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The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12

some time.
 The sixth grade had four. spelling tests of MT. Henderson's. The sixth grade went 1920 over their expected average, while the eighth grade did not make their average.
 * * #
 The sixth seventh and eighth grades had reasoning test Wednes- day In the eighth grade Pauline de Vile made the record, making nine out of twelve problems correctly In the seventh Earth worked eleven out of twelve, making the record of the school. In the sixth Harry Nelson worked six out of the twelve and Ophelia Howard worked six eout of twelve Only the regular recitation time of thirty minutes was allowed the pupils, and each tried to see how many of the twelve problems he could work correctly in that time.
 # # #
 Elaine Bollinger while playing in the playhouse Friday noon, was acci- dentally hit on the head with an iron ring, but was not seriously hurt
 Alice F. Daggett, seventh grade.
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 The sixth and seventh grades were trying to earn their hours holiday this week, but because of imperfect attend ance they will have to be satisfied to get it next week.
 Alice F. Daggett, seventh grade. * # #
 The sixth grade has been studying the United States in sections. This week we finished and are ready to take up Alaska. Beverly Mckenny, sixth grade. # * * A report was circulated among the pupils that aecharge was made for vaccinating school children. This was a mistake, as no charge is made when the vaccination is compulsory, as it is in this case.
 # # # Several pupils are sending out writ ing drills and hope to be rewarded with Palmer Method buttons for their work.-Billy Fields, sixth grade. # # #
 For the last week we have had drill work in arithmetic, the boys against the girls The boys won by six to nine.-Billy Fields, sixth trade.
 # * * The eighth is now through with their geographies and had written examination. Dorothy Dooley got the highest grade Genevieve Rosswog has a type writ ing class of two pupils. Many more want to come but there is limit x. ; # !. The seventh and eighth grades have finished their histories and are taking up the study of civics.-Barth Wm OLoughlen, seventh grade. a * * On Friday the boys and girls of Miss Johnson's room had geography con test. The boys were matched against the girls. The name of state was given by the teacher and the pupil questioned was supposed to give the name of the capital or vice versa. AS to the outcome of this test there is a difference of opinion. Miss Johnson thinks the girls won, their side having at the end of the test Helen Downing and Edna Rathwell as champions against Headlee Lampry for the boys. Neither Headlee or the girls could be sent to their seats.
 * ,. ;
 During the week the sixth and sev-
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12

A number of pictures of modern American poets were taken from late issue of the Mentor and arranged around the English room, among them being pictures of Henry Van Dycy, Jcyce Kilmer and Robert T. Service. Mary of us will recognize Robert Service as well-knOwn writer on Alaska life.-Elizabeth O'Loughlen.
 # # *
 The penmanship class was very busy trying to pass away the time until the recess bell should ring. Frank Angerman a very bright stu dent, of whom all of us are proud, undertook to compliment Miss Kol- benson in this manner: Say, Miss Kolbenson, you can write as well as Palmer does in the manual" Miss Kolbenson replied, in whitening tones to the flatterer, in this wise: I'm sorry, Frank, but I can't return the compliment" ."-Elizabeth OLoughlen.
 # # #
 Wednesday spelling test, known as the "One Hundred Demons,' was given to all the grades from the third to the eleventh. The test consisted of one hundred catch" words. The grades will be sent to MT. L. D. Hen derson, commissioner of education at Juneau. The following average grades were made: Third grade, S7.5 per cent: fourth grade, 71 per cent; fifth grade, 85.6 per cent; sixth grade, 92.5 per cent; seventh grade, BOA per cent; eighth grade, 9O.4 per cent; ninth grade, 99 per cent; 10th grade, 99 per cent; eleventh grade, 97 per cent. Earth OLoughlen of the seventh grade was the only pupil in the school to receive 100 per cent.
 Elizabeth OLoughlen.
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 The high school algebra class is SIuuy1uR lHe SOlullOI Ol C4uaI1OI1o ny factoring This will prove help in solving practical algebric problems.
 Elizabeth O'Loughlen.
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 The first part of the week the gen era1 science class studied about the water supply of Cordova. The class discussed water-mains, reservoirs and catchment basins. The latter part of the week there were interesting les sons concerning living matter" This puts us in touch with technology, physiology, zoology and plant life.
 Elizabeth OLoughlen.
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 The high school history class is re- viewing ancient history in preparation for the yearly examination to be held the latter part of the year.
 Elizabeth O'Loughlen.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12
Miss koIbenson's Room

