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Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26
Maybe we are going to have summer all winter now
LEGAL NOTICE
RIAL 06696.

SERIAL o66e6.
 IN THE UNITED STATES LAND OF FlcE AT ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. Tn the Matter of the application of the Crescent Herring Company for a Patent to land embraced in U. S.. Survey No. 1738, situate on the north shere of Shuyak Strait, Alaska.
 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
 PATENT
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the CRESCENT HERRING COMPA- NY, Washington Corporation, whose principal office and Post Office address is 1911 L. C. Smith Building, Seattle, Washington, has made application in the United States Land office at An chorage, Alaska, Serial No. 06696, to enter the land embraced in United States Survey No. 1738, as Trade and Manufacturing Site under Section 10, Act of May IA, 1898, said tract of land being situated on a small bay on the north shore of Suyak Strait, Territory of Alaska, more particularly described as follows:
 Beginning at Corner No. i of said U s. Survey No. 1738, a me- ander corner on the east shore of small bay, north shore of Shu- yak Strait, south side of Shu- yak IsIand, rom which United States Location Monument No. 1896 bears north 80 degrees, 47 min- utes east 39 links distant (varia- tion 25 degrees east), and from which corner No. 1 of this survey, corner No. M. c. of U. s. Survey No. 1896 bears north g deg. Il min. q Sec. west 15.8 chains dis tant, and running thence from said corner No. U. s. Survey No. 173S along the meander of above described shore line (first course south IS deg. 2S min. west 1.20 chains, second course south 16 deg. min. west 3.2 chains, third course south A deg. q min. east 2.60 chains, fourth course south deg. 8 min. west 3.91 chains) a total of 1O91 chains to corner No. 2, thence south II deg. min. east 9.2 chains to corner No. 3, thence north deg. min. east 9.71 chains to corner No. 4, thence uOTtu II UcS. , Ldiu WcSL 4V.V1 chains to corner No. M. O., the place of beginning, containing an area of 9.30 acres.
 United States Location Monument No. 1896 is an iron pipe 4 inches di' ameter showing feet above ground marked USLM No. 1896, situated on top of bank about 20 feet high on east shore small bay north shore Shuyak Strait in Latitude 58 deg. 29 min. 17 sec. north and Longitude 152 deg. 35 min. sec. west.
 Any and all persons claiming ad versely any portion of the above de scribed tract of land are required to file with the Register of the United States Land Office at Anchorage Alaska, their adverse claim thereto under oath, during the period of pub lication or within thirty days there after, or they will be barred by the provisions of the Statute.
 This Notice is issued at the United States Land Office at Anchorage Alaska, this 18th day of June, A. D. 1927, and ordered published for a
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26
FARRAGUT THIS EVENING

The s. s. Admiral Farragut of the P. s. s. Co.,, is expected to arrive in port th:s evening around seven or eight o'clock, according to the local report from the vessel.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26
SEWARD, ALASKA, CANADA

A SAMPLE of government neciency was called to the "A Gateways attention yesterday when post marked envelope from the American Consular Service Copen- hagen Denmark was brought in. The address mark ed "Mr Chrstianson Hotel Sexton, Seward, Alaska, Canada.
 At least the government could have representatives in foreign lands that know of Americas possessions.
 Mayor Walker of New York is quoted as saying that the election of Al Smith would putting liquor into American homes, which may be interpreted to that Al is sick of the sheep dip and mange being off, fered by the neighbors.
 Maybe we are going to have summer all winter now
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26

Sheaffers Lifetime fountain pens and pencils. Schallerer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26

Seattle Tee Cream at Schallere Alaska Shop. q
Seward daily gateway., 1927-07-26

A swell movie Is on tonight.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Stamford-Darien Highway
Busy Place for Police

