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New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

WQlCn CAas D0 OullI m the GroaL Lakes. Many of the old Maine ship yards are willing to build . slightly different ship than tho standard de- sign. but will not build the standard as it represents radical departure from their established practice.
 We have another design which could be built much more rapidly which has been accepted by the American Bureaus of Shipping and by MT. Ferris the Boards consulting arr chitect, and which many builders much prefer.
 The original form of contract called for payment on the basis of cost plus a\fat fee. This is the form used by the Canadian government and by our own navy. The present policy is to insist on contracts on a flat price. put ting all the risk on the contractor. Tn view of the uncertainty as to how the war will effect business conditions, most of the contractors are unwilling to take this risk and are withdrawing their offers to build.
 Further delay in starting construc- ton would be ruinous. Civilization looks to us to create the tonnage which may prevent the submarine from winning the war.
 !, "In this race of construction against destruction we can afford to overlook no material nor design which will in- crease our output of cargo-carrying craft."
 Eustis' statement.
 Mir. Eustis, while . bit more con- servative, was n0ne the less emphatic in his demand that the wooden ship building program be carried out to the full. and hs cited facts and agures which he believed showed General Goethals in the wrong in turning away the wooden shipbuilders, He said:
 S.& .sWa ara It war. We are deter- mined to carry the war to q success- f,al conclusion. To do this we must have moro ships. We have not enough now and ships are being destroyed faster than they are being replaced. We need them now. We have created the Emergency Fleet Corporation to build ships. Fortunately that cor- poration finds that 1t can build many ships for a permanent fset.. This Is good. We all prefer steel ships to wood, but the emergency is still with us. We need all the ships we can possibly build of both steel and wood and we particularly need ships for early delivery.
 Wooden ships fit for the emer-a Gency can be built quicker than steel ships and without interfering with steel ship construction.
 ''We have just received written of- fers from ten contractors, among whom are some of the strongest firms in this lina of business in tho country, offering tsl build at once. in large numbers, wooden ships or hulls from the Housh design on . cost-plus basis, ThssA ten offers may be tabulAted n follows:
 s No. hulls No. hulls
 x or ships or ships
New Britain herald., 1917-06-08

late, dIlO ! .lcdI Iu0k 1udy O0 lA0' case if. the wooden ship program on large scale is dropped"
 MT. Clark's Statemnt.
 Mir. Clark's statement, which treat ed the situation generally. read:
 "As far as we can learn. the pres ent program ,-contemplates about B. 0o0,0o0 tons of shipping in eighteen months. This amount was sunk in the first four months of this year, and the shortage is already appalling. \ The wooden-ship program has been cut to about one-fifth of it's orik- inal size-apparently to make room for steel ships.
 'sIt Is possible to build of wood D. GOO, 900; tons more than are at pres- ent contemplated without in the slightest degree interfering with the steel construction.
 "A crisis in shipping will arrive by Dec. and our allies and our suc-@ cess depends on our ability to begin to produce ships by that time.
 "very few steel ships can be pro- duced in time. The early ships will bo the wooden ships and they may decide the issue.
 The plan of fabricating ships of structural steel is splendid ono and 1t will succeed, but 1t is new, and ex- pected delays will be encountered in carrying 1t out. On the other hand the wooden ship Is as old as civili- zation and there are no uncertainties regarding its construction.
 Even if we build all the wood ships we can in addition to the steel we can only hope for a total of 600,O00 tons in eighteen months. This is not nearly enough. In de- sliberately neglecting 100000 tons of wooden ships we are taking terrible chances.
 .'The construction of wooden ships has been limited in many ways. The standard design is difficult to build, requires high percentage of skilled ship carpenters, large timbers, and much hard labor. This ship is too lArge for tho wAlland Canal locks, eliminating . large number of ships
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

