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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03
Legal Advertising
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing 90
tween Wslljam Croker and Charles
Mathews in the operation of the
launch. Wair has been dissolved. All
accounts due will be collected and all
bills payable will be settled by VIII.
lam Croker. The operation Of the
Wait hereafter will be by Mathews
& Arnold. Regular trips to Katalla
and way points.
MATHEWS g. ARNOLD.
Dated Feb. 6, 1919.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03
HO0yERR T0BE DIRECTOR
OF RELIEF ABROAD

WASHINGTON, March 8 (by Asso-
ciated Press) President Wilson
has appointed Herbert Hoover, fed
eral food administration, to be direc-
tor general of the American relief ad-
ministration under the European fam
inc relief bill recently passed by con-
gress, which carried an appropriation
of $1OO,OOO,OOO.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03
INDICTMENT AGAINST
NOLAN IS DISMISSED

SAN FRANCISCO, March 8 Thy AS
ISOLATED iPress). - Superior Judge
Dunno today dismissed the remaining
indictment against Edward D. Nolan,
co-defendant with Thomas Mooney in
the bomb murder cases. holland was,
the first Of the bomb defendants In
dicted to be cleared Of all charges.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03
TWO SHOTS FIRED
AT DETECTIVE BURNS

NEW YORK, March (by Associ-
ated Press) "A woman fred two shots
at William ]. Burns, the widely
known detective, this morning. Neither
shot took effect. The woman was ar
rested, and is believed to be insane.
She is unknown to Burns.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03

NOTICE
The registration book OF the town
of Cordova will be open at my office,
In the corner store, Nicholson & Cur
rier building, First street, Cordova,
every day from II o'clock noon until
8 p. m.
The registration book will be closed
at o'clock p. m. Saturday, March
%, 1919.
G. H. LAMPRNY, Registrar.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03

The Daily Times job plant is
we'll equipped for all classe Of com.
mercial printing.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-03-03

Fresh shipment Of Brookfield saus-
age arrived on this boat. Blum,
O'Neill Co. -
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
UNCLE JED'S TALK TO WIDE
AWAKES

Life holds 4 lot of good things for
you, and how do you suppose you are
going to get them?
There are lots of good things in life
Which, you are sure to get through love
without much effort on your part.
There are lots of good things in life
which you must earn, and it is well
that this is so.
One of the most important things
life holds for everyone of us is knowl-
edge; and according to our desire for
it and work we get i. knowledge Of
self and knowledge of tools and knowl
edge of books and knowledge of law.
You didn't know there We're SO many
srowledges. Well. most grown people
Go not But there are many more:
for instance, knowledge of what things
are worth; or that happy days do not
dawn for unhappy dispositions; or that
to make knowledge useful one must
know how to apply If.
The greatest step in knowledge is
the first one when you realize how
little you know about everything; and
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
POETRY.
A ParLor Cat.


Louella c. Poole.
There lives a cat across the way
Whose yellow coat is bright as day,
A fleece of orange flame;
His plumy tai GA: shapely head,
Show plainly hes a thoroughbred,
And Yama is his name.
The pet of all the house is he
A pampered puss, as all can see;
With catnip mice and cream,
With loving speech and fond caress,
His paths are paths of pleasantness-
On cushions soft to dream.
"a mouser he?' I hear you ask.
Well truly, housing is a task
He treats disdainfully:
Such sport is for mere kitchen cats,
And not for such aristocrats,
Such high bred cats as he.
'Twere shame to soil those silken paws
And really there's no need because
Next door there lives a cat
A most plebeian beast, It's true
Who nothing better has to do,
And she attends to that.
A parlor cat an ornament,
y useless puSS whose Ire IS spent
In Incidence and ease?
Nay, the delight of every eve
(For beauty so doth sratily),
His mission is to please.
No matter though the skies be gray,
When Yama walks upon his way
Along the path or wall,
Or posts himself on fence or gate,
Bright sunshine seems to radiate
In glory over all.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
MARKET WAS SPECULATIVE.