Stamford, Feb. IS P}-Motor-
cycles and automobiles chugged
merrily over the Boston Post Road
between here and Darien early to-
day as police officers gave chase to
suspects in machines. Two Darien Of
ficers followed a car from that town
into this city where federal officers
gave assistance and arrested Jacob
Hedrick of New Rochelle, n. Y, on
charges OF theft of the car in Nor
walk, driving while under the in
fluence OF liquor and driving with
out license. The motorcycle officers
fired several times at the fleeing car.
Local officers stopped a car in
which were two lads and sent them
back to Greenwich. where the car
was stolen.
Stamford officers searched for a
car containing five men which had
come through from New Jersey. The
chase went into Darien where the
town police stopped a car with five
men in who proved to be q quintet
who had joined in the chase of the
New Jersey car after they had seen
it elude the Stamford officer. The
New Jersey car got away.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
HALL EXPLAINS INCREASE
IN TAX RATE OF CITY
Expansion In Program Of Several De.
partments Responsible, Finance
Board Head Says.

Increases in the work being per-
formed by several departments of
the city government made necessary
boost in the tax rate from % q
mills to IS IL mills, Chairman Ed
ward F. Hall of the board of finance
and taxation told the Polish Repub-
lican club at its meeting in Falcons
hall last night.
The items of increase he enumer-
ated are: Schools, sS1,297 additional
for maintenance; police, s25,9S1.69,
mainly for personnel increases; fire
department, s26,321.90, occasioned
chiefly by a new fire station; streets,
S17,567, for pavement repair; mu-
nicipal departments, $4,000; parks,
$4,000; city hail commission. $4,000;
health board, s16,S00, mainly for
garbage collection; salaries, s1,050
more than last year, and incidentals,
$1,000 more; payments on principal,
S74,112.S5 higher, and interest and
discount charges s19,9S0.67 greater.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
berlin news
Continued from Page Seven)

Mrs. S. NJ. Lakewood serenaded
them Saturday evening at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcpherson.
The newlyweds were then escorted
by the serenaders to the music OF
drums, horns and bells to Com
mupity hall where the festivities OF
the evening were staged. The great
er part of the evening was given
over to dancing. The happy cou-
pie was presented with a mahogany
gateleg table and a set OF lustre
china the presentation being made
by Jarvis Dowd in behalf Of those
assembled. Mr.. Hardwood express
ed appreciation Of himself and his
wife for the expressions of friend
ship. Refreshments were served fol-
lowing the dancing. Friends were
present from Hartford, New Brit
ain. Middletown, Meriden and Mid
dlefield.
The Boys club basketball team
lost a close game to the Junior Hi
Y team in New Britain Saturday
afternoon by the score Of 80 to &c.
An extra overtime period OF five
minutes was necessary as the score
was tied at "a all at the end of the
game. A return gme will be play
ed in the near future when the To-
calls hope to reverse the tables. The
Boys club team was the guest of
the Junior Hi-Y boys during the
afternoon having the use Of the
swimming pool and the bowling al
leys. The local boys defeated the
Junior Hi-Y bowling team winning
by 20 pins. partially compromising
for the earlier defeat.
The Knights OF Pythias will meet
this evening at s o'clock in their
rooms at Community hall.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
Methodist church will hold a supper
in the banquet hall Of the Commun-
ity building tomorrow evening at
6:3 o'clock An elaborate menu
has been prepared for the occasion.
Special music will be rendered. TIE
public Is invited to attend.
The last whist Of the season will
be held tomorrow evening in the
social rooms OF Sacred Heart
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
ICE COMPANIES IN
Big STATE MERGER
New Britain Interests Affected
by Completion Of Deal

