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The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
ROAD BUILDERS
 TOBECUESTSOF BUSINESS MEN

The Chamber of Commerce meets tonight in the Northland club rooms, in honor of Colonel John w. GotWals, late of the American Expeditionary Forces in France, and now head of the Alaska Road Commission, the place formerly held by General w. P. Richardson. Colonel Gotwals brings to his new position peculiar fitness for the work, an unremitting interest in promoting it, and a newborn fond ness for Alaska, which makes him de- sire nothing but the good of the whole Territory.
 Colonel Gotwals was one of the first of the Americans to reach France in 1917, spending over two years at the fsOnt, in positions of danger, and making a proud record. His asso- ciates speak of him as a man who does things, and one who brings an alert intelligence to all problems which confront him. The work before him in Alaska is one of the greatest usefulness, and one which gives him an opportunity to imprint his name on the Territory as the well-beloved General Richardson has done through the naming of the Fairbanks Road as the Richardson trail.
 Colonel Gotwals has impressed all who have met him as fine type of American and a competent and eff cient engineer In order that all the people of Cordova may have a chance to meet him and discuss the road needs of the Territory the meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce this evening is public one, and all the people of C0rdova are invited to come and meet the Colonel J. M. Myers who is representative of the Bureau of Agriculture and associated with Colonel Gotwals in the road work will also be present. If the North. western brings Major Waugh the ex. head of the Road Commission, it is hoped that Major Waugh will be pres ent and attend the conference.
 The meeting will be at 8:30 o'clock and will be informal.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
MANY BRANCH BANKS BEING
 ESTABLISHED

SHANGHAI, May 12 (by Associated Press).-A system of Chinese-Ameri- can banks with proposed branches in the United States is now being put into operation in a number of Chinese cities. The new institution, the Chi e-American Commercial and h. dustrial Bank of China, has grown out of a recent interchange of visits to America and China of leading Ameri- can and Chinese f1nanciers. Follow ing the opening in February of the main bank of the system in China at Picking, steps were taken in March to open branch bank at Shanghai and others, it is said, will be started with out delay in Canton, Hankow, Tien- tsin and Chengtu.
 J. A. Thomas, formerly managing director of the British-American To- bacco Company in Shanghai, and Hsu En-yuan, Chinese fnancier, are vice presidents of the institution. MT. Thomas said the new system would be in complete operation this week.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
SWEEPING INSTRUCTIONS TONAVY
 BY PRESIDENT 0N ENTERING WAR
 ARE MADE PUBLIC BY DANIELS

WASHINGTON, May 12 (by Asso- ciated Press), The instructions of President Wilson to the officers of the Atlantic fleet, delivered in person on board the flagship Pennsylvania on August II, 1917, and hitherto unpub- lished, were made public yesterday by secretary Daniels in his testimony be- fog the senate committee which is in- westigating awards of naval honors.
 Mir. Daniels said these instructions showed that a bold, vigorous policy was outlined for the navy. To throw tradition to the winds, to strike the word prudent" from the navy's vo- cabulary, and to do the things that were audacious to the utmost point of risk and daring, were among the high lights of the Presidents instructions.
 President Wilson expressed dissat- isfaetion with the progress that had sseen made toward crushing the sub
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12

marine menace. "Never mind prece dents," he said. You must do new and successful things not heretofore attempted by the British" The Ameri- can, he said, was the prize amateur, while Germany was the prize profes- sionaI, and he backed the amateur.
 SIMS DELAYED PROGRESS
 Secretary Daniels charged that the North sea mine barrage was delayed for six months by Admiral Sims, who sided with the British in opposition to the plan.
 The charges of Admiral Sims that the navy was unprepared for war he declared to be unfounded, and he said a close comradeship existed between the British and American navies.
 Secretary Daniels asserted that President Wilson's vision established the fact that he was in advance of some of the officers who are vocal now but were silent then"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
ADNlRALBOAT
 WELFARE MEN
 TOANCHORACE

