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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-02-09

Inc small informal tea
and toddy" party the Assist
ant Secretary of the Treas
ury, genial "Chip" Robert,
and his very charming wife
gave in their apartment at
the Mayflower, Thursday aft
ernoon, brought together a
number of their Atlanta
friends who are sojourning
in the Capital.
The drawing room, which
is filled with mementos gath
cred since Mr.. Robert came
here to take office, was
thronged, as was the room
adjoining, where that we'll
known star of the stage, Fay
Banter, held court with
glamorous Eppes Halves
Preston and the blonde and
lovely Mrs. Averill Hartman.
They were joined there,
late in the afternoon, by Miss
Louise Robert, the debutante
daughter of the hosts, who is
having the gayest whirl i'm
aginable while on a visit here
from their Georgia home,
with Mrs. Robert.
Miss BANTER wore a stun
ming brown wool suit with a
high, standing collar of red
fox, and a brown felt Alpine
hat trimmed in the front
with a tab of ocelot cut to
simulate a feather.
Mrs. Preston was in a
misty gray wool sports frock,
with a turban of darker
shade. Miss Robert, who is a
brunette with lovely color
ing, was in brown and yellow
checked wool, cut on tailored
lines.
Mrs. Robert, qOho has u
Uery large acquaintance
here, 4Ohere she has been
a frequent visitor, aOore a
dark blue crepe afternoon
go1On with a jabot of rose
pink orgamdy covered qcith
tiny ruffles.
Mr.. Robert 1Uds here,
there and every1Uhere,
either telling stories, a
talent for 1Ohich he is
famed, or other1Uise taking
care of the needs of his
guests, for he is a perfect
host.
Walter Huston, star of
"DodsVorth," and his at
tractive Vife aUere among
the early arrivals, as 1Oas
Capt. L. W. Robert, of At
ldntn, brother of the host.
The young author, Victor
Weybright, whose "Spangled
Banner" is just off the
press, is in town and his very
good-looking wife is with
him. She is none other than
Hildegarde Fillmore, we'll
known editor of a monthly
magazine. It is she who so
cleverly writes in her pages
about feminine embellish-
ments. If you can get the hat
or coat, she will tell you the
right Everything else" that
you should have to go
with it.
We can't help but think
that she had a hand in the
choice of the Jacket" of
the brand-new book, for it is
decidedly distinctive.
Wilhelm vom Rath re-
turned yesterday from Eu-
rope on the Bremen after
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of the coun-
try around
Uppe will E.,
M i d d i eburg
a n d T h e
Plains, includ-
ing the entire
hunting terri
tories of Pied
mont, Middle
b u r G a n d
Orange Coun-
ty Hunts.
All the new
% a Ce S and
t h e m a n Y
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nnnnnd IN in
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CTradO Mark ReEisteredI

