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The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
RIGGS ENDORSED FUR GOVERNOR
 IN JUNEAU

JUNEAU. June Is. - At a we'll at. tended meeting of the Juneau Demo. cratic Club last evening the organiza. tion' with but one dissenting vote adopted a resolution strongly endors. ing Thomas Riggs, Jr.. for governor. and Robert J. sommers. of Fairbanks. Tor surveyor general.
 MT. Riggs is a we'll known member or the Alaskan engineering commis. sloh at Nenana; and Mir. Sommers is superintendent Of the Fairbanks di vision of the Alaska road commission MT Sommers is an old time resident or Alaska. having been stationed at Nome Tor many years. Two years ago ne succeeded NIT. John Zugg, now SUI. perintendent at Valdez. as superinten. ueht or the Fairbanks division of the Alaska road commission. and has made his home there ever since, He Is highly efficient as a surveyor and engineer, and if appointed will make an excellent official.
 Telegrams were sent to President, Wilson and Secretary Lane. demand. ing the appointment of these men. and repudiating J. F. A. Strong for gov. ernor.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
B|G CL J BS MAY END BASEBALL
 SEASON
(By United Pressl

NEW YORK, June Is. - The Am. erican association. called the strong est minor league In the country. should have thought 1t over pretty careful, before standing sponsor for the state ment that unless things changed quick ly 1t would have to close it's gates. IL recently was reported in New York and elsewhere that all arrangements had been made to end the season, dis. band the clubs and wait for another year.
 To have closed the gates in May would have been disastrous-not only for the present year, but for succeed. ing seasons. The work of years would have been wiped out. Regardless of The fact that protection may have been sranted by the national association, outlaw owners would have started something in these cities, and doubt less are laying plans now to grab off these excellent baseball towns if the opportunity presents itself.
 President Thomas J. Hickey com. mitted grave error. in the opinion of many persons, when he dropped four of the eight umpires with which he started the season. One we'll known eastern baseball man, at least, pleadad with Hickey not to endanger the fair. ness of ball games in the association by making one m1n handle all decis. ions. -
 Hickey maintained 1t was to cut ex- penses, but one conservative umpire, a veteran in the harness, recently de. clared that economy practised along this line is the worst sort.
 Its impossible" he said. flor one man to get all over the field. Imagine a double play. one man out at second base and the other at the home plate. It's killing for a man to plunge all over the field in free hitting contest. Hickey should have taken some other step"
 Hickey's faint heart is winning a great deal of criticism in the east. His statements have been pessimistic in the extreme. If the association deems It wise to stop it is safe to say the declaration of this fact will influence many smaller organizations to take the step.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
ARE SHIP WRECKED
 AT LATOUCHE

A. J. Lawrnce and E. L. Senft, who left Latouche in a small boat a few days ago, encountered a severe storm and after being pitched about on the open sea were finally wrecked on the rocks of small island
 H. A. Hanson and his partner, fish ermen, discovered the marooned men and brought them in their boat. after nine hours of rowing. to Macioud bay. Billy Pay and Walter Holland rowed from that point to Latouche and se- cured a gas boat which returned for the shipwrecked outfit and brought them to the copper town.
 Senft and Lawrence left Seward on the Watson last week for Latouche, took small boat from that place and were on their way for a prospecting trip on Montague island, when the ele- ments changed their course and plans All their provisions and equipment was lost but they will refit at Latouche and try it again.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
STARS |S NJ EASY
 -11lH
 hV {!
(By United Press)

