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The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-08-15
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR GENERAL LAND OFFICE
 District Land Office
 s, Anchorage, Alaska
 s,. July 25. sl938.
 NOTICE OF FILING OF
 PLAT OF SURVEY ss. Notice is. hereby given that the plat of survey No. 23l3 Juneau Ad- ministration Site of the Tongass National Forest, situated aK miles northwest of Juneau on Glacier highway, will be officially flied in this. office on the first day of September, 1888. Only the filing of the plat is tak- ing place and that by reason of the withdrawal or reservation of the lands they are not subject. to entry.
 GEORGE A. LINGO,
 Register.
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GAMES SUNDAY Pacific Coast League


 San Francisco g, 3; Seattle 1, 0. San Diego 10, 1; Oakland 6. 2. Los Angeles 3, 0; Hollywood 2. l. Portland 4, 2; Sacramento ?, 2. ezeo National League Chicago 0; Pittsburgh 2. ;a,.,. l Brooklyn 2, 4; Boston 0. G. New York II. IA; Philadelphia 0, 6. a.,.s,o,.,, s4a1.,e St. Louis 4. 8; Cincinnati 5, 1. 5
 ,o American League New York 4 g: Philadelphia 3, 2 Cleveland 6; Chicago A. m Boston l; Washington ', .l,l, aA. Detroit 1, 3: St, Louis ', 3. Sec ond game called at end of ninth in- ming on, account of darkness. y GAMES SATURDAY. Pacific toast League Hollywood g., Los Angeles 1. San Diego l; Oakland 3. Portland B. Sacramento 6. San Francisco-Seattle, rain. i ai National League New York II, 9: Philadelphia 1. 4. Brooklyn 8, 3; Boston 1. 4 Chicago II; Pittsburgh B..
 American League Cleveland 13, 1; Chicago 4, 2. Philadelphia 4; New York II. Boston 1; Washington 4. Detroit 3; St Louis 6.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Moose Women
ORGANIZE Class

Members of Columbia Chap
ter, Women Of the Moose, met
last night at the home of their
senior regent, Mrs. Frances
Baldwin, to organize a child
care and training class.
Miss Katherine Smith, grand
recorder, assisted Mrs. Baldwin
and Mrs. Pauline Miller, of the
child care training committee,
with this project.
This study group will meet
monthly and will use as it's text
a course of lessons on child care
aid training prepared by the
child research laboratory main
tanned by the Women of the
Moose at Moosehart, ILL.,, with
DR.. Martin L. Reymert, noted
child psychologist, in charge.
Miss Smith is in charge of
the executive offices of the
Moose organization here, where
she SuperviseS the more than
soc chapters in the United
States, Canada and Alaska. She
has been grand recorder for
10 years. She has always been
particularly interested in meas
ures for welfare of children,
and did all she could to help
bring about the passage Of the
bill establishing the James
Whitcomb Riley Hospital for
Crippled Children at Indiana
polls, Ind.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Capital Leads
In Club Work

