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Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
GENERAL MANAGER DUE HERE TONIGKT
 INSPECTION TRIP

According to word received at local headquarters of the Alaska Railroad, General Manager Otto F. OhlSon of the system will arrive in Seward some time tonight, coming on a freight train that will be de- Ilayed in it's departure from Anch- orage. MT. Ohlson is coming for what is presumed to be last in- Ispection of the vast amount of work that has been going forward here in connection with the handl- ing of the Lowell Creek relief pro- ject, the realignment and regarding .of the yard tracks and the prepar ations for the removal of the depot to it's new site.
 It is understood that the general manager is completing the assemb ling of data for the preparation of his report to the Secretary of the Interior and to the committees of Congress who may desire to know "What's doing in Alaska. The date for his departure to Washington has not yet been announced but rumor has it that it might be next Saturday.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

Al meat ana nothing else In the Frye Bruhn Meat Market.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
Nellie Neal Lawing
 Sustaiir,s Injuries

Though definite word has not yet been received, it was reported from
 Lawing Saturday night that Nellie Neal LaWing had sustained a severe Ifsll on the ice of her doorstep and
 struck her head with such force agail,SI the door jam that she was rendered unconscious for some minutes.
 According to a telephone message ireceived by Dr. Baughman of Sew 'aIG cirectly after the accident, MT. William Lawing thought that his wife was so badly hurt that it would be necessary to send her in on the train. It developed, however, that she did not come, wherefore it is surmised that she recovered from tic shock, although she did sustain an injury to her side which might mean a fractured rib
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
Officer Of Signal
 Corps Shows Faith

Faith in Seward has been amply demonstrated by Lieut.. John Green, recent addition to the executive force of the U. s. Signal Corps in Seward, which came here from Fort Benning, Ga., last summer and who has now been definitely assigned to the post.
 He says he likes the town and the country and to prove it he has just purchased home on Third Avenue near Madison and has also bought the Chrysler car owned by Mrs. Edith Schmidt. In other words it looks like Lieut.. Green has decided in no half-hearted manner to cast his lot with Seward and Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

THE NEW VANITY VEST POcK Er KopAKs WITH F6s LENS ARE HERE. sehaIierer's Alaska Shop.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
AUXILIARY MEETS

Election of officers will be the chief bushes of an important meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary at the home of Mrs. L. V. Ray called for tomorrow afternoon at 230 o'clock. Other matters of importance are to be considered and all members of the Auxiliary are urged to attend.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

The pilchard resembled the herr ing and are found off Vancouver Island in vast numbers in the sum- mertime. They are members of the sardine family and the young are packed as sardines. They are talk en chiefly for oil and meal.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
CREW GOES SOUTH

Members of the crew of the river steamer Alice passing thru Seward |enroute South were: c. w. Adams, captain; James Crawley, pilot; Will liam Hartnett, first mate; George C. Potter, purser; Thos. BHyde, chief engineer; Chester Dietrick, assistant engineer.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
CARLSON GOES OUT

Among those leaving Seward Sat urday for the Outside was John E. Carlson, well known oldtimer of CantWell, who will pay his first visit to the States in 12 years. Ben Thompson is in charge of the Can't well store and roadhouse during the absence of MT. Carlson.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

John Hirshey, pioneer mining man of the Hope district, who clos led down his hard rock work recent ly, left Saturday, accompanied by Mrs. Hirshey for the States on a winter vacation trip. He will re- sume his operations in the spring.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

The Sheldon Jackson school has opened it's fall term with a very en- Icouraging attendance and larger enrolment than last year.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

Cordova Igloo No. IS, Pioneers of Alaska, are starting the construc- tion of typical pioneer log cabin, to be 22 by 32 feet.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

Dan Oman, mining man of the Valdez Creek District, left for the States Saturday on vacation trir
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22
LEGAL
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
 TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
 NOVEMBER 6, 1928. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 9th, 1928. Be- tween the hours of 8 o'clock a. m. and ? o'clock p. m. of said day, for the purpose of electing the fol- lowing officials, to-wit:-
 A Governor for Alaska.
 A Delegate to Congress from AL aska.
 An Attorney General for Alaska. A Territorial Senator.
 Four Representatives to the Ter ritorial Legislature.
 Two Divisional Road COmmis- siOners.
 The Common Council of the heretofore duly designated the Town Of Seward, Alaska, having Voting Precincts of the City and the Polling place therein, the Eiec- tors are hereby notified:
 That all duly qualified Voters re- siding within the boundaries of the said Town of Seward, will vote at the City Hall Building, located ill rear of Lots 35 and S6 of Block 10, the same being the duly designated polling place in and for Precinct Of Seward, Alaska.
 Dated at Seward, Alaska, this End. day of October, 1928. By order of the Common Council of the Town of Seward, Alaska.
 "A. D. BALDERSTON, Municipal Clerk of Town of Sew ard, Seward, Alaska.
 CLERKS-Bessie M. MallOy, Jennie PaulsOn.
 JUDGES-Louis, Simpson, J. c. Robertson, George Sexton. Al meat ana nothing else In the
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

