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Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-25

RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts .--- S7409S Il
Oyerdrafts, secured and unsecur 4 40 y
Due iiom Banks-- 99156l
Cash on hand .-----.-- 675S 72
Checks aud other cash items 1645t
Banking House, Furniture and
Fixtures. $4,000
Total SlOO,SO1 YS
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock. paid IN, IN cash $4,000 OF
Surplus Fund --- .-- $500 OF
Undivided Prohns, less expenses
and tax. $ pa,d------.---- 22957e
Deposits subj',t to c's S75,39S "a
Time Dep, p,st--------- 2,23o So
Certlned LheckS------ $500
Cashiers checks outst'ng 900 7S0l2 II
Total Sl0OS07 9$
State OF Kentucby,l Sc,
County OF Rowan ~"
We, S. NJ. Bradley and NJ. p. Davis
President aud Cashier OF the above named
bank, do solemly swear that the above
statement is true TO the best OF our knowl
edge and belief.
S NJ. BRADLEY, President,
NJ. p. DAVIS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this
l7lh day Of April, 1918.
MARY NJ. oFFEE, Notary Public.
N, commission eAp,r,s March S, 1920.
Licking Valley courier., 1918-04-25

Gardner & kedwine, Attorneys,
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11
JUNEAU FISH BUYER LOSES
 HIS LICENSE

JUNEAU, Oct 1l.-A public notice by authority of Herbert c. Hoover, United Staes food administrator, upon the recommendation of P. R. Bradley, Federal food administrator for Alaska, was conspicuously displayed at the entrance of the Juneau cold storage, this city, in which building, M. s. Bloch for several months has been carrying on the business of buying, packing and shipping fresh and frozen fish. purusant to a license issued by the United States food administration, announcing that the license of said Bloch had been revoked.
 Revocation of the license is the re- suit of investigation of numerous com plaints by cannerymen and fishermen to the Federal food administrator that Bloch. and persons representing him, were paying in excess of the maximum price fixed by the food administration for salmon.
 The situation in the Taku Inlet country had become serious; local Cannerymen and fish buyers were un able to get any fish on account of the violations committed by Bloch in the matter of paying fishermen more for their fish than the government scale. One local cannery practically had to quit operations on account of being unable to get fish ane big buy CT also had to close down his plant and the fish industry in this section generally had become disrupted on ac- count of the irregular operations of Bloch Similar complaints with refer cnCe to violations by Bloch and his buyers have also come in from the Ketchikan and Wrangell sections
 Various methods. it is charged, were employed by Bloch in evading the regulations It is alleged that the excess price paid for the fish was at times called d present on the side" and again it was referred to as a bonus" and still again that fisher mcnr would be given receipt for. say, loo pounds Of fish and were paid a sum equivalent 10 125 pounds of fish delivered The violations appear to have been most aggravated. show ing an utter disregard for the price
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

regulations as announced by the gov ernment
 The prices which. according to the testimony given, Bloch had been pay ing for sockeye and cohoe salmon and chums and dogs ranged from 3Sc to over 40c and from 13c to 15c for these salmon respectively. The gov ernment maximum price for these fish at the cannery, independent boat. gear and fuel, Is 32c and sc. When these prices were announced 1t was em- phatically stated that any one paying more would be subject to penalties prescribed by the food administration.
 Other complaints of persons paying more than the government price are now being investigated. The food ad- ministration is determined to protect those buyers and cannerymen who are abiding by the regulations.
 Bloch has been directed to dispose of all fish in his possession or under his control and to discontinue his business and he has been warned against any attempt to evade the in tent and purpose of the revocation or his license either by carrying on the business in other names. through other agencies, or otherwise.
 The government prices to be paid
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11
Banker Had to
 Disgorge Wealth

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 20 (by mail.- The experience of an Austrian banker with Bolshevik methods when he made business trip to East Russia recently is the talk of the Vienna Bourse. ad- vices received here state.
 The banker was arrested and in termed. Disguised as a peasant. he escaped with 10000 rubles in his pos session He fell in with a company of Bolsheviki, who, despite his pro tests, took and divided the contents of his pockets.
 share and share alike is the rule here" they explained, handing him back his share" which was only a tenth of his capital
 Soon, though, his fortunes took turn for the better. He fell in with another band, which added to it's ranks a ragged individual from whose pockets 100000 roubles was extracted. This sum was pooled and carefully di- vided, and the banker received a fat share, Eventually he returned to VI enna with 10000 roubles.
 "There are two sides to commun- ism" he now says.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

for salmon in this division, which is the maximum price to be paid for delivery at the cannery or establish ment, are: Sockeyes and Cohoes- All company boat, gear and
 fuel, each .................. ...................2 All independent boat, gear
 and fuel. each .......................32 Chums or Dogs
 All company boat, gear and
 fuel. each All independent boat. gear
 and fuel. each ...................9c Humpbacks or Pinks-
 All company boat. gear and
 fuel, each t2c All independent boat. gear
 and fuel, each. ........................ 6c
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 The Daily Times is now equipped with latest facilities for job printing. Fresh Ever Ready iiashlight batter les. Blum -O'Neill Co. If Fresh Ever-Ready fashlight batter. les. Blum -O'Neill Co If Times classified ads get rie results
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11
PERSHING'S CHIEF ENGINEER

