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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-27
MRS. LAWSON TAKEN
 BY DEATH YESTERDAY

Mrs Edith Lawson, 35 years old, passed away yesterday after noon at the Government Hospital The remains were taken to the Charles w Carter Mortuary where they are pending funeral arrange mentS.
 Surviving are her husband, John Lawson, and two daughters, all living in Juneau.
Evening star., 1940-11-03
BON DS

BY private wire direct to The star
Transactions in Bonds on the New
York Stock Exchange on Saturday,
November 2, 1910.
Evening star., 1940-11-03

rsnraanizes m nseSuptey uy or reeeiyership or being
securities assumed by slIch coynn., S1
Rstes are M dividends in the foresoins table
las! quarterly or semi-snnusi 81 on the
Siutds S,iesS otnerwise noted special or sYtr.
ois'agInos AIss are not included. "a e~'is
ebHeciared or paid so far this ys.i Ui SIock.
in CansdSse6S' doeS' Paid last year. hPayabIs
idends paid or IIn1s, dsrlss, Aceumulsted div.
tsn's: rants XIV Without wsrrants' v,s Wv wi wi.n
sSsres sehit Oh trading less thsn too
sales are given in fnIl. @oo
Evening star., 1940-11-03
J Unit OF trading. 10 shares.

recevershp being reorsansed under
Bankruptcy Act or securities assumed by such companies
Rates dividend the table annual dis
declara-
dividends
included
cnulsteo dividends paid last Declared psio SO
Heeumulated dividends paad or declared this
Evening star., 1940-11-03
G u R B

Transactions on the New Yorh
Curb Exchange on Saturday, No,
vember 2, 1910.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
North Pacific Charted
For Commerce or War

SEATTLE.-Th floor of the North
Pacific ocean, with its deep valleys
and 10000 crags, is the site of I'M
precedented activity by the United
States coast and geodetic survey.
Rear Adm. L. o. Colbert, survey
director, explained here that charts
of the Alaskan coaStline held signifi-
canoe both in war and peace.
Few persons realize the Strate-
gic importance of the Aleutian is
lands" Admiral Colbert declared.
They extend almost a thousand
miles to the westward of Alaska,
ending only six hundred miles from
Japan. "
Since the navy has increased its
operations in Alaska, he said, the
survey has sent five vessels to Sc
attic. A sixth vessel, the 81 ESQ, 900
survey ship Explorer, will be added
to the fleet next spring upon compile
ton here.
1t will be seven more years, the
admiral said, before the Aleutian
islands are charted. An undersea
mountain more than 10000 feet high
was discovered in that area within
recent weeks. The same survey
showed a valley "a miles long ex-
tending parallel to the islands.
.'In the Boring sea there are $780,
600 miles of unSurveyed area, the
survey director stated. South OF
the Aleutian islands an ocean do
main the size OF the State of Wash
ington waits to be charted."
The main task of the survey, he
said, was to protect waterborne COM
merce from undersea haZards-in
war or peace.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Long Monthly Ride
For Music Lesson
Travels $500 Miles for One
Hours instruction.

HUTCHINSON, KAN.-Her name
is Helen Frisch.
She is %, a stenographer with the
U. S. forestry service, earning Sos
a month. She lives here in Hutchin-
son with her parents.
So far it is the picture of an
average girl.
But Helen is not the average girl.
A career as a concert pianist is
her ambition and to realize it she:
Travels 1900 miles a month for
a music lesson of one hour.
2-Spends $40 of her modest earn
ings for the privilege of studying
with celebrated Chicago pianist.
3-Sacrifces clothes and good
times in keeping with her years to
pay for bus fare, and to permit four
hours practice after work each day
This amazing record, which is but
the beginning of Helen's story, was
piled up this summer when, once a
month, during June, July and Sep
TENDER, she took time off from her
job to sit all night on a bus to Chi
cago-a 48-hour round trip-to take
lessons with Rudolph CAM at the
Chicago Musical college.
Fatigue and financial drain didn't
discourage this slim girl, for she
was convinced that CAM could
teach her what more than anything
else in her world she wanted to
learn.
But Helen is of the stripe of which
success stories are made, say her
chums; so committing, spending $40
for bus fare, SIS for lesson and
SIS for hotel room and meals out of
her meager funds, would be no OBJ
stacle to her determination.
Through these months Helen has
proved she has more than dreams.
She has daring for difficulties
and a smile for sacrifice. So it is
not surprising to Hutchinson that
she is taking her slim savings and
leaving for Chicago and chance
at her dreams.
If Helen needs encouragement,
which a girl of her gumption prob
ably doesn't, perhaps Mr. CAMS
opinion of her will skyrocket her
feeling. He said
Amy girl who uses up a l2-hour
practice card in 24-hours, and has
the eagerness and talent of Miss
Frisch certainly has the mental
makeup for success"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Strange Testament Left
By Rich Refugee Spinster