An attractive border has been ar ranged around the primary room. The border consists of bright tulips, which were colored by the little folks. The first grade reading class has finished its fourth set of readers.
 Elizabeth O'Loughlen.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12
. THEFT OF AUTOS FELONY

OLYMPIA, Wash, April 11-AlI the joy has been taken out of joy-rides in stolen automobiles by bill passed in the Washington lesgislatuhe and signed by the governor. The new law makes it a felony to steal an automo- bile or to ride in an automobile that has been taken without permission of the owner.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12

Prices are coming down. So are our ham and eggs. Now 50 cents at the City Bakery. 2-6t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12

Fresh Fleishman yeast, in any quan- tity, at American Bakery. 25-3t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-12

For Tuesday the pupils of the eighth grade grammar class had the autoDl- ography of penny.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

leans as invaders. and an army anti
determination order prohibits Lieu
tenant Scott from visiting them
On the first floor Of the castle fifty
American soldiers have their beds
and mess and a large living room
where they play cards and enjoy each
others company during the long
experiences. and Of all the wonderful
things they intend 10 do when they
get home again. Lieutenant Scott
spends his evenings alone, deYouring
book after book.
Visitors are few at this <urthermost
outpost across the Rhine. twenty
miles from Cobienz. During the day
the lieutenant makes his rounds. visit
ing one sentinel after another. always
alone. AT the foot Of the hill crowned
by the castle of Molsberg is the viii
iage Of Mo.sberg of which Lieutenant
Scott is military commander, but he
questions OF business. And so, day
after day. the lieutenant meets no one
excepting his soldiers and the civilians
On routine matters Of duty.
The meals Of this loneliest Of
Americans are served in his quarters
where he dimes, alone with giddy
green warrior tapestry figures gazing
down upon him from their places on
the walls just where they we're hung
something like three hundred years
ago. The figures of one panel picture
a gay and jolly party and all the
others suggest companionship in some
form.
The officer has a telephone which
reaches to Montabaur. the First di-
vision headquarters. but its use is re-
stricted to business only. There are
other conveniences, too. including
electric lights and running water and
a wonderful stove reaching half way
to the ceiling and at the bottom the
old German makers name and the
date 1864. sui to the lonely lieuten'
ant even the fire in the stove some.
times seems almost cold.
Lieutenant Scott's nearest Ameri,
can officer neighbor is hve or BIZ
miles away out acros the eight thou
sand acres owned by the count. Aftel
dark visits are out Of the question
And SO when overcome by lonesome
ness, and WEAKNESS from reading. tn!
lieutenant tumbles into q seventeenth
century bed which stands In h SAM
| position It HAS been all these years
| And within easy reach 10 the tele
phone by which he knows eventual!
| will come the welcome news 10
which 80 long he has been longing
we've been ordered h0meV"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

sandusky. DISTINGUISHING they
shall beat their swords into plow-
shares" says an early document, on
reconstruction. Yea" echoes the
Twentieth century version, land they
shall light the farm house, churn the
butter and warm h baby's milk with
automatic generators that stood guard
over the life of the ~sea-going dough-
boy"
What f%orethought the government
took to preserve every possible SOL
der life in case of a submarine at
tack upon a transport is one Of the
details of the great war drama which
has come to light only since the lift
ing Of the censorship.
1t seems a long, long way from the
farmers woodshed to the deck of a
stately transport: from churning but
ter and chopping feed to lighting the
dim hatchways Of a stricken liner or
uttering the last wireless call for help,
yet it was the identity of these two
problems that made it possible for
Uncle Sam to plan so completely and
successfully for the safe arrival of
the troops abroad. Now that the
submarine is an extinct fish, it is the
farmer and his family who are to
reap the benefit of emergency plan
ming in this field. just as a score of
mecanical and chemical inventions,
developed in war, are proving to
have a hundredfold greater place in
the uses of peace.
Young Engineer Solves Problem.
NJ. c. Cosgray, a young Ohio engi-
neer, was the man who solved the
governments problem Of emergency
electric current for transports in pos
sible distress. His preparation came
as chief engineer Of the Matthews
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
UJETtesl9potE

