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accepted June 16, q month later. The
following year q bill was passed re-
incorporating the American Red Cross,
with the name Of Miss Barton heading
the list Of the incorporators, and
the District Of Columbia Chapter.
American Red Cross. was organized
in March. 1905.
Shortly after this reincorporation
on March rs the first meeting of the
reorganizers was held at the home
Of william J. Boardman. 1901 p street
N. W., the temporary officers being,
president, John B. Henderson, jr.. and
secretary. Charles L. Magee.
THOSE attending this meeting were
w. J. Boardman. Mrs. Fairfax
Harrison, s. w. Woodward, G. A..
Lyon. IT,: Gen. George M. Sternberg,
the Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. the Rev.
John Van Schaick. jr.; Gen. John M.
Wilson, Mrs. ]. Ellen Foster. Henry
B. F. Mcfarland, the Rev. Louis
Stern, Miss Bessie J. Kibbey. Mrs.
Ellen Spencer Mussey, DR.. Sophie
Nordhoff Jung, Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth, Blair Lee, John B. Henderson,
jr.: Admiral w. K. Van Reypen, Med
ical Director J. c. Boyd. Miss Mabel
T. Boardman and Hilary A. Herbert.
Upon this occasion the principal
business transacted seems to have
been the election of John B. Hender-
son as president; Blair Lee, vice presi-
dent: Comdr. F. A. Miller. treasurer,
and DR.. Cyrus Adler, secretary. OF
these early officers Mr.. Henderson, and
probably Comdr. Miller, have passed
on. Mr.. Lee is still with us, and DR..
Adler has resided in or near Philadel-
phia for many years.
Arnold Hague succeeded Mr.. Hen
derson as president IN 1906. and
the first real activity of the new body
took place in July of the same year,
when an appeal was issued for con-
tributions for the earthquake sufferers
in San Francisco. The city responded
with SIS, 363l9. together with large
quantities Of clothing, all Of which
were sent to the stricken area. At
about the same time relief was sent
to the flood sufferers in Mobile, Ala.
Space will not permit giving here in
detail the numerous occasions since
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BARRETT says he spent the night
- trying to think of one sensible
question to ask about Paraguay and
found he could not recite the names
Of the South American nations and
their capitals.
Prom that day. I started to learn
about South America and discovered
the Paraguayan War. I had no book
in mind. but the idea ultimately took
shape when found could not be-
lieve all read about Francisco Lopez.
It became stronger as ran across
fugitive references to his beautiful
Irish consort, with no satisfying de-
tail as to who or what she was. ."
Barrett became a professional writer
could be seen was in the Congressional
pay roll since. His work appears in
leading magazines. with more than
800 stories published in pulps.
Woman on Horseback" is his first
book.
He worked nearly five years on this
book and had to have access to rare
source material-Governm records,
South American papers Of rs years
ago and various contemporary publi-
cations Of the period in Spanish and
Portuguese. The only place they
coud be seen was in the Congressional
Library. There, In the quiet old
building, he found and followed Ella
| Lynch.
II had not only the impressive
library collection to draw upon," he
says, "but, like any other serious
writer, I could command the prestige
Of the Library in obtaining what ]
wanted on loan from South America. u
The author pays tribute, too, to
the Lima Library Of Catholic Uni
versity, which contains many odd
items and rare material in manu-
script. in addition to its many thou
sands Of books on Latin America.
IN THE Lima Library I first held
= .. Paraguayan cavalry lance. hi
says, q weapon found upon the
battlefield Of Tuyuti, . battle which
I had already covered In manuscript
It was there, too, that found .
water-stained volume taken from thu
body Of Francisco Lopez, when hi
fell In battle. No thrill quite equalet
that until I held the rosary Of Eli
Lynch"
Another link to the story Of LOPEZ
any Lynch Is found in the home o
Florence jackson Stoddard on XII
borne place, NV, . portrait Of
Spanish girl painted BY Carlos Lopez
son of Francisco and Elisa. Mrs.
stoddard. who knew the sons Of Lope
In Buenos Aires, Is author Of severa
books on Latin America and Is amonl
those to whom Mr.. Barrett acknowl
edges Indebtedness for details an
anecdotes woven into his story.
In Santa Barbara, Calf, lives Maui
Iopes Raincia, widow Of Enrique LOPEZ
second son Of Francisco Lopes an
Elise Lynch. The book was writtel
before Barrett, who had tried In YAH
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gentleman Of the empire out Of q