Mrs. vom Rath and their
daughters, who are passing
the Winter overseas. Nine.
vom Rath, the former
Cecilia May, Of this city,
and the Misses Marie, Cecilia
and Eleanor vom Rath sailed
from New York in November
en- route to Italy. Mr.. vom
Rath sailed later to join
them.
Mrs. H. P. Kopplemann,
wife of the member from
H artf ord, Conn.,, in the
House Of Representatives, is
wearing the smartest krim-
mer coat in shades of gray,
with a gray felt hat which
has a rolling brim and is a
perfect complement to her
beautiful hair, which, too, is
gray.
There are some gerry IN
teresttng rum ors going
about aOith regard to the
Laurence ureS. of
NeaO York, Which, I'm told,
aOiU eliminate about June
or July 1Oith a ne1O arrival
IN their family.
Mrs. Turnure, 4Uho qUas
formerly Louise Harrison
GaOynn, daughter of DR..
and Mrs. William C.
G Wymm, Was immediately
VOted one of the beauties
of Washington, following
her debut IN 1882. Her
marriage to Mr.. Turmure,
aOhich took place IN New
York last March, Was an
outstanding event, as both
families are prominent IN
society.
Mr.. Turnure, 1Uho is the
son of Mrs. George EVans
Turnure, of NeW York and
Beaupre, Lemon, Mass, and
q grandson of Charles
Lanier, is prominent IN
sport and GVidtion circles.
A card from Carolina
Montreal tells us that she is
having a perfectly delightful
time cruising in Southern
waters amid blue skies and
sunshine.
The news from New York
that the Duchess de Nemours
is sailing back to France to.
day is of particular in
terest, for previous to her
marriage she was one of the
great bellies here. Her visit
to this country, the first
since her marriage to the
nephew of the late King of
the Belgians and son of
H. R. H. the Duchess de
Vendome, was cut short for
some reason, matter which
is causing very genuine re-
greet among the many friends
who knew her when she was
Miss Peggy Watson.
There's no disputing Peggy
made one of the most bril-
liant marriages of modern
times, so far as American
girls are concerned, for her
husband is a first cousin of
the present ruler of Belgium.
Au revoir until Monday!
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Diplomatic and Official Notes
DIPLOMATIC DEAN IS HONOR GUEST
The Ambassador Of Poland, Mr..
Stanis|aW Patek, Entertains
Company at Embassy

The dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the
Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Ronald
Lindsay, honored dinner party last evening at
the Polish Embassy given by the Ambassador of that
try Mr.. Stanislaw Patek.
Other guests who attended the French Ambassador
and Nine. de Laboulaye the Minister Switzerland and
Nine. Peter the Austrian Minister Nine Prochnk, the
Minister of Sweden and Nine Bostrom the Attorney Gen.
eral and Mrs. Cummings the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Wallace and the Secretary of Labor Miss Frances
Perkins
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Motor to Florida

The Charge d'Affaires of
the Bulgarian Legation and
Nine. Petroff Tchomakoff,
with the formers sister, Mile.
Petroff Tchomakoff, will leave
Washington, tomorrow, to motor
to Florida. They will be absent
from the city for a fortnight.
X X
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis v. Rem.
bold, of Scranton, Pa, are
spending some time at the Mar.
Unique.
X X X
Mr.. and Mrs. r. v. Fletcher
are at the Blackstone Hotel in
Chicago.
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Official Guest
At Dinner

The Attorney General and
Mrs. Homer S. Cummings will
be honor guests at a dinner to
be given this evening at the
Chevy Chase Club by Senator
and Mrs. Alva B. Adams.
Mrs. Adams will entertain at
luncheon Monday in honor of
Mrs. Cordell Hull, wife of the
Secretary of State.
x X
The Legation of Norway, in
Massachusetts, Avenue, was the
scene of a dinner given last eve
ming by the Minister and Nine.
Munthe de Morgenstierne, at
which the Italian Ambassador,
Signor Augusta RoSso, was the
ranking guest.
Ambassador RoSSo will leave
today for Springfield, ILL.,, re-
turning to the Capital on
Wednesday.
Miss Emily North King and
Miss Jane Wilbur, of Warren.
ton, Va. will be weekend guests
of Miss Mary Tyler Mccormack,
at Wardman Park Hotel. Sew.
eral informal parties are being
planned for them.
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Dinner Feb. 20

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Graves
Mather have sent out invita-
tons for a dinner February 20.
Mrs. Mather-Winifred Holt
Mather-iS known as "The
Lady of the Lighthouse" for
her work among the blind and
the Lighthouses" in various
cities, which she has founded
and in which blind persons are
trained to useful occupations.
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By NINA CARTER TABB

Fox hunting enthusiasts will
be glad to know there is being
published a new hunting map
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Embassy Scene
OfParty

