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Evening star., 1927-11-15
DR.. GILCHRIST DIES.

BALTIMORE. Md. November Is
Up. DIR. T. Casper Gilchrst. visiting
doctor of dermatology at Johns Hop.
kins Hospital and clinical professor
of dermatology at the Johns Hopkins
University Medical School died YES
terday after an illness of two weeks.
He was born in England sc years
ago and is survived by his widow and
two DAUGHTERS
Evening star., 1927-11-15

IOtT SUUkV@IlIVH IISt' Ut gtlU VHdt IIIE
MiseiS&ippi problem he kept "Scpa' q te
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Canadian farm when he was thrilled
by an odd, sweet song coming from
he depths Of a tamarak swamp.
Sought Many Years.

For many years, Mr.. Seton said. he
tried to locate the bird author OF the
song, but was unable to do so. al
though he heard il Summer and WIN
ter in various parts of the United
States and Canada. He had named
it the Canadian nightingale and be
lieved he had discovered a new spe-
cies.
Then he shot one and found that il
was the white-throated sparrow, a
rather common bird throughout North
America ana perhaps the sweetest
singer of all American birds.
DIR. Alexander Wetmore of the
Smithsonian Institution president at
the union, said that many white
throatcd sparroWs sometimes were
seen at plummers Island in the 20
tomac, above Georgetown. where mem
bers of the Washington Biological SO
ciety have esta ablished Il wild-life pre-
serve
Charles w. Townsend of Ipswich
Mass. spoke on his impressions OF
English birds. comparing with those
familiar to him in New England
Other speakers this morning were {.
Hart Merriam of Washington. S. j.
Darcus of Penticton. British Columbia
Herbert Friedman of Amherst, Mass.
and Casey A. Wood of Chicago
The award of the Brewster medal
Evening star., 1927-11-15
Dirigible Los Angeles Ends Tour

LAkEliCRST. n. j.. November
10 P).-The naval dirisible Los
Angeles returned last night from n
training flight which took it over "A
5oo-mlc cruise to Washington. Balti.
more. Annapolis and Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1927-11-15
All, That's Much Better!

From the Boston Transcript
Cleveland paper-Last year there
was about as many man teachers as
woman in the high school, but this
year they will he about even.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Baltimore Markets

