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Evening star., 1931-12-20
Washington Will Celebrate
Brilliant Christmas Season
And Help Unfortunate
First Lady Plans Celebration With Simple Gifts
Gay Debutante Parties and Ball
to Be Held

and Mrs. Hoover has so carefully plan
ned everything that nothing will go
astray.
There will be another party for little
folk on the afternoon of Christmas day.
with the Presidents grandchildren as
hosts, and in the evening the President
and Mrs Hoover will have the executive
family and maybe few others to dine
with them. Gayest of all the Christmas
events at the White House will be the
dance for Mr.. Allan Hoover, when the
debutantes and other young folk, In
cluding some of the older students home
for the holidays, will have their fling.
State societies are having their most
brilliant meetings, the events usually
taking the form of reception with
dancing and cards to follow, though
some really brilliant dinners are being
given. The Kentucky Society has the
youngest president, Mrs. Joseph Hor-
gan, who made her debut while her
father, Mr.. Edwin P. Morrow, was Gov
ernor of the State. Failing to fill in
her program for Tuesday evening just
as she wished, Mrs. Horgan has in
duced her father to take part, and he
will give little history Of MY Old
Kentucky Home" and its author,
Stephen Collins Foster. Mrs. Morrow,
who. with the Governor, is living in
Washington, was in Lisbon, guest at
the United States legation, during the
recent revolution, and, refusing to arise
in the early morning to see the opera
tions calmly took another nap. Later
she and her son opened a window for
a view of the streets and discovered a
bullet had struck just above the win
dow. Mr.. Morrow went to the street
and picked up the flattened projectile
as memento.
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Miss Carolyn Payne
Presented at Hotel
Reception and Dance
Assistant Secretary of War
and Wife Are Hosts at
MayAower.

The Assistant Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Frederick H. Payne presented
their daughter, Miss Carolyn Payne,
to their friends In washington at a
reception given yesterday at the May
flower, followed by dancing.
The hosts, with their daughter, re-
ceived their guests in the Chinese room
and the greater portion OF the grand
ball room was used for dancing, ex-
cept for the east end, where the tea
table was placed, poinsettia and white
chrysanthemums being used for the
table decorations.
Mrs. Payne wore a gown Of green
and white lace that was made with
a cowl neckline and short train.
Miss Payne's frock was an unusually
attractive empire style OF white net,
made very snug fitting to the hipline,
that part Of the dress sparsely covered
with black dots. The skirt of plain
white net was very full. There were
tiny puff sleeves with band of black
velvet to match the belt of black velvet
that outlined the empire design of the
frock. With this attractive gown the
debutante carried a tiny black muff
on which was a spray of white gar
denias.
The debutante's assistants included
Miss Mary Elizabeth Macarthur, Miss
Kate scully, Miss Olga Craven, Miss
Jane Thorpe, Miss Sarah Carey, Miss
Alison Mcdaniel, Miss Sara Louise
Smell, Miss Elsie Tuckerman. Miss
Louise Harrison Gwynn, Miss Elizabeth
Shouse, Miss Adele Jahncke, Miss
Beatrice Patton and Miss Barbara
Heggie of New York; also Miss Betty
Perry of Greenfield, Mass, a senior at
Vassar, and two of Miss Payne's class
mates from Vassar, Miss Ann st. Claire
of Salisbury, Pa, and Miss Helen Elise
Smith of Detroit.
Assisting Mrs. Payne were Mrs. Ed
ward Everett Gam, Mrs. Harlan Fiske
Stone, Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, Mrs. Rob-
ert Patterson Lamont, Mrs. Robert D
1oontinued ar' Pan = oelnun q
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Vice President Curtis
To Spend Christmas
With Grandchildren
Cabinet Members Holiday
Festivities Will Cense-
About Children of Families

