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Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
Bill" Cochran Gets
 Love Offering From
 Grade School Pupils

BELLINGHAM, Wn., Feb 19.-- The affection in which w. L. Coch- ran, physical director of the grade schools, is held by the pupils of the grade buildings was revealed recent ly when City Superintendent D. E. Wiedman at St. Luke's hospital pre- scented the injured director with a certificate of deposit for s175. All this was contributed voluntarily and spontaneously by the pupils, who took the Hove offering" to assist Mr. Cochran in paying hospital and other bills resulting from injuries received by him when he fell down an open elevator shaft in the Mason block
 Bless their hearts, I love every one of them," MT. Cochran said in expressing his appreciation Tell them I hope to be with them soon."
 MT. Cochran is still in great pain
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
Professor Declares
 He Will Rag" Opera

SPOKANE, Wn., Feb. 20.-While attorneys for Prof. Francis E. Wood ward, choir leader and music teacher, were preparing today to file in the SUI perior court suit demanding $10,000 damages on behalf of their client from Ralph Pollack, leader of an orchestra playing theatre and dance hall en- gagement here because he had taken tunes from the old masters and jazz ed them,' MT. POllack announced his intention to invade still further the realm of classics with his modern syncopation.
 Prof Woodward is wrong," was MT. POllock's reply to the professors complaint, which has been served on him. And to prove it, I shall mod ernize, or if he so prefers to term | it, rag the opera Aida next week" :" Basis of his suit for damages he claims have been sustained by his business because of MT. Pollocks ren- dition of the work of the masters, "the public has received a perverted idea of classical music, insofar that many children no longer desire mu- sical education"
 The Pollock orchestra, Professor l Woodward maintains, makes a prac- tice of mutilating by butchering the classic selections of the worlds mas l ter composers"
 But MT. Pollock feels differently about it.
 'I maintain and always shall, that 1 have rather made an improvement on the old masters than dragged them down. I have the right to play any tune in any manner I see fit.''
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
HUGE GOVERNMENT ARSENAL
 LIES IDLE AND REPRODUCTIVE

ROCK ISLAND, Feb. 19.-Four
 hundred million dollars worth of property lies in comparative disuse at the Rock Island Arsenal here.
 Largest of the government arsenals in the United States, Rock Island during the world war employed 13,- 900 workmen, and gained the repu- tation as the largest arsenal in the world, the Krupp factory in Germany having been dismantled
 Col. D. M King, commandant, said he has no information of any plan to increase the activity of the arsen- al, although during the presidential
 campaign it was suggested by can- didates that congressional action be taken which would permit the carry ing on of productive work on the
 basis which existed prior to the war. Vast quantities or ordinance stores produced by all government arsenals and by private industries through out the east as a result of war act ivities," Col. King said, resulted in large surplus of such material on hand, a quantity sufficient for the needs of the army at it's reduced strength for some time Very little productive work is being done. Op- erations are confined principally to work of an experimental nature in connection with the design of ar tillery material and repair of equip
 ment turned in from the field. At
 present there are slightly less than 600 employees. The percentage of
 capacity at which the arsenal fa-
 cilities are now being utilized may
 be stated as approximately to 10 | per cent.
 "The arsenal as it stands today represents a valuation, at very con- servative figure, including stores on hand for issue and for manufactur- ing opposes, of nearly $400,000,O00.
 Approximately $50,0O0,000 of this fig
 ure is represented in the value of its
 buildings and equipment
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
Seward Leather
 Works.

MT. and Mrs. Fred Miller complet- ed deal yesterday whereby they became the owners of the A. B. Hall The building was purchased from MT. T. w. Hawkins, and it is under stood that s5,OOO was paid for the property Mr. and Mrs. Miller will live next door to the hall.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
SCHOOL BOARD SORROWS.