LONDON Nearly 40 years ago
young and lovely French girl,
daughter of Paris merchant, set
tied in LONDON as a refugee
She was Marie Caroline Pauline
SC9uin, and at an impreSsionable
age had suffered much. The Ger
mans had ravaged her country; her
magnificent chateau home was
raZed; her two brothers lost their
lives at Sedan, and her father was
ruined.
Recently she died. and her will
just proved shows that she had
amaSsed nearly 100000 In her
will she said she was "a spinster,
without near relations, of French
nationality. and earned my money
through my own eXertions as 4
teacher in London"
She directed that one of her ar
teries should be severed and an un-
corked bottle of chloroform placed
IN the coffin.
Mile. Seguin lived alone in two
roomed fiat for 40 years, and rare
ly went out. When she was young
she had many of the aristocracy a
her pupils and mingled in society.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05

limited to the dentist what she'd
done, he disappeared, too"
They ran away together after
ALL"
mo; the girls mother said-they
found who she was easy-the girls
mother said she was going to hide
away until she was sure. A very
proper thing to do, call it,"
Mr.. Lang clearly enjoyed telling
the tale and watching ELIAS ex-
preston.
And she's hid away somewhere,
maybe" ELIAS eyes told the
thought that was behind them
playing sick so she could keep to
her room.
Maybe | dunno about that Any
way they dug the lady up and there
was the poisonl"
"Oh, Mr.. Lang! And the poor girl
that loves him. Her life wrecked, you
might say. by poisoner. It's a
wicked world, amt it, Mr.. Lang?"
1T sure is. My heart bleeds for
that poor girl"
He studied Eliza attertively.
She was clasping and unclasping
her hands nervously.
Mr. Lang" she said, leaning for
ward and whispering, maybe it's
the lady upstairs
'Tain't likely She's too old"
odd Say, Mr.. Lang, she's not
old. She's made up a bit but she
washes it off night and morning,
cause l hear her splashing before
she lets me in. She looks like a
long, thin doll with her fair hair an
everything"
Mr.. Lang could read ELIAS
hopes, hopes that would surround
her life with a touch of romance.
mo, think faint likely-but I
got her picture here-her mother
give me. They had some sort of
theatricals and this was one of the
lady parts"
He fumbled in his breast pocket
and drew out a photograph.
There is nothing against her. Not
a thing
He handed the photo to Eliza
My Lord" she gasped. That's
her"
Mr.. Lang asked Eliza TO go to
the corner for package of ciga-
rettes. When the front door closed
he ran quietly upstairs. opened
door, and before the occupant could
move had leveled his revolver
Don't STIR" he said quietly.
'Tis good makeup you've got,
Robert Mount, but I guess you're
wanted on another stage"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Had Varied Career
In Many Countries
Hermit No,v Lives Peaceful
Life in Rural England.

LONDON Charlie Turpin, who
was once a cowboy in Canada and
'exas. and soldier in the World war,
wv is a hermit.
Eight years ago he established
Srself in his present home, an
hen cage, near the banks of the
RIVER Story at Harlow, Essex.
l; took him an hour and a half to
dig his home. He furnished IT with
a bunk and a stove For orna-
ments he has scores of curios col
lected in all parts of the world.
He is known locally as Charlie
the Hermit.
Nell, his dog, helps him by catch
ing wild fowl. A small pension from
a war wound is his income
This 65-year-old ex-public school
boy began his travels as sailor In
the royal navy Then he went to
America and became a cowboy.
Once in Alberta he was rounding
up a herd of stampeding cattle when
his mustang reared and threw him.
His kneecap was smashed. But there
were no doctors and so the knee did
not heal perfectly.
Turpin was one Of the first re-
cruitS of the Canadian eXpedltlonary
forces in 1914. He was severely
wounded, gassed and shell-shocked.
After the war he went to Austria
liza. where he worked in the mines
for two years.
Then he slowed away on ship
and came to England-to be her
nit
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Museum Displays Birds
Of Prehistoric Vintage

