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WASHINGTON, . Feb. 23 (P, The Senate passed and sent to the Naval conference the $358, ,0OO-, 900 navy department bill including s1O,0ooOO0 to start work on HI new destroyers
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
STRANGE,

The Gateway is informed that a bunch of Territorial legislators passed thru this fair city satur- day enroute to the Juneau ses- sion hut no extra cigars were noticed.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

The regular weekly business meeting and luncheon of the Seward Chamber of Commerce, will be held at noon tomorrow in the Seward Grill.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
LECAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, GENERAL LAND OFFICE, II. $. LAND OF

 LAND OFFICE, II. $. LAND or FECE.
 Anchorage, Alaska January IT, -a31.
 Notice is hereby given that LOUIS c. GREENE has made application for a Soldiers Addi- 1sonal Homestead serial 07269, tor a tract of land situate at Will lage of Unalaska, Unalaska Ls- land, U. s. Survey No. 1943, con ..aining O22 acres situated North west of and adjoining U. s. Sur vey, No. s53 Tract c. U. s. L. M. ,945 bears s. 100 27' 2O' E. 22.l0
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
THE PORT OF SEWARD

Boats in port today include the Ss Admiral Farragut, Roy, B. F. z MI, Monroe, Bill, Pica- room and the Discoverer.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

Sam Romak, local contractor, left Saturday on the SS Yukon enroute on brief business trip to Seattle.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
Ong the Seward

Among the Seward residents returning home on board the SS Alameda, out of Seattle Saturday, are MT and Mrs. ElWyn Swetmann, Capt and Mrs. Heinie Berger and Miss Geraldine Laughlin.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
SERIOUSLY ILL

Arrivals in the city from Val deg brought word of the serious illness of Marshal Harvey Sulli- van It was said that at the time the Yukon was at Valdez MT. Sullivan had temperature of 106. .
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

HAVE YOU HEARD FIFE NEW .OKEH" RECORDS at SYLvIA'S? THEY ARE WONDERFUL \
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

From Anchorge comes word that the Alaska Railroad coal bids will be opened up March 10.
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

IF rOU HAVEN'T TRIED H RLUCK'S DANISH ICE CREAM YOU HAVE MISSED SOMETHING GOOD. Sold only at the Candy Cottage
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23
Classified Adyertising

RATES Fifteen cents Der line Count six average words to a line. Minimum charge 50 cents. first insertion, 7f2 cents per line for sHbsequent insertion
Seward daily gateway., 1931-02-23

LosT-Bin fold with $50 draft and S20 cash, Finder please for- ward Alaska House, Anchorage, Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04

