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Chesapeake Bay Thick With Swans
After Closed Season of 10 Years

RICHMOND. Va, December 25--A
United States Department of Agricul-
ture census of swans that come to
Virginia to Winter informs the Vir-
ginia Chamber of Commerce that
thousands of the birds are swarming
Chesapeake Bay and other waters
after a closed season Of 10 years.
Absolute protection has been afforded
swans in this area. where practically
all of the swan population of Eastern
North America concentrates for Win
ter quarters.
While the survey was unable to
definitely determine whether there
had been an increase or decrease in
the number of these birds, it estab-
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forum. Changes necessary to con.
vert the auditorium into an indoor
basket ball court will be made dur
ing the holidays under supervision of
William Bradford. The school chill
dren this year have sold $35 worth of
tuberculosis seals.
No meeting of the Sunbeam Band
will be held until after the holidays.
The Ladies' Social Club of the Ell
Nido Catholic Church will give a
masquerade in the church hall next
Thursday evening, admission so cents,
with dancing and refreshments free.
r. r. Buckley of Fairfax has sold,
through Loughlin & Powell. six lots in
the West Mclean subdivision to
Messrs. Payne, Hansboro and Owens.
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old, widow of Isaac II. Faulkner, nner.
chant and Confederate veteran. dted
early today of heart aiIinent. She was
a daughter of the late John M. Grif
fin, extensive Frederick County land
owner and farmer. Surviving are four
daughters. Mrs. A. h. Weaver. Rich
mond; Mrs. George o. Ferguson, Uni
versity of Virginia. and Mrs. J. Gray
Beverley and Miss Eve Faulkner.
Winchester, and one sister, Mrs. w.
Clark Whitacre. Frederick County,
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lished the fact that the fowls are not
as wary Of man as they once were.
Unmolested for so many years they
have waxed holder and holder in the
presence of humans and have infested
shooting ponds on club preserves and
consumed quantities of wild duck
foods until complaint has been lodged.
Swans compete for food with shoai-
water ducks, not with deep-water
ducks. but so far as observed they
have caused no permanent injury to
the extensive wild fowl resorts they
frequent the survey states.
Closed season on these birds will
continue. however. until regulations
are made by the President allowing
them to be shot.
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Lovettsville neighborhood. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs. Betty
Wolford of Stephens City, Va, and
Mrs. John Wolford of Lovettsville.
Funeral services were held at the
Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Harriet Ann Gregg, widow of
the late John w. Gregg, died at the
home of her niece. Mrs. NJ. l.. Hern-
don of Hamilton, Sunday morning. in
the eighty-seventh year of her age.
Mrs. Gregg was the last surviving
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member of family of IL and a daugh-
ter of the late William and Elizabeth
Wilson. also residents Of Loudoun.
She Is survived by several nieces and
nephews.
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Widow of Veteran Dies.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WINCHESTER, Va, December %.
Mrs. Alice Belle Faulkner. 81 years
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
ROCK WORK COMPLETED
ON new KODIAK ROAD,
REPORTS 4 |, stout

Among the recent arrivals in Sew
ard from the Westward was A. L.
Stout, who, during the past summer,
was connected with the Alaska Road
commission crew at Kodiak Con-
struction for the season has come to
a halt, Mr.. Stout said, and two and
one-half miles of good road is now
completed. Indications point to the
completion of the project next year.
There are two roads out of the town
of Kodiak, one of which is known as
Abbotts road and it is on this one
that the commission have been con-
ting their efforts for the past
few years.
Following along the shore line rock
work has been encountered but this
seasons work saw the last of the rock
work for the summit has been reach
ed and from next spring on the work
F: will proceed with much more rapid
ity. J. R. Van Wrinkle, was the fore
man in charge. He and two other
members of the crew, James Bishop
and Jake Anderson, also arrived in
Seward with Mr.. Stout.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
SUTHERLAND TALKS
At CORDOvA; FAILS
ANSWER CHARGES
ACCORDED QUIET RESPECTFUL
HEARING; DEFENSE WEAK,
UNcONvINcING
Especial to The Gateway


