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The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
Sons of Norway
 ' Meet Saturday

Members of the organization of the Sons of Norway will hold a meeting Saturday night starting at 8 o'clock. The session will be held at the residence of John Sunder- land on Star Hill.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
Joint Meeting Is ! !,
 Set by Pioneers

This years season will be opened tonight by the Pioneers of Alaska, Igloo No. 6, as well as its Auxiliary. with both scheduling meetings at 8 D. m. in the odd Fellows Hall
 Following the separate business meeting will be joint social gath- ering.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 LECTURER HIGGINS
 GOES TO KETCHIKAN

Peter B. Biggins, who gave a lecture here on Christian Science and then went to Anchorage and Fairbanks for the same purpose and returned to Juneau last week, left Wednesday for Ketchikan where he will give lecture to- night.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
LEAVES FOR KETCHIKAN

Herb Coleman left Wednesday for his headquarters in Ketchikan. He was in Juneau for a short time after making a business trip to Sitka.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
THE l2aMAu 24alz4.7 MAD D0CT0R"

have such an examination.
 Any student who has been unable to keep previous appointmenti should call the Public Health Centel to make new one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
DIVORCE ASKED

Suit has been filed in U. s. Dis trict Court by Mable Sumdum who asks divorce from Harry Sum- dunn on the grounds of non-sup- port.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 27. - Closing quotation of American Can today is 66A, Anaconda 26A, Bethlehem Steel 53, Commonwealth and Sou- thern 7i30, Curtiss Wright 678, International Harvester 47A, Ken necott 29 7f8, New York Central SIS Northern Pacific 6as, United States Steel 462s, Pound $4.04.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27

DOW, JONES AVERAGES sThe following are today's Dow, Jones averages: industrials 106.03, rails 2643, utilities 11.52.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1942-08-27

BUY DEFENSE STAMPS
Evening star., 1942-05-03

As the hall Of the old Union Fire
Company. whose apparatus was housed
on the market floor at the west end, 1t
was widely known. Among those who
prior to 1870 were often participants IN
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The funeral was held from st. Johns
Church, Sixteenth and H streets. and
Rev. william Hawley, the rector. con-
Quoted the services, in which. in part,
he said:
THE old cottage house, In which she
was born and in which her beloved
parents ended their days, was an OBJ
ject of her deep veneration and regard
"A true token Of genuine filial affec-
tion-of undying love for the memory
OF departed parents. which dutiful chill
dren will always cherish to their latest
breath. In this humble dwelling, over
whose venerable roof wave the branches
of trees planted by her dear parents
and now stretching forth their kindred
boughs to shelter 1t from the pelting
storm, she had selected secluded apart
ment. with appropriate arrangements
for solemn meditation, to which she
often retired and spent hours in quiet
solitude and In holy communion with
God and Saviour"
Mrs. Van Ness was buried in the fam
lily burial plot. on H street between
Ninth and Tenth streets. south side,
then and for many years afterward
known as Mausoleum Square. but later
her body, together with those of other
members Of her family, was removed to
Oak Hill Cemetery
Hiram Lodge, No. 10, r. A. A. NJ.
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the knights But the young cardinal
did not fear them. He feared rather
that the church should appear IS the
oppressor Of the poor.
After conferring with President Cleve-
land and assuring himself that the
Knights were in no way unpatriotic, he
succeeded in winning many bishops to
his point Of view and determined to
take the matter to Rome. But no one
believed he could affect the decision Of
OF the holy ONCE. 1t was impossible; 1t
had never been done before.
The details of his campaign are un-
important now. He persevered. His
letter to Cardinal Simeoni is one Of the
great charters OF the labor movement.
His advice finally prevailed and the con-
demnation was withdrawn. Thus was
a mistake corrected, . mistake that
could have set back the labor movement
throughout the world; and the seed the
cardinal had sown blossomed shortly in
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Early Markets Of Old Washington
: BY John Clagett Proctor.