NEW YORK. June 18.-Picking the leading baseball player in a named po- sition Is a sized task To draw a com. parison between certain players. ia overstepping the bounds es eas sane criti. eism at times. To Say that Babe Ruth. or Walter Johnson over Alexander Is the best pitcRer in the game might be true. but .iit would be sure to start an argupaeht over the merits of his rivals For instance. 1t can only be said that Arthur Fletcher or Robers Horns. by Is the best shortstop In the National league. merely because 1t Is true that they lead as hitters. Neither can it be said that Maranville or Bancroft or Wortman Is the best because he is fiashy and very accurate fielder. Each mans worth has to be considered.
 From a strictly defensive standpoint 1t probably is permissab bls to announce Maranviile as the superior, with Ban. croft and Wortman running close bs- hind. Everett Scott, of the Red sox. doesn't rank with Hornsby and Ffet- cher as a hitter. but he is a better in. fielder than either. However. that does not entitle him to be called the best shortstop in the game.
 Comparisons of the same sort may be drawn from almost every position. Ty Cobb. of course. stands alone as an offensive playing outfielder. AS outfieider he is not Iris Speaker. One might pick Babe Ruth ss the best southpaw. but that hardly pro- nounees him the best pitcher.
 The seasons work names the most effective men at one point of the game and only for a season. Picking the best man at any position is carrying it a little too far. now that Hans Wag. ner. Napoleon Jojoie and others of that class have stepped out of the way.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
CHANGES IN SIGNAL CORPS
 ON GOVERNMENT TRAIL.

Lieut. Faust, in charge of the valdez Signal Corps station, has made the following changes in the stations along the government trail: Private Sam Fisher, of Fort Liscum, has been stationed at Beaver Dam: Private James Rudides at Copper Center; Pri' vate Lains at Donnelly; Private Hen. derson Baker will be stationed at Ho. gan. MT. Baker is transferred from Wortman's. Private John Morgan who has been stationed at Donnelly has been transferred to Paxson; Pri. vate Albert Taylor, who has been sta tioned at Copper Center, has been transferred to McCallum; Private O. o. P. Rutherford has been transferred to Worman's.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
MANY PEOPLE ARRIVED
 ON EVANS FROM WESTWARD

The following passengers arrived in Cordova on the Admiral Evans from the westward on Saturday evening: Mrs. Helen Bell, Miss Inez Adams, Mrs. Maybelle Jacobson. B. E. Peter son, G. L. Dority, o. z. Coward, F. R. Brenneman, Wm. Aiken, H. Plenhuer, B. H. Crane, Guy V.ila, Lawrence Watt, T. Toguhi, R. L. Comstock. J. L. Craig, Columbus Ross, w. J. Cav anaugh, l.. Nickolich, James Farrell, Peter Sweeney and sixteen steerage passengers.
 The passengers from here for Seat tie were Mrs. c. M. RosswOg,, A. K. Rastad, M. Ratti, Mrs. M. Ratti, Louis Coen, w. Newlee. l.. J. Hohl, Jacob Meier, Mrs. J. R. Morgan, C. E. Lake. Wallace Gamble, H. l.. Simonds, Mary Gerberg, w. E. Sprling, Peter Peterson and three steerage.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
OOiNGS OF DISTRICT
 COURT AT ANCHORAGE

Louis Llahey, indicted on the charge of cutting and stabbing with intent to kill. pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced to Imprisonment in the fed eral jail for two months.
 c. M. Robinson, indicted for assault with a dangerous weapon. pleaded guilty to assault and was fined $lO The assault was committed in 1915.
 Alice Johnson was indicted by the grand jury on the charge Of selling liquor without license.
 In the case of the United States ys John w. Smith. a trial was had and the defendant found guilty by the jury on the charge of larceny.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
BRITISH LOSSES ARE HEAVY IN
 SHIPPING

WASHINGTON. June IS. - The German submarine toll of British mer- chantmen since February IT is three hundred and twenty-two vessels over 800 tons and thirty-four vessels un- der 1.600 tons. The total loss during the past four months was one million seven hundred and forty-five thousand tons, or two hundred and fifty thou sand tons les sthan the entire world s shipping during 1916.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The first contractor to employ pow. erful machinery on any of the rail road contracts on the government road is Herb Wilson. of Nenana. who has a contract for removing 55.0OO yards of dirt along two miles of the right Of way south of Nenana He has secured . large steam shovel and . donkey en- zine for the work.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Assentia Romanoff, native charged with a statutory crime, who escaped jail at Seward recently while clad in nothing but his underclothing and a smile, has again been heard of. He Is reported to have stolen a boat belong ing to the Alaskan engineering com mission at Mile Fl, and when last sighted was heading toward Tyonic, his native heath.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
BREAK LIP AN |. W. W,
 UUs uus MEETING 7
 
(By Associated Press)

