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The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
NIECE OF MANILA BAY
HERO TO MARRY HERE.

Miss Helen Walker Gridley,
daughter Of the late Lucius E. Grid
ley and Mrs. Gridley, formerly OF
Hilisdale, Mich. will be married to
Albert Carey Kidwell tomorrow
noon at the home of the brides
parents. 1851 Monroe street. The
ceremony will be performed by the
Rev. J. ]. Dunn. The bride will
be given in marriage by her uncle.
Gilbert Hutchinson. Miss Char
lotte B. Gridley. sister Of the bride,
will be maid of honor. while For
rest Scott Black. of Louisville, KY,
will act as best man for Mr.. Kid
well.
Following the ceremony there
will be a small reception for close
friends.
Among the guests at the wedding
will be the brides sister. Miss Mary
kidwell, and the bridegroom's faith
er. Robert r. kidwell.
Miss Gridley is a niece of the late
Capt. Charles Y. Gridley, u. s. A..
of Manila Bay fame. Mr.. KidwelI
was a lieutenant during the war
and served two years in France.
Mrs. NJ. d. Holmes will entertain
at dinner tomorrow evening at the
Cafe. St. Marks. There will be ten
in the party
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
LIEUT.. COL. SNYDER
SAILS FOR PARIS.

Lieut.. Col. oliver F. Snyder. U.
S. A. of this city. who was at the
Hotel Astor, in New York, week
sailed Wednesday on the Adriatic
for Paris, where he has been de-
tailed by the War Department to
attend the meetings of the Inter-
national Shooting Union, beginning
April Is. He will remain for the
Rife Association OF America at the
Olympic meetings to be held at Lu-
cerne some time in May. Col. Sny-
der is one of the seven noted pistol
and rife shots of the army. He
served with the A. E. F. for two
years in France and was captain
OF the pistol team at La Mans,
France.
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PRESIDENTS SISTER
Is HONOR GUEST.

Mrs. Caroline votaw. sister of
PRESIDENT Harding. and Miss Rens-
berg, the Presidents niece, were
ccmplimented by dinner given
last evening by DR.. Claude c. LAWN
der, assistant treasurer-general Of
the Public Health Service, and Mrs
'Lavinder, at 2400 Sixteenth street
Other guests were DR.. Heber votaw,
Allen c. Canton, of New York; DR..
and Mrs. Stewart, and Miss Annabel
Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger whiteford
have as their guest Mrs. George r.
Hubbard, Of Hartford. Conn, Mrs.
whiteford's sister.
Miss Isabel Duguid, of Edin-
burgh, Scotland. is expected to-
morrow to spend a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. whiteford.
The League of American Pen
women will hold business meet
ing at the clubhouse Monday even
Ing at 8 o'clock.
Col. and Mrs. Gilbert. who have
oeen spending the winter at the
Stee' nave gone 10 Atlantic
CITY Tor several weeks visit.
Mrs. David Jayne Hill enter
tained at tea yesterday afternoon.N
the Misses Cullen were hostesses
at luncheon yesterday.
MRS. CHAPLIN
GIVES LUNCHEON.
Mrs. Rafael r. Gown was honor
guest at a luncheon given yester-
day by Mrs. Frederick e. Chaplin at
the Alibi Club. Among the other
quests were Nine. de Cespedes,
Nine. Uruetta, Nine. Grouitch, Mrs.
Sharles DENLY. Mrs. Charles s.
Bromwell, Mrs. George n. Ehle.
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mrs.
Henry T. oxnard. Mrs. Joseph e.
Thropp. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins,
Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs. Breck-
fnridge Long. Mrs. Gilbert H. Gros-
venor. Mrs. z. N. NJ. King. Mrs.
Francis s. Nash. Mrs. Reginald
Huidekoper. and Miss June Gilmore.
Mrs. Frank Wells and Miss M. z.
Yale. of brewster. NJ Y, and Mrs.
Frank Wells Mccabe. OF white
Plains. N. Y. are at the Hotel
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recent oeAln OF nj. INpDinroh
mother. the wedding will be QUIET
BRITISH KNIGHT FETED
ny WASHINGTON FRIENDS.
Col. and Mrs. Z. r. whitmore
yesterday entertained at luncheon
Sir Arthur and Lady Newsholme.
Sir Arthur, who for the last two
years has been a professor at the
Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene
and Public Health. will return to
his home in England next week.
Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett and her
sister. Mrs. Charles G. Matthews,
entertained it bridge yesterday
afternoon for their sister. Mrs. Ed
win P. Porcher. who is their guest
this week. Among the guests were
Mrs. Lewis Macarthur. Of chicagoi
Mrs. Frederick Hodge, OF Kala-
mazoo. Mich; Mrs. Louis Hertie. OF
Gunston Hall. Va. and her sister.
Mrs. Drake. OF Chicago.
After s o'clock a number of ad-
ditional guests came in for tea.
Presiding over. the tea table alter
nately were Mrs. william Van De-
vanter. Mrs. Rufus Day. Mrs. A.
De witt ralmadge and Mrs. John
Temple Graves.
In compliment to Mrs. william
Harveycutter. of Salem, Va, Mrs.
Fred L. Harveycutter entertained
at bridge yesterday. The guests in
cluded Mrs. A. Bryant Reavis, OF
Chester. Pa; Mrs. George L. Hub
bard, of Hartford. Conn; Mrs Al
bert Thomas. Mrs. c. p. Ravenberg.
Mrs. Charles Nash, Mrs. Eugene
Taylor. Mrs. William Mcclure, Mrs.
Amos Pager. Mrs. Clyde wrenn,
Mrs. Roger Whiteford and Miss
Genevieve Thomas.
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BELGIANs ENTERTAIN
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,

