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Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-16
For Children

Gama and books af al kinds far boys
and girls. Mechanical toys Erectm
Sets, Speedway Sleds, carts and wheel
harr0ws, trains, steam engines, boats,
t0y guns, bowling alleys, puzzles, dolls,
dan carriages, hammocks, kitchen eahi-
nets, cooking schools, sewing outfits,
dinner sets and dishes, pianos, black
boards, all kinds Of blocks, shoe fly
rockers, rocking horses, etc.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

Special dinner served from 11:30 o'clock every day at the City Bakery.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

placer cleanup has been extracted in test of a new method being tried out by the Alaska station of the bureau of mines at Fairbanks. The method is described as one of very close hydraulic classification with amalgamation of the middling product. Under the ordinary meth cd of barrel am9lgamation, it is said not more than 65 or 70 per cent of the gold can be extracted from the sand.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

on Prince William Sound, a House Scow, same having gone adrift in heavy gale.
 For Identification, both ends plainly marked A. s. F. Co. No. 2.
 REGISTRY NO. 166,675. Finder please deliver to, or commit nicate with, the undersigned and se- cure liberal reward.
 ALASKA SEA FOODS CO.,,
 CordOva.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
Eddie Foster.

The others are Willie KeeIer and Hal Chase. Willie taught Hal, and Hal taught Eddie.
 ''Foster is the smartest batter I ever saw. A pitcher usually can tell by the position of the batter's feet just where he hopes to hit, just as a boxer gets a line on the schemes of his opponent by watching his opponents feet. If you see a right-hand batter's feet set for an attempt to hit to right field, you can pitch fast inside, and nine times out of ten he will pop up."
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
NEW ARMY CAMP

FL PASO, Tex, Aug. 15 (by maiD An army camp has been estab- lished at Cloudcroft, N M., to which each regiment and detachment of the border district will go in rotation, so that all may have the benefit of a change to high altitude and cooler weather for a few days.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
Introduce American Methods.

American methods, introduced on the Seine at Paris, of coaching a row ing crew by use of moving pictures, have been the subject of lively dis cussion among French athletes.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
GRIFFITH SWEET ON FOSTER
Manager of Nationals Thinks His Third Sacker Is One of Great
 est Place Hitters.

Clark Griffith-always an extrava- gant talker, and at the same time a renowned baseball sage-is ready to boost Foster. Here is a sample:
 "I have had on my teams the three greatest place hitters in the history of baseball, and I want to tell you that of the three, Eddie Foster is the best
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
New Pitcher for Senators.

Manager Griffith of the Washington club secured Pitcher Whitehouse of the Minneapolis American association team in exchange for Indelder Davis
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

Monday being Labor day, the Blum O'Neill Company store will remain closed all day. 28-2
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
NOTICE

The Copper River Gun Club will meet at the Cordova House, Friday evening at o'clock.
 27-3 GEO. COOLEY, Secretary.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

Electric irons, pounds to 1-2 pounds. Prices $3.5O to $6.5O at the Northwestern Hardware Company.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29
FAIRBANKS STATIONS
 MAKE USEFUL DISCOVERY

More than 99 per cent of the gold contained in 300 pounds of black sand left in sluice boxes after a
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-29

Harmony Club dance at Eagle hall Labor day.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01

others, as the Grand Falls of the Lit tie Colorado river. The Grand Canyon of the Little Colorado begins at these falls. and in grandeur are second to the Big Colorado itself. Had the great explorer" of the forest service gone further down the river he would have made another wonderful discovery in the Black Falls. which are fifteen or twenty miles below the Grand Falls The Indian trail from the Moquis Vil- lages going westward crosses the river at the Black Falls. Lieutenant Ives crossed still lower down, little east of the Black Mesa,
 In 1873 the writer was employed as guide for Lieut.. Geo. M Wheeler m his explorations west of the tooth merid- ian" and led that outfit from the Mo quis across the Pesieto Pint do (Painted Desert) to the above men, tioned Grand Falls. Without making measurements. the writer estimated the height at 100 to 110 feet: however, about fifty feet below the top in q bench, perhaps six feet wide. and from this bench" to the bottom is perhaps sixty feet more in all 100 to 1IO feet fall. At the bottom are several large tanks, which have been worn into the solid rocky bottom by the flood waters of past centuries
 Evidently the forest service is a bit shy on typographical knowledge. as otherwise it's employees would not be guilty of sending out such nonsensicaI stuff
 Yours truly
 A. F. BANTA
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01
WAR HAS TAUGHT
 WOMEN HOW TO DRESS

