Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1932, Page 3

A THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D, @, ' BRIDAY, JANUARY 1,. 1932, DADWAY JEERS 1931, CHEERS 192 Traditional Hilarity and Merrymaking Mark Cele- bration in New York. By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, January 1—Old 1931 was boced int> the wings of time by a Broadway erowd that lingered until dawn today to celebrate the premiere of young 193 The Metropolis the tr y welcomed the New tional and manner with | general merry | 4 in Times Square, the white ligits, s s tie old year's hour there was a din of bel's and other noise- | under | ent up | i struc] and herns, cow g device i Reveller flocked to hotels, night | clubs and restaurants, where enter- tainment was made doubly aurac!l\el al scaling down of cover | Despite the multitudes that jammed l dining rooms, lobbies and the streets, there were other usands who turned their backs upon frivolity to welcome the new 12-month watch services in various churches A crowd at Broadway and Wall Street heard the chimes of Old Trinity ring out the old and ring in the new. | Even Battery Park, at the lower t of Manhattan, had its m while out the harbor, tug: boats tied down their whistle to add to the ncise. Celebrants, who had made reserva- tions at the Royal Box, one of the most ornate of the mid-town night clubs, were obliged to seek entertain- ment elsewhere, for a squad of Fed- eral agents closed the place before the New Year celebration began Although it appeared as though Father Knickerbocker's whole family was out and abcut, there were those of New York’s missions who remained quietly at home, where the radio brought the strains of music from dance places, the chimes of Big Ben in London and other New Year fea- tures. CITY PINS NEW YEAR HOPES UPON COXEY Fomcus Leader of March to Wash- ington in 1894 Takes Oath as Mayor of Massillon, Ohio. cords | By the Associated Press. | MASSILON, Ohio, January 1.—New dey was a new day for Massilon, “General” Jacob 5. Coxey, sr., | ugurated mayor. | Change in city administration until now has been a cut and dried affair, the outgoing mayor simply turning over | the keys of office and walking out as a notary public administered the oath to | a new official. Only few peqple wit- nessed the events, | The celebration today was a drawing card for crowds to hear the man who | Jed his famous “army” to Washington in 1894 tell of his schemes to relieve unemployment in a new way. His plan is to issue $200,000 in bonds | of small denomination ahd small rate of interest for public works. He will | ask the council Monday to approve the issue 50 it can be submitted to popular vote as quickly as possible | Although “General” Coxey has been often in_ public life, this is his first public office. HENDERSON TO REST LONDON, January 1 (£).—An X-ray examination disclosed yesterday that it | will not be necessary for Arthur Hen derson, Labor party leader whose| health has caused anxicty recently, to undergo an operation. Mr. Henderson will leave for a nurs- ing home and will recene treatment until he leaves at the end of January for Geneva, where he is to preside at the Disarmament, Conference. __ SPECIAL NOTICES. [ tol Christmas Gifts for Needy GIRLS' SCHOOL MAKES DONATIONS TO PROBATION AND EMPLOYMENT ORGANIZATIONS. NSTEAD of glying each other Christmas presents, students and faculty members of Holton Arms School this year made contributions to charity. Almost $1.000 was raised. Miss Mary Happer, secretary of the National Probation Association and another check for $200 to Ernest H. Danic Paul L. Benjamin, cxecutive cecretary of the Employment will be distributed to v Employment Committee. | $100 was given to the Georgetown Nursery. The rest of the fund the school, is shown presenting a $200 check to Newbold Noyes (on the left) for 1 'DIPLOMATIC CORPS BREAKFAST OPENS NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS Secretary of State and Mrs. Stimson Are Hosts to Envoys—Cabinet Members | Entertaining at Homes. ; The Secretary of State and Mrs., Henry L. Stimson gave the traditional New Year day breakfast at 12:30 o'clock | o A% Mpt SevNrs. Charles C. Moore, By the Assoctated Press today to the diplomatic corps. The cus- | tom of feting the representatives of | other nations at breakfast on the first day of the new year was inaugurated by the Secretary of State of an early administraticn Each year since then, with but scarce exceptions, the State Depariment head and his lady have given this interesting function. Before the erection oi the Pan- American Union Building the cabinet officers entertained in their homes, but | with the expansion of the diplomatic corps the secretaries have found the union building a most charming and adequate setting for the event honoring the heads of foreign missions, their respective staffs, with their families Sccretary of State Philander