The Belgian Ambassador and
Baroness de Cartier had "A dinner
company Of distinguished guests last
evening when they entertained in
honor of the British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes. In the company were
the host and hostess and guests Of
honor. the Chinese Minister, DE- AL
fred SEE. Senator Hitchcock, Senator
Edge, Brig Gen. and Mrs. Charles
l.. McCawley. Mrs. E. II. @. Slater.
William Phelps Emo. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, Frank Wiborg.
Raoul TIlmont, attache of the Bel
gian Embassy. and Nine. Tilmont,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert StablerrMr. and Mrs. Horace
westcott, Mrs. George Ehle, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Kate Cary.
and Miss Betty Connolly.
Nine. Elizalde, wife OF the Minister
of Ecuador, entertained at \ small
luncheon yesterday at the legation.
The Minister of the Serbs, Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch and
the Rumanian Minister and Princess
Bibesco were among the guests at a
dinner given last evening by Mr.. and
Mrs Alexander Sedgwick at their
home on Sunderland place. Others
in the party were the former Secre-
tary Of the Interior, John Barton
Payne; Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Casper
Miller. Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Franklin
McVeagh and Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Rensselaer,.
Princess Lubomirska was hostess
at lunchean yesterday at the Polish
Legation.
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NEwLY-MARRIED CorPLE
TO MAKE HOME HERE.

Mr.. and Mrs. de II. Hugh Col
lins. whose marriage took place re-
Gently in New York. will come to
Washington shortly to make their
home. Mr.. Collins is q son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Collins. of Ross
lyn, Va. Mrs. Collins was formerly
Miss Florence V. Tonkin. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay Tonkin,
of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Mcdonald
Lindsey announced the engagement
Of their daughter. Elizabeth, to
Capt. Albion Smith, Sixth Field Ar
tillery, U. S. A. Owing to hurried
orders to Capt. Smith to report for
duty at Fort Sill. Okla. the we'd
ding will take place early in May.
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MISS CAvANAGH TO ENTERTAIN
At wOMAN's CITY CLUB.