barbarian"
Barrett sums up their relationship
in a paragraph: From the outset she
seduced his mind. She was thought
too swift for him. but she never made
the mistake of demonstrating her SUI
periority. She permitted him to win
in their wars of words and took VIC
tory for herself in the clash Of wills"
When Francisco Lopez returned to
Paraguay she accompanied him. There
the real epic of Elisa Lynch was
written.
When Francisco Lopez became the
dictator Of Paraguay Elisa Lynch was
already a power. She was his only
confidante. She shared his authority
in matters within her sphere. She bore
Lopez four sons.
The outbreak of the Paraguayan
War in 1854 brought all Of her tai
ents into focus. When Paraguay was
invaded and overwhelmed by the COM
bined armies Of Brazil, Argentina ana
Uruguay, Elisa Lynch put on the uni
form of q colonel of cavalry and rode
In command Of troops in the field.
Shoulder to shoulder with Lopez, the
girl from Cork fought through one
of the bloodiest wars in all history.
She took . soldiers chances. When
the hospitals became crowded she
worked with the surgeons; actually
sewed saber cuts and extracted bull
lets.
HECTOR VARELA, an Argentinian
! writer Of the period. describes
her Is - beautiful sinner vitality
linked to calamitous events" The
events overwhelmed her. Lopez hello
OF his foes for i've years, drew the
entire civilian population with him
In retreat and refused 70 surrender
while everything that he had built was
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reports of the dreadful suffering at
the front from want of supplies and
care. Putting aside considerations Of
convention and propriety. Clara Bar
ton determined to 60 to the fields
where her supplies were most needed.
BY persistent effort she secured pass
from Col. Rucker, the Washington de-
pot quartermaster. who always was
her devoted friend and champion.
With assistants-among them Mrs.
Fales, wife Of a Patent Once onlcial,
also a worker for the soldiers during
the war-she was on the field after
the battle of Cedar Mountain in Au-
gust, 1862.
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list Of living Americans who have
achieved worldwide renown and
honor. Clara Barton, at the ripe age
of 80, passes away with q record OF
usefulness rarely eQualed by any OF
her sex. One tnstinctively associates
her with Florence Nightingale, whose
western prototype she was. The same
inspiration, love Of stricken human
ity, moved them both. They were
drawn into the malestrom Of warfare,
the one into the terrible scenes Of the
Crimea, and the other into the horrors
of the American Civil War. Clara Bar
ton left q most peaceful life to engage
in her work, but having once learned
the need Of better methods of succor.
ing those suffering from the blows Of
battle. she devoted herself thence.
forth to this endeavor. Her personal
undertaking to trace missing soldiers
after the close Of the war marked
her as one gifted with the talent Of
organization, and 1t was natural that
she should be chosen later for the
honorable and useful post Of first pres.
1oOl1t VI bI10 xAxllCI4 C01 xVSu NxO00s
record Of achievements In this capacity
Is long and inspiring. Wherever sor.
row descended upon the earth,
Wherever nature took toll Of humanity.
wherever famine sought its victims,
there went the Red Gross, with funds
and food and clothing and shelter.
Clara Barton's appeal to the American
people for help for the suffering for all
lands and sections and races always
suAiced to yield q generous TOW Of
funds and supplies. To recite the
occasions upon which she thus figured
as prime mover in aid of the unfor-
tunate is merely to repeat . list Of
disasters and emergencies covering
q long period of years. 1t is impos-
sible to measure the good this woman
did in her long life. not only in the
direct relief of suffering. but in awak-
ening in the breasts Of vast multi
tude Of people impulses Of kindness
and interest in the sorrows of others.
She was . missionary whose example
taught q lesson that will last Is long
as humanity remains subject to afiiic-
tion.'
THE headquarters for the 1898 Roll
Call occupies an imposing look.
ing old brick house that stands on the
northwest corner of Sixteenth and I
streets. An early occupant was JUS
tice Horace Gray Of Massachusetts,,
who served as a member Of the United
States Supreme Court from 1881 until
he died in 1902. He was probably the
largest man to ever sit on the Su.
preme Court bench. having been about
feet 4 inches in height and weighed
in the .neighborhood of 300 pounds.
Justice John M. Harlan was within
two inches Of being as high as Jus.
tice Gray and only about so pounds
lighter. Both of these men were on
intimate terms with Chief Justice
Melville w. Fuller, who was, II any
thing, an understood man. and It
was always an interesting sight to see
these two giants sauntering down the
avenue with the little Chief Justice
sandwiched in between them. Fol-
lowing Justice Gray in this old man
sion was John Barton Payne, who oc-
cupied 1t until q few years ago. He
was chairman Of the American Ma
tional Red Cross at the time Of his
death.
The neighborhood Of the Roll Call
(see RED CROSS, Page C-s.)
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Until the winter Of 1851" accord
ing to Mrs. Cora Bacon-Foster,
CLARA Barton was active in the en-
campments and hospitals about Wash
ington. distributing supplies sent her
by friends in Worcester, N. j.. and
central New York State. and meeting
and ministering to wounded men from
Virginia battlefields: she was then
summoned to her home in Massachu-
sets to care for her father in his
last illness. returning to Washington
in the spring Of 1852.
"All the summer came distressing
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then when the local chapter has done
its full share, or in mentioning Its
many activities. However. the part
played by 1t In connection with the
World War being Of such . colossal
nature, . brief reference cannot b
resisted.
At this time the Districts chapter
had $1,000 members on its rolls, and
from May II, 1917, to April 80. 1919,
collected Q war fund amounting to
$685., 267.6l. During this period, also.
four motor cycles and 20 Ford ambu-
lances were contributed by Washington
residents, and the first American Red
Cross ambulance company was organ
lied by Capt. Ryan Devereuz.
DURING this war the women did
wonderfully, as usual. and those
who volunteered for service with the
Supply Corps made ! ,840, $50 garments.
and knitted articles and surgical dress
ings too numerous to mention.
1t is true that our own fair city is
seldom visited by a disaster, and yet
no one knows just when q calamity
might hit the Capital City. Is 1t did
on January %. 1922. when the roof
Of the Knickerbocker Theater COL
lapsed. killing 90 persons and injur-
ing $50. The Red Cross. with its emer-
gency resources and equipment. was
soon on the scene to render its tender,
valiant and efficient service.
As lad, the writer recalls the
earliest OF the Red Cross buildings.
1t was an insignificant sort Of brick
building. two stories high and used
mainly for storing Red Cross supplies
and material 1t stood on the east
side Of Vermont avenue between T
and U streets NV, nearest T street,
sud was an odd-looking structure
narrower in front than in the back
due to the shape Of the lot. A few
doors away from this building. at 1915
Vermont avenue NV. lived for many
years Detective George o. Miller Of
the metropolitan police force. A few
years ago his son. Robert I. Miller.
Washington attorney. said that his
father was the first contributor to-
ward erecting this building and was
also instrumental In securing the
ground upon which 1t was erected for
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
TWENTY-TKREE COME IN WITH
 s. s. ALASKA