SEATTLE, June IS. - Soldiers and sailors interrupted a meeting of the Industrial Workers of the World on Saturday night, and drove the speak. CTS and audience from the hall, which was barricaded. Six shots were fired from the window and several soldiers were wounded in the leg. Many In dustrial Workers were arrested and twenty held as slackers. The others were released. as there was no evi dence against them.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

If present plans of the engineering commission mature the railroad will be constructed from Nenana to Lig- nite in the heart of the Panama coal fields during the present summer. and from the coast to within 90 miles of that place.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Miss Leila Bennett, who is superin- tendent of the Cordova General hos pital, has the distinction of being tEe only nurse from this section who has successfully passed an examina- tion and received her appointment and badge as a nurse of the Red Cross, subject to service.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The United States geodetic survey steamer Patterson struck an unchart. cd rock short time ago off the west coast of Chichagoff island, unshipping her rudder. She was conveyed 10 Ju. neau by the tug L. Roscoe and unless . diver can be secured 1t vill be ne. cessary to beach the boat to make the necessary repairs.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
CONTRACTS FOR STEEL SHIPS G0
 ID SEATTLE
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June IS. Con- tracts for ten more steel merchant ships complete and for twenty-four additional wooden hulls have been an nounced by Goethals. who says the vessels will be built next year. The steel ship contracts go to the Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
I FOOD BILL WILL SHOW UP THE
 SPECULATORS
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(By Associated Press)

IBy Assoclated Press) . UNDATED, June IS. - Import . . ant developments are fore . shadowed on the Macedonian . . front. The British have aban- . doned, without pressure. the po- . . sitions east of the Struma river . . on the extreme easterly end of . the front. The allies are recon . . noitering along the Vardar river . . and the indications are that the ' . allies intend an offensive up the . . Vardar valley to redeem the Ser . bian-Russian army. The navy is . . also showing aggressiyeness. . . . ~ >>>> >>>>>AA
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Owing to the high cost of cyanide, William Martin, of the Martin mine In the Willow creek district, announc- ed that he will not operate the cyan ide plant at the mine this season, but has installed centrifugal cOncentrat- or to remove the gold from the shines.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
GOVT. WILL FIX PRICE OF GOAL
 AND O|L
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June IS. - Secre- tary of Navy Daniels has ordered the coal and oil producers to supply the enormous quantities of fuel needed by the navy at prices to be fixed later by the federal trade committee and President Wilson.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
SEPARATE PEACE CONDEMNED BY
 RUSSIA
(By Associated Press)

PETROGRAD, June IS. - The coun- ell of workmen's and soldiers dele gates have adopted a resolution con demning separate peace and calling for a vigorous prosecution of the war. The duma also took similar action.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Mrs. Thorndyke, of the Gift Shop, wishes to announce she is now ready for any lace work in the line of dress suit and coat work, millinery repair and hats to order, furs made up and refined. all work guaranteed. Call and see me.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
NATIONAL ARMY TRAINING BEEN
 POSTPONED
lBY Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, June IS. - The ln- dicatiOns now are that the national army of 650.0OO will not be in training by September 1. as intended, but will be six weeks later, as the canton ments are not ready.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

United States Marshal Brenneman come over from Valdez on the steam CT Saturday evening and left on yes terday's train for Kenecott, to look over the strike situation there.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

While out on the Fox trail with sev- eral passengers, Fred Carter, a Fair banks autOist, nearly lost his car by fire when 1t broke down in the midst of a forest fire. Hard work by the crowd saved the car from destruc- tion. He reports the fires are doing . vast amount of damage.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The Cordova Chapter, American Red Cross, will give the first of a series of card parties at Hegg's hall on Fri day evening, to which the general public is invited to attend, and thus assist in the good work being under taken by this organization
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Mrs. Helen Bell and Miss Inez Adams, of Anchorage, have arrived in Cordova, where they will remain and be in charge of the Style Shop. which is being opened in the corner room of the Hotel Northern building.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Recent arrivals at Fairbanks from St. Patrick creek report that Steel & Company. operating on that creek, had
 their first cleanup. approximating
 about $4,ooO. or about l.sO per square foot of bedrock
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Bernard NJ Baruch. fnancler of New York and member of the Council of Ma tional Defense. has been mentioned for the position of executive head of the proposed central purchasing bureau for the United States and our allies. If he takes the DO sition he will direct the expenditure of p0 900. .O0. 900 year In debate on the food survey bill In the national house of representatives Representative Lunn of New York resented slurs put upon MT Bsruch by J. Hampton Moore of Phila delphis.
 Mfr Baruch," said MT. Lunn. has se cured for the government a price for cop per around Is cents instead of the A or q cents which IL was bringing on the open market at the time. That was saving for us of millions of dollars. He s.so se- cured a reduction in the price of steel that was tremendously favorable 10 tho gov srnment."
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The Bungalow Club dance. which was scheduled to take place tonight, has been postponed until next Monday night. on account of a number of the members being out of town.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
FIRST AMERICAN AVIATOR |S
 KILLED
(By Associated Press)

