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The Cordova daily times., 1917-04-17
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SOCIETY PAYS LARGE SUM FOR ONION AT AUCTION

LONDON, April r. - Lord Save and-Sele, holder of one of the oldest and proudest titles in England, set record as an auctioneer at a Red Cross sale in Banbury when he induced buy CTS to bid up an ordinary onion to $500, at which price 1t was finally knocked down to an impromptu syn dicate" of society men and women. The onion brought the highest price of any article sold that day.
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IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE
 TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
 DIVISION. CORONA PRECINCT.

TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD
 DIVISION, coRDoVA PRECINCT,
 AT coRDovA.
 In the Matter of the Estate of John
 King, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CEREDIToRs.
 The undersigned administrator of the estate of John King, deceased, hereby gives notice that all persons having claims against the said estate to exhibit them and present them, with the necessary vouchers to the under signed, within six months from the date of this notice, at the place of business of the undersigned in the office of the Blum, O'Neill Co.,, on First Street. Cordova, Alaska, said office being the place selected for the transaction of business relating to said estate.
 Dated March 21, 1917. H. I. O'NEILL, Administrator. ] First publication, March 21, 1917.
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WOMEN WILLING,
 OBJECT ID WAR REGULATIONS
(By United Press)


 LONDON, April 16. The thirty thousand English women who have volunteered for active service at the fighting front with the men troops are asking some embarrassing ques- tions of the adiutant generals depart ment.
 Style and comfort figure in the list. They don't know whether khaki is becoming enough. Some of them want soldiers caps instead of hats. They wonder whether the women soldiers must salute the men officers. And they want to know whether they may smoke and whether the regular tobac- co ration will be given them, like the men.
 How late they may stay out of bar racks at night, whether they must bob their hair, clean their own boots and do or not do a dozen other things are questions to which the women want answers.
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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION.
No. 124. NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION. Mary Diffley, Plaintiff vs. Mark Diff
 ley, Defendant. The President of the United States
 to the Defendant, Mark Diffley,
 Greeting:
 You are hereby required to appear in the District Court of Alaska. Third Division, within thirty days after the completion of the publication of this summons, to-wit: within thirty days after the 18th day of May, 1917, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff herein which said complaint is one praying for a decree of absolute di- yorce upon the grounds of desertion, cruelty and non-support, and which said complaint prays for alimony in the sum of fifty dollars per month: and unless you so appear the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint.
 Date of order of publication, April 9, 1917.
 Witness the Hon. F. NJ. Brown. Judge of said Court, the 9th day of April, 1917.
 (SeaD ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk of Said Court. Frank H. Foster, Attorney for plain tiff P. O. Address, Mccarthy, Alaska.
 Date of first publication, April 10, 1917.
 Date of last publication, May 1G, 1917.
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Have your Job printing done at the Times office.
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ADAM AND EVE; NEW VERSION
 GIVEN

The late edition of the United States postal guide contains this new and startling version of the rise and fall of man: Chapter l. Adam, W. Va. First, w. Va. Man, W. Va. Bachelor, Cal Alone, Ky. Happy, Ky.
 Chapter II. Adam, w. Va. Sleeper, Mo. Rib Lake, Wis.
 Chapter II. Eve, Ky. Sweet, Ida. Damsel, Mo. 3fa Peach. Wash. Fig, N. c. Goodview, Va. Chicken, Ala.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
GLOBE SIGHTS
LFrom the Atchison Globe.l

LFrom the Atchison Globe.l
If a man claim to be an expert the
chances are he isn't.
Getting DIP early is worth greater
compensation than a worm.
You may have observed that the
light pay is largely for heavy work.
The average man is busy enough to
neglect to write very many letters to
his kin.
A real fan is one who doesn't have
to wait for the world series for his
baseball thrills.
This iconoclast wishes to state he
was once bitten by dog which first
barked at him.
Some men are as unreliable as an
automobile tire that has suffered a
couple of blowouts.
What has become of the barber shop
which kept the Police Gazette on its
reading table?
A busy man often hears that loafing
soon becomes tiresonle, and would like
a chance to try it,
A colored man may not have much
money, but he certainly enjoys getting
rid of what he has.
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ANOTHER GOOD YEAR.