The Ambassador of France,
M. Andre de Laboulaye, and
Nine. de Laboulaye will give a
dinner party this evening at the
French Embassy in Sixteenth
Street. The guests of honor will
be the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Mr.. Joseph w.
Byrns, and. Mrs. Byrns. The
company will number 30.
Mrs Hugh Campbell Wallace
entertained at luncheon yester-
day at her residence in MasSa-
chusetts Avenue.
X X X
Representative Caroline O'Day
was the guest in whose honor
Col. and Mrs. Edwin M. Watson
entertained at dinner last eve
ming. Colonel Watson is Mill
tary Aide to President Roose-
welt.
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FASHIONABLE GROUP SPONSOR TALK
Mrs. Mary Breckenridge, Volunteer Director, Wi
Speak on Frontier Nursing Service at
Textile Museum on Tuesday

The work done by the Frontier Nursing Society," which aids
needy families in the of Kentucky will be
43O o'clock Textile
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Dinner Party
For Envoy

Sonora de Espaillat has issued
invitations for a dinner to be
given in the Chinese Room at
the MayfloWer on Monday,
February Is, to meet the Min.
lister of the Dominion Repub-
lie and Sonora de Brache.
The Minister will return to
the Capital early next week
from Santo Domingo, where he
is spending a fortnight.
Dinner March 4
The President and Mrs. Roose.
welt will be entertained at a
dinner to be given by the mem
bers of the Cabinet and their
wives at the Mayflower Hotel
on Monday evening, March 4.
Envoy Returns
The Ambassador of the Union
of Soviet Socialist Republics,
Mr.. Alexander Antonovich Tro-
yanovsky, has returned from
Springfield, Mass, where he
lectured Wednesday evening
before the College Club of that
city.
Nine. Troyanovsky is back
from a visit to New York.
*
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Roberts,
Of st. Louis. Mo-, are at the
Carlton for several days.
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Buffet Supper

The Minister Resident of
Costa Rice and Sonora de
Gonzalez, and their daughter.
Senorita Elvira Gonzalez, will
be feted at buffet supper
this evening, at which Mrs.
Louis Schapiro will be hostess,
entertaining in her apartment
at 300 Connecticut Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Turner,
of West Hartford, Conn, are
in Washington for a brief stay
at Wardman Park Hotel.
Sailing Today
Mr.. and Mrs. William H.
Hoover are sailing from New
York today, on the Santa c.
ella, for a cruise down the
West Coast of South America
to AntofagaSta, Chile. Mr..
Hoover is connected with the
Smithsonian Institution.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
WATER ENTERS
CANALS AGAIN
District System Resumes OPP
Grafton After Cutoff To
Make Repairs To Structures

Water was started through the
canals of the irrigation system at
midnight last night following a
three day period of no water. M.
j. Dowd, district chief engineer
stated today. The flow of water as
started last night was light, Dowd
said, because with the heavy rains
which have visited the valley dur
ing the past few days it was felt
that no irrigation would be neces-
sary for the next few days. 1t will
take two or three days for this flow
to reach all the canals of the sys-
tenn after which the regular water
program of the district will be fol-
lowed out.
Water was cut off in the canal
system of the district on Tuesday
of this week after the start Of water
storage at Boulder dam. The flow
in the Colorado river below the
damsite reached a very low stage
at that time and with cloudy
weather presaging rain for the val
ley it was thought best to carry out
the district program without further
delay. First plans had called for
cutting off of water in the canals
on Wednesday.
While the water was out of the
canals extensive repairs were made
to canals and structures in Baja
California which had been severely
damaged in the earthquake of
Christmas week. These repairs,
while held up temporarily by the
rains of this week, have been pro-
crossing satisfactorily, Dowd stated
this morning, and with clear wealth
er for the next few days will be
completed as rapidly as possible.
A bypass for the flow of water
around the Eastside heading has
been dug and the new stream is
now routed through it.
Breaks in canal banks have been
stopped and bridges constructed
where necessary. Following the
earthquake an examination of ca
mails and structures was made by
district engineers and it was dis
covered that while no damages were
reported above the international
border, quite severe breaks were
found in canals and structures be-
low the line.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
Radicals Stage
Hunger Strike