A stOrehouse for the Bureau of Education was built at Shaktoolik, last month.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

ONE STAMP QUARTZ MILL FOR SALE at J. L. Graef
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-22

PURE UNADULTERATED ICE CREAM 50 c. PINT S1OO A QUART. Schalierer's Alaska Shop.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
FESTIVAL CONDUCTOR
ARRIVES THIS WEEK
First Meeting With Mass Chorus
Directors Will Be Held
Thursday Night.

Frederick Alexander, who is to bt
guest conductor for the Festival Massed
Chorus in Washington next Spring, will
come to the city this week and have his
first meeting with choral directors here
at the Mems City Club at pm. Thurs
day. according to an announcement by
Mrs. Joseph M. Stoddard, president OF
the D. C., Federation of Music Clubs
Already 500 singers have given their
names for the list to attend rehearSals
Two years ago the Federation OF
Music Clubs here presented the first OF
such festivals.
Mr. Alexander is head of the Con-
servatory of Music at the Michigan
State Normal College.
There will be mems chorus, wom-
ems chorus, and for the finale chorus
of all participating, united, this year
The music to be used will range in
type and age from works by Bach and
crusaders hymns of the twelfth CEN
tury to much more recent works by
TschaikowskY, Brahms Lvovsky, Gou-
nod Hegar and Rosseter Cole.
Mrs. Stodard states that both the
church and club organizations sponsor
ing this program extend an invitation
to all directors of choral groups In
Washington and environS to attend this
preliminary meeting Thursday night
when Mr. Alexander will give first
reading of the music to be presented
during National Music week in May
using the piano as his accompaniment
on this occasion,
Evening star., 1928-12-23
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Welcome to couple of woman war
riors!
Mrs. Florence Kahn, Congresswoman
from the fourth district of California,
deserving promotion in her committee
assignments in the House OF Representa-
tives, has got herself elevated to men,
bership in the committee on military
affairs.
Mrs. Ruth Mccormick, new coming
CongresSWoman at large from Illinois,
is getting attentive consideration from
the high powers of the House of Repre-
sentatives for membership on the COM
mittee on naval affairs. She has ex-
pressed, it is understood, deep interest
in naval preparedness.
Both ladies can be depended upon to
vote for the strongest sort of strong
national defense, within reason.
However, this does not make them
particularly peculiar among Congress
women. There will be seven Congress-
women in the next House of Repre-
sentatives. A poll of them indicates
that the percentage of anti-navy and
anti-army pacificism among them is
perhaps even actually smaller than
among their man colleagues One of
those colleagues has remarked:
IL OCCuIo W IIIC CLldG WOII6Il are
strong for peace and law and order, but
also strong for security and a good
police force"
There may be something to that.
Five of the Congresswomen in the
next House of Representatives will be
Republicans, while only two will be
Democrats. Can it be that the party
Of conservatism" is more feminist than
the party of progress? Can it be that
the reform" of woman suffrage will
strengthen our "stand-pat" element?
1t is odd, certainly, that the so-called
radical or La Follettite element is not
producing any feminine Representatives
at ALL The parliamentary weight OF
the feminine contingent in the present
House and in the next House Is, and
will be, distinctly toward the "safe
and sane" point of view.
One of the notable proofs OF their
Safety and sanity" is that they are
virtually unanimously extremely oppos-
ed to any such thing as woman
bloc" They repudiate the notion that
they will herd together among them
selves in any special feminine party
or clique" This may be taken as an
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railroad oficials who are sure of it, too. |

