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The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
SILK WORKERS OF
 NEW JERSEY ON STRIKE

PATERSON, N. J., Aug. 5 (by Asso- ciated Press)-Thirteen thousand silk workers are striking for an in crease of wages.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
FLOUR DROPS FORTY CENTS
 PER BARREL.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5 (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-TAe price of duor has been reduced 70 cents per barrel, or about 10 cents per sack, because of the fact that the milIers have stopped paying premiums above the price paid to farmers for wheat.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
Intimates Intimidation by Unions

William A. Wmbish of Atlanta, special counsel of the Southern Traffic League told the interstate commerce com mttee house of representatives today that should sit te and proceed with the investigation of the railroad prob lem disregardng organized abor demand for tnparte control railroads He said that should not al low itself to be stampeded and nmaed by the unons into nlMise action
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
SENATOR SAYS REVOLUTION
 THREATENS UNLESS THERE IS
 REDUCTION IN PRESENT PRICES

WASHINGTON Aug. (by Associated Press) ).-Presi- dent Wilson has abandoned his conference with senators the League of Nations until the high cost of living problem has been disposed off, The President is giving all his time the question: Officials feel that the increased production will de- cost while President Wilson feels that the strikes will interfere materially with the solution of the problem.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
AUSTREA'S COUNTER
 PEACE PROPOSAL TO
 BE READY TOMORROW

PARIS, Aug, 5 (by Associated Press) .-Austria's counter peace pro posaIs will be given to the conference tomorrow within the prescribed time.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
Ranks of Strikers Augmented

HELENA Mont, Aug. 5 (by Associated Press).-Two hundred and fifty railway machniss bolemakers steamt or and backhs helpers have struck for increases in wages
 BILLINGS Mont Aug (by Associated Press) 1.-The en- tire crew of the railway shops here has gone strike
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
Revolution in the Air"

Senator Jonson Democrat of South Dakota told the ate committee agriculture today that drastic action needed to meet the high cost of livng He sad We will have revolution if nothing is done Revolution is in the air nOw''
 The committee will begin hearings the bills pro posing federal investigation of the meat packers
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
Metal Workers Want Lower Prices

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. (by Associated Press).-F.ve hundred thousand members of the metal trades unions in the United States expected to demand of the President and congress this month that they reduce the high cost of living in order to avoid further strike trouble They will make the de- mands through their general executive committee at Wash in9tOn
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05

PARIS, Aug. Cby Associated Press).zzTPa French, Belgian and ItaI- ian shipping representatives, after having conferred with Herbert Hoover, the United States commits sioner, have decided to urge upon the supreme council of the peace confer ence the necessity of naming coal commission to coordinate the distri- button of European coal in an effort to avert threatened disaster.
 MT. Hoover said that EurOpe's coal production was 13 per cent below that of America, and that the United States could not offer relief on account of the shortage of ships:
 MT. Hoover declined to head the pro- posed coal commission, stating that he believed the problem was one purely European.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
RIJNANZAN TROOPS THUNDER
 BUDAPEST AND KILL CIVILIANS

BUDAPEST Aug. 5 (by Associated Press)-ThHty thou sand Rumanan nfanrymen and engineers entered Budapest vesteray with barng of trmpe and paraded through the streets.
 High Handed Actions of Invaders
 PARIS Aug. (by Associated Press )American reports state that the mann troops punderng the suburbs of Budapest and that they have killed fifteen twenty civilians The Ruanians demanding hostages and have arrested several members of the new Hungarian ministry
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
Hopeful Indication of Lower Prices

CHICAGO Aug. (by Associated Press)-Demoraization seized the grain and provision trade today and forced down the price of 81 bushe Pork dropped $350 per bar rel The prices collapsed because feared that the elment would start sIasing wheat prices to the con-
The Cordova daily times., 1919-08-05
The Situation in England