The original Western Market was
small affair. about 20 by 10 feet. we are
told, but apparently larger one was
not justified until 1922. when a consider
able addition, with a commodious and
useful room over it" was built, and this
second story or room became the town
hall or general meeting place for that
part Of Washington.
As one old-timer records: 1T was
probably the most popular hall in the
District It was utilized for many pur-
poses. It was . school room. in which
many received at least q part of their
education from Mr. Allison and other
teachers; in municipal elections it be-
came . polling booth, after 1t had served
as the meeting place for the nomination
Of candidates for ONCE; in the days Of
Lorenzo Dow 1t was to some extent his
church, for he expounded the Gospel
here to crowds; 1t was also used for tenn
perance rallies, particularly during and
after the Washington movement; for
balls, parties and fairs, In which ladies
engaged: for political and club meet
ings, and, in fact. whenever it was de-
sired to interest the people of that sec
ton and hall was needed the old town
hall came into play Notwithstanding
its general use, there were organizations,
including secret societies, which met
there-Hiram Lodge of Masons, Friend
ship Lodge of Odd Fellows and Marion
Division. Sons of Temperance.
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M. J. N. Waters, L. Lepreux. John
Palmer, 8. r. Waters, w. Ford, w. Bur-
ket. John Mattingly. James Hodnett.
Thomas Cook and James Watson"
Testimonial Meetink
A meeting Of more than passing i'm
portance was held in this old building
in 1882, when the people gathered there
for the purpose Of taking action on the
death Of Mrs. Marcia (Burnes) Van Ness.
wife Of John p. Van Ness and the hand
some and wealthy daughter Of David
Burnes.
Mrs.. Van Meas died on the morning
Of September Of that year. during her
husbands administration Is Mayor Of
Warrington, and on the evening Of her
death the meeting In the Western Town
Hall took place, when 1t was resolved
that . resolution be. drawn up and =
plate executed, and which, as afterward
inscribed. read:
The OitiSens Of Warrington
In testimony Of their veneration for
Departed Worth, Dedicate this
Plate to the Memory Of
MARCIA VAN NESS,
The excellent consort Of
J. P. Van Ness
If piety. charity. high principle and
exalted worth could have averted the
shafts OF Fate. she would still have
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meetings here were the members Of the
fire company. whose roster bore the
names Of Thomas Munroe, former Com
missioner. then city postmaster: Thomas
Carberry. surveyor, and afterward Mayor
OF the city; John N. Moulder. Richard
S. Briscoe, Henry M. Steiner, Charles B.
Davis, william Mcpherson. George Mac
brown. John D. Barclay. Charles VIM
son, James H. Handy, Samuel Potts.
Jacob Hines T. B Dashell John Stretch.
Joseph Forrest Daniel Waring, John
Potts. w. B. Beall r. D. Tschinely. c. A.
Davis, Michael Nourse, Samuel Brook.
N. R. Ellis. R. Harrison, w. Williamson.
John Burke. John Craven and Joseph
Thaw, who were department people; DR..
G. Cozens. William O'Neale. jr.: Nathan
Moore, Robert Frazier, Fred Phillips.
Abraham and Matthew Hines, Thomas
Herbert, S. Sandiford, William ONeale.
Joseph Brumley. George Walker, John
Rawlings, J. M. Maus, william Godfrey.
Aaron Nalley, Julius watkins. w. Worth
ington. Thomas Sandiford. John David
son. w. Anderson. jr.: James Lowry.
Thomas Crown, James williams, j. B.
Timberlake. James Baker, James A. Ken
nedy. John Kennedy, w. Linkins, James
Sandiford, Jesse Baker, j. L. Crosby.
Benjamin Strong, w. Worthington, jr.;
8. Harkness, jr.; A. c.. Moore, John
Thompson, John williams, L. Brengle,
John Barefoot, John Burke, John Rich,
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lodge are missing, but the minutes, dated
January IA, 1s4S, say: "At . regular
meeting of Hiram Lodge. No. 10. held
at their lodgeroom over Market House.
City Of Washington" The lodges ac-
count then continues, saying:
Then follows list of members pres
ent and q brief account of the install
lation Of officers with w. B. Magruder
as master. The room over the Market
House. known as the Town Hall, was
the second home of Hiram Lodge. Its
first meeting, in 1927, was held In the
Eastern Edifice Of the Seven Buildings
The Seven Buildings were erected on
lots / and 4, square 1ls, Pennsylvania
avenue between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets. The house referred to Is the
Eastern Edifice' was the corner build
ing and was owned in the 20s by Miss
Margaret Freeman. The row was built
by Greenleaf. Morris q Nicholson
about 1709.
Before 1900 that portion Of Wash
ington in the neighborhood Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Twentieth street was
the scene Of some building operations.
The fact that the ground valuation north
of the avenue was Is cents a foot and
that by 1902 buildings had been erected
on all the lots fronting on I street be-
tween Twentieth and Twenty-first
streets save one shows that the property
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lanes Cardinal Gibbons Praised American Civil Liberties