railroad officials who are sure of it, too.
On one of the crack trains plying
southwark from Washington q smart
railroad official set aside a fine special
room for women in the lounge car. He
expected them to flock into 1t and spend
their time exchanging feminine infor-
nation and wisdom. Smarter officials
made smarter by experience-are now
about to deprive that room of its spe-
cial dedication to the higher and better
sex. The women have been wholly ul-
willing to stay in 1t. Their historic
mission of social uplift has impelled
them to come forth out of 1t and sit
helpfully in the lounge rooms inhabited
by the men. This is identically the ex-
perience that was gained by the local
transportation company in New York,
which essayed to run special cars for
women during rush hours. Those cars
travelled almost empty, while the others
we're more crowded than before. You
cannot Jim Crow the ladies, either on
railroads or in Congress
And you cannot stop them from pull
ing any stuff that man would pull, II
he had the wit to do it. They say that
Elizabeth Marbury of New York. dis
tinguished Democrat, met lady in
Texas, at Houston, during the Demo-
cratic convention, who was for Hoover
because Hoover had done so much for
women, to tighten their labors. through
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Jobs GIVEN 41 CONVERTS,
MISSION HEAD REPORTS
Central Union Superintendent
Makes Radio Address on Be-
half of Institution.

Forty-one men who professed CONVEX
sion at the Central Union Missions eve
ming services during November were
given jobs and 10 of them now are
living in the missions, rented rooms,
indicating that through soup, soap
and salvation" the District has made
Al self-supporting residents, John S.
Bennett, superintendent of the mission,
declared in an address over WRC last
night. The talk was Mr. Benefits Sec
ond radio address of the week on be-
half of the missions work.
Contending that charity alone, with
out the strengthening element of re-
ligion, cannot provide the chance"
that a down-and-out man needs, Mr..
Bennett declared that food and clean
illness restore self-respect to any man.
Citing the missions records for last
year, Mr.. Bennett said 1869 men de-
clared in open services their intention
of returning to their churches.
Mr. Bennett concluded his address
with mention of the missions appeal
for funds for Christmas expenses. The
appeal is for $9,872 and donations are
being received at mission headquarters,
613 c street.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
LARGE QUANTITIES
OF LIQUOR SEIZED
Police and Dry Agents Make Big
Pre-Holiday Haul in Dis.
trict Raids.

Acting under orders Of. Maj. Hesse
to make the city an oasis for the
Christmas holiday season, s members OF
the two dry squads and police precinct
commands last week seized large guam
titles of intoxicants intended for the
holiday trade.
Included in the work of the squad
under Sergt. George Little was the
seizure and destruction Of what prob
ably was the largest stin ever seized in
this city, while the squad under Sergt
o. j. Letterman made big haul OF
assorted beverages.
Members rof several precinct COM
nnands also arrested numerous alleged
offenders and seized much liquor and
several automobiles Arrests for sale,
possession and transportation CT intoxi-
cants during the Seven-day period
totaled 140. There were 313 arrests
for drunkenness and eight for driving
automobiles while. intoxicated.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
Child's Condition Prevents Removal
OF Toy Tin Motor Cycle From Throat

parents, took their son to local physi-
clan, who was unable to remove the OBJ
Struction. Then he was taken to Blue
Field, w. Va. Surgeons and physicians
there made an examination but could
not remove the toy. -
Mrs. Brooks last night took the boy
to- a hospital here, where surgeons
found that his condition would not per-
NIT an operation
Hospital attaches said the child can
take only milk for nourishment He
was given sedativeS to relieve the pain.
Nurses said he had difficulty swallow
ing milk but seemed to breathe freely.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PRISONER EXPIRES.

Man Held on Drunkenness Charge
Succumbs to Pneumonia.
Held at the third precinct on a
charge of intoxication, Jesse L. Howard,
56 years old. of the 2400 block Penn
sylvania avenue, was taken to Gallinger
Hospital Wednesday after he became Ill
in his cell. He died today Of pneu-
monia. Police are seeking relatives.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
FORD WIDOW ASKS
FOR LINCOLN CHAIR
Requests Secretary Davis
to Return Relic to Relieve
Financial Stress.