SEATTLE, May 12 (by Associated Press).-The steamship Admiral Good rich has been engaged by the Alaskan engineering commission for 9. trip to Anchorage with supplies and labor CTS. She will sail on Friday with a cargo of steel rails, bridge timbers, ties and miscellaneous merchandise. She will take about one hundred men for construction work.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
ALL PRAISE BE GIVEN
 THIS PROLIFIC HEN

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Moscow, May 12 (by Associated Press. s).-Prof- iteers in eggs would have their diffi- cuItiese if all hens were as industri- ously prolific as Ida U., white Orping- ton bullet owned by the poultry de- partment of the University of Idaho. Two eggs a day on six different days and 52 eggs in 49 days is this extraor- dinary hens carefully ly-authenticated record, the university announces.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
MAKING IT TOUGHER
 FOR ATHLETIC STUDENTS

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, May 12 (by Associated Press) ).-Stan- ford has abolished those "pipe courses" largely taken by students so busy with athletic or social affairs they had no time for study. Require ments in fine arts and other classes, wherein it used to be easy to "get by" have been frightened.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
SUGAR PLANTATIONS
 OF HAWAII VALUABLE

HONOLULU, May 12 (by Associ- ated Press) Sugar plantations in the Hawaiian islands are valued at $132,- 315,OOO, according to the 1920 assess ment figures just made public.
 Assessments for 1920 show an in crease in valuation approximately esti- mated by Tax Assessor Charles T. Wilder to be s17,575,oOO over these of 1919.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
MISSIONARY IS
 MURDERED BY
 ALASKA YOUTH

SEATTLE, May 12 (by Associated Press).-A radio report from Nome says that A. R. Hoare, an Episcopal missionary, was shot and killed by James Mcguire, aged IS years, at Port Hope, while travelling to Point Barrow
 The father of the boy arrested his son, who is supposed to be insane, and brought him to Candle.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
MAY SEND WARSHIP
 AND MARINES TO BATUM
 TOPROTECT AMERICANS

WASHINGTON, May 12 (by Asso- ciated Press).-A resolution requesting the President to send a warship and marines to Baum, on the Black sea, to protect American lives and prop erty, was reported unanimously yes- terday by the seante committee on foreign relations.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12

MT. HoWells was born in 1887 in Ohio, and in his youth was engaged in newspaper work in that state. He was United States consul at Venice from 1861 to 1865, and on his return was connected with several New York newspapers, and with the Boston At lantic Monthly, becoming editor of that magazine about 1871. He was the recognized leader of the realistic school, and his works describing fa- miliar incidents and details of ordi- nary everyday life in America have been both popular and influential. He published a campaign Life of Lin coin" in 1860 and Poems by Two Friends (Howells and Piatt). Others of his works are:
 "Venetian Life," Their Wedding Journey" "The Lady of the Aroos- took" "A Modern Instance" ," "A Wom- ans Reason" 'The Rise of Silas Lap ham," "The Ministers Charge" "A Hazard of New Fortunes, The Land lord of Lions Head" "Certain Delight full English Towns" the farces Out of the Question" and "The Mouse trap;" Poems" Literary Friends and Acquaintances." "Heroines in Fiction" "Literature and Life" Lon don Films" Between the Dark and the Daylight" ," 'Fennel and Rue" and Imaginary Interviews" ."
 For many years MT. Howells has been the editor of Harper's Magazine.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
INTERIOR TOWNS HAVE 800 CASES OF FLU
INTERIOR TOWNS ARE IN GRIP OF
 EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZA, WHICH
 ISRESPONSIBLEFO MANYDEATHS

12 Associated Northwestern di the city receipt
  population being eight  Fairbanks physicians two and is shortage o medicine.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
RECOGNITION IS ASKED BY
 NEW REGIME

FL PASO, Texas, May 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-The Leader says that he new regime in Mexico will welcome foreign capital, and has promised pro- lection to life and property, the insti- tuition of reforms, the prohibition of gambling, and the abolition of saloons
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12

mittee yesterday, and was followed by MT. Georgeson, who is in charge of the governments agricultural ex- perimental stations in Alaska.
 Nathan Eckstein of Schwabacher Bros. of this city, wholesale grocers, discussed trade and shipping facii- ties.
 c. R. Vause, mining man, yester- day morning told of conditions in the Susitna country.
 John N. Cobb, head of the depart ment of fisheries, University of Wash ington, and representatives of the chambers of commerce of Juneau, Seward, Nome and Fairbanks, were heard yesterday afternoon.
 The hearings are executive, and nothing will be given out until ths committee has submitted it's report te Washington.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
WANTS RECOGNITION