The common council at Mondays meeting loaned the school board $120O to finance it's educational expenses. The Territory owes the town consid- erable school money, according to re- ports, but the local board has not yet been able to collect it.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
GUS BORGEN RETURNING

Charles Tecklenberg of the Sew ard Trading company, received q cable from Gus Borgen yesterday stating that he was leaving his home in Palo Alto, Monday, for Sc ward. MT. Borgen has been i'll the past winter and spent part of his time in Arizona and around the oil fields.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
BASKETBALL GAME TONIGHT
 ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD HALL

Tonight at 700 o'clock at A. B. hall, the Signal Corps team will play the High School five. Those playing on the Signal Corps team are Burr s. Snyder, Thinker, Harry Selby, Bo- lam and Robinson. Those comprising the school team are Prof. Barnett, w. Stump, Ernest Bailey, Merritt She'll horn and Hector Mclean.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Malcolm s. Wilson of Juneau, rep resenting the Mutual Paper Company advises his customers that he is on his way to Seward and will arrive on the Alameda.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

My new spring and summer all woo. suit samples are now on display including Suit Fashion Plate with all the latest Eastern Styles. If you are planning to buy suit you cannot make a mistake by looking these sam ples over. Jordan's Valet Service.
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Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
LET'S GO WHERE?
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership of Frank Kempfer and Charles A. Benson, doing business un- der the firm name of the Seward Real Estate Company has been dissolved. The entire business of the firm has been taken over by Frank M Kemp fer
 Dated February 19, 1925.
 FRANK M. KEMPFER.
 CHAS. A. BENSON. Publish Feb 20, 21, 23, 1925.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
E, CARVED FROM GIANT TRUNK
UNDERWOOD { UNDERWOOD N. Y

and weeks will elapse before he can resume his work in the schools. Wis itors are still excluded from his room @
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
FINE WEATHER, WHAT,

The temperature since the cold spell of several weeks ago, has bor- dered on that of spring, with bright sunny days and the snow going rap- idly.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
ATTENTION!

How would you like to have happy feet all the time?
 Weak arches develop into flat feet unless they are corrected in time. If you have SHOE or FOOT troubles this is the place for TRAINED service and ad- vice.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

ALAMEDA NORTH kETCHIKAN
 The Steamship Alameda left Ret chikan at six this morning, north bound.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

The Ladies' Aid will hold a bake
 sale tomorrow afternoon at Urbach's store. An opportunity to secure fine homecooked products at low price.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20
GOOD ICE CROP HARVESTED

The Alaska Transfer has harvested $50 tons of first class ice from the lakes around Seward, which has been hauled and stored in their icehouses.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

If you don't get your paper before six o'clock please phone us and one will be sent by special messenger.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Ladies' ana Gents Alfalfa Harvest. ing-O. K. Barber Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Are you a subscriber to the Daily Gateway? If not why not:
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Parker's Duofold Fountain Pens, at the Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Sheaffer's Life Time Pens, at the Alaska Shop. tf~
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

DO NOT FORGET the basketball game tonight.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Mrs Otto Sanbeck has accepted a position in the Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Haas Fresh Candies at the Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

LET'S GO WHERE?
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Brunswick Radiolas, the Radiola de Luxe at the Alaska Shop. If
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

Coming up, St. Patrick's Day dance.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-02-20

LET'S GO ]!
Evening star., 1925-10-10
SOUTH LEADS NATION
IN BUILDING WORK
Tremendous Gains Shown Over
1924, Particularly During
Past Month.