| So a new factory was rushed to
completion at Sandusky and the gov
eminent provided in record time with
125 engines. and generators. They
looked much like an ordinary auto
truck engine, even to the radiator,
and were placed in small houses on
the deck Of the transport in such a
manner that they would be the last
thing submerged when the ship went
down.
Cranked by Absent Treatment.
The vital features were am auto
matte switchboard and starting mech
anism. so conIived that the Instant
the main current from the ships
dynamo died out, the stored current
in the emergency plant was cut in
without the loss of a dot .or dash in
the wireless message. Furthermore,
when the stored current fell below
the engine and generator were started
without SO much as the pressing of a
button. The same thing happens if
the rate of current consumption was
greater than IS amperes.
Emancipates Light User.
But the permanent value of u
solution" says Engineer Cosgray.
Lies in making small users of cleo
tricity wholly independent with no
more Inconvenience than that OF the
man who buys his juice. The farm
creamery. the club, the suburban
hotel will be supplied in this manner.
n even the city man who has a
grudge against the electric light
company can haze his current de-
livered without so much as pressing
a button in the operation of his
plant,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
LOCUST YEAR
IS EXPECTED
By SCIENTISTS
Department Of Agriculture
Sends Out Precautions to
Fruit Growers.

washington. March 10.-Great
warm Of the 17-year locust will in
fest the United States in late May and
early June this year. which is expect
cd BY scientists to be one OF the worst
'locust years" on record. Experts of
the department Of agriculture. how
ever, see nothing alarming in the
prospect.
Once regarded superstitiously as a
harbtnssr Of disaster, the periodical
cicada, popularity known as the IT,
year locust because 1t comes at long
Intervals, is seen now to be no more
than an ordinary non-poisonous insect
pest, which can do little damage if
proper precautions are taken. The
chief injury inflicted by the insect
consists almost wholly in chiseling
grooves in the branches OF trees for
depositing eggs. Young fruit trees
generally seeme greater than it ac-
tually Is, according to the entomolo-
Rtsts, and popular alarm is out of
proportion to the real danger.
Suggested precautionary measures
Defer putting out young fruit trees
until next year; postpone budding
operations; do no pruning this spring.
When the insects begin coming out.
hand PICK them from young trees or
spray them with pyrethrum powder,
Kerosene emulsion. Or a solution of
carbolic acid or acetic acid.
Later. when the insects are ready
to begin laying, spray young fruit
trees with whitewash.
The department Of agriculture has
kept close check for many years of
all the broods Of locusts and can fore
cast accurately when and where the
pests will appear. Large regions will
be affected this yea where one brood
appeared II years ago and in other
regions which suffered 13 years ago,
the states including Alabama, District
Of Columbia, Delware, Georgia, Illi-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

Engineering Co. Of Sandusky. where
he had been coping with the prob
lem of automatic home electric
plants.
officials Of the U. S. shipping board
pointed out to him that the most
fatal submarine disasters of the war
were n necessarily hose in which
the ship sank quickest. but those in
(which damage to the ships electric
useless as a means of summoning
help. Even if a ship foated so little
as 20 minutes, but had the use of its
wireless and all its lights, there was
a good chance for quickly sum-
moned patrol boats to rescue such
survivors as took to life boats or RATS.
But a ship deprived of current to
operate its wireless, even though it
sank slowly, was ''spurlos versankt,"
tracelessly sunk. and furnished an
other chapter in the book of sea mys-
teries.
The Hun knew this we'll ana the
artof 'spurlos" sinking consisted in
Kidding the engine oom with gun
fire or contriving to flood it by a
well-placed torpedo right at the out
set of the attack. If the attack came
at night, as it usually did, panic en-
sued in the dark corridors, while the
wireless vas stilled. The ship was
helpless and voiceless.
What we want" said the shipping
authorities, sis an emergency power
plant that will take hold where the
ships dynamo quits: will keep the
wireless going for minutes or hours
and will be the last thing affected
by rising waters in the hull"
You shall have them" was the
engineers answe
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

