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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
PASSENGER TRAFFIC IS
REDUCED in GERMANY

MUNICH, Jan. II (by maiD Rail
road fares, already soaring to unpre-
cedented heights all over Germany,
despite an equally unprecedented pow
erty of service, are going up again,
and this time with jump to take
away the travellers breath Prussia,
attempting to make up deficit of a
billion and quarter marks, is going
to put up fares for passengers 60 per
cent above the present high rate Ba-
varia and the rest of Germany are
expected to do likewise, and to be af-
fected by a general increase
Coincident with this unwelcome an
nouncement comes word that all pas
senger traffic is to be reduced by at
least SO per cent, all military and
freight trains by the same proper
ton. The delivery of hundreds and
thousands of locomotives and cars to
the entente powers under the armis-
tice terms is given as the main rea-
son.
Passenger traffic is to be even more
restricted than today, and no indi-
vidual is to be allowed to travel by
train unless he can prove to the satis-
faction of the authorities that the
trip is urgently necessary.
Germany began on about December
20 to deliver to the entente Armistice
commissioners 10 locomotives and
2,4OO cars day for ten days, then
$50 locomotives and 800 cars day
for twenty days, so as not to be liable
to the penalty included in the armis-
tice conditions of parting with another
500 locomotives for failure to deliver
on time.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

The Fairbanks Citizens proposition
that Alaska pay off the war debt OF
the United States is ambitious to say
the least When one considers that
the war debt of the United States is
some seventeen billion dollars and will
soon be larger by something in excess
of three billion dollars-far greater
than the entire wealth of the State OF
Pennsylvania, with her iron and steel,
and coke and coal, and manufacturing
industries, her railroads and her
farms, her timber and her skyscrap-
ers, her accumulated stocks and bonds
and bank deposits, greater than one
tenth of the entire national wealth OF
the United States of America, includ-
ing the forty weight states between the
Bay of Fundy and Puget Sound, and
the Lake of the Woods and the Rio
Grande, also including Alaska, Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines, and
all the resources there are in them all
and all they own upon the seas-when
all this is sensed, something of the
magnitude of this little job of the
Citizen is setting for us may be
glimpsed.-Juneau Empire.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Opportunity and shrewd politicians
wear rubber shoes.
A boys appearance of meekness
may cover lot of mischief.
It's queer that a good fellow" often
has so many bad habits
No, Elizabeth, Joan Of Arc wasn't
the wife of Noah.
Some men get under cloud for the
purpose of sweeping the silver lining.
Half a loaf is sometimes better than
exhausted vitality due to over-work.
About three minutes after starting
an argument with a woman a man
realizes he is lost.
It's easy for an editor to drop into
poetry. All he has to do is to sit down
in his waste paper basket
A small boy likes to hear himself
whistle almost as well as a big man
likes to hear himself talk.
A mans tongue usually outlasts his
train.
Two are needed to start quarrel
but one can stop 1t.
Character is the substance: reputa-
ton the shadow.
True love seldom finds it necessary
to express itself in words.
His santanic majesty must have a
lot of branch offices.
Our faults are soon forgotten-if
known only to ourselves.
1t is better to live in the foggy
present than in the misty past.
1t takes an experienced undertaken
to look solemn and conceal his salts
faction.
When young man climbs into a
barber chair to be shaved the first
time, he feels like bare faced fraud.
When nature begins to, assist a man
by parting his hair in the middle he
gets contrary and tries to part it on
the side.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
ROLL CALL IN coREA.
milwaukee Sentinel.)

milwaukee Sentinel.)
Slowly died the last red sunbeam,
slowly came the hush of night.
Where the moon-illumined stronghold
of the bearded Muscovite
Broke the landscapes rolling contour
in fair Corean vale;
Many warriors heart was heavy,
many warriors cheek was pale.
For the bloody fight was DER,
Silenced was the cannons roar.
All was quiet as form without a
soul;
And, before the call of taps,
Several uncommissioned chaps
Volunteered half-heartedly to call
the roll.
Major Hitthedopesky, present;
Major Fourflusroffsky here;
Brave old Spikethegunsky, absent;
Bugler Blowsky standing near,
Punkeroff is here, and sniffsky.
Up spake Quartermaster Biffsky
Cant lose me, boys, never fear!"
Present, too, were Bobtailstraightsky,
Acesupsky, Blufferoff,
Cushioncaromsky, Pingpongsky,
Vladimir Onelungeroff;
Butterinsky, Maltesecatsky,
Lageron and Antifatsky,
Ivan CaseyattheDatsky,
And the selfish Feetintroff.
Not to mention many more with ap.
pellations much the same,
Who retorted, Here" and present
when the time to answer came.
Slowly spread the crimson sunrise,
and the brides in the trees.
Sang song that sounded bully to the
Muscovite main squeeze.
by my beardsky!" muttered he,
Twas a glorious victoree!
I Valiant Spikethegunsky had to 20
poor soul;
But the only other chap
Was the uncommissioned yap
/ Who succumber to lockjaw when he
called the ROLL"
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
JUST WATCH ALASKA,