Maj. Gen. William c. Langfitt has been appointed chief engineer of the American expcditionary forces.
 General Langfitt served in Wash lngton for several years. At one time he was In command of the engineer school and depot at Washington bar racks, and later had charge of the Dis trict water supply system and the i'm prOvcment of the Potomac and Ana Costia rivers.
 In 19l2-1013 he made special study of all available sources for in CrcaSing the water supply of the Dt>- trict and for utilizing the Great Falls of the Potomac for developing "ler- tric power for federal and municipal uses. His report on those subjects k regarded us the standard authority to- day.
 General Iangftt also was id"nti- lied with the early development of East Potomac park into gr""; play ground and for tn" plans for rh" rrcla. river. He was born in Virginia in , army from itLip
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

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The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11
MT. Business
 Man

By the recent addition of many new type faces and other equipment we have made of our JOB DEPARTMENT one of the finest in Alaska. We are now in position to handle your orders with even more neatness and dispatch than before. How about that order for sta tionery you were wanting right away?
 Just step to the phone and call us we will do the rest.
 Prices? We'll, you will find them always RIGHT.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

Times classified ads get u,e results.
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

AnaoSn He was born in NirHni" in
 
  expeditions That his the that he riser to Il, grade Of major National
The Cordova daily times., 1918-10-11

Fresh Ever-Ready fiashllght batter. les Blum -O'Neill Co. If
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
THE CHAUTAUQUA.

The Chautauqua Festival that has just closed at Juneau worth while. It was not only high class entertainment, but it educational and inspiration al. No heard the great lectures of Dr. Rader and Dr. Hindley without being improved by them. They proclaimed the highest class of patriotism and the highest standards of citizenship and ideals They gave the people instructive information, and inspired them to think and do better things
 The Chautauqua is the greatest of all American lyceum organizations Through it the great men of the Nation for decades have talked to the people, and of the greatest talent of the musical and entertaining world have appeared.
 Those Juneau citizens who made the necessary guaranty to bring the first Chautauqua to Alaska have done the people service that worth doing It Is matter for congratulaton that arrangements have been made for another Chautauqua here next year. Whether it will come, of course, will depend upon whether other communities also make satis- factory guarantees
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

crticisng the Administration for all manner of things of the criticisms based upon severity against business and other criticisms Of unuuue friendship business, both criticisms founded upon the same acts. The papers of the country have ev- idently been combed for suggestions refectng upon all acts of the Administration. Nothing seems too small for Mr. Hays to drag out and parade be- the voters in order to convince them that that the Administration is making failure of every thiong and the strength of these things he asks for votes for Republican candidates.
 It is significant, however, that Republicans gen erally the country not adopting MT Hays methods, and where candidate here and there at tempts to pull them off, the Republicans take care of him at the primaries. Constructive Critics are popular with Republicans than they are with Democrats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Luke Mcluke Says

A man pretends that he thinks it effeminate to use highly scent ed talcum powder. But any wife can tell you that if it wasn't for her husband she could make box last four times as long as it does.
 When a girl is dressing 1t takes her almost as long to see that her ears are concealed as it does to see that her chest is exposed.
 A boy doesn't mind being injured as long as the doctor has to take enough stitches to make the other boys envious.
 The reason why corn salve manu- lecturers make money is because a comfortable shoe always looks the part.
 Any woman who has been mar ried to the same man for 50 years is entitled to an endurance cham pionship medal.
 Don't knock your competitor. Ig- nore him and help other people to forget his name.
 A bunch of scientists spent an entire evening trying to decide on which is the shortest hour in the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Valdez in Good Shape.
(Valdez Miner.)


