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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-27

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Try a classified ad in The Empire.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Charles Stewart Mott, vice presi-
dent and largest single stockholdel
of General Motors Corp. has given
shares valued at more than $4,000,
900 to a trust established for his wife
and two children.
A Securities and Exchange Com
mission report today disclosed the
gift, regarded as one of the largest
in recent years. The motor execu-
tive was shown by the report to be
still the owner of stock valued al
more than $23 10000
The gift consisted of 100000 shares
Of General Motors common, which
closed on the New York Stock Ex-
change yesterday at $3.50. The
stock was placed in an irrevocable
trust for Mrs. Ruth Rawlings Mott
and their children, Susan E. and
Stewart Rawlings Mott. Mr.. Mott
will be trustee under an agreement
dated December S.
Saturday a dispatch from Ell
+ Paso, Tex, said Mr.. Mott, one
of the Nations most unobtrusive
philanthropists, would divert ad-
ditional millions to new but un-
specified purposes)
E The Motts, whose home is ir
Flint, Mich, were married October
13, 1894. It was Mr.. Motifs fourth
marriage, his first two wives having
died and divorce having dissolved
the third marriage.
& Mr.. Mott, who Is "a, began accu-
mulating his General Motors hold
ings in 1918 when the corporation
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Dark Clouds Fail to Curb
Mordi Gros Merrymukino

parades and the maskers. Thousands
form parties and ride about on
trucks, carrying bars or bands with
them. The saloons have their
devotees.
Topping today's events is the
parade of Rex, Lord Of Misrule and
King of All Carnival. Rex this year
is George H. Terriberry, an attorney
New Orleans top social distinction
that of being Queen of Carnival
fell to pretty Katherine Phillips
debutante daughter of DR.. and Mrs
William D. Phillips.
Most hilarious Of todays hundreds
Of parades is that Of King Zulu,
ruler of the Negro Mardi Gras. The
theme of his parade is Hunting the
Pink Elephant"
Comus' parade will move through
the streets tonight.
At midnight the courts of Kings
Rex and Comus meet and Mardi
Gras ends officially. When Ash
Wednesday dawns a weary citizenry
goes to church and begins the 40
days Of Lenten fasting and penitence.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Italian Naval Ahache
Makes Courtesy Call

The new Naval Attache at the
italian Embassy, as one of his first
official acts here, today paid "rou-
tine courtesy call" on Secretary OF
the Navy Edison, Assistant Secre-
tary Compton and three top-ranking
naval officers.
Rear Admiral Alberto Lais, who
has just been assigned to Wash
ington by the Italian government,
was accompanied by Capt. Umberto
Cugia di Sant-ORsola, who has
been stationed here the last five
years. Admiral Lais is not un-
familiar with the Washington post
having served here as Naval Attache
from 1926 to 1929.
In addition, the two Italian off,
GERS visited Admiral Harold r. Stark
chief Of naval operations; Admiral
Robert Lee Ghormley, assistant
chief Of naval operations, and Rear
Admiral Walter S. Anderson, direc-
tor of naval intelligence.
Other than saying it was a
courtesy visit, the Navy Department
did not make public what topics
were discussed. However, the visits
with each of the naval chiefs were
brief and the total visiting time was
something less than two hours.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

| took over his Weston-M Mott Co.,
manufacturers of automobile wheels
and axles.
More than a decade ago he started
the Mott Foundation, ministering to
underprivileged children and adults
of Flint and has contributed lib
orally to its maintenance.
Treasury officials estimated the
minimum Federal gift tax on the
transfer would be more than $780,
900 and possibly much larger. The
amount will depend on what other
gifts Mr.. Mott may have made since
1882.
The Federal gift tax takes all
gifts made since that year into
account so that on money donated
over period of years tine tax is
substantially the same as if it were
given away all at once.
Mr.. Motifs gift high-lighted long
list of December transactions by
corporation officers. directors and
principal owners made public by the
s. E. c.
Among the other major trans
actions was the receipt by Allegheny
Corp. of Cleveland of 10000 shares
of Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway COM
mon stock as a dividend paid by
Chesapeake Corp. 1t brought Alle-
ghanys total holding to 1,789, 200
shares.
Allegheny Corp. also reported the
sale of 10000 shares of S per cent
cumulative convertible preferred
stock of Missouri Pacific Railroad
Co., reducing its holding Of that
issue to 44,100 shares.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
$50, 900 Estate Left
By Josephine T. kehrer

