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Evening star., 1930-12-07
D. C. Library Association
Plans Honor Tea Dec. IL

The District of Columbia Library
Association viii give an informal tea on
Friday, December IL. from until 4
o'clock pm, at the club house Of the
American Association Of University
Women, in honor Of the new librarians
in washington. Among the guests Of
honor win be the librarian Of the Folger
Shakespeare Library, Mr.. william
Adams Slade, and Mrs. Slade; the
librarian Of the Patent Once, Mr.. e. w.
Chaplin, and Mrs. Chaplin; the super
vising librarian Of the Bureau Of Pris-
ons, Department Of Justice, Mr.. John
M. Chancellor, and Mrs. Chancellor,
and the librarian Of the ONCE Of Edu-
cation, Miss Sabra Vought.
Assisting Miss o. Louise Evans, IL
brarian Of the Bureau of Public Roads,
and Miss Robina Rae, librarian Of the
American Red Cross. who are in charge
Of arrangements, will be Miss Claribel
Barnett, librarian Of the Department
of Agriculture; Miss Grace o. Savage,
librarian Of the Naval Observatory;
Miss Sara Amber, librarian of the
Superintendent Of Documents Library;
Miss Clara w. Herbert, assistant libra
rian Of the Public Library; Miss Nina
P. Gill, librarian Of Science Service,
Inc, and Mrs. Frederick w. Ashley,
wife of the chief assistant librarian Of
the Library Of Congress. Miss Eliza
beth Cullen, president of the associa-
tion, will receive with the guests Of
honor.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
Miss Meyer to Appear
In Group of Harp Solo.

December IL the Congressional Club
will hear Miss Sylvia Meyer in two
groups Of harp solos and Mr.. John M.
Baer in chalk talk. He Is q cartoonist
Of note. Ohacial hostesses for the after
noon will be headed by Mrs. Charles
Francis Adams, Mrs. Henry Justin Allen,
Mrs. Aben w. Barley, Mrs. Charles I.
Abernathy, Mrs. Ernest r. Ackerman,
Mrs. John @. Allen, Mrs. August H. An
dreson, Mrs. Samuel 8. Arentz, Mrs,
William w. Arnold, Mrs. James b. AS
well, Mrs. William A. Ayers, Mrs. Carl
G. Bachman, Mrs. Robert I. Bacon,
Mrs, Henry E. Barbour, Mrs. John M.
Baer. Mrs. Samuel w. Beakes and Mrs.
Carroll L. Beedy.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
Bridge Tea Given to Aid
Old. A. R. Education Fund

Mrs. Childress Buckner Gwyn gave
the first Of series Of bridge teas for
the Patriotic Education fund Of the
y. A. R.. ut her home on Park road
Wednesday afternoon. having as her
guests Mrs. Arthur Fields, Mrs. David
Caldwell, Mrs. Ralph Wilson, Mrs. w,
a. McMillan, Miss Esther Mayher, Mrs,
Henry Churchill Cook, Mrs. Charles A.
Jennie Buckner Capers, Mrs. ]. s.
BuynitzSky, Mrs. Elizabeth Hesse, Mrs.
e. H. Van Metre, Mrs. c. H. Carl, MRS.
A. M. Rowe. Mrs. s. 8. Allen, Mrs. e.
L. Morrison, Mrs. v. e. West, Miss L.
Cauthorne, Miss e. F.. Kent, Mrs. r.
Russell Bichowsky, Mrs. Thomas M.
Roberts, Mrs. Earl B. Fuller, Mrs. j.
Coburn Pickens, Mrs. Arthur Hills and
Mrs. Claire Gwyn Harper. Mrs. NC
Miuan assisted In serving tea and Mrs.
Wilson, Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Capers
gave pleasing musical program dur
ing the tea hour.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
Capital Sororities
, Feature the Season
With Special Fetes
Alumnae Association Serves
POT Luck" Dinner for
Pledses-Other Forms of
Entertainment Scheduled.

