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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

Tomorrow night the Committee Of
Six will hold their benefit dance in
the auditorium of the new high
school The committee has been on
the job every minute and expect a
large turnout of dancers. Fred
O'Brien's orchestra Of five pieces will
be on hand to furnish the music,
There Will be several novelty dances,
including an elimination dance and
the prize waltz. All money collected
will be turned owe to the Memorial
Hospital Association.
The Democrats OF the city win to-
night invade Jim" Hackett's ward
and hold a meeting in S~teurwald's
Hall. The meeting is for the pur-
pose of organizing the men of the
fourth ward in hopes of breaking up
the strong Republican ring that now
exists in that district.
Assistant County Collector Frede-
rick Deibert is mighty proud OF a
pear tree on his property IN Stevens
avenue. The tree is now in full bios
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-10-23

1n1S Is Roosevelt week ana III Keep
ing with the time the entertainment of
the Service Club tonight at the High
School will serve as memerorl service
for our late President. Frank A. Dix
on a lecturer and novelist of national
repute will address the meeting hav-
ing as his subject Roosevelt AS l
Knew Him MI. Diron was in per-
sonal contact with the late President
on several occasions and is well
qualified to speak about him. Those
familiar with the literary world will
recall the fact that Frank A. Dixon
is a brother of Thos. Dixon the writ
er of the 'Clansman" which appeared
on the screen as The Birth of q Ma
ton"
Folio wing the lecture the boys of
Keasbey Locals
Mrs. William Taylor and children of
Newark are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
j. Shilcox here.
Harry S~choenbrun of Long Island,
a former resident here, is visiting rel
atives.
The Boy Scouts, Troop No. 1, will
give q Halloween social in Rogan's
hall Tuesday night, October rs. The
Fire Girls will be their guests.
A pleasant affair is being anticipated.
Invitations have been sent out for
the Halloween party to be given at
nome OF MISS ltOSallne IloIHLleI OH
Tuesday night, October 81. The affair
will be strictly invitational and only
persons will be admitted.
Jacob Lowenkopf, who was taken to
st. Barnabas hospital in Newark on
Monday in a very serious condition,
improved on Monday n Tues
The attending physicians are
till undecided whether it will be ne J
'essary for Lowenkopf to undergo 2
'peration.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Quish and
laughter Marguerite, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bertram, Jr., and son John,
nd William Bertram, Sr., motored to
Jew Brunswick last night. where they
friends and relatives.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
ORDER OF SALE
No. c.-1A

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The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS

Money is delightful thing to have; but the man who allows it to become his master loses the joys of life and is condemned to slavery worse than humanity can devise. The man who makes his money work for him has a life brimful of happiness and useful ness; the man who works for his money is doomed to misery which Is added to dollar by dollar.-Valdez Miner.
 Interior Alaskans should not permit themselves to become disheartened as the result of the curtailment of rail road activities. The period of inac- tivity will work more or less of a hardship upon both workers and busi- nessmen, but it will not be of long duration. The government is engaged in an enterprise which must be com pleted speedily, if at all, and there is every reason to believe that funds suf- f1cient to resume operations will be provided by congress within the next few weeks.-Nenana News.
 Indications are that the revenues of Ketchikan this year will be be- tween 55,00O and $60,00O. With the construction of municipal dock under a consideration and much need ed, the council must sharpen it's pen cil and figure long and carefully. It should prepare it's budget immediately for the benefit of the members of the council, for the better administration of the affairs of the city, and for the information of the taxpayers.-Ketch1- kan Times.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
DEEP SEA INQUEST

The British have been holding naval inquest over the war. They have been trying to find out what was the matter with the British navy. Until recently there has been a very defiant outcry that nothing whatever was wrong with the British navy. But now, recently, have come Admiral Wis count Jellicoe and others to testify that the armada which the British had always looked upon as sufficient and invulnerable bulwark, had not functioned with quite the smoothness and efficiency that had been expected. We now read that the grand fleet was less adequately protected than the German with destroyers and that there was time when the Germans might have taken up aggressive sur face operations-in addition to their submarine campaign-with some slight hope of success. We may sus- pect that these admissions have in them dash of propaganda; the prep aration of the British public for furth- CT naval outlays. But at the same time they do reveal facts which we are glad the Germans did not know at the time the war was on.
 The admissions made by the British sea lords, however, do not, it is to be feared, touch the real trouble. The British always had machinery enough to meet the Germans anywhere on any terms. They mad trained, eff cient and brave seamen in abundance They had bright young officers of the line and the staff, competent for every duty. But what the British navy lacked, just as all British endeavor has seemed in way to lack for a long time, was point of view and in- itiative. There seems no doubt that, while British manliness had held true to it's traditions, British force has in some way been showing deteriorat- ing trend. British leaders have in so many cases seemed to fall little short of being in touch with the latest developments. It has been so in com merce and it has been so in war. British naval leadership in this cont flict has, despite British courage and British sportsmanship and British seamanship and British gunnery, and the fact that the existence of the Brit ish~ navy made it possible for the United States to win the war for the entente British naval leadership has, let us repeat, lacked something of the insight, the initiative, the resourceful- ness that must be a part of greatness.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24