WASHINGTON, May 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) 1.-The revolutionary gov ernment. in Mexico will ask immediate recognition by the United States gov ernment.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12

Big game is plentiful in the Ram part country this year, and several of the miners have been out procuring meat
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, May 12.-Prices for Ash on May Il were: Halibut, frsts, SEC; seconds, 617c.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12

P. c. Lynch, a well-known old-timer, is busily engaged these days in plan ming the establishment of a roadhouse at Roosevelt, gateway to the Kan tishna district, in anticipation of a large volume of travel during the com ing summer, by way of the river route.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-05-12
": D. HOWELLS DIES AT HOME
 METROPOLIS

NEW YORK, May 12 (by Associated Press) William Dean Howells, the noted American noevIist, critic and poet, died at his home in this city yes terday, after a short illness. He was 83 years old.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

the war yesterday. English liberals
have been hopeless about any prospect
OF turning the present peace OF VEN
justice and cooperation while America
has been arguing herself out of all re-
sponsibility in the matter. The indif-
ference and ambition of France and
Italy stood in the way, as much as
the already too ~exaoting world respon-
slbilities OF England, Only the partici-
patton OF America in the peace can
strengthen the hands of English, French
and Italian liberals who for some time
have been forced into silence. and the
domestic cutlery against England as
suming any further international obi.
cations will be hushed by the assurance
of American cooperation. The revision
Of the treaty by the league OF nations
and the regeneration OF the conquered
peoples are growing heavy on the con-
science of England today. II is be-
lieved that they will become live and
fruitful issues in America Immediately
the treaty Ia ratified.
There is no confirmation here OF the
contradictory report that Niscount
Grey is returning because he believes
the treaty is dead. He Is said, on the
contrary. TO have been much disturbed
by recent comments on America by per-
sons Of high authority here, particularly
one comparing Australia with the Unit
ed States, aud to he coming home with
some very definite ideas about the Eng
fish attitude toward the American treaty
situation and American affairs in gem
eral,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

Seven thousand persons each year
are laid away--the burial certificate be-
ing marked Rupture" whyg Because
the unfortunate ones had neglected
themselves or had been merely taking
care OF the sign (swelling) Of the affllc-
ton and paying no attention to the
cause. What are you doing? Are you
negleoting yourself by wearing q truss,
appliance, or whatever name you choose
10 call II? AT best. the truss is only
a makeshift-a false prop against a coli
lapsing wall-and can not be expected
support The binding pressure retards
blood circulation, thus robbing the
weakened muscles OF that which they
need most-nourishment.
But science has found a way, and
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The PLAPAo PAD when adhering
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Learn how to close the hernial OPEN
ing as nature intended so the rupture
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the information necessary. adv.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
ENGLAND UNEASY
ABOUT J.. s. DELAY
America Slow to Enter War
and Seeks to Shift Peace
Responsibility.
BY x. WALTER.