Miss Maud r. Cavanagh will be
hostess at the directors reception
at the Women's City Club on Sum
day from 4:39 to 6 o'clock. DR..
Katherine NJ. II. Blackford will be
the guest OF honor. Assisting will
be Misses Maria Ewing. Helen Cro-
min, Elena Tortorells, Isabel Ste
vens, Mrs. Max West. Mrs. Walter
Ufford. Mrs. Anna Bushee and Miss
Eleanor Ewing. Mrs. o. I. woodley
will preside at the tea table, as
sisted by Mrs. Henry Stewart and
Miss Frances Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. McKinstry
and their children have taken an
apartment at the Hotel Washington
for the spring season. After their
visit here they will return to theft
home in Savannah. Ga, for the
summer.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Mrs. Harding received q few call
ers Informally yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Harding will be the honor
guest Of the Congressional Club at
a reception to be given at the club
house the afternoon Of April Is at {
O'Clock. Mrs. Harry C. woodward.
chairman Of the entertainment COM
mittee. has charge Of arrangements.
Mrs. Oscar Underwood and Mrs. Ste
phen B. Elkins will pour tea.
The Vice President and Mrs. Cool
idge were guests at q dinner given
last evening at the Shoreham by
Senator and Mrs. Frank B. willis.
The other guests were the Attorney
General, Harry NJ. Daugherty; Sem
ator and Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. SEN
ator and Mrs. Arthur Capper. Sena-
tor Frank B. Brandegee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Joerissen, and Brig. Gen.
and Mrs, C. E. Sawyer.
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, wife of the
Vice President. will be the honor
guest at the luncheon which Mrs.
H. W. Keyes, wife of the Senator.
will give today. The other guests
will be Nine. Riano. wife Of the
Spanish Ambassador; Nine. Grou-
itch, wife of the Minister Of the
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes; Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Frederic De-
lano. Mrs. Parker West. Mrs. Fred
erick Hicks and Mrs Sumner
welles.
Mrs. Keyes and Mrs. Homer Hoch
will be joint hostesses at a recep-
tion at the Congressional Club next
Wednesday afternoon in compliment
to the delegates to the convention
of the League of American Pen
Women.
Mrs. Coolidge will not receive
next week. but will be at home
Wednesday afternoon, April 20.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Weeks were entertained at dinner
last evening by Capt. and Mrs.
Charles H. Harlow.
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PURCHASE BOXES
FOR DAFFODIL BALL.