One of the best known of the French Academicians said in public the other day: There is no reason why a wom- an should be unbecominSly dressed, however bad the times" He also spoke of the rage for dress before the war and said that women had now become reasonable and followed fash ion within due limits.
 The domestic instincts of French men encourage women to cultivate home graces, including dress in all it's refinements. Consequently, even while working hard, women have kept neat.
 At tea more well dressed women are seen than anywhere else. All the en- tertaining that is done is done at home quietly, and dress is becoming, but not elaborate. At no restaurant or thea - ter are there eia borate gowns or coif- lures, but at afternoon tea women are as well dressed as in times past. Satin and fur have been noticeable of late. Black satin coats may be trimmed handsomely with fur of different kinds,
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01
SAVE bIG LOSS BY
 DESTROYING MANY
 PREDATORY ANIMALS

The report of the campaign in this state against predatory animals for November has just ben submitted hy NJ. E. Musgrave predatory animal in- spector under the bureau of biological survey. department of agriculture. X total of 1S9 animals were killed as follows: Wolves, 2; coyotes 107; bob cats, IS; foxes, 22: skunks, %; badgers ,; porcupineS s. and raccoons Q
 The report states that the work for the month was not up to the standard. owing to weather conditions in part. There had been severe snowstorms in the mountains and freezing weather in the higher ranges. Some of the trappers reported that their traps had been frozen down for days
 But the fact that two very destruc- tive wolves had been killed in the Patagonia region has justified the cost of the campaign for the month These wolves for two years had been defying hunters and killing cattle. The dam age which it is estimated they would have accomplished in another year would have been 100 per cent more than it has cost the government to eXterminate all the animals that have been destroyed in November.
 The cost for the month was s1,34133. During this time seven government hunters were employed and seven state hunters. Mir. Musgrave states that he has had a good deal of diff ficulty in securing good trappers in this state. partly because of the high prices of furs and partly because there are not many men here who are ex- perienced in trapping.
 Z4%1 z
 attached were sent out to q large num- Der of stockmen designed to elicit estimates of the value of stock which had been destroyed by predatory anil mals in one year. Replies had been received from 56 of them mostly small stockmen.- The losses reported were as follows: By coyotes, s12,240; by wolves, $500; by lions, s2,111; by bears. s525. Letters have come from stockmen urging assistance against the depredations of animals.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01
FOREST SERVICE |S
 TAKEN ID TASK FUR
 LATEST DISCOVERY

According to Col. A. F. Banta the United States forest service found something which was not really lost when 1t reported the existence of the falls on the Little Colorado which had never been named. The news of the discovery was sent out from Albuquer- que a couple of weeks ago and has giv- en rise to suggestions for naming thu falls. Col. Banta, writing to the Pres colt Courier of the falls, said:
 Prescott, Arizo~ Dec. %, 1918. Editor CoUrier
 Dear Sir-The above clipping which has been going the rounds of the Ari- zona newspapers is erroneous to my personal knowledge.
 In 1851, Capt l. Sitgreaves. T. F. made his camp 13" at the falls de scribed in the above clipping, named them Cascade. For the past fifty years these falls have been marked upon all maps. and known to the writer and
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01

sometimes lightly, sometimes lavishly trimmed. The big collar is general, and the broad band of fur around the bottom of the coat. elther all around or in part.
 Theverv short skirt is worn no more and skirts reach a little lower than the ankle Neither are they too tight, but straight falling draperies, with a tendency. like the hats, to droop be-
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01
BIG BARGAIN

A full years subscription, both daily and Sunday for s6.50. This offer made but once each year by Arizona's great est newspaper closes this year, on January 4. Save 90 per cent, pay now, and then forget for a whole year, pay ments on your big favorite Arizona newspaper. Less than ? cents per day, what greater value for ? cents daily.
 Mail your check today, because you are entitled to the best. Arizona Re publican, Phoenix, Arizona. If
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01

grows in favor. In detail and in gen. eral, dress tends toward unfcttered movements, without tightness or cum bersomedraperies; the high collar dots not pinch. the waist belt does not squeeze, the skirt does not flow nor does it confine, and the sleeve, all though clinging, is not tight fitting
 There is, in fact nothing unpleasantly exaggerated in this seasons fashions.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-01