The South is leading all sections of
the United States in building activities
according to the national monthly
building survey of s w. Straus & Co.,
made public yesterday.
Tremendous gains were shown both
for the month of September and for
the nine months of the year. compared
with the same periods of 1924. The 66
leading Southern cities reported build
ing permits in September amounting
To $53 .09S.375. compared with 5.S6S.-
4I2 in September last year, gain of
$27 ,229 .903 or 105 per cent. This com
pares with gain throughout the en-
tire country of 40 per cent.
Miami again led all Southern cities
both for the nine month period and
for September. The gain for the for
mer was 1872 per cent and for Septem-
ber 306 per cent. as compared with
September last year. Jacksonville. st.
Petersburg. Tampa. Miami Beach,
Hollywood. Lakeland and Orlando also
showed large gains,
Florida, however, was not alone in
spectacular building activities. as a
number of sections of the South dis
played great building activities. Louis
vile, birmingham and several of the
most important Texas cities were
among the lst showing substantial
gains.
While building activities throughout
the South, according to the figures of
S. w. Straus & Co., have continued in
large volumes throughout the year,
last month witne .sed greater activity
in many sections than has been the
case so far in 1925.
The 25 leading cities reported total
of 1902 ,s13.959 for the nine months, a
gain of "a per cent.
Evening star., 1925-10-10

from records of building permits is.
sued in 1870 identical cities for thq
period 1914l924 indicates that build
ing construction in the country A;
whole has been so active in the last
three years as to have made up for
the slump of the war years. Indeed Il
comparison made by the bureau be-
tween the index figure for the growth
of population in the l0-year period and
the index figure for building cOnstruc-
ton indicates that building construc-.
tion at the end Of the year 1924 was
about four-tenthS of year ahead OF,
current needs.
The study points out that while for
the Nation as a whole tn" amount Of
construction is now no longer behind
the population growth for the ]6-yaar'
period. there are many cities where
this is not true and where more than
the normal amount of building con-
struction will still he needed before
the supply is equal to the dema nd.
The study, which covers both resi-
dental and non-residential constrUc-
ton. shows that over four times AS
much money was spent for building
construction in 1924 as was spent in
1914
Making proper allowance, however,
for the effect of rising construction
cost. which was 2.O7 times as great
in 1924 as in 1914. the study finds that
in 1915 increase in construction just
matched increase in population In
1916 ii showed an excess of building
operation over population of 10 points
in the index number. In 1917. with
the entry of the United States into the
World War and the consequent re-
striction of building. construction
showed 43 points below population de-
mand. In 1915 1t was % points below
! the new population requirement nor
| nal to the year. The three years
| 1919. 1920 and 1921 each showed less
construction than would care normal
| iy for the populat ton increase of that
year. The year 1922. however, began
Il construction movement far in excess
| of the normal and the movement in
creased in volume in 1923 and again
In 1924
Evening star., 1925-10-10
Observation-Disclosures
NEARLY SETS NEW RECORD
Building Exceeds Half Billion in Value
in Sc Eastern States, Dodge
Report Reveals.

engineering contracts awarded In
western Pennsylvania. West Virginia,
Ohio and Kentucky from January ]
to October l have reached IA total OF
$3.50. $1,000
September's contracts amounted tC
sec .3l4 500. being IA per cent under
August and 36 per cent over Septem
her of last year.
The building and engineering con
tract volume for The Central West
during the past nine months has eX
ceeded the entire 1924 volume by
per cent In the nine Central Western
States Qllinois, Indiana. Iowa. Wis
conSin. Michigan. Missouri, Kansas
Okla homa and Nebrasllai the con
tracts awarded from January ! to DC
tober / have amounted To Sl.l32,oSS
500. The increase over the correspond
ing period of last year is "A per cent
September contracts amounted to
S160.65 500. the second largest
monthly tOta, on record. having been
exceeded cnly In June of this year.
September building and engineering
contracts in Minnesota, the Dakotas
and northern Michigan amounted to
$a.472,900. This was an increase of
23 per cent over August and of 80 per
cent over September. 1924.
September construction contracts
in Texas (which is not included in
the 80 Eastern StateS) amount
to S1S.252, 500. Although this was
Is per cent under August. 1t was
an increase of 43 per cent over
September of last year. Last month 5
record included: Sc. 7S0. 100 or 81 per
cent of all construction. for residen-
tial buildings: S5,227 900. or % per cent.
for commercial buildings; $3,093, 800, or
II per cent, for public works and
utilities, and 81 .79S. 500. or 10 per cent.
for industrial plants.
New construction started in Texas
during the past nine months has
amounted to S146, ,545, 500.
Evening star., 1925-10-10
AUGUST REALTY MARKET
SHOWS DECIDED DECLINE
Computation Based on Sales in 4
Cities IN Sharp Contrast to
Building Figures.