the distinction Of being the first to
buy a box for the daffodil ball to be
given for the benefit OF Trinity
House swimming pool on April 81
Other boxholders are the Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Coolidge, the Third
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Houghton and Rev. DR.
and Mrs. Coveli. of Trinity House
and Senator and Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, jr.. the latter being
chairman of the ball committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Corning, OF
Albany, will come to Washington
April l to spend a week with Sen:
ator and Mrs. James W. wads.
worth. jr.
Formal guard mounting with the
band near the flag staff at Fort
Myer will take place every Tuesday
and Friday evening at 4:30 O'Clock
for the next few weeks.
MRS. BLISS AIDS
LIGHTHOUSE FUND.
At a meeting held at the home of
Mrs. Willard Straight at 113o Fifth
avenue in New York Wednesday
Mrs. Robert Woods, Bliss. /of 1856
Massachusetts avenue, now in New
York. bought a certificate for $4,000
for the foundation of the Eight
house for the blind in France.
Several other large contributions
were made as result of the illus
trated talk which Miss Holt gave
on the work done under the patron
age OF the President of the French
Republic by the Phare de France.
A letter from President Harding
was read commencing the work
to be done by the foundation, and
letter from Prime Minister BRAND
was read by CASTOR Liebert, Consul
General OF France in New York.
Among those present were Her.
pert Satterlee, Mrs. E: H. Herman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu Root. jr., Mrs
John Jacob Gunther. Mrs. Walter
Damrosch, Mrs. Bertha G. Brooks
Rowland Holt, Miss Helen Bradley,
tne Rev. and Mrs A. Duane Pell,
Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Payne.
Mrs, T. Frederick Talcott, Mrs.
Belle d'Acosta Green, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson, Mrs. r. +.
Ford, Mrs. Frank Presbrey, Mrs.
Elizabeth Bliss. Mr.. and Mrs.
Schuyler Wheeler, Miss Kate Cary,
Mrs James Roosevelt. Mrs. Charles
A. Post. Mrs. Dexter Blagden, Mr.
and Mrs. j.. H. Rhodes, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Forbes Morgan. Miss Josephine
Mead, Mrs. AlgeroR Trizzell and
MISS Beatrice Pynchon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Roberts will
give q large dinner at the Hotel
Belvedere, in Baltimore this even
Ing in honor of Gen. John ]. Per.
shing. afterward going with their
guests to the Aviators' ball at the
Lyric. In addition to Gen. Per-
shing, their guests viii be Mai.
John g. Queckemeyer, aide-de.
camp to Gen. Pershing; Gov. AL
bert C. Richie, Brig. Gen. Adei-
bert Cronkhite, Capt. Edwin s. Ross,
aide-de-camp to Gen. Pershinr:
Maj. Gen. william w. Wright, Mrs.
Wright and Miss Marjorie Wright.
OF Washington; Mai. Gen. Charles
7. Menoher, Brig. Gen. William
Mitchell. Of Washington; Mrs.
Frank s. Hambleton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard W. Alexander. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gustavus 0ber. jr.. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Keyser. jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Horatio L. Whitridge. Miss Anne
w. Wflffamn Miss prfscilt. r,.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Mrs. William E. Hughes is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Earle C..
Metz, wife of Lieut. Comdr. Metz,
at 3430 Albemarle street. Mrs.
Hughes recently arrived in this
country from Lima. Peru.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

John Barrett. formerly director
general of the Pan American Union,
is at the Waldorf-Astoria in New
York representing the government
of Venezuela in the official arrange
ments for the unveiling April ls in
Central Park of the statue OF Gen.
Simon Bolivar. which will be at
tended by President Harding and
the diplomatic corps from WASH
ington.
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Senator Phelan had as luncheon
guests at the Shoreham yesterday
the Swedish Minister. Alex wallen-
berg, and J. de Lagerberg. secretary
Of the Swedish Legation.
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host will introduce to the company.
Capt. Uyeda plans to give two or
three more parties, of an informal
nature, before leaving for Japan.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Mss Elizabeth johnson. of Wash
ington, will be maid of honor ana
Miss Bernice Beatty and Miss Mary
Carroll Harris. of this city, will he
bridesmaids at the wedding of Miss
Kate Carroll Nash. daughter of Mrs.
Lulu Carroll Nash, and Lucian Allen
Hemmick, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland ]. Hemmick. of Pitts
burgh, in Baltimore, April so. The
bridegrom-elect is an uncle of Miss
Elizabeth Johnson.
The ceremony will be performed
az st. Williams Catholic Church.
fMiss Nash. who made her debut a
couple of seasons ago, is a niece of
the late Mrs. William Lanahan. The
matron OF honor will be Mrs. ].
sarsheld Sweeney. Miss Katherine
Lanahan Wilson. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Wilson, of Cations
vile, and Miss Clara Milne, daugh.
ter OF Maj. and Mrs B. Thomas
Milne, of Brighton. England, cous.
ms OF the bride, will be the flower
girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A Drain wers
hosts at dinner last evening in
compliment to Mrs. Chandler Sloan
OF New York. Mrs. Drains sister
who is visiting her.
Col. and Mrs. Glen Fay Jenk.
entertained at dinner last evening
when their honor guests were the re.
tiring Trade Commissioner and Mrs
Merchant H. Mahony and their
mouse guest. Miss Jeane Rowen
MISS Rowen is concert pianist OF
London, England. and will visit II
washington for a week.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
HERRICK ENTERTAINs
NOTED FRENCHMEN

