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soft, white, lily fingers, after dining on
freandeau de veau and omelette Souf-
fie? How will friends of temperance
relish the foreign cut wine coolers and
barrel-shape flute decanters with cone
stoppers?"
With this parting dart, he subsidized
and in rebuttal it was brought out that
only were the pantry shelves OF the
Presidents house in need of replenish-
ing when the Van Burens moved in.
but that the condition of some of the
rooms at the White House was deplor-
able In the receiving room, for in
stance, there was not mirror before
which a lady might adjust her hat. nor
even table, except an old pine one In
the corner An old worn-out sofa and
some Indifferent chairs completed the
furnishings begun with the tablet The
whole lot of them would not have
brought more than SIS, it was testified,
yet this was the anteroom into which
foreign Ministers and visitors of every
description were introduced to see the
President.
So it seems probable that Martin Van
Buren, was not quite so reckless with the
peoples cash" as his enemies would
have us believed
X ~
THE reference to temperance in Mr..
= Ogle's TRADE is of interest, in view
of the equally scathing denunciations
made in later administration because
the White House family did not make
use of the wine service. President and
Mrs. Hayes were as severely criticized
for their total-abstinence stand as was
President Van Buren, for his taste for
fine wines.
Most of the shafts were directed at
Mrs. Hayes head rather than at her
husband but when he was once out of
Office he made a statement designed to
uphold her stand and at the same time
to make 1t clear that it was his express
wish that wine glasses should be taboo
on his oflcial table, and not lust the.
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gress. For many years the President
bore the expense of his official enter
tanning from his own income or private
means, which made his case somewhat
parallel with that of our preSent-day
underpaid foreign envoy whose meager
$4,000 annual recompense scarcely
pays the grocery bills and house rent.
much less the heavy expenses of proper
service, clothes, ETC., for a man OF his
station.
Happily, in the case of the President
of the United State this situation has
been remedied. Today there Is sum
of $4,000 set aside annually which
covers travel and entertainment ex-
penses. Many are under the impression
that a separate sum was appropriated
for entertainment several years ago
when the amendment was made to the
travel appropriation bill which permit
ted the President to draw on this sum
In meeting the official social obligations
of the White House. But this is not the
case. The only thing added to the ap-
preparation in that amendment was a
three-word phrase, land official enter
tainment," which gave the Chief Exec
utive the privilege of Forthcoming the
same $4,000 formerly assigned exclu-
siyely to travel into two parts, to be
his discretion. Not one penny was
added to the original appropriation,
which reads in full today:
Travelling expenses: For travelling
and official entertainment expenses OF
the President of the United States, to
be expended in his discretion and &C
counted for on his certificate solely,
$25, 600"
All china purchases for White House
use are made through the Depart
ment of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, under Col. U. s. Grant, 3d., d.
rector. The President and his wife
make known their desires and their
selection of the patterns and kind of
porcelain to be purchased when such
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a thing Is necessary, and Col. Grant
and his staff see to it that their wishes
are fulfilled as nearly as possible. The
chinaware. as we'll as other White
House furnishings, is, of course, the
property of the Government and Is left
in its place when the First Lady gives
place to her successor.
Upon the subject of these china pur-
shases in the past many warm debates
have been staged.
TN the early days, and often in those
not so far distant, every purchase OF
china or furnishings for the Executive
Mansion was the signal for a hurry OF
criticism, which broke into vocal
storm during Van Buren's administra-
ton.
He was criticized roundly for his So
called needless extravaganza in house
hold furnishings, and when he added
to this crime that of the purchase of
an elaborate service of imported china
the fire waxed exceeding hot on Capitol
HILL According to certain critics, Mr.
Van Buren,, in plain language, was too
much of a bon vivant--too autocrati-
cally eXtravagant in his presidential
tastes for the leader Of a simple re-
public.
One Mr.. Ogle, of no uncertain ora
torical talents, waxing warm on the sub
ject, thus revealed his sense of humor
In his sarcastic shafts at the Presi-
dents folIies in restoring the White
House porcelain supplies: How delight
full it must be to genuine Loco Foco, u
he sighed, 'to eat his pate de foie gras,
dinde desosse and salade a la volatile
from a silver plate with golden knife
and fork. And how exquisite to sup
with golden spoon his soupe a la
Riene from a silver tureen.
And let me call the attention of the
committee to the bill for the splendid
French china for dinner service, the
elegant dessert set Of blue and gold
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Onthe left are specimens
of the china used during the
James Buchanan admins
tration. To the right are
three pieces of old English
china used during the adj
ministration of Willard
Fillmore.
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Birds Get Live-Wires Sense,