The Washington Alumnae Associa-
ton of Kappa Delta Sorority entertained
the members and pledges of Sigma Mu
Chapter of George Washington Univer-
Sity at q pot luck" dinner at the Kappa
Delta House on Thursday evening. The
guests were Miss Carol Fraser, Miss
I Virginia Shefheld, Miss Anna Bonner,
Miss Beatrice Coleman, Miss Louise
Saegmuller, Miss Margaret Liebler, Miss
Louise Wright, Miss Margaret Douthitt,
Miss Margaret Cooper, Miss Barbara
Crosser, Miss Hazel Gabbard, Miss
Louise Stokes, Miss Maxine Duvel, Miss
Lois Corea, Miss Gwendolyn Fulsom,
Miss Billye Maxwell, Miss Elsie Spen-
ney, Miss Ruth Allen, Miss Dorothy
Miss Margaret Conover, Miss Anna Cal
lahan and Mrs. Richard Moore, the
house mother.
Thursday evening benefit bridge will
be given at the Kappa Delta house by
the Alunae Association. All Kappa Del
tas in the city are cordially invited and
are requested to communicate with Miss
the arrangements.
The Beta Chapter of the Phi Pi Epsi-
lon Sorority announces @ subscription
dance to be held in the palm court Of
the New Shoreham Hotel Tuesday night,
ASCSLQOSI 40. 4Il6 pTOCS6US Oh ILLS nOll-
day affair will be used for the charity
work Of this organization. A great
number of the younger set and college
students have signifed their intentions
oS attending
Beta Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Fra
ternity win give . dance In honor of its
pledges. Wednesday night at the Wom-
ems Bethssda Club.
The PhiEMu pledges who will attend
the dance are Miss Katherine Blake,
Miss Beryl Dove, Miss Mary Catherine
Holstopple, Miss Iantha King, Miss
Helen Mohler, Miss Lois Vassar and Miss
Evelyn Schweizer.
Miss Hazel Gibson Wood win be host
ess to Mu Phi Epsilon, Washington
Alumnae Club, tomorrow evening. A de-
hghtful musical program has been ar
ranged which will be given preceding
the business meeting. Any out-of-town
Nu Phis are most cordially invited.
The December meeting of the WASH
fngton Alumnae Club Of the Pi Beta Phi
Fraternity will be held Tuesday evening
at the home of Mrs. James w, Cliff
4116 Harrison street.
The gathering will be q Christmas
celebration with special music. Several
members, including Miss Emile Mar
garet White and Miss Maxine Girts, will
describe visits to the Passion Play" and
interesting sidelights Of travels abroad
last Summer.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
Mississippians to Meet
At Reception and Dance

The Mississippi State Society of
Washington will give reception and
dance on Tuesday in Meridian Man
sions, 2400 Sixteenth street, in honor of
the Senators and Representatives and
their wives from Mississippi The recep-
ton will begin at 8:15 o'clock and win
be followed by q musical program ar
Evening star., 1930-12-07

Despite worldwide economic depres-
don, exports of American motion picture
films have increased 20 per cent over
1929.
Evening star., 1930-12-07

English sportsmen have taken to play
ing polo on bicycles. The first match
was played p few days ago at Herne
Hill, near London.
Evening star., 1930-12-07

ranged by Miss Lillian Chenoweth, after
which there will be dancing from 9:1S
to IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
Modes for Business, Tea and
Bridge and Formal Occasions

Were it not for Anniversary Sale their price
would possibly be $16.50, $3.50 or even SIS,
but for this once-a-year event we promised
values that were really extraordinary and in
this special event we have kept our word No
description could do justice, you must see
them SO shop early.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
CROP ADJUSTMENT
 LIKELY TO BECOME :.
 CHIEF FARM ISSUE

believe it should be kept under @,- 100000 acres The farm board ad- vised farmers not to plant this year on land that has been produc- ing less than one-third of bale to the acre. In some regions il has required as much as four or five acres to make a bale.
 Attempts to reduce wheat acre age have been less spectacular, less organized and far less definite. The present winter wheat acreage is be- lieved to have been increased about 2 per cent above normal and Chair man Legge has indicated that a statement on spring wheat might be issued soon urging sufficient reduction to offset at least the winter wheat increase.
 The board says the country is producing about 20 per cent more wheat than used in domestic trade which makes it necessary for the 20 per cent to be sold on the basis of the worlds price. It predicts that if farmers will cut wheat acre. age 20 per cent they can sell pro duction of reduced acreage for more money than they get from larger acreage and production.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26

A writer of fiction could not have produced a more perfect figure for the part she played in the Eielson- Borland search expedition than Miss Marion Swenson, Seattle girl, who, with her father, Capt. Olaf Swenson, passed through Juneau last night aboard the Alaska, after being frozen in Arctic ice since last September.
 Vivacious, quick, alert, she dis played an undying interest in the Eielson search, which, though com pleted, apparently continues to thrill her once more as she looks back to the interesting events of the long winter days during Decen- Der and January when the planes were operating from her fathers ship, the Nanuk Miss Swenson
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
YOUNG MAN IS
 SHOT DOWN BY
 |RATE HUSBAND
Attentions to Wife Causes Her Mate to Take
 Quick Action
CONTRACTOR JAILED
 ON MURDER CHARGE
Is Arrested at Home of His Sister Recognized
 by Autoist

{ HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Feb. 26.- Daniel Bateman aged 30, a con- tractor, is in the city jail charged with the murder last night of Guy Witzen, aged 20 years. a Water Department employee, on a lonely dark canyon road north Of Hollywood.
 | Bateman, incensed over Witzen's attentions to Mrs. Bateman, dis charged a shotgun load into the mans body as the two autos pass cd on the narrow road. : Bateman was arrested at the home of his sister He was recog- nized by Harry Stuckey, riding with Witzen at the time of the shoot ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
900 Broaos Wrinkle;
 March I5 Is TGx Deddline

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Uncle Sam expects more than 100000 individual income tax returns for 1929 to come his way before March IS.
 Every single person who had a net income of $1,500 or more for the year, or gross income of $5,000 or more, and married couples who had net incomes of $3,500 or more, or gross incomes of $5,000 or more, must file returns.
 Returns are to be made on spe- cial forms with the collector of in , ternal revenue for the district in which each person lives. ! The new tax is one-half of one per cent normal tax on the first $z 000 in excess of personal exemp- tion and credits, two per cent nor nal tax on the next $4,000, and four percent normal tax on the balance of net income. ] There is a surtax oa net incomes of more than $l0,00c.
 Gross income" includes all in- lcome derived from any source what ever, unless it is exempt from tax by law. Net income" means gross income less various deductions al- lowed.
 A taxpayer also may claim $40o for each person dependent on him for chief support, if such person is under l8 years of age or incapable of self-support.
 { The law provides that a single person. who is head of a family, shall be allowed the same personal exemptions as a married person
 When husband and wife, living together, make separate returns either may claim the $3,5OO exemp- tion or they may divide it.
 Most taxpayers are salaried per sons who are entitled to 25 per cent credit on their earned net income To arrive at this credit correctly, the taxpayer should com pute the amount payable without earned income credit, then deduct 25 per cent. The balance is the tax due.
 Earned income" is defined as  wages. salaries. professional fees and other amounts received as com pensation for personal services ae- tually rendered.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Insurgents Notu in
 Control of SaIito
 Domingo Couernnient

SANTO DOMINGO, Feb 26.- The Insurgent forces have captured the fortress and public buildings in Santo Domingo thus consoli- dating their position throughout the Dominican Republic.
 President Vasquez and Vice-Pres- ident Alfonesca took refuge in the French Legation.
 There has been no bloodshed and the city is quiet today
 Gustayo Diaz, President of the Senate, has taken refuge in the Danish Consulate but during to- day it is expected he will seek refuge in one of the legations as the right of consulates to offer an asylum is not recognized by the Insurgents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
MAYOR EDWARDS GETS MAJO RITY OVER EVERYBODY
Seattle Mayor Wins Pri- mary with More Votes
 than All Competitors

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-Mayor Frank Edward received clear majority of all votes cast in yesterdays pri- mary election. He and City Coun- cilman Otto A. Case will oppose each other in the election next month. Former Mayor Edwin J. Brown was third in the race and is eliminated from the contest.
 The vote was as follows:
 Mayor Edwards, 32,716; Case, 17.866; Brown, 13,377. Mayor Ed wardss plurality against combined vote of opponents was 1,473
 The following six candidates were nominated for the Council for the election in March, in the order named, three to be elected:
 Frank Laube, John E. Carroll, James Scavotto, Lou Cohen, Will jam Hickman Moore and George Morley.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
VIVACIOUS MARION SWENSON, AFTER MANY WEARY, BUT STILL EXCITING MONTHS IN ARCTIC IS GLAD SHE IS NEARING HOME

