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Births Reported.

The following births have been reported TO
The Health Department in the past "a hours
Willie and ANNE Allison. hoy.
Branko G. and Aspasia Adjemovitch. boy.
Thomas and Beatrice Morrow boy.
Elwin X. and Estella NJ. Main girl.
Nincent F.. and Gertrude E Morgan boy.
Henry and Alfredo Gregg. boy.
Lewis and Naomi Hines. girl
William F. and Mollie L. Harper, girl.
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Princes Yacht Comes for Race.

OSLO. Germany. August q R.-
The eight-meter yacht Noreg. owned
in part by Crown Prince Olaf. was
aboard the steamer Bergensfjord.
which sailed for New York today. The
crew of the Noreg also sailed. The
yacht will complete for the Seawan-
" Ea gold cuu
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house yesterday afternoon. The body
had not been recovered last night, al
though Washington police headquar
ters were notified aud Patrolman
Harvey Avery mad, thorough search
With crew of blue jackets from the
raining ship Rena Mercedes at the
laval Academy.
With FIVE TRENDS. George G. Neily
t13i Fifth street: J. l.. Heller. Georgia
venue and Otis place Max Narh
NitZ. 620 Fifth street northeast ami
Naxander McC'ay and Joseph Munier.
oh o. whom are employed in the
,pnufncturng ieWelry business nj
George Neily. Alexander went to
Shady Side, Md, yesterday Afternoon
TO so fishing. They were in the
'aunch of Capt Ralph r.. Lee, who
ook them out into the bay.
Urged Not to SWIM.
After fishing for some time with lit
lie success. Alexander announced his
Intention of taking swim. Eoih
Capt. Lee and Neily ur.ed him not t"
do so because of the swift rurr mt,
: he chill and stormy weather and the
act that the depth of the water was
boat - feet
ID SrrGatulnT 1nt warning. HcFOlu
II" to capt. Lee Alexander and Wach
Witz jumped overheard Alexander
.1vpM some distance from the boat
suddenly his companions saws him dis
'pIr'r It, Is supposed he was seiz'd
by cramps. or become exhausted
md was carried away by the under
tow which is strong over Thomas
Shoals.
Rescue Attempt Fails.
Hearing Alexander call Tor help
WachWitz swan to the side of the
drowning man and got hold of him.
hut both went down and when Wach
wiz came TO the surface he mad lost
hold of his companion. who did not
n"nin come to the top of the water.
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BUTTOLPH.. FEY. Sacred to the memory
9 osE ms 0fGysd FEY aaTgRff and SO
into eternal rest two. years ago. August
gSHN gS Hla2R and RhH my S husband and our father
nine years ago. September 10. i9is.
:, called softlv: Come me ai't and rest: VOICE
MY shpneTing hnsd 1;Io child come now and lay your
She smiled and sweetly answered: Eyes.
And my 1Evo mind on Thee is. stayed,
WITH % Thee; eae VasS am not Q. afash afasid walked
God G;l called So; you dear ones. called you to
time is dsS drawing N nigh. ahee' Sou' i0f our
Though each day we miss you sadly. still
ny wherever we may look
We can see some sweet remembrance. most
of all. your kind sweet looks
Gone from US forever. the faces We loved
And. oh. how We do miss you. no one
THE FAMILY.
CALLAWAY: In sad but loving remem-
braac. Of my dear wife and devoted
mother Of Virginia l.. Galloway. who de-
parted parted, this III ,a6, life two years ago today.
HER 4FI i'oy5NG ynSEnT HUSBASp 81, ANp Nd pAVSg.
GINA l.. CALLAWAY.
CARROLL; In. sad and loving remembrance
N n dess GsRRh fasher and bn husns1d han ROBERT
ago today. August 2S. 1928.
This day brings back to memory
A dear one laid to rest
Ana th9se tbs who bd think orsd OF him today
HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS.
DUNBAR. In. sad but loving remembrance
Of T ny darIing n little ls,I boy and only, child.
and "a days. who was SO suddenly taken
from from me in valiio. Calf. August 2s.
1919. eight years ago today.
III never forget you dear little Nathan.
EoxlNG Low z Nc MoTaFk MfE!R Nae Nae v. COMBS
DUNBAR DELLINGER.
GOTTHARDT. II sad but iovfns rexnem-
brance of our brother FRED. who de-
parted this life seven years ago today.
August %. 1920.
Seven years today you left US.
The shock We can't forget;
But the angels are watching over you.
sIsTERs E sred MXsEG xs !fve B. y0q qMHiff.FoRD AND
HILL A tribute of love TO the memory of
%So % Gsssf passed a&sy haEu.. tsSA 81 HILL
~ '-o' '' MOTHER.
JACKSON. In loving remembrance of our
beloved husband and father. JOHN JACK.
IS 1926. 0''D 'i'' 'A' ''0 ''@'' nus '
Forget YOU? No. We never will!
We Your lOgsd sg9s S1p i ths. dssr Sss sSS;y you '
a. LoVING Il Viz NV WIFE z" AND sfc CHILDREN.
SHELTON; In sad but 10y Ioying rsmemSSsnSs hgNs
2S 1924.
DAYS of sadness still come DER us.
Secret tears so often flow:
Memory keeps you eyer near us.
Though YOU died three years ago.
DAUGHTER AND SISTERS.
STEIBEL. In sad but loving remembrance
of our dear father FRANCIS J. STEIBEL.
who depsrted this life ten years ago today
KREBs AND MRS. JOHN A. EwALD.'
'TEwART. In loving remsmbransSs &c, q Of our
who died five years ago today. August 2S
1922
Five years ago you left u.s.
The shock we can't forget
So sad and sudden was the call:
But Guy we love yon still ~
STEWART.
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u lillian S. Townsend Dies.