.,h,e causes for fresf, conflicts. VIII
declaration, the league Of na.
must be tho eye that will watch
over the common interest OF all ma
tions.' finds quick response In the
German nation, and has served to
further stimulate its faith. To DO
sure, the recent compact entered into
by the German government contained
some rather uncomfortable surprises
in respect to the temporary surrender
Of German tonnage. But the mer-
chant is wont to look ahead--he cali
.culates we'll in advance that the cons
dition imposed by the arr1istice -
but a passing condition while peace
will be enduring
Mr.. Heineken is convinced that the
league Of nations willt afford a firm
foundation and a strong and secure
framework upon which can be- erected
all common peace activities.
"Among these activities I count a.
foremost the earliest possible re-
Of the cordial and long
standing economic relations which so
long Joined Germany and the United
continued Mr.. Heineken. when that
will again become an accomplished
fact. after the signing Of the peace
instrument, these two opponents who
faced each other in gruelling battle
in the course Of which they mutually
learned respect Of each other-will
agein stretch out their hands in
friendly competitive endeavor and in
their Joint efforts restore to trade and
commerce those rights which interna-
,tional ties accord to them"
The pasture land need not be land
, suitable for nothing else.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

The pasture land need not be land
suitable for nothing else.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
GERMANS like
NATION LEAGUE
Steamship Line Chief Says
|, Country Shares Interest
With Rest of World.

Berlin, Feb. N1o.-tcorrespondence
lof the Associated. Press. )-Presldens
Wilson'S plan for a league f. Of tn na ;,sart
lof the German nation and has st!m.i-
lated their faith, according to Philip
)Heineken, director general OF the
|North-Gcrman Lloyd Steamship COM
pany.
GERMAN shipping interests unani-
mously share with the rest Of the
German people Of all parties ano
callings the answering conviction
that they did not put its money on
the wrong card when in good faith
it proposed the armistice based on
truce" said Mr.. Heineken.
THE presidents program not only
the fourteen points. of President viii.
sons program, Notwithstanding the
h%umiliating and %onerous conditions
Imposed in the operation of tn
proposes a just liquidation of thi:
most terrible of all vars. but it en-
beavers to definitely remove all pos
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
AMERICAN IS
HOUSED in A
Big CASTLE
Lieut.. ]. w. Scott of Detroit
Occupying Same Castle
as Royalties.

Coblenz Feb. 16.-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press.)-In a
great castle on a hill and with a count
and countess and their four daughters
as his nearest neighbors, dwells to-
day the lonesomest American in all
the occupied territory of Germany.
He is Lieutenant John w. Scott Of
Detroit, commanding Company X,
2Sth infantry, on outpost duty at the
stepping off" place Of the Coblenz
bridgehead where it skirts a beautiful
valley stretching away toward Berlin.
Just across the hallway from the
quarters Of the lieutenant on the sec
end floor of the castle, Count and
Countess Won Walderdorf have been
allowed to remain by courtesy of
army officers. But the Germans keep
to themselves, looking upon the Amer
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
NINE VACANCIES ON
FOREIGN AFFAIR."
COMMITTEE FILLED

Washington, March 10.-Nine vac
ancies or the house foreign affairs
committee were filled Saturday by the
Republican committee on committees.
The new members are Representatives
Alderman New Jersey; Begg, Ohio;
Browne. Wisconsin,: Houghton, New
York; Mason. Illinois; Newton, Min
nesota; Smith, Illinois: Dickinson,
Iowa, and Moores, Indiana. Hold
over Republican members include
Chairman Porter, Pennsylvania; Rog-
ers, Massachusetts,; Temple. Pennsyl-
vania. and Kennedy, Rhode Island.
Three Of five vacancies on the naval
committee also were filled. the selec-
ions being Representatives Kraus,
Indiana; Lufkin, Massachusetts,, and
barrow. Pennsylvania. The other
two vacancies will probably be filled
by Pacific coast representatives.
Hold-over Republicans on the naval
committee include Chairman Butler
Pennsylvania; Browning. New Jersey;
Britten. Illinois: Kelley, Michigan;
Mudd. Maryland: Peters, Maine;
Hicks. New York. and MckFthur
oregon.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10