thrown into confusion and their force
seriously weakened, to begin with. By
evening, thanks to the strong resistance
they encountered, the situation In that
immediate sector was not unfavorable.
Our 42d Division became engaged and
sustained relatively heavy losses. Its
conduct on the first and succeeding
days brought high praise from the
French army commander. Farther west
the enemy crossed the Marine, penetrat-
ing in one place as far as miles. He
struck our Sd Division, which was post
ed along the river, In determined at
tempt to force q crossing between Mezy
and Varennes, and the fighting became
intense, some units Of the 30th and 38ta
Regiments holding this front being
forced back. The stubbornneSs Of their
resistance, however, broke up the at
tack as a whole, and the Germans re-
tired to the north bank.
On this occasion q single regiment
Of the Sd Division (Col. u. @. McAlex-
ander's 38th) wrote one Of the most
brilliant pages in our military annals.
It prevented the crossing at certain
points on its front, while on either
flank the Germans who had gained a
footing pressed forward. Our men, FIR
ing in three directions, met the German
attacks with counter attacks at critical
points and succeeded In throwing two
German divisions into complete con-
fusion.
Result HeartenS Allies.
Men from three different enemy divi-
sions were captured by the I'd in the
fighting Of this day. BY noon Of the
18th the attacks against its line came
to q halt.
The Germans were stopped to the
east Of Rheims by Gouraud's 4th Army,
with but slight gains, while TO the south
west they got across the Marine and
made some progress toward Epernay.
The failure of the attack in Champagne
and the relatively slight gains TO which
the Germans were held to the west of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia fair
tonight and tomorrow, not much change
in temperature; lowest temperature to-
night about 30 degrees; gentle to mod
crate northwest winds.
Maryland-Ge Generally fair tonight and
tomorrow except snow fiurries in ex-
IRENE west portion; not much change
In temperature; moderate northwest
winds.
tomorrow, slowly rising temperature to-
morrow in extreme south portion; fresh
northwest winds diminishing.
West Virginia-Mostly cloudy tonight
and tomorrow, with snow hurries in
north portion tonight and possibly in
northeast portion tomorrow morning;
little change in temperature.
Record for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 80; 8 pm, 80;
IL midnight. 81; am, "a: 8 am, 80.
Barometer pm, 1888; 8 pm,
29.56; IL midnight, 2s.57; 4 am, 1855;
am, 1884.
Highest temperature, Al. occurred at
pm. yesterday.
Lowest temperature, 80, occurred at
7:30 am. today.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 40; lowest, "a.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today-Low tide, 2:19 am. and 1885
pm. high tide, 1855 am. and 8:22 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide. sos am and
3:27 pm; high tide, 8:45 am. and ell
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:38 am, sun sets
sos pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 636 am, sun
sets 6:04 pm.
Moon rises 6:35 pm, sets 6:54 am.
Automobile lamps TO be lighted one
half hour after sunset.
Weather I'm VaFioua Cities
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
ARLENE DRAVES'
. BODY IS EXHUMED
Examination Is Planned for
Trial of Youth Facing
Murder Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
REYNOLDS, Ind, March Prom
its Snow-Shrouded grave in a country
cemetery an aged sexton and biz assist
ant today removed the body of Arlene
braves for examination ordered by
Judge Crumpacker at the trial Of Virgil
kirkland, 20, accused of the gins muir
der during a drinking party in Gary,
Ind. Four other youths face similar
charges, but Kirkland won a separate
trial.
Snow throughout the night had man
tied the tiny Lutheran cemetery, all
but hiding the floral pieces placed on
Arlene's grave three months before.
Examination to Be Made.
Frank Gever, sexton, opened the grave
and awaited the arrival of the court or
der. The body was moved to the Rey-
nolds City Hall, where the post-mortem
examination will be conducted by sur
geons for the prosecution and defense.
The examination of the body was re-
quested by the defense to refute certain
testimony of DR.. j. B. Burcham, Lake
County coroner's physician, who per-
formed the autopsy. 1t is the conten-
ton of kirkland counsel that Burcham
failed to examine certain organs and
that a proper report of the girls physi-
cal condition was lacking.
Valparaiso Trial Postponed.
Under two of the four counts of one
indictment against Kirkland, the jury,
should it find him guilty, must assess
the death penalty. They cover murder
during an assault or attempted assault.
The other two counts refer to first
degree murder and manslaughter. I'm
der them verdicts less than death may
be specified.
In Indiana a jury is judge of both
law and evidence, excepting the manda-
tory statutes-murder during assault,
arson or burglary.
The Valparaiso trial was postponed
until tomorrow pending completion of
the post-mortem examination here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04

suffered, was that he would be unable
to continue the offensive.
Our LIST Army Corps, on the front
from Chateau Thierry to Bots de Bel
leau, was In position to be expanded,
and there was the possibility of adding
still another corps to that front. The
original plan, which contemplated the
first employment of this corps in the ST.
Mihiel region, with headquarters at
Toul, had, like so many plans, been up
set temporarily by the changing situa-
ton causes by the successive German
victories.
TNe Chateau Thierry region now
smmMn@9 9mdicated as the sphere of activ-
fey for Americans for the time being.
With a corps already in that vicinity,
the first step had been taken, and there
now appeared some prospect of uniting
several divisions on that front. In addi-
ton to the American divisions in the
vicinity, there were 10 in France, 5 in
quiet sectors in the Vosges, S behind the
British lines, 5 in training areas, 2 in
depotS and just arrived
Offset Reinforcements.
So we then had in France the equiva-
lent of SO French or average British
divisions. Omitting the six in training
areas and the two in depots, there re-
of Americans equal in numbers to Sc
allied divisions.
Thus at this time the American COM
bat reinforcement to the allies more
than Offset the reinforcements Germany
had been able to bring from the east
ern to the western front after the col
lapse of Russia. Without the addition
of the Americans the allies would have
been outnumbered nearly 400 900 men,
Now that the allied armies were no
longer in jeopardy, it seemed opportune
to push the formation of our own army
near Chateau Thierry for use against
the Marine salient in the counter-of-
fensIve / had frequently urged. The
outlook for the allies had changed ma
terially since the crisis of early June
The enemy had been held in his most
recent attacks and his losses were pre-
sumably very great.
He was losing the advantage of num-
bers and his superiority was passing
Tomorrow: With Americans as
spearhead, allies counter heavy German
attack on Marine and gain decisively
Copyright. 1881 in all countries by the
North American Newspaper Alliance World
rights reserved. including the Scandinavian
ited)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
FESTIVAL OF NATIONS
HAS POSTER CONTEST
Competition Will Open This Week
on Display Cards for D c.
Girl Scouts.