C. Knox, in the Taft administration, was the first to give the New Year party at the Pan-American Union Building. Secretary and Mrs. Stimson re- cetved at the north end of the Hall of | Flags today, standing before an ef-| fective errangement of tall palms and huge red poinsettias. Mr. Charles Lee Cooke made the presentations. As the | long line of guests ascended the spa- cious marblé® stairway leading to the | Hall of Flags, selections were given by | the Marine Corps Orchestra, stationed in the patio, where unusual tropical plants and birds of brilliant plummage are housed. Dr. Rowe Greets Guests. Dr. Leo S. Rowe, director general of | the Pan-American Union, greeted the | guests as they arrived on the lower | floor of the building, exchanging with | many of the dip'omats “Happy New | Year” in their native tongue. A delicious buffet breakfast was | served at two long tables placed the length of the Pan-American room ad- joining the Hall of Flags and coffee and punch at two smaller tables at th> couth end of the Toom. On the tables were standards four feet high, filled with long-stemmed poinsettias. After the last guest was received the‘ hosts joined the company in the Pan| American Room and following their custom of other years took their place | at the small table provided for special guests. | Cabinet Members “Receive” | New Year day in the National Cap- is observed with ceremony un-| equalled in other cities, for in addition E | {5 the President’s reception and the| for the ensuing year an ch other business as may will be held . 36th and 1 D. C.. on Thursday, at 10:45 o'clock a.m | be open from 11 o'clock a.m. | H. D. CRAMPTON, Secretary MEETING OF THE STOCK- e American Building Associ- il be held the office of the As- avenue south- y 7, 1932, between o'clock p.m; for the and directors’ for the | for the transaction of | may properly come before | CHARLES H. KIN the meeting LE, T THAT THE rs of the 2 ¢ | diplomatic breakfast there are scores fetes honoring the beginning of of The cabinet officers and their 1932. |'wives are holding open house in their respective domiciles this afternoon, with the exception of the Secretary and Mrs Stimson, whose fete at the Pan Amer- jcan Union takes the place of an after- noon at home in their residence, Wood- | ley, and the Secretary of Treasury, Mr. | Andrew W. Mellon, who is taking no active part in socal affairs this season. | The Secretary of War and Mrs, Pat- | rick J. Hurley will receive in their home, 1620 Belmont road, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Presiding at the tea table will be the Assistant Secretary of War and Mrs. Prederick H. Payne and the chief of staff, U. 8. A, Gen. Douglas Mac- Arthur, Presiding at the tea table will be Mrs. Guy V. Henry, wife of the chief of Cavalry; Mrs. Hal G. Bisho) of the chief of Field Artillery; M John W. Gulick, wife of the chief of Coast Artillery; Mrs. Stephen O. Fuqua, wife of the chief of Infantry; Mrs. Julian A. Yates, wife of the chief of chaplains; Mrs. Charles H. Bridges, Ars. | and Geodetic Survey J. Welch, Mrs. William E. Evans and Mrs. Charles F. Curry. Also Mrs. Joseph M. Dixon, Mrs. Ed- Mrs. Charles J. Rhodes, Mrs. William J. Cooper, Mrs. Elwood Mead, Mrs Horace M. Albright, Mrs. W. C. Men denhall and Mrs. William A. White a of whem are wives of officials in th Department cf the Interior. Mrs. Hyde's Assistants. Mrs. Hyde's assistants will include Mrs. Roscoe C. Patterson, wife of Sen- ator Patterson of Missouri: Mrs. James C. Stone, wife of the chairman of the Federal Farm Board, and Mrs. Renick W. Dunlap, wife of the Assistant Sec- retary of Agriculture; also Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose. Also assisting her will be the wives of officials of the Department of Ag- riculture, Mrs. Albert F. Woods, Mrs C. W. Warburton, Mrs. W. W. Stock- berger, Mrs. Milton S. Eisenhower, Mrs Elton L. Marshall, Mrs. Jobn R. Moh- ler, Mrs. O. Reed, Mrs. Henry G Knight, Mrs. Paul G. Redington, Mrs C. L. Marlatt, Mrs. Joseph W. T. Duvel and Mrs. S. H. McCrory. Also Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the Bureau of Home Economics, and Miss Claribel R. Barnett, librarian of th Department of Agriculture, Lamonts at Home at 4 P.M. Th2 Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Lamont will be at home from 4 io 7 o'clock, in their home, 2125 Kalorama road, and assisting will be wives of assistant secretaries, including Mrs. Julius Klein, Mrs. Malcolm Kerlin, wife of the administrative assistant to the Secretary; Mrs. Epbraim F. Morgan, wife of the solicitor; Mrs. E. W. Libby, wife of the chief clerk; Mrs. Henry O'Malley, wife of the commissioner of the Bureau of Fisiries; Mrs. George R. Putnam, wife of the commissionr of the Bureau of Lighthouses; Mrs. R. S. Patton, wife of the director of tha Co2s’ Mrs. Thomas E. Robertson, wife of the commission-r of patents, and the two daugiters of ths Secretary