The Vice President, Mr.. Charles
Curtis, will be with his grandchildren,
Anne and Curtis George, daughter and
son of Col. and Mrs. Charles P. George,
when they open their gifts from Santa.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Everett
Gam he will 90 to the home of Col.
and Mrs. George at Fort Myer early
Christmas morning and will remain
for family Christmas dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster knight, I'd,
will not bring their little family to
spend Christmas with their grandfather,
the Vice President, but will remain In
their home in Providence.
Childish laughter will ring in the
homes Of four cabinet officers this
Christmas and in nearly all of the
respective domiciles Of the other men,
bers of the Presidents official family.
the festivities will center about young
people of debutante or college age.
Christmas morning at Woodley will
he jolly occasion, for the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Henry L. Stimsor will
have with them the formers nephew
and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. David L.
Daggett, who have come from New
Haven, accompanied by their two chill
dren, to spend the holidays.
While the Secretary Of the Treasury,
Mr.. Andrew w. Mellon, has made no
definite plans for the day, it is most
probable that his son and daughter, Mr..
Paul Mellon and Mrs. David K. f.
Bruce, will be with their father.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs
Patrick j. Hurley will be awakened un-
usually early Christmas morning for
their four children are undoubtedly all
believers in st. Nicholas, and the little
tots will scarcely give Santa time to
get away. Secretary Hurley and his
lovely wife have four children, three
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Congress Members to Pass
Holidays With Families
Senator and Mrs. George H. Moses VIII Spend
Christmas at New Hampshire Home
Many Remain in Capital.

home Of Mrs. Sidney A. Cloman. at
1900 Kalorama road, for the remainder
Of the Winter
Mrs. Cloman and her niece. Mrs
Campbell Prichett. will move tomorrow
to the Fairfax, at 21OO Massachusetts,
avenue, where they have taken an
apartment for the midseason.
Representative and Mrs Edward T.
Taylor of Glenwood Springs, Colo, are
established at the Hotel Roosevelt for
the season.
Representative and Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon will go to New York Tuesday
for Christmas and the holiday season,
returning here for the New Year
festivities.
Representative and Mrs Ralph Gil
bert Of Kentucky and their daughter
Dorothy are spending the Winter at
Woodley Park Towers. Their daugh-
ters Jane and Betsy are expected to
visit during the Christmas holidays.
Representative Ruth B. Pratt will
entertain the members Of the Pratt
family, who gather at one Of the Pratt
residences every Christmas, and have
them spend the holidays at her home
at Glen Cove, Long Island
Representative and Mrs. Edward w.
Goss of Connecticut, are at the May
flower, where Mrs. Goss has Joined the
Representative for few days before
their return to their Connecticut home
for the Christmas holidays.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Ernest Lee Jahncke, accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Adele
Townsend Jahncke, and their son, Mid
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Diplomats Will Observe
Homeland Yule Customs
Holiday-Cuban Envoy to Fly Home.
Others to Go Away.

Christmas in the embassies and lega-
tions in Washington will be celebrated
according to the customs OF the ira
ditions of the homeland. Ambassadors,
Ministers and charge d'affaires are. for
the most part, making plans for cele-
brations which will include the men,
bers of their stats and their families.
The Ambassador Of Italy and Donna
Antoinette de Martino will entertain the
members of the embassy staff at dinner
Christmas day.
The Ambassador Of Cuba and Sonora
de Ferarra will leave New York today
for Miami, where they will board a
plane for Havana and are expected to
arrive in the Cuban capital Wednesday
to spend Christmas.
The Ambassador of Japan and Nine.
Debuchi will entertain at dinner Mon
day evening, January 4.
The Ambassador and Nine. Debuchi
will be hosts to number of their
neighbors Tuesday evening when they
will entertain at a musicale.
The Minister Of Portugal and Vis-
countess dAlte will go to New York to-
day to remain over Christmas and will
return at the end of the month.
The Minister Of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter will go to Boston for Christ
mas with their son and daughter-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. George Peter, and
will return to Washington in time for
the New Year festivities.
The Minister of Bulgaria and Nine.
Radef were hosts at tea yesterday aft
ernoon.
The Minister Of Norway and Nine.
Bachke will entertain the members Of
the legation staff and few additional
guests at dinner Christmas eve. when
the traditional Norwegian Christmas
tree will be lighted.
The Minister of Nicaragua, Senor
Sacasa, returned yesterday from short
stay in New York.
The Minister of Jugoslavia, Dr. Pit
amic, will entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening.
The Minister of Rumania, Mr..
Charles Davila, will sail shortly for
this country and is expected to arrive in
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The Minister of Venezuela and Sonora
de Arcaya were hosts yesterday after
noon at reception celebrating the an
niversary of the establishment of the
present government in 1908. They were
assisted by the counselor of the lega-
ton, Senor Don Luis Churion, and the
attache, Senor Pedro Rivero. and the
guests, numbering several hundred, in
cluding diplomats, officials and resi-
dents Of the Capital.
The Minister Of Canada and Mrs.
Herridge will return to Washington
the middle Of next week from Ottawa,
where they went to spend Christmas.
The Minister of Honduras and Sonora
de Davila will entertain at dinner
Christmas eve, when their guests will
be the Honduran delegates to the Qua
temala- Honduras arbitration, and the
members of the legation staff.
The newly appointed Minister OF
Panama, Senor Horatio Alfaro, and
Sonora de Alfaro have given up their
apartment in the Broadmoor and have
moved to the legation at 1885 New
Hampshire avenue.
The charge daffaires Of Spain, Senor
de Irujo, will have with him for Christ
mas and the holidays Senor Manuel
Alfonso, famous tennis player, who will
come from New York.
Senor Irujo will entertain the men,
bers of the embassy staff and of the
Spanish colony in Washington at sup
per Christmas eve.
The counselor of the Danish lega-
ton and Nine. de Wichfield will enter
tain a small company at dinner Christ
mas eve, when their guests will include
the Minister and Nine. Wadsted.
The air attache of the French en-
bassy and Nine. Thenault will entertain
company at supper Tuesday evening,
and Christmas eve they will be hosts to
the members of the embassy staff at
an eggnog party at noon, as has been
their custom for several years.
The commercial counselor OF the
Swedish legation and Nine. Weidel have
with them for the holidays the latter's
two sons, Jack and Lewis Bartlett. who
arrived yesterday from the Lawrence
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Secretary Stimson Guest
OF News Corresnonder