A poster contest for the Festival of
Nations, to be held under auspices OF
the District Girl Scouts in Constitution
Hall during the week of April 81, will
open this week under the supervision
of a committee of artists.
The competition is open to every one
In this country and Canada. Posters
submitted must be in four colors and
must be IA inches by % inches in size
Prizes of $25, SIS and $40 will be
awarded. Posters must be delivered not
later than March 10 at 1925 H street.
They must bear the words: Festival
of Nations, auspices of the Girl Scouts
of the District of Columbia. Constitu-
ton Hall, Washington, D. c., April 81
through May 2. Evenings, and chill
dren's matinee Saturday"
The committee in charge Is composed
Of prominent artists, including Alex
ander B. Trowbridge, Miss Natalie Ham,
mond, Miss Ada Rainey, C. Powell
Minnigerode, Clifford K. Bergman and
Ward Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
.BEN|TA B|SCHOFF
TAKESL|FE BY GAS
Daughter of Vivian Gordon,
Brooding Over Mothers
Staying, Kills Self.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUDUBON, N. j., March Police
today read in the entries in her diary
for the last four days the story Of the
shame over the life and death Of her
mother. Vivian Gordon, that led To-
year-old Bonita Bischoff to kill herself.
The girl, freshman in high school,
was found unconscious in the gas-fllled
kitchen OF her home yesterday by her
step-mother, Mrs. Eunice Bischoff. She
died shortly after reaching a hospital.
In her diary. which was found on
the dresser in her bedroom, she had
made four entries, the first on Feb
ruary 20, two days after her mothers
body, with a knotted cord around her
neck, was found in Van Cortlandt Park,
New York. The mother had given In
formation to vice investigators.
Clifford A. Baldwin, prosecutor OF
Camden County, said he was convinced
Bonita had committed suicide. Win
dows and doors of the kitchen had been
tightly closed and gas pouring from
open jets in the range. Scattered
about the floor and table lay news
papers carrying in heavy headlines &C
counts of the Staying of her mother.
"Since this terrible murder" Mrs.
Bischoff said, "Benita had been brood
ing. I could see her getting more and
more respondent. She didn't want to
face her friends. They came to her ana
told her they loved her and gave her
their sympathy. But she didn't want 20
go to school to be seen by her class
mates. 1 tried my best to take her
mind away from the thing, but 1t
seemed to fascinate her"
Benita's father, John z. c. Bischoh,
who is deputy United States marshal
at the District Of Columbia Reformatory
of Lorton, Va, arrived here today to
make arrangements for her funeral.
Vivian Gordon was Btschons nrst
wife and Bonita had lived with him
most of the time since he obtained
divorce from her mother in 1925.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Mail Control Taken Over.

Some of the things that caused con-
fusion were that divisions were dis
rupted TO provide the special troops
needed in the great emergency. and
others that came over as units had peen
usually reconstructed at the last mo-
ment before embarkation and records
Of assignments were not kept up to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
BENITA BISCHoFF.
MRS. MINKER BURIED

Maryland Resident, "a, Survived by
Fifty Descendants.
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary s.
Minker, "a years old, who died at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Edward
Campbell, at Riverdale, Md. last We'd
nesday, were conducted at Riverdale
Friday. Interment was at Northeast,
Md.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. Minker leaves two other daugh-
tiers, Mrs. John w. De Grange of this
city and Mrs. Ira T. Astle OF Phila-
delphia; three sons, John Lewis Minker
of this city, Albert Minker of Elkton,
Md, and Will Minker of Lenni, Pa.
She also leaves 20 grandchildren and
"a great-grandchildren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Aged Pit Pony "Pensioned. I"

Tommy" the 27-year-old pit pony
which recently was retired from active
service Of 20 years down in a coal mine
near South Ayrshire, Scotland, finally
has found rest at the farm at Baleno
OF the Scottish Society for the Proven
ion OF Cruelty to Animals. The society
wired an offer to owners of the mine to
pension Tommy of, and this was &C.
cepted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04

Rheims on the first day materially
heartened the allies.
Although there were some 10 divisions
of the enemy remaining south of the
Marine, the very evident conclusion,
judging from the results of the fol-
lowing two days and the losses he had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Mccormack Offers Abbey.

