The Cordova daily times., 1923-01-15
ay ELLIS H. MARTIN,

DAN fftAINClJto3 phli. io. O''i' fornia's first Congresswoman vii be a representative of Labor.
 Mrs. Mae Nolan, widow of Con gressman John I. Nolan, will have the united support of Union Labor in her campaign for the seat in the House left vacant by the death ol her husband The present outlook is that on January 23 Mrs. Nolan will be elected both for the unex' pired term of her husband and for the new term from the Fifth Con- gressional District, which takes in part of San Francisco a labor strong hold. In addition to Mrs. Nolan six male candidates have entered the lists.
 Mrs Nolan will go to Congress with the firm purpose of carrying on the work begun by her husband. Congressman Nolan was one of the foremost spokesman of Labor at the nations capitol. He was strongly considered for the post of Secretary of Labor when President Harding was making up his Cabinet He was for years a high official of the International Moulders' Union.
 When he died there were five humanitarian measures closest to the heart of the Californian Congress- man.
 They were:
 A law fixing a minimum of $3 a day for Government employees.
 The Johnson-Nolan constitutional amendment to end child labor.
 An equal wage law for women in the Government service.
 A law providing for Federal em- ployment agencies to end the mulct- ing of workers by fee garnering em- ployment agencies.
 The soldiers bonus.
 These measures will have Mrs. Nolan's earnest support-their ad- vancement to her work of love. Mrs. Nolan is a nome woman" She has never campaigned before. She frankly confessed in discussing the prospects of her election that she was a wee bit frightened at the prospects of public speaking in Con- p,,t cho oh nf shirking this part of the task.
 q think I shall manage it," she told neWspaperman. If I am elected I mean to be a real Congress- woman and make speeches he same as other members"
 Mrs. Nolan, of course, will havc the aid and support of other prom inent members of the California delegation in Congress. She has al ready been assured of this. She hopes also to have the same sup port and advice from national labor | leaders that were always accorded her husband.
 Their legislative committee called every day on MT. Nolan, and I hope they will be equally active in keep ing me posted on what labor wants, she said.
 q know I shall take a real joy in going forward in the labors that my husband started and in doing what I can to complete the work he had started"
 Bridging the Bay" Is a perennial topic in San Francisco and the con- tiguous bay regions. Situated as it is on peninsula, San Francisco is cut off by water from the rest of California except on one side. "The Chinese WaIl' some commentators have called the situation. Daily about one hundred thousand persons cross the bay to Oakland, to Sausalto or Vallejo It takes time, and it costs money if you have an automobile to go by boat. Hence the universal demand is for the bridging of the bay.
 There are almost as many schemes as there are engineers. Some of the as their engineers. Some of the greatest engineers in the world have devoted study to the possibilities of bridging the bay All have agreed