BALTIMORE, October 27 (SpeciaD.-
White potatoes, 150-pound sacks, 1.50a
3.25; barrel, 1.50a3.50; sweet potatoes,
barrel. 1.50a2 90; yams, barrel, 1.50a
200; beans, bushel, 1.25a1.75; beets,
100, 2.00a3.50; brussels sprouts, quart,
10a20; cabbage, 100, 2.00a400; cauli-
flower, crate, 1.00a2.00; carrots, 100,
2.0Qa3.00: celery, crate, 1.25a2 90: corn,
dozen, 15a30; kale, bushel, 25a30; let
tuce, bushel, 40a60; lima beans, 90a
1.25; onions. 100 pounds, 1.00a1.75: pep
pers, basket, 10a25; pumpkins, 100, 500
a10.o0; parsnips, basket, 35a40: Savoy
Dushel, 25a40; tomatoes, basket, asa
IS; green, 25a4o.
Apples, basket, 25a75; barrel, 250a
500; cantaloupes, crate. Local. so;
grapefruit, box, 3.0Oa4.25; peaches,
bushel, 2.00a2.75; grapes. basket, 15a
IS: damsons, bushel, 2.50a3.O0 or.
anges, box, 3.0Oa5.25; pears, bushel,
1.0Oa3.00; ounces, bushel, 1.00a2 .25;
kieffer pears, bushel. 40a60.
Dairy Farm Products.
Live poultry.-Turkeys, pound, asa
As; Spring chickens. 25a26; leghorns,
24a25; poor and thin, 1Sa20; old hens,
20a26; leghorns, 14a1S; old roosters,
13a1S; ducks, 23a26; small and poor,
17a2S; pigeons, pair, 2Oa3o; guinea
fowls, each. 40aS5.
Eggs-Receipts, 1,545 cases; native
and nearby current receipts in free
cases, dozen, 40a42; strictly fresh,
dozen, 45a46.
Butter-Good to fancy creamery
pound; 45a49; prints, 49a51; blocks. "A
a5o; ladies'. 37a3s; rolls, 3312a36: store
packed, 33ia; dairy prints, 3312a36
yraoocS htIftor d1942
Hay and Grain Prices.
wheat-No. . red Winter, export
1876; No. red Winter, export, 1872
No. red Winter, garlicky. export
1.34A: No. 3 red Winter, garlicky, eX
port. 1.31.
Corn-No. yellow domestic, 9s
cob corn, old, 5.00a525 per barrel
nominal.
Oats-No. white, new, 571z asked
No. white, new, 562 asked. OLD
oats selling and 212 bushel over new
oats.
Rye-Nearby, 95a1.00
Hay--Receipts, II tons. New hay
is arriving in only limited quantity
and in somewhat irregular condition
It is. therefore, not being officially
graded and sells strictly on its merits
within range of 14.00a16.00 a ton
timothy and clover grades.
Straw-No. l wheat, t0.00a11.00 pei
ton; No. cat, 13.00al4.00.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
COTTON DECLINES
AFTER EARLY RISE
Market Unsettled in Late
Trading and Prices
Take Slump.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. october 27.-The Cot
ton Market opened firm today at an
advance of to 25 points on a con-
tinuation of yesterdays late buying,
evidently promoted by a tendency to
scale down crop estimates.
liverpool did not fully meet yes
terday's local advance and was a
moderate seller here, but buying was
sufficient to send active months IA
to &c points net higher in early trad
ing, December selling up to 21.23
and March to PISA. The advance was
checked by realizing and there ap-
peared to be some Southern selling
which caused reactions of a few
points from the best by the end of
the first hour.
Private cables said covering and
local buying in Liverpool had been
supplied by Manchester selling and
that the advance was checking busi-
ness in cotton cloth.
The market was unsettled later
under realizing or liquidation by
recent buyers, while there also ap-
peared to be some local and Southern
selling on the decline. December sold
off to about 20.77 and March to 2100,
or about % to 80 points net lower.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Wall Street Briefs

RAIL EARNINGS DROP. - Net
operating income of the first 26 rail-
roads to report September earnings
aggregated $44,6SS,999, against $47,-
294 1874 for the same number in Sep
tember, last year, a decrease of 5.5 per
cent. Gross revenues were 3.4 per
cent less. August net for these car
riers was $3S,2S3,396.
AMERICAN HIDE & LEATHER
American Hide & Leather reports net
profit of $204, Asa for nine months of
1927, equal to $2.04 a share on the
preferred, in contrast to net loss of
$240,s02 in the corresponding 1926
period.
COPPER TONE BETTER.-The
copper market shows a better Tone
leading producers and sellers quoting
firmly at 1874 cents u pound, de.
livered. Good sized orders for export
have been placed at 1850 cents a
pound elf. European ports. Zinc
quotations continue to fall, the aver
age on contracts being placed is 5.92 Il
cents a pound, East st. Louis, for
prime Western brand.
c., M. & ST. P.-September earn
ings of the Chicago, Milwaukee L. st.
Paul were better than a year ago.
Gross moved up to $16,S1G 665 from
SIS, ,460,555 and net operating income
to $3,524,254 from S3,242,745. Net for
nine months this year was $S,475,SS0,
in contrast to $12 2.502,717 in the cor
responding period of 1926.
JONES e. LAUGHLIN.-Willis J.
King, president of Jones & Laughlin
Steel Corporation, is reported in Pitts.
burgh dispatches to have declined to
permit himself to be considered as a
candidate for the presidency of the
American Iron & Steel Institute in
place of Ebert III. Gary.
GULF COAST LINES.-Net income
of Gulf Coast Lines for nine months
this year fell to $780, ,025, equal to s.. so
a share, from $1,5S6,1 JOG, or S1O.57
share in the corresponding period of
1926.
INDIAN REFINING.-Stoc
Of Indian Refining Co. will take ac-
ton on tentative plans for recapitali.
zation at a meeting on November s,
by which directors would be able to
refund back dividends on the pre-
ferred and provide additional working
capital. Accumulated dividends on the
preferred on december 10 VIII eQuai
about $42 a share. This probably will
be paid off in new preferred stock,
which would require 1856 shares.
INTERNATIONAL SHOE.-Stock-
holders of international Shoe Co. ap.
proved an increase in authorized
common stock from 100000 shares
to 100000 shares, no par, to provide
for four-for-one split-up. Directors
meet next Tuesday and are expected
to put the stock on a 50 dividend basis.
COTTON BELT RAILROADS.&C.
tember surplus of the st. Louis South
western Cotton BelU rose to $426, 1894
after charges. from $326,369 a year
ago, but for nine months of 1927 de-
clined to $s01.61 from S1,100,931 in
the same period of 1926. September
gross revenues were $172.474 less than
q year ago.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Commodity News