hind. Indoors all sorts of blouses and tunics are worn; the simple coat dress, all in one piece, is highly fashionable. and over it is worn the winter coat. A black satin skirt anda tunic of black and white mousseline de soie, trimmed with fur or jet, go well together, and with a black velvet satin tunic looks well. Long sleeves are general, but the Chineses leeve with open, falling cuff
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20

demonstration lasted fully Is minutes.
uuf1nk which even h president seemed
20 enjoy the waving OF flags and the
expressions OF enthusiasm, but as the
sreat majority who had come 70 listen,
needed the appraised hand Of the mayor
a minority who had come TO disturb,
kept up a perpetual clamor. At first
II seemed as 1t was more discomfort
ana an anxiety 70 get nearer the front,
but gradually the presidents face hard
ened as he saw that a small group had
placed itself In the hall presumably to
interfere with the speech itself. Again
and again, the organ played In order
TO secure quiet and finally the presl-
dent started speaking amidst an audible
turbulence on the outskirts Of the
crowd. His audience didn't respond
TO frequently made points, some start
ed to applaud but evidently feared II
would give the disturbers the oppor-
tunity they sought to prevent Mr.. Will
son from making an extended speech.
Applause came spontaneously toward
the end OF his speech, for by sheer
power OF oratorical appeal and persua-
sive argument, the president had OBJ
tanned an attentive hearing.
Surveying the effect In San Fran
cisco, n can briefly set down these
things as fundamental: Hiram john
son Is still the idol OF California; he
is still the strongest political figure in
the state, but the people do not re-
gard this as a personal controversy be-
tween Mr.. Johnson and Mr., Wilson,
and the latter wisely refrained from
saying anything that might be SO con-
strued. But because the people do not
consider It a personal issue, but a mat.
ter Of foreign policy on which two great
men may differ, they have for the most
part turned for the moment from the
Johnsonian to the Wilsonian philosophy.
Copyright, 1919, by David Lawrence.)
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
DRAUGHT A
FAMILY MEDICINE
Some Kind of Stomach Trou.
BILE With Cramps and Ter
rible Pains Made This
Oklahoma Mans Life
Miserable Until Black
Draught Relieved
Him.

Chickasha, Okla.-Mrs. J. W. Walker
recently said this: I'VE use Black
Draught as a family medicine and think
II is the only liver medicine made. MY
husband makes it up and uses 1t as a
tonic as well as a laxative. use 1t for
headache, sour stomach, a full heavy
feeling after meals, which l suppose is
Indigestion, and it certainly does me a
lot of good.
My husband had some kind Of stom-
Rch trouble-we don't know just what.
1t would strike him Just any time in
the day and cramp or pain him just
terribly bad. Someone told him how to
make a tea Of the Black Draught, which
he did. 1t did him SO much good, il
removed the cause and cured him.
Since then we have praised the Black
Draught to our friends, and gladly
do So"
Seventy years of successful use has
made Thedford's Black Draught @
standard household remedy. Every
member OF the family at times needs
the help that Black Draught can give
in cleansing the system and preventing
or relieving the troubles that come from
constipation, indigestion, lazy liver, etc
Try Black Draught, Sold by all drug
gists. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20

unusual but Webster remarked to Car
rigan that he was going TO see what
Vas wanted, II frequently happens that
these yiolators convey information to
the officers. The car was stopped and
Webster went 10 investigate. Evident
~ the person who made the remark
to the officers had not sufficient man
hood to admit Il when approached by
the officer.
Webster Is charged with having APP
piled a strong epithet 70 the loiterers
nearby. Opinions differ as to this.
However, the epithet he Is charged with
using is n commonly used among
such characters and is not regarded
as an offense by them. II Is about the
only language which can convey a cor
rect idea into their minds.
Every o made by the officer prior
to his death leads to the belief that
he was guided solely by an effort TO
put a stop to the jeers that greeted
him and brother officers whenever they
passed the corner and was not looking
FOR trouble. on the other hand Smiddy
to all intents and purposes resented
the presence of the officer and his re-
marks and, encouraged by the fact that
he was Illegally carrying a revolver,
sprang from the car and advanced to
Webster.
Webster was not popular with law
violators and many are they who would
have preferred another man in his
place. Surrounded by friends and fell
low l~awbreakers Smiddy assumed an
air of bravado that doubtless would
have been entirely absent under diff
ferent circumstances.
In the heat OF passion brought about
by the singing rebuke of the officer
and insults hurled AZ him the men soon
came to blows. The officer dubbed
his revolver, some witnesses aver, while
Smiddy drew his gun and fired at the
same time holding Webster's gun.
Mortally wounded though he was,
Webster fired six shots at his assailant.
Anyone OF three would have killed him.
Death was instantaneous for Webster
and smiddy died within a few min
utes.
Thus It is that Memphis is charged
with two homicides TO swell the
already large list. The government
loses one OF its best officers and the
small bootleRgers lose a friend and
companion. That the double killing Ia
the outgrowth Of the general condi-
ton OF ~lawlessness that has long been
prevalent In Memphis, Is an express
sion of belief that is general, Failure
on the part OF law-enforoing bodies
TO break up the gangs Of ~lawbreakers
and loiterers a Main and Monroe
despite the many o~ffenses charged to
them is, In the opinion OF many, a con-
tributory cause.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
"FIXED Opinions
DISQUALIFY JURORS
Seventy five Per Cent Called
in McNamara Case Escape
on That Plea.

