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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
Proposed National
 Conservatory of Music.

I6NHE bill introduced in the United 0 States Senate by Senator Dun can Fletcher of Florida providing for a great conservatory of music under government auspices, with five branches conveniently distributed, is naturally attracting attention in the musical world and causing discussion in congressional circles. 1 The proposition meets with favor in Washington, but if the measure is adopted it must be amended in several particulars. The bill as now drawn would withdraw all government sVn bort at the end of ten years, on the theory that the institution would be lself-sustaining by that time. But there should always be government
 connection for the sake of prestige Tiff nothing else.
 The bill needs amending in severa
 respects to make clear just what re
 lation the governmeht would bear tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
RARE BuRDs

From the Baltimore American. A Pennsylvania town is searching for
 two men perfect socially. financially ana morally But like the ancient city that combed itself for ten just men. they arc stiI searching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
and Cressida.

-TroiIus and Cressida.
 BEGINNING THE DAN-O great Physician. cure this nervous unwh- Iingness to rest. Is It an over wrought brain or is it fear to lace myself and Thee: Do dread to see my life settle on it's lees that l may actually take accounting of it. Am I afraid of the quiet look: Am I uncomfortable before the face Of God. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
A coNrENTED ANGLER.

A CONTENTED ANGLER. 'I very seldom catch a fish, Remarked Augustus Caesar Bish, But when a chaps in need of rest, Of all the sports it is the best I drop my line where the waters deep, Pull down my hat and go to sleep. Lulled by the murmurs of the breeze, On the soft greensward take mine ease And care not if, from morn to night, fish and never get bite"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
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DRY GOLF

From the Kansas City Star.
 After June 80 the skeptics who have doubted just how much golf was played Tor the game's sake will have chance to prove their point Or remain forever silent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
CLEAR THINKING

From. the Brooklyn Eagle.
 A Pittsburg, Pa. court refuses incor- rbration to an anti-tobacco league on tho round that its purposes are anti-social. 1ti possible to see stFaight. even n Pittsbufe. if your sosgis lensss azs Q. \.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
National Educational Association To Meet

.0fS HE national educational aSSOcla-
 O tion holds it's annual meeting this year at Milwaukee, beginning to- morrow and ending on the sixth of July.
 It is one of the largest organizations in the United States and next to the presidential conventions it's gatherings bring together more people than any other body-often as many as forty thousand educators being enrolled. University and college presidents and professors and superintendents and teachers of the public schools are all eligible to membership and the Milwaukee meeting promises to be ex- ceptionally large.
 The programmes are always full of interest. The papers read and the discussions heard on the forthcoming
 occasion will be chiefly on the after
 the-war adjustments of school work.
 Other topics will be treated, of course, lbut the relation of pedagogy to civics,
 vocational education and American ideals will receive the widest atten- Ition and men and women of distinction : will be heard in addresses at once practical and Illuminating.
 Milwaukee is one of those cities
 where the German-American element
 is dominant. During the war it was {
 center of German propaganda. IT
 many of the public schools not a wore Iof English was spoken-only German In the German districts not a chilt had been taught our familiar patriotic songs. Even the Star-Spangled Ban ner" was unknown. It goes withou saying that all this will be changed Milwaukee must be thoroughly Ameri canized and the educational meetin, 7 will help bring about this effect. As a useful part of education Ger ! man will be included in all high schoc 3 courses in large cities and perhaps i ] some of the lower grades. But neve : more must the English languauge b
 excluded, mo matter how strong tn n foreign element may be. The wonder h that "all German" was tolerated i ;. Milwaukee or in any other city g o long as it was.
 d Milwaukee is clean, handsome an l. hospitable city. It is, moreover, d' y lightful city to visit, regardless of u e iquestion of beer.
 e Birmingham will be represented ; IS the meeting by Dr. J. H. Phillips, s, y perintendent of public schools, ar 1T doubtless by others. Alabama shou Il be largely represented. Every teach'
 in love with his or her profession ca
 but receive far-reaching benefit |
 listening to the symposiums of u
 educators in convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
TAKING NO CHANGES.