BALTIMORE. August - Pl Viii
GA2 S. Townsend. 67 years old, presi
S-sht of the Townsend Grace Co, one
of the largest straw hat manufac
turers in the United States. died her"
today
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MACON. wish to thank friends and
lodges for their kind expressions of SYM
pathy and the many floral tributes rem
dered at the death of my beloved wife.
1DELLA MACON
HUSBAND. WILLIAM H. MACON.
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LOST.
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from storhm in bag with greeting cards: of no
value eMh TO owner. Return to Fred T..
Hays a ~ III lo3s G. at NV
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LOST.
Three small silhouettes. probably tlHen
from storA in bag with greeting cards. of no
value eN1ht TO owner. Return to Fred Z.
Hays & o. 1887 ct NV.
REWARD.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
1927 CONSTRUCTION
SETS NEW RECORD
Contractors Optimistic as
Early Reports Show
Much Building.

An optimistic view of the c0nstruc-
ton operations of the United States
during the current year is taken by
The Associated Geneial Contractors of
America today in a statement com
nentiuG on work started or contracted
for So far this year.
Not only have the first four months
Of 1921 set mark which is well above
any recorded by the Volume of opera
tious under way during similar period
in any year on record, but obserVa-
tiou4 show a large amount of building
is contemplated for the near future, :"
the contractors report.
The volume of contracts awarded
during March was the greatest ever
recorded for that month As matter
nf fact, only one mOnth--AuguSt,
1926-has reached Il higher figure in
the past
The March volume Of contracts
awarded was SO per cent greater than
be corresponding volume for February
and 10 per cent greater than the figure
on record for March. 1926.
Special significance is being at
tached to theSe figures by experts who
point to the fact that the volume of
operations recorded for 1926 was the
greatest shown by any previous year.
The volume Of contracts awarded
last month reached The 260 level on a
scale which places the 1913 average at
100 as it's basis.
"The volume Of awards made during
the first three months of 1927 exceeded
by > per cent the Volume recorded
during the corresponding period in
1876 "
Evening star., 1927-05-21
SECOND NATIONAL
PLANS NEW HOME
Nine Story Bank and Office
Building to Be Erected at
1898 G Street.