FORT WORTH. October q tSpe-
ciaD.-Steers are moving to the feeder
mems and pastures near Southwestern
hacking centers, under influence OF
advancing live stock prices. Most Of
these cattle will be fed on oil cake
until next June.
POTTSVILLE.-Ma Of the mines
in the hard coal fields have ordered
their men on full time for the first
time in a year. This order affects
az 900 men. Flood waters in some of
the streams have checked operations,
however, at some mines near Ashland.
TTLSA.-With the Seminole field
scheduled for u drop in production.
,he oil boomers are turning their at
tention to Logan County, which is re.
parded by many as the most promis-
ing spot for new crude production in
the State.
yOIINGSTOWN.-Steel mill opera.
t;ons in the Mahoning Valley are
slightly higher, with 81 of the 50
onen. hearth furnaces working and
jo1 of the 127 sheet mill units active.
ADAMS Mass.-The Renfrew Man.
ufacturing Co., which is now llduidat
ing its Northern plant, will establish
a new mill at Travellers Rest, near
"GreenyilIe, S. c.
PORTLAND.-S carloads OF
Rambo,,illet sheep, which have been
rulled from 10000 on the Hay Creek
ranch. near Madras, will be shipped
tomorrow on their way to Soviet Rus
sia. where they will be used to I'M
prove the breed of the Russian herds
Evening star., 1927-10-27
SUGAR MARKET QUIET.
Prices Are Unchanged-Futures
Are Steady-Refined Is Lower.

NEW YORK, October 26 UP.-The
raw sugar market was quiet again
early today and with no sales reported
prices were unchanged at All for
Cuban duty paid.
The raw sugar futures market was
steady and aside from little liquida-
ton in December and January which
showed losses of l point. prices were
unchanged throughout the entire list,
Trading was light. with little disposi-
ton to do business either way. the
trade evidently being inclined to hold
off and await developments in Cuba.
In refined sugar practically all re-
finers were said to be accepting orders
at $50 for fine granulated. but busi-
ness was only of moderate proper
tions. as beet sugars are moving closer
to the Eastern territory At prices he.
low those asked by Eastern reflners.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
FOREIGN BOND LIST.
!. SUFFERS DECLINE
Some German Obligations
Are Weak, and Selling Hits
French Issues.
BY CHARLES r. SPEARE.
'iai Dispatch TO The Star.