the prosperity of her people, through the Alaska bureau. It's efforts have
 been crowned by series of accom-
 plishments that shall forever rebound to the glory of Alaska and the credit of the Seattle men who have so gen erously given of their time and re- sources to secure results. You, gen tlemen, assembled here typify the friendly and progressive spirit that has reached out a helping hand. I do not wish to sound fulsome words of praise, but you have earned the commendation and gratitude of the people of the north, and it is my pri- vilege and pleasure to express the belief that a sincere and deep appre citation dwells in the hearts of thou sands of northerners because of the beacon light of hope that you have always held out to them, and vour successful efforts that have meant many material benefits to the terri tory.
 During the past seventeen years, while engaged in the printing and mining business in various sections of the north, it was not an uncom- mon experience to hear severe criti- cism of the attitude assumed by Se attle toward Alaska. In earlier years there was a feeling that the people of this city sought to regulate and control the internal political and do mestic affairs of the territory, and to conduct business negotiations without due regard to the rights of Alaskan merchants and purchasers Undoubt- edly much misapprehension existed upon both sides, which happily has given place to mutual confidence, CO., operation and accomplishment, brought about largely through the in telligent and persevering efforts of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
 This feeling of confidence is being gradually cemented and the newspa- pers and people generally of Alaska no longer hesitate to give expression to their gratitude to the Seattle men who have so successfully labored in behalf of the northland. In fact many are beginning to feel it their duty, whenever occasion presents, to convey to the officers and members their goodwill and appreciation.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
MULE |S REPLACED BY
 AUTO TRUCK
(By Associated Press)

FL PASO. Jan. 26 - The horse. once the chief means of transporta- ton throughout the southwest, is be- ing supplanted by the automobile all along the border between the United States and Mexico. Recently the Uni ted States customs department pur- chased six light machines for use in this section and line riders will hence forth chase smugglers with automo, biles
 To a large extent the motor truck has replaced the formerly ubiquitous army mule, who could be driven only by man who knew mule nature. Be tween the border and the camp of Major General John J. Pershing in Mexico a long line of motor trucks now ply.
 The picturesque line rider, mount ed on his pinto pony, with high Texas saddle and his rifle slung beneath his leg, will not disappear entirely, how ever. There are vast stretches of thick underbrush along the river bot toms where no automobile could be used
 Even the army officers are desert ing the horse. Many of them now have their private automobiles.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
MINING BUREAU MAKES TESTS
 IN GARAGES
Special to The Times.)

tSpeclal to The lllneS.) WASHINGTON, Jan 25. The bureau of mines. department of the in terior, today called attention to the increasing number of persons who are being asphyxiated through breathing the exhaust gases from automobile engines in garages, and suggested that the danger is greatly increased in the winter time when the weather is too cold to keep the doors and windows open.
 series of tests were conducted in a garage, in which one of the chemists was considerably affected by the poi sonous gases. The tests led to the following cOnclusions
 An automobile engine should not be operated in a small garage unless doors and windows are wide open.
 In the tests conducted, the air in the garage was rendered decidedly dangerous after the automobile en- zine had been running fifteen min. utes
 The gas made by automobile en- zines enclosed in garages is known as carbon monoxide," said Director Van H. Manning, of the bureau. "It is colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. It is extremely poisonous be cause it combines with the red col bring matter of the blood more read fly than Oxygen does, and blood that is saturated with it cannot take up oxygen. The dangerous symp.om of this carbon monOXide poisoning comes almost without warning and collapse in garage generally proves fatal, un- less outside aid arrives very soon, because the running engine continues to generate carbon monoxide and con tinues to make the air more poisonous, In the tests, the chemists found dan gerOus amounts of carbon monoyide in the farthermOst part of the garage oItVi t"tHtN tb tltlIlN minutes run ming of the engine. while near the en- zine the air was extremely unsafe when the engine had run about fifteen minutes. The observer did not re- main in the dangerous atmosphere ex- cept when taking samples of the gas and was not exposed to the poisonous air longer than three minutes on the whole. Smartng and watering of the eyes, due to the presence of other nox- ious products of combustion, were the first effect. After collecting samples. the observer contracted headache and about an hour later became dizzy, nauseated and very i'll. This lasted for ten hours. The next day he had completely recovered"
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

John Rawson has removed his bar. gain store to the Northern block, op- posite the Cordova House
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
NOTICE.

