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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

Andrews the best Boy Scout camp in q south, and from all indications tn have succeeded. CAMP ANDREWS TO BE
 HIKE HEADQUARTERS
 The camp will be used as a headQua ters and goal for weekend or overnig hikes by the different troops. Any tro will be allowed the full privileges of t Camp Andrews camp site.
 The work which was commenced on t log cabins Of the different troops will carried out in full swing. The scouts the troops who have cabins at Camp A drews which they would like to conple will make hikes and trips to the site a work on their cabins. as they did | fore the camp.
 The Birmingham Scout council h some great plans for the scout camp 1920. It was previously thought that tn would build large dam across the ere in the valley at the foot of the ridge [ which the camp proper Is situated, a thus make large lake. but this pl has been abandoned, because of the da ger caused to the scouts to have lar body of water so near the camp. If 1; other plans carry, however, Camp A drews of 1920 may even excel tho O just completed.
 It was previously announced that t scout camp would remain open as los as 25 boys attended. each paying the Q tual expenses incurred. This action VI taken in response to many requests longer camp period.
 The scout officials decided that the was no real need of a continuation Camp Andrews. and consequently 1t VI closed. All scouts who have not been ( the camp so far were not likely to | during the extra weeks. Besides beil great expense to the Birmingham Sec council, the camp period had been s for three weeks, and all scouts had ma plans to attend during those three weeA So not receiving very enthusiastic bac ing for the extra weeks, the scout oE cials decided to close the camp until ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06
Boy Scouts Missed a
 Treat on the Fourth

The Birmingham scouts certainly missed a fine treat by not having a scout band. The Boy Scout editor of The Age Herald received the following letter from the promoters of the Fourth of July cele- Sration at Guin, Ala:
 Boy Scout Editor, Age-Herald, Bir-
 mingham, Ala:
 Dear Sir: I enclose stamp and will be very thankful if you will let me know
 if the Boy Scouts in Birmingham have band. l want to get a band for our Fourth of July entertainment. To speed the matter on, if they have a band, I would like to know if they would come out on the Fourth to Guin and what the charge would be.
 the manager at Birmingham including railroad fare and compensation for the music.
 hold a scoutmasters card. was scout
 master at Canton, Ga, and Copper Hin,
 Tenn.
 Hoping to hear from you at once, I am, yours truly, J. R. VAPGFiN, Progressive Land Co.,
 Although they have. not band, the scouts of Birmingham should feel com plimented at the offer extended them by Mr Vaughn. Mir. Vaughn must have been thinking of the old drum and bugle
 corps, which the Birmingham scouts had about a year ago, when he made the proposal.
 Fellows, doesn't this letter give you an idea? Why not organize band here in Birmingham? Surely there are plenty of men in Birmingham who are competent and willing to direct such band Think it over, scouts and see what you can do. It might be possible to organize a troop band like the orchestra of Troop D. There are wonderful possibilities for a band organized among the Boy Scouts of Birmingham.
 ! husbands eyesight. saying she wanted a very strong pair of glasses for him. q fear I cannot recommend glasses without first seeing your husband,' the oculist said.
 | He won't come at any price," was the reply.
 1 Rather" the woman said. He'd spot a pigeon on the wing quicker than he d see an airplane especially if he'd get a | bet on it. What I want yer to cure IS | his short-sightedness when he's looking for a job. He's been lookin' for work for the last 10 years and never got any | to suit his fastidious eyesight yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-06

though they are of different rad than us. they are still subjects to n same laws and principes that We at1 How their hearts must swell as tho
 stand on the platform, an example scouting. There are Boy Scouts < America Boy Scouts of Ch1nas Al Boy Scouts of many landa
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