 Why is it that the farthest hills appear the greenest? Every in the city has good job and if he has not it is his fault, for in demand in dozen places in the city. Our mer chants report good business in July at any time for the past five years; but many of citizens per sIst in joining the mad stampede to the States and wage slavery No man in the universe lives free and independent the Alaskan. His wants few and he find both fuel and food along the beaches To live Outside requires constant, unceasng effort There are no vacations and no let from the grind Valdez today Is of the best towns the and would be one hundred cent. better if her c zens would pull together and trade at home. Too many of allowing the other fellow to bear burden we should all share. The man who makes his living in the city and refuses to bear his share of the obligations is better off Outside. But the who desires to make Alaska his home, and who has 8 genuine pride in the upbuilding of the Territory can find good a field here from his labors in any part of the States If you have faith in the flu ture of the Territory get out of it and how much better off you next year by this tme The who sticks is the who will win out. Valdez has everything that is required for home Good schools plenty of work and splendid bunch of people to do business, with. Can you find more Outside?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
The B. M. BEHRENDS BANK

day. Huh! Any working man could have told them that the shortest hour is the one between the noon and one o'clock whistles.
 Anyway, the loser in poker game has the consolation of knowing that no one is going to accuse him of cheating.
 A youth may not learn much of anything else in college. But it doesn't take him long to learn what a dummy his father is.
 Gosh, how time does fly! It seems but a few years ago since there were no such animals as the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
telephone and appendicitis.

telephone and appendicitis.
 A wife wouldn't think of paying $5 cash for something she really needs. Five dollars is too much money. But when an agent comes around peddling some useless thing that she doesn't need she grabs it because it costs only 25 cents down and 25 cents per week for 250 weeks. What the heck is 25 cents?
 Why does a man marry to get a home and then spend his married life trying to get away from it?
 And it is a doggone sight safer to have a siren on. your automobile
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
No Race Suicide.
Douglas Island News.)

Until school started last Tuesday some folks thought that Douglas almost depopulated, but a look at the children streaming past to school soon dispelled that illusion There are almost many children here this year of school age there last year, there being total enrolment in all the Island schools of approximately 230 children.
 Many of the children belong to large families, same family to be in the school Some families 1t being not unusual for five and six children of the have new child entering school each year and keep up continual procession through the grades.
 Surely when the population of the Island is con- sidered with the total enrolment of the schools it can be seen that there is suicide here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
MILITARY AGE AND, THE CIVIL
 WAR.

United States Marshal J. M Tanner was much impressed with the discusions among the mem bers of the Grand Army of the Republic, which was holding it's annual encampment at Portland, oregon when he recently in that city. Particularly was he interested in the talk concerning the taking ol 18-year-old boys for purposes. It was dls- closed, said Mr Tanner that most of the members the Grand Army of the Republic entered the Civil War before they IS.
 Dr. Louis F. Arensberg, Past Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic for the Department of Pennsylvania, prepared for MT. Tanner the follow ing statistics concerning the Civil War, which show that very large majority of those who enlisted in the Union Army under IS years of at the time of enlistment:
 Total enstments in Union Civil War Army ,77S,2S Under 12 years of age ge................ 300 Under 10 years or age. zol,ooo Under Is years of ...............1 ,55 l, ,43S Under 21 years of ............... 2,527,726 Over 2l years Of 25O,5Ie Over 25 years of age, less than. ......... 5O,OOO
 Many of the drummer boys under ten years of age, among them, Johnnie Cemmer, "the Drum mer Boy of Shiloh,' who the rank of Ma jor-General in the United States Army.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Cheer Up It's too durn hot to joke or grin, It's too durn hot to roam; But it's a durn sight hotter in The Kaiser's future home.
 Likely siS Here is a preacher who announc- es that the aupmobile isT menace to- religion" said the Old Fogy, as he looked up from his newspaper. Maybe the poor fellow bought second hand car,' commented the Crouch. The French, the British and the Tanks Are driving Huns with guns and Tanks, They're forcing back the German line; Let's drive 'em clear across the Rhine-
 So
 Drive,
 Boys, st Drive. They're driving Huns both day and night, The Kaiser's beasts are in full flight; The Allies know the way to win Let's drive 'em clear into Berlin So
 Drive,
 Boys,
 Drive.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Flaw, HaWl

Flaw, Flaw! 'I got one for ya," said the Fat Man.
 What is the difference between a creek and an alarm elock?" ''Pll bite" replied the Thin Man. What is the difference between a creek and an alarm clock?" You can stop creek by damming it." replied the Fat Man."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Drive,
Then 1t Happened

T wonder if you could," unused the Rummy, as he picked up his change from the bar.
 f"You wonder if you could what?' demanded the Barkeep, as he grab bed an empty bottle.
 q wonder if you could say that tenor is a high-toned gentleman" replied the Rummy, as he headed for the door.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

The biggest catch of codfsh known Alaska banks is reported this season. according to advices ceved here yesterday The last vessel to return from Pirate loaded to the limit with the catch even the deck being damned with thousands of fish in barrels. The advces state that the codfish have run closer to shore and in shallow water than in normal years It appears that the immense amount of floating ice caused the fish to seek the shallow water. Another factor contributing to the big catch has been the incentive of fishermen to make big winning They have been paid at the rate of cents for each fish. $SO thousand. Some of the men have earned thousands of dollars, and will return to their families with enough keep them in comfort for long time. The management of the op- eratinig concerns say that the big pay the fisher men and the weather conditions have both contrib uted to the success of the season.-(San Francisco Chronicle.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