Electrical engineers in South wales
declare that birds are being gradually
educated to the danger of electric wires,
and when they see one Of their number
shocked to death. they pass the infor-
nation on. In districts where they are
overhead main lines the birds, seeing
others electrocuted. realize the. danaSr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-24

THE Belleek ware was chosen, with
its delicate creamy tone. The dec
Grafton is described in Spring issue
of International Studio in 1919 as con-
sisting of IAN outer and inner border
Of entrusted gold IN dull finish, sepa.
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WHITE HOUSE entertaining and
w White House furnishings have long
been subjects for general discussion and
often unwarranted criticism, as well as
not little debate IN the houses Of Con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
FRENCH PROTEST
|. u. S. TARIFF PLANS
Preparations and Debt De.
bate Expected to Bring Out
Feeling on Issue.
BY RALPH w. BARNES.

By Radio to The Star.
PARIS, June 15.-The scheduled de-
bate in the Chamber on June IS on the
war debt accords and the Young repa-
rationS plan Is nearly certain to in
volve a frank airing of the French
views on the United States tariff policy
as manifested in the upward revision
bill already passed by the House and
now pending in the Senate. A great
mass of French opinion, including i'm
portant political groups insists that the
United States Is inconsistent in asking
France to make substantial annual pay
ments on account Of the war debts and
at the same time to bar her from the
principal source OF payments--that of
expectation of goods to America The
warmth of French feeling has been in
creased by the coincidence Of the cur
rent discussion of the tariff measure
in washington and the discussion here
of the war debt accordS preliminary
TO the ratification debate. Mild as are
the increases in the schedules of the
proposed pending tariff bill. the French
nation sees in the measure an indication
of what is characterized as the in
creasingly protectionist policy of the
United States
Protests have come from accredited
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SILVER WATER FILTER
PROCESS WORKS FAST
Improves Taste and Purity. Killing
Deadly Germs, Scientists
Declare.

ESSEN, Germany GAp--A water puri-
fer that improves the taste and turns
tuberculosis-in water into pure.
harmless beverage is claimed for new
German process OF silver publication
Cheapness, simplicity and durability
are claimed also, although the magic
purifier is just ordinary silver. it Is fixed
so that it neither washes away nor
wears out
In German. Swiss and Dutch scien-
tif1c circles the process has been hailed
as significant advance in antiseptica.
It WAS devised by DIR, Georg Krsuss.
chemical engineer, director of the South
German Serum Institute of Munich.
The silver's effectiveness is due to
using 1t in extremely fine particles.
virtually silver dust.
Both In power and speed the effects
-sof the silver are said TO be lIneauale6,
Heretofore 40 hours often was required
to sterilize by other processes a half
liter of water containing 21.n90.noo
bacteria in each cubic centimeter.
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contains reading and recreation rooms
and Offices for officers and non-com-
missioned oftlceT staffs. Sleeping quar-
ters are ON the upper noors and each
man Is TO have q full-length locker 10
hang his clothes in. Commodious show
er rooms are on each floor and there
are separate sleeping rooms for nom
commissioned of7cers.
warehouses and loading platforms
will be ready TO handle supplies in Oc-
tober and the garage and shops Will
also be occupied IN the Fall, of1cers
say. Five apartment houses for ON
GERS. most OF them IN an advanced
stage Of construction win be heated
from the central plant.
In addition 10 this structural work
the program for roads and grading Is
under way. With these Improvements
in force, Marine Corps headquarters
here expects that the maintenance cost
will be materially reduced.
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MARINE BARRACKS
NEARLY COMPLETE
Corps at Quantico Soon to
Have Up o-Date New
Living Quarters.

