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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
GAS TAX PEAK rs REACHED In
AUGUST.

Revenue from motorists and Wis
iting tourists on gasoline taxes
reached the peak of the season the
first two weeks in August with a
total collection of $4,000. The
same period in 1896 turned in $685.
494, the state board of equalization
announced.
Revenues from gas taxes for the
year will reach approximately S.
100000, the board estimates. This
money, augmented by federal APP
preparations, builds and maintains
Montanas highway system.
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A Sorry State of Affairs

It has always been our firm
conviction that ii was the duty Of
a United States senator to vote his
honest convictions upon every meas
ure that comes before the Z. S.
senate. We have long believed that
men are sent to congress to do that
very thing. and that when they do
otherwise, they are failing in their
duty to the nation.
A man should. therefore, not be
punished or prosecuted for fight
ing and voting for what he believes
to be for the welfare of the nation.
Yet, we find leaders in the present
national administration threatening
to defeat senator's because they
fought the Presidents plan to pack
the supreme court. Senator Wheel
er is one of those so threatened.
Last week Senator Guffey OF
Pennsylvania delivered a radio ad-
dress in which he threatened GER
tain democratic senator's with de-
feat for having fought the court
packing plan The next day these
senators took up the challenge on
the floor of the senate and hurled
defiance at Guffey and his cohorts.
All of them were very much an
gered and words were not minced.
1t is a sorry state of affairs when
high public officials are openly
threatened with defeat for having
fought a measure which they con-
sidered one of the most dangerous
ever to come before the II. S. con-
gress. And yet that is what is be-
ing done.
Senator O'Mahoney of Wyoming
was one of the men threatened by
Guffey. Said O'Mahoney, 7 would
rather walk out of the door of this
chamber and never come back than
to surrender an honest conviction
that | have know perfectly well
that nothing said on the radio last
night will in the slightest degree
injure me or in the slightest de.
gree hinder me from doing my duty
as | see it." We need more such men
in high office, men who are not
afraid to fight for their convictions.
Senator Wheeler was justly an
gered by the threat and during his
remarks said:
Il hope when | do become a can
didate that the senator from Penn
sylvania will come out to Montana
with his contributions and that he
will take the other side and support
my opponent, whoever he may be.
When he runs for governor of Penn
sylvania, I shall make it point to
visit the state Of Pennsylvania. |
. shall not have any of Mr. Mellon S
money and shall not have any
body else's money. | shall 60 there
at my own expense and with my
own money, and | shall make some
speeches. :
While Guffey still sat, expression
less, Wheeler resumed with a de-
nunication of "so-called liberals and
new dealers"
On the one hand" he said some
of these people denounce economic
royalists. and on the other hand
they 60 out and try to shake them
down when they are coming down
to testify before a committee, ask
ing them for campaign contribu-
tons.
Great liberals, great progress
sives, great leaders OF the unwashed
of this country, friends of labor,
if you please, and friends of the
farmers. When did you ever hear
of political boss being a friend of
the workingman in this country?
If you want to wash dirty linen,
you may wash it, either upon this
floor or upon the public platform,
and | say to you
Lay on, Macduff, and damned
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be he who first cries hold, enough

be he who first cries hold, enough :
Senator Wheeler has performed a
great service to the nation in leading
the fight against the attempt to pack
the supreme court. Instead of be-
ing condemned for fighting in sup
port of his convictions and for that
great service, he should by right be
highly commended.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
HORSES NEED REST.

While sleeping sickness is affect
ing Montana horses, the best cure,
DR.. w j. Butler, state veterinarian
says, is to give the animals rest.
1t is more practical and less ex-
pensive than to treat them with
vaccine. Keep the affected horse
in dark stable with wet sacks
over it to keep it cool and give it a
quiet rest, DR.. Butler says.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
NOTICE OF CALL FOR BIDS.

