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LOCAL BUSINESS MAN RETURNS
FROM THREE MONTHS TRAV
ELING IN EUROPE
Twenty-thousand miles in three
months or an average of 220 miles a
day, is the record established by Chas.
Lechner, proprieter of the Seward
Masliine Shop, who returned Saturday
from Europe. “From these figures,”
Mr. Lechner remarked, “it can be
judged I stood still very little.”
: His mother, living in Schongau,
Germany, was his goal upon leaving
Seward, his first visit home in 21
years. To endeavor to describe the hap
; piness of mother and son being re
united after so many years, was be
I yond expression and of the lovely
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SEWARD, ALASKA
days they spent together over the
Christmas holidays; and for a few
days after New Year when Mr. Lech
ner returned to his mother’s side again
prior to returning to his distant home
and family in Americd, Seward, Alas
ka. His mother was very brave, how
ever, at the time of parting and told
him how happy lie had made her by
his visit to her for she realized the
immense distance which separated her
! from her boy and she was thankful
lie could have come home to her then.
He found his mother in excellent
health, considering her age, and to
gether they went about a great deal
which, not only to her but to him, was
the source of much pride. Presents,
from Alaska, to her and other rela
! tives, also brought much happiness.
Mr. Lechner boarded the S. S. Aq
i uatania at New York, for the voyage
across the Atlantic and just five and
one-half days later, this immense liner
' of 47,000 tons, averaging 525 miles a
day, tied up at Cherbourge, France.
“And> I was as sick all the way,” Mr.
Lechner interjected.
From Cherbourge he boarded the
train for ‘‘Gay Paree” then in order,
Nancy, Strausburg, Munich and Schon
gau. Following his visit with his moth
er he journeyed to Liepsig, via Augs
burg; then Berlin and to Elbing, in
East Prussia, where he spent an en
joyable visit with other relatives. New
Year was spent with the parents of
Mrs. Lechner and it was a visit he
will ever recall with fond memories.
't'hen the trip back home to his
mother where, after a few days, he
bid her farewell. Back to Berlin was
his next stopping place where he was
privileged to be permitted to drive
the first new Ford model by the Ber
Seattte Ice Cream at Schallerer’e
Alaska Shop. tf
I
like an arrow from a bow
Buick for 1928 gets away in traffic like
an arrow from a bow!
Watch the Buicks next time you drive
downtown. See how easily they step out
in front when the signal changes. And
note how they give other cars the slip
in the friendly rivalry of traffic.
You cannot say you know the full
meaning of “performance” until you’ve
driven a Buick for 1928.
BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICH.
Division of General Motors Corporation
BUICK/" 1928
Ogles Garage
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lin plant of the Ford Auto company,
the Ford auto. He appreciated the^
j
honor,., the officials gave him, highly.
Then on to Hamburg where he
took passage on the American liner j
S. S. New York, for New York. On
the way across the big vessel called!
in at Boulogn and also at Southamp-j
ton, for passengers. The trip across |
was uneventful with the exception
I
it required 12 days owing to strong
head winds. Upon arriving in New
York they were three days overdue.
In New York he visited with a sis-;
ter for two days and while there took
occasion to view the city from every
conceivable angle. Of particular en
joyment was his visit to St. John’s
Devines church, a magnificent struct
ure in the medical center. Cleveland
was his next stop where other rela
tives were vistited for a few days then
on to Detroit. There he inspected all
the Ford plants, Fordsom and air
port, then to Chicago for a day. From
Chicago direct to Seattle and home to
Seward.
The outward appearance of condi
tions in Germany, were found to good.
Mr. Lechner says, but in reality the
. business future did not appear to be
! promising owing to lack of capitol.
; Prices in commodies, fares, etc., were
«
found to be as high as in the United
States and in many instances, greater.
One of the'outstanding features of
!his trip was the excellent liquors.
I Mr. Lechner is by no means a drink
j ing man but in Europe one must in
i dulge occasionally, especially, when he
is making his first visit home in so
many years. He did; and he recalls
j very distinctly one evening, New
Year’s, to be exact, when the family
and their friends were -welcoming the
j arival of 1928, when he saw all of
!them drop. But not he. His mother and
* himself saw them al in bed. This
rather surprised them, his ability to
absorb from the flowing cup—“and
boy, they sure have real liquor” he
| added just about here, for he was
practically a teetotaler. It surprised
. Charlie, too!
, Alaska is practically unknown to
; the people of Eprope and he was hard
put on various occasions to accurately
! describe to them just where Alaska
I was located at, in this world. He finaf
i ly hit upon the happy solution of tell
. ing them that after he would have ar~
j rived at New York he still was not
j half-way to Alaska. That generally
■ surprised them!
j Naturally, he was very happy to
| visit his mother and relatives but is
| was a great pleasure, likewise, when
| the time arrived to start back home to
j his family in Seward. Travelling all
| the time, it was seldom in a week’s
| time, that he secured a good night’s
I rest.
As momentos of his long trip he
brought back a fine collection of pic
ture, which he took himself, of var
ious points on his travels; also photo
graphs of his mother, relatives and
scores of friends.
In concluding his remarks Mr. Lecfa
ner said the city of Seattle and Mun
ich were the two cleanest cities he
had viewed whereas New York was
apparantly the dirtiest.
The longer you deal with this old
established market /of Carstens the
better yc’’ win like :t.
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finer quality and hence of better
taste than in any other cigarette
at the price.
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