and Mrs. Lamont, Mrs Chauncey L. Belknap and Mrs. Charles Eskridge Saltzman of New York, who are here for the holidays, The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Doak will receive from 4 to 6 o'clock at the Willard, instead of their home | in Virginita. They will be assisted by Mrs. Robe Carl White, Mrs. W. W. Hus- band, Mrs. Peter F. Snyder, Mrs. Theo- dore G. Risley, Mrs. Samuel J. Gomper: Mrs. Hugh L Stewart, Mrs. Harry E. Hull, Miss Kath- | erine F. Lenroot, Mrs. Raymond F. Crist, Miss Mary Anderson, Mrs. John R Alpine, Mrs. William Walter King, Mrs John Chalice Meikle, Mrs. A. Lane | Cricher, Mrs. Charles Whorrall, Mrs. | Edwerd Keatingg Mrs. Arthur J. Lovell and Mrs. James A. Farquharson. | | Chief Justice Entertains. The Chief Justice and Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes will receive at their resi- | dence, 2223 R street, from 4 to 6:30 o'clock and will have receiving with them the associate justices of the Su- | preme Court and their wives. Assisting at the tea table will be Miss Mabel T. Boardman and Mrs. Francis G. New- lands Several of the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers will join in the celebra- tion of the new year by enterta'ning members of the embassy or legation staffs. The Ambassador of Italy end Donna Antoinetta de Martino and the Ambassador of France and Mme. Clau- del will give dinners at their respective embassies tonight ‘The major general the Marine Corps and Mrs commandant of Ben H €T | wite of the judge advocate general; | Fuller entertained the members of the clock | a¢ besZrco FTTNG GF THE STOCK: po- | S 26, 1079 Y GAL PR R ANGE [ y._ Mrs. John F. Preston, wife of the inspector general; Mrs. John L. De Witt, wife of the quartermaster general; Mrs. Robert U. Patterson, wife of the surgeon general; Mrs. Lyttle Brown, wife of the chief of engineers; Mrs, & el Hof, | wife of the chief of ord Mrs. | Ashburn, Mrs. Harry L. Gilchrist, wife of the chief of chemical warfare, and Mrs. William D. Connor, w ommandant of the Army W Mrs, Leach and Mts. Gil Mitchells Hold Party. The Attorney G-n: nd Mrs. Wil- m De Witt Mitchell will be at home rom 3:30 to 6:30 o'clock, at 84 Kalo- rama circle and with Mrs. Mitchell | will be | Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher, Mrs. John | Marine Band at breakfast, which fol- lows & custom of many years’ standing. The breakfast immediately preceded the duty of the band at the White House for the reception. Congressional Club Party. ‘The Congrescional Club, the mem- bership compored cf the faminine mem- | bers of the famy'ies of the Senate 2nd ! Tewer House wi'l give a recention fr 3 t5 6 o'cls 01 N enue. Mrs. I.conid t of the club will line and assist:ng her of the executive board McClintic. Oklanoma Eslick, Tennessce Simmons, Nebr Broussard, Louisiana; Mrs. E Mrs. Robert G. Mrs. Edwin S. Mrs. Charles ¢| Lord O'Brian, Mrs. Seth W. Richard- | Brand, Ohio; Mrs. Frank Clague, Min- t 1 the Gus iture " GRAPE JUICE B This millio gervice with 1de; et you back t The Nattonale éa;ut FLA. AVE., 3rd and N N.E. ROOF WORK— KOONS fosme ™ 1ifsas s SHEETRCCK AND TILE BOARD Absolut of dec to make sheetrock and sheetroci “No order too small.” J. FRANK KELLY, Inc. 2121 Ga. Ave. N.W. North 1343, Lumbcr—Millwork—Paint Coal—Sand—Gravel—Cement E 55 e & osperity Printing do! is st your that “will €ood_times al Press| Linc. 6060 r plant tion important improvements with tile board | “gudden Bervice.” | Wilbur will be Mrs. Florence P. Kahn | the Nobile Arctic expedition. Aaron Youngquist, Mrs. Charles B. | Rugg, Mrs. Nugent Dodds, Mrs. Roy | St. Lewis, Mrs. Charles D. Lawrence, | Mrs, Sanford Bates, Mrs. Bancroft Mit- | chell of New York, daughter-in-law of | Attorney General and M Mit- o], and Mrs. H. Brian Hcl'and, niece Mrs. Mitchell is now making home in We<h! Hollan1g | rme:ly Miss Bancroft Postmaster Ger Mrs. Welt-r F. Brown will receive in their apariment at the Shoreham, ofter 4 oclock and with them will be several out-of-town guests and the wives of the Assistant Postmasters General. Adams Re -ption. ‘The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams will be at home at 2221 R street from 4 to 6:30 o'clock and assisting Mrs. Adams will be Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. Pratt, Mrs. Ben H. Fuller, Mrs. Ridley McLean, Mrs. Vernon Kellogg, Mrs. Keith Merrill, Mrs. George S. Pation, Miss C'ement and Miss Alice” Lover ng, ter of Mrs. Adem The Secretcry of the Interior and Mrs. Ray Lyman Wilbur 2nd the Secre- tary of Agriculture and Mrs, Mayflower. In the group of ladies assisting Mrs. and the wives of members of Congress from California, including Mrs. Clarence . Lea, Mrs. Henry E. T, Mrs. Philip D. Swing, Mrs. hur M. Pree, Mrs. Harry L. Englebr 2 Artbur M. | gyccesstul, ly fireoroof. Take any type Hyde will receive together from 4 to 6| A white rocket was dispatched to the Let us show you how 0'clock in the grand ball room of the | pnorth in tribute t t| son, Mrs. Charles P. Sisson, Mrs. G.