TAKING NO CHANGES.
 Heres a striking autmobile advertise ment"
 Take it away, take it away!" cried the man who is in the market for car. What's the matter" i've decided what make of car want. 1 If I read any more advertisements I may have all my figuring to do over again.- r ONE DISADVANTAGE. Let poets warble songs of June. Their plaudits fling; I find no music in the tune | Mosquitoes sing. l MENACE OF BOISHEvIsM.
 .Henry. the new cook wants to know | if we have any objections to her at- tending meetings two or three times week.
 "Of course not"
 ~An right. I'll tell her.
 -Fr-wait a minute Finds out what l kind of meetings they are. we oon want anybody about here who believes in shouting. 'Hurrah for Lenine and Trotzky-'
 | LIFE IS so COMPLICATED. ..Be easy on me, your honor. I've got wife and nine children to support" You have the wife and nine children. but there's no evidence to show that you've ever contributed a dollar to their support
 '.Too true, sir; too true. That's duty that has been staring me in the face for years and vet, strange as it may seem, I never could get around to it."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
HATES TO .RING OFF"

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The woman who is the life Of the party h sometimes little too ready to bs the load Of the party line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
SOME EXCITEMENT LEFT

From the Montgomery Advertiser. < { What with Villa and Carrauza, Willard and Dempsey. the Peace Conference and
 the republican Senate. we need not be so pesslmistic IS to expect . dull svmpeF; {
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
ALREADY WRITTEN.

ALREADY WRITTEN. Will the league of nations have ar international anthemr' T have song in mind that might dt
 when all the nations sign up.'' What is itT' Hail, Hail. the Gangs An Here'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
wHAT-Is-lT NOT LURED TO DEATl

wHAT-Is-lT NOT LURED TO DEATH New York Correspondent Pittsburg
 Dispatch.
 Prof. Richard Lynch Garner, com
 piler of the only extant dictionary oi
 monk eydom, denies that he killed tho
 "what-Is-It?" Prof. Garner returned
 10 days ago from Africa. He said a
 grave injustice had been done him by
 reports that he was the slayer of
 aCulu Gamba." the ape which stood
 high enough in the scale of inteli'-
 eence to set it long stride ahead of the gorilla and chimpanzee tribes. It really constituted the mysterious "What-Is-It" of science. More than five feet in height and weighing 145 pounds, this animal belonged to a tr!ba of exceptionally sagacious apes in- habiting the basin of the Lake Fer nandez on the west coast of Africa Prof. Gamers assistant, c. R. As chemeier, taxidermist of the Smith sonian institute. came across lone specimen of the Culu Gamba, and as no one takes unnecessary risks in thai section of the globe. the shoot mar limmediately put bullet through Cult Gamba's heart.
 There's no truth in the statement said Prof Garner. "that I lured :ht ape by uttering the cry by which tLs fmales of that species axe summoned b, ltheir mates. T was many miles ava, at that tina"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

A CHECK ON NovICEs.
 Do you suppose the approaching drouth will have any effect on golf?"
 Well" replied Mir Dubwaite, people keep on playing it, because there's no cure. but dare say the knowledge that there is nothing stronger in country club cellar than soda pop and ginger ale will keep a lot of people from learning how to play golf who might have become devotees of the grand old game"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
-~-,..1r - ,,,,raou 9o7 Hibbs build

Washington bureau, POT Hibbs build Ing. - .4.ao+
 European bureau, 10 klng s'ree'' Covent Garden, London, w. C' .,,
 Eastern business office, World build Inc New York city; western business office Tribune building, Chicago The $. c. Beckwith Special Agency, agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

Blind fear, that seeing reason leads' finds safer footing than blind reason stumbling, without fear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
A MISNOMER.