New York. ian. 15.-Ind;cations of an
over exteN&-ou of the short account
and free offrirgs of cali money at
per cent. contributed as much as any
other factors to the better tendencies
manifested by todays stock market.
Trading retained much of it's spec
ulative character, however, pools be
coming aggrrssively active in oils,
tobaccos and the motor speGialties, but
signs of substantial support were not
lacking IN several of the more repre-
sentative issues recently Under pres
sure.
The most striking exception to the
higher trend was the shipping diYi-
sion, Marine preferred losing an eX
treme of ! . points, but making up
the greater part of its loss at the end.
Studebaker, Gulf States Steel and
American Wooden were among the
other heavy .ssleS.
[. S. Steel was far less active than
usual, holding in a fractional area and
closing at slight gain while related
shares. notably Great Northern Ore
and Crucible Steel were strong and
Bethlehem Steel and Baldwin Locomo-
tive retrieved much of their early set
back
Mexican Petroleum and Texas Com
pany guided the oils at gross gains of
to points Sumatra Tobacco retain
ed all but three points Of its eight
point advance and Other tobaccos rose
one to 1-2 points.
TItding ~ motor shares centered
in the subsidiaries, especially rubber
specialties at substantial advances,
Ajax Rubber rising five points. United
Fruit. Hide and Leather preferred, As
ISOLATED Drygoods and May Depart
ment Stores shared in the movement
among specialties at gains Of . to )
points Sales amounted 10 $4,000
shares.
Liberty bonds and foreign issues
were steadier, but the general bonds
of the Pennsylvania, St. Paul and Erie
roads we=e heavy. Total sales, par
value, aggregated s9,3500)Q. Old L.
S. bonds were unaltered on call
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
AWAkES.

The Little Dog That Made Mistakes.
His name is Rover and he is a little
tramp dog.
Once he belonged to a hoy named
Fred. There were three other dogs
in the same family, and all bigger than
Rover.
The big dogs wore collars and
chased rabbits all day, and quail. But
Rover staid at home with Fred. Rover
cid not have a good time. Fred
trained him too much. Freds sister
trained" him, too.
Once he put his nose down to Top
sy's nose. Topsy was Lucy's pet cat.
Topsy lifted a forepaw and scratched
him, and spit in his eyes.
Lucy said. Fred, your dog is so
cross." and then Fred boxed his ears.
After that Rover thought he would
not play with cats any more. lie
would play with playthings.
So one day he buried Lucy's hat in
the sand. But he left a pink ribbon
sticking Up. They found the hat ard
found a shoe, too, and a rubber doll,
and jewelbox. Then Rover was
whipped.
Rover noticed that the big dogs
were never whipped. He thought it
was because they caught rabbits and
birds.
He knew where there were rabbits
and birds. So one day when the Bis
dogs came home there sat Rover with
his game Lucy'S pet rabbits and the
cid rooster.
How the big dogs looked at Rover!
How Lucy looked at him; and Fred
and F'red's father!
| They gave Rover away and Rover
off ft-aT too
NETTIE B. MAINE. Age Il.
Norwich
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16

Bravest Americans Get Homesio;<.

The extent of the Inconsistencies Of
American soldiers in France was re
Gently revealed in a story by DR.. W
I. Foster president of Reed college,
Portland. Ore. just back from visit
TO France with the American Red
Cross commission.
Night has fallen" said DR. Foster.
and | was hOmesick and heartsicl1 7
had picked my way down to the end
OF a narrow dark street where some
American soldiers had gathered on a
Nood-pile knoll to sing. I found out
lney were singing hymns, such as
kock Of Ages and Nearer, My God,
t0 Thee. They sang these and others
Ihey had been singing abSut a half
hcur, with a sweetness and fervo. that
brought tears to our eyes. [ confess
couldn't join their voices for the
sob that was in my heaW. For a mo-
ment or two their song was hushed.
Each one seemed to be wrapped IN
his own thoughts; and then someone
began to sing Lead, Kindly Light.
They sang till they came to this
line, THE night is dark, and l am
Tar from home, lead Thou me on
There was a hesitation when they
came to that line; not many even
started to sing it. Only one sang to
the end, and his last note was a sob,
They were brave American men, but
one by one they disappeared into the
darkness to be alone, for the night
was dark and they really were far
| from home, and none but their Cos
knows the depth of home sickness and
despair that comes over them wher
| they are off duty and night is falling
"The thing these men most need
now, next to. their God, is the knowI-
edge that their people back home
have faith in them, and are standing
back Of them. They need letters. SerG
them, for many of our boys are
wounded and in the hospital.
LYDIA DUGAS.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
Major Leaguers Discuss Salary Changes