Real estate activity for August
showed decided decline from the pro
nouncedly high July showing, accord
ing to the index of market activity
compiled monthly by the National AS.
sociation of Real Estate Boards. The
computation is based on official rec.
ords OF the total number Of transfers
and conveyances recorded in Al typi-
cal cities
The index for August read ISL. The
Index for July reached 17S. the high
est figure recorded for the month of
July during the nine and a half years
covered by the associations records
ana the highest point reached for any
month of the present year.
Somewhat in contrast to the decline
indicated for the month in real es-
tate market activity. August construc.
ton. as indicated by the totals of con.
struction contracts reported to +. w.
Dodge Corporation, showed an in
crease of IL per cent over the July
volume and totaIed $3.50 10000, the
highest total on record
Money for real estate investment
continues to be plentiful, without any
inclination for rates to increase. The
privilege of reducing the interest rate
on mortgages to farmers to per cent
lnsteau of 5l2 per cent, recently
granted to the Federal Land Bank of
st. Paul at a hearing before the Score
tary of the Treasury and the Federal
Farm Loan Board, is cited by the as
sociction as marking a decrease in the
cost of money to farmers and as prob
ably TO result in the further stimuIa
ton of the farm market. which has
generally shown increased activity.
Other land banks and other loanine
institutions are expected to follow the
action taken in the case of the Fed
eral Land Bank of St Paul
Number of farm sales and prices o,
farm lands in number of sections
are reported increasing
Confirminsin general the indications
as to building demand made by the
associations last semi a nnual survey
OF general real estate conditions 2
study just published by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Evening star., 1925-10-10
HOUSE PLANS FOR HOME PLANNERS
Hollow Tile and
Concrete Designed
For Comfort
HOmelike and Beautiful De.
sign Arranged for Subur-
ban Small City Lot.

America is woefully underbuilt
Thousands and thousands of homes
must he created in the next few wears,
and this means that many people need
a liberal education on the subject of
house design and construction.
1t is not an easy matter to build a
home today, but 1t is so necessary
that many will he built, easy or not.
In the hope that we may be able to
give real help to our readers we are
presenting this beautifully designed
house, laid out with II practical and
convenient floor plan.
What the architect had in mind
when designing this house was to
make living and a dining room that
would look out over a garden. II
this house were built on the outskirts
of a city or in a small town, the
chances are that the garden would be
AZ the back Of the house. Therefore.
the main living rooms should have
large windows facing the garden and
provide some way of entering the
garden easily.
We have placed the living room
somewhat as wing, giving it light
from three directions. view into the
garden and also one into the street
1t has. in addition, cheerful open
fireplace. Two doors lead into the
dining room, and from the dining
room one steps directly into the
gardenE
A novel feature of this house is the
position of the hall. In order to give
the greatest variety of practical and
beautiful suggestions for home max
ing. we have introduced the hall in
such a way that IT not only leads
directly to the living room, but it's
group of windows permits direct light
to flood the dining room. Large glass
doors would permit light from the
front windows for the dining room
The position of this hall also forms
A normal passageway. to the kitchen
and into the main body of the house
where the bedrooms and bath have
been placed. This arrangement gives
three distinct suites. the sleeping
quarters. the living rooms and the
Evening star., 1925-10-10