PARIS, June IS. Benny Wood worth of San Francisco, chief of the lance field service, was instantly killed in an aeroplane accident.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

George Teko, a laborer on the gov, ernment railroad. was instantly killed a few days ago at Mile 98 by being hit on the head by a large rock thrown by a blast.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
ALLIES PLANNING ATTACK AT
 VARDAR
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tBy Associated Press)


 |> WASHINGTON, June IS. A . . food control bill has been intro .
 . duced in the house. Chairman .
 . Lever of the agriculture commit. . . tee, said the bill will harm no .
 . honest business man but drag the .
 . crooks into the limelight. A let. .
 . ter from President Wilson was . . read, warning opponents of the . . bill that they must take the re- . . sponsibility for the food condi. . . uons if they defeat the bill. A . great majority of the house ap- . . plauded the introduction of the . Dill, but the opponents are silent . . ly preparing to attack it. Gore. . . Smith, Reed and Laed lead the . . opposition in the senate. >>>>>< <<>> >>~><>~ ~>>>
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
REPR|SAL TO BE MADE FUR AIR
 RAIDS
(By Associated Preahl

LONDON, June IS. - The govern ment told the house of commons re- prisal would be made for the air raids on England, and steps are being taken to prevent further attacks.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Emil c. Clausen. proprietor of the Ohio road house on the Fairbanks Nenana trail, has closed up his hos telry for the summer. but will reopen 1t again in the fall for winter traffic.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The fishing boat On Time, recently purchased by the Kachemak Fishing Company, arrived in Anchorage re- gently, having made the trip between Seattle and that place in twelve days.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

The steamer Alaska arrived from the westward early this afternoon and will be in port until tomorrow, load ing copper ore and canned clans and salmon.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Over 1.5oo persons attended base ball game Sunday at Anchorage be tween the Potter creek and Matanusxa teams, which resulted in a victory for the latter
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

J. c. Gaffney, the rustling represen- tatiye of Lowry & Pike, insurance agents of Seattle, arrived from the westward today and will remain here until the next sailing for Juneau.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
9,612,000 NAMES REGISTERED
 FOR DRAF I
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, June IS. -- The re- gistration for selective draft is com plete and shows that 9,6i2000 have been listed for service between the ages of 2l and 30 years.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
Photo by American Press Association

Photo by American Press Association.
 regiment of veteran United States marines equipped as regular infantry will go to France as part of Major General John J. Pershings command. There will be approximately s600 mon In the rsxi- ment. probably the largest numerically that will be Sngaged on the western front Colonel Charles A. Doyen, at present coin- mandant of the United States marine bar racks in Washington, who has been 10 the service thirty-four years. will com mAnd this American contingent
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
COMMERCE COMMISSIONER DEAD

WASHINGTON. June IS. Inter- state Commerce Committee commis- sioner, Jndson Clements. died at his home in this city last night
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
JAP SUBMA R|NE
 SINKS TEUTON RAIDER
(By Associated Press)

LONDON, June IS. - A Teuto1 sub marine was probably sunk by a Jap anese submarine in the Mediterranean sea on June 12.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Owing to i'll health, Mrs. H. F. Bal lard has resigned her position as nurse at the Cordova general hospital
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

w. ]. Cavanaugh, an old-time Alas kan, is recent arrival in Cordova, where he may decide to locate.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18

Pacific Steamship Company sailings from Seattle for Cordova will be on June 20, 2S, July 6, IA, 22 and 30.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-06-18
1 0CAL DO|NGS AND PERSONAL
 MENTION
The Admiral Farragut Is due from Seattle at o'clock this evening.