CORDOVA, Sept 29.-Delegate Dan
Sutherland addressed a meeting at
the Empress theater last night and
was accorded a quiet and respectful
hearing. He made the same stereo-
typed speech he delivered in Fair
banks, Anchorage and Seward and
failed to answer directly the many
charges made against him, his defense
being weak and unconvincing. He
devoted much of the speech to the
alleged fish trust and to reading of
the summerization of General But
Iler's activities in Philadelphia He
drew round of laughter and but
single burst of applause throughout
an hour and a half talk. Sutherland
leaves for Valdez Thursday and goes
direct from there to Juneau.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
TRAPPED MINERS ARE
ALIVE. STATE RELIEF
WORKERS; HEAR TAPS
EIGHT VERY DISTINCT RAPS ARE
HEARD BY RESCUERS BUT
NOTHING SINCE

IRONWOOD, Mich, Sept. 20. Up
Some of the 43 trapped miners are
alive and on the eighth level. Work
ers heard them tapping on a pipe and
answered. They them heard eight dis
tinct raps which was repeated several
times. An attempt to communicate
by the telegraphers code failed. The
telegrapher hammered "Okeh, ques'
ton mark" hundred times on the
pipe but no answer was received. Of
ficials say one miner knows the code.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
Examining Prospects

In 1924 and 1925, Mr.. Stewart said
his bureau examined 1875 prospects
and obtained definite information on
20 to. 80 districts. The department
has taken and assayed from those pros
poets about 275 samples and have fur
nished the owners with the results of
the assays, as we'll as maps of the
properties, which in many cases have
assisted the owners to a very large
extent in determining errors in the
Stewart has had this cooperative
work, the child of his brain, under
way and actual results are now. show
ing, he said. Eventually his depart
ment will have fund of information
at hand which will be of the highest
value to the Territory, information
which may be considered a supple
ment to the Geological Survey, show.
ing the economic development of the
mineral resources
Cites Instances Of Work
Mr.. Stewart cited just one case
from the four engineers he has had in
the field the greater portion of the
present season, that Of Convey She
pard who in 80 cases assisted owners
of prospects. These cases are quite
plain when explained by Mr.. Stewart.
| During the survey of the districts be-
| ing covered, and they are embracing
all of Alaska, the engineer inspects
a certain property and sends in his
report to the Juneau office. There
| the assays are made and maps of the
prospect made. These maps, stamped
with the endorsement of the Bureau
of Mines seal, and on which is con-
tanned all information regarding that
certain prospect, are in turn sent to
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
FLYER AND LIMITED
CRASH; NINE KILLED

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept. %. (R-
Nine were reported killed and 80 in
jured when Jersey central railroad
Scranton flyer plowed into Lehigh
Valley railroad Lehigh Limited at the
city cross-over all the killed and in
jured were in the third car of the
Limited which the Flyer locomotive
struck.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29

The work of the cooperative mining investigation
and inspection program between the Territory and the
Federal Geological Survey, in the minds of many Alas
kans has not been quite clear few days ago. while B.
D. Stewart supervising engineer Of the survey who
heads the cooperative work in the Territory in Sew
ard he asked by The Gateway for detail information
his departments activities.
Commenting on this work, Mr. Stewart said my
idea has been to carry the cooperative mineral nves
cations work in such to do for Aaskas min
eral resources the collection of authentic information
to their nature, possible extent and availability, what
the Forest Service has done for Alaskan forests. In
this manner confident that program will be Of
very material value in building up the mining industry of
the territory"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
j. 5. OFFICIAL STARTS
CIVIL SUIT RECOVER
WARTIME MILLIONS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (P)-As-
sistant Attorney General Ira is prose-
cutting a government civil suit against
Joseph F. Guffey of Pittsburgh and
other former alien property officials,
for the recovery of more than five and
one-half million dollars from the sale
of the Bosch Magnetic company's
properties during wartime.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
SEATTLE IMMIGRATION
STATION IS ASsA|LED

SEATTLE, Sept. 20. (R-Immigra-
ton Weedin, declared the false bulk
of the. charges of i'll treatment in the
Detention station was made by four
Canadian youths in Vancouver. They
said they were confined in a poorly
ventilated room, 80 feet square with
40 others and given barely sufficient
food and that they were forced to
use bedding alive with vermin. They
escaped last Sunday, a week ago.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
AMERICA ALMOST FADES
OUT OF COURT PICTURE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept %. up.
entrance into the world
court almost faded out Of the inter-
national picture today following
President Coolidget's disapproval Of
the evasive manner in which the
powers have dealt with the senate
reservations.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
LIQUOR ENFORCEMENT
WANTS 100000