The biggest ice company merger
in the history OF New Britain was
consummated Saturday when the
Southern New England Ice Co. pur-
chased the New Britain Ice Corpor-
alton and the property OF other
concerns in and around New Brit
ain. Negotiations for the sale of
the local concern had been in prog
ress for several months and Presi-
dent Mortimer L. Rhodes filed a
deed for the sale of the business
and property with the town clerk
Saturday.
The real estate OF the company is
situated between Church and Chest
nut streets in the rear of the Her.
aid building. 1t was % years ago
when the New Britain Ice Corpora
ton was formed. The Southern
New England Ice Co. also leased for
period of five years the ice pond
on Shuttle Meadow avenue at a
rental of 500 monthly, from George
Z. Doerr.
At the time OF the formation of
lne new Britain COTpOTdllOll Tdlh-
lin E. Rhodes was the president.
NJ. L. Rhodes, his son, has been at
the head Of the corporation for sew
eral years. The purchase price was
not made known.
Sam and Charles Giardino Of this
city. doing business under the name
of the Willow Brook Ice Co., have
transferred to the Southern New
England Ice Co. a lease of property
from Rudolph Simons and others,
situated on Pennington avenue. The
Giardino brothers have also sold to
the merger interests two ice plants
owned by them in Berlin.
The Hartford Ice Co. has sold to
the same company, the ice pond
situated in the south end of Berlin
known at the Peat Works pond and
two ice houses situated there. The
houses have been situated there for
the past so years.
William Bauchmann OF Meriden
has sold also to the Southern New
England Ice Co. property in the
southeastern section Of Kensington.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Weeks Activities in
Catholic Churches

Wednesday. the first day Of Lent,
will be marked in the Catholic
churches with special services. The
day will be known as Ash Wednes-
day when the ashes will be dis
tributed to members of the congre-
CATION throughout the world. The
marking of the ashes on the brows
of the people will signify the begin
ming of the season of penitence
which precedes the most important
feasts in the Catholic church by re-
minding each mortal that From
Dust Thou Art and Unto Dust Thou
Wilt Return"
Friday, the first Friday of the
month will be observed with special
devotions while each individual
church will regulate the days and
hours OF the Lenten devotions to be
held weekly.
st. Marys Church
Requiem masses at st. Mary's
church this week will be as follows:
Thursday morning at o'clock,
requiem mass for Mrs. Mary Erwin;
Saturday morning at 7 o'clock. first
anniversary for Catherine O'Con-
nell; Saturday morning at 1880
O'Clock, first anniversary for Patrick
]. Murray.
Confessions will be heard Thurs
day afternoon and evening. Masses
on the first Friday of the month will
be said at $50 and Z o'clock. There
will be an all-day exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament. Confessions for
the children will be held Friday
afternoon for the school children
and they will receive communion
Saturday morning at special mass
at o'clock.
Masses on Ash Wednesday will
be held at 7 and o'clock. The
ashes will be blessed at the o'clock
services and will be distributed after
both masses. The children OF the
parish will attend and receive the
ashes at the o'clock mass.
Lenten devotions will be held at
st. Mary's church Wednesday and
Friday evenings at 1880 o'clock,
Services on Wednesday will consist
of the rosary, sermon and bene-
diction. The sermon will be given
by a member OF the Passionist
Order who will continue the series
each Wednesday during Lent. Serv-
ices Friday will consist of the Way
of the Cross and Benediction.
Next Sunday the diocesan collec-
ton will be taken for home and for
eign missions which is taken up at
the masses on the first Sunday in
Lent.
st. Joseph's Church
Requiem masses at st. Joseph's
church this week are as follows:
Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock, an
niversary for Mrs. Catherine Cos
tello and the deceased members of
her family; Tuesday morning at
o'clock, months mind mass for
Mrs. Sarah Wilson; Wednesday
morning at 9 o'clock, solemn high
mass OF requiem for Mrs. Margaret
Heating Coates; Thursday morning
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