LONDON, Aug. 5.-A shortage of more than seventy million tons of coal, as compared with the 1913 output, is faced by Great Britain in the coming year. according to Sir Auckland Ged- des, president of the Board of Trade. He announced recently in the house of commons recently that for the twelve months from July Is, when the miners seven-hOur day went into ef- feet, the production of British coal was estimated at between 214,000,000 and 217,O0O,0O0 tons. In 1913 the output was 87,OOO,OOO tons.
 Those newspapers which cham pioned the miners in their successful fight for a shorter working day refuse to cOncede the claim made by pessi- mistic prophets, that reduction in hours means a corresponding reduc- tion in output, but there is general agreement that war strain and indus trial unrest have caused a decline for the moment in production per man, and serious view is taken of the situation
 Even if the amount of coal kept for home consumption is held down to the Amount used last year on strict ra- tioning basis, 1966,0O0 ,000 tons, the
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-12
Concrete "Piles."

The piles used for a wharf inside
the new pier at Burnie, Tasmania, are
concrete tubes or pipes 10 feet long
and AZ feet in diameter, the wall be-
ing one foot thick. The pipes are
produced in a steel cylinder, which is
placed on four wheels, and rotated by
an electric motor at the rate of 300
to 300 revolutions per minute. AS the
concrete mixture is thrown in, the
centrifugal force throws out the wa
ter, each length of pipe being com
pleted in about fifteen minutes. To
get the required height, these sections
are placed n upon another, with ce-
ment between, and an eight-inch steel
band is placed over the Joint. The
hollow center Is filed with sand.
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CHAPTER Vl-Continued.

The road, however, led me into a
blind alley, the farther extremity be-
Ing the base of the cliff: but another
street emerged from II at a right
angle, and l plunged into this, believ-
Ing that any of the byways would
eventually take me to the top Of the
activity.
AS / entered this street I heard the
footsteps behind me quicken and, look
ing around, perceived that the man
the moment l did and disappeared in
a small court.
Now / was afraid. The mighty
cliff before me, the silence Of the de-
serted alleys In which l wandered
helplessly, the thought Of J%acqueline
alone, waiting anxiously for my return,
almost unnamed me. / almost ran
forward into the byway which seemed
to lead toward the summit, and as /
did so / heard the footsteps close be-
hind me again.
On ssy left hand was q tiny I'M
fenced courtyard, not nor than six
yards In area, and / turned into this
quickly and waited. / was confident
that the bend In the street had hidden
me from my pursuer, and, as / antici-
pated, he came OIL at a swifter rate.
He was abreast Of me when / put
out my hand and grasped him by the
coat, while with the other l felt In
my pocket for my automatic pistol.
II was not there. / had left II in
the pocket Of the %overcoat which l
had changed at the furrier's shop and
had sen to the Chateau. And / was
looking into the villainous face of the
rufflan who had knocked me down on
Sixth avenuel
"What are you following me for?" /
cried furiously.
He wrenched himself out Of my
grasp and pulled a long knife from his
pocket. I caught him by the wrist,
and we wrestled to and fro upon the
snow. The keen steel slashed my fin
gers, but the thought Of Jacqueline
helped me.
/ got his hand open, snatched the
knife, and flung 1t far away among
the stunted shrubs that chung to the
cliff side. And we stood watching each
other, painting.
He did not try to attack me again,
but stood just out Of my reach, grin
ming diabolically at me. His gaze
shifted over my shoulder. Instructive
ly I swung around as the dry snow
cracked behind me.
I was a second too late, for / saw
nothing but the looming figure Of a
second rufian and his appraised arm
then painless darkness seemed to en-
fold me, and I was conscious of plung-
ing down into q fathOmless abyss.
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I stared wildly at him. "She Is o.
the Claire I" l cried again.
"No, mon ami. She is aboard III
Sainte- Verge" replied Dubois, chuct
ling, land If you wish to accompan,
mademoiselle you must come with me
ut once, for we are getting up steam
l could not believe him. / though
that Lerouv had tempered with tn,
homes. ma. = was not until he hac
taken me, hall forcibly, aboard and
opeacd the door that | saw her.
"~2Gcqueline! l cried, and clasped
he's IN my arms for joy, and quite for
got
A dancing shadow fell upon the
wall behind the oil lamp. The homes,
captain was rubbing his hands in the
doorway and c~huckling with delight.
at is all right, it is all right; cx.
cuse me, monsieur" he said. Put
what has happened to you, monsieur?
You have met with an a~ccident?"
J%acqueline cried out and ran for
water, and made me sit down, and
began bathing my head. | contriyed
to whisper something Of what had oc-
Cured during the moments when
Jacqueline fitted to and fro. Dubois
Swore roundly.
1T is my fault, monsieur" he said
Il should have known. | should have
accompanied you home. But / WA
anxious to get 10 the telegraph Office
to inform NJ. Danton Of your coming
And l suspected something, too, for .
knew that LerOuX had something more
in his mind than simply to CONVEX
some Of his men to St. BOnifaCe az
such expense. MademoiselIe knows
nothing Of the plot against her, auc
has been greatly distressed for you
SO it shall be understood that you
fell down and hurt your head on thD
iCe-eh?"
l agreed to this. But what, dir
she Think" / asked, as Jacqueliu,
went back for some more water.
THAT you had sent her to tha
Sainte-Vierge," he answered, land thai
you were 10 follow her here-as you
did. Parbleu.
zone question Of curiosity, nor
sieur, if it il permissible" he saiG Z.
little later. WHY does Leroux wish
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DADDYJfvEN|NQD
FAIRY TALE Fl
6y Nary Graham Bonn !.s E4A
tn. OTTER.
V AsA Urno~