Grotesque birds which became
extinct millions of years before the
earliest prehistoric human beings
existed have been brought back"
in reservations made in the zoologi-
cal laboratories of the Field mu-
scum in Chicago. Their public ex-
hibition was announced by Clifford
G. Gregg, director of the museum.
The display includes all types OF
prehistoric birds for which sufficient
fossil material has been found to
make possible the construction OF
reservations, and so far as known
it is the only exhibit of the kind in
the world.
Included is Archaeornis, which
shares with its ally Archaeopteryx
the distinction of being the earliest
of all known birds to inhabit the
earth. They had distinct character
istics indicating their emergence
from reptilian ancestors, but they
had feathers instead of scales, at
least in the tail and wings.
Another restoration is that of
Diatryma. giant feathered inhabi-
tant of the Wyoming region, which
probably preyed upon and devoured
the horses of its day. They were
four-toed creatures about the size
of a modern collie dog.
Also shown is a model of Aepyor-
mis-, the largest bird ever known to
exist, which grew to be as much
as IL feet tall 1t possibly became
extinct only after the island of Mad
agaScar, its exclusive habitat, be-
came populated by human invaders
from the South Sea islands. A fossil
egg of this bird is exhibited in the
museums department of geology.
Another comparatively recent bird
in the exhibit is Dinornis, one of the
moaS, giant almost as large as
AepyorniS, which lived in New Zea-
land and may have been extermi-
mated within the last 10000 years by
the Maori people, who migrated
into its homeland from other South
Pacific regions. Others of the an
cient birds restored in the exhibit
are:
Ichthyornis, whose name means
''fish-bird," an early inhabitant Of
the Mississippi valley: Hesperornis,
a loon-like aquatic species which
was also a resident of North Amer
lea; the quail-like Gallinuloides, OF
which scientists have found only q
single fossil specimen and which
lived in western North America;
Phororhacos, q crane-like preda-
ceous bird Of South America.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05

At the Pacific end OF the canal, in
the ancient, weed-grown ruins Of
Old Panama City. sacked by Henry
Morgan in 1871. and never rebuilt,
is one Of the great sights Of the
isthmus, in keeping with the gen
eral madness of Panama attrac-
lions. 1t is the fiat arch Of the
ruined Church of Santo Domingo,
which has been standing in defiance
Of all the principles Of stone con-
struction for q matter Of about 800
years. The fat arch. the story goes.
was constructed to duplicate one
which monk saw in q dream. Hs
had heavenly information, borne
out Of time, that the arch wouA
hold up the organ loft of the church
Now the whole church Ii in ruins.
but the arch is still standing, grave
" and drmly. and, you feel. . lit
tie msdly.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
New Camera Evidence to
Confront Auto Speeders

GREENWICH, CONN. are
working on a new trap for speedy
automobile drivers.
A demonstration recently was
made of new gadget installed in
a police car, which photographs:
l. The car which the police ma
chine is following.
2. A special speedometer in the
police car.
The motorist hasn't q chance
against this setup. In addition, the
photographing machine takes pic
lures Of jaywalkers, overloaded
cars, parking on the wrong side Of
the street, etc.
All to be used as evidence in POI
lice court.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
War Toughens Mans Job
Of Protecting Horses

LONDON.-Wars and crises have
greatly increased the work of a
Briton who has devoted AZ years to
protection of animals in Italy. Since
1897 he has directed his work from
a London nursing home. Common
datore Leonard Hawksley receives a
large subsidy from the Italian gov
ernment Italy is short of horses
due to the wars in Ethiopia and
Spain. Wherever possible they are
used instead of motor trucks, be-
cause gasoline is go cents gallon.
Horses are being worked to death,
he says, and others are being
starved through lack of fodder. --.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Hundreds of Birds Are
Killed by Cloudburst

WINNIPEG, MAN.-Hundreds Of
sparrows were victims of a violent
rain storm in Winnipeg during
which 1.39 inches of rain fell in less
than three hours.
Street cleaners were kept busy in
one street after the storm, clearing
away more than 800 of the birds
which had been dashed to the
ground from a tree in which they
had taken shelter.
In other parts of the city scores of
the tiny bodies were found, beaten
to the ground by the terrific rain
and wind when they were caught
away from shelter.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Millions of Children
Have Vision Defects

PHfLADELPHIA.-Ten million
American school children have
faulty vision that needs correc-
tive treatment, according to Har-
~ L. List, secretary Of the pub
lie health bureau Of the American
Optometric association.
Hundreds OF tests and exami-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY to those from
the lower income brackets-have
disclosed . great number OF vi
sion ailments which will develop
into serious problems unless they
are immediately corrected he.
said.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Safe Is Left Unlocked,
Robbers Get Id Cents