Trade is generally active, says a
bulletin issued by the National City
Bank of New York. and showing the
usual increase as we enter the au-
tumn. Retail absorption continues
large, but the increase in bank clear
ings, about rs per cent over year
ago, is scarcely enough to cover the
rise of prices. The influence of the
war is over the whole situation, gov
eminent orders taking precedence
over private business and obscuring
to some extent the volume of normal
demand. The favorable crop situation
has inspired confidence. the feeling
thruout the interior being that with
the great purchasing power possessed
by the agricultural community pros
porous times are assured for another
year.
With prices on a very high level
merchants are cautious about buying
for next spring deliveries. but current
trade is brisk. Cotton goods are 80
per cent higher than a year ago, but
production is readily absorbed. Gov
eminent purchases are an important
factor in woolens and the production
of cloth is limited by the supply of
wool 1t is hoped that the British
government Will release further con-
signments from Australia. Sales of
territory wool are reported at 70 cents
per pound.
Whether the end of the war will
bring lower or higher prices is a de-
bated question. On general principles
it is assumed that wien peace is re-
stored and the armies are returned to
industry, production will, be increased
and prices will eventually tend to low
er levels, but it will be some time be-
fore industry is reorganized, and
meanwhile stocks will be very low
everywhere. Moreover. the first eff
feet of starting up the Industries will
be to create strong demand for raw
materials. It has been accepted that
the central countries of Europe will
be eager buyers of cotton and wool as
soon as their markets are open.
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The silk manufacturing industry of
the United States shows no signs of
abatement by reason of war condi-
tions. Apparently the people of the
United States no longer look upon
silk as luxury" since compilation
by the National City Bank of New
York shows that the quantity of raw
silk imported in the fiscal year 1917
is larger than ever before, and at a
higher price than ever before. indi-
eating that the value of the outturn of
the silk factories of the United States
in the current year will far exceed
that of any earlier year. The total
value of raw silk imported in the fis-
cal year 1917. the compilation shows,
is $156,000,000 against S119.OOO,O0O in
the former high record year, 1916. and
the quantity. 33,S69.OOO pounds of
raw silk against 1901. 600 pounds in
the former high record year. 1916.
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Tho mechanism has played a larger

Tho mechanism has played larger
mart in this war than in any other
the fact still remains that th' man
with a rifle in his hands is, after ALL
the most effective of fighting ma
chimes. This explains the care with
which commanders look after the
morale of their men. Machines have
no nerves; men have. And the main
thing in man power is to keep it in
condition of mind and body where it
will be most effective. The American
army which is now in France and the
increments which will follow have
been selected, physically, to secure
perfection. Young, vigorous and
fresh, they will go over the top against
an enemy whose morale has been
shaken by repeated attack and whose
personnel has deteriorated. The can
tonments in America contain the evil
dence of how the war will be won.
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WHY NOT BE FAIR2

Everybody knows that the railroads
of this country are suffering from lack
of capital to carry out much-needed
plans for new equipment, additional
terminals and improvement general
ly. Few realize that, if the railroads
could get the money. they would
spend billion dollars a year for five
successive years on work that should
be done. This would mean an enor-
nous addition to our industrial activi-
ties. The subject is of personal inter
est to every shop-keeper and the
workmen in every factory.
But the credit of the railroads has
fallen away so greatly during the past
few years that it is difficult for them
to borrow money except at ruinous
rates. Yet the railroads are the great
arteries of business. In view of the
aid that the government has been ex-
tending to various industries during
the stress of war. Nathan Amster, the
Boston financier, has suggested that
the government should loan its credit
at a low rate to the railroads.
Frank H. Fayant,' an authority on
SICAA 4AldlASASs asks why, II the gov
eminent is stimulating wheat raising,
it cannot stimulate railroad transpor-
tation. He says the government has
guaranteed the farmer a minimum
price of 50 a busheI for wheat, COM
pared with 81 wheat before the war.
and an average price during the
twenty years preceding the war of
| only "a cents a bushel While the gov
eminent is thus increasing the price
above the twenty-year average by ESQ
per cent, present freight rates are still
below the twenty-year average.
| Wheat is being carried now at a less
charge than when it was selling at rs
cents a bushel. While the govern
ment has made an advance of ESQ per
cent on the price of wheat, it has
granted only a 8 Il per cent advance in
freight rates. And what is this, -
Mr.. Fayant asks, compared with an
increase of 100. 200 and 500 per cent
in the commodities used by the rail-
roads. such as pig iron and coal, not
to mention the enormous increase in
the cost of labor?''
Mr.. Fayant says that if investors
had an insurance that railroad rates
would be adequate to insure a fair re-
turn on the property, there would be
no difficulty in providing a billion
dollars of new capital every year fol-
the carriers, at comparatively low
cost.
The fair-minded American citizen
and the average American is always
fair minded-shOuld read these sig
nificant facts. says Leslie's, and judge
them in an impartial spirit.
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THE SOLDIERS
Ussued by the War Department and all
rights to reprint reserved.)
XVI
XVI