cpeclal DISpatch 10 Ihe star.
NEW YORK, October 27.-Foreign
bonds were nearly all lower today and
domestic industrials were Influenced
by the decline in stocks. The addi.
tion of about $4,000. 900 to the
amount of new issues had a further
effect in weighing down the market
for old issues and overbalanced the
benefits of the continued ease in
money rates
Not only were German bonds weak
hut there was quite a little selling In
French issues. The French City SIS,
which a short time ago sold at a good
premium, were freely supplied today
below 80. Belgian 6s, which touched
par last month. We're below 9S and
the other government bonds lower.
! Budapest 6s broke to a new low about
points under the offering price.
! There were substantial losses in
Italian, New South Wales and some
of the Scandinavian and Dutch issues.
Some Germans Weak.
The German market was weak in
some portions and firm in others. In
general the municipal issues were
stronger, as were some of the better
public utilities. Pressure, however,
continued against industrials with the
United Steel Works 6lss off IL TO Ia
points. Brokers report that there
have been no bids in the market for
over five bonds at a time in n num-
Der of important German issues.
AS an indication of the overpriced
position of some new issues, German
Rentenbank Is today under par yield
more than II per cent over the new
6s Prussian 612s are selling at the
same price as Prussian 6s and Copen-
hagen 5lss yield !. more than the
new 5s. Both with respect to the
volume of new bonds and the high
level at which these bonds have been
priced. the market situation is begin.
ming to take on aspects similar to
those of last Summer.
In bond circles today much interest
was shown in the report that a large
public issue that has been pending for
some time has been taken out of the
hands of one firm of bankers and will
be financed by another house that
heretofore has not been identified with
this particular borrower.
Steels. Motors, Rubbers, Heavy.
Iron and steel company bonds and
those of automobile and rubber COM
panies were heavy. The sugar issues
were somewhat better. There was
an active business in Shell Union SIS
at 9Sla, in connection with the new
financing by a subsidiary of this COM
pany. Public utilities were steady.
The Philadelphia Electric ANS, which
were brought out two weeks ago at
9sia. sold up to 99A. This is the type
of bond for which there is an insa table
demand.
Among. the junior rails Erie IS,
Rock Island 4ias, Central of New Eng
land As, Chicago & Eastern Illinois 5s.
Frisco Is and 6s. International Great
Northern IS and the various Southern
Railway junior bonds We're strong.
High-grade rails were quiet and
steady. United States Government
bonds were a trifle better.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
POTATO MARKET WEAKER.

CHICAGO, October 27 P).-Pota-
toes--Receipts, Isl cars; on track,
$40; total U. S. shipments, 1910 cars;
demand and trading slow, market
weaker; Wisconsin sacked, round
whites, No. /, 1.35a1.50; Minnesota,
North. Dakota sacked, Red River.
Ohios, 1.25al 40; sacked, round whites,
.30al 40; Idaho, sacked russets, Bur-
banks, 1.50a1.75; sacked rurals, 1.40a
80.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Capital Traction 5s--SI 600 at 1924.
Washington Gas 6s B-S1 900 at 106.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s--S5, 600 at
Barber & Ross 61,s-S1 900 at 81.
CAPITAL Traction Co at 10SA. 3 at
10Ss4
Potomac Electric pfd. 6s-5 at liz. 8
at l12.
Potomac, Electric pfd 5$s-5 at 1861.
10 at 1061h. 10 at 1O6 -. 10 at 106 n.
Washington Rwy. Elec. pfd-60 at
100. 10 at 100
District National Bank-1O at 255.
Merchants Bank g. Trust Col at 1856.
Columbia Sand & Gravel pfd.--l0 at 103
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction Coo at 100,
Potomac Electric 6s 1953-S3. 900 at
1882.
Federal-American National BanlS--1O at
BAL.
UNLISTED DEPARTMENT.
Chaplin Sacks SIS pfd.-5 at 103.
Money-Call loans and per cent
Evening star., 1927-10-27
EARNINGS DECLINE.

NEW YORK. October 81 P).-The
Pittsburgh & West Virginia, earned
$4.45 a share on the common stock
in nine months this year, against Sc 10
a share in the same period of 1925.
surplus after charges falling to
81 ,346, 1895 from $1,S46,OS7.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
WHEELING STEEL PROFIT

NEW YORK. October 27 P).--
Profit of Wheeling Steel Corporation
for nine months of 1927 dropped to
$2.74S,145 from $3.5S2 ,6S4 in the cor,
responding 1926 period.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
BUTTER rs HIGHER,

CHICAGO, October 81 (P.-Butter
higher; receipts, 5.971 tubs: creamery,
extras, 46h; standards, 42%; extra
firsts. 43ha44h; firsts, 40a41 ~ F;
seconds, 36a3sh. Eggs. unchanged;
reeeiNts, 1890 cases.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
EXTRA DIVIDEND VOTED.

NEW YORK, October 27 ODD.
rectors OF the New Jersey Zinc Co.
nave declared an extra Christmas divi-
dend of per cent. payable December
10 to holders of record November 10.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
BARNSDALL EARNINGS.