|nesota; Mrs. John C. Shafer, Wisconsin, and Mrs. Carl E. Mapes, Michigan The chalrmen of the different com-/ mittees of the club will assist during the afternioon. FIREWORKS GREET 1932 HIGH ON FIXES PEAK Ademan Club Makes Annual Pil- grimage and Sets Off White Rocket in Amundsen’s Memory. By the Associated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, January 1.— Old Zeb Plke wouldn't have known his peak as the new year’ touched it today. Promptly at midnight a burst of fire- mountzains told the world that the tenth annual climb of the Adaman Club was suceescful and that the 12 men who be- a hazardous trex over its wind- wept sides early Wednesday had been ful the memory of the late Roald Amundsen, honorary mem- ber, who perished while bearing aid to ‘The Adaman Club has been celebrat- ing New Year from the top of the peak for 10 years. This year the members Kerwin, Miss Estelle M. Rain Clouds and Warm Weather | William V.| works and flame from the summit of | the white-coated monarch of Colorado fired one and one-half tons of fire-| Mrs. Richard | works to celebrate the passing of 1931. vice chairman of the District mmittee, is looking on. Another ous charitie Star Staff Photo. HEAGD THRONGS GRET M YEA Economy Fails to Dampen Hilarity as Crowds Jam Streets. CHICAGO, January 1—Old 1931 tottered out in Chicago last night while thousands of Chicagoans made whoopee in an old-fashioned hilarious manner. In the loop alone it was estimated that 20,000 persuns celebrated in cafes, hotels and restaurants, at an average | price of $20 each, a much lower cost than Chicago paid for making whoopee last year. At this rate one of the Chicago newspapers figured that Chicago paid something like $400,000 to get rid of 1931, Downtown Area Jammed. ‘The downtown area was jammed with no! aking pedestrians ~despite un- favorable weather | windows | Coast and Geodetic Survey THRONGS ATTEND HOOVER RECEPTION White House in Spite of Gloomy Day. (Continued From First Page.) ceded them. Hoover entered the famous room to the through a doorway flanked on one side by a Marine and on the other by a These color guards are changed every 15 minutes. Immediately upon arriving at their pocitions in the Blue Room, with bower of palms between them and opening out on_the south grounds, the President and Mrs. Hoover entered upon the reception. Allan Hoover, younger son of the President and Mrs. Hoover, was not hind his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr., who plan to return West later. The Chief Executive bade his son good-by comparatively early so as to get a full night's rest in preparation for the protracted reception today. Immediately behind the President and Mrs. Hoover as they walked down the long stairway and across the foyer to the blue room were Vice President Gann. The diplomatic corps, whkich had been assembled in the state dining room, was the first to start along the line. Tren followed Chief Justice Hughes and his associates of the United justices Federal courts in this city. The diplomatic line was led for the first time today by Ambassador de Martino of Italy, new dean of the crops. Then, in order of seniority, came the representatives of Cuba, Prance, Turkey. Germany, Japen, Poland and Great Britain, followed by the various min- isters. Most of the diplomats were on hand early, the Japanese delegation arriving nearly ha2lf an hour shead of the time scheduled. of the Senate and House, the District Commissioners, Director of the Budget, Contrcller General, Treasurer of the Librarian of Congress. Half an hour had been consumed by this time. Next in the wearers of the Congressional Medal of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, the commanding general of the staff of the District National Guard, the Coast Guard, Public Health Service and the The offi- cers in this section were not bzlow the Among those who helped the Mid- west metropolis forget all about the old year was Texas Guinan. She greeted | the customers as usual at the Planet Mars Cafe, despite the fact the place | was raided by Federal prohibition agents the night before. She escaped an arrajgnment before a United States commissioner, counsel for the Govern- ment having accepted her statement that she was just a hostess at the Planet Mars | “That wasn't a rald,” she sald, “it corority party. I've been in lots | ds, but I want to say that Chi- | cago has the best looking and the most gentlemanly prohibition agents I ever saw. New York's a lot from them.” Few Arrests Made. Early today the fun-making was still going on throughout the city, with an arrest here and there for an over- zealous celebrant. Meanwhile, Jemes P. Allman, com- missioner of police, ordered that the | police detail attached to the prohibi- tion department be withdrawn today. | He said this was “in_accordance with the policy of Mayor Cermak that men be returned to duty on the streets so they can combat real crime.” NEW YEAR GREETED BY SONGS IN SOUTH drys could learn“ Hit Dixie on Arrival of 1932, By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, January 1.