noie, Indiana. iowa, Kentucky, Mary
land. Aassachusetts. Nichigan, New
Jefoey. New York. North Carolina,
Ohio. Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee. Vermont. Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
Belief that the 1919 brood will be
exceptionally large is based on the
fact that the 17-year brood coming
out this year is brood 10, perhaps the
largest OF the 17-year brood, and that
brood 18 OF the 13-year, family comes
out at the same time. The year 1868
was the greatest locust year in history.
when brood 10; the largest Of the 49,
year family, appeared in conjunction,
with brood 10 OF the 17-year family.
There will be three regions Of great
est occurrence Of brood 10, one Gov
ertng New Jersey, Maryland and east.
ern Pennsylvania; another covering
all Of Indiana, the greater part Of
Ohio and southern Michigan; and q
third covering western North Caro-
Georgia. While brood II will affect
20 states. brood 1S will appear in only
five states-Alabama, Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
nessee, and only limited areas in those
states. =.
c. l.. Marlatt. chairman of the fed
eral horticultural board. who has per-
ASSSSN ~ AAlAOk I1ltalAOI, Oil lIl0 ClCdud,
calls the insect the most interesting
in the world. because Of the spectacu-
lar swarms in which it appears. it's
queer recurrence of long intervals
and the portentous Significance FREE
quently attached to it. Every locust
year has been a year Of fear and
dread. even in civilized times. Some
people have fancied that they could
detect in the cry of the insect a re-
SemblanCo to the name of the
Egyptian monarch, Pharaoh. who per-
secuted the %1sraelites. Superstition
attached also to the shape of the
filmy bars on the cicada's wings,
which seemed to form the letter "W'',
interpreted as a forecast of war
Since this outbreak will come just
at the conclusion of the greatest war"
Mr.. Marlett said, "and when "
the imagination of the rural prophet
could hardly c%onjure up the likelihood
of another one. some new explanation
will apparently have to be found
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
AMERICA TO KEEP PREPARED

New York, March 10.-Major Cen
eral Leonard Wood. commander of
the central department. in the first
public address he has made in many
months. today warned the American
public not to let anything, whether
a league of nations, a Hague tribunal
or an international arbitration system,
replace a policy Of sound rational pre-
paredness,' If the country is to re-
main in a state of peace.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-03-10
STRIKE IN CUBA
HAS COME TO END

Havana. Cuba. March 1o.-rhe
joint committee representing the
unions involved in the general, voted
today to accept the proposal presented
Menocal as arbiter. thus ter
minating the conflict.
The Winslow mail., 1919-06-13
New City Hall.

In all the years past when min
ions of the capitalistic class were
the mayors of our city, the city
hall was always some modest
quarters, but month ago when
Mayor Carver was granted leave
of absence, the council selected
Bill Crozier, the bolshevist, as
the acting mayor, and immedi-
ately it was ordered that more
quarters should be Sc
cured for the council meetings.
With this end in view, the city
closed a three-year lease on the
Elks' hall, and this week Chas.
Daze and John Moore have been
busy moving the furniture and
records to the new location.
The Winslow mail., 1919-06-13
Almost Made Her Fortune.

Mis-. w. A. Parr, Grand Worthy
Matron of the Eastern Star, al
most made her fortune in an oil
investment within the past few
months. Early in the year while
she was on her official visit to
the Eastern Star lodge at No
gales, a promoter prevailed upon
her to invest $50 in five shares
of a Texas oil company, and a
f ew thereafter t h e company
struck oil and the stock went to
$2500 a share. The lady was so
highly elated over her good for
tune that she visited her milliner
Immediately and ordered a new
bonnet to reduce the surplus.
Tuesday she received a letter
from the company enclosing a
check for her $50, with letter
explaining that the stock of the
company had been over-subscrib-
ed, and expressing regrets that
her order for stock could not be
filled.
The Winslow mail., 1919-06-13
Want Free Delivery.

The business of the local post
Office has increased so much dur
ing the past six months that not
enough boxes are available to
supply the demand, and there is
a continual waiting list of more
than fifty bowling for service.
The present quarters of the office
will not permit of installing any
more boxes, and to relieve condi-
tions a petition is being circulat-
ed requesting the Postoffice De-
partment to put in a carrier sys-
tenn. Postmaster Gibson has
taken the matter up with the De-
partment explaining the needs of
the town, and there is every rea-
son to believe the petition will be
granted.