Washington, besides being the
Capital City, with thousands of
Government workers very few
of them pretty, according to a
letter sent Walter Winchell by a
"biggie" in the newspaper field,
is also a city whose reputation
for women's clubs, their civic
and philanthropic endeavors,
rates among the best of the ma
ton.
One of these is the Catholic
Daughters of America, the
Washington group being not
only an extremely active organi-
cation, but one which has built
"a reputation on its civic, social
and philanthropic endeavors.
ANNUAL EVENT
One of their outstanding an
nual social events is their card
party and dance, proceeds of
which are used to continue their
financial assistance in the vari-
GUS educational welfare activi-
ties of the organization. Among
these are their Scholarship
Fund for the City-Resident
Scholarship given to the Ma
tional Catholic School for Social
Service; the activities of the
Welfare Committee which has
given assistance to many needy
families throughout the year,
Medical Mission work, as we'll as
contributions to various local
charities.
The event will take place
Thursday evening at $3.50
o'clock in the Willard Hotel.
BUSINESS MEET
A business meeting of the
court will be held Tuesday eve.
ming at $3.50 o'clock in the Will
lard to make final arrangements
for this social function.
Mrs. Catherine Birmingham is
general chairman of the card
party and dance, assisted by the
chairman of the subcommittee
including Miss May Barrett,
Miss Mary E. v. Doherty, Mrs.
Lorraine Brown, Miss Marie
Bryce, Miss Jennie Sims, Miss
Katherine Rupert, Miss Eliza
beth Friel, Miss Agnes Quinn,
Mrs. Anna Uhl and Miss Olive
Lynch.
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is president of the club.
Miss Alice HutchinS Drake,
chairman of the program COM
mittee will introduce Senator
Pope, whose subject will be
"PO-4," The Magic Formula"
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
Mrs. Floyd A. Morrison, chair
man of hospitality, has ar
ranged the social hour. Dis
tinguished guests in the receiv-
ing line will be Mrs. Pope, Mrs.
Daniel A. Reed, wife of the Rep
resentative from New York and
president Of the Congressional
Club; Mrs. Milburn L. Wilson,
wife of the Assistant Secretary
Of Agriculture; Mrs. Ernest Lun-
deem, wife Of Senator Lundeen.
Of Minnesota; Mrs. Alfred Evan
ReameS, wife of Senator Reames
OF Oregon; Mrs. William M.
Wilmington, wife of Represen-
tative from Mississippi, and for
mer president of the Congress.
sional Club; Mrs. Sol Bloom,
wife of the Representative from
New York; Mrs. Herman P. Kop.
plemann, wife of the Represen-
tative from Connecticut; Mrs.
South Trimble, jr., wife of the
Solicitor of the Department Of
Commerce; Mrs. Cloyd H. Mar
win, wife of the president of
George Washington University;
Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, president
Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs: Mrs. Garland
Ferguson, first. vice president
OF the Women'S National Demo-
cratic Club, and Miss Eta Tag.
CART, attorney.
TEA TO BE SERVED
Mrs. Henry Van Arsdale, vice
chairman of the clubs hospital
tty committee, will make the in,
Productions.
Mrs. Morrison has invited the
following chairmen of the clubs
committees to preside at the tea
tables:
Mrs. George E. Anderson, Mrs.
Alice Hutchinson Drake, Mrs.
Ernest Humphrey Daniel, Mrs.
Charles Marvin Jones, Mrs.
Lloyd Marshall Hick,, Mrs. Wal
lace Streeter, Mrs. John w. Frlz-
2ell, Mrs. James E. Barnes and
Mrs. John T. Kennedy.
Mrs. Daniel, the chairman of
music, will present as guest
artist, Mrs. Richard E. String
fellow, soprano soloist of Epiph-
any Episcopal Church, who will
be accompanied by Victor H.
Neal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Retreat League
Election Slated

Mrs. Frank U. Landvoight, Of
the Nativity Parish, and Mrs.
Lewis Strieter, of St. Gabriel'S
Parish, were appointed to serve
as the nominating committee of
the Washington Retreat League.
The appointment was made at a
recent meeting of the league by
the Rev. John S: Spence, spiritu-
al director.
Officers will be elected at the
next meeting, Tuesday, May 10,
at 8:15 o'clock, in the Washing
ton Retreat House, 1000 Hare
wood Rd. N. E.
Mrs. Harry Goodwin, Wash
ington clubwoman, and a men,
Der of the Retreat League, was
reappointed by Father Spence to
serve another year as publicity
director. Mrs. Goodwin'S efforts
and versatility in promoting the
Retreat League and its move
ments. was commended not only
by Father Spence, but unani-
mously appreciated by the mem
berS.
Days of recollection and week.
end retreats will be continued as
in the past year, it was an
nounced by Father Spence, after
consultation with Archbishop
Curley. During the last year
the retreat movement has spread
with several thousand Washing
ton women availing themselves
of the opportunity of devoting
this time to prayer, meditation
and devotion. All retreats are
held at the Washington Retreat
House.
Miss Valarie Dunn, of the
Shrine of the Sacred Heart, was
lauded by the spiritual director
and members for her untiring
efforts in helping to make the
Palm Sunday retreat a highly
successful one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Back
Voice for CAPITAL

Inc RandoIph-LeWiS bill for
q constitutional amendment to
grant representation to the Dis
trict of Columbia was endorsed
by the Soroptimist Club of the
District of Columbia at a recent
meeting. The bill also paves the
way for a reorganization of the
local government.
Conference of Venture clubs,
composed of young women be-
tween tn ags Of 10 and Is, who
are sponsored by the Soroptim.
lists, which will be held Sunday,
April "a, at / o'clock at the
Lafayette Hotel, will be attended
by SoroptimistS from Washing.
ton, Baltimore, Alexandria and
Montgomery county.
The South Atlantic Region
convention of SoroptimiStS will
be held in Baltimore, Md,
Saturday, April 80. Mrs. Edna
Knight Gasch, South Atlantic
Regional Director, urged all new
members of the Washington
body to attend. She stated that
more can be learned about
Soroptimism in two days at a
regional conference than can
be cleaned in six months by at
tending Soroptimist luncheonS.
Mrs. Nell Hysong. paSt-preSident
of the local group, is in charge
of transportation.
1.-THE Gay Nineties" will be re-
vived at a party Saturday, May
z, at the home of Mrs. Lorraine
Good, corresponding secretary
Of the club.
Miss Mary Bourke, first vice
president, has been appointed
BY the president as a member Of
the banquet committee of the
international convention of the
Soroptimist Club, to be held at
Atlantic City in June.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Activities of WOmen's Clubs