Plus xI's immortal encyclical. "Ths
Reconstruction Of the Social Order"
At this time, also, the ever-increasing
number of immigrants from Catholic
Europe who remained In the Eastern
seaboard cities favored the development
of national groups. These groups tended
to establish their own churches and to
bring over their own priests with closer
ties to Europe than to America fact
that was obviously dangerous to the
church and which prepared the way for
the growth of powerful political units.
Gibbons believed one OF the duties OF
the church was to Americanize and
absorb these people; insofar rs this has
been accomplished. 1t was due largely to
his efforts When Archbishops Ireland
and SpAulding sought to colonize the
Midwest with Irish from the Eastern
slums. Cardinal Gibbons was one OF
the few Eastern prelates who helped
them. Yet men were being lost to the
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ters, Miss Emma A. Bright and Miss
Louise Bright, still reside in the old
homestead at 235 Eighth street Sc.
The Eastern Market was probably the
outgrowth Of the Navy Yard or Eastern
Branch Market, said to have been located
on r street between Fifteenth and Six
teenth streets Sc. which is evidently an
error, since there Is no such location this
side Of the Eastern Branch. However.
before moving to the present site. it was
located at Fifth and K streets Sc.
The Northern Market-or the Northern
Liberty Market, by which name 1t was
generally known-was erected In 1846
in Mount Vernon Square. where is now
the main building Of the Public Library.
Permission to erect the market house
here was granted by James K. Polk. and.
with its subsequent additions. 1t re-
manned In this spot until by order Of
Boss" Shepherd. it was torn down In
1872. Naturally, this resulted In quite
. hardship to many Of the market people,
who erected temporary sheds, stalls and
stands in Corcoran Square, on o street
between Sixth and Seventh streets NV.
which tided over the situation until
market buildings were erected at Seventh
and o streets and Fifth and K streets.
The Center Market, which stood until
a decade ago south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Seventh and Ninth streets.
was the first market house erected In
Washington. It's first site was near the
White House. in the Presidents Square.
and what there was of it-and that was
very httle-was removed to the site where
now stands the National Archives Build
ing, in 1902 Here many important
people. including Senators, Represents
tives, cabinet officers, foreign diplomats,
did there own marketing, and although
President william Henry Harrison lived
but month after taking the oath Of
ONCE. yet during this time he was fire.
quently seen making purchases Of meats
and vegetables for the White House table.
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church, indeed to civilization. because
of the conditions under which they
lived. conditions which Archbishop
Spaulding of New York condemned in
lurid terms.
THE description" he wrote, "given
by sanitary inspectors of these habita-
tions would soil page intended for all
eyes. People who live in this atmos-
phere and among these surroundings
must drink. The perfectly sober would
die from mere loathing of life"
But America was making money.
Cheap labor was useful. So the attempt
failed But Gibbons and his few fellow
churchmen were right. The cancer
spread. America woke up one day to
discover herself infested with the gang
sters bred in the slums she had been too
short-sighted to clean up.
President Theodore Roosevelt said
there was only one public man with the
courage to speak the truth on all oc-
casions and that man was Cardinal Glib
bons. For the Cardinal decried the
voices of America as fervently as he
praised the American way.
No man has ever been 20 outspoken
without making enemies. Because Of
friendship with the President, Gibbons
was accused of seeking to control
America. His declarations Of Catholic
loyalty were sneered at as Catholic
wiles as = screen to hide his true in
tentions But President Cleveland de-
Tended him and the mutterings Of his
detractors were of no importance COM
pared to the acclaim that came to him.
He had proved by his life that in order
to be . good Catholic in America one
must also be . good American.
He was not called upon to lay down
his life for his country. He left behind
no words to stir the pulse of patriots.
But he loved America and believed in
her. His religion was . practical thing
His life was q life Of action. In his
presence prejudice grew dim and man
learned to understand his fellow man.
Because of him America drew closer to
her ideal.
He died in the city of his birth. The
bell in the City Hall tolled once for
each year Of his life. City courts were
suspended. The Legislatures of New
York and Delaware adjourned. Ex-
President Taft declared that he be-
longed not to the church alone, but to
the world at large.
1t was the Governor of Maryland who
told US why the Cardinal was important
to the American idea; what we can
learn from him today. The Governor
said: He has broken down many bar.
yiers between men,"
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Iinkins, John J. Pnl George Pnuser.
Louis p. Repp, schafer & Co., shafer Il
Botch, Andrew D. Sheel. Robert Smith.
William H. smithy, Conrad sohl. Thomas
Weaver, Thomas Wright and John Il.
Yeabower.
The butter and cheese dealers were:
T. A. Ball, John Bateman, J. H. Caldwell,
Andrew Carroll, Joseph c. Pearson,
Lewis e. Frank, Isaac s. Gray and VIII
liam H. walker.
Produce dealers: Marie Briggs, Edward
H. Clements, william Cross, John Full
behe, G. J. Mall, John 8. Hill. w. w.
Hough, Levi Kidwell. James Lafontaine,
August Miller, Richard E. Sinclair.
Thomas H. Smith and Henry Whalon.
Provision dealers-Bayliss & Scott,
Latimer Eli, j. Goetzinger, P. McKeys,
F. Melhorn, John K. Pfel, John T.
Rabbit, T. H. Smith and James wallace.
Washington has always been good
city for markets, and century ago. and
even more recently, the East had itS
Eastern Market and the North its North
ern Market, and in the more populous
or Marsh Market, the latter's oficial
name for years being the Washington
Market.
The Eastern Market still stands at
Seventh and c streets s E., where 1t was