1Vaehiu2t0n's skyline. which is he
1uG rapidly transformed with the cree
tion of number 0t monumental down
fuWn Office ard bank buildings. viii
atill further he changed with the con
Struction IN the near future OF nrnc-
story bank aud office buiding At
7331-33 q street ny The Second Ma.
tonal Bank, according 10 an am
uouncemcnr by Victor e Deyber,
president of that institution.
The three-SIoTN building which now
stands on the site of the new build
ing. is the property Of the banking
institution aUd one-ha}f of the street
floor has been occupied by the uptown
branch of the Second National Bank
since 49,. aud hte other half by the
American Railway and Express Co.
The main Office Of the bank it is am
nouuced Mil ho retained ~ IFS pres
cnt location. su4 Seventh street.
This new hau}n4 and Office build
ms ou q street thus MUi h- virtually
opposite 1he new home Of the Fed
cralAmerieau National Bank. at
Fourteenth and g streets. and bllt ii
block FROM tie Washington Buildings
also an Office and banking building
which IS under construction at Eff
teenth ana q @tge IS. Another great
once bttttt}a@. tfjti bt me ->fkiDlEtt Z
Press tiUh. Is hujiding q e Fourteenth
ana b Streets = block g. the south, and
still ihrd II 76 jackson place. fac.
ing Lafayette square. is JUST started.
This latest buildne will be Of
classic design. If steel concrete and
brick construction with a facade ur
limestone ANA with the entrance fin
Ished In bronze.
The buldinG VIII have q frontage
Of 49, feet and depth If approNi.
mate'y ITO feet The first floor aud
basement VIII ba devoted to banking
purposes and tho upper eight floors
10 general office space. There viii Toe
n large lobby on tbe first floor. with
entrance to TWO elevators
The bank proper win have lobby
space 63 hT ~. one side being de.
voted to offices for tie officials If
the bank while the opposite side will
he fitted With tcllers windows. A
mozza'ine floor 1T the front If the
banking room Will be arranged for
the trust department.
Appleton r. Clark. jr. of this citv
Is the architect and the construction
hwill he hy the firm Of Samuel !
prescott, Inc.
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FIRST FLOOR. Living room, three
bedrooms. dining room, spacious kitchen,
buffers pantry and tile bath.
SECOND FLOOR. Two bedrooms.
three small rooms suitable for guests
sesgins room and linens, large sunny hail.
tile bath. spacious closets in all rooms
BASEMENT. Hot-orGter heating plant
hot-mater heater, laundry tubs, toilet,
concrete foor.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
With the Realtors.

The meeting of the Washington
Real Estate Board. held Thursday
evening at the Wardman Park Hotel,
was one of the largest regular ses-
sions ever held by the local realtors
Members and associate members of
the board, their wives and guests at
tended the meeting. Because of the
size of the gathering, the meeting was
held in the theater Of the hotel.
The principal speaker of the meet
ing was Frank Branch Riley. widely
known traveller and lecturer, who
gave an Illustrated address on 1.-THE
Lure of the Great Northwest" Mr.
Riley vividly described the beauty
and economic possibilities OF the
Northwest, through which section
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Extensive Tours Planned for Realtors
Attending August Sessions in Seattle

Ty jont action of the cities of TIA
coma, IongYieW and Portland, "A
group tour of points of special inter
est in Washington and Oregon has
been organized for realtors Of The
United States and Canada who will
attend the coming annual convention
of the National Association Of Real
Estate Boards, to be held at Seattle,
Wash. August 10 TO 13.
Mount Rainier. Mount Hood ana the
famous Columbia Highway will he
features Of scenic interest. a special
train will be chartered for the "trip
and business men Of the Washington
and Oregon cities will act as hosts ior
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many members Of tho Washington
Real Estate Board will travel en route
10 the annual convention Of the Ma
iional Association of Real Estate
Boards in Seattle, Wash. in August.
Mr.. Iilcy, in pointing TO the iu-
creased accessibility Of remote scenic
areas in the Rocky Mountains which
has been made possible by the de
veIopment of long stretches of motor
roads said the Pacific Highway and
the columbia River Highway are
among the most prelenti0us national
transportation projects ever under
taken.
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SPECIAL TEXTURES. Large front
and rear rerandaS. French door entrance.
double French doors diuiding fuII-icidfh
net. artistic overhead and caH lighting
fixtures. floor plHgs in every room, Stand.
ard plumbing, hmd,eood floors.
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the visiting realtors.
The tour is the second extensive
post-coDvention tour 10 he organized
for delegates TO follow the national
realtor convention. Reservations are
being received by the san Francisco
Real Estate Board for the Dost-con-
vention trip by chartered steamboat
to the coast cities and interior of
Alaska This trip also will begin on
August l3. and is planned to occupy
10 days.
According to the tentative schedule
for the Nashngton-Oreaon "trip the
party will leave Seattle Saturday aft
ernoon August l3, following tHn
Evening star., 1927-05-21