Josephine T. Kehrer, who died
here October 8, left an estate val
ued at upward Of $4,000, Dis
trict Court was advised today in a
petition for the probate of her will.
Through Attorney Norman B.
Frost the court was told by the
petitioners, James B. Skinner and
William v. Simmons, who were
named executors, that personal
property aggregated around $50, 900
and that her interest in real prop
erty here totaled $1,769.
The will, dated June 4, 1887, left
$1,000 to the Presbyterian Girls
Orphanage IN Philadelphia, $1,000 to
the Rev. William Mccormick, pas
tor of Bethlehem Presbyterian
Church at Philadelphia and $1,000
to that church. Debts of the es-
tate will total around $500, the
court was informed. Various be-
quests were made to relatives and
friends.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Col. Sumpter Smith 10 Get
Aviation Award

1t. Col. Sumpter Smith, in charge
Of development Of the Gravelly
Point Airport, has been designated
to receive the trophy awarded an
nually by the Washington Air Derby
Association for outstanding avia-
tion achievement in and around
the District.
In selecting Col. Smith, the asso-
citation said he has done his work
so well that construction is consid-
erably ahead of schedule.
The citation for the 1899 award
said Col. Smith "is the man most
responsible for the actual start of
this project and 1t Is he who has
guided it to the present state Of
development"
House Speaker Bankhead will
present the trophy to Col. Smith at
a banquet of the association Feb
ruary 20 at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Robert F.,Gates
Wins Evening Star
Painting Prize
'Roneh House, in Oil,
Is Judged Best
At Exhibition

The Evening Star prize Of 500
for the best oil painting submitted
for showing in the Society Of Wash
ington Artists 49th Annual Exhibi-
ton today went to Robert F. Gates
for a picture, Ranch House" The
exhibit opens to the public at the
Corcoran Gallery Of Art Sunday.
Other winners, announced today
by the jury which judged the en-
tries, were:
Medal for the best figure painting
awarded to Donald Coale for 1.-The
Breakfast Table" Honorable men,
ton went to Frank Kirk for 'On-
ward" and to Hortense Ferne for
"Clown Alley"
Medal for landscape picture to
Richard Lahey for "The Red House" !"
Honorable mention went to Roy
Clark for Across the Tracks" and
to Alice Acheson for Corn Husk-
ing"
Still life medal was awarded to
Nicolai Cikovsky for Mandolin and
Old Corcoran Gallery" with honor
able mention going to Estelle Frank
furter for THE Blue Print" and to
William Thompson for Autumn
Fruit"
Sculpture medal went to Florence
Bessom for 1.-The Farmer Takes a
Wife," with honorable mention to
James G. Love for Portrait" and to
Veronese Beatty Branch for Baby
Pegasus"
The jury of awards consisted of
Nan Watson, r. McGill Mackall,
Francis Speight and Robert Lau-
rent.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
By the Associated Press.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 6.-Grandpa
and grandma, papa and mamma, all
the children and babes in arms
moved to the streets today for the
annual Mardi Gras celebration.
Hundreds Of thousands Of carefree
people donned weird costumes, fas-
tened on masks and danced and
played In elimination of celebra-
ton which started with the first
carnival ball January 6.
Overhanging clouds failed to
dampen the ardor Of a people ac-
customed for more than century
to observe the day despite inclement
weather.
Rain last night did force the
mythical god of the sea, Proteus, to
cancel his torchlight parade, but
that was because members Of the
organization, principally elderly busi-
nessmen, couldn't stand exposure for
several hours on the floats.
Every one celebrates carnival in
his own way. Most persons Just
stand on the street and watch the
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Hopkins Denies Census
Will Violate Privacy
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary of Commerce Hopkins,
in a letter to Senator Tobey, Repub-
lican, of New Hampshire, denied
Yesterday that the 1910 census would
violate he privacy of Americans.
MIR. Hopkins said questions about
mortgages, rental and income, had
been asked for years, some as long
as 80 years ago. Senator Tobey had
objected last week that such in
quiries were improper.
In an address on The Stars Radio
Forum last night, William Lane
Austin, director of the census, said
"the questions We will ask you are
not our questions, but your ques-
tions."
They have been pressed upon us
by scores and scores of large and
important organizations and groups
of citizens, declaring the facts they
will develop are vital to the gen.
eral welfare.
He added the answers to census
questions are kept perpetually con-
fidential.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
was authorized to do, until he had