DELINQUENT TAXES CoRDovA, YEAR 1918
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
BIG TOURIST YEAR

There is every indication that the coming summer will see large tour ist travel to Alaska. Already a large number of reservations have been made for accommodations on steam CTS leaving Puget Sound during the next three months.
 After a few seasons the sightseers will want to go to Europe to view the scenes of the Great War. They are barred from that zone now by the chaotic conditions existing there. The natural outlet for the present is the West and the North. Alaska will get her share. Western states and prov inces appreciate the value and annual ly vote sums for encouraging the traffic.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24

Under the management of B. M. Stone and editorship of Edward c. Morrisey the Ketchikan Times is one of the newsiest daily papers in Alaska. It is also pleasing to note that the merchants of our neighboring town show their appreciation of these old timers to give them an up-to-date newspaper by liberal patronage of its advertising columns.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
BLOOD POISONING

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 How often lockjaw and blood poisoning result from the neglect of slight scratch or little cutl Ham, lin's Wizard Oil is . safe and effec- tive first aid treatment. It is pow erful antiseptic and should be ap- oiled immediately to wounds of this kind to prevent danger of infection.
 It is soothing and healing and quickly drives out pain and inflam- nation in cases of sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites and stings. Just as reliable, too, for stiff neck, sors feet, cold sores, canker sores, earache and toothache.
 Get 1t from druggists for 30 cents. If not satisfied return the bottle and get your money back
 Ever constipated or have sick headache1 Just try Wizard Liver Whips, pleasant little pink pills. 8 cents. Guaranteed
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24

Memorial Day next Friday and 8 more appropriate observance of the day could not be held here than the one planned. namely the dedication of memorial to our boys who lost their lives in the service of their country.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24
NOTICE OF SALE

Council of the Codova ordered described the bidder at tho hall codoy Alaska at the hour until disposed 1s19 and concluded said sale be continued Sundays and holidays excepted, until sod
 Dated the
 K. ROBINSON,
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-24

If you change your address. do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Our National Disabilities.

AS suitor in the courts of the
United States the District resident
has, the Supreme Court says, a lower
standing than an alien.
In relation to national laws the sole
function of the District residents is
to obey. They take no part in making
the laws which they must obey.
In relation to national taxes their
sole function is to pay They have
nothing to say, like other taxpayers.
concerning the amount and kind OF
taxes they shall pay and how the tax
money shall be spent.
In relation to national war their
sole function is to fight in obedience
to command. They have no voice. like
other Americans, In the councils
which determine war or peace. They
have no representation in the govern
ment which requires them to fight. to
bleed and perhaps to die.
Since the 100000 Americans of the
District pay national taxes. obey ma
tiOnal laws and go to war in the M
tfOn's defense. they are entitled on
American principles to be represented
In the national government which
taxes them, which makes all laws for
them and which sends them to war.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
RESCINDS DEEP GRADING
OF 18Th STREET ORDER
. Engineer Commissioner Kutz Heeds
Protest Of Cathedral Heights
Citizens Association.

Brig. Gen. Charles W. Kutz. en-
gineer Commissioner of the District,
today rescnded the order under which
deep grading of 3Sth street northwest
was taking place. following protest
by the Cathedral Heights Citizens
Association and citizens along the
street.
Cen. Kutz said that he sympathized
with the citizens. several of whom
found their homes suddenly left on
7 terraces between three and eight feet
high. following action by the steam
shovel. Tho Commissioner. in recall
ing the order of about a year ago for
4 deep cut. declared that he viii
make an changes necessary 70 do the
right thing by the residents Of the
Evening star., 1919-04-08

street, despite the fact that no pro-
tests were received at the time the Or
der was issued.
The east side Of the street, shoveled
down, will be refilled. and in earnest
of this the steam shovel was removed
between Woodley road and Massa-
chusetts avenue. Commissioner Kutz
declared that 1t Is his wish to raise
the level at 3sth street and Woodley
road.
Objections were registered at a
meeting of the citizens association
he'd last Thursday against the new
grading. and a committee appointed
TO wait upon the Engineer Commits
sioner. This committee. headed by
Samuel Herrick. president of the Cathe-
dral Heights Citizens. Association, pre-
sented the matter to Gen. Kurtz.
Residents of the street were gen.
orally dissatisfied with the grading,
even those whose properties were not
left high and dry and there was
general satisfaction expressed over
today's action. -
Evening star., 1919-04-08