The newspaper correspondents Of the
State Department have issued invita-
tions for dinner in honor of the
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Stimson, the
evening of January 16 at the May
flower. The Secretary of War, Mr..
Hurley, will also be a guest. as will
some members Of the diplomatic corps
and otherk
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Mrs. Hughes Not to Observe
At Homes Until January II

Mrs. Hughes, wife of the Chief JUS
tice, will not observe her Monday after
noon at home again until January IL.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Hughes
will receive New Year afternoon, fol-
lowing the custom Of many years.
Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, wife of the major
general commandant of the Marine
Corps, will not receive again until Mon
day afhernooo~ jsnaa9x
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Representative and Mrs. Percy
Stewart & MeK xsgsaE beae 7leaeeA ~
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The commercial counselor of the
Swedish legation and Nine. Weidel have
with them for the holidays the latter's
two sons, Jack and Lewis Bartlett, who
arrived yesterday from the Lawrence
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Senator and Mrs. George H. Moses
will leave after the adjournment Of the
Senate for their home in Concord,
N. H, where they will pass Christmas
and the New Year.
Senator and Mrs Warren r. Austin
will be joined the first of the week by
their son, Mr.. Edward L. Austin. who
will come from the University Of Yer
mont to be with his parents during his
Christmas leave
Senator and Mrs. Austin will be the
guests In whose honor Maj. and Mrs
James B. Mann will entertain at a
tea December 27.
Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham
will have with them their sons, Mr..
Jonathan Bingham and Mr.. Brewster.
who will arrive this week from their
respective colleges to spend the holi-
days.
Senator Josiah w Bailey will 60 to
his home In Raleigh, N. c., after the
adjournment of Congress, to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Bailey.
Senator and Mrs. John Bankhead are
planning TO return to their home in
Jasper, Ala, to spend the holidays.
Senator and Mrs. Hugo L. Black will
have with them for the holidays Judge
William E. Fort Of Birmingham, Ala.
Representative Loring M. Black, ir.,
will 60 to his home in Brooklyn, N Y,
to spend Christmas.
Senator and Mrs Sam G. Bratton
will remain in Washington during the
adjournment of Congress. They have
with them their young schoolgirl
daughter. Fannie Bratton. and their
son, Howard Bratton.
Senator and Mrs. Robert j. Bulkey
will have with them over the holidays
their son, Mr.. Robert j. Bulkley. jr.,
who will arrive from Harvard.
Senator Royal S. Copeland has left
Washington for his home in New York
to spend Christmas with his family
Mrs. Copeland has been at their New
York residence for several days.
fNy. NHrc Dbl n re
remaining in the city for the holiday
season. They will entertain at tea
dance December %, at the Carlton, tC
present their daughter, Miss Sarah
Darlington Carey, to society.
Senator and Mrs. Hamilton F. Keane
will leave Washington soon after the
Senate adjourns to spend the holidays
in their home at Elizabeth, N. ].
Senator and Mrs. Jesse H. Metcali
will leave early next week for their
home at Providence, r. l., to spend
Christmas and the New Year
Senator and Mrs Thomas D. Schall
will remain in their home in Berwyn
Md, for the holiday season. In their
little family group will be their son
Midshipman Thomas D. Schal, jr., and
Mr.. Dick Schall, q student at Mary
land University.
Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Vandenberg
in their home at Grand Rapids, Mich
He will leave the Capital for the West
Immediately after the recess.
| Representative Chester c. Bolton
will leave Washington Tuesday for his
home in Cleveland, where he will join
Mrs. Bolton for Christmas and the
holidays. Representative and Mrs
Bolton will return to Washington
shortly after the New Year.
| Representative and Mrs. Perc,
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Representative Chester c. Bolton
will leave Washington Tuesday for his
home in Cleveland, where he will Join
Mrs. Bolton for Christmas and the
holidays. Representative and Mrs.
Bolton will return to Washington
shortly after the New Year.
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The Minister of Jugoslavia, DR.. Pit
amic, will entertain at dinner tomorrow
evening.
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The Minister of Rumania, Mr..
Charles Davila, will sail shortly for
this country and is expected to arrive in
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Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg will
spend Christmas with Mrs. Vandenberg
in their home at Grand Rapids, Mich.
He will leave the Capital for the West
Immediately after the recess.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-20
IRON cH|NK' EXPERTS
 RETURN FROM ANUR