was authorized to do, until he had
returned from trip to Florida.
There were rumors that Mr.. Far
ley himself might soon become a
more aggressive candidate for the
presidential nomination.
Some of the members of the
Democratic National Committee
thought they saw evidence at yes
terday's committee meeting of grow
ing cooperation between Mr.. Far
ley and Vice President Garner. If
such combination is brought about
! it will be in opposition to third
term nomination for the President.
Farley Popular.
Mr.. Farley is extremely popular
with the members of the National
Committee and with the leaders in
the States. Some of them said
today that If President Roosevelt
did not run there would be strong
sentiment for Mr.. Farley. Still
others were favorable to Secretary
of State Cordell Hull, to Paul v.
McNutt of Indiana and to Mr..
Garner.
Mrs. Roosevelt will receive the
members of the National Commit
tee at tea in the White House at
S o'clock this afternoon.
Mr.. Roosevelt's refusal to make
known his intentions toward third
term on today's visit of the National
Committee was in line with the pur-
pose he announced to newspapermen
yesterday at Hyde Park.
With good hurnor but obvious
seriousness, he told the newsmen
yesterday he will disclose his politi-
cal plans publicly when he gets good
and ready-at a time of his own
choosing rather than of newspaper
editors. Thus far, he said, there
have been some good wisecracks
passed but a willing horse" can
be driven to death.
In an atmosphere of Roosevelt
third-termism, the committee late
yesterday selected Chicago as the
national convention city.
Chicago Selected.
Immediately afterward it adopted
a resolution authorizing National
Chairman James A. Farley to fix the
convention date-something never
before done. The time as well as
the place has always been picked
by the committee itself in the past.
The date selected by Mr.. Farley
will, it was predicted today, follow
that picked by the Republican Ma
tional Committee, which meets here
for that purpose February is.
| President Roosevelt, while in
Georgia last fall, suggested it would
be advisable to have a comparatively
short campaign, and that 1t would
be possible therefore to postpone the
convention far beyond the usual
June date.
July or August Likely.
1t is expected that Mr.. Farley will
pick time either in the latter part
of July or in August. Before the
national committee adjourned yes
terday, however, Mayor Frank
Hague of Jersey City, a Roosevelt
third-termer, strongly recommended
to Mr.. Farley that September date
be selected.
Mr.. Farley's reply was that he
would give the matter every con-
sideration and be guided by the
best interests of the party.
The committee resolution also
left to Chairman Farley the duty
Of appointing a committee on ar
ransements for the national con-
vention. This committee Will nAme
Evening star., 1940-02-06
13-Year-0Id Bride
May Be Compelled
To Return 10 School
Welfare Officials
Here Studying Cose
Of Mrs. GeesIing