Seventy five per cent Of the veniremsn
called for examination as jurors in the
Allen j. McNamara trial already had
a fixed opinion as to the guilt or in
n~ocenee of the defendant. This Is
the principal reason why not a single
Juror was obtained the first day Of the
trial, although practically the whole Of
Friday was spent in an effort to obtain
a jury TO try Mcnamara on a charge Of
crtminally assaulting a 1~7-year-old white
girl on Aug. 20 at Wolf river bridge
and New Raleigh road.
A tabulation shows that So veniremen
took the stand for examination on Fri
day, Five Of these were not on the
yenire list in proper manner. Either
their names were spelled wrong or their
actresses were wrong, and Ralph Davis.
attorney for Mcnamara, declined to per-
NIT their examination. Six of the num-
Der were excused by agreement betwesn
counsel for the state and defense with
out being examined.
This leaves "a men who were exam
ined. Two Of these disqualified
because they do not believe In capital
punishment, ever in criminal assault
cases.
Eighteen Of the "a had fixed opinions,
they said, and so narrow Is the latitude
allowed a Jurors processes in this rela-
ton that they were disqualified for
cause.
Four men qualified in every way for
jurors. But w. T. McLAin, assistant
states attorney, didn't want one of
them on the jury and challenged him
peremptorily.
Three didn't please Ralph Davis, and
he exhausted that number Of peremp-
tory challenges, after valnly trying to
disqualify the trio.
The state has six peremptory chal-
lenges in a capital punishment case
The defense has is. Thus McLaln Is
left with 5 challenges and Davis with
After peremptory challenges are ex-
hausted, the veniremen submitted must
be taken as jurors, unless they dis
qualify for cause, such as fixed opin-
ion or a nonbelief in capital punish
ment.
The veniremen called Friday after
0 were:
when court adjourned at the morning
session; I. #. Russell, j. c. Kirby, ]. L
Lee. r. c. Hicks, H. b. Baker, Sr., W
A. Hildebrand, l.. Il. Hehse, Neshobai
r. M. Trobrough, Coy Il, Bryant, T. +,
Henderson, c. r, York, W. B. Queni-
Chef, w. A.. Nelson, j. M. Edamston,
J. c. Legg, C. A. CostIey, J. w. Miller
and II. b. Massey.
Judge Richards announced that the
trial would go over until Monday morn
ing as 1t Is not the custom to try
cases on Saturday, and he wished the
sheriff's deputies to be free Saturday
to serve notices on a special venire OF
800 men, which he ordered to report
to him Tuesday morning.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
RETAIL FOOD PRICES GO
UP DESPITE u. S. EFFORT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Retail
prices Of food increased one per cent
In August as compared with July and
reached the highest point in the nations
history, despite the governments cam
paign to reduce the cost Of living.
The increase-probably already APP
parent to the consumer-was revealed
when the department of labors bureau
Of labor statistics made public its
monthly report,
The ~foodstuffs increasing in price
were eggs, rice, potatoes, milk, pork
chops, butter, cheese, coffee, dry beans,
sugar and bread. Prices declined for
sirloin and round steak, rib and chuck
roasts, onions, bacon, flour, cabbage
and canned peas, corn. beans and toma-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
SOLDIER WOULD ASSESS
TAXES UP IN DYER