opened in 1873, the year 1t was completed.
1t is large brick structure and still
maintains q considerable patronage. and
as It's neighborhood Is residential one,
the people residing In that part Of the
city would hardly know how to get along
without it. When the market was first
erected the farmers and truckers who
had their stands outside the building
were subjected to falling weather until
the late William T. Bright, after oonsid-
erable effort. had the city government
erect protecting sheds around the struc-
ture. Mr.. Bright died . few years ago
at the age Of 90, after having resided on
Capitol Hill for 10 years. His two daush-
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gaining friends everywhere by his rare
graces Of manner"
It u characteristic that once In little
church In T1dewater. Nd. at the height
OF the summer heat after the priest
whom he had designated to preach had
completed . discussion Of Catholic doc
trine, he, . cardinal by then, arose and
preached another sermon on Christian
unity. Later, in answer to the priests
question, he said, Did you not see that
most Of the congregation were Protest
ants?"
His fame grew. After attending the
Vatican Council, and his return to
America, he was made Bishop of Rich
mond. At 43 he became Archbishop OF
Baltimore, the senior See in America.
At 50 he was 4 cardinal, an honor ac-
claimed throughout the land since he
was now identified in the public mind
with the welfare of his country. An
honor conferred on him was already an
honor conferred on America.
In 1887 he was in Rome again. this
time to receive the cardinals red hat.
He used the opportunity to emphasize
what was nearest to his heart; namely,
the Importance to America and to the
church in America Of the separation Of
church and state.
Throughout Europe at this time Cath
olic and Protestants alike believed that
some form Of union between church and
state was necessary. Separation meant
antagonism to them. and many looked
askance at the American system as \
sign Of the irreligion Of our Government.
Liberty Without License"
1t was not customary for . young
cardinal to make more than a formal
acceptance speech at such a time, but
Gibbons did. He ascribed great prog
ress to the church in America and
praised the civil liberties enjoyed "in our
enlightened States" In his words, The
civil government holds over US the aegis
of It's projections, without interfering
with us In the legitimate exercise Of our
sublime mission as ministers of the gos-
pei OF Christ. Our country has liberty
without license. and authority without
despotism. Separation, he claimed, did
not mean hostility, but protection.
The Knights OF Labor, the first power
full American workingmen's union, grew
In importance during the difncult years
that followed the Civil War. Already
the Canadian Hierarchy had condemned
the organization as q secret society seek
ing to abolish religion and the Congre-
CATION Of the Holy once in Rome had
sustained the condemnation. Many
American bishops concurred. since they
feared the revolutionary tendencies Of
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owners were enterprising. West Of this
point but six buildings had been erect
ed. and on the squares eastward were
seven buildings on the Avenue and some
improvements had been made on I
street.
The locality gained In Importance in
1908. when the West Market was estab-
lished on the northwest corner Of the
triangle made by the lines Of the Avenue,
Twentieth street and street. The ap-
paratus of the Old Union Fire Company
was located there the following year.
In fact, 1t may be said that at the Pc
riod In the early part Of the last CEN
tury, when the Irish poet bestowed the
title Of City Of Magnificent Distances
on Washington, this section possessed
some Of the characteristics of a small
town. There was the well-known ONeal
Tavern. a wood yard, several groceries,
blacksmith and wheelwright shops and
Of Twentieth and I streets. where. in
1903, was located the West Market, with
Its Town Hall for meeting purposes.
Within a short time after its formation
Hiram Lodge found quarters In this
Town Hall and continued to meet there
until 1846.
"A brief description Of this old build
ing has been furnished by Brother
James H. Bryan. who as . boy was
familiar with this section Of the city.
1t was located on the triangular plot Of
ground bounded by Pennsylvania avenue,
I street and Twentieth street. and faced
upon the last named street. 1t was con-
structed Of wood, two stories high, with
q bell tower over the front gable. and
resembled somewhat in appearance the
old engine house now located at the
southeast corner OF II and Nineteenth
streets. A nag pole projected at slight
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angle from the front Of the tower. The
lower story was used a. . market. and
the supper story a. . hall. which was
reached by . flight Of outside stairs ex-
tending from the sidewalk. On these
stairs. regardless Of the weather, the
candidates were obliged to wait, until
wanted inside"
But as to the frst Western Market.
this building was destroyed by fire on
February I. 1852. and Hiram Lodge lost
heavily In its records, furnishings and
paraphernalia. william Serrin was at
this time clerk Of the market.
In 1855, We find that what remained
standing OF "the old unsightly mar
ket house" was pulled down to make
room for an angular Enclosure of iron
railing.
X Street Market
Soon afterward the debris was re-
moved, q market house was located on
X street between Nineteenth and Twen-
tieth streets NV. where William Walker
was clerk the commissioners Of the mar
ket for 1850 being William Brown and
Andrew Carroll The clerk received for
his service an annual salary Of $500 and
the stalls rented for $40 for the same
period.
Early Market People
In looking over q city directory for
1867, the writer found the following
butchers with stalls at the Western
Market: Theodore Barnes, George L.
Botsch & Co.. William Chase, Thomas
Cissell, John E. Cole, George Davidson,
Peter Dill. 6. w. Dutton, George w.
Emerson. Bernard Geier. John Fister,
Michael Gore, j. H. Hazel. Robert Hen
sey, Charles Homiller, Thomas johnson,
Joseph Kuhns, Bernard Lauer. william
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Bv william Agar.