the end Of section three, article ~.
the following words:
"The Congress shan have power to
admit to the status Of citizens Of q
state the residents Of the District
constituting the seat Of the govern
ment OF the United States, created By
article I. section eight. for the pur-
pose Of Representation In the Con-
gress and among the electors Of
President and Vice President and for
the purpose Of suing and being sued
In the courts OF the United States un.
der the provisions Of article III, sec.
tion two.
"When the Congress shall exercise
this power the residents Of such Dis
trict shall be entitled to elect one or
two senators. NJ determined BY
the Congress. representatives I'm the
House according to their nunbers As
determined By the deeennial e1nmer-
alton, and presidential electors equa.
In number to their aggregate repre-
sentation in the House and Senate.
"The Congress shall provide By law
the qualifications Of voters and the
time and manner Of choosing the
senator or senators, the reDresenta-
tive or representatives ana the elec-
tors herein authorized.
~The Congress shall have power to
make NIL laws which shall be neces-
sary and proper for carrying fnte ex.
ecution the foregoing power"
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Denial That We Ever Can Be Fit.

If, however. any one thinks that the
population of the District is not now
fit for admission tospartial statehood,
no reason results for opposing this
constitutional amendment, which
merely gives Congress the power in
this representation and which post
pones the test of the Districts fitness
until Congress shall see fit to apply it.
We shall be fit then if not now.
To vote against our constitutional
amendment is to say that the defec-
tives and delinquentS of Washington
will never be fit for national repre-
.sentation. and should be denied the
possibility of ever convincing Con-
gress that they have become fit. even
though the District should pass the mil
lion mark in population or surpass in
numbers and resources a dozen of the
states.
We do not seek to wrest control Of
the capital from Congress or to re-
duce the powers of Congress in any
particular. We ask only to be made
small fractional part of the ma
tional government which represents
the whole nation. the District includ-
ed, in exercising power of exclusive
legislation over the ten miles square.
Our present attitude is unassailable.
We show convincingly the conditions
which entitle us to all the rights.
privileges and powers Of the citizens
of state In order, however. that in
the national interest the nation may
retain full control of it's capital we
waive those rights and powers which
are inconsistent with that control.
And we petition Congress to empower
itself to grant to us when we are fit
such of those rights and powers of the
citizens of a state as are c0nsistent
with national control of the seat of
government.
;t1 o11
and self-sacrificingly only for a part.
How can any American, in or out of
Congress-, reject this equitable petit
ton?
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Washington's War Record.

lnreW themselves INTO IL WHOle-Hedit-
edly. enthusiastically, f-sacrificingly,
like all other good Americans. They
permitted no selfish interest to hamper
or slacken their patriotic national serv-
ice in war preparedness and in war
work More Washingtonians went as
soldiers to war than were sent by seven
of the states; and nearly as many as
were supplied by several other states
More volunteers enlisted from the
District than from eight States
served in Europe, many casualties We're
suffered, and the bravery of the District
soldiers was commended by the Secre-
tary of War in the honorable mention
order of December, 1913: When the
armistice was signed 17.945 Washing
tonians were under arms in the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps.
Washington made a striking record in
comparison with the states in money
given or loaned or paid in war taxes
protect and comfort our soldiers and
sailors-in donations. for instance. to
the Red Cross and the united war drive
and in liberty bond loans.
The District of Columbia has over
subscribed every war. gift and every war
loan. In the third liberty loan, for ex-
ample it was exceeded in percentage of
oversubscr1ption of quota by only three
states, and it headed the list of states
in percentage of population $3.50 who
were bond buyers. More than one in
every three Washingtonians thus bought
third liberty bonds. In the fourth lib
erty loan it's record was even more Won
derful. In the great second Red Cross
waf-fund drive the National Capital was
first among all the states. territories
and cities of the United States in the
combination of both percentage of quota
raised and percentage of contribution to
population. Its total subscriptions for
war gifts and loans from May. 1917, to
December 81, 1918, were S127 7,120,650, as
against its quota of s100. 600. In the
internal revenue war taxes for the fiscal
year ending June 30 last the District
contributed s12.S62. .474.0S. exceeding in
Evening star., 1919-04-08
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Americans of the continental and con-
. 7tiguous United States.
In respect to the 100000 Americans
Sof the District representation II di-
v0rced from taxation and soldier serv-
j ice. We bear all the national burdens
of citizens of a state in national taxes.
, in subsection to national laws and as
J national soldiers sent to war. In gen.
uine representative government rights
. and obligations are inseparably we'd
ded.- We meet fully the national obli-
cation. We bear cheerfully our share
of the national burden. We are en-
titled to all vital national rights and
privileges.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Col. Stureill Goes TO Fort Sill.