NEWBERN, Tenn, Sept. 20. (spl)-
It has been announced thatE. s, Thur
monds, better known to his friends as
DUSTY" has entered the race for coun.
ty tax assessor. Young Thurmouds was
a member of the Thirtieth division that
made itself famous for bravery. He
was a member of the Dyer county Com
outbreak of war by Capt. Jack Green,
Of Dyersburg. William Hawks, a WE'LL
known farmer of the Hudson neighbor-
hood, Is in the race with Thurmonds
for assessor. These two men have new
er held office before.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
Bets 500 She Will
Kiss Pershing, But
Loses Her WAGER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-One fair
war worker faces the loss Of 800 as a
result of a wager that she would kiss
Gen, Pershing before he left Washing
ton. As the expeditionary commander
was leaving a hotel last night where he
had attended a function In his honor, a
comedy young who had edged
her way to the front of the crowd sur.
rounding the entrance made a rush for
him. Members of the generals staff
grabbed her but not until she had an
arm around Gen. Pershing's neck and
was struggling to kiss him. Her act
was a signal for a grand rush on the
part of other feminine members Of the
crowd and Gen. Pershing literally had
to dive into his waiting car.
In the meantime the young woman,
apparently thinking an explanation Of
her precipitate action was due, ex-
planned she had wagered 500 that she
would kiss Gen. Pershing before he left
washington.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
JACKSON WATER PLANT
PAYS GOOD SURPLUS

JACKSON, Tenn, Sept. 20. tspl.)-
The annual report OF Commissioner j,
T. MeCutchen, Of the public utilities de-
partmest Of the city government shows
that the waterworks system continues
for the past year. The total receipts
for the year were $50, COS, 80 and the dis
bursements $40, 66S.9l, showing a net
Of So, 949. AS.
Following action Of the city commits
sion an order has been issued for an
Increase In water rates OF 20 per cent,
This amount viii give the waterworks
system a good sized income for the
next four years at which time the term
OF the present commission expires.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
I'M JACKSON.

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss; Sept. 20.
(Spl.)-Miss Robbie Sumrali, OF this
place, who was largely instrumental in
securing the funds Tor the erection of
the Baptist Blind Girls home In Can
ton, China. and who formerly served on
the faculty of Blue Mountain college,
has. gone to jackson, Miss, to take a
position on the faculty OF the State Bap-
fist orphanage there. During the last
summer she taught on the force Of the
Blue Mountain state normal. She is q
graduate of Blue Mountain college and
the University of Mississippi.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
GETS VOCATIONAL JOB.

BLUE MOUNTAIN. Miss, Sept. 20.
(Spl. )-Martin R. Biggers is Blue
Mountains first wounded soldier boy
to receive an appointment to a course
pense as a part Of It's policy OF rehabil-
itation, Biggers, who was badly man
gled on the st. Mihiel front when his
tank colllded with q German tank, will
leave in a few days fqor Alabama Poly
technic institute at Auburn, where he
will take a course of electrical engi-
neering,. He still carries pieces Of shrap-
kneecap on one Of his legs which was
broken In three places in battle.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
AUTOMOBILE DITCHED,

HICKMAN, Ky, Sept. 20. (Spl.)-
While turning a steep hill here into the
city Vernon Jones lost control of his
| Ford car and ditched It.. His daughter
sustained a few cuts and bruises about
the face, but no one else In the car
was hurt. The car was damaged con.
s~iderably. Something about the steer
ing gear broke, causing him to lose con-
| troll az the machines
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
TO O FOR REVIVAL.

RIPLEY, Miss, Sept. 20. (Spl)-
All the business and professional men
of Ripley have agreed to close their
respective places Of business daily
from II to IL o'clock. during the Metho-
dist revival, which begins here Sept
"a. Rev. Dan Kelley, al Irish evange-
list Of wide reputation, of Hattlesburg,
Miss, will do the preaching. The local
pastor, Rev. J. d. Worten, has high
hope OF a great revival
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-20
'SEIDL AND FIVE HUN
REBELS ARE EXECUTED

MUNICH. Sept. 20. (By the Asso-
ciated Press. Fritz Seidl, former
Spartacan leader, and five Of his asso-
ciates, who early yesterday were sem
fenced to pay the death penalty, having
been found guilty OF the murder Of
hostages during the soviet regime, were
executed at 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. Seven others were sentenced to
Is years penal servitude as accessories.
Three were discharged.