church. The men will be in charge
for the evening and have promised
several unusual features.
Physical Director William Ogle OF
the Boys club has announced a
series of tests for the boys of the
club for their general proficiency in
apparatus and mat work. Three sill
yer cups will be awarded to the
prize winners, the awards to be
made at the conclusion OF the COM
petitive exercises.
Mrs. A. L. Burereen is confined
to her home on Main street with a
sprained ankle.
There was a large attendance at
the pictures shown last evening at
the Methodist church. The subject
wa Trust Your Eye" and was
shown in conjunction with the pres
ent enforcement Of the prohibition
law. The object Of the picture was
to nullify the propaganda Of the
VETS" who claim that prohibition
is a failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Well enter
tanned relatives from out of town at
their home on Wilcox avenue over
the weekend.
Miss Louise Foertsch entertained
a number Of her young friends this
afternoon at her home. the occasion
being her eleventh birthday. She
was pleasantly remembered by her
many friends in honor of the event.
The Lafanso club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Charles Nelson
next Saturday evening. Every men,
Der attending must attend in Swed-
ish costume and the food served will
be in Swedish style. A prize for
the best costume is to be awarded.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

at I o'clock, fourth anniversary for
Teresa Madden; Saturday morning
at o'clock, months mind mass for
Michael Cotter.
Leuten devotions will be held on
Wednesday and Friday evenings at
1880 o'clock. The services on We'd
nesday will consist of the rosa..y. a
sermon aad benediction. Each Wed
nesday evening during Lent, Fsv,
Walter A. McCrann will preach rhs
sermon. Friday evening the Sta
tons of the Cross and Benedictiop
will be said.
Ash Wednesday mass will be at
o'clock. Ashes will be distributed
after mass, at $3.50 o'clock in the
afternoon and again after the serv-
ices at 1870 o'clock in the evening.
Confessions will be heard Thurs
day afternoon and evening. Masses
on the first Friday of the month will
be at $50 and o'clock. The Sta
tons of the Cross will be said Fri
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock and
Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The Children of Mary will receive
He Communion in body at
o'clock mass next Sunday.
The mems card party will be held
in the parish hall tomorrow evening
at SIS o'clock.
There will be a meeting OF the
st, Patrick's night entertainment
committee tonight at s o'clock in
the parisi- hall.
st. Andrews Church
Lenten services at st. Andrew
church will be held every Wednes-
day and Friday evening at 1880
o'clock. Services on Wednesdays
will consist of the rosary and bene-
diction and on Friday evenings. the
Stations of the Cross will be said
and benediction will follow.
Wednesday, Ash Wednesday,
mass will be celebrated at 1880
o'clock. Ashes will be distributed
following the mass and again at s
o'clock in, the afternoon for chill
dren of the parish. In the evening
at 1850 o'clock, ashes will be dis
tributed for adults.
Masses on Friday, the first Fri
day of the month, will be said at
$50 and 1880 o'clock. Confessions
will be heard Thursday afternoon
and evening.
Next Sunday. the first Sunday of
the month. the children of the
parish will receive Holy Com
munion in a body.
st. Johns Church
+ Mass on Ash Wednesday, the
first day Of Lent. at the church of
st. John the Evangelist, will be
celebrated at 7:45 o'clock. Ashes
will be distributed after mass and
in the evening after services at $50
o'clock.
Friday, being the first Friday Of
the month, mass will be said at
$50 o'clock and communion will be
given again at 7 o'clock. The Sta
tons of the Cross and Benediction
will be held in the evening at 1880
o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
HARRY THAW WILL AID
Comes to Financial Aid of Mother
Who Stabbed Son During Fit OF
Anger.

Beacon, n. Y. Feb. IS CP)-Aid
from Harry X. Thaw, whose escape
from Matteawan in 1915 resulted in
the discharge of her husband. an
asylum employe. today was prom
ised Mrs. Ellen Barnum, under
parole for stabbing her son during
fit of anger.
Joseph Barnum, 10, one of five
small children. was improving at
Highland hospital today from a
bread knife wound in the back
Thursday. you can't do anything
to my mother for this" the boy de-
clared. II egged her on. She only
meant to hit me with the handle of
the knife because I was plaguing
the kids to death. / got to get back
quick and help her raise them"
Mrs. Barnum was paroled on
charge of assault. If the boy re-
covers she will not be prosecuted,
District Attorney Allen S. Reynolds
of Poughkeepsie said. The mother
was thankful when she was told the
boy probably would recover.
Thaw last night promised to send
Mrs. Barnum a $500 check.
y was always sorry for what
happened to her husband" he said.
He had nothing to do with my es-
cape and was never tried"
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
I. ". c: A. NOTES
GIRLS ReScrNe