When James Gibbons was born IN
Baltimore In 1894 his parents had re-
Gently come over from Ireland. 1ney
were honest, industrious, but obscure.
Before he reached his 60th year he was
James Cardinal Gibbons. Archbishop OF
baltimore. loved by fellow citizens OF
every creed, adviser Of Presidents, q man
to whom the Nation turned instinctively
for guidance.
After he died the New York Herald
explained his importance very simply:
Nearly always what he said was what
the mind Of America was thinking"
Gibbons always attributed his rise to
fame and power solely to American In
stitutions, and II he gloried over any
accomplishment OF his 1t was only this
that he lived as he was born. simply.
q man OF the people.
Like many another Catholic boy. Glib
bons was drawn TO the church from his
youth. He entered the Baltimore Semi
nary at 81. At "a he was a bishop, the
Youngest in the church, and was sent
out Immediately as . missionary TO
North Carolina.
Always frail, he could eat few things.
10 the prospect Of unending Journeys
vas not too pleasant, but, undaunted, he
at once undertook . tour Of his diocese.
It was, perhaps, q lucky chance that
there were few churches and that Cath
Ollie homes to shelter him were rare
since that put him In constant touch
with people Of different faiths.
Preached in Protestant Church
In Greenville he was welcomed ana
taken into the home Of a Protestant
physician. He was offered the town hall
In which to preach. But since the
trustees Of the Methodist Church were
kind enough to put their church at his
disposal, he chose to hold his service
there and read to them from their own
Bible. 1t was In this spirit that he
vent from place to place throughout
the State. rounding up his own sparse
hock, yet. under the circumstances
preaching mostly to Protestants, dispell.
ing prejudice, making friends, until hi
biographer could write Of him: There
developed pride IN the youthful prelate
their oVn bishop. prs-sminently . mar
- the (beople. minslins With all and
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"THERE WERE GIANTS IN
THOSE DAYS"

.hsGt vnsn and Vomsn Who worked, fought
sn6 died that America might i've men and
women who made America sreat y conIiI
WI founded and has endured on the prin-
eipies of life, liberty and the pursuit OF nap
Mnth article in the series viii appear
next Sunday.