Col. Walter 8. SturgiIl, field artil-
lery. recently on duty in the Office of
the chief of field artillery, War De-
partment, has been assigned to duty
1t tho School Of Fire for Field Artii p.
1ery at Fort SILL Okla .....-...- --.s.. ge
Evening star., 1919-04-08
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States Civ
ing to Congress the power to ex-
tend the right Of suffrage to resi-
dents Of the District Of Columbia.
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United
bled (two-thirds Of each House con-
curing therein). That the following
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States be proposed for ratifi-
cation by the legislatures Of tho sew
eral states. which. when ratified by
the legislatures Of three-fourths of
the states. shall be valid as q part of
said Constitution; namely. insert at
Evening star., 1919-04-08
ssth CONGRESS. First Session.
II. J. Res. %.
3. J. Res. "a.

M THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
TIVES,
April %, 1917,
Joint resolution, which was referred
to the committee on the judiciary and
ordered to be printed.
IN THE SENATE
introduced by Mr.. Chamberlain May
IL. 1917. and referred to the commit
tee on the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Fitness for Representation Now.

We are 1T I'm numbers. Intelligence
md resources to enjoy these national
rights and privileges of citizens Of a
state.
We are American citizens assem-
bled ''in sufficient numbers in a linn
tied space" and meet all the terri
torial requirements of the community
about to be admitted to full statehood.
The District exceeds In population
six Of the existing states, according
to the national census.
1t exceeds in population every new
state in the Union at the time Of its
admission except Oklahoma.
The community In intelligence, In
public spirit, patriotic devotion, In
every distinctive American character
tstfc n unsurpassed in the United
States.
Who contends that these 100000
Americans are not as intelligent, as
patriotic, as philosophical, as Amer
ican in short, as the same number OF
Americans anywhere else in . the
United States. or as the smaller num-
Der of Americans collected in six of the
states?
What new state has ever been ad-
mitted to the Union which at the time
of admission had so large. so intelli-
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Confers Honor and Power.

This distinctive American privilege
decorates the American with badge
of honor and arms him with power.
Its lack SlurS the WaShingtonian as
UNIT and defective. and slurs the ma
tion as in this respect un-American
and fmpOtent.
equitable in itself and compulsory in
accordance with American principles
and traditions.
1t gives to residents of the District
rights and privileges which. under
! our scheme of government, belong to
all who pay national taxes and fight
N national soldiers.
1t gives to residents of the District
. self-prOtectinE power in the national
councils which is denied to the resi-
the mainland and contiguous United
States from Maine to Texas and from
New York to California
This status, this right, this privilege,
to be desired by the resident of the
District.
National representation of the Dis
trict will remove from the nation the
shame of impotency and from Wash
instonians the slur of unfitness.
1t will proclaim to the world that
the great republic is as devoted to
the principles of representative gov
ernment and as capable of enforcing
them as other republics with capitals
Mexico. Brazil and Argentina These
nations have not found themselves
impotent to give full national repre-
sentation to the people of their cap
itals.
1t will proclaim to the world that
the people of Washington are as fit
to participate in national representa-
tive government as the people of Rio,
Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Wash
inston will cease to be the only cap-
ital in all the world whose people.
slurred as tainted or defective. are
unworthy to enjoy the same national
representation as that enjoyed by all
other cities of the nation.
Washington will cease to be the
only American community-numer
Gus. intelligent, prosperous. public
spirited and patriotic-in all the ex-
panse of continental and contiguous
United States whose fitness to exer-
else national privileges as well as to
bear national burdens is denied.
Evening star., 1919-04-08
Grant Us What We Need and Deserve

gent and so thoroughly American
population as the District? What new
state, at the time of admission, meas
ured as to its taxable resources, was
raising so much in local taxes, and
contributing so much in national
taxes, as the District of Columbia
The District today is contributing in
national taxes, to be disbursed by
legislature in which it is not repre-
sented, a greater amount absolutely
than twenty-five of the states and a
greater amount per capita than thirty
six of the states.
The District in war has responded
ash enthusiastically and effectively to
the call to arms as any other Amer
lean community. Washingtonlans
have risked life and shed their blood
in every national war. To preserve
the Union the first volunteers came
from The capital and Washingtonians
supplied greater percentage of
troops in excess of their quota than
nearly every state in the Union. In
the war with Spain they sent to Cuba
a fine regiment exceeding their quota
in numbers. The same response was
made when the summons to the Mex
lean border came. At that time the
percentage of men of military age
enrolled in the organized militia was
greater in the District than in any
state of the Union. Washington sent
more soldiers to the border than
twenty-five of the states.