The Alaska passed through Ju- neau this morning, bringing in twenty-three passengers from Skag- way and 'Haines and taking out as many for Sitka and points south.
 From Skagway and Haines, pas sengers were: J. F. Dwyer, N. Lester Troast B. F. Kane, L. Schombel Mrs. Schombel, E. Hoch, J. B. War rack, Capt. J. " Davis, Mrs. Davis Delegate A. J. Dimond, Mrs. G.. Roney. K. s. Lindsay, H. E. Wolff, Mrs. M. Kadnaho, F. J. Waite, P. O. Johansen. Mrs. Johansen Dora Sweeney R. Carlyle, B. Smith, E. Smith, Mary Berrass.
 Sailing to Sitka was Peter Deyenka.
 To Petersburg were: Ben Bellamy, Del Felt, Frances Thomas, Bessie Jackson, D. Cruz.
 To Wrangell-Margaret Jackson, Paul Bell
 To Ketchikan-Blanch Smith.
 To Seattle Frances Harland, Walter Heisel, Lucille Lynch, Bar | bara Simpkins, w. A. Bartholomae, M. Stoft. H l.. Adams, R. owens, Robert Ziak, E. Johnson, R. Fiske, M. Paddock, A. HaWen, L. Turner.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
Ha|ibut CargOes
 Landed Today on
 JuneauExChange
Salmon Prices Still at 22 Cents for Large
 Red Kings

Two halibut loads today from Area Three broke the monotony of the continuous flow of salmon over the floor of the load fish exchange.
 The vessels Spencer and Vivian brought in 12,000 and 5000 pounds respectively, bringing 714 and 51a cents a pound.
 The salmon vessels Fern, Deutz, and Petrel unloaded 11000, 1000, and 300 pounds respectively, bring ing the now going price of g cents pound for large reds, l3 cents for small, seven cents for whites and seven cents for echoes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12