One interesting fact which the gov
ernor's convention called to attention
is that the governor of Alaska was
born in Maryland-is Of MARYLAND
stock. This is by no means an iso-
lated instance. Governors, United
States Senators, Congressman and
men who have led the professions all
the way across from Ohio to Alaska
were. as to a considerable percentage
Of them, born in Maryland. It is quite
far call to Alaska, but Alaska is in
the United States family all right, and
is going to cut some considerable
figure from now on:
Governor Riggs, of Alaska, knows a
thing or two about the big Northwest
territory, and he believes it has a
great future. He thinks that good
many soldier boys will be hunting
homes in Alaska, and he says that
Alaska can take care of them. There
are farm lands, and, and what is more
q farming climate. There are fishery
possibilities that beat the dreams OF
averice to standstill. and az to min
ing, Alaska is simply the Golconda OF
the dreamers.
About one phase Of the Alaskan
situation the rest Of the United Staten
was informed long ago. There II
plenty Of room in Alaskait 10 nearly
as big as the whole Of the United
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

The report of the Fairbanks schools
for the month of September, October
and November shows the following
record for punctuality and attend
anceance: Punctuality-high school,
100 per cent; elementary school, 1858
per cent. Attendance-high school,
1885 per cent; elementary school,
99.17 per cent. The high school num-
bers Sc and the elementary school
1873 pupils. Miss Henrietta A. Mirick
is superintendent.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1919.
ALASkA'S RECORD.

There would appear to be direct
relation between patriotism and the
spirit of the American pioneer. This
is called to mind by the record OF
Alaska in the war, as set forth in the
report of the Secretary of the Interior.
To appreciate this fully, one must
must understand the adverse condi-
tons of transportation, mail and tele-
graph service, climate, and the i'm
mense distances in that frontier.
Many registrants were at 100 to 500
miles from the nearest local board and
voluntarily travelled these distances
for the purposes of examination and
induction into service.
Yet the cost Of the first registra-
ton of 11,O71 individuals was $3.50, or
3.2 cents per registrant. This is most
impressive when compared with the
national average of Sd cents in 1877.
There was an unusually large proper
ton of registrants giving their per-
manent addresses in other states, to
which they were transferred, Net
registration was 6,575, of whom the
number finally placed in class l was
1896, or 532 per cent On October l,
1918, 1900 registrants had been in.
Quoted, and in addition many hun
dreds, impatient for action, had en-.
listed in the British or Canadian
forces. The Territory thus is shown
to have furnished approximately IL
per cent of it's total white population
to the colors. The total cost of Undue.
ton was $5.45 per man indicted, by
comparison with $4.93, the national
average, which is an amazing show.
ing when physical difficulties are con.
sidered
1t is also seen that there has been
a rather definite previous process OF
selection in determining the kind OF
men who voluntarily seek life in the
new places. Only 10 per cent of the
registrants examined were rejected
by local boards. The national aver
age for 1917 was 20 per cent. OF
those accepted by local boards, only
2.6 per cent were rejected at mobiliza.
ton camps. The national average
here was 5.8 per cent From this it
would seem that the Territory is well
supplied with conscientious physi.
clans who know their business.
Alaska has reason for pride in it's
record. A less striking achievement
would have been excused readily
enough But to the men who are
pushing the frontier back obstacles
were made only to be triumphed over.
Portland Oregonian.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

States east of the Mississippi river
AS to area, 1t puts Texas entirely out
of the competition. The rest OF the
United States was slow, however, IN
being convinced that the Northwest
territory was not in the same class
with the region around the North
Pole. Now the temperate climate ap-
gregation is in state of mind to be-
lieve pretty much anything it is told
about the possibilities of Alaska
Baltimore American.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

1t probably is a harder job to build
a railroad in Alaska than over there
even under fire, but some will be in
clined to think that if engineers can
build 1870 miles of railroad in 100 days
with occasional holidays off in which
to fight Huns it would take them less
than five years to build that length OF
road in Alaska provided they did not
have to work under the orders of a
commission in Washington who would
go off the payroll when the road was
finished.-New York Sun.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
ALASKA SCHOOL NOTES.