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (P)-The
treasury has been asked for $780,
900 prohibition appropriation for the
next fiscal year. Dry Car Andrews
said this is no material increase over
the present. The Coast Guard and
Customs are the only departments
which have spent more for enforce
ment this year.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
NO INTENTION REPLYING

BERLIN, Sept. 20. P)-Chancellor
Streesemann has no intention Of
replying to Premier Poincare, the for
eign office said, "for Poincare has had
his say and the road which BRAND
and Streesemann intend to travel is
clear" saFy
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
BASEBALL RESULTS
AMERICAN
The Washington-Philade dou-
bleheader was cancelled because of
rain and cold
COAST
Sacramento IS, Los Angeles 9.
Oakland 5, San Francisco s.
Others called because of rain.

SEATTLE, Sept. 20. (P)-The World
Series starts October End in New
York and continues there to October
8. The fifth, sixth and seventh
games will be played in st. Louis and
the concluding games in New York
on the ninth and tenth, if necessary.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
DEMPSEY HAS NO AL|B|,
LOST TO BETTER MAN

NEW YORK, Sept. 20. R)-Demp-
sey said 81 was sick after the fight
and not before. I don't want any
sympathy and I have no alibi to make.
The wet ring was no handicap. The
only handicap / had was myself. !
lost to a better man, that's all there
is to it."
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
TOM Thumb, WITH C|RCUs|
40 YEARS, PASSES AWAY

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. F-
Darius Abner Alden, "a, who was
known as Tom Thumb, a 42-inch mid
get and for 40 years circus side
show attraction, died today. His wild
ow. Of the same height, survives him.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
Alaska Bureau Of Mines
Carrying on Important
Work for Prospectors

COOPERATIVE MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO MINE OWNERS
CORPS OF SKILLED ENGINEERS COLLECTING
AUTHENTIC INFORMATION ON ALL MINERAL
RESOURCES IN TERRITORY
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
ADMIRAL WATSON NoRTHBoUND

SEATTLE, Sept. %. P-The P. S.
IS. Co. Admiral Watson sailed at 10
O'Clock this morning for Alaska with
81 passengers.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
DETAILED MAPS SENT OWNERS WITH BUREAUS STAMP

Four Years Results Gratifying Announces D. Stewart
Head of Alaska Bureaus Activities Snow in Moose
Pass, Hope and Sunrise District Making Personal Elk
aminatiOns of Properties
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE
noted IN PORT RICO

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. (P)-The
weather bureau said "Indications
noint to a tropical disturbance in cen
trail and several hundred miles north
of Porto Rico. The intensity is un-
known but it is likely moving north
west or west northwest"
VENTURA, Calf, Sept. 20. (P-An
earthquake, described as fairly stiff,
was felt here at 9:49 o'clock this
morning.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-09-29

Continued on Page Two)
Evening star., 1926-09-30
HEDTIME STORIES BY y 1M1ssze' sSse422

Il am" declared Danny, trying to
be dignified, but failing because his
teeth were still chattering. II
just had a narrow escape"
How was that?" asked Jimmy.
II almost ran into Buffer the
Adder. l guess If he hadn't been
asleep I wouldn't be here now"
Jimmy looked interested. "Bluffer
the Adder, did you say? Where is
hep he inquired. Denny told him.
II think III go out and have look
at that fellow" said Jimmy. Il don't
want him around here"
So Jimmy Skunk lazily got to his feet
and went out. Danny followed a
little way behind. He saw Jimmy poke
his head around that bunch of grass
and then he heard great kissing
He heard Jimmy Skunk growl some
thing. Then he caught glimpse of
Buffer the Adder, who is called the
Hog-nosed Snake. moving away as
fast AS he could. which wasn't very
fast because Buffer isn't fast
mover. Jimmy Skunk lazily turned
back. Il told that fellow to move
along" said he, land he's moved. Now
| guess you can start for home If you
want to. Good-by."
Good by" replied Danny, and this
time he really did set out. He turned
his back on what had been his sea
shore home and started off without
knowing at all where he was going
Evening star., 1926-09-30
$50 YEARS AGO TO-DAY
Story Of the U. S. A.
BY JONATHAN A. RAwsoN, Jr.