Moore Abbey at Monasterevan, Coun-
ty Kildare, Ireland, is to be placed at
the disposal of the visiting cardinals
from America to the Eucharistic Con-
gress of 1882 in Dublin. John McCor-
mack extended the invitation to the
prelates while on his singing tour this
season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Germans Launch Another
Attack, but Prisoners
Tip OFF Allied Armies
to Their Plans.
42D ENTERS ACTION
WITH HEAVY LOSSES
French and British Are
Greatly Encouraged by,
Enemy's Setback in
Marine Salient.
CHAPTER LII.

CHAPTER LII.
NUMBER of our divisions were
" quite prepared to engage in
IN any contemplated offensive, and
u their location at the moment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Germans Meet Surprise.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04

The Faculty Of Arts, the largest art
association in Britain, has awarded It's
gold medal for "the greatest MIN OF
1880" to All Quiet on the Western
Front -
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Made-at-Home Records
Xmas Greeting Plan

A novel solution to the yearly
Christmas greeting problem is adj
vanced by Mr.. George Ollendorf.
local radio distributor, in the use
Of the home recording apparatus
included in two Of the new r.
c A. Victor instruments.
With this device, which Is part
Of new radio-phonograph inStru.
ments. absent sons and daughters
can send a record of the seasons
greetings to distant parents:
sweethearts may exchange init
mate sentiments; and friends may
SAY" their personal messages in
a modern way.
Home recording with the new
instrument is simple and mex
pensive, declared Mr.. Ollendorf
You merely place a ten-inch blank
record on the turn.table of the
electric phonograph, plece the
needle on the record and speak
or sing into small hand micro.
phone. The records, may be used
for recording purposes on both
sides; they may be played back
Immediately and repeated as
often as desired. The records may
be sent through the mails to
speak or sing their messages to
the recipients.
Making records in the home
promises to be the new seasons
"life of the party" in Mr.. Ollen-
DORIS opinion. Records Of the
entertainment at Thanksgiving
and Christmas parties will make
unusually interesting mementoes
for the years to come. In addt-
ton, by merely turning a switch,
the new Radiola home recording
device will automatically record
excerpts from favorite radio pro-
grams while the set is in opera
ton.
Home recording is only a part
Of what Mr.. Ollendorf terms the
most complete home entertain
ment instruments. They also in
corporate multitude screen-grid
superheterodynes and an electric
photograph of new and advanced
design-all housed in an attrac'
tive cabinet.
A new device which makes it
possible for anyone to make his
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Ether Waves s
Stimulate
Culture

The tremendous value of radio
as an uplifting influence in cul.
ture and education is without
parallel. Its appreciation and use
as equipment. by schools ard col
leges, where it had its reginning
as an educational factor, cxempli-
fies its important advantages.
At first its value, in proportion
to its cost, was questioned. Now,
however, with radios inclusion Of
literature, music, science, srt, re.
ligion and innumerable other il.
Illuminating subjects in its broad
casts, authorities consider it
legitimate public expenditure.
Radio broadcasts enlarge upon
farming problems, Government
activities. correct diction, child
study. music, art, adventures,
travels and many other problems.
In these subjects experts are en-
ployed to give the public the ben.
fit of their profound knowledge.
There is no other medium to-
day capable of bringing to the
masses instant contact with the
great thoughts and deeds of our
times. A veritable mountain of
knowledge is the radio-within
reach of all.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
j. S. Listeners
Show Gain,
Is Claim