The pupils of the Valdez public
schools, Miss Carrie A. Reece, prin.
cipal, have adopted French child. in
order to do this they donated, as a
Christmas gift, $3.50 to the society,
''The Fatherless Children of France"
This amount will keep a fatherless
child of French soldier with it's
mother for one year. =.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

to the public, thereby netting $lOS'
with which two Liberty Bonds were
purchased. In the evening q patrl-
otto meeting was held In the school
house at which several addresses
were delivered and $4,000 worth OF
Liberty Bonds sold. The school en-
rolls ten pupils.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Lives there man with soul SO
dead" who doesn't wish for the hands
of time to be turned backwards few
years when he hears the jingle OF
sleigh bells on clear winters night?
This winter the conditions for seligh-
ing are ideal, in this section and many
jolly parties are Acknowledgements
News.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

= The teachers of the Juneau public
schools will shortly begin a series of
round table meetings, at which mat
tiers OF pedagogic, scholastic, and gen.
eral interest will be discussed by vari-
Gus members of the teaching force.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Read the Daily Times for the latest
and most reliable world news.
Job printing ut Daily Times Office.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

On the afternoon OF October ~ the
girls OF the domestic science class In
the Deering school, Miss Anna Oes-
treich, teacher, served refreshments
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18
COMMENTS OF ALASKA PAPERS

There is a Farmers bank in Fair
banks. Sounds agricultural-like.-
Anchorage Times.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Job printing at Daily Times Office.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Early in December survey of the
Ketchikan schools was conducted by
Superintendent Knox in the the SUBJ
ject of spelling, the grades tested be-
Ing from the third to the eighth in
elusive. This survey was made
through the application of standard
tests prepared by some of our most
noted educational experts. Accord
ing to this survey seventy per cent
OF the pupils are above standard in
this subject. The thirty per cent that
are below standard nearly all belong
to that class OF pupils whose attend.
ance at school is most irregular. The
eighth grade made the best showing,
with percentage Of ninety above
standard. while the seventh grade was
the lowest, only fifty per cent OF the
class being equal to or above stand
ard.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Thrift Stamp sales in the Craig
school for four weeks in November
amounted to $3.50. The largest sale
in any one day was $500. The
school, of which Mrs. N. H. Lambson
Is teacher, enrolls thirty-three pupils
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-02-18

Military drill in the Juneau schools
this year required of seventh and
eighth grade boys is receiving en-
thusiastic support. The boys are now
drilling with dummy guns, and are
becoming familiar with increasingly
intricate maneouvers. They are con-
sidering plans for securing uniforms
before the military and gymnastic ex-
hibition to be held in the high chool
gymnasium in the spring. )
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-09-24
BOUNTY CLAIMS

OSCAR WINGER. County Auditor.
]. p. KUHN, Chairman.
Moved. seconded and carried the
County Auditor be authorized to adver-
tise for bids on three carloads OF
blank and one carload of piling. also
for some timber for two wooden
bridges. Bids to be on, file In the once
tuesday, September 23rd. 1919.
Minutes OF days meeting read and
approved.
Moved, seconded and carried 70 ad-
journ till 1 80 p. m, Tuesday, septem-
DER A'''' 10" OSCAR WINGER.
County Auditor,
The sun., 1919-05-22
CORN TOUCHES SEASONS HIGH.
Closing Is Unsettled at Is to 1 "a
Cents Up.