The 13-year-old Washington girl
who discarded her school books four
months ago to get married may have
to go back to school again, welfare
officials indicated today.
The future of the child bride, Mrs.
Louise Redmon Geesling, is still un-
der discussion, with the final decision
in the hands of the new protective
services unit, Child Welfare Services,
Board of Public Welfare.
Eloped in October.
The girl eloped with 23-year-old
Joseph Geesling, w. P. A. electri-
clans helper, in October. Obtaining
marriage license in Fairfax County
Va, they were married near Vienna,
Va.
Soon after that, Mrs. Albert Red
mon, the girls mother, reported to
the Weightman School that her
daughter was married and couludn t
attend school. The girl was a stu
dent in an ungraded class there.
When the school attendance au-
thorities looked into the matter, they
found the girl no longer lived in
Washington. At that time, it was
said. she was living with her hus-
bands parents in Maryland.
Last Saturday a policeman on
another assignment found the child
bride in one-room apartment at
1890 Canal road. Her parents live
in cottage down the road on the
bank of the canal.
Law Requires School Attendance.
Yesterday representatives of the
Women's Bureau and the attendance
department conferred with welfare
officials to determine what could
be done about the girls future. Ac-
cording to law, a girl of her age
must attend school, but all officials
are agreed this is a special case.
Meanwhile, the child bride, fear
full that she will be taken away from
her husband, refused to grant an
interview today. Her mother, how
ever, said her daughter was happy,
that the young man seems all
right" and that she, herself, mar
ried at tender age, as did her
mother before her.
And neighbor said: cit would
be shame to separate them. They
seem to be so happy together
Evening star., 1940-02-06
All But One Of Crew,
OF II on Torpedoed
Canadian Ship Saved
Destruction Of Freiehter
By Sub Occurs OFF
South Irish Coust
By the Associated Press,

LONDON, Feb. 6.-Seventy-six Of
the crew of n aboard the Cana.
dian-owned freighter Beaverburn
were reported today to have been
rescued by another merchant ship
after the Beaverburn was sunk by
a torpedo of the south coast Of
Ireland.
The admiralty informed officials
Of the Canadian Pacific Steamship
Co. that its 9,874-ton ship, Of Lon
don registry, had been sunk, but
gave no details.
The authoritative British Press
Association said the ship was built in
1928 and used in fast freight service
between Canada and the United
Kingdom.
Another merchant ship was re-
ported to have rescued rs of tho
crew Of II. Indications were the
sinking occurred yesterday. The
owners said that subject to official
confirmation this indicated only one
man missing, and that he merely
| might not be accounted for.
Sphinx Wreck Found.
The wreck of the British mine
sweeper Sphinx was found upside
down on beach on the northeast
coast today. Twelve miles to the
north the bodies of two naval men
were recovered.
The 875-ton Sphinx, after being
crippled by German air raiders
Saturday, sank as she was being
towed to port yesterday, the Oath
British naval loss since the start Of
the war. Fifty-four of the 100 men
aboard were feared lost and five
were known definitely to have been
killed by the bombers.
A naval spokesman announced to.
day that American women in New
York and Washington have sent
the British navy variety of articles
valued at $4,000 (about 100000,
and characterized it as an act Of
supreme friendship"
The goods included knitted goods,
games, books, cigars and cigarettes.
Posthumous Award Made.
King George VI awarded a post
humous medal of the British EN-.
pire today to Comdr. Richard jolly
who brought the destroyer Mohawk
into port after being wounded so
seriously by German bomb that,
he died.
His widow received the award In
the first investiture at Buckingham
Palace since the war started.
The citation said jolly refused
medical aid after the air attack on
his ship october Is in the Firth of
Forth, replying Let me go and look
after the others" who were wounded.
Eleven distinguished service or.
ders, 81 distinguished service crosses,
four military crosses and eight dis
tinguished flying crosses also were
awarded.
The ministry of economic warfare
, disclosed that the United States
liner Manhattan had spent "a hours
in the British contraband control
station at Gibraltar February ga.
due to a delay in the delivery Of
guaranty papers.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Woshineton's Birthday
Plans Are Discussed

Plans for a Washington's birth
day celebration were discussed last
night by members of the Washing
ton State and Alaska Society at
their meeting at the Mayflower
Hotel.
Named to the Socitl Committee for
the celebration were Joseph M.
Crisp, Timothy o. Mcdowell. Roy
r. Torcaso, Miss Marilyn L. Tollak-
sen and Miss Della Bogue.
Mrs. Earl S. Haseltin was ap-
pointed to the Membership Com
mittee.
Election of officers was postponed
for two months because too few
members had been attending recent
business meetings.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
State, Commerce
And Justice Funds
Cut $2,2S5,o10
RooseveIt's Requests
Trimmed by House
Committee
BY the Associated Press,