~ have known such a free life, such
a wild, free life," said the Otter, that
\ grow impatient-that IS, l grow
restless and l become bored with the
dull life Of the zoo.
Il would rather be free wen if l
we're in danger of having my beautiful
fur taken. And the only way my fur
can be taken is by getting me first and
putting me to a sorry end.
by a sorry end / mean a real end.
There would be an end of me if they
got my fur. That is there would be
an end Of the real me, the me that
speaks in otter language, and walks
and breathes and eats and plays.
There would still be otter as far
as my fur is concerned. But that is
only a part of me. 1t would be as
though they would keep my coat and
leave me to get another. But | can't
get another. Once my coat is taken
there is no otter left.
Still it is a great compliment to
have them like my fur. 1t is a great
honor to feel that my fur keeps peo-
pie warm. But they can't get me
easily, for l don't look out for com
pliments.
No, / would be perfectly happy
without any peoples compliments. OF
course offers compliments are quite,
quite different.
II wouldn't mind those In the least.
No, not in the least. They wouldn't
do me any harm. but those compli-
ments of the peOple-well, they're fun
ny compliments. Funny indeed.
"As though they would take II
hand and pat you and slap you with
the other. Still how could they COM
pliment our fur in any other fashion?
mo, they must compliment our fur
in that way. l see that they must.
Such a glorious life as an otter has
when he is free. He is such a fine
animal, such a fine furry beast. He
loves Canada and the cold weather,
he loves the North and the wind and
the snow. He loves real winter bet
ter than he does q m~ake-believe win
ter.
And he doesn't care much for sum
mer, a foolish sort of a season for
a creature with all the furS he wants.
l can't put my furs into storage or in
camphor balls, as / hear people can.
/ have TO keep mine with me, for
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Substitute for linseed Oil.

A Swedish engineer has succeeded
In obtaining a substitute for linseed oil
from purely Swedish raw materials.
The substitute is said to possess all
the good qualities Of the genuine ar
ticle. The invention, which is the re-
suit Of long and patient work, has
been bought and will he exploited by
Director e. Schelin of Stockholm man.
ufacture would have been begun long
ago, but for delay in delivering the
necessary machines. The main I'D.
vantage Of the substitute oil Is that II
II cheap to manufacture and does NOT
need an extensive plant
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French Farmer Had SO Children.