E. H. Waugh, mechanical expert of the Smith Cannery Machines O.. manufacturers of the Iron Chink' recently returned from Siberia, where he spent the sum mer; part of the time on Ram chatka and part on the Amur river, where a can factory and ex- perimental salmon cannery are being put in by the Centrosoyus, one Of the largest mechanical orr ganizations of the Soviet Union
 MI. Waugh describes the Amur as a great stream with important fishery resources It is something like the Columbia in magnitude. being navigated by steamers for a distance of 500 miles b tw 6 n Nikolaevsk and KhabarovSk- IL contains over $50 species of fish including all varieties of salmon, the runs of pinks and chuns being especially large, and the chuns of large size and remarkable fine quality. equal if not superior to any found on the American side. These salmon fisheries have sup ported very large salting indus try for many years.
 The Amur also contains an abundance of very large sturgeon. which were fiShed this year for the first time after a seven-year closure. MT. Waugh was impressed by the efficiency Of the nation wide fisheries control organization in the Soviet Union employing first class scientists and maintain ing laboratories and stations Tn all important fishery districts, ac- cording to the Pacific Fisherman.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-20
X REGULAR FELLOW

LONDON, Feb, 20, P)-Can- adds new Governor General, the Eary of Bessborough, will sail for his post March 27, it was am nounced Lord Bessborough is a lawyer, statesman, business man and warrior He is ninth in the line of Earls and holder of a title created in l739. He is 51.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-20
L.E.GAL. N0I|CE:
NOTICE

Under the Act of Congress of April l2, 1928 entitled Private No. 67, roth Congress, author iziag the sale of certain lands near Seward, Alaska, to the Eoman's Home Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist Episcopal church for the use of the Jesse Lee Home, home for orpnan children, said Missionary Society has this day January 30, 1881 made application in the United States Land Office to purchase said tract for SIPS per acre, ac- cording to the provisions of the Act
 The above mentioned tract is further described as approxi- nately the West 2l.86 chains of United States survey No. 242, Alaska and within the surveyed section 34, T. l. M. R. I. WI, con- tatning approximately 82 acres. Seward Meridian and fully des- cribed by plat of survey of said tract which is on file in the United States Land Office.
 Adverse claimants are hereby required to give notice of their claims on or before 30 days sub aequent to the date of this first publication which is January 29, 1881.
 Woman's Home Missionary So- ciety of the Methodist Episcopal Church, by Chas. T. Hatten, Sup erintendent, Jesse Lee Home.
 Pub. dates: Jan. 29; Feb. s, 12, ls, 2s. 1891.
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Bill Ingram, new football coach at the University of California, was reported to be seeking Tim Moynihan, 1929 Notre Dame cen- ter, for the job of line coach at the Pacific coast school.
 Moynihan was an assistant to Knute Rockne here last year. In- grams consideration swung to Moynihan when aRip'' Miller el- ected to remain with the navy as head coach. .M|#
 Ingram is still casting about for a backfield coach.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-20
RADIUM IN 1880.