— The South was awake and joyous today as little One Nine Three Two came toddling around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, strutted down the seaboard and swaggered across the bayou coun- try. Even 1931 was not overlooked in the revelry, for that Southern ditty, “I'm Glad Because You're Dead, You Rascal You,” was sung to his memory. It was quite a day for songs and noise. Over in Mississippi, where swollen streams pounded iheir levees, flocd refugees sang “River Stay 'Way From My Door.” Taking & cue from John D. Rockefeller’s theme song, Flor- | ang “Good Times Are Coming” as ew vear brought the Winter sea- son to gladden hearts of resort cities. | Rain clouds and warm weather came | with the year. Both were welcome. A | dangerous drought was broken in De- | cember and truck farmers reaped a harvest. Food bins were filled and | there was no evidence cf shortages that | faced sections of the rural South last | year. 'KING GEORGE OFFERS PROSPERITY PRAYER' Reply to Greetings From London Says Mcnarch Admires Sac- | rifice of People. 1 By the Associated Press | LONDON, January 1.—A prayer for | he return of prosperity, together with | “the light of hope and the strength of united purpose” was _contained in a | New Year message of King George V | today in reply to theigreetings of the | citizens of London, presented by the | lord mayor. | “We live in times fraught with diff- ' culties,” the King said in his messag of thanks, “but during the anxious da; t which we have been passin courag: determination and sa rifice of all clasecs to restore the fo tunes of our beloved country filled me with admiration. “It is in a spirit of confidence taat T send my grectings to the citizens of London, praying that under divine guidance the coming year may bring the light of hope and the strength of | united purpose to our lives and re- newed prosperity to our land.” . Death Takes Noted Physician. NEW YORK, January 1 (®)—Dr. John D. Coghlan, former president of the Irish Hospital Association and well X in medical circles for many succumbed yesterday. railway line is being built from tia % 1o the Euphrate RUSH PRINTING EXPERT SERVICE BYRON S. ADAMS I Nover Dgsgpponi | Power Commission, Federal Oil grade of lleutenant colonel or com- mander. High Officials in Next Section. The next section to be received was made up of high officials of the Gov ernment, among them being the chief executive assistants of members of the | cabinet, regents and sccretary of th Smithsonian Institution and members of the following: Civil Service Commission, Federal Reserve Board, Interstate Commerce Commission, Feceral Trade Commis- sion, Tariif _Commission, Shipping Board, Farm Board, Board of Media- ticn, Employes’ Compensation Commis- | sion, Federal Board of Vocational Edu- Board, | cation, Federal Farm Loan Board of Tax Appeals, National Ad- visory Ccmmittee for Aeronautics and PFederal Radio Commission. Then fcllowed the director of the | United States Veterans' Administration, | of the {merican National Red Cross, chief of the United States Bureau of Efficiency, Alien Property Custcdian, United States Railrcad Ad- ministration, members of the Federal Con- servation Board, Fine Arts Commission, heads of the bureaus of the several de- chairman partments and the president of the Co- | lumbia Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, This group was followed by members l'of patriotic, military and civic organi- | zations, among them being the Society of the Cincinnati, the Aztec Club of 1847, the Associated Veterans of the War of 1846-47, Military Order of Loyal Legion of the United States, Grand ! Army of the Republic, the Union Vet- erans’ Legion, Union Veterans’ Union, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Soclety of the Army of San Diego, Spanish War Veterans, American Legion, Army and Navy Unicn, the Minute Men, Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the American | Revolution, Sons of the Revolution and | members of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Friday night service, Synagogue, Sixth and I streets, o'clock. Adas Israel 8 FUTURE. Luncheon, Harvard Club, University Club, tomorrow, 1 p.m. Lecture, Harry D. Appleby, 1400 New Hampshire avenue, tomorrow, 8 p.m Meeting, Federation of Citizens' As- sociations, board room of District Building, tomorrow, 8 p.m. Will Rogers Says: ABOARD 8. S. PRESIDENT TAFT, January 1.