'tKitchen police"-that buRbeer Of
the wartime and peace-time service man
lis doomed at the Marine Corps base
at 0Iantico Va, for with the 81 $50 600
Congress appropriated for the renova
tion OF the post there is rapidly near
ing completion an up-to-the- minute
station, with modern housing and cook
ing appliances. Brig. Gen. Smedley ID.
Butler, commanding the Guantico Ma
rines, expects to put three battalions
Of his men into their new homes next
month and looks forward TO having
Ouantico appear as one of the finest
service posts in the Nation at an early
date.
The set Of structures now about ready
for occupancy, consists OF three bar
racks, each capable OF housing a peace
strength battalion of 500 men, officers
at Marine Corps headquarters explained
yesterday. Standing on a hilltop over
looking the Potomac River, the build
jngs of three stories of brick and con-
crete overshadow the squat wooden
snacks wherein the "leathernecks"
trained. back in World War days. The
new buildings are the first of series Of
barracks designed TO place Quantico in
premier place on the military map.
Machinery in Kitchen.
Potatoes will be peeled by ma Shinery,
which will also wash the dishes, so that
resourceful Marine Corps ofhcers will
have to devise other means of punish
ing those accused of minor violations
of military discipline. The new heat
ing system in the central plant spells
the doom of the antique stoves, for pull
verified coal. blown into the furnaces
like fuel oil, will be utilized
The frame of big garage Is taking
shape near the heating plant and
nearby is shop for the repair Of motor
transport units and storage facilities
for gasoline and OIL Side tracks of
the r.. r. & P. line will enable
stable expedition to shove or over
night, without interfering with the
regular railroad traffic between Wash
ington and Richmond, in the opinion
of Marine Corps officers
Bean cartS'-as the two-d deck serv-
ing wagons on rubber-tiTed wheels are
affectionately called by the Devil Dogs"
Twill bring piping hot food 10 the
mess halls. A dozen labor wing devices
will make the lot of Marine Corps cook
ing and kitchen policing an easier one
In one corner of each "galley"-as the
kitchen is called In the corps and ON
hipboard-stands a machine capable
Of peeling and washing 90 pounds of
potatoes in 10 minutes. Nearby is a
diSh-waShing machine to cleanse IL 600
pieces in an hour. Marine Corps OH
Gals estimate that with this equipment
with the full complement OF 500 men
in each set of barracks, the washing
Of dishes win take about IS minutes.
Galley Well Equipped.
Each galley is equipped with a large
range and big steam boilers for Stews
soups and vegetables, with regulators for
heat. With the assistance OF all these
devices, Marine Corps officers say, the
number of men necessary to feeding the
post will be cut down, leaving q greater
number available for regular military
, duty.
The ground floor OF each barracks
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spokesmen for French industry and
commerce. The protest Is becoming
more and more articulate instead Of
less so, and 1t Is likely direct or in
direct proposal which the Poincare gov
eminent is to make 10 DAYS hence for
accord will result i'm bitter denuncia-
lions on the floor of the chamber of
the American pratectionist system.
The serious outburst against the
American economic system began 10
days ago when representatives of all
the principal French Chambers of
Commerce in session in Paris adopted
a resolution deploring the American
tariff trend and urging the French gov-
eminent to begin pour parlers with
other European governments looking to
a common means OF defense. This
TRADE was followed three DAYS later by
a similarly worded appeal to the gov
eminent from four of the biggest
French industrial associations.
These organizations indicated a be-
lief in the close connection of the tariff
and the war debt question when it de-
clared that the United States tariff
policy lis in contradiction with the
country's position as creditor state,
Leon Blum, speaking at the French
Socialist Congress at Nancy this week.
asked for a frank and thorough under
standing with the United States in such
way as to impress Washington with
the necessity OF removing some OF the
trade barriers II France is to be in posi-
ton to pay her war debts and at the
same time to remove the impression
that France wants her debt burden
lightened in order to be able to spend
more on armament. Feeling Is likely
to be especially warm here should the
Senate at Washington pass tariff bill
approximately at the same time the
Chamber debates on the war debts.
(CopyTisht, 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16
MELLON At NEW HAVEN.

Secretary OF the Treasury Mellon.
who Is spending the week end out of
town. will be in New Haven, Conn.
Tuesday end Wednesday to attend the
commencement exercises at Yale Uni
versity where his son, Paul Mellon. is
10 graduate.
Before the Yale exercises Secretary
Mellon will attend the commencement
at Trinity College. in Hartford. Conn,
tomorrow
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SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES,

Alleging that an emplOye of the de-
fendant smoked a cigarette while flning
the tank OF an automobile and caused
an explosion. which resulted in the
death Of Jennie w. 8. Thompson, her
administrator. Jesse G. Thompson. has
nled suit to recover e1O.OD0 damages
from Randolph A. Menefee, said to be
the owner OF station at Rhode Island
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wholesale Eve Tests for Pupils.