things that anything with q smile in it be banished
not in keeping with the carnage and privatlon of
war. 1t is also pointed out Paderweski has ceased
to play his beloved instrument because of the suffer-
ing and despair in his native Poland. Harry Laud-
err whose son, serving in Scotch regiment. gave
his life for Britain, has stopped making people laugh
and now is preaching to them.
One day when Lncon's cabinet met the Presi-
dent asked one of the members if he had read Mas
by's latest. Mr. Stanton austere, stern, dgnified-
took the President to task. saying he ought to be
thinking of sterner things. Mr.. Lincoln replied:
Stanton. think have the burdens of this
nation my heart but laughter my safety valve.
I am sure that if I couldn't laugh sometimes I'd
bust''
If laughter (Which is so closely akin to tears)
will better fit to bear our load, then we can not
do without it. Sometimes a tightly wound spring
snaps That could be avoided by loosening the
tension. Laughter is a means of loosening the ten
sion of the human system. 1t is needed especially
now.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
Wilson's Yule Message

President Wilson in Paris, Dec. a. sent TO the
American people the following Christmas message:
hope that it will cheer the people at home to
know that find their boys over here in fine form
and in fine spirits, esteemed by all those with whom
they have been associated in the war, and trusted
wherever they 90, and they will ALSO am sure, be
cheered with the knowledge of the fact that through
out the great nations with which we have been as
ISOLATED in this public opinion strongly susains
all proposals for just and lasting peace and close
cooperation Of the self-governng peoples Of the
world in making that peace secure after it's present
settlements are formulated. Nothing could consti-
tute a more acceptable Christmas reinsurance than
the sentiments which find everywhere prevalent"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
What Makes a Free Man?

To be completely free man one must be free
from the limitations of selfindulgence and selfseek
ing. He must have the general well-being of the
community which he lives at heart
1t is the man who is public spirited who is the
really free man, the who driven his tasks
by master law to serve his day and generation to
the full extent of his ability, who is consumed
by the kindng fire of enthusiasm for humanity, one
who is determined not only to enjoy freedom him.
SELF but to make that freedom possible for his fell
lows, and to that end to bring genuine human life
within the reach of every citizen.-John Grier Hib
ben, President of Princeton University
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

Bureau, terminated, and the rice grown therefrom
appears to be similar in all respects to that Of the
present day. The yield large. and the crop for
the year from this seed is expected to be
cellent.
Vaisravana is the god of treasure. When the
statue was repaired the workmen exhumed bag of
coarse faxen textile. which proved to contain the
rice Seeds with piece of paper bearing the follow
ing inscription in Chinese
This image has been engraved for the peace of
the world If any of later generations opens it.,
he should put in new Seeds"
The Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts pronounces
the image and its contents of great antiquity-at
least one thousand years old.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
Wilson Reviews Troops

President Wilson, at Chaumont, Dec 25, wish
ed the American Army Merry Christmas, reviewed
the troops addressed them and in all, spent of
the busiest days since he landed in France.
The President received most cordial welcome
from the people of Chaumont, a town which has
been closely associated with the history of the Amer
lean expedltionary forces in France and is the
headquarters of the commanderin- chief. 1t is the
town from which Americas part in finishing the
war was directed.
The Presidential train, which left Paris at mid
night, drew into the Chaumont station at 9 A. M.
General Pershing. General Wirbel the French Off
commanding the zone, M. Fossien project of the
department of Marine. and M. Levy-Aphandery.
mayor of Chaumont. were on the platform to receive
the President and Mrs. Wilson, who. after respond
ing to the cordial greetings passed through salon
hung with red tapestries and flags the courtyard,
where company of the One Hundred Ninth French
infantry and company of the One Hundred Second
American infantry were drawn up to do honors.
Troops in movement early for the review,
When the President raised the curtain of window
in his car the first person he saw was strapping
American doughboy on guard, who gravely came to
salute. The President smilingly gave him Merry
Christmas and made him the happiest soldier in
France. French troop train passing gave ''vive
Wilson,"
As the train moved in the President saw on
every hand monuments of Americas participation in
the war. There great piles of supplies every
where and American soldiers swarmed locomo.
tives box cars treetops and every point of vantage
to get glimpse of the President and shout Merry
Christmas"
The folks back home would have called it the
drearest Christmas day in history but it was the
greatest for these American troops and evident
lya very happy one for the President. He was
ready for the big day" and looked forward to ev-
cry feature. He remarked that the rolling hills and
wooded ridges looked unlike the Virginia hills,
where he was accustomed to ride and play golf
when at home.
After the review President Wilson and party
went to Montgny-le Roj, where he and Mrs. Wilson
took their Christmas dinner.
IL the afternoon the President visited the troops
in their billets. He returned to Chaumont IN time
to leave P. M for London.-Sel
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
VEGETABLE Life Exists For A
Thousand Years