—See by papers they are evacuating Chin- chow without a fight. That's good joke on over 20 newspaper boys who have beerl waiting in Muk- den for two months just for this last fight. And they wanted me to stay over. Goody. Well, this winds up the war, Japan has got all they want of China and China has certainly got all they want of Japan and the League has got all they want of the whole mess. Long Line Forms Early at| As President and Mrs. | strains of military music, they passed | soldier, each holding an American flag. | present for the reception, having left | last night for Los Angeles. He left be- | Curtis and his sister, Mrs. Edward E.| States Supreme Court and the presiding | and associates of the other | The next section included members | United States, Public Printer and the | line came the proud Honor, and then the ranking officers of | [6%: BY HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE, Associated Press Science Editor. NEW ORLEANS, January 1—A key | | to control of sex in the discovery that | a battle between sexes starts in the | original egg is one new year present to the American Association for the | Advancement of Science. This discovery was described by Dr. | Emil Witschi of the University of Iowa | at a symposium where the latest find- ings on how and why sex originates were presented. The battle begins the moment the new life starts in the embryo, the outer covering of which tries to become fe- male, while the inner portion demands to be male. One or the other wins, and that first battle settles whether that_individual shall be male or female. Dr. Witschi showed its progress in photographs of frog embryos. Changed by Environment. Usually, he explained, the cards are stacked before even this beginning, so that one or the other is doomed to a | futile struggle. The “cards” in this | game of life are the sex chromosomes contributed from the parents of the young animal But the stacking is not invariably sufficient Dr. Witschi's pictures re- | vealed that environment may come to the aid of one or the other disputant and decide the contest. He photo- graphed extremé cases where environ- | ment even overcame heredity and changed a sex already well defined. He showed low temperatures chang- | ing a male frog into female and high | temperatures changing a female into a | male. | | " The fact that temperature will fix the | | sex of certain small animals has been known for some years, and used to pro- duce sexes wanted at will ~ Supremacy in Egg, at New Orleans. Dr. Wit- covered. 'KEY TO SEX CONTROLLOOMS | IN STUDY OF FROG EMBRYOS, Male and Female Factors Wage Battle for“ Scientist Reveals schi's work explains why cold produces | female and heat makes males. In low temperatures the outer cov- ering, the female side, called the cortex, grows faster than the inner male por- tion, named the medulla. Soon the cortex cells outnumber the medullas and the females win. The sex producing temperatures in | this case are 59 degrees Fahrenheit for | making females and 82 degrees for males. | Plant Sexes Studied. | Dr. C. E. Allen of the University of | Wisconsin, told of experiments with | mosses and other small plants indicat- ing that there are two factors determ- ing sex. One is dominant, being prob- | ably the chromosomes, while the other is some influence which at present can- not be defined more than to call it a “tendency” toward either one sex or the_other. This “tendency,” however, seems to emanate from parts of the plant that formerly were not believed to have any- thing to do with fixing sex A man's brain, busy thinking, uses more sugar than one of his arms or legs, the as: m was told yesterdav. Blood, on its trips through the head, drops much of its sugar in the brain along the wav, reported Dr. Abraham Myerson of Boston, Mass. Brains of people who are conscious absorb twice as much sugar as when the same pec- ple are unconscious under ether, he said. His discovery is a new aid to the study of mental and nervous troubles. The brain absorbed much more sugar | from the blood in almost every one of the 300 persons whom he tested, Dr. Myerson found. Just how the brain uses the sugar, whether the sugar is an actual “food for thought” is not vet_certain. Some of the excess of sugar in the body in cases of diabetes seems to be stored in the brain, Dr. Myerson dis- EARLY BIRDS GET | FIRST PLACES IN | WHITE HOUSE LINE (Continued From First Page) been in this country four wecks, having been born and reared in Shanghai, China. This made it kind of tough for Hune- feld, who left his home, at 225 C street northeast, equipped with an umbrella and a brand new pair of shoes, ir time to get to the front gate at 7:10—but in fifth place. However, the “desertion” | of the others for the White House | breakfast left him in possession of the place of honor. Louise Plummer, 1410 M street, a 14-year-old student at the John Quincy Adams School, and Miss Jane Bartle- man of Atlantic City, who came into line after 8 o'clock, were asked into the White House to await the start of the reception when the President saw them, and this invitation estab- lished a precedent in New Year's recep- | tlons