| By the Associated Press.
The House Appropriations Com
mittee cut $2,2s5,olo today from
President Roosevelt's sos, ,664, ,0l0 re-
quest for expenses of the State,
Commerce and Justice Department
and the Federal courts during the
year beginning July /.
Every unit of the Government
must bear some proportion Of the
retrenchments," said the committee
in submitting the revised figures.
The reduction brought to $780,
100000 the amount slashed from
presidential estimates in half
dozen appropriation measures now
before Congress.
The $107,379,0 900 bill for the three
departments and the courts, re-
ported to the House for immediate
consideration. contained funds for
such activities as counter-espionage,
antitrust investigations and the
1910 census. The total was $3,442 859
below appropriations for the cur
rent year.
Trade Program Fund Cut.
In one slash, the committee re-
fused to allow more than $l75,-
600 for operating the reciprocal
trade system on the ground that
Congress had not yet authorized
continuation Of the program beyond
June IL. President Roosevelt asked
1925 900.
Making small cuts in almost every
activity. the committee allowed two
increases beyond what the Chief
Executive had asked. One was an
additional SAL 900 beyond Mr.. Roose-
velt's request for the enforcement
OF antitrust laws, making the total
provided $1,25000O. The other was
restoration of $4,000 of a $4,000
cut proposed by the Budget Bureau
in the appropriation for Patent
Once salaries, as compared with
what was given this year.
The committee said it would have
been disposed to increase the anti
trust appropriation further had it
not been for the present state of
the budget. The Patent Office, it
said, was making a profit on its
activities and the contemplated re-
duction would put its work in ar
rears.
A total Of s9,9100O0 was allowed
the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
representing a cut of $4,000. OF
the total approved $2,488 900 was for
emergency er-espionage, coun-
ter-sabotage and enforcement of the
Neutrality Act.
Plans to Hire 514 More.
With this latter sum and STATS 900
provided in the emergency defense,
the bureau plans to employ an ad-
ditional 514 persons, including 260
new agents. The amount disal-
lowed affects the bureaus automo-
bile purchase program only and will
result among other things in acqui-
sition OF one less armored car.
Amounts Recommended.
The amounts recommended by the
White House, and the amounts ap-
proved by the committee, for the
three departments and the courts
follow:
State, $20.841 900 and $50, 1852 900:
Commerce, $34,524.430 and $4,000 :
500; Justice, $43.200,62O and $42. :
39l 900; the Judiciary, $11,097 ,954
and $10,745 500
The State and Commerce Depart
ment appropriations represented de-
creases OF s1,624,840 and s4.046 ,999
under the current years figures.
The Justice Department figure
was 81 ,96l $40 over the current year,
due chiefly to the F. B. I. increases,
and the courts won an additional
$267 $40 over this year.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

The disturbance that was centered over
tR% nortReastwa%rd % to kentucky E Smiths M Ggoye Ggoye
996.6 millibars (2943 inches). Pressure
Is relatively high of the Atlantic coast
inches). Pressure continues hish over the
far Southwest. Fresno Calf. 1920 mil
libars (3O,2 inches), and 1t Is rising over
over the middle and northern Plains and
the North Pacific States. Miles City Mont
1.010.5 millibars t29S4 inches) and Ia
toosh Island Wash, 1856 millibars coo 40
inchesi. During the last "a hours there
have. beer rather general rains in the
Southern States. except Florida and along
the south Atlantic coast and rains have
begun in. the Ohio Valley and portions Of
the Middle Atlantic States. Rains occurred
northern Plateau region. Temperatures
have risen IN the Southeastern States
while they have fallen somewhat over
Texas and louisiana
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Harlan Johnson, 50,
Dies at Baltimore
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 6.-Harlan
johnson, so. former State com.
mander Of the American Legion and
past president OF the Maryland As.
sociation of Certified Public Ac.
countants, died yesterday of cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mr.. johnson, born in Savannah,
Ga, served as an officer of the
Maryland Infantry during the World
War. He became State Legion com.
mander in 1929.
Buria! will be in Arlington Ma.
tional Cemetery Thursday.