and arrange
ments for the special hearing
were quickly made. Mr.. Hanna
is now on leave of absence and
next week the couple will unite
for q European vacation.
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u. S. Missionary Held
In Soviet Camp

guards and placed in the detention
camp.
Officials here were at a loss to
understand why there had been
such a delay on the part of the
Soviet authorities in notifying the
American Embassy at Moscow Of
his detention.