just as did last year's breakfamt. | This morning'’s _breakfasters depre- cated any idea that their early ar- rival had been motivated by the pub- | licity that followed the breakfast in- | vitations extended by the President last | | vear to Charles P. Ruby and Arthur | J. Demars of Washington, who were | first on the scene. | From Newton's District. Young Barrows, who is the son of | Rev. Heary Barrows, Seventh-Day Ad- ventist missionary, said he thought “it would be a good idea to see the Presi- | dent of the United States,” while Bred- vold said that he had read about the New Year receptions in the papers and | | thought he would like to attend one. Bredvold's home is in Minneapolis, which is in the congressional district formerly | represented by Walter Newton of the Hoover secretariat. The quartet was escorted to the Ex- ecutive Mansion by a member of the | White House police force and there | were greeted by President Hoover, who was on his way to breakfast with mem- bers of the “medicine ball cabinet” and stopped to shake hands with his visitors to wish them a happy New Year and to ask that they “stay and have a cup of coffee,” as they afterward described it. | The Presicent was gerbed for his deily tussle with the medicine ball, | which prompted Wilson to say that | “President Hoover looks like a foot ball | player.” Bredvold described the breakfast as consisting of “awful good coffee, eggs, awful sweet bacon and muffins.” Held Place in Line. When Hunefeld was asked in he said that he wasn't hungry and that any- | | w2y he didn’t propose to lose his place in line after having been first on five | previous occesions. | " S0 determined was he to maintain his status that when William -Crim, an | assistant_usher st the White House, | started through the gate, Hunefeld | shouted st him | “Hey, come back here! The cops | will_only throw you out anyway and | | youll have to get behind me | | At 8:10 o'clock Hunefeld was joined | | by the little Plummer girl, who was |in line for the third,year. | The next arrival was’ Miss Bartleman, | These three composed the ‘“line” | when the invitation to wait in the| White House was brought out, and | while his two companions complied | gladly, Hunefeld again declined. He | insisted that first in line meant just| that and that there he stayed. | FOR RENT Foxall Village, six rooms, frigidaire, built-in g WHITEFORD & JAW 236 Southern Bldz. ofl heat, age. 1st sale; Mtge. Notes for on detached all- brick, new and modern homes near 16th St. ex- tended. L. W. GROOMES, 1719 Eve High-Gy de 1st st. Mortg. Notes Since 1901 For a “Happy New Year” —and freedom from window shade troubles install in your home QP new shades made of YHE WASHABLE WINDOW SHADE As an up-to-date housek: interested in how new . ness are being Ask for Estimate 830 13th St. N.W. carried out even eeper, we know that you will be standards of beauty and cleanli- in window shades. Tontine Is Washable HADE Sl ) Judge Gives Rules For HappyWedded Life for New Year By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 1.—The rules for 1932, as laid down by Judge Joseph A. Graber in the Court of Domestic Reltions: Don't try to remain sweethearts after marrizge. But try to be friends. “A married couple should not try to remain sweethearts” he said. “Romance and ardor should not be expected to continue through a married life. “Husbands should have the same loyalty for their wives as for their friends. The wife should De the best and truest friend and companion of all, should overlook her husband’s faults and idiosyn- crasies snd try to please him at all times. And, most of all, it takes two to make a quarrel.” Births Reported. The following births have been reported to the Health Department during the last 24 hours Raymond M, and Ruth E Brotherton, boy. sirl. Oscar and Angie Oste, gir) Hubert E and Vi E. Brodte, Robert L. and Evelyn V. Allison, girl. Charles E. and Carolyn Leasure. giri. Samuel and Anna Levinson, giri. William F. Agnes McDade, girl. George M. and Winnie Fleming, sirl. Alfred and Katherine M. Haley, George R. and Ruth Higgs. girl. Charles E. and Luciele Spence, girl. Thomas W. and Betty Hartley, girl. I Mushake, boy. in, boy. Harold J. and Evelyn A. Freeman, boy. Armin and Julia Rozman, boy. Murdock and Annie R. Hall, boy. William G. and Aileen E. Fiood, boy. and Muriel L. Clark, boy. and Gertrude Lynch, boy. Royal and Anna M. Mexwell and E: Henry G. and Ha . girl. Raymond E. and Ellen G. Contee. boy. Neal and_ Victoria G. Jackson. boy. Ferdinand A. and Bessie Milés, boy. Deaths Reported. llowing deaths have been reported to {he Health Department during the last 24 Lawrence O'Dell, 78, Garfleld Hospital. Honora A, Jones, 73, 918 Kennedy st. Olive E."Morris.'75," 3715 14th st. Hayward M ., 71, 463 M st 7 Underwood st William H.'Perry, 68, 1867 Benning rd. n.e. John McCullum, 67, Emergency Hosplial William W. Atkinson, 65, 900 13th Edward F. Morrison, 64, 4736 Sth st. Michael F. McCann,' 63, 805 E st. Charles E. Withers, 51, U. 8. Hospital = pCharles 8. Dunlap.”52, Walter Reed Hos- Clira M. Hoofer, 51, en route to Emer- gency Hospital. = Mary W. Olark, 50, 1818 Wyoming ave. Fuller G. Sydnor, 47, 1928 15th st. r.e. Herbert L. Anderson. 