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 8. U.P)-
Baking at the public menu, six of
II Communists standing trial on
charges of violating the criminal
syndicalism act, entered the fourth
day of hunger strike today. Event
ual failure to attend court might
cause postponement of the trial. it
was indicated. The six were the
only ones of the II unable to post
bond. They were joined in their
refusal to eat by four other prison.
erS.
Meanwhile, the state continued
to present witnesses who testified
regarding the fomenting of strikes.
WilSed Carpenter, Brentwood april
cob> grower, testified that two Of
the defendants attempted to incite
a strike among pickers.
The monotonouS cross-examina
ton of one of the defense attor-
neys, who repeated in different
forms his questions to Carpenter.
brought one juror to his feet shout
ing:
"You keep on repeating . and
I'm getting tired
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
STATE BEGINS
IMMEDIATELY
ON REBUFF TAI
Presents Witnesses Who Attack
Abb Claims Offered In Be-
half OF Accused
TESTIMONY DISCREDITED
Effort To Shift Suspicion To
Isador Fisch Counteracted By
Prosecution

PENNINGTON, N. j., Feb. 8. U.P)
Hannah Fisch travelled 5000 miles
from her German home to tell the
Hauptmann trial jury today that
her dead brother Isidor, was inno-
cent of any connection with eXtor-
tion of $4,000 in the Lindbergh kid
mapping.
Isidor Fisch sent nearly $4,000
home to his family in Germany
over a period of five or six years,
but in 1882, he was so poor that
some of it had tn be returned to
him, his sister testified.
A frail, black-hiared little wom-
an. Miss Fisch was called by the
state of New Jersey in its rebuttal
testimony at the trial of Bruno
Richard Hauptman for the murder
of the Lindbergh baby.
Hauptmann IS defense has con-
. tended that he received unwitting-
N%y from F1sch the ransom money
found in his garage.
But from the lips OF Hannah
Fisch-in German which was trans
lated for the jury-came a story of
how her brother already near death
from consumption came home to
Leipzig SO weak that she had to help
unpack all of his bags.
She saw everything he had, she
swore, and his total funds was about
$500.
Earlier, the state had presented
.>f tA nj
the defense contention that Fisch
was involved in the crime; that
evidence designed to link the kid
nap ladder with boards in the
attic of Hauptmann home was
"framed" and that one defense
witness saw man other than
Hauptmann with a ladder in a
green automobile near Princeton, N.
j.. on the day of the kidnapping.
The most important state wit
nesses we're Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Jung who swore that Fisch was at
their home from p. IN. to almost
midnight on the night of the kid
naping.
Watched BY Accused
Bruno Hauptmann watched Miss
'Ffsch intently.
His face was flushed. He ap-
peared more nervous than he has
in the past two weeks.
He clasped and unclasped his
hands, rubbed his palms along the
edge of the chair, and folded and
unfolded his arms every few mo-
mentS.
The witness, under cross exami-
nation, admitted to Defense Coun-
sci Edward j. Reilly that shortly be-
Continued on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
HOUSE ROWS
OVER MEXICO
Charge Daniels Aiding "Tyrants
'Enslave People" Touches Off
Heated Debate