is a bit taller than the average girl, and is sturdily built.
 Last night she wore an outing jacket and pair of laced leather boots as she, Capt. Swenson, and Capt P. Milovzorov, Russian cap tain of the Stavropol came ashore from the Alaska. The first thing that caught her eye was her own picture on the front page of The Empire Her only remark was an excited "Oh, look, Dadl"
 Sent In Reports
 For many weeks Miss Swenson, while the search was in progress, sent daily reports to the Seattle Times, telling of headway made by the courageous Alaskan aviators in search for their lost comrades.
 Aside from that, about all l did was sleep and play solitaire, " she declared. There wasn't much to do beside that. When there was little activity on account of unfav- erable weather, we slept until near ly noon."
 From the time the Nanuk was caught in the ice in September un- til she reached Nome a few weeks ago, Miss Swenson saw little civili- zation. It was with relief she fin ally reached Fairbanks, where she could entrain for Seward and there | sail for her home.
 Glad to Be South
 In spite of the excitement pre- vailing at times during the search expedition in the frozen Arctic wastes, Miss Swenson is glad to be nearing home once more. ] After returning to Seattle, she will either continue with her work lat Broadway High school, or, as ar alternative, take advantage of the trip to New York offered her as compensation for the long winter months spent in the Arctic ice. She has not been home since June l5.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
NONRESIDENT
 TR0LLERS TAX
 UNDER ATTACK
Tacoma Man Files Suit to Enjoin Treasurer from
 Collecting Tax

The constitutionality of the non resident trollers' tax of Alaska was attacked yesterday in suit filed in the United States District Court by Lund & Lund of Seattle, in which it is sought to enJoin the Territory from enforcing the tax. H. L. Faulkner is associated with the Seattle law firm in the case.
 Wood Freeman, a troller of Ia coma, is the plaintiff in the case which was brought against Wal stein c. Smith as Treasurer Of Alaska. John Rustgard. Attorney General of Alaska, will represent the Territory
 Says Is Regulatory
 The complaint charges that the tax is a regulatory measure and not one to raise revenues for the Territory. This, it ayers, is a yio- ls tion of the Alaska Organic Act which specifically reposes the au- thority of regulating the fisheries industry in the hands of Congress The nonresident license fee for trollers is s250 and for resident trollers' is $1.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
By FRANK I. WELLER Farm Editor
Associated Press Feature service)

Associated Press Feature Servlcel
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-A ques- ton as big as farm relief seems to have been given American ag- Iiculture in the federal farm boards crop adjustment campaign.
 Set up by the agricultural mar keting act, which Congress passed for the express purpose of solving the problems of surplus produc- ticn, the farm board has passed the responsibility on to the indi- vidual farmer by asking him to raise crops only in amounts for which it sees a demand. A start has been made in cotton and wheat.
 Under direction of the new S30,- C90o00 American Cotton Coopera- tive association, committee of it's directors has been authorized to weld all state, federal and local in- formational agencies into nation al effort to slash 6,000,000 acres from the annual cotton acreage.
 It has been running approximate ly 46,ooo,oo0 acres. Economists
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Five Hundred Attempt to ! Parade at Noon-Po- lice Quell Disorder
SEATTLE MARCHERS
 DISPLAY BANNERS
One Woman Starts Fight with Oficers-Pla
 Under Arrest

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-Seat- tie police used clubs, fists, motorcycles and automobiles to break up a parade of ap- proximately 300 Communists and Radicals which started in the south end of the down town district about noon to- day.
 The marchers were carry ing banners reading: &
 "Down With Capitalism. 7
 "Work or Wages"
 About 50 police officers were sent to quell the dis turbance. They tore up the banners.
 One woman, Helen Hufa, aged 21, was arrested among those who attempted to fight off the police.
 No one was seriously in- jured beyond bruises.
 The line of march extended only one block when the po- lice broke it up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
CARD. MERRY DEL VAL IS
 DEAD, ROME
Former Papal Secretary of State Dies Suddenly
 Operation

ROME, Feb. 26.-Cardinal Merry Del Val, former Papal Secretary of State, in recent years Arch Priest of St. Peters, died today from heart failure after an ap- pendicitis operation. He was 65 years of age. Three times he was mentioned as Pontiff.
 The Cardinal was stricken yes- terday and died suddenly.
 The Cardinals death leaves the College of Cardinals with 32 so- called foreign Cardinals and 28 Italian Cardinals.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
WorId Tar Veteran
 Strikes Do,on Vie
 Then Leaps to Death

NEW YORK, Feb. Striking down his wife who tried to restrain him, Richard Rowland Jones, aged 35 years, Annapolis graduate and Naval Lieutenant in the World War, leaped to his death from the eighth floor of an apartment house on Park Avenue, late yesterday
 Turning upon his wife who was struggling with him, Jones struck her over the head with the base of a statue then plunged through an open window He recently had a nervous breakdown.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
v ounded Tough Cangster Issues F m ULtinlatunt