MINNEAPOLIS CPl,-School children
here are being given group vision tests
by use of a device invented by DIR. r.
e. Harrington, health commissioner.
The machine combines use of moving
picture films with regulation letter tests
projected on q screen. 1t makes pos
sible examination of IS children at
once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-16

and Florida avenues, Gwhere the acct
dent occurred April 20
The administrator is represented by
Attorneys James A. Purcell and Cath
crime RAaney.
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been q mail carrier here His daily
route is IA miles and he figures he
has carried e45, 900 pounds of mail over
those miles.
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Lugs Pouch 10000 Miles.

TRENTON, Mo. C4).-Walter Thomas
has logged a mail pouch $4,000 miles,
he estimates, In the 81 years he has
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LAST GREAT WAR AMONC INTERIOR
 INDIAN TRIBES
SCARCITY OF GAME CAUSED INDI AN s TO SEEK NEW
 HUNTING GROUNDS

This IS a story of the war
 among the natives of the Interior as far as. Jean s. Le Rouge, Alas ka born and resident of that re- zion who passed through Seward last month enroute to the states for a vacation, was able to gather the facts together:
 Our northern country to the stranger seems to be peaceful cou II try still there have been wars Waged by the natives. To the reader it probably seems impossible, though I got the facts that am going to relate from some old natives to the northern country
 During my stay at Fort Yukon l had a talk with one of the oldest natives, Charlie Crow who at that time was about 90 years of age and he narrated a tale which he had heard from his grandfather Old Charlie belongs to the Fort Yukon natives now His folks originally had lived on the Canadian side in the Peel River country Probably scarcity of game or fur caused them to leave their hunting grounds, so
 
 they invaded the Yukon river valley and settled down at Fort Yukon on the Porcupine, Old Crow, Salmon and Black rivers
 This country up to now is one of the richest fur centerS. To the northwest of Fort Yukon were l located the Chand el ar natives, xobucks and on the north slope of the Arctic range we find the Huskies. To the east and south east the Athabascians prevailed. The Panama Valley basin and the Yukon basins were denSely po- pulated at that time by natives.
 "As the story goes the Illus kies went over the range and in vaded the Chandelar and Kobuk region: they broke into the na-
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tive camps while all the younger
 men were away hunting and ab- used and tortured every woman and girl in the tribe and finally killed them Thus trying to ex-
 terminate the whole tribe. The
 Chandelars and Kobuks on re-
 turning and finding all their
 women killed swore vengeance and caught the Huskies by sur prise and tortured and killed all their women and girls and drove the men back to the Arctic coast.
 "The northern Eskimos or Illus kies are found now in yearly dis appearing numbers and only on the Arctic coast. Still the Chand- elar natives have their language fused with the Huskie. With all their women killed these natives, on the southern slope of the Arc tic range invaded the Yukon ri yer valley, the Panama and Nen- ana valley with the intention to get wives for themselves. This caused another war, which as old Charlie told me spread out all over the country and killed off the natives by the thousands.
 "This war is said to have last ed for several years and depo- pulated and country as the small pox did among the Eskimoes on the West coast. Very little is known by the white people of
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LE G AL NJ | [ r

IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE FOR THE JUNEAU LAND DISTRICT
 AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA In the matter of the Application of CAR LIsLE PACKING COMPANY, corpora, tion, for Patent under Sections 2306 and 23o7 Revised Statutes to a tract of land as soldiers additional homestead embraced in U. S. Official Survey Ne. 17os. SERIAL NO. O6612. NOTICE OF APPLICA- TION FOR PATENT.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the CARLISLE PACKING COPANY, a cor poration organized under the laws of the State of Washington. has filed application Serial No. 06612 for patent, under ana Revised Statutes of the United States, as assignee of Fen s. Hildreth. for tract of land embraced in U s. Official Survey No. 17O3. situate the east shore of Nush- agak Bay. south of and adjoining U. 5. Amended Survey No. 769, in latitude 5S deg. 4s min. co sec. N, and longitude 1858 deg. 31 min. 36 sec. w, Territory of Alaska, and particularly described as follows. to-wit: Beginning at corner No l. whence U. s. L. M. R; c. M. bears s. eS deg; deg: corner No. 3 R. c. M. Survey bears s. 62 deg. O9 min. Is sec. E.. 23.21 chains distant; thence w. 5.O4 chains to corner No. 2 NJ. c. the shore of Nushagak Bay; thence by meanders a. long the shore of Nushagak Bay as follows:
 n N. 37 deg. 5 min. w., 4.90 chains
 @ N, 39 deg. 20 min. w., 3.41 chains
 to corner No. M. C.; thence E. 10 P chains to corner No. 4 thence s. 6.5l chains to corner No. l, the place of beginning, containing of ABA acres"
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above described land should file their adverse claims with the Register of tue United States Land Office at Anchor age, Alaska, within the period of publica- ton or thirty days thereafter, they will be barred by the provisions of the statute.
 J. Lindley Green, Register First Publication May 20, 1929. Last Publication August 10, 1929.
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this war and what I am telling about are facts as I got them from Charlie Crow.
 There will not be any more wars in the future, as the natives are getting less in number every year. Since the white man in vaded their fur and game re- treat it is getting harder for the natives to make a living and in order to make this they want to be left in peace"
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HEADS GOLF CLUB

Harry s. Balderston was elect ed president of the Seward Golf Club at the general meeting and election held night before last. Leon Urbach was reelected sec retary and treasurer, and A. D. Balderston, captain of the greens.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-07-27

LEDGEKS. JOUs>IxALS, INDEX ED FILES ETC. Schallerer's Alas ka Shop.
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HAND PAINTED ALASKA PIG TURES AT SYLVIA'S.

Fresh local killed veal at CARS TENS MEAT MARKET.
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CLEANLINESS and the best of meats our motto. Fry-Bruhn'S.
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SOPHIE TUCKER

ao oOCH IndkIlg CrOWueQ Vaude- vile houses rock with merriment for years. Her first Victor records, made recently, are from the new Warner Brothers ''talkie,' THonky Tonk,' in which she IS starring. Be sure to hear Sophie sing ssI Don't Want to Get Thin Tn her inimitable way. All her stage personality Is faithfully repro duced on her Victor records. Along with her in this weeks Victor list is the attractively amusing Frenchman, Maurice Chevalier- of ~Innocents of Paris" three Nat Shilkret dance numbers .. two fox trots by Kenin's orchestra and one by Gus Arnheim- both famous Hollywood dance bands ..:a vocal hit by Gene Austin that he and Nat Shilkret composed and a very popular Frank Crumit song. Be sure not to miss these hits. We'n be glad to play them for you! Don't Want to Get Thin | from Warner Bros. picture.
 eHonky 1'onk'')
 That's What l Call Sweet Music .s SOPHIE TUCKER Y No. 2l9ss, 1o-inch It's Habit of Mine
 (from Paramount picture, s < ..ss: Asf:
 InnOcentS Of Pdris'') -s,ssss on Top of the World, Alone
 sfrom Paramount picture, SI1'nocents of Paris') MAURICE CHEvALrEa No. 22Oo7, 1O-inch Ann I BIue?-Fox Trot
 (fronl Warner Bros. picture,
 On With the ShoiC' Let Me Have My Dreams Waltz lfrom Warner Bros. picture,
 On Wth the Shot0''
 NAT SHILKRET AND THE VICTOR ORCHESTRA
 No. 22O04, 1O-inch ~. He's a Good Man to Have Around Fox Trot (from Warner Bros. picture, Honky Ionk'') m the Last of the Red Hot Marnmas-Fox Trot (from arner Bros. picture, vHonky 1onk' HERMAN .KENIN
 AND HIS ORCHESTRA
 No. 22O0s, IO-inch i SIngln' in the Rain-Fox Trot Grom Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer picture, VHoLly:Ocod ReU.e Of Io2o'1 GUS ARNHEIM
 AND HIS ORCHESTRA Your Mother and Mine-Fox Trot 4 (from Metro-C -Coldwyn-Mayer picture, HoLlytoood Retuse Of I92o'') NAT SHILZRET AND THE
 ssa~ VICTnp 0Drurc-p
 No. 22O12, 1c-inch The Lonesome Road (from Universal Picture, ee.Shoso Boot') GENE AUSTIN Wake Nicodennus FRANK CRUMIT No, 2Ios8. IC-inch SEWARD DHUC GUNPANY v.., o,,..,....: 6sD
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