The club schedule for the week Is
as follows:
Monday: O'Clock, Sunset Club
at the Hunter Road Mission; Gold
en- Eagles at the Y. w. c. A.
Tuesday: o'clock, Cluga Club
business meeting and music, 1880
o'clock, Pinnacle Club, business
meeting and painting.
Wednesday: 4 o'clock, OWakiya
Club. handcraft meeting; Ginger
Snaps, business meeting to plan sup
per. -,
Thursday: The U. P. D. Club will
meet at the Y. W. c. A. for a nike
supper. as first planned, will be
POSTPONED until a later date.
Friday: 4 o'clock, Beacon Clup'
handcraft meeting.
At the recent meeting Of the Gem
Seekers Club, it was voted to change
the club name to "Tahigwa.' ms
is a club comprised of girls in the
iunior class of the Senior Hlgh
school. The meeting of the club to
be held next Friday will be COOK
ing meeting. The club plans TO at
tend the High school play Honor
BRIGHT" in a body. All those VINO
wish to ioin the party which Will
attend on the evening of Marcn H.
should see Miss Reynolds as soon as
possible. c.
Tbere will be a meeting OF the
club girls with Mrs. Herbert Horton
at her studio in the Booth BLOCK
this evening at s o'clock. Girls VINO
cniov singing are invited TO come
and help in the planning Of musi-
cal procram to be given under Mrs.
uorton's direction in the near
future. So
Both teams of the club will noWi
this evening at 7 o'clock at 'he
Rogers Recreation Building.
The Industrial committee VIII
hold its monthly meeting on Tues-
day noon at the Y. w. c. a. Roger
Whitman will preside.
The Smiling Workers Club will
meet in the club rooms on Nednes-
day evening. All members ale eSNe"
to attend.
Club girls are planning for a book
talk for their Thursday evening"
meeting. Such program should
prove interesting to members.
Athletic Department
Schedule for pool and Syin-
nasium:
Monday and Friday: o .
o'clock, swimming classes.
TUESDAY: Basketball, 6 to 7
o'clock; dancing, 7:15 to o'clock;
gymnasium classes, s to 3 O'Clock.
Thursday: Basketball. $50 to
$50 o'clock; gymnasium classes
ESQ to $50 o'clock.
Wednesday and Thursday; Plunges
G to 9 o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Piles Go Quick
Without Salves or Cutting

Thousands who have piles don't
know that quick and permanent re-
lief can be accomplished with inter-
nal medicine. Cutting or any
amount of treatment with ointments
and suppositories will not remove
the cause.
Bad circulation causes piles.
There is stagnation of blood circula-
ton in the lower bowel and a weak
ening OF the parts. DR.. J. S. Leon
hardt found the remedy and called
his prescription HEM-ROID. DR..
Leonhardt tried it in many, many
cases with a marvellous record OF
success, such wonderful record
that HEM-ROID is now sold by
druggists everywhere under a rigid
money-back guarantee.
Don't waste any more time with
outside applications. Get Il pack
age of HE. -ROID from Fair De-
partment Store, Inc, today. 1t has
given quick and lasting relief to
thousands and should do the same
for you,
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
DECLARE DIVIDENDS
ON STOCK OF S. v.
| 81 P. c. on Preferred. and
z II on Common