streets, four otherssare located in Bur.
leith. at Thirty sixth and Il streets.
and 10 detached are located on Four
teenth street. terrace on Hamilton
street between Thirteenth and -Four
tcenth streets.
Joseph tE Blatn. advertising dlrec-
tor Of shannon n Luchs. Inc. VIII
sail next Saturday ON the :. : Col-
mart for Spain. France and Itaiv
where he will make study of for
eiGn advertising methods and con
tluental community Development
Evening star., 1927-05-21
INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYEES
SHOW MARKED DECREASE
Bureau Of Labor Survey Shows
Drop of Z Per Cent in
Wage Farmers.

\ comparison Of employment ana
productivity in manufacturing indus
tries ]al9 to 1922 shows that there
has been marked decrease in the
number Of wage earners employed in
these industries since the war. accord.
tn@ to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The proportion OF such wage earn
ers % the population as a whole de
creased more than 16 per cent during
tie year period hat the output OF
manufactured commodities per wage
Garner increased about 81 per cent.
Mrs Finley ], Shepard formerly
Miss Helen Gould. was an expert and
enthusiastic swimmer IN her girlhood
daNs.
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close Of the convention arriving at
Tacoma about 3 o'cloNl for an elab-
crate program Of entertainment,
Sunday will he spent ut Paradise
Valley ON Mount Rainier The party
Will reach Lon2yieW Monday morning
for a drive over the city, nationally
known as an industrial city built from
a remarkable city plan.
Evening star., 1927-05-21
Window Frames Must Fit.

If your window frames are not ac-
curateiv made your home win he uu-
comfortable. Unless each part fits
exactly. the frame permits cold air
10 enter tie hnuse.
Evening star., 1927-05-21

shannon & Luchs. Inc. this week
are winding up the ajor portion Of
the firms carly Spring building pro-
gram with the completion of approx
mately % houses Of various types
Twelve brick row dwellings, are rapid
~ being finished nj Third and Bryant
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
PROMINENT
 ACITATORS
 ARE WEDDED

BERLIN. Oct. 2i Captain Ehrhardt. of the late Imperial German Navy and one of the leaders of the notorious "Kapp Putsch," was married to the wealthy Princess Margarete zu Hohenlohe e-Oehringen at the lat ter's estate of Damn near Freis- ack. Captain Ehrhardt was re- gently divorced by his first wife.
 Both bride and bridegroom have for years been prominent political agitstors. as which both have also been arraigned in court. Recently the German Govern ment decreed that Ehrhardt, witt, his two other confederate Kapp leaders, General von Luettwitz and Major Bischoff. was to ba held responsible for all damages inflicted cn German property by that raid. which was assessed at a total of 6,300.000 marks. As a starter, the Government will at tach 80 marks every month of Capt. Ehrhardt's pens,ona
 Last year. Princess Margarete was tried before the German Su- nreme Court at Leipzig for per jury committed in Ehrhardt's be-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

half and sentenced to jail, while Ehrhardt himself succeeded in escaping. Four years ago the Princess became the legal heirees to the vast possessions of her brother, the late Prince Max Hugo gu Hohenlohe-Oe -Oehrinsen but 1t was not until a few months ago that the executors could be induced to turn her legacy oyer to her. IS her fam fly, for religious rather than political reasons. strongly object ed to the prospective marriage of the Princess, who had been brought Up as strict Catholic, with the protestant Capt Ehr- hardt, who, moreover, was about to be divorced
 The marriage finally became possible through compromise, the Princess waiving the right to part of her legacy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