Discipline is the necessary rule of
life in the army and is not in the least
inconsistent with your own pride and
self-respect as a citizen and soldier.
The person whom you obey may be
an officer, a noncommissioned off
Ger, or even another private who has
been given authority to command you.
Whether you like him or not you
must respect his position and author
ity, and reflect honor and credit on
yourself and your profession by yield
ing to all superiors that complete and
unhesitating obedience which is the
pleasure as well as the duty of every
true soldier"
There are certain restrictions upon
the relations of officers and men
which are a necessary part of army
discipline An officer. even though
in private life he may be your warm
friend and associate, is expected not
the ranks on terms of familiarity.
This is a rule that is often far from
agreeable to the officer; but he has
no more power to change it than you
have The reason is clear. An Off
Ger can not mingle with the men I'M
der him on familiar terms without
becoming better acquainted and more
friendly with some than with others.
He Immediately lays himself open to
the suspicion of favoritisn-a sus-
picion which tends strongly to under
mine respect and authority
Argument has no place in the army.
Even favorable comment on the con-
duct of orders of superior officers is
entirely out of place. The duty of Of
ficers and men alike is to obey
promptly. However, intelligent sug-
gestions properly made are always
welcome.
The discipline of the army is just
and impersonaL You will be treated
with fairness. Your rights will be re-
spected-
On your part you must respect the
rights and authority conferred upon
others
AS you advance in the service, you
will be required to exact strict obeu-
fence from others. If you become a
commissioned officer it will be your
duty to maintain such relations with
the men under you that you can al
ways treat them with absolute and
impersonal Justice
Next article: Monday. The Colors.l
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BED TIME TALES
By CLARA INGRAM JUDsON
Angrx rrother Bruin.

y
Maybe YOU remember the time
Father Beaver told Bushy Beaver
that seeing he had been such good
little helper he might have time off
from work to play anyway he want
ed to. And if you do, 1 am sure you
remember what a fright Bushy had
when he went down stream ways
and Just missed being caught by
great hawk who dropped its meal into
Crooked creek right in front of Bushy.
After that Bushy didn't care very
much about playing-no sir, he did
not, and l can't say that L blame him
either. because that was pretty bad
scare he had.
But there came a fine day when
the work was all done and Bushy
felt like having an adventure, but he
still remembered about that hawk.
Il know what I'll do he said to
his father after he had been swim
ming around while trying to think
what would be fun and safe too, I'll
go into the woods ways and that
will be safe and maybe it will be fun
too"
Father Beaver said: Every we'll.
Bushy, do just as you like and he
didn't tell BuShy what he knew very
well was truez-tkat is, that there was
| quite as much danger in the woods as
| on the creek He thought that what
Bushy found out himself. he would
remember better. So Bushy started
off into Shadow Wood and he wasn't
any too careful either because he felt
very safe.
Now Brother Bruin was having a
terrible time with his temper these
| days because of the burrs. They
! got into his beautiful brown coat that
4 he was so particular about and they
| were such a job to get out. Every
| time and every time that he took a
walk, there were those awful burst
That very morning about the time
| that Bushy started into Shadow Wood,
Brother Bruin was walking (the same
direction Bushy was as it happened)
and he thought he was lodging all
| the burr plants. He thought so till he
| looked down at his Coat! 1t was full
of burrs again-just full! That made
Brother Bruin so angry! (It's too bad
but it's true). So angry that he COM
menced snorting and snarling and
| growling-oh, he made enough noise
| for a whole family of bears.
And right at that very minute
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home, and, as she is just nome ArOli
comnleting a kindergarten course, I'm
sure she can give you many sugges-
tions."
Nothing would please me so much
as to n have Miss Morton's help IN
working out my plans, said John IN
a tone sincerely serious.
But Mrs. Antes remained curious
about their mutual and very evident
embarrassment until the following
week, when they confessed its cause
and announced their engagement
Copyright, 1917, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
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ON SPUR f 4E MOMENT

Tho Famous Miss Ruby La Rue.
I'm surely in love with Ruby La Rue,
She's not Joining .hovements'' to see the
thru.
No, she doesn't knit.
But she does her bit
By helping her NAV as all girls used to do.
The handy Miss Ruby,
The dandy Miss Ruby.
The candy Miss Ruby La Rue.
take off my hat to Miss Ruby La Rue
Who's not knitting nighties for sailors in
blue.
oh, she's patriotic,
But not odiotic;
Plenty of sensible things she can do
She's digging potatoes,
And picking tomatoes,
And canning is Ruby La Rue;
Il am convinced" writes in F. T.
H, latter paying 40 cents for a piece
of roQuefort that could easily be
camoUflaged under a 2-cent stamp,
that the New York Central is helping
US all it can in this trouble by serving
war portions on diners. But is our
position at this time as serious as the
n. Y. c. seems to think it is?.'
We asked a we'll known editorial
writer to tell US what the war is
about, and he said:
THE war is about over"
He may be right. Editorial writers
sometimes are, but we would hate to
make arrangements for a pleasure
trip thru Europe on his bet.
Uncle Bushrod says: "And no mat
ter how far they push it back. it is
still the front"
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payable in five years. may be sold for
S4. The rate of interest and all terms
are left to determination by the secre-
tary of the treasury, except that they
may not run over five years, the total
amount outstanding must not exceed
$4,000, the amount sold to one
person at one time must not exceed
800, and it shall not be lawful for
one person to hold at any one time
more than 81, 900 of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