Stanley Works preferred stock
will pay a divi-ond Of TX per cent
May 16, and common stock will pay
"a per cent April /, by vote of the
directors at the annual meeting held
Saturday afternoon
Directors and officers were re.
elected by the stockholders. During
the year the company purchased
three plants OF the American Tube
Il Stamping Co.. of Bridgeport.
Directors were reelected as fol-
lows: George P. Hart, Edward N.
Stanley, E. Allan Moore, Frederick
G. Platt. Frederick S. Chamberlain,
Clarence F. Bennett, William H.
Hart. Philip B. Stanley. Alix w.
Stanley, Meigs H. Whaples, Frank G.
Vibberts and James E. Cooper.
At a subsequent meeting of the
directors, officers were elected as fol-
lows: Chairman of the board, E.
Allan Moore; president, Clarence F.
Bennett; vice-president and counsel,
James Z. Cooper; ice-presidents,
Ernest w. Christ. Malcolm Farmer,
W. H. Hart, Philip B. Stanley and
Joseph E. Stone: secretary Ernest
w. Christ: treasurer, Louis w.
Young; assistant secretaries, Patrick
+. King and Maurice H. Pease; as
sistant treasurers. R. E. Pritchard
and j. B. Wilbor. Jr.
The financial statement of the
company to the stockholders, is as
follows:
Assets:-Cash, mites and accounts
receivable. including accounts receiv-
able from affiliated plants, $685.
649.62: inventories less reserves, S.
407,2o3.32; investments less reserves,
S7S6,090.59; plant and other property
less reserves, $S,372,96o; total $780,
179.90353.
Liabilities: - Notes and accounts
payable to affiliated plants, s1,577,-
SS1.06; per cent bonds of the
American Tube & Stamping Co., due
1892. s45o.0o0: capital stock pre-
ferred, $3.799,575; capital stock,
common, s1o,400,ooo.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
"BABY FARM" INQUIRY
Ottawa Authorities Investigating
Deaths of Seven Youngsters Since
Middle OF Last Summer.

Ottawa, Canada, Feb. Is (UP)-
Death of seven babies at a baby
farm" here was under rigid investi-
cation today, and a woman was held
in Jail as a material witness.
Two infants in the woman's charge
when she was arrested were being
cared for at Hull Jail.
The woman was Mrs. Diana La
Croix. 60, gray haired and grand
notherly.
The seven babies have died at in
tervals since August. Three sue
cumbed since January /. Mrs. La
CroiX's arrest was the result of Sc
cret inquiry which began several
months ago.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28

The surplus January /, 1926 was
S3,475, 251.65, government tax ad-
justments We're SS0,617.7S, and net
earnings for the year 1926 after fed
eral taxes, s1,703, 450.44, a total of
S1,7S4,O6S.22 which added to surplus
totals s5,259.319.S5. Dividends paid
during the year were: preferred
s266,S72.3S and common S1,040,0OO,
total of s1,S06,S72 The surplus
December 81, 1926 was S3,s52,447.-
AZ. Total liabilities were s20,1Ta,-
903.53.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
Teachers to Be Asked
To Scrub Dirty Pupils

Zero hour has come Tor New
Britain's great unwashed."
They must go ''over the top" into
the glistening white bath tubs that
add their allurement to the other
attractions offered by three OF the
elementary schools constructed for
the youth OF this city. Bath tubs
have been provided in the Lincoln
and Roosevelt school and when the
new Robert ]. Vance school 10
completed it will be equipped with
the unpopular but necessary tubs.
General orders have been issued
that younger pupils whose ablu-
tons have been neglected at homo
shall be handled by the teacher.
New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
AWARDED COMPENSATION.

Bridgeport, Feb. IS P,-John ].
Wrenn OF 12S Albino street, Water
bury, a salesman for the General
Cigar company Of New York city. is
awarded compensation damages of
S1,942.20 in finding issued today by
Compensation Commissioner E.
Buckingham. Wrenn was injured in
January, 1924, when his automobile
was struck va locomotive on the
Brundage crossing of the N. Y, N.
H. & H. r. R. near Danbury