Mrs. F. B. Linton was in.
stalled as corresponding secre.
tary and Mrs. Elliott F. Brum-
baugh, as guard, of Chapter
B, p. E. o. SiSterhood at a re-
cent meeting at the home of
Mrs. G. u. Rose, 1415 Van Buren,
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st. N. w. Assisting Mrs. Rose
as hostess was Mrs. D. N. Stat
ford.
The Educational Fund and
Cottey College" Is the subject
upon which Mrs. Robert M. Fer
guson, second vice president Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15

Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic, will meet Easter Mon
day night at 8 p. m. at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club,
1918 l. st. N. W. New members
will be initiated.
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Political Study Club to Hear Senator Pope

the State Chapter, will speak at
the next meeting of Chapter B.
Tuesday, April 26, at 1890
o'clock, at the home of Mrs. C.
L. Peckham, BIT Eighteenth
s.. N. w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15

Mrs. Robert Jonscher will en-
terrain the bridge section of the
Park View Woman's Club at a
luncheon In her home, AIT
Manor Pl. N. W., Tuesday at
1880 o'clock.
Gen. william H. Beck Circle,
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Distinguished Guests limited for Tea
and Meeting TOMORROW
By MARY PADGETT

What promises be most delightful and entertaining
afternoon has been planned by the Political Study Club to-
morrow afternoon at $50 o'clock in the Washington Club
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

junior assembly as its innermoSt
ring. 1t selects is girls annu-
ally out of some 400 candidates
and each must come from an i'm
peccably pedigreed family. The
powers" behind this organiZa-
ton now are Mrs. Herbert L.
Satterlee and Mrs. James Gore
King.-Editor.l
l was struck by the very
apparent unnaturalness and
shallowness of everybody and
everything associated with
socie ty. Smart people
seemed bent on giving the
impression that they were su-
perior to all other persons,
which of course I knew was
not the case.
Often as I saw them, I
never could stand the sight
of all the powdered and be-
decked lackeys standing with
their noses in the air - as
though last weeks garbage
boat had just passed through
the narrows.
DESIDES, 1 found out
- that girls and young
women who did not boast of
miles and miles of ancestry
were much more fun any
way. In due course I turned
for my relaxation and amuse-
ments to the persons who
were disassociated from So
ciety.
One had to be so careful
not to offend the upper crusts
when one went out that it be-
came too much hard work to
break bread with them.
The next fall I took quart
ers at Harvard in Clavery
Hall with G. Cuydam Cut
ting, of New York, and Fred
H. Chatfield, of Cincinnati.
We were asked to join the
Dickey Delta Kappa Ep-
silon). The neophvte is ex-
pected to do anything that
is asked of him for approx
mately seven days time.
The neophyte also was given
three problems to work out.
One of my problems was
to 60 to the theater where
Miss Bessie Mccoy was Civ
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One might not call this ex-
actly encouragement but I
was persistent, even though
1 could not help noticing that
the Edward Livingston Bur
rill family showed apathy to
my suit of their daughter.
Eleanor arranged with her
friend, Kitty Hammersley,
Gordon Hammersley's sister,
to invite me to several house
parties at Red Hook, where
they had a country place.
Gordon and his sister were
heirs to the fortune of Lily,
dowager Duchess of Marl-
borough.)
THE house parties weren't
L very thrilling. Usually
there were the same people
and we did the same things
played tennis, went for mo-
tor drives, drank a little,
dressed carefully, dined and
then danced. I remember one
Of those weekend parties at
which Eleanor and I and a
number of other young
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people, including James
Lenox Banks, jr., were
guests. Banks was obviously
much smitten with Eleanor.
l think she was carefully
weighing the merits of each
of us as a husband. The
choice fell on me.
(Banks married someone
else, who gave him five chill
dren, then divorced him. A
short time after Eleanor's
and my daughter, Tucky,
married Jack Astor, Eleanor
and Banks were married.)
By February, 1914, the
Burrills consented to an
nounce the engagement =.
Ny ushers' dinner at the
Harvard Club was noted for
the fact that the host leaned
out of a window and dropped
a large tray of dishes into
Forty-forth Street.
It was not to be expected
that even this marriage with
approved blue blood could
go forward without one Of
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Stanley Mortimer married,
so did Carroll Winslow and
W. Kingsland Macy. At all
of those weddings I was an
usher and did my share in
Furnishing the champagne.
1t was during my week
ends at Tuxedo 1 began see
ing a lot of Eleanor Burrill.
She had all the blue blood
needed to fill my family's re-
quirements. Some time be-
fore, my father had tried to
sell me the idea that a Bur-
rill girl would not only make
an excellent conjugal mate,
but would also be blessed
with heavy money bags.
At a dance at the Charley
Alexanders I suggested to
Eleanor that we go out on
the balcony and breathe the
fragrant essence. of the
autumn night. As we stood
there I grabbed her round the
waist and kissed her. "I
love you, Eleanor; will you
marry me2" I said. The re-
sponse was far from fervid:
"Let's be going" she said.
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