schedule were found to be decidedly
iii the minority
A drastic change in the rule gov
erning the draft of class IA players
by major league clubs was decided Of
The minors disliked the word draft"
and suggested it be changed to Ear
bitrary purchase
Their proposition is that major
league club rrily purchase
one player from each club in class IA
for $500 between November l and 10.
This will preclude any major league
| cub increasing its playing strength
during the season other than by pur-
chasing players from the minors at
prices mutually agreed upon. The
present draft rate is $500 for class
IA players.
In case the player is not retained
for the entire season ne is to be re-
sold Outright title) to the club from
which he was purchased, for $4,000.
ard in the event that CLUB valves pri-
| Gritty, he is to be offered to ali the
clubs in the same classification for
$1,000, except the club that sold him.
II he is not wanted by any club in
that classification, he is to be offered
to class A for $500. class j for $500,
class C for $3.50 and class d for SIS.
If not disposed of. the major league
may retain the services Of the player
If they see fit.
| All major league players waived
out of their respective leagues must
go to the IA leagues for the sum of
| s 900. In the event that more than
enc club claims a player. he is 70 he
! awarded by lot and in case no AA
| cub clz;ms him he is to be offered to
class A for $500. class 3 for $780, class
! c for $50 or class y Cor SIS.
All players must be purchased for
cash and all clubs in all leagues uhder
| this agreement must have Il player
| limit and conform to the same on the
| opening day of the playing season.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
Mansfield
Fritz and Gretchen's Christmas

Fritz and Gretchen are two little
children. They live across the ocean.
They are always happy when Christ
mas comes. They know that Santa
Claus will visit them and leave some
gifts for them. AS Christmas draws
near, many little pines trees are
brought in from the forests. They are
fastened in wooden tubs and placed
on the streets for sale Almost every
family has a Christmas tree.
Fritz and Gretchen like to visit the
shops at this time of the year, and
see the windows full of beautiful things.
The day before Christmas is a busy
one. All day the father is going in
and out. The mother looks after the
baking. Only think of the good
things there will be to eat.
Fritz and Gretchen like the Christ
mas cakes and cookies. These cookies
are made in all sorts Of shapes. They
are shaped like squares, stars, ami
! NAL and even men, women and chill
! dren, Gretchen helps whenever she
/ can. So does Fritz. Gretchen rubs
| the brass Candlesticlls until they shine.
! Fritz helps to carry them to the par
! lor.
They are so happy they cannot sit
! still, How the children long for night
! to come. Santa Claus, with his great
/ bag ands bunch of twigs, has visited
their home, Did he leave a switch?
! No, he found that Fritz and Gretchen
/ had been good little children. Nuts
=. from the big bag are left for them.
They know there is something nice on
! tree, but what is it? At last a little
bell rings and the doors are opened
In rush the little happy children
I There on a long table in the centre of
the parlor stood the Christmas tree.
! Each branch held it's tiny candle shin
! ing like a star. Golden fruits were
| hanging among the dark green branch
es. On the white covered table are
! laid a sword for Fritz, a big doll and
a cunning work box for Gretchen. All
the family gather around the tree and
sang Holy Night"
Then the father told the story of
'The Christ Child' who was born
50 many years ago. The gifts are tax
en- off the tree. Each child gives some
presents to father and mother and 50
they learn the happiness of giving.
ANNIE BAUER, Age 10
Plainfield.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16