The pitiful plea of widow. destitute
In the few remaining years of her life
for an old high-backed, satin-uphol-
stored rocking chair which once adorned
her home, and which would give her
the means to live in comfort and inde-
pendence the rest of her life, has
touched Secretary of War Davis, and
on his orders, a search of the files of
the War Department is being made to
determine the legal status of the chair,
and, if necessary, to have the chair re-
turned to her.
The old rocker is that in which Abra-
ham Lincoln was seated when the bull
let from the Derringer, fired by John
wilkes Booth. placed the seal of death
upon Lincoln's fate.
Widow of Ford Theater Manager.
The request for the chair is from
Mrs. Blanche Chapman Ford, now 73
years old, who lives in Rutherford,
N. j. On April IA, 1865, her husband,
Harry Clay Ford, manager of the OLD
Ford Theater, on Tenth street, for his
brother, John r. Ford, owner Of the
theater, received White House mes
senger who wanted tickets for the
presidential box of the theater. he
went to see that everything was straight
in the box for the reception OF the
President. Not satisfied with things as
they were, he went to his home, ad-
joining the theater, and brought back
the high-backed rocker for the greater
comfort of President Lincoln.
Following the shooting Of President
Lincoln, the rocker figured in the pro-
ceedings of the commission which IN
VeStigated the assassination. 1t prob
ably was one of the Exhibits IN the
proceedings. At any rate, it came into
the possession of the Government, ano
now rests in the basement OF the SmiCh-
sonian Institution. It is not on display.
The footlights never again blazed at
Ford's Theater, Young Ford Went TO
another business. When he died there
wasn't much left for his widow. Now
ell that is gone.
Receives Offer for Chair.
She has received a big offer for the
chair.
Dependent upon her sons for support,
Mrs. Chapman sees in that offer the
means for her independence and com
fort in the span of life that is left to
her. So she has written TO the Secre..
tary of War, asking for the return OF
the chair.
Il will not deceive you, sir" she
penned to Secretary Davis. S"I am Of
fered a price for the chair by a man
who is a great lover of Lincoln, and
who wishes to add it to his private COL
lection. -s..
"WiI you not return the chair to me
(the rightful owner) thereby placing
me In a position to relieve my SONS of
their great responsibility and keep me
for the few remaining years have left
at least comfortable?"
Mrs. Ford heavily underscores the
word private, referring to the collection.
There are many in Washington who
remember Mrs. Ford as one Of the
Chapman sisters, stage stars.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, December o.
A week ago Frank Brooks, 18 months
old, of Asco; w. Va, swallowed tiny
metallic toy motorcycle, which came
as a prize in a package of popcorn.
Physicians and surgeons have tried un-
successfully all week to dislodge the toy
from the child's throat, and tonight the
boy was. in a serious condition at a
hospital here.
The toy was about one and one-half
inches long An X-ray showed it
lodged in the child's pulmonary region.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brooks the
Evening star., 1928-12-23
CONGRESSWOMEN RELIED UPON
TO AID NATIONAL DEFENSE
Florence Kahn on Military Affairs and
Ruth Mccormick on Naval Matters
Expected to Favor Preparedness.

indirect announcement to the effect that
they intend to associate with the men,
Every one OF them-RogerS, Kahn, Nor
ton, Langley, Mccormick, Pratt, Owen
has a Mrs" in front of her name.
They have been associating with men
long time and they apparently i'm
tend to continue to do so. Which, again.
does not render them peculiar except
to the theoreticians, who thought that
the nineteenth amendment, the wom-
an suffrage amendment, was for the
purpose of freeing women from men.
1t was really for the purpose. as all
politicians now perceive, of freeing wom-
en- to be among men more. There are
Evening star., 1928-12-23

inventing the Hoover cleaning machine;
Was Miss Marbury datlnted? Not at an,
She persuaded that lady that Smith had
done much more for women, and for the
salvation of their babies from Group, by
inventing the Smith cough drop. A few
more Miss Marburys would perhaps
wholly solve the problem Of getting out
the vote"
Evening star., 1928-12-23
w. R. & E. Sued for Death.

The Washington Railway g. Electric
Co. has been sued for $4,000 damages
for the death of James H. Acton, who
was struck by bus of the company
December IL. 1927, and received in
juries, it is alleged, that resulted in his
death December "a, last. The suit is
brought by his widow, Mrs. Fannie j.
Acton, as Administrative of his estate.
She is represented by Attorneys Bram-
hall & McCabe
Evening star., 1928-12-23
LISTS DEBTS AT $124,923
Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
Filed by Earl 7. Klein.

Earl I. Klein, 531s Forty-second
street, formerly connected with the
Red Top Cab Co., yesterday filed
petition in voluntary bankruptcy. He
lists his debts at $124, 4,92312 and esti-
mates his assets at $550.93. He is
represented by Attorneys Newmyer g.
King.
Evening star., 1928-12-23
REHEARSALS SCHEDULED.
Community Drama Guild Holds
Preliminary Readings for Play.