There are more than 17,313,000
radio sets in the United States.
according to an estimate by John
Karol, director of market re-
search OF the Columbia Broad
casting System. using the eSti-
mate of the United States Census
Bureau as base.
About 4.750,000 sets have been
sold to homes not previously
equipped with any kind of re-
ceiver, since the census count
was made last year. according
to the Karol estimate.
1t Is estimated that 2,250,000
radio sets, exclusive Of replace
mentS, were bought during the
last nine months of 1880, and
that an additional 2,500,000 sets
were acquired fol- previously un-
equipped homes during the first
10 months of 1881. Replace.
ments during the same period in
1880 estimated at 100000 sets,
and during 1881 until october
81 at abut 100000 sets. The
networks research bureau does
not use as high a figure in cal
culating the potential number
Of listeners as does the Census
Bureau, it is disclosed by the
Karol estimate. The bureau uses
IL people as constituting the
average size of the family listen
ing to each set. The Columbia
System statistical bureau, how
ever, reduces the figure to 3 in
order to eliminate infants and
the dependent aged.
The Census Bureau estimated
that the potential audience to-
tailed about 50,000,000, on the
basis of 4.1 persons for each
1865, 900 sets in use April, 1890.
The Karol estimate. however,
numbers the potential radio lis.
teners as 52,000,00 of the up
to-the-minute figure of 17,313,OO0
sets. Had the Census Bureaus
Al per sons per family been
used, the potential audience fig.
ure in the networks estimate
would have been about 100000
persons.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27

loWn RECORDS IN the home, has just
been placed on the market by the
R.C.A. Victor Company, according
to an announcement by Mr..
George Ollendorf, of the Ollen.
dorf- Hirsch Company, local radio
distributors.
"The new home recording ap-
paratus is part of the new COM
bination radio-phonograph instcu-
ments," Mr.. Ollendorf said. 80
that all three functions of the
complete instrument utilize orac-
tically the same mechanism. A
special switch makes it possible
to record excerpts from favorite
broadcast programs at the same
time that the radio set is op.
erating."
Mr.. Ollendorf pointed out that
while the records made in the
home cannot be expected to equal
in quality the results of the highly
developed and costly apparatus Of
the recording laboratories, they
will find an interesting and in
AuhOC 4ACAA Va dPP4ANdOAOI1 49, duu'
ible snapshots" Of the many
uses to which the R.C.A. home re-
cording system may be put Mr..
Ollendorf mentioned it as a pos
sible aid to vocal and instru-
mental instruction. permitting the
student to detect and correct his
own faults. It could also be used
for the dictation Of personal mes
sages to friends and relatives with
something of the personality of
the speaker; for recording impor.
tant family events such as bapy's
first efforts at speech, birthday
and anniversary greetings and the
children's instrumental and vocal
efforts.
A full studio microphone is
used for the recording process.
The speech or music picked up
by the microphone is amp,ified,
passed through the regular phono-
graph pickup system and i'm
pressed on a special record. The
record measures 10 inches in diane
ter and is composed of durable
material. A. special chromium
needle with blunt head is used
for the recording process and for
playing back the record.
The Washington times., 1931-11-27
Radio Not Cause
OF Bad Weather

They say the radio is to blame
for adverse weather conditions.
But they are wrong. The fact
of the matter is that radio itself
suffers from the weather.
According to C. w. Horn, gen.
eral engineer Of the National
Broadcasting Company. the most
exhaustive research has failed to
show that radio can justly be
accused of influencing weather
conditions.
Broadcasting has nothing to do
with excessive rain or drought
so far as engineers and meteor
ologists have been able to de-
termine, it is pointed out.
The Carbon County news., 1931-07-23
JOLIET
Especial Correspondence

E. M. Mathwig, G. A. Lowering
and T. w. Smith transacted busi-
ness at the Theodore Cruel
ranch Sunday.
Mrs. Donald MCLAUGHLIN was
hostess to the Christian Workers
Thursday of this week, A large
number of ladies were in atten~
dance.
Mrs. L. J. Williams entertained
three tables Of bridge Wednesday
afternoon at her home. After the
game a dainty lunch was served
by the hostess. Honors went to
Mesdames G. F. Tidyman and G..
M. Bell. Those invited were Mes
danes E. M. Mathwig, E. ]. Mey-
er, f. Blackard, G. F. Tidyman, G..
M. Bell, Sara Collins, M. Rauch,
H. Haddox, M. T. Anderson, Mar
tina Nelson, I. Irvine and E. J.
Reardon and M. Rauch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Lanter
went to Red Lodge Monday, where
Mr.. Lanter consulted dentist.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Burger mo-
tored to Red Lodge Friday.