ton was necessary following the Long
Island disaster of August 27 and the
loss of supplies in the fight from New
York on September Is. There have
been several little skirmishes on Har-
lem plains, but most of them little
outpost affairs. The most important
of these was an attempt to dislOdge
the enemy from Randall's Island in
the East River a week ago. This
failed miserably because Capts. Weis
ner and Scott refused to land their
men on the island at the critical mo-
ment, leaving the mere handful who
had landed to confront the entire
enemy garrison. For this piece of
disobedience or cowardice Capt. Weis-
ner was held responsible, cashiered
by order of a court-martial and his
sentence published in camp.
Word comes from New York City
that the British are making them
selves very much at home there, or
as much so as possible considering
that the fire Of the 21st left one-tenth
of the city in ashes. They are turning
the churches into prisons and riding
schools and are using as barracks and
officers quarters any buildings that
suit their fancy. Their Tory friends
are as faithful to them as ever, if not
a little more so than usual, acting
quite as though victory were already
theirs. But it isn't.
fCopyright 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Clues to Character
BY J. o. ABERNETHY.
The Low Brow.

Much has been said about the 'low
brow" and the idea. meant to be con-
veyed is that the person is uncouth.
illiterate and coarse in speech and
manner. However, judgment Of him
is formed when he is following his
natural bent and not while he is
putting his best foot forward" But
the character reader can tell the low
head at a glance.
Here Is your rule for knowing the
low head. There is a shortness he
tween the eyebrows and the hair line
on the forehead: the eyes are set high
upon the head, and there also is low.
ness from the opening of the ear to
the middle top Of the head.
These people live today. lack am
bition and do not aspire to the high
er things of life. The animal instinct
predominates in all low heads In
other words. the intellectual and as.
piring faculties are not developed.
They seek the physical rather than
the Intellectual things of life.
If you would win low heads con-
f1dence. appeal TO his selfish instincts
and. above all. show him how he will
be benefited today rather than in the
future. a low head seeking employ
ment does not inquire what the
chance is for promotion, but what the
wage is today. He is not necessarily
bad. but generally is crude and
primitive.
Evening star., 1926-09-30
Harlem Front Now Quiet.

HARLEM HEIGHTS, n. Y, Sep
tember 80. 1716.-Just what his Ex-
cellency Gen Howe, commanderin-
chief of our former kings forces in
America. may be planning we do not
know. He Is keeping very quiet so
far as any idea of assaulting the
American works on Harlem Heights
is concerned. He has attempted no
advance in this direction since his
Englishmen, Scots and Hessians were
so unceremoniously pushed back from
the buckwheat field mile or so to the
south of this camp on September 1S.
In the meantime, Gen. Washington
has built here three strong lines of
redoubts which are now defended by
14,750 men.
Judging by his past performances,
and taking into account his well
known respect for American breast
works which he acquired at Bunker's
HILL Gen. Howe will let this place
severely alone. In that case, his next
move is likely to be in the direction
of Westchester, whence he might de-
ploy westward toward Hudson's River
in order to cut Washington's commun-
ications with New England and the
American Army at TiconderOga.
This period Of quiet has it's advan-
tages for our forces, coming just at a
time when considerable reOrganiza
Evening star., 1926-09-30
What Tomorrow Means to You
BY MARY BLAKE.