The Board of County Commits
sioners of Lincoln County will re-
ceive sealed bids for 11z-2 ton dump
truck. Dump body to have flaring
sides.
Bids will be opened on the sew
enth day of September, 1887.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any or all bids
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMITS
SIONERS.
BY ELDON J. SCHUCK,
a5-26-4t Clerk.
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BLACKLEG rs SPREADING

Inspection of all cattle coming in
to Montana from South Dakota has
been established by the livestock
sanitary board and animals will be
yaccinated against the dread an
thrax or blackleg, which is preva-
lent and spreading across the boun-
Diary line, DIR. w. ]. Butler, state
veterinarian, announced this week
Two inspectors have been stationed
there.
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By Elers Koch,
Assistant Regional Forester

Foresters are bringing in the most
alarming and disturbing reports of
the spread of the blister rust
disease in the white pine of north
Idaho Recent surveys and ex-
tensive examinations indicate that
the spread of the disease is rapidly
outstripping the progress of control
measures, and unless the control eff
] forts are greatly speeded up the loss
of vast acres of fine white pine is
inevitable.
| 1t has been demonstrated that the
disease can be controlled. but only
by the process of eliminating the
wild currant and gooseberry bushes
/ within the pine stands. which are
infected by spores from the diseased
pine. and in turn produce spores
which infect additional pine
Covers White Pine Belt
The disease is now spread over
practically the whole white pine
belt of north Idaho. Few drain
ages can be found which do not
contain diseased pine Fran each
new center established. the disease
spreads until in a few years it has
gone so far that it is too late to
save the pine by control operations.
The situation in the ST. Joe river
drainage is particularly bad Bird
creek, tributary of the St. Joe
river a few miles above Avery, is
a terrible example of the deadli-
ness of the disease in young pine
stands. The upper two-thirds of
the drainage burned over in 1910
and reseeded TO splendid stand of
young white pine now from six
to 20 feet high. This young stand
is literally plastered with blister
rust cankers Great masses of red
foliage witness the killing of indi-
vidual limbs by the disease and
trunk cankers on the smaller trees
indicate the death of the trees with
in two or three years. Even in the
/ mature green timber on the lower
portion of the creek one can see
red flags clear to the top of tall
trees, which show limb infection
throughout the trees.
The Bird creek infection is the
furthest advanced on the St Joe
river, but wherever one goes, along
the new road up the beautiful
green ST. Joe canyon or on the trib-
utary streams, red flags or dying
limbs on the trees show the pres
ence of the disease. Considering
that the 1885 and 1887 infection
cannot yet be detected. the infec-
ton is far worse than now appears,
and indicates that little time is left
to prevent the whole pine area from
tremendous loss.
Large Area Heavily Infected
The Kaniksu forest has some very
bad infections. The young stands
in the Upper West Branch of the
Priest River, which reseeded to pine
after the 1926 fires, are in particu-
larly bad shape In one large cen
ter within this area many of the
xnrYr1u r15f4ac r1nxYy txryn 41 four f1nf
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
THE GOSSIP-MONGER
BY Clayton Rand

The cardinal sin of the average community is
gossip and women have no monopoly on the evil. Men
do their share of it,
Gossip travels on the tongues of the vicious It
invades the marts to brand honest men as thieves
1t penerates the home to destroy the reputation Of
virtuous women.
If idle ones would tattle only that which were
good and kind, they could reform the average COM
munity in generation.
The Pilgrims had a punishment for the COM
munity gossip and perhaps the public pillory or a
good ducking at the village pump was none too good
for those careless with the truth
(CopyrighD
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
HOT TIME COMING.

Young democrats, meeting at Pol
son, September and S, have a hot
program arranged, Gail NJ Brown,
national committeewoman, an
nounced, Senator B. K. Wheeler
and Congressman O'Connell and
|O'Connor will all be present.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-08-26
HUGE SUM PAID.

Montana's Unemployment Insur-
ance Fund was raised to $3.50, 900 by
taxes paid by employers up to the
present, State Treasurer Ray N.
Shannon announced. The act does
not become operative until July |,
1879
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Christian Science Church.

The subject for the Lesson Sermon
Sunday, August 20, Christ Jesus. 7
Wednesday evening meeting at
800 o'clock
Sunday school at GAS a. m.
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st. Joseph's Catholic Church

Sunday Masses at 7 and 8 a. m.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Baptism after a. m. Mass.
Confessions Saturday evening
at 7:30.
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First Lutheran Church.

The next service in First Lutheran
church will be September 5.
w. LOWELL JACOBSON.
Pastor.
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Church of God.

Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Morning worship, II a. m.
Young Peoples Society, z p. m.
Evening services, 8 p. m.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday,
}. m.
REV. FRED DECKER, Pastor
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st. Johns Lutheran Church
The Friendly Church"

TIE IICTluIy lHuTCh
Sunday, August 10Th.
Regular morning worship begin
ming at II a. m. There will be nc
Sunday school. Sunday school be-
gins on the first Sunday in Sep
TENDER.
IT you have no church affiliations
you are invited to worship with usl
II. L. PFOTENHAUER, Pastor.
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Large Area Heavily Infected

The Kaniksu forest has some very
bad infections The young stands
in the Upper West Branch of the
Priest River, which reseeded to pine
after the 1926 fires, are in particu-
larly bad shape. In one large CEN
ter within this area many of the
young pines. now two TO four feet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Miss Atkinson
Will Marry

The marriage of Miss Ards
lone Atkinson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Walter Franklin Akin
son, and Mr.. Truston Hayden
Cannon, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Charles Herbert Cannon, will
take place this evening at $3.50
O'Clock.
The ceremony will be performed
at the PetWorth Methodist Episco-
pal Church by the brides father,
assisted by the father of the bride
groom and Rev. Robert L. Wood.
The bride will be given in mar
riage by her brother, Rev. Lowell
Morrell Atkinson. Her gown is to
be of white satin with pearl bands
about the decollettage and the
sleeves. 1t is made on fitted lines
terminating in a train. From her
pearl Juliet cap will fall volumi-
nous tulle veil. Her bouquet will be
of white roses and gardenias.
Miss Mary Pitzer will be the
maid of honor. Her gown is to be
of old rose marquisette with
French blue accessories. She will
carry a bouquet of pink roses.
Brides Attendants
The remaining attendants will
be Miss Thelma Callahan, Mrs.
John Bassett Moore, of Whining.
ton, Del, and Miss Elsa Generot.
zky, of Margate City, N. j. They
will wear frocks of lace, worn over
satin in aqua, lavender and peach
They will carry bouquets of Tails
man roses.
DR.. Ralph P. Mcconnell will be
the best man, and those who will
usher are Mr.. George Price, Mr.
Mastin Trivett, Mr.. Albert Sissor
and Mr.. Jack Coleman.
Following the ceremony there is
to be a reception at the home OF
the brides parents. Mrs. Atkin
son will receive with the young
couple in a gown of silver-tone
lowered chiffon.
GU
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Wed Saturday
In Virginia

The marriage Of Miss Mary
Paulding Murdoch, daughter Of
Mrs. James Paulding Murdoch, of
Portsmouth, Va. and the late
Commander Murdoch, U. S. NJ, to
Mr.. Hugh Mcdonald Martin, of
New York, son Of the Rev. Hugh
Mcdonald Martin, of Fredericks-
burg, Va, and the late Mrs. Mar
tin, will take place in Portsmouth
Saturday night in Trinity Church.
The ceremony will be performed
by the father of the bridegroom
elect, who will be assisted by the
Rev. Charles A. Holmead, rector of
Trinity Church, and will be fol-
lowed by a reception at the home
Of the prospective brides mother.
Miss Murdoch will be given in
marriage by her godfather, Gen
eral Richard Coke Marshall of this
city. Her sister, Mrs. Kenneth
LeMesurier Carter of Toronto,
Ont, will be matron of honor and
Miss Martha Mackenzie will be
maid Of honor. The other attend
ants will be Mrs. E. Harvey Slower
of Richmond, sister of Mr.. Martin;
and the Misses Nancy Cheston
Murray of Sumter, S. c., cousin of
the bride-elect, Margaret Stuart
Dey and Aurelia Huger Terry of
Norfolk.
Mr.. w. K. McGrath Of New York
will be best man for Mr.. Martin,
whose ushers will be Mr.. M. Righ-
ton Swieegood, Mr.. G. Foster Har.
rell and Mr.. Charles DuBose, ali
of New York; Mr.. T. w. Dominick
Of this city, Mr.. Carter, Mr.. Slower,
Ensign Logan Cresap jr., U. S. NJ,
mad Mr.. Henry w. Mackenzie and
Mr.. Henry Reed, both Of Ports
mouth.
The Military Attache of the
French Embassy, Col. Emmanuel
E. Lombard, is at the Warwick
during his stay in New York city.
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Cabinet Wives
Receive Todov

Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, wife Of
the Secretary of the Treasury, is
observing her day "at home" this
afternoon at her residence on r
Street from 4 until o'clock.
Assisting the hostess will be Mrs,
Wayne Chatfield Taylor, Mrs.
Stephen B. Gibbons and Miss Jo-
sephine Roche. Presiding at the
tea table will be Nine. Prochnik,
Nine. Ertegun, Mrs. William B.
Bankhead, Mrs. Morrison Shat.
roth, Mrs. Russell Ryan, Mrs,
James Roosevelt and Mrs. Wilbur
w. Hubbard.
Also Will Receive
Mrs. James A. Farley, wife Of
the Postmaster General, returned
from New York last night and
today will give her last reception
of the season in her Mayflower
Hotel apartment from to
o'clock.
She will be assisted by Mrs.
Emily Newell Blair, Mrs. Lucille
MacMillin, Mrs. May Thompson
Evans, Mrs. Thomas S. McAIlister,
Mrs. w. w. Howes, Mrs. Lawrence
Wood Robert, jr., Mrs. James F..
Curtis, Representative Caroline
O'Day and Mrs. Nellie Tayloe
Ross.
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Mr.. Franklin K. Lane and Mrs.
G. Hall Roosevelt entertained at
dinner at the Shoreham last
evening. The Administrative As
siStant to the President, Mr.. James
Roosevelt, and Mrs. Roosevelt,
with a small group of friends
Joined the company for dancing
and supper,
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To Attend SteepIechase on April "a

Mount Lubentia, in Prin C e
Georges county, will be open for
inspection. This old mansion with
its rambling gardens is owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Beall Bowie.
The tour has been broken up
into counties. Ten homes in
Prince Georges and Calvert will be
opened from April 80 to May /
and 10 homes and gardens in
Charles county and IA in St.
Mary's are to be opened for May
l and 2.
Lunch at Point Patience
Mr.. jefferson Patterson, first
Secretary of the American lega-
ton at Oslo, has a modern home,
Point Farm, which will be on view
as will Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Clark'S place, Patuxent Farms.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Ben
nett'S home called Benefits Place.
Visitors may lunch at Point Pa
tlenCe, a part OF old PatuXent
Manor, built in about 1872.
The garden and spacious
grounds of Belair, owned by Mr..
William woodward, of New York,
will be included in the tour of
Prince Georges county as will be
st. BarnabaS Church, where
luncheon will be served.
Charles county is a truly fas-
cinating place. Many of the gar
dens and homes cluster around
the ancient and fast disappearing
village of Port Tobacco, which
was once shipping center for
tobacco. 1t is here that Capt. and
Mrs. Jack Fletcher will open to
the public, Arby, long a show
place of that county.
Mt. Republican owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Hanson is an
other gorgeous home and garden
which will be on view. It is here
that-so the story goes-a poker
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14

Those who will pour at the tea
are Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs.
Gerald Nye, Mrs. Arthur Vanden-
berg, Mrs. William H. Dieterich,
Mrs. John Overton, Mrs. Edward
r. Burke, Mrs. James Pope, Mrs.
Sherman Minton, Mrs. Lewis B.
Schwellenbach, Mrs. Harry T.
Truman, Mrs. Dennis Chavez,
Mrs. Guy Gillette, Mrs. James H.
Hughes and Mrs. Ernest Lundeen.
Assisting this afternoon will be
Mrs. Thomas G. Burch, Mrs. James
B. Buchanan, Mrs. Clyde L. Gar
rett, Mrs. George H. Mahon, Mrs.
Maury Maverick, Mrs. Nat Patton,
Mrs. Albert Thomas, Mrs. R. Ew-
ing Thomson, Mrs. August H. An
dresen, Mrs. Richard B. WiggleS-
worth, Mrs. Allard H. Gasque and
Mrs. Roy o. Woodruff.
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'lOoheu lefrlDly smart! Ffldd
exclaimed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph
Leigh (Mrs. Leigh is Frida s
mother) were also on this
trip accompanied by their son
Clayborn. Now that the
family is back, "Ranleigh, I"
their lovely Virginia estate,
will be the scene of many
Springtime parties.
Agnes Sholes, whose mar
riage to A. Ireland Sampson
Sd will take place in Italy in
June, will be the guest in whose
honor Neitah King will enter
tain at a surprise tea and
shower this afternoon in her
apartment on Connecticut Ave
nue.. Thoughtful Neitah plans
to have a bridal cake with a
miniature bride and bridegroom
atop the decorative piece de
resistance. Tiny golden slip
pers are to be given the guests
as favors at the party.
Valerie Prochnik de Sibour
was picture any artist would
want to paint as she stepped
from a motor car out on MasSa-
chusetts Avenue yesterday
afternoon. She wore a canary
yellow wooden suit, an Ascot tie,
held in place with a tiny sail
boat pin, and her wide brimmed
brown hat was of straw, all
most becoming to her vivid
blond colOring. What is more,
she Is just as sweet and charm
ing IN manner as she is easy
to look upon.
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And speaking of artists, Mrs.
Nathaniel Dial has just COM
pleted a portrait from a much
treasured old photograph of
Mrs. Allard Gasque's mother,
and she says that she never en-
joyed doing anything more
than this particular piece of
work. Mrs. Gasque plans to
hang the portrait in her home
in South Carolina.
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Dinner Party