CHICAGO. May 21.-Highest prices of
this season to-day were touched in the
corn market for supplies available be-
fore the end OF May Continued ad-
verse weather and scantiness of crop
movement gave force to the upward
swing Of the market. The close was
unsettled at Nc. to 1ac net higher,
with July, $1.65is to s1.65H. and Sep
TENDER, SISSY TO s15s&. Oats finished
nc. 10 1%c down and provisions varied
from so cents decline to a 10 cent rise
Corn showed decided strength during
the greater part of the day, but reacted
sharply in the last hour. Because pre-
vailing unreasonable low temperatures
were bad for corn planted and further
excessive moisture indicated additional
shrinkage of receipts. bulls met but lit
tie resistance In lifting values. Purchas-
ing was overdone and lack OF support
speedily became evident after midday.
when reports that efforts had been made
to cancel large European orders for
provisions were current.
Realizing sales and hedging pressure
weakened oats despite temporary slim
illus from overnight export business.
In provisions the influence of the corn
bulge was offset partly by late reports
of sterling exchange decentralization and
gossip about attempts TO cancel impor-
tant transatlantic orders for meats and
lard substitutes.
CoRN-The market was sharply higher
early in the day, Late in the day there
was a sharp reaction and prices closed at
IL to axe. less than the highest, al
though y to l%c. more than at the pre-
vious close. In the local cash market No.
yellow was quoted at t1.s1 and No 2
white tl.as c. I. New York.
OATs-The market advanced early. but
reacted and closed weak, with net losses
of u to &C. The local cash market was
unsettled; standard quoted at soAc.; No.
white. Sic; No. 8 white. soc: No 4
white, 10 to 79hc.; fancy clipped white
81 to s2hc.; ordinary clipped white, 10 TO
sic, all elevator
RYE-Market Arm. No. 2 Western.
$1.s7%. C. (. New York.
BARLEY - Market strong. Feeding,
sl.25; mating, tlS3, C. T. New York
BUCHWHEAT - Market ouiet Sound
milling. }s.os to $40, c. I. New York.
HAY-Market steady. No. 1, sass: No
?. ssg5 to $3.50; No. 8. ts.15 to S2ao.
sTRAW-Market steady. No. l rye, 31l
To ton.
The sun., 1919-05-22
SAYS HIGH PRICES
ARE HERE TO STAY
Julius Rosenwald Tells Secre-
tary. Redfield Necessities
Will Cost Little Less.
Special DsspatcA TO THr Sun.

obetsts DeoputCb 70 lHh GUN.
WAsHfNoroN. May 21.--That on the
whole there vii be little change In price
levels for the necessities OF life 10 the
opinion expressed by Julius Rosenwald
Of Chicago. president Of Sears, Roebuok
q Co. in a communication to Secretary
of Labor Wilson. Mr.. Rosenwald's views
are given in response to an inquiry from
the Department Of Labor asking for an
expression as to the price situation in
general. Mr.. Rosenwald said:
. ut IL my belief that the range Of
prices for the necessities OF life will
average little, II any, lower than at the
present time. OF course. there will be
some exceptions but do not look for
sudden or violent reduction In the
near future, aside from those which
have been artlficially stimulated.
There exists a tremendous demand
In our own country for all kinds OF COM
modities. This demand will not diminish
materially until war wrecked Europe
firmly reestablshes herself on a peace
time production basis, 1 fully agree
with those who believe that the recon-
struction Is going to tax our efforts,
perhaps even harder than did the war,
and that there is cause for rejoicing
In this even though accompanied by high
prices, for after all 1t is not a question
80 much of the price one has to Day as
tn what relation this price bears TO
ones own income"
The sun., 1919-05-22
FAvoRs PRIVATE LOANS.
Attsche Urges "Nfissionary Work.
Abroad by U. 8. Business Men.

Philip b. Kennedy, commercial at
tache of the American Emba ssy, Lon
don, told the members Of the American
Manufacturers Export Association in
the McAlpin yesterday that private
American concerns must do missionary
work" abroad to build up trade. and
recommended that the extension of
credit by the Government be discon-
tinued. He favored instead that loans
be made through private business chan
nels and the establishment Of an inter-
national market for foreign securities In
this city.
Until the purchasing power Of the
allied Governments is in better shape it
ID only fair to recognise that we cannot
sell large volumes of goods or services
to them" he said. "The European bust
ness man feels that his back 10 to the
wall. and we must help him. Our work
abroad must be missionary work IL we
give proper aid we will soon be able to
open the trade channels fully"
Mr.. Kennedy said that the Allies do
not wish to go any further into debt
and will put UP all the barriers they
can to keep IL down. The logical open
ing Is through private capital. France
is in a more serious situation than Great
Britain, he said.
back from Europe, predicted that the
new nations will buy German goods be-
cause they can get them more cheaply
than elsewhere. Germany Is ready now
to resume her industrial activities at
full speed, he said. and German labor
is willing to accept only slight advances
over pre-war wages There Is no senti-
ment against German goods In Europe,
he declared.
The sun., 1919-05-22
F1NcK ESTATE SALE TO-DAY.
J. p. Day to Oner Various Parcels
I'm Vesey street saIesrodm.