The radium supply has con- tinued to come from the Belgian Congo, though deposits to the southwest of Paradox Valley, Col orado, were examined during 1e3o in hope tht competitive work would be possible. Canadian dis coverie.s made during 1880 look important
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# The Gateway wishes to thank,
 publicly, the many expressions of appreciation for the recent edit orial tribute to Frank Becker, late member of The Gateway staff. +.N ..#N
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Llst vonr labor wants with us; We will endeavcr to secure for you the help deslred. Phone Adams l26 or ct-ll at the M x w Stub, Seward Alaska
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Practical and beautiful bridge gifts at the Alaska Shop.
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1891 ALMANACS and DATE BOOKS NOW IN. Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-20

Almost all Of Alaska'S tim ore lS shipped to Singapore for reduc tion. 0. A#.H =
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BILL INGRAM BUSY \. LOOKING F0R HELP
 
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SOUTH BEND. Ind, Feb, 20, (Pj
Evening star., 1931-06-18
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR MARKET SHEDS
Bids on Several Highway Construc-
tion Jobs Also Opened by
Chief Clerk.

The District Commissioners y5sterd1y
awarded to the Industrial Engineering
g. Construction Co. contract for the
building of sheds for the use Of farmers
at Eastern and Western Markets. The
winning concern put in the low bid
of S8,947.
Bids on several highway construction
jobs were opened yesterday by Roland
M. Brennan, chief clerk of the Engi-
neer Department The bid of the Union
Paving Co. of Philadelphia for con-
structing concrete alleys in various parts
OF the city for $51 ,477.50, was the lowest
of eight received.
E. B. Donaldsons $42,836,25 bid for
construction of sidewalks was the low
est in similar number of bids, and
Layne Atlantic Co., of Norfolk, Va, put
in the low bid of $13,290 for drilling
well and installing pumping and distri-
button machinery at the District Train
ing School at Laurel, Md.
John r. Wald Co.. Of Huntington, Pa,
offered a low bid of $19,925.50 for ma
chinery in the hosiery and underwear
plant at the District Reformatory.
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POLICE AND RADIO AID
HUNT FOR d CHILDREN
Mother Says Father Induced Son
to Take Three Small Girls
Away From Her.

Police and a national radio system to-
day were assisting a mother of eight
children in a search for her three
youngest daughters and an 11-year -old
son, who were abducted yesterday, the
mother charges, by her estranged hus-
band.
Mrs. Frank West, lit Seventh street
northeast, told police her husband, a
news vendor, persuaded his son Ken
meth, IL, to entice the three girls from
their home yesterday while she was oc-
cupied with household duties.
Kenneth, Mrs. West said, slipped up
stairs and packed his own clothing and
that of his sisters in a bundle before
leading the girls quietly from the house.
Mrs. West said she had retained an
attorney to sue her husband for a linn
tied divorce, alimony and custody of the
children. but that the suit would not
be filed for several days.
She told police her husband left her
two weeks ago and that the neighborS
saw him in the vicinity shortly before
the children disappeared, about noon
yesterday. Mrs. West is the mother OF
four older children by a previous mar
riage.
Her request to broadcast descriptions
of the children was granted by ma
tional radio agency. Another broadcast
will be made tonight, Mrs. West said.
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Counsel for Vice President of
Bankrupt Firm to With
draw Objections.
AGREEMENT is REACHED
AFTER APPEAL TO COURT
Questions Heretofore Have Been
Limited to Affairs of
Corporation.

The way was cleared today for an
inquiry into the personal finances Of
Edmund D. Rheem, vice president Of
the bankrupt Swartzell, Rheem & Hen
sey Co.
1t is expected that counsel for cred
itors Of the bankrupt corporation, who
have been consistently baked in their
attempts to inquire into Rheem's per-
sonal affairs, will press this line of in
ouiry when the hearings are resumed at
1870 o'clock tomorrow.
Appealed TO Court.
Questions at previous creditors ex-
aminations have been confined to the
affairs of the corporation. Leon To-
briner, attorney for Rheem, objected
strenuously to all questions relating to
his clients personal affairs, and he was
sustained in this position by Referee
Fred j. Eden.
Eden ruled that such questions we're
not proper under the law governing
such examinations.
Attorneys Marcus Borchardt and
George E. Sullivan, representing some
Of the creditors, refused to abide by
this ruling and brought the matter be-
fore the District Supreme Court.
To Withdraw Objections.
The matter was still pending there
today when Attorney Tobriner stated
he would withdraw his objections.
Referee Eden said that in the absence
Of objections, he would permit the ques-
tionS to be asked and answered.
Counsel for creditors also will be
permitted to introduce bank records
covering Rheem'S personal accounts.