GLOUCESTER, N. J.-When rob-
bers broke into the safe at the serv-
ice station operated by Charles c.
Foster they found the door open and
IA cents inside.
Foster, who said the safe is
robbed several times year." in
sisted that he left the door open
Intentionally SO that the burglars
work would not be messy"
I'VE take most of the money home
every night, leaving the safe door
open so they can get in easily"
Foster explained
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Ghost of Indian
Chief Guide for
Englishwor,an
Former Waitress Is Head of
Spiritualist Group in
England.

LONDON "A former waitro
who at the age Of eight saw king.
ID shining arrnor outside the dral
ing room window, has become Eng
lands foremost medium.
She can hold a hall Of 5000 per-
sons enthralled while she commu-
nicates the prophecies Of her spirit.
handsome red Indian chief named
Red Cloud With the vigor of a girl
20 years old Mrs. EstelIe Wills Rob
erts, so years old, head of a spirltu
alist circle as the House of Red
Cloud. The seat of this circle IS a
huge brick house set amid rose gar
dens and lawns IN one of the best
parts of Wimbledon. There are
1000 members, nearly dozen
healing rooms" a trumpet and a
booth inside where a shorthand writ
CT takes down the words of the spir-
IFS, as transmitted through the me-
dunn.
Mrs. Roberts, who was born in
Hammersmitn, London, in May,
1889, one of the seven children of an
engineer named Wills, had her first
experience of spirits while playing
with her sister in the drawing room
al their home IN Isleworth, Middle
sex
Story of Childhood VISION.
Estelle saw knight IN shining
xrmor, with glistening sword held
upright IN his outStretched hand.
His visor was drawn back and his
features were visible He was smil-
ing Estelleis sister tainted and Es-
telle was reprimanded by her father
for being naughty. When her sister
confirmed the vision, her father was
COMPOUNDED, especially as he had
told her that all she had seen was
q bat.
Estene left school at the age of
p 10 and as She was delicate, re-
manned at home until she married
at the age Of H. Her husband was
n clerk, Hugh Warren Miles. to
whom she bore three daughters
When Hugh Miles lay dying, his
wife sat at his bedside, watching,
she said, the spirit forms of his ia
Their and mother lowering over him,
waiting TO receive his soul
Sees SpoOkS at Table.
Faced with the problem of caring
for her three children, the widow
got a job as a waitress, leaving
home at seven d. m. and returning
st IL p. m.
But even as she served cups of
tea, she saw spirits. Two years
later she met and married Arthur
Roberts, an engineer, by whom she
had son, who is now II.
A divorcee now Mrs. Roberts de-
votes all her time to the House of
Red Cloud
Her introduction to Spiritualism
came shortly after her second mar
riage. She was invited to spiritu-
alist church at Hampton Hill by a
neighbor and iR conversation at the
church was told that she was a born
Epiritualist.
She merely laughed, but finally
agreed to try. After six nights wait
ing for something to happen as she
sat in front of table, on the sew
enth night, just as she was giving
the task up in disgust, the table rose
up in the air and followed her TO the
door, Mrs. Roberts related
Then she heard mysterious
voice, strong, resonant, proclaiming
himself as Red Cloud" her spirit
uaT guide That was Is years ago
and Red Cloud is still the voice
that speaks through the mediumship
of EStelle Roberts.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Black Cat Excuse Saves
Cab Driver Possible Fine

NEW YORK.-A black cat saved
Herman Lehr, taxi driver, a possible
fine of 500 and loss of his license
here recently.
Lehr was arrested for driving
while intoxicated after his taxi
rammed a parked car. He told
Chief Magistrate Henry Curran it
was q cat and not the two glasses
of wine he said he had drunk that
made him swerve. Judge Curran
looked skeptical. But it was q
black cat" Lehr said. The case
was dismissed.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Collecting Police Night
Sticks IL Iowan's Hobby

DIES MONIES, IOwA.-Robert B.
Marks hobby makes him q regular
visitor ut police stations.
Pursuing his avocation for collect
ing policemen's night sticks, he has
visited Is police stations
The 48-year-old Northwood, Iowa,
farmers prize clubs included two
presented by Crown Prince olav Of
Norway. when the latter visi'es
DEBORAH. Iowa, this spring.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Germans Need Permits
To Buy Textile Articles