A French farmer had SO children
% sons and IA daughters-1all OF non
we're living when the war broke out
The father and one daughter were SHOT
by Germans because they went to Lille
to attend a party in honor of a rela'
tive's one-hundredth birthday; a see
cond daughter was killed by a German
shell at Dunklrk three sons were dis
charged from the army with grave In
juries, and thirteen were killed IN ac'
ton. The size of the family does not
make It's terrible sacrifice any less trag-
ic.-Youth's Companion.
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so much to stop your marriage with
mademoiselle that he is ready to stoop
to assassination and kidnaping?"
Because he is himself in love with
her." / said.
The captain clenched his fists. "Gnt
forbid" he murmured. "They ST.
his wife died of a broken heart. AL.
monsieur, swear to me that this shall
never come about, that mademoiselle
become his wife. Swear 1t to me.
mon ami !"
l swore 1t, and we shook hands.
Five minutes later we had cast off,
and the Sainte-Vierge steamed slowly
through the drift ice that packed the
gulf. There were no lights upon the
Claire, and ] surmised that the con.
spirators were keeping quietly hidden
In expectation of JacQueline's arrival
though how Dubois had outwitted
them / could not at the time surmise
Then 1 sought my cabin and feiI
asleep, dreaming of Jacqueline.
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there Is no safe storage house for OF
ters' furs except on their own backs.
$50 I have to keep my fur on and
that is why I hate the summer time,
this season Of the year!
"Often I try to get away but they
like to keep me here for people to look
at. All, many people come to look at
me, and they say,
"'Oh, what beautiful fur. How fine
a coat would be Of that fur, or a muff
would be nice too.
"'And q fur hat would be delight
full and fur mittens quite too Won
derful.'
"Yes, that is what they say when
they see me in the ZOO. But l would
like to answer them and say,
az am safe here. You cannot touch
me. But I would rather be wild, wild
and free and run the danger of you
and of your love Of my fur than 1
would be here where life is so dull
and so much the same, day after day
after day.
"Yes, that is what I would like to
say to them. And yet I have had a
happy winter. I have enjoyed myself
sliding down hill, for I'm a jolly fell
low, too. Yes, I am like a child in the
way I like to slide down hill-and like
many a grown-up too, for I've noticed
grown-ups like to slide down hills
when they get a chance.
"They pretend they're pleasing the
children when they get on their sleds,
but nh. I've seen them and I know
they like II.
"But I'm an honest otter and l ad.
NIT I like 1t, and who wouldn't? Sc
I've had a good winter, but oh, for the
old otter the free life is the real life
though I have little to grumble OF
here. But that Is the trouble, the life
is so dull, one can't wen grumble, it's
too bad"
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LEFT TO THE IMAGINATION
Was" Speech Would Seem an
Easy One to Answer.

The two great English novelists,
there vas at one time a GOODNESS be-
tween them, were generous admirers
of each others genius. They left odl'
comparisons to foolish and petty
partiSans, Of whom there were plenty
Ia the following Of each. But Thack-
cray, according % an anecdote recent
ly related, once admitted to his Ameri-
can friend, the eloquent Congressman
Lamar, a little touch OF pique concern
ing the public estimation of his own
ability and that Of Dickens in a minor
art. The two were driving together to
a banquet OF TIE Literary fund, at
which Dickens, who was an admirable
after-dinner orator, was % preside.
Lamar" said Thackeray, they say
l can't speak. But If l want TO, / can
speak every bit as well as Dickens,
and I'm going to show you tonight
that l can speak almost as well as you
cant"
But when the moment arrived In the
course Of the proceedings at which to
make good his assertion, 1t came, and
passed; and ThacK ray uttered never
a word. When the banquet was over
and the friends were returning, both
silent, In their cab, Thackeray turned
suddenly to his companion.
Lamar" he exclaimed, don't you
think you have heard tonight the
preotest SDpech that aver was never
delivered ?"-Youth's Companion.
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Misery Likes Company.

"My dear sir" said the friendly old
gentleman to another man who was
smiling grimly as he read an automo-
bile advertisement in a magazine, par
don me, but you seem TO get some
amusement out Of that beautifully H.
Illustrated and finely worded advertise
ment."
yes" replied the other. 81 can
take a joke, even when It's at my ex-
pense. I own one of these blankety-
BANKED cars."-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
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Hewlett purchases dogs
and a sled and sets off for
Chateau DuChaine with Jac-
queline.
GRO BE CONTINUED
She Almost Started a Fad.