At the Zensui Temple in Iwane village, Japan,
a very ancient wooden idol of Vaisravana was open
ed about four years ago, and rice that has
posed therein fully ten centuries was removed and
planted. The Seeds according to the East and West
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

Of the 81 states in which the amount of COM
pensaton is based upon wages, Puerto Rico alone
provides IS per cent Massachusetts. Nebraska. New
York and Ohio provide 662s per cent California,
Illinois. Kentucky and Wisconsin IS per cent; Ha-
wall, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas 80 per cent;
Idaho Indiana and Utah SIS per cent; while FL
states or 81 per cent provide only so per cent-Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

o:-Where is American Journal of Veterinary Medicine
publishedl-F. S.
A:-No. S. South Clinton St. Chicago, Ill.
ON what is it necessary take State
ton to get Veterinary's lcensea-F. S.
A:-Al except Arizona, New Mexico Florida, Georgia.
South Carolina and perhaps Mississippi Legislatures
coming winter quite veterinary practice laws
of these states
o:-Has sefgovening device for automobile engines
been produced and placed market and could it be
adopted for use on stationary engine?-S L. B.
A:-Some trucks are equipped with automatic devices
neced with gas throttle keep drivers from speeding and
racing motors There to be why similar
vices could be installed stationary gasoline engines
o:-Kindly tell me something about John Paul Jones.
A-John Paul Jones ireal John PauD was born in
Scotland in l747; died in Paris in 1872 He
American naval advenurer He Virginia I773
entered the American navy. He commanded the Bohomme
Richard which engaged the English Scraps
the naval battles in history. Jones fight
the Scraps sunk Jones abandoned the American Service
and entered the Russian navy serving under Poemk
in the Black Sea he returned to France in 1870.
o:-Can person who lives a R. F. D. route get his
mail from the regular instead having delivered
by the rural carrier if he desiresi-B K.
Ale may box the posofice and request that
his mail be deposited therein instead of being by
rural carrier.
Q:-Can the crime of be committed against a
state of the u ST.. M.
A:-Treason committed in any of the would be
mited against nation federal union of which each is
part.
Q:-Wha is barragea What is a curtain frey. E.
A:-'Barrage is French for barrier; it French
for curtain fire. systematic bombardmen in which
shells dropped thckly along desired line, that they
make barrier. When Huns made
lies for instance they layed down barage just behind the al
lied first ine for of preventing allies from bringing
up reinforcements.
Q:-Pease describe the plant known hyssop and tell
what is used for.-S. L. B. ~
A:-Genus of plants called native of southern
and Asia; cultivated extensively gardens principal
y for their beautiful blue flowers also for kind camphor
which they YIELD for aromatic leaves young shoots seeds
which used for culinary purposes and for
medicine. They perennial shrubby plants, growing
height of about feet They have agreeable odor
Hyssop spoken of in Bible symbol of spiritual publication
from sin has not been definitely identified.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
Notice to Inmates

WAR SAVING or THRIFT STAMPS can
be purchased each month by all who
so desire. You must notify your officer
not later than the goth of the month
if you wish to purchase stamps during
that month.
c. S. REED,
Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

The career of great man remains an enduring
monument of human energy. The man dies and
disappears, but his thoughts and acts survive and
leave an indelible stamp upon his race.-Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
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to comply with this request he will henceforth be
dropped from the Mirrors contributing staff.
Signed by Editor.
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
Keep on Laughing