The upstairs may be left
unfinished entirely or par
TALLY finished. as shown in
this second floor plan. Or II
may be still further deyel-
oped. "a the owner sf this
house we have photographed
for YOU has done. by adding
another spacious rOOm-a
billiard room. perhaps. or
library over the living
room. That 10, Of course.
unless one prefers to use
this added height to make
the living room itself more
beautiful.
Evening star., 1925-10-10

from the rest of the house and are
complete in every detail, so that the
housework can be done without un-
necessary eXertion. If there Is to be
no maid the bedroom provided for her
may be used as childs playroom
or for a sewing room. The door
opening from this room to the
kitchen could be closed and the par
tition which is now between the
closet Of this room and the hall could
be done away with, thus joining this
Evening star., 1925-10-10

! room to the main sleeping unit of the
house. A large pantry provides
abundance of shelf room for dishes
used in the dining room and the
kitchen dresser by the side of the
sink. with Its double drain board.
gives plenty of space for the kitchen
utensils. If a kitchen cabinet is
wanted it can be placed on the inner
wall of the kitchen next to the stair
way leading to the basement. Be
Continued on Eighteenth PageD
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-13
UNITED FRONT
MEET PLANNED
FOR new YORK

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE efforts
OF labor organizations particularly the
Red International of Labor Unions
and the Communist International to
form a united front is being crowned
with success.
In England, Germany and Russia
mass conferences are being held to
rush immediate aid to the striking
workers of Shanghai.
In Zurich, Switzerland. on July s.
at a conference attended by 1000
trade unionists addressed by Edo
Fimmen in behalf of the International
Workers Aid, resolution was adopt
ed expressing sympathy for the strug-
Cling proletariat Of China. On July
6 at Basil a similar resolution was
adopted by 1900 trade unionists.
New York City will continue the
campaign begun with the mass meet
ings in Union Square and will hold
united front conference on August
2S at Stuyvesant Casino, 142 Second
Avenue, near 9th Street, New York
City, at p. m.
All labor organizations and Work.
ers Party branches are expected to
elect two delegates each to the con.
terence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-08-13
Negro Leader Scores Green's Attack

labor movement, however, and we are
receiving a splendid response from all
of the progressive elements in it. II
Mr., Green boasts that "the organized
labor movement is expelling Commun.
lists as rapidly as they are found outv
such statements will tend only to
arouse sympathy among Negroes for
the expelled workers, for we Negroes
know only too well what 1t means to
bs-excluded from the unions.
AS to Mr.. Green's warning that the
Communists favor "overturning the
government of the United States" we
Nean only say that the American Negro
laborer has already been the cause of
one civil war in the United States
with the overthrow of one government
(of the southern states), with results
which cannot be regretted. The Amer.
lean Negro Labor Congress has not
advocated revolution or the Soviet
form of government. Thus far, how
ever, the severest of changes in the
government under which we lived in
this country Q861-1S65). have not Cd
Grated to the disadvantage of Negro
labor, nor has any revolution any.
where ever been to the disadvantage
of labor.
Altho the Negro Labor Congress has
not taken any position on such ques-
lions, nevertheless Mr.. Green prob
ably forgets that he is speaking to a
class which is in an uncomfortable posi-
ton and which is seeking way out.
When the most prosecuted and ex-
plotted of all working people shall at
last win their freedom, we can only
call such change radical" The
thinking Negro cannot be repealed by
the word radical"
And when Nh. Green expresses his
solicitude for existing institutions"
he probably forgets that some of the
most fixed of existing institutions"
are lynching, jimcrowism, disfran-
chisement and exploitation of our Ia
boring people; and that it is exactly |
to get rid of these institutions" that |
all sincere Negroes are DESTROYS.
In publishing this open answe, "A |
Mr. Green, we wish to say again that |
we solicit the support of all of organ
lied labor, and we believe that we will |
ultimately get it. The sole object of
the coming congress is the solidarity
OF all of the workers, regardless of /
race, color or nationality, for the free
dom and welfare of all who toll. Our
immediate aim is to add
power, strength and numbers to the
organized trade unions by bringing all
of Negro labor into them