A girl who selected two earrings
from different sets yesterday morning
when dressing hurriedly was suspect
ed of introducing a new fad. She was
unconscious Of the attention she at
tracted and did not realize that heads
of her neighbors in church were
turned and twisted to get a closeup
of her jewels until she reached home
A glance in her mirror told her tina
she was the object of interest in he
pew, for a huge pearl blossomed in on
ear and a brilliant blue pendant hun
from the lobe of the other -Worc
Evening Post.
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CHAPTER VII.
Captain Dubois.

Clangl Clangl
It sounded as though some titanic
blacksmith were pounding or a mighty
anvil to a DEVILS chorus Of laughter.
And / was bound to the steel, and each
blow awakened hideous echoes which
went resounding through my brain for
ever.
Clang! Clangi
strove to free myself. I knew that
Il was q dream from which I must
awaken, for the fate Of the whole
world depended on my awakening
from the bonds of sleep.
1t would be so easy to sink down
into a deeper slumber, where even the
csanging Of the anvil beneath those
hammer strokes would no longer be
heard but against this was the Inn
perative need to saye-not the world
now. but
The name was az sweet as honey
upon my lips. II was something worth
nying for. It was-JacQueline!
That Observation-Disclosures
JacQuelinei
had gone back to my rooms and
Nv I body upon he noor. JacQuslinf
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A NIGHT

Paul Hewlett, lettering at night
In Madison square, New York, Is
approached by an Eskimo dog. He
follows the dog TO a gambling house
and meets the animals mistress
coming out with a large amount OF
money. She Is beautiful and In dis
tress and he follows her. After
protecting her from two assailants
he takes her In charge, and puts
her In his WI rooms for the rest
OF the night. He returns a little
later to find a murdered man In
his rooms and Jacqueline dazed,
with her memory gone. He decides
TO protect Jacqueline, gets rid OF
the body and prepares TO take her
to Quebec in a search for her
home. Simon Leroux, searching for
Jacqueline for some unfriendly pur-
pose, finds them. but Hewlett
evades him. Hewlett calls the girl
his sister. In Quebec he learns that
she Is the daughter OF a recluse
In the wilds, Charles Duchaine.
Pere Antoine tells Hewlett JAG
queline is married and tries to take
her away. Hewlett engages pas
sage on a boat to st. Boniface.
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Insects Do Much Good.

Although insects damage the crops
stored products and domestic animals
In the United States to the enormous
amount of $1,200.0O0,0O0 every year
nevertheless this damage is almost
compensated by the good they do
DR.. L. o. Howard, chief Of the burear
Of entomology, at the National Mu
scum told Of the value Of the useful
insects as cross-fertilixers Of plants
- affecting the seil - OeeAse2
AensS. allk, ste
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Heard In a Store.

First Shop Girl-Gee! I'd like TO
have been on the R-34 when she came
across.
Second Ditto (who had read the
log)-They could have used you, all
right, Name, when they wanted that
gum chewed to mend the water jacket.
Boston Evening Transcript.
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Chile Seeks information.

Chile has created q commission to
study the possibility Of constructing a
longitudinal artery for the transmits
sion Of electric power obtained from
waterfalls through a long stretch Of
territory.
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Some people can even see the silver
lining to a cloud Of adversity-if 1t Is
lowering over
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Instead Of shaking hands 1t Is the
custom of the Chinese to wag their
clenched fists.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-12

The christening of a ship with a bot
tie Of champagne is q survival Of the
old blood sacrifice.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-12

No mans life is one grand, sweet
song II he is married to a woman who
only thinks she can sing.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-09-12

Mercury and Price Too High.
BUY meat" the packing men adj
wise.
"By-by meatr" the consumer cries.
Boston Transcript.
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More people want to oe married than
want to stay married.
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Spirit Willing, Flesh Weak.

"How about that insomnia cure I
gave your"
~ must apologize, old nan The
fact Is, I've been too sleepy nights to
try it."-Boston Transcript.
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Wall to Hold Back River.
One Of the worlds largest retaining
walls has been built at Rangoon, Bur
ma, to keep q river In It's channel.