WASHINGTON, Feb 8. W.p) -
Charges by Rep. P. Connery, Dem.)
Mass, that Ambassador Josephus w.
Daniels was cooperating with the
tyrants of Mexico to enslave the
Mexican people," touched off a
storm of heated debate today in the
house.
North Carolina representatives
arose when Connery concluded a
fiery denunciation of Mexico for
religious persecution" and sought
to defend Daniels, former secretary
of the navy.
Rep. Alfred Bulwinkle charged
Connery with not attempting to get
the real facts"
"JosephuS Daniels was rocked in
the cradle of Democracy and never
in any action, would do anything
to enslave the peoples of any ma
tion,' Bulwinkle said.
The debate rocked back and forth
with Rep. Martin Sweeney, Dem)
Ohio, championing Connery and
q half dozen others accusing Con-
merry of mot trying to get the
facts"
1.-The people of Mexico today are
suffering under the lash of oppres-
sion, lash welded by tyrannical
group, minority in power in the
government of Mexico" Connery
said
"These men have banished from
Mexico-or lined up against the
wall for the firing squads-thous-
ands of citizens who have dared to
oppose these tryants, and who have
refused to subscribe to their doc
| trine of everything material-noth-
ing divine"
THE United States government
has never had any qualmS as tc
interfering with Mexican policies
whenever such policies in any way
we're detrimental to American cor
porations which had financial inter-
ests in that country, but on the
great moral issue of religious free
dom far less attention has been
paid by our government to the COM
plete and absolute breach of the
Lansing agreement by Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
NEW STORMS
MAY HIT HERE

Imperial Valley is not quite
through with stormy weather yet,
declares Fred A. Baughman, local
observer for the u. S. frost Serv-
ice, who predicts unsettled wealth.
er for tonight and tomorrow morn
ing with possible light showers
this afternoon or tonight, but no
heavy rainfall. The rain, he be-
lieves, will be confined for the
greater part over the hills.
The storm gathered itself to-
gether last night and centered
over Nevada, but it is still spread
out and seems rather lazy about
moving away from this region.
Due to the fact that the storm
is north, unusually cold tempera-
lures will be prevented, although
Baughman looks for cooler nights
with temperatures below 40 in
stead of so and above as has pre-
vailed for the past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
Poultry Meetings
Handicapped By
Road Conditions

Due to the fact that the rain has
made travel in rural districts so diff
ficult, few poultrymen have been
able to take advantage of the pres
ence of w. E. Newton, extension
specialist in poultry, who has been
in the valley for scheduled meet
ings.
This morning 10 were able to
reach conference at the court
house at which Newton discussed
the outlook for the poultry and egg
industry and also something of the
campaign to reduce the mortality
in valley flocks. This latter sub
ject is to be feature of this year IS
campaign in the valley and Newton
discussed some of the mortality
factors
Yesterday meeting had been
called at the Ferguson poultry
ranch but no one was able to at
tend. Calipatria farm center and
home department meeting la It
night, at which Newton was to
have spoken, was called off, and the
Rose Mesquite home department
meeting Wednesday was not held.
Tonight Newton is scheduled -
speak at the Spruce -Westmorland
center meeting and is awaiting in
formation as to whether that meet
ing will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
FLOOD WATERS
CLAIM HOMES
Of MEX|GANS

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8. UP)-Ebb
tides today carried far out to sea
the debris of scores of homes that
were swept away by flood waters
from the Rodriguez dam in Lower
California. -
Threatened by torrential rains,
dam gates were unloosed by engi-
neers to avert a major catastrophe.
The waters rushed over the Tijuana
river banks, tearing loose from their
frail footings wooden houses, ram
adas and shackS and sweeping the
debris out to sea.
More than 300 Mexicans and In
dians, forewarned by troops, had
dashed to safety ahead of the swirl
ing flood.
Many were given relief at Tijua-
ma, IL miles west of the dam.
The flood was two miles wide at
the confluence of river and sea.
More than four inches of rain
fell in the evacuated area, the heav-
lest in the memory of old residents.
Soldiers from the fifth Mexican
regiment. stationed at Tijuana, pa
trolled the district.
The storm also deluged San Di-
ego with fall recorded at 4.n5
inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
NEED OF LOCAL PLANTING URGED
Elimination Of Water Shortage Makes Present De-
sirable Time To Improve City