NEW YORK, October 81 R.-
Barnsdall Corporation and subsidiaries
earned S2.92 a share on the combined
"a" and "B" stocks in nine months
of 1927, against s4.19 a share a year
Evening star., 1927-10-27
YALE & TOWNE.

NEW YORK, October 81 CP).-Yale
q Towne Manufacturing Co. earned
s5-l share on the common stock in
nine months this year, against $4.33
a share in the same period of 1926. =
Evening star., 1927-10-27
ELECTED TO CAN BOARD

NEW YORK. October 81 GP.-E. +.
Loomis, president of the Lehigh Val.
ley Railroad, has been elected a di-
rector of American Can Co. to fill a
vacancy caused by the death Of Fran.
els Hine. Mr.. Loomis also is a diree
tor Of Phillips Petroleum Co.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

An old lady has presented her false
teeth to a London hospital with the
hope that some poor patient might
use them.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

NEW YORK, October 81 (SpeciaD.
Public offering is being made today
of the new issue of 100000, 900 Shell
Union Oil Corporation 25-year 5 per
cent sinking fund gold debentures
priced at 90 to yield over SIS per
cent by Lee, Higginson & Co.
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. "A
banking group made up of the Ma
tional City Co. Dillon, Read & Co.
Wood, Gundy & Co., A. E. Ames &
Co. and Dominion Securities Corpora
ton, Ltd, offers for public subscrip-
ton today S24 100000 Province of On
tario, Canada, Az per cent gold bonds
due serially November /. 1928. TO 1857.
inclusive. at prices to yield from 4 25
to 4.oO per cent.
GREENSBORO, n. CA new issue
Of S1,905,000 Greensboro, y. c., 4ia
per cent gold bonds. maturing serially
April /, 1880, to 1867. is being offered
by the Guardian Detroit Co., Remick,
Hodges & Co.. Dewey, Bacon & Co.
and c.. w. McNear & Co. The hon6s
are priced to yield from Ais to 4.20
per cent.
FRINK CORPORATION.-Swetsch,
Heinzelmann & Co.. offers today
new issue of S1,115,000 Frink Corpora
ton 6ia per cent sinking fund de-
benture gold bonds with detachable
stock purchase warrants due Octo-
ber /, 1912. The debentures are priced
at 9912 to yield about SIS per cent.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
STOCKS IRREGULAR
. ON CURB EXCHANGE
Outstanding Moves on Side OF
Advance-KemsIey Mil
burn Is Feature.
BY WILLIAM f. HEFFERNAN.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, October 27.-Conflict-
ing price movements characterized
trading on the Curb Exchange today.
The market started in higher for most
issues, but when weakness developed
on the Stock Exchange the main BODY
of stocks was affected Sympathetlcally.
The outstanding features again occur
red on the side of advance, although
the issues selected for leadership
failed TO maintain all the improve
ment to the end.
OF special interest was the spectacu-
lar buying of Kemsley Milburn stock
and bonds. The bonds, crossing 1872.
established a new high record, in SYM
pathy with the new top reached in
the common stock. This, Of course.
was due to the conversion privilege
which the bonds carry.
Flood of New Business.
Bankers for the company pointed
ont that the flood of new business
which the company received prior to
the new financing necessitated the
floating of the bonds in order to pro-
vide funds for expansion. Earnings in
the fourth quarter last year were
greater than those for the combined
three preceding quarters and new for.
eign business recently booked in New
Zealand and Australia was said to
amount to approximately 100000
and will maintain earnings for the lat
ter half year at high rate. Because
of the conversion privilege a price of
II for the stock would mean lao for
the bonds.
Announcement that q block of 1885,
600 shares of REQ Motor was to be of
fered by bankers later this week failed
to check the upward movement in
the stock, inasmuch as it represents
stocks acquired from private inter-
nsts and did not involve new financing.
Reo sold at a new high above 81 and
was evidently being groomed for ad-
mission to trading on the Stock Elk.
change.
Illinois Pipe Line Leader.
Illinois Pipe Line assumed leader.
ship of the so-called standard oils,
with a rise of almost points before
the demand subsided. Others of the
group were not as prominent as they
had been, and those working for high
er prices evidently We're meeting con-
siderable stock. despite the growing
belief that the oils at the current level
"have been thoroughly liquidated."
Deere common, still responding to
prospects of early dividends, now that
all accumulations on the preferred
have been cleared up, went into new
high ground. Glen Alden Coal was
another favorite at new high prices
for the year.
Federal Water Supply A continued
in demand at new top prices. and was
considered out of line with other pub.
lie utilities as an assets proposition.
The new Hershey issues, admitted to
trading on a when-issued basis yes
terday, were actively dealt in at ir-
regular price changes, and were evi.
IDENTIFY seeking their proper selling
level.
Evening star., 1927-10-27
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received by Private Wire Direct to The Star Office