CHICAGO. III, Feb. 26.- } Frank Mcfarland. known as } the toughest of gangsters, } wounded by three bullets , while in a private hospital } Monday night, has been re- } moved to the home of his mother after sounding from } his sick bed that a new } gang war was on.
 "The war is on. It won't
 ] be any popgun war. Never } mind who shot me. I'll take care of myself" he told po-
 } lice detectives who are } looking for Joe Salts, for
 } mer partner of Mcfarland in the beer business.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
MAYOR TENNENT LEADS
 IN TACOMA PRIMARY

TACOMA, Feb. 26.-Mayor M. G. Tennent led the candidates for Mayor in yesterdays primary here. He will contest the election with Fred Shoemaker, who ran second, in the finals Major James New begin, was third. There were five IeondidateS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
TONS OF WATER FOR
 MOISTURE

AMES, Ia, Feb. 26+-It takes 12O tons of water to cover an acre of ground with an inch of moisture, or 4.080 tons to provide the normal rainfall of 34 inches, according to estimates made at Iowa State Col lege. A section of land would re- altre more than 2,500,0o0 tons of water a year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Demands Immediate DismiSsaI of Poi0er
 Commission Official

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - Im- mediate dismissal of F. E. Bonner. Secretary of the Federal Power Commission, is demanded in the Senate by Senator Norris, who complained the official was a pow CT man"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
AVERY IS HERE ON
 WAY TO SOAPSTONE

Charles Avery, from .he Navy base at San Diego, arrived on the steamer Yukon and is stopping off here while waiting for transpor- tation to Soapstone Point where he will be radio operator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
TARDIEU ACCEPTS TASK
QUOTATIONS 0 > Q

NEW YORK, Feb. 26. - Alaska Juneau mine stock is quoted today at 7A, American Ice 3712, Ana conda 73%, Bethlehem Steel 995s Central Alloys 3312, General Mot ors 42A. Gold Dust 4294, Granby 56%, Grigsby Grunow 17A, Kenne- colt 5914, National Acme 247s, Ma tional Brands 26%, Packard 193s Radio ATS, Standard Oil of Cali fornia j60A, U. s. Steel 183.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Awarded Divorce About
 "A Hours After Filed

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, Feb. 26.-Mrs. Margaret Fully, wife of the Hobo Author" of Hollywood, Jim Fully, was late yesterda awarded a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty, scarcely 24 hours after the suit was filed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26

Following is an example of how an unmarried taxpayer, with n, dependents, would compute his tas on a net income of $5,000: Net income .................. S5,000.00 Less personal exemp-
 tion ................................ $1,500O0 Balance taxable at
 one-half of one per
 cent ............................. $3,5OO.0O One-half of one per
 cent of $3,500 .....s l7.50 Less 25 per cent of
 S1750 earned income
 credit ...............-.-- 4.38 Balance of tax pay
 able ........-......---- 5 1912
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
ZIMMERMAN RETURNS

j. c. Zimmerman, Douglas man who went south for medical treat ment a short time ago. is again in St. Ann's hospital He returned last night on the Yukon,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Tatt Continues To Lose Ground, Says Physician

g WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.- ( Q Dr. Frances Hagner said ( c that William Howard Taft ( 0 continues to lose ground ( . and that he is not as well q . today as he was a few days ( . ago"
 . pr. Hagner stated that he ( . felt no immediate appre- q D hension. (
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
ROGERS IN HOSPITAL

Ed Rogers. 69. entered St. Ann's hospital early this week for treat ment His ailment is heart trouble.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26
Chamber of Deputies Re. fuses to Give New Cab-
 met Confidence Vote PLEAS OF PREMIER
 FAIL OF RESPONSE
Former Premier Tardieu Is Asked to Form Suc-
 ceeding Ministry

PARIS, Feb. 26-France's new left wing of the Government met defeat in it's first appearance be- fore the Chamber of Deputies amiG bitter attack from opposition to Premier Chautemps and despite his pleas that it is important that France send a delegation back to the London Naval Conference quickly, his ministry was beaten on the crucial vote of confidence by margin of 15 votes, 289 to PIT.
 For the third time in the his tory of the Republic, the Chamber of Deputies refused an incoming ministry chance.
 Former Premier Tardeau was cheered upon his entrance. He tasmted Chautenps for h avin s cS.used the downfall of his prede- sassorsir orleG. tss-g.gige the Radical Socialist Party a chance to get the Governmental portfolios"
 The general Paris opinion is that Tardeau or Briand will be called upon to form a new government.
 TARDIEU ACCEPTS TASK
 PARIS, Feb. 26.-Former Pre- mier Tardieu has accepted the task of forming new French Cabinet to succeed the Chautemp ministry
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-02-26

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