. All creditors of the Cordova Pack ing Company, who have not hereto fore presented their claims to NJ. Brock, at the Blum, O'Neill store, are requested to do so at once.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

Be a Daily Times reauer.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

Of Alaska's largest cities.
 but the rapid strides in recent years fard the development and upbuild- of Alaska is not entirely due to courageous people of that terri Another element of encourage and assistance has been rend- that has proven of incalculable e. It has sought and succeeded frightening the people of the Uni States on the worth of their pos pms in the northland. and of the lslty for safe and sane con |tlon that would permit of Dasonable and practicable devel- It of it's wonderful resources. succeeded in impressing upon tional legislators the need for ce in many directions.
 element that I refer to is the Chamber of Commerce, which
 wisely and efficiently labored
 development of Alaska and
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

Shop by Mail: I will personally purchase for you any article desired Advantage of large stocks to select from. Low prices. Advice regarding late styles, etc. References furnished. Miss A. l. Sturdevant, Waldorf Apart. ments, Seattle, Wash
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
TOWN OF cORDOvA.
Municipal Taxes.

Town taxes are now due and pay. able to the town treasurer, H. O'Neill, at his office.
 Said taxes will be delinquent on the second Monday in February, 1917, at the hour of 6 o'clock D. m. Upon all unpaid taxes after that time a pen alty of five per cent will ve collected
 H. l. O'NEILL,
 Town Treasurer
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
EXPERT PIANO TUNER

George Anderson, piano expert and factory representative, will be in Cor
 dova this coming summer. Expert work in piano and organ tuning and repairing guaranteed. For prices on new and second hand pianos and or gans, also pianos for rental, address, p. o. BOX e91, JUNEAP. ALASKA.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
NOTICE

The electric light will be turned off for a time between the hours of 10 o'clock in the morning and o'clock in the afternoon.
 CORDOVA POWER Co.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED.

Having dissolved partnership, the undersigned will not be responsible for any debts contracted by Miss Margaret Russell.
 MRS. BERTHA WILLIAMS.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26
PeuuySaved T Q PennY Galned.
By 8 R E EN.

The wise housewife saves many a penny read ing the newspapers.
 If there IS a bargain advertised she'll not miss it.. She constantly is looking for it.
 It IS up to the mer- chant. Keep the house. wife posted. Let her know through the news paper what you have to offer. Incidentally men today ransack the news papers for bargains as assiduously as do women.
 If you want to sell your wares advertise. Advertise in the best medium, the newspaper. Also If you want to buy successfully read the ad- vertisements.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-01-26

Have your Job printing done at the Times office.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
FALSE REPORTS

Some one evidently with malicious intent is circulating the report that Judge High was charging S3 to make out the questionaires. He does not charge any man who does not claim exemption a cent. and only those who have dependents when the affidavit is sworn to, and then he charges the notary fees of $1.5o. Yesterday he made out one for a man whose wife was unable to come to his office. He made out the blank. took the affida- wits and went down to the mans house on Naco road so as to get the affidavit of the wife and then charged the man S1.5O, and the man swOre all sorts of blue streaks. It takes about q minutes of a mans time to make one out, and where the affidavits have to be acknowledged and the fees g. lowed all notaries would be more than Sl.50 If they charged what they were allowed. An injustice is being done by the circulation of the reports.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
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also is asked by the telephone com pany in a lengthy application liberaliy upholstered in legal verbiage. difficult of ready comprehension by the Ordi nary lay mind. However. the legal and engineering departments of the cor poratiOn commission have reduced the application to simple terms.
 The corporation commission. in giv' ing notice of the hearing, announces that it will be of particular interest to the general public and invites large attendance at the hearing in the rooms of the commission at the state house on the morning of January at 10 o'clock.
 In the notice the corporation com mission Tuesday made the following statement:
 Permission has been asked hv the graph company to make a number oi changes in the operating rules and schedules. A hearing upon this appli cation will be held by the commission on January ,, and the commission hopes that as many telephone sub scribers as possible will be present in person.
 The more important changes urged by the telephone company may be listed as follows:
 T. The company requests that it be granted authority to change. at any time. without notice or hearing. it's basis rate areas. In explanation of this it might be stated that the com pany creates certain arbitrary areas for business. residence and farm service, the rates in the different areas being based on the distance from the central office. If this request is granted it means the company will have the right at any time to either restrict or enlarge the limits of the present areas, and by SO doing auto matically increase or decrease the rates Of the subscribers located there. in
 -. The company asks the enact. ment of a rule that no one except
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21