A MISNOMER. There's nothing in name, you know. 5 I'm convinced of that" "YesT' "The most expert 'shimmy' dancer ir our burg is named Violet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
the conservatory.

the conservatory.
 According to Musical America, many persons seem to favor semi official connection such as is enjoyed by the Smithsonian institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
EXPENSES

EXPENSES From the Everett Herald. Rich man. twin six. Poor man, six twins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

No communication will be published without its authors name. Relecteu manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, nostoffice as second class matter, un- der act of Congress, March s. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

Let poets warble songs of June, Their plaudits fling; I find no music in tha tune Mosquitoes sing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

Bernard Gribble. commissioned by the American government to paint the sur render of the German fleet, was at work when the pestiferous Teutons scuttled his models" The report that MT. Grib- ble was annoyed" is probably no exag- geration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-27

i've decided what make of car I want. If read any more advertisements I may have all my figuring to do over again"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
AMERICANS AND LAPS ORGANIZE STOCK BANK

TOXIC, June 12 (by maiD D.-Prep- 'arations for the establishment of a joint stock bank by American and Japanese capitalists have been favor ably progressing, and the formal an nouncement of it's organization will be made before long.
 The project was first suggested by bankers of California when Baron Me- gata visited the United States last year. The movement is interesting bankers and capitalists on both sides of the Pacific as the first attempt to- wards a joint stock bank between American and Japanese bankers. . YOKAHAMA June 29 (by maiD D.- Prices of all grades of raw silk, which dropped disastrously with the begin ming of the war, have since mounted far above the high tide of the last ten years Japan exported $190,000,000 worth of raw silk last year, it was an .nounced.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS

of age shall be subject to the terms of this ordinance.
 Sec. 7. A canine shall be deemed to be running at large within the meaning hereof whenever found, with out the consent of the owner of the premises, upon premises other than those of the person owning, or having charge or control of, such canine; or whenever found upon any of the pub lie streets, thorOughfares, sidewalks, parks or other public places within said town of COrdova, unless the ami nal be at the time under leash or under the direct and continuous con- trol of the person having said animal in charge.
 Sec. 8. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and particularly Section 1 of Ordinance No. 21, are hereby repealed.
 Sec g. This ordinance shall become effective and in force from and after the date of it's passage and approval, and shall be published once in the COrdova Daily Times.
 (SeaD w. H. CHASE, Mayor. Attest:
 H, I. LEWIS, Acting Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
SOMMERSL0SES
 IN AUTO RACE :.
 ATFAIRBANKS
(FrOm Fairbanks Citizen)


 Differences in opinion produce auto races as we'll as horse races, cock fights and other sports too numerous to mention. Such a difference brought about race last night at Exposition park between Bob Sommers, territo- rial mine inspector and labor commis sioner, and one Thomas A. Marquam, attorney at law. -
 The difference arises from the fact that Bob believes that he can beat Tom in any old race just as long as his machine functions properly, and. Tom is equally confident that any time he runs against Bob the latter is gO-. ing to take second money. This state of mind has prevailed for at least two years, in fact since the race bug Init the Interior.
 Most Fairbanksans remember the race between these two men at Ex- position park on Labor day, 1917, when Bob, in the lead, responded to flag and stopped his machine, thinking that the race was won. After he discov- cred his mistake he took up the race again, but was unable to overtake his opponent.
 Since that time there hasn't been an opportunity to try conclusions until last night. The principals have been ribbing up the contest since MT. Son. mers arrived, last Saturday night, and securing George HainZinger's car yes terday evening, Bob tried his luck again.
 The race was for ten miles, twenty laps around the track. MT. Marquam won, his time being 23 minutes 33 IS seconds. Bob's time was 23 minutes 52 2-5 seconds. Charles Thompson was official timekeeper. Although run without notice, about fifty people were in the grandstand to watch the event.
 Bob took the lead in the second lap and held it until about three-quarters of the race was run. His machine frightened up at that time and MT. Mar guam drew into the lead and was never headed.
 The result of the race leaves each man still convinced that he is the better race driver of the two. So they are going to try it again, and if pos sible with stripped cars. The next race will be held Sunday afternoon at the park. A ball game is scheduled at 2:30 p. m. Sunday for the benefit of the Memorial Gymnasium fund, and after the game the race will take
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
ORDINANCE NO. 52