with the temperance of Imper-
ial Valleys world-famed sunshine,
it is now time to think seriously of
planting" said Mrs. J. S. Jones,
chairman of the Ell Centre Cham
Der of Commerce tree planting COM
mittee. mot only should residents
of Imperial Valley be planting trees
and SHRUBS and permanent plants,
but they should be preparing as well
FOR flowers to be exhibited at Ell
Centro's Second Annual Palo Verde
Festival which will probably be held
sometime in late April.
"The summer water shortage" 4"
Mrs. Jones continued, resulted in
some flower rayages in Ell Centre
gardens. Replanting should be made
to replace those plants which died
and many more should be added.
"The city is doing its part. Re-
Gently $50 dead pepper trees were
taken out and palo verde trees we're
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
ADMINISTRATION FIGHTING OFF
AMENDMENTS TO RELIEF BILL
Succeeds In Keeping Measure In Satisfactory Form
Though New Vote Coming Up On
Prevailing Wage Clause

the house, before the senate this
week.
There was no record vote either
on the initiation proposal, offered
by Sen. Burton K. Wheeler, D..
Mont, or the veterans amend
ment, suggested by Sen. Jesse
Metcalf, r., r. I.
Opponents Beaten Down
Administration forces appeared
to be in control at today's session
with amendments which would
have been counter to the an
nounced purposes of the bill being
voted down with regularity.
The move for reconsideration OF
the prevailing wage amendment
was made by Sen. William Gibbs
McAdoo, D., Calf, after submis-
sion of the budget figures showing
that, if the amendment were re-
tanned, projects planned for the
81 100000 would cost $4,000, ,000,-
900.
Chairman Carter Glass called
the Wheeler proposal "a greenback
proposition" 1t would have au-
thorized and directed the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to issue
United States notes to cover the
expenditures.
An amendment by Sen. Gerald
P. Nye, R., N. D., providing that
no part of the $4,880,000,0OO be
used to build naval craft by con-
tract in private shipyards was de-
feated IL to 7.
An amendment by Sen. Frederick
Steiwer, r., Ore, requiring that
work projects under the act should
be under supervision of permanent
government departments or agen-
cies was defeated, 10 to 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
School Officials
Back From Coast

Conferences and general meetings
were featured at the meeting of
state superintendents and supervis-
ors held recently in San Francisco,
according to the local representa-
tiveS.
c. B. Collins, county Superintend-
ent of schools; Miss Helen Thom-
as and Miss Edith Redit, instruction
supervisors, and Roger M. v. Wal
ton attendance supervisor, were all
at this convention called by the
state department of education.
Vierling Kersey, state superin-
tendent Of public instruction.; DR..
Edmund Lee, superintendent of San
Francisco schools; DR.. Fletcher
Smith of the University of Califor-
mia, Dr. A. Polstata, psychiatrist;
Sam Cohn, deputy state superin-
tendent; Miss Helen Heffernan,
chief of the division of elementary
education and rural schools, were
among the speakers.
Welfare work, new school pro-
grams, pending legislation were
among the topics discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-02-08
RIFT BETWEEN
DIR. TOWNSEND
AND HIS AIDE

BOSTON, Feb. 8. U.H DIR
Francis E. Townsend, rroponent o1
the plan bearing his name, and DR.
Samuel M. Dick, Pasadena, Calf,
economist and head of the New
England Federation of Townsend
Plan clubs, were at odds today over
methods of financing the plan.
A per-. cent universal transac-
ton tax is advocated by DR.. Town
send, while DR.. Dick holds that a
10 per cent wholesale tax is the
only solution congress will accept.
Dr.. Townsend addressed mass
meeting but made no mention of a
split in ranks
Dr. Dick, speaking at Springfield,
said his disagreement with DR..
Townsend would not result in a
schism in the ranks.
Earlier, DR.. Townsend was quoted
as saying that DR.. Dick must stop
advocating the 10 per cent tax, and
added that DR.. Dick and his COL
league, j. Wilfred Sorr, probably
would not be in New England much
longer.