The steamer Admiral Evans was in port for couple of hours on Satur- day evening, en route to Seattle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
Food Frauds in Belgium.

Official analysis Of some of the food
surrogates in Belgium is disclosing
some extraordinary frauds. The direc-
tor general of the public health serv-
ice has found that some Of the sub
stitutes for oil, which is no longer OBJ
tainabIe, are worthless concoctions
that cost the manufacturers only a few
cents per liter, but are sold TO a guilt
BILE public at fancy prices.
One "oIl sauce was found to be
1926 per cent water, with the remain
ing as per cent an extract OF gum. a
ssmayonnaise" in fancy packing and
sfhfghly recommended" was found to
contain IS per cent water, 1.3O per
cent oil, 1910 per cent starch and
per cent ash An inyalid,s food adver-
tised as meat extract, extra quality. /"
was made Of IS per cent water, ID per
cent burnt sugar and 20 per cent salt
Amsterdam Dispatch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06
ANYTHING BUT A HIeHBRoW!
The Average Man Naturally FIinches
From the Reputation for In
teIIectuality.

No one really wants to be consid-
cred a highbrow. The term Itself, as
Van Wyck Brooks says. is derogatory.
Here and there q person may be so
superior as to be dattered by the
derision Of the herd Undergraduates
ike to think they are. But a man
has to be far gone In superiority be-
fore he reIishes the notion OF being
avoided for its sake.
You cannot imagine a man ike
Nietzsche trying to prove that he had
a heart any more than you can mag
inc him shooting the ehutes at Coney
Island He is the kind OF OIympian
whose dignity seems to have been in
hereDt- You would just as soon drink
beer oat OF porcelain as slap
Nietzsche on the back fBut the ordi-
nary Olympian. certainly in America,
is more anxious TO show he is gre
garious than to protect his reputation
for superiority and intellect
You do not have TO slap him on the
back; he slaps ron. II he is running
for Office, in particular, he wants 1t
TO be known that blood. not ice water.
flows through his veins He yearns
TO indicate that he Is good fellow.
He tells funny stories has himself
photographed playing pinochle. IS dis
covered By his interviews sitting AZ
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

down the side of the eoulee. The In
dams burst into exultant yells, and
several opened fire on the fugitive as
the mare leaped down to the coulee
and dashed across the bottom toward
the gulley.
Urged on by voice and spurless heel.
the mare sprinted over the sandy level
with the rush OF a racehorse on the
home stretch. Coming TO the narrowed
stream, she covered it in q single ire
mendous leap, and dashed on, I'M
checked. up into the gulley, safe out of
reach of those whirring leaden hornets.
As they swept past the low bush
at the entrance Of the gulley. the rider
locked down at the man behind It. He
saw blond, f1orid young fellow, whose
blue eyes and small redlipped mouth
were ugly with hate. A glimpse. and
he was past the outlier.
The woman, crouched just beyond,
under the edge of the bank, was blaz-
ing away toward the Indians with an
automatic revolver. An instant later he
pulled up his mare alongside the buck
board and looked up with cool alert.
ness at the third member OF the party
under the brink OF the bank. The man
ceased firing aud twisted his thicksel
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-06

the firing ceased, he called scofingly ::
'How about the strategic retreat? Does
General Fabius make his getaway with
out caSuaIties?''
lie bon Dieu be praisedI He has
escaped" the girl Knocked in turn 1--WE
are saved. In a week or ten days he
will return to the rescue with three
troops of cavalry"
eff those sneaking coyotes have sent
delegation around to climb the butte
from the upside, Wen get ours before
Charlie can come back with the po-
lice" grumbled the young man.
"Yes. Our military expert saw that
at once. He said this position would
become untenable."
$50 he ran, leaving a woman in the
lurch-the skunk -
"We1l, he has gone. You'd better be
thinking how to get us out of the hole
you've got US into" suggested the girl.