members of the family of telephone subscriber or employee of a sub scribing firm be allowed the use of the telephone
 "S. The company desires the right to disclaim any liability tO the sub sc-iher for errors in the telephone di- rectory.
 ~4. The company asks the right Co assess a penalty or fine ranging from Sl to Ss.50. before reconnecting or re- installing service after it ilas been discontinued for noH-payment of sery- ice charges or other breach of con tract.
 "5. The company desires the right to limit the length of conversations 10 five minutes duration.
 "6. The company asks to be all lowed to collect payment in advance for period of three months or more from subscribers of no known finan- eial responsibility. the necessity for the charge to be determined by the company.
 "1 In cases where the cost Of es- tablishing service is in excess Of SS5 per patron the company asks tO be allowed to charge the subscribers for the construction costs in excess of $SS each. with the understanding that the equipment so paid for by the sub scriber shall he donated to the com pany.
 ~It will be seen at a glance that these various items constitute changes that are of great importance to tele- phone users in Arizona. and it is the desire of the corporation commission that the people express their views on the subject. either by personal appear ance at the hearing set for January ,. or by writing direct to the commis- sion"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
TELEPHONE COMPANY IS SEEKING WIDE EX-
 TENSION OF POWER
Asks Right to Revise Rates at Any Time; Assess Fines; Collect Three Months In Advance. Hearing Set For January Fourth.

A hearing Of greater interest 10 the general public m Arizona and the War ren district than any similar hearing in many months has been set by the corporation commission for Saturday morning. January ,. al 10 o'clock al the state house.
 Al that time will be heard the ap- plication of the Mountain States Tele- phone and Telegraph company to make changes in its method Of con ducting business in Phoenix and sur rounding territory and to change rates charged for service. all without notice or permission.
 The changes which are asked 10 oa made by the telephone company are Of such radical character and sweep ing scope as tO vitally afsect all tele. phone users. which constitute a large majority of the general public.
 Not only does the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company de sire to change the rates of service at pleasure, but permission also is asked to prohibit any one but the immediate members of the family of subscriber from using a telephone. and to limit telephone conversation to five min utss.
 Permission to make other changes
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
Possibility of Argentine-Hun
 War Imminent
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 ;ster there. says thas as long as Chile is neutral. Germany after the war vii, 5e able to carry out her South Ameri- can policy just as well. ii not more easily, in opposition 10 an infatuated and misguided Argentine as with AT genuine on her side" This apparently was written when the likelihood of the president holding Argentine out of the war appeared to be fading.
 Declines Comment
 Minister Naon of Argentine de clined tonight to make any comment upon the matter further than to say that the statement of the foreign min. ister covered the situation. He was advised of the purpose of the United States and his government 70 make the message public here and at BuenOs Aires simultaneously.
 luNbure in Argentine
 Count LuXburg is still in Argentine. although safe conduct was secured for him long ago and there have been frequent announcements of his plans for sailing for a north European neu- tral country The last report received here concerning him said he was un- dersOing treatment in a sanitarium for a nervous disorder. For a time he was in a detention camp. probably chiefly because the Argentine public was so incensed against him that it was not safe to have him at large
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
TAKES OVER LODGE.