Following is the list of bonds and
stocks traded in on the New YORK
Curb Market today:
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Money to Loan

secured by first deed OF trust on real estate
Prevailing interest and commission
Joseph |. Weller 4s0 r Wash. AL. {. & Trust
Evening star., 1927-10-27
BONDS.
Bid and Asked Prices.
PUBLIC UTILITY.
MISCELLANEOUS

Barber & Ross. Inc. 6Ks.. 9615 a71
Chestnut Farm Dairy 6hs.. 105h 106
Chevy Chase Club 5hs.... 1O1 80.
y. G. Paper 6s .,......... 81 100
Pot Joint Stk. Id Blk. 5s. 1OO1a ....
Wash. Mkt. & Cold Stor. 5s. 95 ....
Wardnlan Park Hotel 5tss.. 81 ....
Evening star., 1927-10-27

AMERICAN HIDE & LEATHER
American Hide & Leather reports net
profit of $204, ASA for nine months of
1927, equal to $2.04 a share on the
preferred, in contrast to net loss of
$240,S02 in the corresponding 1926
period.
Evening star., 1927-10-27

GULF COAST LINES.-Net income
of Gulf Coast Lines for nine months
this year fell to $500, ,025, equal to So so
a share, from 1856 JOG, or $10.57 a
share in the corresponding period of
1926.
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Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-03

BABY BEEF from the sanitary FRYE BRUHN market is the best at the most reasonable price.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-03
HOMER DISTRICT IS GARDEN SPOT ALASKA
 FERTILE. PRODUCTIVE

Charles K. Lambert, one of the most
 successful of farmers in the Homer district, kindly contributed the follow ing article, by request, with reference to information relative to that region. MT. Lambert is in Seward at the pre- sent time en route home following a three months stay in the Interior.
 THE ARTICLE:
 It is the opinion of pioneer of Ala
 ka and the Yukon for 31 years, that
 the sunny side of Kachemak Bay sit
 uated in the southwestern extremity
 of the famous and favorably known
 Kenai Peninsula, is one of the most favorable garden spots of the last
 frontier of America, together with its
 mild climate and fertile aluvial soil, it is exceptionally productive of the many and varied varieties of vegeta- bles, fruits and grains known to the frontier of the great Northwest. Be- ing in the same latitude as some Of the prosperous Scandinavian count ries, therefore it is very similar in many respects. Consequently to ac- ouire a home in a new frontier, with a growing demand for produce of all kinds, many thrifty and far-seeing people, longing for the comforts or a home of their own, settled on the fertile virgin soil. and in few years of diligent application, were able to develop a wild and comparatively i'm productive district, which possessed almost unlimited material resources, into a. properous, productive, pleas ant place to pass ones present ana future years in peace and plenty
Seward daily gateway., 1927-09-03
THAMES ENDANGERs
 CHANNEL SWIMMERS

LONDON, Sept 3. P)-Miss Mer. cedes Gleitze, the London typist, who
 was one of last years crop of Chan. nel swimmers, was nearly drowned in the Thames this year.
 Miss Gleitze set out early one morning to swim by stages from Westminster to Dover: When she reached Mapping, she was caught by ia treacherous current and drawn un- der a row of barges. After what seemed to her companions a very long time, she came up on the other side of the barges feet first. She continued her swim, despite the pleas of those who were accompanying her in a boat.