BERLIN.-PermitS must be OBJ
tanned in Germany to purchase any
textile goods. down to handkerchiefs
and busters. One person is entitled
to own two dresses or suits. two
pairs of shoes and six handkerchiefs.
One piece or tube of shaving soap
may be bought every 2l2 months.
All toilet soap has been requisi-
toned for use in hospitals. and a
special war soap" is to be sold.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
No Elephant, Kids Build
One 10 Exhibit in Circus

NEW YORK.-When you have q
circus, you gotta have an elephant.
That's what the children of
Queens county Fairgrounds figured
recently before they gave their cir
Gus. So they built an elephant and
to be sure their effort would not be
misconstrued, they hung sign on il
saying, This. is an elephant.
They also built other animals,
horses, CRATES, bears, bulls and Q
great giant hootus."
And they borrowed real animals
from the Bronx ZOO. The animals
were led by Joe, . 2h-year-old Chin.
panzee, wearing . sailor suit.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Store Holdup Fails, but
The Owner Is Ahead 81

BOSTON.-This hold-up Melted the
victim q dollar.
Two bandits entered the variety
store of Angelo. Imbardo, 50. One
flung . dollar on the counter and
asked for cigarettes. When Imbar-
do turned to comply with the re-
quest. the second bandit pulled ont
q revolver and snarled: This in
q stick-up."
Imbardo blinked ut the menacing
gun. Suddenly he yanked his own
pistol from under the counter and
fired three shots into the ceiling.
The bandits hed-leaving both the
dollar and cigarettes.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Prisoners Luck
Charm Fails Him

DALLAS, TEXAS - Deputy
Sheriff Bill Bietendorf arrested
young prisoner for disturbing the
peace and began searching the
culprit at the county jail. Got
anything on your" Bietendorf
demanded. 'No sir" answered
the prisoner, "only this rabbits
foot-and it don't work.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-01-05
Fruit Of Their Labor

DROMANA, AUSTRALIA.-Men
who fought grass fire that was
sweeping an orchard here were re-
warded when they found that the
DANES had baked all the apples
on one tree just right for eating.
Evening star., 1940-08-18
C.I. 0. Plans Outing

The Congress Of Industrial Or
carnations in Washington, Balti-
more and Philadelphia will hold a
celebration at Club Del Rio on
South River, near Annapolis, Md,
on Labor Day. John L. Lewis, pres
ident of the C. I. O., will speak.
Recreational events have been
planned.
Evening star., 1940-08-18

they will spend several days attend
ing the Senate debate on the con-
scription bill. Miss Hale will be
the guest of her cousins, Misses
Elise and Tempe Curry, in Bethes-
da, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Collins and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Collins are max
Evening star., 1940-08-18

their son Buster are spending sew
eral days in Washington and Alex
andria.
Miss Ann Barnhardt of Wash
ington is the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. A. H. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeves w. Miller
and their daughters, Jacquelyn and
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Barton Speaks Tuesday

Representative Barton, Repub-
lican, of New York will be guest
speaker of the Membership Com
mittee of the Willkie- -McNary Cam
paign Club Tuesday at pm. at the
Willard Hotel. James C. Wilkes,
chairman of the District Repub-
lican State Committee, also will
speak,
Evening star., 1940-08-18

Ing visits In Washington, Roanoke
and Lynchburg.
Miss Ann Stewart Tynes Is spend
ing some time with her uncle and
aunt, DR.. and Mrs. Lincoln Farley,
at their home In Forest Glen, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bradley and
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. Cambeu and
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Scholarship Awarded

Joseph A. Rattigan. 436 Crittenden
street NV, who was graduated from
Catholic University in June, has
been awarded full three-year tut
ton, room and board and fees schol-
arship to the university's law school,
it was announced yesterday by Dean
Robert j. White.
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Democratic Club Cruise

The fourth annual cruise of the
North Carolina Democratic Club of
Washington will be held at 8:45
o'clock Tuesday night on the steamer
Potomac. Funds raised on the cruise
will swell the clubs donation to the
Democratic National Committees
campaign chest.
Evening star., 1940-08-18
Mai. Twinins Here

Maj. and Mrs. Nathan F. Twining
with their children, Grant, Nathan
and Olive TWining, arrived this past
week from Duncan Field, San An
tonic, Tex, and have taken a house
in Lyon Village.
Evening star., 1940-08-18

Peony plants should be planted
before the ground freezes. Do moi
plant more than three or less thar
two inches below the ground.