important to Alaska Franck oe- lieves. He believes that industry Vii lead Alaska's economic growth, and he believes tourism will be next in economic importance.
 Alaska appears untouched" as far as mining possibilities go, Franck said
 T0urism As Industry
 With transportation aids on the increase, Franck believes "tourism will become a major industry
 He found grand fishing" in Rus sian River and he found "magnifi- cent scenery" But he grudgingly admitted he hated to see the from tier going,
 Selfish, I suppose, he smiled, but it's something that once lost never comes again. Alaska is coun- terpart of other frontier regions. The rough and ready and the close neighborlineSs of strangers gives way to wheels, to machinery - but that's progress, and without pro gress, there is retrograde, and I guess progress is best"
 Among author Franck'S most well known books are, "Vagabonding Down The Andes Trailing Cor tez Through Mexico" East of Siam"
 A book on Alaska will be his 28th published book.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
HOSPITAL NOTES

bapy girl, weighing pounds, D ounces, was born yesterday after noon at 12:55 o'clock to MT. and Mrs. Russell Wells, at St. Anns Hospital.
 Isaac Meme was admitted to St Ann's Hospital Sunday night fo- medical care.
 Saturday, at the Government Hospital Joseph Hayes was dis charged, after having received sur- gical care.
 Elizabeth and Richard Willard, surgical patients at the Government Hospital were dismissed yesterday
 Shirley and Beverly Speek en- tered the Government Hospital to- day for surgical care.
 Harriet Davis was admitted to the Government Hospital this morning for surgical treatment.
 Entering the Government Hospi- tai for surgical care today is Sam uel Thomas.
 Tune to Tony Tonight! Hear
 Dimond speak over KINY from
 10:15 to 10:45. Vote Tomorrow!
 DOROTHY STEARNS-ROFF
 SCHOOL OF DANCING
 Glasses for fall recital now en- rolling. Social dancing for beginners Phone Blue 275. 526 5th St. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
Marine News
Steamer Movements
NOR TIfBOUND


 Northland scheduled to arrive at 10 o'clock tomorrow fore noon.
 . Aleutian scheduled to arrive at il o'clock tomorrow fore noon and sails Westbound at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Should have 3i2 days mail aboard. . Princess Louise due tomorrow 0 afternoon or evening. SCHEDULED SAILINGS Denali scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow 10 am. Yukon scheduled to sail from 6 Seattle Sept IA at am. c North Sea scheduled to sail from Seattle Sept. 16 at 10 Q am. . Alaska scheduled to sail from . Seattle Sept. 21 at 9 am. . SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS . Columbia scheduled south . bound at II o'clock tonight. . Mount Mckinley scheduled . southbound Thursday night . or Friday morning. . North Coast scheduled south . bound Friday. c LOCAL SAIITNGS . Estebeth scheduled to sail every | . Wednesday at 6 pm. for Sit ka and wayportS. . Dart leaves every Wednesday . . at ' am. for Petersburg, Port . . Alexander, Rake and way ( . ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
CREENBERG IS
 NEARLY TIED,
 RUTH'SREC0RD
Paul Dean Hits Comeback Trail Chicago Cubs
 Tn Second Place
(By Associated Press)

Hank Greenberg yesterday hit his 48th and 49th homers of the season and moved within one of the record breaking 1927 pace set by Babe Ruth, as Detroit took a doublehader from Chicago.
 Paul Dean hit his comeback trail Sunday, with much of his old time effectiveness as the Card inals beat Pittsburgh.
 Chicagos victory Sunday over Cincinnati put the Cards in second place.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
SEVEN ARRIVE
 WITH ELECTRA

Seven arrived by PAA plane from Fairbanks Sunday, Bill Knox and Walt Hall, piloting.
 The passengers were MT and Mrs Harry c. Watson, Thomas Johnson, w. A. Bartholomae, Rob- ert Mann, Mrs. R. w, McCrary, Harry Franck EEi 5f
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
TIDES TOMORROW
PETERSBURG BOAT TOPS

John Hadland Jr, returned to Petersburg last week after a success ful seining season on the boat, Tiny Boy, out of Wrangell The Tiny Boy is a six-man boat and was high boat this season with a catch of 5000 fish. John reports that the next two highest boats fishing out of Wran- gell caught 76,000 and 30,00O fish respectively.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
RECEPTION HONORS
 TEACHERS SUNDAY

Many parents were given an op- portunity of becoming better ac- quainted with teachers of the Juneau and Douglas public schools yesterday afternoon at the annual reception given in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church.
 A huge basket of garden flowers centered the lace-covered reception table, with Mrs. Russell Cook, Mrs. J. A. Glasse and Mrs. T. A. Mor- gan assisting during the informal gathering.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
Down Yukon River