1t has been suggested in this country that the
press and platform contine themselves to serious
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
The Liberty Torch

| am an American.
My father atom of dust -
My mother a straw in the wind,
To his Serene Majesty
One of my ancestors died in the mines of Siberia:
Another crippled for life by 20 blows of the
knout.
Another was killed defending his home during the
massacres.
The history OF my ancestors is trail of blood to the
palace gate of the Great White Gar
And then the dream came
The dream of America.
In the Light of the Liberty torch
The atom of dust became man
And the straw in the wind became woman
For the first time.
See, said my father, pointing to the flag that lut.
tered near.
That flag of the stars and stripes is yours; -: :
1t is the emblem of the promised land. -: :.
1t means. my son. the hope of humspity:. -
Live for it die for t!' .::.::.
Under the open sky of my new country | swore to
do So
And every drop of blood in me will keep that VOW
| am proud of my future.
l am an American.-Elias Lieberman
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

hoTIcE-A inmates the desiring
tailed information their splendid
books library be International
Text Books especially information
subjects Consult Literature Chemistry
Biography and Science divisions library catalogue diversified
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02

Remember
Four things come not back:
The spoken word
The sped arrow;
Time past;
The neglected opportunity
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02
CAN ISSUE EXCHANGE
 TO FOREIGN PORTS

Thomas s. Scott, cashier of the First Bank of Cordova, announces that exchange to foreign nations can now be issued to those desiring the same This applies to those territories oc cupied by the allied forces to which exchange was prohibited during the France and Belgium and Hungary but not Austria-Hungary
 The same restrictions governing the declaration of the sender of exchange as for what purpose it is sent must ac company the exchange note as for merly.
 During the war the sending of money to enemy countries and terri tory adjacent to those countries-such as northern France and Belgium-was prohibited and only allowable to allied countries for such purposes as were deemed necessary. This was done to prevent the sending of money to aid the enemy in the war. While the de claration as to what use the money Is sent for is still required, the new order will permit those who have relatives living within the former forbidden ter. ritory and who were accustomed to send money home to do so now.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02
WlCK'S BLUFF CALLED IN
 FAIRBANKS

| In the district court at Fairbanks
 Judge Charles B. Bunnell handed
 down an opinion denying the petition
 of James Wickersham, through his at-
 torney, Morton E. Stevens, for the is-
 suance of subpoenas for four members
 of the signal corps detachment at
 Fairbanks to appea: and testify rc.
 garding their alleged voting in the
 general election last November. Those
 for whom subpoenas were requested
 are John E. Pegues, Durwood M.
 Hockr, Elmer D. Whittle and Herman
 B. Stenbuck.
 Members of the legal fraternity are
 apparently puzzled over the filing Of
 such petition by Mir. Wickersham. lit Is not understood in what manner testimony such as was desired by the petitioner could have any bearing on a contest which might be filed before the house of representatives, as ex Iparte proceedings have not been rec. Iognized by the house in contested ell. lection cases.
 In the opinion of Fairbanks Demo- cratic leaders. 1t is another case of Ibluff. They declare that he must have known that he was overstepping his rights when he attempted to forqe a hearing when 1t could not be shown |that he has filed contest, or that he Intends to do 90. Neither Attorney |Stevens nor Wickersham's local rep Henry T. Ray could or |did produce any official or unofficial notice that contest had been fled,
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02
DEATH CLAIMS JAS. M'CORMAC
 IN FRISCO