MRS. MAR GARET
EMERSON, the one-time
Mrs. Alfred Vanderbilt as
she is today. One of the
most prominent figures in
the social and sports
worlds, she inherited many
millions from her father,
Isaac Emerson.
to take charge of the enor-
nous Astor fortune. People
speculated, too, about the
young widow who had been
Madeleine Force.
1t was a strange twist of
Fate's wheel that was to
bring about the marriage of
her son, then unborn, and
the daughter, also then un-
born. of the young club
member who stretched in
one of the Knickerbocker's
leather chairs, listening to
all this, while he tried to
figure out the connection be-
tween Newport, Harvard
and a career reading meters
for the Plainfield Water
Company.
Vincent Astor and a newer
yacht Nourmahal have been
made well-known names to
newspaper readers of today
by deep-sea fishing trips of
the President with Mr.. Astor.
Eventually Mr.. French told
his father he'd like to sell life
insurance "he glared at me
as though I had suggested be-
coming a Stickup man." Finally
he got a job in a paving brick
factory at Catskill, N. Y. One
of his fellow workers was An
derson Dana, a grandson of the
great Charles Dana, founder Of
1.-THE Sun."-Editor.)
X
THAT year there were a
l. number of weddings at
Tuxedo among my friends.
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Father continually advised
me to learn to play a good
game of tennis. | liked ten
his anyway, and it seemed
sensible to take advantage
of the excellent courts and
the privilege of playing with
professionals at the Tuxedo
Tennis Club and the New
port Casino. But the same
old question of money kept
bobbing up between US.
This confused ME a good
deal and even more when
father took me down to his
cellar and showed me a
large stock of champagne
which, l understood him to
say, cost $4.98 a bottle
cod. luckSeden.
Between these two stand
ards-the one laid down in
my father letters and the.
one I saw in the life that
surrounded me. the life
which, apparently, my father
wanted me to live - what
was a boy to think?
RTOST of the members of
AVA my generation in the
French family have hardly
had fixed incomes commen-
surate with what smart
American society calls for.
The financial effort of trying
to compete with the children
of such families as Astor,
Vanderbilt, Goelet, Gerry,
Hartman and Van Allen
seemed to me, even at that
age, highly incongruous.
Shortly after I entered
Harvard, and for some un-
explained reason, I began to
receive dozens of invitations
to social events in New York
and Boston. l remember Vir-
ginia Alexandra invited me
to the first metropolitan
dance in New York in No
vember. Many good fresh
men were expected to attend
these affairs.
IA parent of the annual met
ropolitan dance is the metropoli-
tan dancing class, whose gradu-
ates are welcomed into the
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the regulation French family
rows. This time my father
refused to come to the we'd
ding, WHICH was to be held
in st. Bartholomew's, if my
Uncle Stuyvesant Leroy re-
ceived an invitation "even
to the church. :"
Next, my father proceeded
to arrange the seating of the
guests in the church. He in
sisted that he sit in the first
pew on the right side of the
church and that my mother
should sit in the second row
behind him. (My mother and
father had arranged a di-
vorce.)
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SOCIETY is A RACKE
TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH ASTORS---
FRENCH GOES AWOOINC