LONDON. Jan. 5 (By Reciprocal News
Service. THE gloomiest year of these
five war years ended on an optimistic
note. due largely to reports now coming
from America that n compromise on
the peace treaty is assured within a
few weeks. Even those who have de-
nounced the treaty terms as a rot
ton peace were beginning to get bitter
about American delay because only by
ratifying it can there be set up the one
authority which has power to modify
the terms-that Is, the league Of ma
items.
America was so slow IN coming into
the war hat thousands of soldiers died
unnecessarily; now she is so slow in
coming into the peace that thousands
of women and children are going to be
sacrificed without reason This In
effect Is what is being said in liberal
and humanitarian circles where Amer
lean neutrality was considered viz
tuous In 1916 and where denunciation OF
the peace terms has been and still is
strongest. The women and children re-
ferred to are the German and Austrian
people whose suffering has been steadi-
~ Increasing since the end of the war
Private effort here. concentrating in
the fight-the.faminc council and tho
save-the-children agitation. has done all
it Could to meet the heartrending de-
mands Of the conquered peoples. But
the problem was always too big to be
met by private effort and now il has
c%utgrown anything that any single ma
ton can do, The situation In Central
Europe has one far beyond the scope
OF remedial charity and wen govern
mcnt officials nave now come round to
the view that before making Germany
pay the allies will have to help her to
live and find her an honest Job, They
will ave to help materially in rebuild
ing the industrial machinery which
Teuton milltarism threw into the wreck
Of Prussian ambition.
But even with the British govern
ment. or h best part OF 1t. converted
to the economic realities Of the Euro
pean situation-with every thinking man
and wOma convinced hat Germany
n Austria must be helped to their
Industrial feet If they are to escape the
most terrible famine and epidemic
known in histOry-even so the situa-
ton is 50 delicate while America re-
mains neutral, that LITTLE can be done.
In France there is a formidable minor
ity who deliberately want Germany and
Austria TO be devastated by famine
and disease. This attitude can per-
haps only be understood by those who
have seen the devastation Of Northern
France. But 1t is economically an un-
sound attttude--it is quite definitely not
10 the advantage of civilization tina
million women and children
should be killed off, Morally the propo-
Gttton IL untenable. But to attack il.
We are told, is to attack the honor and
security Of France.
Once again 1t is Americas moral
that is wanted 20 win the
peace today, as 1t was needed to win
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
TO CREATE INTEREST IN
MERCHANT MARINE

NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-For the pur-
nose of creating nation wide interest
in the development of the American
merchant marine, a series of demon
STATIONS showing marine our of
the country, will begin here April u
and last one week, it was announced
today by the National Marine league,
According to P. II. w. Ross. presi-
dent of the leag lie, the demonstrations
will consist Of parades. dinners, at
which prominent marine authorities
will be speakers, expositions of ship
models and exhibits of cargo handling
and shipping devices. John Barton
Payne, chairman of the United States
shipping board; Secretary Of Commerce
]. w. Alexander and other men promi-
pent in Americas commercial devel-
opment will be in attendance. While
centering in New YORK the uemonstrt-
ton will be nationwide in scope, it
was added.
The league, according to it's officers,
now has more than 5000 members, in
GLIDING not only prominent steamship
men, hut executive heads of many of
the largest manufacturing. banking and
general business firms in every state
of the union
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
DOCTORS Use
CALOTABS FOR
COLDS AND FLU
Influenza and Grippe, Like Or
binary Colds, Require Gallo
tabs, the Purified and Re-
fined Calomel Tablets
That Are Nausealess,
Safe and Sure.

Physicians and druggists claim that
the great endemic of influenza has con-
clusively demonstrated that the quick.
est relief for a cold and the best pre-
ventive of influenza and pneumonia a
to keep the liver active so that the d.
gestive organs may be in perfect con-
dition. For this purpose Calotabs. the
new nausealess calomel tablets that are
free from the sickening and weakening
effects. is the most thorough and de-
pendable, as well as the most agreeable
laxative.
calotabs have the special advantage
Of not making the patient sick and
weak. as they do not upset the diges-
ton and appetite. One Calotab at bed
time with a swallow OF water-that's
all. No salts, 10 nausea, nor the Slight
est interference with our eatlng, pleas.
ure, or work, Next morning your cold
has vanished, your liver is active, your
system is purified. and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break.
fast,
For your protection, Calotabs are sold
only in original sealed packages, price
thirty-five cents. Sold by all druggists
and your money back if you are not de-
lighted with them. adv,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05

Eeves that. ! have recommended
your medicine 10 several young ladies'
who have all benefited by it. Mrs.
AGNES L. BELLOWS, 500 Lincoln Rd.,
East Rochester, N. Y.
Young women who are troubled
with painful or irregular periods,
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sensations, fainting spells or in
digestion should take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Thous-
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this root and herb remedy.
Write for free and helpful advice
toLydiaE L. PinkhamM Medicine Co. (con-
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gpen, read and answer such letters.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
100000 ROUNDS FIRED
BY MARINES AT PRACTICE