At Whitehorse they boarded 2 river steamer, went down the YtS kon, up the Panama, disembarked at Nenana and again returned to Fairbanks. There they boarded Col Otto F. Ohlson's speeder and went to Mt. Mckinley where they saw that impressive peak in cloudless sky
 They continued by speeder to Matanuska, spent few days there and went to Anchorage and Seward. Back to Fairbanks then, they hired car and went down the Richard son Highway to Valdez and back to Chitina where they went down the Copper River and Northwestern Railway to Cordova-and back again to Fairbanks.
 They flew then to Nome, boarded the Denali for the Boring Coast cruise that touched at Siberia, dis embarked at Nome and flew to Kot- zebue. At Kotzebue they went by power boat up the Noatak River TO miles to a bit of fox ranch where they reached their farthest north spot on the map.
 Back to Fairbanks from Nome by plane, young Franck went down the Alaska Railroad and his father flew to Juneau, where he is now guest at the Hotel Juneau, planning to spend a week in Juneau before sail ing south via Sitka, meeting his son here when he arrives on the McKin- ley from Seward.
 'WelcOme Mat"
 Conclusions? Harry Franck, so widely travelled, found Alaska psy- chology different-a hello Bill welcome mat" feeling all through the Interior, typical of frontiers sadly enough, probably soon to vanish as economics gradually blot out each new years sun of a healthy backwoods atmosphere
 Mining will become increasingly
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
COUPLE CLUB DIMES
 AT CHURCH TONIGHT

Members of the Couple Club are meeting at 6:30 o'clock this evening in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church for potluck dinner.
 In charge of the affair this eve- ming is MT. and Mrs. Jack Popejoy and MT. and Mrs. Henry Larson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
Prince
 Ready to Write
 New Alaska Book
Author Harry Franck Ends Two-Month Trip Over
 Territory

Harry A. Franck, Prince of Vaga- bonds and perhaps the most we'll known travel writer in contempor- ary print, arrived in Juneau yester- day by PAA plane from Fairbarks after nearly two months travel in Westward and Interior Alaska.
 Like Franck's books of distant places, his travel itinerary through Alaska, entirely unplanned when he left here July Is, is thing to be envied.
 He and his son, Harry Franck Jr., coming in from the Westward on the Mount Mckinley, flew to Fair banks, then back to Whitehorse, down the White Pass and Yukon Route railway to Skagway and re- turn to Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
HALIBUT AREA
 } WILL CLOSE
 SEPTEMBER 29

SEATTLE, Sept. 12.-The Inter national Fisheries Commission an- nounced today that September 29 will be the last day for clearances for halibuters in Area 3.
 The commission estimates that the halibut quota for that area of 25,300,000 pounds will be reached when all halibuters clearing Sep tember 29 will return to port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12

Vote Tomorrow. Polls are open from am. to pm. Make Your Vote Count!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12
DOROTHY STEARNS-ROFF SCHOOL OF DANCING

Glasses for fall recital now en- rolling. Social dancing for beginners Phone Blue 275. 526 5th St. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12

Try the Empire claSS1tledS for eSultS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12

 BE SURE TO VOTE TO- MORROW!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-12

Lode and placer location notices Ior sale at The Empire Office.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
Lehman Slaves OFF COP Challenge to
Win by 10000 Ballots in New York

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 9. (UP)-Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
STAYED off determined Republican challenge and
was reelected to fourth by plurality of barely
10000 over Manhatans youthful district attorney
Thomas E. Dewey Sen Robert F. Wagner, Democrat, was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-09
) L VI VI o n ;
No. 1921
I'm the superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial

I'm the superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT. Plaintiff
vs..
FLORENCE S. BACON. ct al,
Defendants.
Harry ". Horton and Geo. r.
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of the State Of Cali
fornia send Greetings to:
FLORENCE S. BACON, HUGH
GRIFFITH. ANNIE KIGHT, JOHN
DOE. JANE DOE. RICHARD ROE,
JOHN DOE COMPANY, a Corpora
ton RICHARD ROE COMPANY, a
Co-partnership. AND JOHN DOE,
a. Administrator OF the Estate OF
Richard Roe. Deceased. Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear and answer the Complaint IN
an action entitled as above, brought
against YOU IN the Superior Court
of the County Of Imperial, State
Of California. within ten days after
the service on you OF this Sum
mons-if served within this county;
ar within thirty days If served else
where
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required. the said plaintiff
viii take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant. as arising upon contract, or
30. Will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded IN the Com
plant
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the Superior Court of the
County Of Imperial. State Of Cali
ioInia. this 2nd day Of June. 1898.
" J. McCLELLAND
SEAL County Clerk.
b. CITHA LAMSON,
i Deputy Clerk.
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