Tomorrow planetary aspects are,
more or less, adverse. although there
are one or two brief periods, about
noon and about sunset, when they
assume favorable hue. Under such
conditions, it would be polite to en-
gage only in work that is customary
and obligatory, and not seek any
fresh fields or pastures new" The
prevailing influences indicate a NOR
bid sense of dissatisfaction, and
such a spirit, as long as it prevails,
is inimical to success in any line of
new endeavor. After the days work
is done, some mild form of recreation
should be sought, whereby self-cen-
tered thoughts can be eliminated.
Children born tomorrow are, during
infancy, destined to suffer more than
is usual from the ailments that are
usually associated with the period of
babyhood. None of these will, how
ever. be organic. and they will all
readily yield to ordinary methods of
treatment. The children will not de-
velop normally until after adde's
cence. They will be peevish and. un-
satisfied and will show a strong ten
dency to be always crying for the
moon." AS they grow up" these
temperamental blemishes will dis.
appear, although they will never at
tain the stage of unalloyed content.
ment. They will be studious and pos.
sess rententive memories, but will
never have buoyancy of spirit.
If tomorrow is your birthday, you
possess a magnetic personality, a
happy disposition and are faithful,
as we'll as amiable. Although you love
ease and luxury, you are very adapta-
BILE, and can accommodate yourself
to any and all conditions. You do not
take life very seriously and any emo
tions you may possess are more tran
STORY than lasting. Your ideals are
high, but, if they cannot, in the ordi-
nary course of affairs, be attained,
you, rather than work to reach them,
are satisfied with something less. No
your kindness or generosity. You,
however. are more disposed to live in
today than give much thought to
tomorrow. Music and art both
make strong appeal to you. al.
though YOU are neither a musician
nor an artist. The success of your
home life depends very much on the
manner in which you choose, or have
chosen, your mate. If done suddenly
and without giving yourself time to
test your feelings, much unhappiness
may result.
Well known persons born on that
date are: James Lawrence, naval Of
ficer: Kate Field, actress, author and
journalist; James Lewis, comedian,
and Annie Besant, theosophist.
tCCpyright. l926.l
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that Man Bird to take him hack home.
Jimmy Skunk had dryly advised
Danny to stay right there.
II don't want to stay walled
Danny. II don't like it here any
more. Besides. 1t isn't safe. Short
ear the Marsh Owl sits on the roof
Fox watches for me every day.
What chance has a poor little Meadow
Mouse got? 1 want to go home and
I'm going"
Well" replied Jimmy. why don't
You start? Talking won't get you
there. If you are going, why don't
you go? If I wanted to go anywhere
Id just go.
"Of course. YOU would" replied
Danny. so would ] if | were as big
"a you and carried a bag of scent with
me that everybody disliked. But I'm
going. just the same
Danny crept out from under the
hathhouse. Just then the shadow of
Graywing the Gull. flying high above,
swept across the sand just in front
of Danny. Instantly Danny lodged
hack beneath the bathhouse. You
see. he didn't know whose shadow
that was.
"Oh" said Jimmy Skunk. You're
back again.
II haven't started yet squeaked
Danny.
A few minutes later Danny peeked
out The way semed clear. He crept
out He ran as fast as his little legs
could take him for the nearest clump
of beach grass. He ran around this,
gave A frightened squeal. turned a
back somersault and scampered back
under the hathhouse as fast as his
short legs would take him.
Huh" grunted Jimmy skunk. Il
thought you were going home"
Evening star., 1926-09-30

Over 1000 years ago. the old Greek
philosopher, Plato. thought ABOUT
MANY things besides Platonic love:
He wrote about the perfect political
state or republic and considered Wnat
would be the way of life for its MEM
bers. AS Will Durant quotes:
"They will feed on barley ana
wheat, baking the wheat and kneao-
ing the flour, making noble puddlngs
and loaves; these they will serve
upon a mat of reed or clean leaves,
themselves reclining the while upon
beds of yew or myrtle boughs. Ano
they and their children will feast.
drinking of the wine which they nave
made. wearing garlands on their
heads, and have the praising OF the
gods on their lips. living in sweet
society, and having a care for their
families OF course they will
have a relish-salt and olives. and
cheese, and onion and cabbages or
other country herbs which are fit for
boiling; and we shall give them
dessert of figs and pulse and beans
of myrtle berries. and beechnuts.
which they will roast at the fire,
drinking in moderation. And with
such diet they may be expected to
live. in peace to a good old age and
beQueath similar lie 10 tnelr cnll-
dren after them
Now this was very good food
program. There was pleasant COM
panionship and gayety. Were they
not to wear garlands on their heads?
We may be sure the barley and
wheat loaves were made from the
whole grains. This furnished protein
for body building. and so did the
a6> nA thn hna
The salt and olives stimulated the
appetite. And since probably the
olives were ripe ones. they contained
a large fat content in their oil. The
bread contained starch for energy,
and so did the beans. And the pro-