t.
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luncheon
of d readv
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bunes all
]
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her two things: (a) The
signature-le G l-of Miss
Mccoy; (b) one of the stock
ings she wore in her "Yamma
Yamma Girl" number.
I CASHED a check for
L $3.50, went to town and
to the stage door of the thea
ter W h ere Bessie Mccoy
(later wife of Richard Hard.
ing Davis, the author) was
playing. I had a little diff
ficulty in getting past the
door man.
My knock at Miss Mccoy s
dressing room door brought
a stout maid. 1 sale. I had
several favors to ask of Miss
Mccoy. The maid looked at
me sharply and shut the door
in my face. l waited. Pres
emily she opened the door
again and said l might come
in.
The star of "Three Twins"
was putting on her makeup
before a large, brilliantly
lighted mirror. A bottle of
champagne stood on a table
and she told the maid to
pour me a glass. From some
where backstage bell kept
ringing. | knew | must talk
fast.
Il have come to ask you
for one of your Yama Yama
stockings and for your sig
nature" l said. The bell
rang again. "Wait here till
I come back" said Bessie
Mccoy, "and have some
more champagne"
CHE dashed off to 60 on
- the stage. From where
I sat, in the dressing room,
l could hear the stimulating
refrain of her world-famous
song and the tremendous ap-
plause that number brought.
Then she was back again.
I've been thinking about
you," she said, ''and I will
give you my signature on
condition that you promise
not to fill in anything above
it." She started to write on
an ordinary sheet of paper,
then considered it a moment
and tore the paper into
pieces. She asked me for
my card and on the reverse
she wrote: BESSIE Mccoy.
"Now for the stocking" l
reminded her, slipping the
card into my pocket.
She laughed. But she sat
down and peeled off the
stocking from her left leg.
run along now" she said.
For some time this stock
ing remained in the hallowed
precincts of the Dickey So
ciety at Harvard.
UTAsHINGTON's Birth
w day, 1912, found me
graduated from Harvard
College, and with the prob
lem of finding a job. With
all my family connections,
with my record as a Har-
ward man who had belonged
to the RIGHT clubs, and
was now a member of the
Knickerbocker, this might
seem a cinch.
Letters between my father
and his friend, Senator
Kean of New Jersey, pro-
duced for me a place in the
office of the Plainfield
IN. J.) Water Company. That
spring the whole world was
shocked by the loss of the
S. S. Titanic. At the clubs
one heard ugly whispers of
some man who had escaped
in woman's clothing. But
these were countered by tales
of heroism like that of John
Jacob Astor, who bravely
went down with the ship.
But humanity and society
being what they are, even
these were tinged with self
ish regret that now there
would be no more gorgeous
Astor balls or gay parties on
board the Nourmahal.
The older men thought it
was very sporting of Vincent
to leave college Immediately
The Washington times., 1938-01-22

THE
HEIGHT OF
FASHION
IN 1908
At the French
Wagstaff
wedding Mrs.
Samuel j.
Wagstaff
(center) her
maid Of
honor, Miss
Edith Kane,
and her
bridesmaids,
Misses
Margaret
SNWdTuJ AISd
Cutting,
Dorothy
Kane,
Caroline
Grosvenor, /.
Gladys Pell,
Irene Sherman
and Eleanor
Mortimer.
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NEXT SATURDAYm
the Hollywood section
Of The Washington
Times, Mr.. French tells
of his first marriage
and his difficulties lUith
his ''in-LduUs."
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"A bottle of cham
payne stood on the
table and she told the
maid to pour me a
glass She sat
dOWn and peeled off
the stocking from her
left leg. FRun along
nOGU,' she SAID"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-11-02
State Leads
In Lespedeza
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.

Raleigh, Nov. 2.-North Carolina
now ranks first in the nation as a
producer of, lespedeza seed, according
to estimates just published by the De-
partment o Agriculture.
The 8O1,662 acres of North Caro-
lima land planted in lespedeza rank
this crop as third among all crops
grown in the State, according to the
states 1888 Census of Agriculture.
On October 20, the u. S. Crop Re-
porting Board estimated that $4,000
acres of lespedeza will be harvested
for seed this year, as compared with
100000 acres last year-an increase
of per cent. The report also indicat-
ed an average yield per acre of $50
pounds, with total production for
the State of 81, $4,000 pounds as COM
pared with a crop of 27,000,000 pounds
last year.
Prediction of larger lespedeza crop
for North Carolina brought from j..
w. Woodside, chief of the Seed La
boratory of the State Department of
Agriculture the suggestion that more
thought be given to the cleaning and
marketing of the crop.
Since the forecasts are pointing
toward one of the largest lespedeza
crops on record this year, consider
able thought should be given the
cleaning and marketing of the crop"
he said.
Some of our neighboring states,
notably Virginia, are setting stand
ards below which lespedeza seed cam
not be sold. If North Carolina does
not adopt approximately the same
standards as other producing states,
it will cause our better seed to move
into those states and seed of poor
quality will be dumped from those
states on us. A great deal of respon-
sibility for properly cleaning this
years crop of lespedeza seed rests
with the parties who operate seed
cleaners in the producing areas.