WASHINGTON. d c.. Jan. 5.-Ten
million rounds OF ammunition were fired
by United States marines on rifle ranges
in the last II months. according to the
report Of the inspector OF rifle prac-
tiee, given out today at marine corps
headquarters here.
This is the answer 10 the question:
Why are marines always crack shots ?
which has been asked over and over
again by their opponents at recent
military rifle matches when they saw
the sea soldiers walk away with most
Of the trophies.
Nineteen thousand OF the $1,000 men
who fired qualified as marksmen or
better. In 1919. so far, marines fired
on ranges In 10 foreign countries and
possessions as follows; Irelands Siberia,
China, France, Germany, Cuba, Santo
Domingo, Haiti, tho Azores and Mica
ragua, And IN 10 states, territories and
possessions OF our wi country,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
MISSING HUN BOATS
FOUND IN HOLLAND

ANTWERP, Jan, 5. CBy the Interna-
national News Service THE Belgian
newspaper La Carlton tells a curious
story Of the way in which the Belgian
government succeeded in discovering
the whereabouts of part Of the Ger
MAJ light squadron OF torpedo boats,
submarines, steam launches and other
small craft which were sent by Ger
many from Antwerp to Holland a few
days before the armistice.
Some time ago a Belgian agent at q
Dutch port helped a disguised German
bluejaCket TO embark for America. In
return The German told him that the
hitherto u~ndiscoverable craft were in
dock at Helveotsluis. and handed him
a photograph which he sent to Brussels.
\ fresh demand for the missing craft
was made TO Holland, and when a mega
tive answer was sent the photograph
was produced 1t is expected that the
matter Will now be settled.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
DISABLED YANk IS
TO GET SSOPAY
Sweet Bill Raises His Pension
From $50 Per Month to
Living Sum.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The ap-
preparations committee of the senate
has agreed ITO report the Sweet bill to
the senate. This is the bill that gives
the totally disabled Yank a living com
pensatlon, raising the old compensation
from $50 to $50 a month. Most former
service men will "cld It as the bill that
senator Smoot has allowed TO remain
ton.
The house passed this hill early in
september and II was sent To the ssu-
ate committee, There Il ran up against
every obstruction ''the soldiers friends
OF the Republican party could put in it's
path. In fact they played their trump
cara against it, making 1t a victim OF
qelay and well planned procrastination.
Beng masters IN the art of doing moth
ing the committee decided II could not
report the bill at that time becaiIsc
the league of nations was taking the
tlme or the senate, nevertheless 40 odd
Dllls that did not carry half the imnor-
lance managed to get before the senate
Tor q vote, Then they waited for an
expression of opinion on the part OF
the soldiers themselves. The hmertcan
Legion convention in Minneapolis gave
them to understand that it did not think
IL was necessary for an American c.n-
gress to walt for an expression If opin-
ion from anyone on how to deal With
disabled American service men.
me house had delayed the bill for
months. The house has found it ron
venlent to delay all soldier legislation,
or rather all kinds of legislation tnd
particularly soldier legislation. 1t is
apparent that this is the attitude cf
the members of the senate committees
that will have to deal with all the pro-
posed legislation for the benefit Of the
men who served their country during
the war. ~
The first hearings on the Sweet bill
were heard by the senate COMMITTEES
last week, several months after lis ro-
ception from the house. 1t is now to
come before the senate. 1t viii rrol,-
ABLY be a month, maybe several months
before 1t will be acted on and then il
must go to conference. Meanwhile men
WIN TWO or more limbs gone, both eyes
shot out, virulent tuberculosis and gas
eases-these are the kind Of mon who
nave suffered from congrass' 'nlcs!on
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-05
MAN THOUGHT DEAD
RETURNS WITH RICHES

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan, 5. (By In
ternational News Service Twenty
three years ago John Baer trekked from
the little village of Warrenville. near
here, to the Alaskan wilds Of gold fame,
Eleven years later on failure to hear
from Baer, relatives announced him
dead and collected insurance on his
life. Today Baer is back in Warren
vile, his pockets bullying with gold
dust and a hankering for all the fine
things in life. He Struck It rich" while
in the frigid north, and amassed a for
tune during his absence. TOO busy
to write" was his only comment.