The French Ambassador, J. ]. Jus
serand, and Rene Viviani. former
premier of France, were special
guests OF Col. Myron T. Her-ick.
newly appointed Ambassador to
France. at the Aviators' ball given
in New York last evening at the
Hotel Waldorf-Astoria.
General william f. Mitchell. ac-
companied by several pilots. flew
from Boiling Field yesterday to at
tend the ball. He was honor guest
at a dinner given last evening pre-
ceding the ball by Mrs. Francis Bur-
rail- Hoffman.
NJ. Jusserand will return to Wash
ington today.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Miss Marion Tiffany. OF New York.
daughter of Mrs. Henry Fletcher
and well known in Washing
ton society. will be married to Mar
tin Brown Saportas. son of Mrs. r.
Brown Saportas. on Wednesday. June
]. The details for the wedding have
not been completed. Miss Tiffany is
a granddaughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore Havemeyer.
The Argentine Ambassador and
Nine. LIE Breton, accompanied by
Nine. LIE Breton's niece, Miss Llov-
eras, will return to Washington
Monday from White Sulphur Springs.
where the Ambassador joined Nine.
lie Breton an Miss Lloveras a few
days ago.
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recent death Of Mr.. Robinson's
mother. the wedding will be duier.
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Club to Fete
Mrs. Harding
Vices of Congress Mem
bers to GiUe Reception
in Her Honor.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

Mrs. Harding received q few call
ers Informally yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Col. and Mrs. Gilbert. who have
oeen spending the winter at the
Lafayette, have gone to Atlantic
CITY FOR several weeks visit.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Formal guard mounting with the
band near the flag staff at Fort
Myer will take place every Tuesday
and Friday evening at 4:3o O'Clock
for the next few weeks.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Parker Corning, of
Albany, will come to Washington
April l to spend week with Sen:
ator and Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth. jr.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Mrs. Frank Wells and Miss NJ z.
Yale. Of Brewster. N. T.. and Mrs.
Frank Wells Mccabe. OF white
Plains, N Y. are at the Hotel
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Mrs. David Jayne Hill enter
tanned at tea yesterday afternoon.N y
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

The League of American Pen
women will hold a business meet
ing at the clubhouse Monday even
Ing at 8 o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Miss Isabel Duguid. of Edin-
ourgh, Scotland. is expected to-
morrow to spend a few days with
Mr.. and Mrs. whiteford.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28
JONES IS HELD ON S5,000 BOND
 ON ONE CHARGE
Bound Over to Grand Jury for Manslaughter Woman
 Held on Lesser Charge.

Dan Jones. held in connection with the death of Mary Williams, follow ing an alleged drinking bout last Thursday afternoon and night, was bound over yesterday by Judge H. B. LeFevre to await investigation by the Federal Grand Jury. Jones is being held on a charge of man woman named Catherine Walberg, slaughter. His companion. an Indian who was arrested last Friday in com pany with Jones, was released on the manslaughter charge, but was bound over to the grand jury charged with giving liquor to Indians.
 Jones was also bound over on the same charge. Judge LeFevre fixed Jones' bond in the manslaughter case at $5O00 and $2,000 on the other charge. The woman's bond was also fixed at $2,000 In default of bond both prisoners were committed to the
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28

local Federal jail until the Grand Jury convenes next March and takes further action in the cases.
 The charge of manslaughter was entered against both Jones and the Walberg woman after a coroner'S jury returned a verdict last Friday to the effect that the Williams wo- man had died from the effects of drinking alcoholic liquor given her by the two prisoners. In the hearing yesterday. the government called a number of witnesses, including the dead wOman's husband, Jake Vii Hams, and others to prove the liquor was from Jones. Dr. L. P. Dawes testified that his examination of the dead body and an autopsy performed by him convinced him that death was caused by alcoholic poisoning.
 Both Jones and his companion were represented by Henry Roden at yesterdays hearing and waived mak- ing any statement.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28
Proposed New Scale Will
 Cut Wages to Big Figure

WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-Under new wage reductions for 750,O00 rail road workers employed north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississip- pf, the scale of shop machinists, boil ermakers, blacksrhiths. electricians and high-grade car repairers will be 62 cents an hour instead of the pres ent rate of 77 cents, freight car re pairmen rate 52 cents instead of 72 cents, track labor 32 cents on main line tracks and 30 cents for branch lines. Shop and roundhouse workers will receive a rate of cents an hour in excess of track labor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28

the estate of the late Governor and United States Senator-elect Napoleon B. Broward, who commanded her during part of her adventurous ca- reer, and will be converted into a wrecking tug.
 The Three Friends, built in Jack sonville in 1895, is 112 feet in length and although designed solely for towing purposes her lines and power were such that she easily could show her heels to all but the speediest warcraft of the day When gun running became popular and profitable she joined the tug Daunt- less, commanded by the widely known Dynamite Johnny O'Brien and successfully eluding numerous Spanish and American warships sent to capture them the two vessels landed cargo after cargo of muni- tions for the Cuban patriots.
 Other vessels also were engaged in flibustering but their activities soon were overshadowed by the hair-rais- ing exploits of the Three Friends and the Dauntless and the names of the two tugs became familiar throughout the world
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28
CEbALLA HOME IS TOTAL LOSS
 FROM FLAMES
Early Morning Fire Burns Another Residence in the
 Scatter Tract.

Fire starting from an overloaded stove totally destroyed the Adolf Geballa home in the Scatter Tract at an early hour this morning and Mrs Geballa and baby sole occu- pants of the dwelling, barely escaped from the burning building with their lives.
 The house was situated but few hundred feet from the site of the former Rosselle home and was a six room, two story structure. With a snow storm on when the building was burning the lighting effects of the burning structure made a mag nificent sight.
 The alarm was turned in about six o'clock this morning. The fire truck made the run to the scene but the firemen were powerlcss to do anything as there is no fire hydrants near.
 According to Mrs. Geballa she was in the rear of the house when she heard a cracking sound in the front part near where she had left a fire in the heating stove. She was in her night clothes and running to see what it was discovered the fire. She immediately ran upstairs and took out her young baby from the bed where she was sleeping and just got the flames in time. The fire scorched her clothing but did net burn her She run over to the house of neighbor. Nothing was saved from the dwelling.
 MT. Geballa who for long time was employed as a baker in a local shop, left not long ago for the South.
 Insurance to the amount of $2.000 placed through Allen Shattuck of this city partly covers the loss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-28
GREAT BOUNDARY
 WITHOUT FORTS
Two Thousand Miles of U. S. Canadian Border Is With-
 out Military Guard.

BUFFALO, Dec. 2S.-The claim that the 2,000 mile boundary line between the United States and Can ada is without fort or military guard can be reStated today as a fact, fol- lowing the withdrawal of military force which all summer and fall occupied Navy Island, i'll the Niagara River just above the Falls.
 The commandant of the force was a corporal and his army" consisted of one private. They were with drawn on orders from Ottawa and sent to winter quarters at Toronto
 Navy Island was awarded to Can ada when the boundary line along the Niagara frontier was drawn by treaty. It has an area of about 30 acres and is one of the most pie turesque spots in the Great Lakes chain.
 Many years ago the Canadian government leased Navy Island to a Buffalo corporation which proposed to establish a vineyard and orchard there. The concern did not progress and ultimately sublet it's rights to a tenant farmer who was the sole per manent occupant of the island for a quarter of a century.
 Last spring the Canadian govern ment desired to break the lease and took action upon clause which provided that the instrument would be nullified at any time Canada wanted the island flor military pur- poses" The military force was dis patched forthwith and the island became military area of Canada.
 Winter evacuation was decided upon to save the army from the rigors of field duty during the months of low temperature.