 An ordinance of the town of Cordova, Alaska, prohibiting canines from running at large within the incor- porate limits of said town; declar- ing it to be a misdemeanor to allow canines to run at large, and prescrib- ing a penalty for violation hereof; providing for the impounding of can- ines found running at large, and for the release of canines impOunded; defining what shall constitute run ming at large; and repeating all or dinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith.
 Be it ordained by the common council of the Town of CordOva, Alaska:
 Section l. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any canine owned by him or under his care or charge or control to run at large within the in- corporated limits of the Town of Cor dova, Alaska.
 Sec. Z. Any person allowing any canine to run at large in violation of the foregoing section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punish able by a fine of not to exceed twenty five dollars, or by imprisonment for not to exceed ten days, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the judge or magistrate.
 Sec. 3. It is hereby declared to be the duty of the chief of police and of his assistants duly appointed, to i'm pound all canines found running at large within the incorporate limits of the Town of COrdova, and to keep them impounded until released or killed under the terms of this ordi- nance.
 Sec. 4 Any person owning any canine impOunded under the authority of this ordinance, or desiring to re- lease any such animal from the pound, may secure the release of such canine by paying the town treasurer the sum of two dollars, together with twenty five cents for each day that such ami nal shall have been impOunded.
 Sec. 5. Any canine impounded un- der the authority of this ordinance shall be kept impounded for ten days; :; and at the end of said time, if the animal shall not have been released under the foregoing section, the chief of police shall cause the animal to be killed.
 Sec. 6. No canine under one year
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
NOTICE OF HEARING ON FINAL
 ACCOUNT

In the United States Commissioners
 Court, Territory of Alaska, Third
 Division, Cordova Precinct, in Pro-
 bate.-In the matter of the Estate
 of John King, deceased.-No. 113.
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned administrator of the estate of John King, deceased, has filed in the above court his final account; and that Monday, the 18th day of October, 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m., at the office of said court, is the time and place for the settlement of said final ac- count, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writing to the said account, and contest the same. H. I. O'NEILL.
 First publication, July 15, 1919.
 Last publication, Aug. 12, 1919.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


 In the United States Commissioners Court in and for Cordova Precinct, Territory of Alaska.-In Probate. In the matter of the Estate of Michael James Costello, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned, administrator of the estate of Michael James Costello, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said de- ceased, to exhibit them, with the nec- essary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this mo- tice, to the said administrator at the office of Frank H. Foster, at Cordova, Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate. WILLIAM HAYES,
 Administrator. July 8-5w
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28
PUBLIC HEALTH NOTICE

The city scavenger has been in to remove and destroy all barrels and other wooden receptacles which are being used for garbage pur- poses, and the ordinance which pro- vides for a regulation covered metal garbage can will be rigidly enforced. These cans may be procured at any of the local tin shops.
 DIR. w. H. CHASE,
 City Health Officer. Dated July 21, 1919. St
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28

place Details of the latter will be announced later, including cars to be used, timekeepers and other race of ficials.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28

Shoe repairing at red cabin, Ocean dock. Half-soling, $2.00 Dimon Nick aloff. P. o. Box 986.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-07-28

LONDON, June 29 (by maiD The president of the Board of Trade has recommended to King George that a silver medal be awarded to Lieutenant Ross P. Whitmarsh of the United States navy for gallantry in life-sav- ing when the British steamer Dwinsk was sunk by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic ocean about a year ago.
 Lieutenant Whitmarsh was in charge of lifeboat in which nineteen British subjects took refuge. The boat encountered a cyclone, but the lieutenant brought her through it safely and the record states that his bravery and devotion saved the lives of all.
The Washington times., 1919-05-23
'LABOR'S TRIUMPH
CARVED IN MARBLE