The old timer came in this week and
registered his opposition to the war
tax bill. He said he favored issuing
greenbacks for the purpose of financ-
ing the war just as Lincoln did. He
was reminded that we did not have
the money necessary to win the war at
that time, and were forced to make
it; that now we have money in plen-
ty. But he went away unsatisfied and
unconYinced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

One of the most interesting features
Of the new bond bill is the provision
Tor war savings certificates These
are intended to meet the need for a
government obligation in small de-
nominations, obviating the great
amount of labor involved in partial
payments upon bonds and in RENTING
semi-annual interest upon such bonds.
The idea is TO discount the interest for
III full term. in the face of the obIi-
cation. Thus a certificate for $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

One of the misfortunes attendant
upon the war is the seeming impossi-
bility encountered by the British gov
eminent of avoiding retaliation in
kind for German air raids. Dropping
bombs on innocent women and chill
dren is a sort of warfare that nothing
can justify. but the British public has
become so insistent on reprisals that
the directors of the var have been
forced to yield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

Scald and remove the skins from
five pounds of peaches, then cut them
into small pieces. Cook them in four
cups of water slowly for about one
and one-half hours. or until thor
oughly soft; stir frequently. Rub
cooked fruit thru a strainer. return
1t to the kettle, add juice of three
lemons and five pounds of sugar, cook
it about one-half hour longer, stirring
occasionally. Then put in sterilized
glasses.
Apricot, ounce plum and prune
n1armaSade may be made in the same
manner.
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Bushy Beaver came that way. He
heard Brother Bruin, and he thought
of course, a whole family of bears
was after him! No wonder he
thought that with ali that noise. And
he turned around and rar as fast as
his poor scared legs could carry him
home. When he got there he cried
out to his father, The woods is more
dangerous than the creek. I'll never
play there again." But his father,
being very wise, said nothing-(Copy-
right-Clara Ingram Judson.)
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The world war has reached another
turn in the road toward peace. The
first one was the Battle of the Marine;
the second was in Flanders, when the
British smashed Prince Rupprechts
army east of Ypres and gained po-
sition from which their artillery can
command the Menin to Roulers rail-
road
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Field Marshal Haig's recent per-
formances make him a promising can
didate for the Nobel peace prize. Civ
ilized nations appear to have reached
a common ground on the question of
peace and that is that there can be no
peace except one brought about by
force OF arms. To this end General
Haig has become an important con-
trfbutor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

An Italian officer who was wound
ed in the Trentino brought an action
this summer to obtain a decision as
to the rightful ownership of a bullet
extracted from his body. Both doc
tor and nurse claimed it, but the Of
ficer commended that it was legally his.
The judge gave the decision in the
officers favor by novel line of argu-
ment-
He found that the projectile, once
discharged from the gun, ceased both
to belong to the man who fired il
and the country which intrusteG IT TO
him. 1t thus became. while on its
any finder is entitled to pick IN and
keep. The officer found il in his
body 1t was only brought to light
by the surgeon assisted by the nurse.
Hence the officer was entitled to keep
ff -0F
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

Some mechanics are making as
much as 500 a week while working
in the army cantonment at Fort Riley.
The income tax should be a great rev.
enue producer this year
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German peace terms which include
the retention of Antwerp will never
be acceptable to Great Britain Ant
werp. from Napoleonic days, has been
regarded. when in hostile hands. as "a
pistol pointed at the heart Of Eng
land"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-06

Just when so many men are leaving
for service in the army and the navy
the fashion makers have decreed that
women's blouses must button up the
hack
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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL IN
FORMATION BUREAU,

W0shInRtOn, d z
N R-Tnoufrers Should be careful to OBJ
serve two points Enclose a 2-cent stamp
and address their letters to washington,
a. above and not to Topeka, otherwise de-
Law and needless eXpense are incurred
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DINNER STORIES

Il say" said the office boy to the
cashier, IT think the gunner ought
to give me a dollar extra this week,
but 1 suppose he won't"
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Argentina must hurry if she would
join the great European fox hunt in
time. to be in at the death.
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The German crown prince should
take a few lessons from Field Marshal
Haig and learn how the thing is done.
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