44. 1340 Parkwood pl. James Jones. 15, 2014 L st. William Fletcher, 75, Gallinger Hospital. Fannle C. Brown, 70, 1611 10th st. John Bright, 68. 144 C st. s.w. John Harvey, 65. Freedmen's Hospital. Mary Scott, 47, Fresdmen's Hospital | Alice Courtney, 43, Gallinger Hospital. | st. n.e. 5w, Veterans' | | braid on | Secretary of War, « A3 DPLOMATIC CORPS BRICHTENS PARTY Brilliant Costumes Vie for Promincnce at New Year Reception. ‘The rapidly changing diplomatic corps furnished the most brilliant fea- ture of the President’s reception today, this being one of the few occasions when the entire corps appears in court or full-dress uniform. Most elaborate are the uniforms of the Italian and the Latin American diplomats, the gold their coats barely leaving room for their splendid array .of medals and decorations. Nobile Giacomo de Martino, Ambas- sador of Italy, who appeared at the White House at the diplomatic reception December 10 for the first time in his new guise as dean of the corps, led the brilliant procession which opened the reception today and, with Nobil Donna Antoinette de Maréino and the mem- bers of the embassy staff and their wives, flashed along the line as brilliant as a meteor. Nobil de Martino was regal in a cos- tume of black velvet with a large orna- ment of crystals and pearls on the bodice as the one high light, and her becoming hat was also of velvet. She wore a rich sable scarf about her shoulders. Hoover Sons Absent. Much to the disappointment of every | one, the President’s sons, Mr. Herbert Hoover, jr, and Mr. Allan H-over, were absent, the former having left for New York, accompanied by Mrs. Hoover, and the latter for California. As a rich compensation, however, was the appearance of Peter Herbert Hoover, 3d, and his winsome sister, Peggy Ann, who were accompanied by Susanne Boone. Peggy Ann wore a sensible little “pantie suit,” and Peter was in a blue suit with very wide and very short trousers. Susanne wore brown tweed. For long years the New Year day re- ception has been looked upon as an oc- casion for the introducticn of new styles in hats, gowns and furs, and to- day was no exception to the rule. Mrs. Hoover Simply Gowned. Mrs. Hoover wore for the occasion a dress of seal brown velvet quite simply fashioned, and she carried a gold purse, Mrs, Edward Everett Gann, sister of Vice President Curtis, wore a becoming costume of green velvet, fashioned sim- | ply, a green felt hat trimmed with soft flat feathers against the crown, and about her shoulders a scarf of mink fur, Mrs, Stimson's costume was of bur- gundy velvet with a bodice of gold and burgundy color brocade, and her becom- ing hat was in corresponding color, Mrs. Patrick J. Hurley, wife of the was in a smartly fashioned gown of brown velvet trim- med with beige, the material tucked and plaited to relieve its severeness. Her turban of brown felt was trimmed with beige. Mrs. Mitchell Wears Black. Mrs. Willlam De Witt Mitchell, wife of the Attorney General, wore black velvet with ermine trimming and neck piece and a hat of black velvet, Mrs. Charles Francis Adams, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, was in black velvet, the severepess relieved by rare old lace, and her black hat was trim- med with a black ostrich feather. Mrs. Brown, wife of the Postmaster General, wore a charming dress of pale green woolen material, with a small black felt hat. Mrs. Wilbur wore dark green brocaded chiffon, with a hat in corresponding color. Mrs. Hyde, wife of the Secretary of Agriculture, wore a striking costume in black and white, the gown designed of black flat crepe and trimmed with a beaded white chiffon vest effect and the long sleeves with inserts of lace. She | wore a smartly tailored hat of velvet, trimmed with a curled quill, and her other accessories were of black dull kid. Miss Caroline Hyde, daughter of the Secretary and Mrs. Hyde, was a strik- ing picture in a gown of dark red vel- vet trimmed with cream lace, a hat to match in fine velour, and her slippers were of Ted suede. Mrs. Robert Patterson Lamont, wife of the Secretary of Commerce, Wore brown velvet, the upper part of the bodice being made of brown brocade crepe and her brown felt hat was trim- med with brown velvet. Mrs. Doak wore a handsome gown of dark brown velvet, trimmed with kolinsky fur. Her hat was of velour ta match and she had on suede slippers to correspond. MARK GREAT NICHT EDINBURGH, Scotland, January 1 (#).—Hogmanay, the great nicht o’ the year, was celebrated fervently In the highlands and lowlands of Scotland last night. 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