The workingmen of Alaska not fools. They know that the man who works hardest for sefgov ernment for the Territory, the who most strong ly urges that the powers of government be brought here where they exercise them, is the who is working hardest and strongest for them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
HAYS CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM

The Empire is in receipt of bundle of ''Con structive Criticism" from Chairman Hays of the Re publican National Committee, who recently agreed that partsanship and politics should be adjourne during the war. His literature is conglomerat mass of nagging. It consists of criticism of tn war work of the Administration after another, an, on the strength of the criticism he asks the countr for partisan Republican victory this Fall. Fortunately, the newspapers of the country arr not taking Mir. Hays very seriously and have noted no newspaper that has printed his publicity dope Some samples of MT Hays constructive criticism arr edifying
 That the United States with the vast amount of commercial talent at it's com mand, and with but two per cent. of it's population under arms at this time, should postpone to after the considerations of future trade policies on the plea that every thought should be the war, is confession of weakness to which few are willing to subscribe
 We as unprepared for peace as we were unprepared for war"
 Tt is evident that people have some reason for the alarm which they have pressed with regard to foreign competition In our silk market after the war
 "The Democratic tariff policy is once more giving Europe mastery of the Ameri- field"
 The suggested candidacy of Henry Ford position of United States Senator from Mi chigan has not aroused the general enthus- iasm which he and his friend, President Wilson, may possibly have anticipated"
 .The case for the taking over of the telephone and telegraph systems as war measure has not been made out. The Sec retary of War and the Secretary of the Navy gave their opinion that it was nec- essary."
 For reasons which diplomat no stu dent of Latin-American history, prac- tical statement assign. the Admnistra- tion has denied the light of its counte- nance to President Tinoco and to Costa Rica. If, however Costa Rican soldiers are to be trained by American officers and equipped with American rifles. and sent abroad American ships to fight beside American troops-then it will be necessary to settle the status of Costa Rica."
 the present Administration, which is in danger of atrophying."
 Another of those Education and Experience" civil service examinations is to be held. Those familiar with af- fairs in Washington recognize the method frequently employed to disguise the appointment of deserving Democrats to offce."
 And it goes through many mimograph page
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

Big Bill" Haywood got $1O0O month from the I. w. w., rather took it, for denouncing the cap italistc system and advising the starving American workingman to rise and overthrow the social fabric. Some class Bill
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
We Could Help Ourselves.
Anchorage Democrat.l

Anchorage Democrat)
 If had full Territorial form of govern ment one wherein in local way would have the same or nearly the rights to raise money TOT our local needs that Congress has for the tional needs we would then be able to accomplish something. That is just what will if are gwen full Territorial government; form of gov ernment that will carry with it county formation and county government. Do not let any person tell you a our greatest need is not the full Territorial form of government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Careless

St. Peters patient, I will say, I wonder he does not get sore; Through thousands pass through ev-
 evry day,
 They all forget to close the door.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

Our idea of an optimist is the self righteous man who thinks that when the day of judgment comes he will be chosen as the Prosecuting Attor- ney.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

Probably the Kaiser doesn't mind the loss of few guns but wouldn't it be awful If MT Karl Ros- his special epress agent, should lose his type writer in the shufflc?-(Dallas News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

Disarmament proposals are getting more and more popular these days everywhere except on shady porches.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Whoa, Fan

"T hate the rummy, MT. Frog" Remarked the straight-laced Polly
 wOg,
 "He hopes that brewing never stops, For he can't live without his hops"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10

than to have one in your automo. bile.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Names Is Names

Mrs. Etta Pair lives at Brown. wood, Texas
 Our Daily Special A Polished Gentleman Should Not Cast Reflections.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-09-10
Tips from Texas
(Dallas News)

(Dallas News) The average mans train of thought is composed mostly of "empties." Furthermore, if the truth were known, it would probably be found that the cave man was always in the hole.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-02
COUNTY COURT GRANTS
WATER Co. FRANCHISE

The county court In session today
granted n franchise to the Gravity
District Improvement company for
the construction OF the gravity ditch
to irrigate the lands west Of the city.
The directors OF the Gravity Ditch
Improvement company. which Is or
ganized under the laws of Oregon.
are DR.. w. H.. Flanagan. Karl Ham
merbacher. "A. @. Hood, Geo. s. Eaton
and J. NJ. Branscombe, who are to
serve until the annual meeting OF
the members Of the company. set for
the last Saturday In this month, at
which time new directors will be
elected. H. d. Norton is attorney for
the company.
The company will dig the gravity
ditch this fall and winter and have
the water available for the 1919 irri'
CATION season.