New York, Jan. 15.-National hague
baseball players will receive an I'M
pleasant surprise with their 1919 con-
tracts as a result of the magnates' ac-
ton today in adopting a club salary
limit of not more than $1,000 per
month. This is the most radical IL
nancial retrenchment attempted by
major league in many years.
Under the new regulation the max
mum monthly salary limit during the
playing season must not exceed SILL
900 plus the managers salary. This
will make the seasonal payroll fJCt
ur approximately $4,000 for 4 play
ing period of about five ard half
months. With club roster of TWEEN
ty-two players the average VIII be
$500 per ptaytr zee n" III. The new
rule also carries a penalty, in the
form of a fine of $4,000 for every in
fraction of the rule. All the clubs
except New York and Chicago voted
for the maximum.
Salary limitation was the outstand-
ing feature of all-day sessions of the
National League and the National AS
ISOLATION of Professional Baseball
Clubs. The minor organizations final
ly agreed upon the form Of their re-
quest lIl6 llllIllS5 VI lIlS III al iG9-
ulations and the senior major leaguers
went on record regarding several pro-
posed changes which they desire The
American League to jointly adopt at
the special meeting of the two leagues
tomorrow, as we'll as additional al
terations of their own bylaws.
The Nationals re-adopted the rule
barring the beginning of spring prac-
tice earlier than thirty days before
the opening of the season. This VIII
permit the clubs to operate after
March 29
Changes in the present world series
rules also were favored and will be
discussed with the American League
az the joint meeting tomorrow. il is
proposed to amend the rules olacinS
the players upon a percentage basis
rs far as the money awards are con-
ccrned. without fixing a maximum or
minimum amount as was the case last
season Dividing a portion &C the
players pool among the men OF the
first four clubs, as in the past, was
ADVOCATED It was also decided that
in the future the club partic' pating in
the series shall turn back fifty per
cent. of its share of the gate receipts
to the league treasury in place OF
the usual twenty-five per cent.
The National League scheduie call
ing for a 1i0-game season was cor
sidered and referred back . the sche-
dule committee for approval and pub
LEGATION, after a short discussion in
which the advocates OF the 1874 game
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
NORWICH
My First DAY at Hiqh School.

I live in Mansfield Four Corners a
mile and q half from Storrs.
Mansfield Four Corners is little
village which contains about fifteen
houses.
I have a friend by the name of Vera
Kass who lives a little ways from my
home. Our fathers and mothers de
cided to send US to High school We
were to meet the bus from St6rrs at
a poultry building mile from our
house TO go to WillimantiC High
school which was ten miles away
One bright day in September we
started to the poultry building where
we met the "bus. There We're two
other girls in the bus who were go
ing to High school, also. As we rode
along the road we stopped now and
then for passengers to get in, until We
had to sit on one another's laps.
When we reached Willimantic the
driver stopped at the station to let us
out We walked up Main St, turned
a corner and walked up High srteet
when we came in front of the High
school.
Vera and I went into the building,
walked up the corridor to the Fresh
men dressing ROOM took Off ear
wraps and were taken into the as
sembly hall where all the freshmen
were lectured. We were told which
stairs to go up and which to go down,
where different rooms We're and if we
happened TO get lost to ask the tach-
er to show US our way. Those who
were to take up Latin were put in diff
ferent rooms from those who took
science. In this way | was separated
from Vera.
We got out early, because being the
first day of school We didn't have 10
recite. I put. on my wraps and walked
to the station. On Main street [ met
one of the girls who came on the bus
with me by the name of Elsie. ! ask
ed her what time it was She said, 1t
was four o'clock and that the bus viii
be here in an hour and a half.
"Wil you go to the moving pictures
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
CHE WIDE-AWAKE CIRCLE
Boys and Girls Department

tho next is when you know there is
no end to things to be learned; and
that you must learn something new
everyday.
Learning is not for display; but
more like a hammer or a broom, some
thing to be used for yourself las well
as others every day.
One of the best things life holds fer
you is good cheer: and another IS per-
severence; and another is fidelity;
ard another patience With these four
anyone IS well-balanced and has a
promising future.
Few lasting things life holds can
he had for nothing: all we get we
work for; and with gladness in the
heart work becomes a joy.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
An Old Pair of Skates.