Last Sunday the formal ceremony of the taking over of COchise Aerie S51 r 0. E. at Douglas by Bisbee Aerie No. l75 took place at Douglas by Richard Davis, worthy president. and Fred c. Henderson, secretary of this aerie, who went down 10 the Shelter City for that purpose. On January 6th, the first Sunday in the wear. the local lodge will give a big blowout here in honor of the new members taken in, at which Eagles from all ever the state will be pres ent.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
PUBLICITY IN ARGENTINE

BUENOS AIRES. Dec. 20.-The Ar genuine government today published 57 of the 4G0 or more dispatches eX changed between Count von LuXburg the former German minister at Buenos Aires. and the Berlin government. eX plaining that only these have so far been received from the legation al Washington
 The nature of the dispatches has caused surprise and pessimism de spite an official note accompanying declaring that the telegrams contain untruths. The text of the dispatches however. are much commented upon because many of Von LuXburg's af firmations coincide with known facts and events.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
ATTENTION, MEN

Ray B. Krebs, secretary of the local board, who was in the city last even ing. wishes to call the attention of all men who have been examined and certified for service to the following:
 Section ?, paragraph 2 of the selec- tive service regulations. Every reg istrant who. prior to noon on Decem- Der 15. 1917. has been examined and selected and notified Of selection told Form l64B) shall remain liable to be inducted immediately into military service in the order of his liability as heretofore fixed by his order number, unless and until. upon any call upon
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
VISITING DAUGHTER.

Mrs Dr. Stewart, a returned mis- sionary rom Korea, is spending few days here on a visit to her daughter. Mrs. Nora Budd, the school truant of- ficer. She will leave soon for Ft. Sam Houston where she will pay a visit to her son, who is in the aviation corps at that place.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
FOR LOS ANGELES.

Tony Friberg. the biggest Elk in Arizona. left last night on the Golden State Limited for Los Angeles where he hopes to have a good time during the holidays. He says he will have a few beers before Los Angeles goes dry. He will return after the New Year.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
ON sUSIN Ess TRIP.

William Mcdonald, who has the nall contract from Hereford to Garces. was in the city yesterday on a short busi- ness trip. He reports that section of the country as being prosperous and that they will have some city airs in Hereford when the new telephone line is completed.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
AGENT WANTED

Responsible party to act as sales man at Bisbee, for Chino Valley Oil & Mining Co. stock. Low eapitaliza- tion- The pioneer Chino Valley Oil company. Good proposition to right parties Address Box 4S0 Jerome, Arizona. 940
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
ENLISTED IN NAVY

William Frazier. l.. NOles and s Netterlin left last evening for Fl PasO, where they will be further ex amined by the naval recruiting off cers. They signed up here as appren tice seamen and firemen. They are all under the draft age.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
FROM HEREFORD.

Mrs. Matilda Cobbe. was in the city yesterday from her ranch in the vicin- ity of Hereford. She states that the heavy frosts have killed most of the vegetation along the river bottom and that ice freezes to a heavy thickness nearly every night
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
Early Christmas
 Shopping and Six O'Clock Closing

We close every day at six D. m. therefore we hope you will shop early every day from Till Christmas
 The War Advisory Committee requests us to cooperate with them in conserving light and heat. The merchant who closes early fufills his patrio- tic duty on these matters.
 Some months ago we agreed with our employees to close at six o'clock every day in the week. This early closing is indorsed by the Loyalty League. Citizens Protective Association. Local Red Cross. Y. M. C. A. Y. W. c A. and Warren District Commercial Club. This agreement has not been deyiated from by us
Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-21
IS RECOVERING.

c. H. shannon, of the Slag Dump garage, who has been i'll at his home al Warren for about five weeks sui fering from an attack of inflammatory rheumatism. is able to be about now with the aid of crutches and expects to resume his duties soon after Christ uas.