The many Cordova friends of James D. MacCormac were both shocked and grieved to learn of his death in San Francisco yesterday, ill a cablegram received by H. I. O'Neill. MT. MacCormac had been in poor health for some time, suffering from cancer of the stomach. About u year ago he went to Mayo Brothers's insti- ute, where he was operated on and although improved in health when he returned he was far from being weu man. Several weeks ago he and his family left here for California, believ- ing that the change would prove bene. If1cial.
 Deceased was obout 40 years of age and leaves a wife and two young sons, Kenneth and Donald, who have the sympathy of all of our people in their sad bereavement. A brother in San Francisco also survives him.
 MT. MacCormac was one of the best known and most generally liked men in this part of Alaska. He was a man of many sterling qualities and every body's friend. He came to Alaska more than twenty years ago with the Alaska Packers Association and was in charge of their store department up until the time Cordova was started, when he and Captain Storey engaged in the mercantile business. Later the Mac cCormac hotel was built and named after him, which he conducted for a lt time. He was member of the gro- Icery firms of Kinney & MacCormac and the Slater, O'Neill Go. When the latter concern was consolidated with the s. Blum & Go. store, under the firm of Blum, O'Neill Company Mr. |MacCormac became and was up to the time of his death a stockholder in the latter business.
 The funeral will take place at San Francisco and out of respect to his memory the Blum, O'Neill Company store will be closed all day tomorrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02
VALDEZ WOMAN FINED
 FOR SELLING WHISKY

A dispatch from Roseberg, Oregon, gives the following account of an Alaska woman who was fined for stealing whiskey in the States Mrs. Caroline Kanitz, arrested at Glendale yesterday afternoon while dispensing whiskey to patron, was brought here pending hearing. When arraigned in the justice court today the woman pleaded guilty and was fined $200, which she paid.
 According to the officers, Mrs
 Mrs. Kanitz has been acting as dis tributing agent for her husband, Otto Kanitz, who stays in California most of the time. The woman had plenty of funds and when brought to Rose
 burg was accompanied by her four
 small children
 Otto Kanitz, the husband, according to officials here, has bad reputation
 at Valdez, Alaska, where he was tried
 for arson following big fire there
 some years ago.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02
PURELY LOCAL
 GOSSIP ABOUT
 YOUR FRIENDS

The Pioneer Packing Company's s cannery tender Jeanne has returned from Juneau bringing scow in tow.
 Mrse. Thomas c. Moves and Miss Bonnie Moves left today for the White River country, where they expect. to remain for some time.
 Charles D. Woodrum and bride left on this mornings train for Hogan, where MT. Woodrum is in charge of the signal corps office.
 The steamer Alameda is due here from the westward during the night and will be in port about five hours before sailing for Seattle. ...,.
 George A. Greenlee, wife and baby will leave on the Alameda for Juneau, where Mir. Greenlee has accepted a position with the Daily Dispatch.
 The Admiral Watson is due here lTOlu Ocdltlc JOHlolIo" dlIOAhooA "e o'clock and as she has 95 tons Of freight for here will be in port several hours.
 Father Orloff, in charge of the Rus sian church at Ellamar, came to Cor dova today on small boat to, visit Chief Makarka, who is sick at the general hospital.
 Our former townsman, Captain Wal ter G. Tingley, stationed at Los An geles, has been promoted to a major in the army, according to a letter re- ceived by Caleb Corser.
 D. c. Fairman and wife have moved to the Windsor hotel, having given up their apartment in the old Empress building as Mrs. Fairman leaves for Vancouver on the next boat.
 The election for a delegate to con- gress from Alaska takes place tomor- row, there being but two candidates in the field-George B. Grigsby, of Ju- neau, and J. l.. Jones, of Ketchikan.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Home portraits of quality. Agency Cordova drug store. Scarborough, pho tographer. 14.tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Just arrived, fresh stock of Hot Shot Batteries at the Northwestern Hardware Go. 14-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Special dinner served from 11&0 o'clock every day at the City Bakafy
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Eagle Dance Tonight in Eagle hall Empress orchestra. Best floor i
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Best coffee in town at the City Bakery. 2-6t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

The best and quickest route to Fair banks and interior points. Burgess karstens Auto Line, Chitina, Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Advertise ir lie Daily Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-06-02

Tub and shower baths at'the Holden
 pool room barber shop. 9-tf