The ice was thick ana Rob. James
and David had each a new patl of
skates and they were going to have
fun On the ice.
On their way they met Harry Woo6.
who was a poor boy. Harry had an
old pair of skates which We're quite
out of style.
The three well dressed boys made
fun Of Harry and said Is they won't
by: You will have to make haste if
you want to win the race"
Harry did not mind their talking,
but went on with smile as II to say:
we Will see who Mirs he race
Your new skates look good, hut when
it comes to speed, mine will heat them
I'm sure of that
There was a great crowd on the ice
that day and everybody was excited
Rob, James and David had Sood luck
with their skates. The boys tried to
SHOW off, but Harry didn't care.
Harry knew that they would be in
trouble in a short time He had lust
sat down to lake his skates off, when
a crack was heard and 4 cry that
brought him upon his fee.
In the ice here was Il 1oIe which
was made by the people trying 10
reach the shore first.
Nhen Harry locked up he said wish
a sigh: Where are the boys?" lie
couldn't see them and he Slook like a
i leaf.
The boys were all safe axcept Rob
ROD was IN the water out nobody
was brave enough to save him.
Harry did not hesitate to even take
a breath, but flew like the wind wFer.
the hole was. Harry latl fat on his
stomach and seized Rob by the 2oTal
and held him with a good grip.
When James and DAVID saw how
| brave Harry was they wanted to heu
him, too With. good pull Rob wa
/ out of the hole.
Rob was "sy glad when he was on
| OF the hole and ne thanked Harry To-
| being so brave and kind "a inn.
After he was we'll he liked Harry
| very much.
Rob gave Harry a new pair of skate.
| because Harry had saveI his life.
Many times heard him saT to hII
self: 1T is rot well to boast"
Ellie MENTAI, Age II.
| Plainficld
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
III
Willimantic, Age II.
A Bird Walk.

The 18th of September was a warm
day and not unfavorable for a bird
walk. Just before the red sun ap-
peared above the hills, Miriam and
fore starting on their mile walk
to the pond, they found six species of
birds around the house. the whippoor-
will sang its last few whips" and the
phoebe, seen on the telephone wire,
jerking her tail and giving low "cnips"
and faint "pe-wee." the catbird said
'M-a-e-o-u-w" in the wild cherry
bushes. the wood thrush came TO the
rock for crumbs, and crows and jays
were also to be seen.
Most of the birds do NOT rise a.
early as the sun. A song sparrow
woke with gasp and a stretch at
half-past six.
The thrushes were wood thrushes
with their heavily spotted breasts, aril
this was just where Miriam and Helen
heard them in nesting time all through
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
he children, Ida, Jenny. Edith and

the children. Ida, Jenny, Edith and
Prosper
Their father was captain Of crlis-
er and was out of the harbor. Their
mother had gone into the city to get
some groceries She hal left the
children to take care of tha baby.
They had a large woodboI full Of
wood Amongst the wool shere we're
lot of pine knots
One of the children filled the air
tight stove full of pine Knots Ii a
little while sthe fire was roaring and
the stove Was red hot The house
caught fire and the children catching
up the baby ran out shouting and
screaming. They called the attention
OF the neighhors who came raining 10
help put out the fire.
The fire was all put out before the
! mother got home The only damage
done was a hole burnt in the roof and
what was done by water.
| MARY WILLIAMS Age II.
| Jewett City
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
NM Christn,as.

My Christmas was a very joyful one.
Christmas eve we went to the thea
ter and did not get home very early
Ny sister and l wen. to Led feel
ing very tired.
The following morning she woke up
at the usual hour, when vas at six.
As soon as she remembers! it was
Christmas, she woke mo UP. We went
down stairs IN a hurry and ran to the
Christmas s,ae. We found many pres
ents.
I received two pader waists. four
new ribbons, n lotket lal chair n
petticoat, two boxes Of candy two
boxes OF writing paper a dollar for
comfort slippers, three pencils with
my name printed on each. ard two
books which like very much.
I had a big Turkey :iirner which
was very nice. 7 hope All the Wide
Awakes had the same.
RUTH MULLEN. Age Il.
Norwich.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-01-16
The Little Music Teacher.

Mother Wren built her nest in a
box in the arden. When her babies
were 1edged she taught them to s.cg;
and this is the way she did Il:
She fixed herself on one side OF the
opening of The box directly before
them. She began by singing over neI
whole beautiful song very distinctly.
One of the little ones tried it. Alter
going through a few notes its weak
voice broke and it lost the .une.
The shrewI mother at once began
where it had left off, and went very
carefully through with the rest Of it.
The young bird tried t again, COPY
ing the mother as we'll as she could.
When it lost The not again the mother
began where it stopped and she fin
ished it.
Then she sang over all the notes
with great care and another bird be-
gan to follow her. She gave the
same lesson to the second. and TIE
third, and Fourth, Us she has to the
first.
Every day and manv times lay
she gave her music lesson until they
could sing almost as good rs she.
HELEN BATES.
TaftVille.