The Triumph of Labor" is the title
of an interesting marble now on ex-
hibition in the Corcoran Gallery Of
Art 1t is the work OF L. F. Roslyn,
a British artist. and has been awarded
a medal by the Royal Academy of
Art of Great Britain.
Two years ago il was presented to
the American Federation of Labor
by the British Trades Union Congress
Owing to the war it was never sent
to this country. Samuel Gompers on
his recent arrival from his trip over
seas brought the marble with him.
The central figure of the marble is
symbolic of labor's triumph. The
victory is represented by a male ig
ure, standing on a dying octopus, its
tantacles extending. In the rear of the
figure an endless procession passes,
and on either side are symbols of the
various trades.
The marble will be removed in two
weeks to Atlantic City. where the
of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor will be held. 1t will
finally be given a place of honor in
the executive room of the federation's
headquarters here.
The Washington times., 1919-05-23
"GIRLIE," 71,TELLS
Of FOUR HUSBANDS

Los ANGELES. May 2S.-Fashion-
ably goUned women who thronged
Judge Rives's court yesterday. heard
Mrs. Clara Baldwin Stoker, daughter
or the late +. J. CLucky') Baldwin,
heircss to S2O.OOO.OOO, relate her ex-
periences with four husbands, two
business managers and Gavin McNab,
San Francisco lawyer, who, she said,
called her grille"
Mrs. Stoker was called to the wit
ness stand when the suit of Albert
Snyder. her son by a second marriage,
who alleges she is incompetent to
handle her vast estate, came to trial.
More than fifty witnesses have been
summoned to testify, included being
Snyder's half sister, Mrs. Rosebud
MuIIender. Mrs. Stocker's daughter by
q third marriage. who will probably
be a witness against her mother.
Mrs Stoker was garbed in black
satin and diamonds. She was plainly
nervous She said she was born in
New York in 1S4S, which would make
her age seventy-one years, although
she presented the appearance OF .
woman OF fifty.
Mrs. Stoker said her first husband
she married too long ago to remem-
Der whether they were separated by
death or divorce At first her cousin,
Mr.. Thrush, managed her estate at
81 900 a month salary, she said, but
later she employed Muddy" her SON.
in-law. at $3.50 a month. But he
didn't know as much about il as
two-year-old," the witness stated.
The Washington times., 1919-05-23
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
NANESCHAIRNEN

Announcement. OF the election OF
ohsirmen ofEths various sbbcommit-
tees Of the Columbia Heights Citizens
Association,ssgS tnade last night at
a meeting oftne executive committee
or the ASSOCIATION at the home Of
W. B. TODD chairman.
". l. SoleauysEill be chairman OF
the committee or streets and alleys;
Arthur RssHAFkGpmmittee on educa-
ton and schools; A. J.-CaIrico. public
health; J. n. Fitzpatrick. parks and
lawns; W. 1. SwafJ30n, public utilities;
l. G. Weld, membership and enter
tainment7J - C2Ho1ght ton. recrea ton
and smbs Ghents9 and Frederick J.
Rice, committee on low and IegisIa-
tiou.
The next meeting Of the associa-
tion Is scheduled for June }.
The Washington times., 1919-05-23
LIVES IN
STARCH CO. BLAST

CEDAR RAPIDS. Iowa May 2S-
Ten persons are known TO have lost
their lives when a dust explosion
wrecked the starch plant of the
Douglas Company here last night.
When a check up OF employees was
completed this morning. it was
learned four men out of the night
shift Of LOG were missing and be-
Heved to be buried in the ruins.
Scores were injured by flying
debris. Fourteen are in hospitals,
while others. suffering minor cuts
and bruises. were treated and sent
to their homes.
Eight bodies were taken from the
blazing ruins last night, and two men
died in hospitals shortly after being
rescued from the wreckage. Nearly
all the victims are foreigners.
The injured being treated at hos
pitfalls were mostly cut by flying
glass and crushed by flying timbers
1t is thought some of them may die.