Former Representative and Mrs.
William E. Hess, of Cincinnati,
Ohio, and Maj. and Mrs. Emil H.
Block, who recently arrived in
Washington from Texas, where
Major Block was stationed, were
guests of honor at a dinner given
last evening at the Shoreham by
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Howard.
Among those attending the din
ner were Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
Duvall, Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Zir-
kin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Withers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl D. Krewson,
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Hance,
Mrs. James R. Sheppard of Rich
mond, Va, Mrs. Edwin c. Baltz,
Representative Matthew j. Mer-
rift and Representative Joseph E.
Casey.
DR.. Won Coenen Torchiana, con-
sui general of The Netherlands at
San Francisco, and Mrs. Torchi
ana are at the Carlton Hotel while
in Washington during their extern
sive visit throughout the East and
South. They will leave tonight for
Norfolk, Va, and will visit vii
liamsburg, Jamestown and other
points of interest in Virginia be
fore going to New Orleans. After
a few days stay there they will
return to San Francisco by boat.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers are stopping at the Wal
dorf-Astoria in New York City.
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No@qco~non
.
Reg. Q. o. Pat. of
Reg. 9. Q. Pat. Off

Mrs. HI0oked terribly smart p Frids
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Reg q 0. Pat OF I
BIZ Flora Macdonald

Former Senator and Mrs.
Marcus Coolidge, who have
been spending several months
in Florida at Miami Beach,
are now the guests of their SON
in-law and daughter, the Sec
rotary of War and Mrs. Wood
ring, at "Woodlawn," their at
tractive home overlooking the
Potomac. They have made the
acquaintance of their newest
grandson, Cooper Coolidge
Woodring. Young Marcus and
Melissa, with their very blond
hair, are sun-tanned and happy,
for they, too, have been sojourn-
ing in the Southland.
The Coronation of King
George VI on May II will be
far distant from Washington,
but news of what the women
will wear is interesting to Capt.
tai women. We have just heard
that the Queen Mother will
wear a gown of supple cloth of
gold, which will be tandem
broidered with silver and dia-
mantle in a cascading design of
roses and fuchsias. Small
sleeves of gold lace will be
edged with tiny rose leaves.
Over this, Queen Mary will
wear a magnificent coronation
robe of purple velvet with a
five-yard train, lined and Dor
dered with ermine and embroid-
cred with gold. Her famous
waved couture will be topped
by a diadem, a part of her own
1911 coronation crown, which
is said to be worth 100000.
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Frida Fraser, who has just
returned from a trip abroad
Is all agog! She told us
breathlessly over the phone
yesterday that they toured
England, France, Germany,
Austria and stopped at ever
SO many other places includ-
ing Cannes.
"And we saw Wallie Simp-
son in the hotel there-she
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Nine. Perkins
EntertoinS

The Secretary of Labor, Nine.
Perkins, entertained at dinner
last night in her home for some
of the delegates to the Textile
conference. This is a second in
a series of dinners given by Nine.
Perkins in honor of the textile
delegates. She was hostess last
Friday evening at her home.
The guests attending last night
we're: Mr.. Edward j. PhelGn,
Mr.. Kitaoka, Mr.. J. w. Wiss0.
link, DR.. j. Arthur Norman, MP.
and Mrs. Gerald H. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. P. M. Draper, Mr.. En-
rique Rangel, Mr.. Emil Rievo,
Mr.. John L. Lewis, Mr.. Alexandee
Sachs, Mr.. Zen. Mr.. Thomas
Ashurst and Miss Malvina ShaaAH
lin,
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Cocktail Party Today

Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Ferris, Jr.,
who are making their home at
the Carlton Hotel, will entertain
at a cocktail party beginning at
5 o'clock this afternoon in the
banquet room of the Carlton.
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Mrs. Homer S. Cummings, wife
of the Attorney General, also will
be at home this afternoon.