Rehearsals for the Community Drama
Guilds coming production of the CON-
edG, Hoc Dover Road" to be presented
January % and "a at Mckinley High
School, Gre scheduled to begin the first
week in January. under direction of
Clifford Brooke. formerly with the Ma
tional Theater Players here. ayr >.
The guild is now holding preliminary
readings. Mrs Albert N. Baggs is chair
man of the, casting committee, assisted
by Russell Burchard and VIII Hutchins.
A number Of players from various dra-
matte groups of the District have en-
tered the try-outs.
"Keep your eyes to the front and
x,o,,r wind on drivipO -
Evening star., 1928-12-23

"Keep your eyes to the front and
your mind on driving"
Evening star., 1928-12-23
G.. O. P. Senate Group to Move.

Headquarters of the Republican sena-
torial committee will be moved to of
fees adjoining those of the Republican
national committee in the Barr Build
ing here.
Chairman Work of the national COM
mittee announced yesterday the two
Offices would cooperate in the 1890
senatorial campaigns.
Evening star., 1928-12-23

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolen.
Association has been functioning in
San Francisco for so years. 1t was
formed to settle controversies among
Chinese in that city and is composed
of eight members who act as judges.
AS matter of honor its decisions are
Obeyed
Evening star., 1928-12-23
PLANS FETE FOR 500.
City Club to Give Party on Friday
Evening.

The City Club Chummers, an organ
ization of City Club members created
to foster good fellowship, will give a
Christmas party Friday evening, at Z
O'Clock, for children of the club. About
500 youngsters are expected to be
present.
The ballroom will be thrown open at
6 o'clock Then there will be an en-
tertainment, with clowns, singing acts
and motion pictures, after which Santa
Claus will distribute presents.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
NORTHERN VIRGINIA AREA
SUITABLE FOR SCHOOLS

Northern Virginia has many areas
particularly suitable for the location OF
private schools, recreation clubs and
other projects requiring relatively large
acreage near the Nations Capital, c.
A. Keefer. executive director Of the
Northern Virginia Bureau, told the
Alexandria Arlington Fairfax Real Es-
tate Board at the monthly lunchehon
held last week at the Little Tea House
on Arlington Ridge.
Keefer outlined plan of the bureau
to give nationwide publicity to these
Evening star., 1928-06-09

be utilized also for assembly rooms.
This basement will be so constructed as
to permit OF suppers. bazaars. etc The
basement space under the auditorium,
which will be on the first floor. will be
utilized as q gymnasium.
Six large classroorns. besides the
parish auditorium, will be on the frst
floor. The auditorium will have a
large stage, with dressing rooms. There
will be six more ciassrooms on the
second floor, with offices and reception
rooms.
Evening star., 1928-06-09
BUILDING IN MAY
SHOWS INCREASE
District Operations for Last
Month Million More Than
for April.

Construction Of residential and COM
mercial buildings in Washington is on
the increase.
The report of Col. John W. Och
mann building inspector, for May
shows more than million-dollar Jump
In building operations over April, ex-
elusive Of the Federal building pro-
gram.
The total valuation of private. con-
struction for which permits were issued
during MAY was $4,296lS5. as COM
pared With SS.035,870 for April. This
brings the total cost of operations be-
gun since the first Of the year 10
SIS.5I4.935.
200 Brick Homes.
A summary for the month disclosed
that 200 brick structures were erected,
in addition to % frame, 20 concrete,
stone and tile buildings. A total
of a buildings was razed.
A total of SOS permits was issued Tor
TAO buildings or repair jobs. d,
The Northwest section Of the city leo
IN activity. with S340l $50 in new
projects and S280.26o in repairs The
Northeast was second with S365,500 IN
new buildings and $685. in repairs;
the Southeast third. with Sl28.47o in
new work and 500 790 in repairs. and
the Southwest fourth. with S40O00 IN
new buildings and S4.l00 in repairs
Permits Issued,
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special advantages and suggested that
the board cooperate in inviting the
location of schools and clubs In the
Virginia section of greater Washington,
stating that such campaign would
be one of the. bureaus major activities
for thee urrent year. Discussion Of the
plan evoked much favorable comment.
1t was pointed out that the compile
tion of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
and the construction Of the Mount Ver-
non Memorial boulevard, with the
furthering of the projected Lee boule-
ward, would greatly enhance the deslra-
bility of acreage sites in nearby Virginia
that might be selected for the location
of schools, clubs. national headquarters
of societies, or aviation fields.
The board discussed plans for at