held fortune for man who went into it intelligently on a big scale.
 He soon came to be regarded as the largest operator in the country. Setting up dummy drug concerns to veil his withdrawals of liquor from warehouses. he employed 5000 persons, and he testified at a subsequent trial that during his career he bought and sold some 3.000.000 gallons of whisky. He paid $20,000,00 he said. for plants and whisky. spent $2O,O00.OOO more coryupting off cials, and made sales which gross. ed $75,00O. 900. Income tax off. cials proved that in the summer of 1921 he deposited s2,700,0O0 in one Cincinnati bank alone.
 Finally he was convicted and sentenced to the Atlanta prison after spendning $1,500,000 in his defense.
 Private Car to Prison
 He estimated his wealth at S5,. O00.000 on the day he went 10 Atlanta in private car to serve his sentence. Of this he put S1 900. 1000 in his wife's hands and "salted away" the rest. some with friends whom he later charged with cheating him.
 In all his dealings he never re. garded himself as a criminal
 q am only a business man, he said. and my business ethics are the best
 Shortly before his release from Atlanta he was sued for divorce He fought the suit for two years and when it was nearing termina tion he accosted the motor car in which his wife and daughter were going to court, followed Mrs. Re mus as she leaped from the ma chine. and fired bullet into hel abdomen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
EIGHT PICTURES ARE
 AT LIBERTY TONIGHT

What are said to be the best mo- tion pictures of championship bout ever shown in Alaska are those of the Tunney-Dempsey fight which will be shown at the Liberty theatre this evening. The Dempsey-Sharkey fight and a two reel comedy are also on the pro gram.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
BIRTHDAY EVENT ENJOYED

fCeyabfating her nineteenth birthday, Miss Bernice Berggren entertained number of her friends at her home in Juneau Saturday evening.
 Games were played for pastime and one a competitive game was won by Senne Paul. Delicious re- fteshments were served by Mrs. 4erggren. About a dozen young people attended the affair from uouglas, returning home on the l&st ferry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
ARRIVE FROM CRAIG

Dr. and Mrs. w. P. Kirby ar rived here yesterday on the Ad. miral Rogers for a visit with Mrs. Kirby's parents, MT. and Mrs. Nick King. The doctor, who is located in Craig. reports very quiet summer and fall season there. They made the trip north via Petersburg.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
Mason Builds House
 By Fraternity Craft

HART, Mich, Oct. 24-Square level and compass of Masonry meant something more than sym bols to l.. Briggs Mitchell of Hart. After becoming Mason he constructed his home from at tic to cellar in accordance with the craft of his fraternity.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

Applying. as- he believed, the principles of Masonry and it's in- struments of labor, and laying out his work on his trestle-board, Mitchell hewed, sawed and ham mered his comfortable six-room home into shape.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
DOUGLAS NEVIS
EARTHQUAKE ROCKS ISLAND

The most violent tremors of the earth recollected here in many years were felt in Douglas short 1y after : o'clock this morning The first vibration lasted about thirty seconds and caused drop lights in second stories to swing d couple of feet back and forth. This was followed shortly after by less distinct tremors. No damage was reported
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
 Eearinn It Rrayelx

Despite the fact that an open safety-pin gradually is working iis way through her sister, little Nell Clark, Of Austinvilie, near here. today was apparently little the worse for her experience. "-- Southern Paper.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
LAHTl FUNERAL

Funeral services. for John Lahti, who was drowned last week at Port Alexander. were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the C. w. Carter mortuary. the Rev. Harry Allen officiating.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
kEcovERs FROM OPERATION

Mrs. O. s. Winthers was dis charged from the St. Ann's hos i1ital yesterday. She has been in the hospital since Oct. when Shs underwent a major operation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

man immigrants and himself a native of Germany, predicated his eAfesr as a trafficker in liquor upon the twin beliefs that i'm Sptmify conld always be bought for price and that bootlegg:ng
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
MRS. PEkovIcH BETTER

Mrs. w. s. Pekovich, wife of the Funter Bay mining man, left the hospital today after confine- ment for month following ma 1er operation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

THE. EMPIRE HAS THE LARG- EST, MOST UP-TO-DATE AND BEST EQUIPPED JOB PRINTING PLANT IN ALASKA.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

as beautiful girl and generally acknowedged to be ha, distinctions the highest paid movie star her native  soooo which probably ut a earning recently starred in number of films made
  If s1o0oo0 topped the probabilities
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
sHApURo ILL

Paul Shaduro entered the St. Ann's hospital yesterday after noon for medical treatment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24
MURDER CHARGE. BRINGS CLIMAX
 CAREER, REMUS

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-24

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