Various investment and speculative
properties belonging to the estate OF the
late August Finck will be sold at auc-
tion at noon to-day in the Vesey street
salesroom by Joseph p. Day, Among
the parcels to be disposed OF are the
following: The northwest corner of
sixth avenue and Thirty eighth street,
a four story brick building, 22.sxb0;
the southeast corner of Ninth avenue
and Thirty-sxth street five story brick
tenement with store. 249x75, irregular
the southeast corner of Eighth avenue
and Thirty sixth street. four story
brick tenement with stores. 25xi0oi ais
West F'ifty-seventh street, between
Eighth and Ninth avenues. four story
and basement private dwelling. 25x-
1908; the northwest corner of Lenox
avenue and 1881 street. a Ave story
brick tenement with stores. 25x1oo; also
two vacant plots on Larmartine avenue
and Fourth street Bayside, l.. ].
The sun., 1919-05-22
Business Troubles.


YEE X. FOOK-A voluntary petition OF
Yee II. FoOk. SO Mott street, shows lie =
bilities OF SS.042 and no assets. The three
largest creditors are Louis Frisco, no ad-
address, s2,6Sa and William 2. Cook a.
Co, 10 Wall street, S4os. James A. Don
eEan, S Beekman street. II the attorney
JOSEPH H. FINKELSTEIN--A voiun
tRry petition Of Joseph H. FNnkelstein, ~
West nth street, shows liabilities OF ST.
$50 and no assets The three largest cred
itors are William Fisher, ssi Tiffany street.
Tenth street, 1850. and Custln Bros, Ozone
Park, l. l., $3.50. Nathan Berk, 81 Park
Row. Is the attorney.
BRADFORD TEXTILE CO-An invol-
untary petition against the Bradford Tex
tile Company, 225 Fourth avenue. alleges
liabilities OF $50, 900 and assets OF $50, 900
The three petitioning creditors claim
and Morris chislow, $500. Morris j. Hirsch
named as receiver Denis Quinn, 81
Broadway. IL the attorney.
ERS EST KUNATu--An involuntary ne
tition against Ernest Kunath of warwick
N. Y, Is by three creditors, who claim
swift E Co, Inc, 'l.sssi Percy E. Pad
deck $40. and Antoine Nebel. $3.50, RUS
ARTHUR L. WAsHBURNE-A voiun-
tary petition of Arthur L. washburne
Plea santville, y. Y, shows liabilities Of
slr,o7l and assets Of s2,44s. The three
largest creditors are the Gotham National
Bank, 1884 Broadway, tt7iii May A
p. washburne. $1,000. Edmund q. Joseph,
1884 broadway, is the attorney.
Judgments.
..... MANHATTAN.
The following judgments were Med yes
The sun., 1919-05-22

AT the annual meeting Yesterday Of
the Wooden Goods Exchange at its of
fee 1872 Metropolitan Life building
Nathaniel Stevens, president OF NJ n
Stevens & Sons Company of North AM
dover. Mass, was reelected president
and Richard A. Strong of Strong Hewat
& Co. Inc, New York, was elected vice.
president The new executive committee
consists of the president and vice presl4
dent, eX ofiicio. and John W. burrows,
selling agent Of the American Wooden
Company Frederic s. Clark, president
OF the Talbot Mills. North E3illerica!
Mass, and president of the National AS
ISOLATION of Wool Manufacturers Rob
ert T, Francis Of the Pontoosuc Wooden
Manufacturing Company New York
John II. Hinchlffe. president of thu
Carolina Company, Carolina, II. L.,
and James r. Knapp. selling agent
of the George #. Kunhardt Corr
poratinn, New York. Winthrop l.. Mar
vim of Boston was elected treasurer.
and Lawson Magruder secretary.
The sun., 1919-05-22
sAFEBLOwERs ARE BUSY.
Make Two Good Hauls In Will
iamsburg District.

Yeggmen are again active In the Will
liamsburg section of Brooklyn though
the police are reluctant to admit 1t. Max
Friedman, bicycle dealer Of 5s1
Broadway. is mourning the loss Of two
diamond stick pins three diamond rings.
six $50 Liberty bonds and 1900 rubles.
The burglars got into Friedman's place
by SAVING iron bars on rear windows.
They moved the safe from its place in
the front OF the store to n rear room,
used as a workshop, and blew II open.
II was brought to light yesterday that
a week ago thieves after blackjacking
the night Waterman, George Schmidt.
blew open the safe in the -four mill of
A. Bobrowski a Sons. 17s Engert ave-
nue.. and carried OF $4,000 in Liberty
bonds and $500. When the Waterman
recovered his senses he saw the thieves
at work on the safe One of them held
n revolver to his head while his accom-
plice finished the Job.