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The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
DR, BROOKS
 OPTIMISTIC
 OVER FUTURE

Dr. Alfred H. Brooks, who has had charge of the Geological Survey work in Alaska since 1898, and has spent most of the summers during that time in the territory is a Cordova visitor and will go to Katalla to investigate the coal and oil fields. Dr. Brooks is also a member of the Interdepart- mental Commission which recently made an investigation of conditions in the north and it's report to Secretary of the Interior Payne made numerous recommendations for the development of the territory.
 FAVoRS DEVELOPMENT BOARD
 Dr. Brooks declared that Alaska Should be governed in Alaska, md ap- proved the proposal to establish an Alaska Development Board to admins ter the Federal resources within the territory.
 Dr. Brooks said that when Secre- tary Payne took office his knowledge of Alaska was very meager but that his visit to the territory has opened his eyes. He has, at least, said Dr. / Brooks, gained an accurate conception of the size of the territory and now he realizes that it is pioneer coun- try and must be helped. He declared that the new secretary is man who can and does act quickly when he ar rives at a conclusion.
 "It is unfortunate" sail Dr. Brooks, "that one mans information and opin- ion should mean so much to Alaska as it does in the case of the secretary of the interior, because Alaska should be governed in the territory by men who understand it." But, accepting conditions as they are, Dr. Brooks ex- nressed his pleasure that the secre- tarv of the interior had indorsed the idea of the Alaska Development Board.
 Secretary Payne recognizes that the great need of Alaska is population, said Dr. Brooks, and he will do all within his power to encourage people to come to the territory.
 BELIEVES IN ALASKA OIL
 Dr. Brooks said that in his opln- ion Alaska will develop oil on a com mercial basis. While it is said only drifting will demonstrate whether the
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
NERVES SNAP UNDER STRAIN
to Austria Where Machines Are Idle.

Greenwich, Conn.-Felix Boehimer an Austrian, a resident of Greenwich Conn.,, formed himself into parade of one and marching into Greenwichs police headquarters informed Chief Talbot that unless he were placed in a cell forthwith he would go out and smash windows.
 Considerations of public tranquility as well as of the mounting price of glass moved the chief to comply, and then after Boehimer had sunk into slumber and come out of it again he questioned him.
 That" said Boehimer, referring to the sleep from which he had just awakened, lis the first I have had in five years. l am employed by a ladies' tailor here, and my condition bespeaks the present craze of woman kind for clothes and then more clothes. Now have me sent back to Austria. know there is practically nothing to eat there, but at least the sewing machines are idle also and man may take his rest"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
PIONEER MINER ALASKA DIES
 IN SEATTLE

George Barrack, a pioneer miner and mining operator in Dawson and later at Valdez, died Tuesday in Seattle, after a long illness, at a ripe age of 70 years. MT. Barrack who was we'll known to Va1dezans, came to America in the gold rush to Daw- son and acquired some valuable min- ing claims there. He later made a trip to England with Alex Mcdonald. the well-known promoter for the pur- pose of financing the property, and had no great difficulty in securing all the capital needed for the enterprise. While in London he was offered S10, 00O.00 per annum by large syndicate to return to Dawson and buy proven properties for the company which he turned down.
 Later he returned to Valdez in '02 where he spent considerable money in prospecting and developing proper ties in the Solomon Gulch district. He placed a diamond drill on the proper ty and considerable time and money was expended before the company went to the wall.
 MT. Barrack later went to Latouche where he acquired the property known as the Barrack property, now the Ladysmith property known as the Girdwood mine. MT, Barrack erected a wharf, buildings, and made consid- erable improvements to his claims. Later he attempted to sell his hold ings to the Guggerheims, but the deal was blocked, and a few years ago he sold to the Ladysmith Smelling Corporation, Ltd, which has since placed the mine on paying basis.
 MT. Barrack was married several years ago, but was a single man at the time of his death. He held the office of postmaster at Latouche for a number of years, resigning on account of i'll health He leaves a brother in Montana and an older brother in Fairbanks, president and manager of the Samson Hardware Company of that city.-Valdez Miner
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
NOTICE OF RESOLUTION OF
 PARTNERSHIP

Notice is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing by and between James Dinneen and Cyrille Decuyper doing business in the Town of Cordova, Alaska, under the firm name and style of Cash Grocery Company of Cordova," was on the 29th day of July, 1920, dissolved by mu- tual consent; that said James Dineen will hereafter conduct said business, will collect all outstanding accounts and settle all outstanding indebted ness. CYRILLE DECUYPER
 3-5t JAMES DINEEN
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

territory possesses one or more of the great oil fields of the world, the in- dications are that oil will be located in commercial quantities in Alaska. It is his opinion that oil will be located in sufficient quantities to supply the local demand and for export and that there is a strong possibility that a great oil field will be located.
 That Alaska has great quantities ti high grade coal in both the Bering and Matanuska fields, and also large areas of Ignite that will be useful for local consumption in the Nenana and other regions, also was stated.
 GREAT FUTURE FOR GOLD
 Dr. Brooks declared that the discov- cred placer gold fields of Alaska which could be worked at a profit under the conditions that existed be- fore the war, contain as much gold as has been taken from Alaska. He also said that there is no question but that Alaska contains great gold bearing lodes that will be developed when transportation conditions are inn proved, and economical mining condi- tions re-established.
 The copper situation, Dr. Brooks said, is similar to that which sur rounds gold mining. He said the in- dications are that great fields of cop per await the restoration of normal conditions.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
ADVENTURE AND COMEDY
 BILLED FOR TONIGHT

Everyone loves a good tale Of ad- venture. Imagine such a tale, with added, and a wonderful romance woven through, and imagine it all pictured by artists who make it live and breath until it is vivid and real. Imagine all this, and you will have some idea of what the powerful Russian drama, Paws of Bear" is like. There's a dash to it, and a thrill, plus a lot of mystery that only clears at the last. It is played by William Desmond and a strong SUD- porting cast. And it is all so natural that it rings true to life. Perhaps the incidents really happened, for truth is stranger than fiction, and whether it ever mapped in real life or not, it's we'll worth seeing or the screen.
 ''Paws of the Bear" a topical news reel, and the two reel comedy '"The Junk Man" form tonight's program at tte Empress.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the Probate Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Third Division, Cordova Precinct, at Cordova. In the matter of the estate of Rein ert K. ReinertseR, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the under signed, as administrator of the es- tate of Reinert K. Reinertsen, de- ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against said decedent, to present them, with the proper vouchers, within six months from the date of this notice, to the undersigned, at the office of his at torney, Edward F. Medley, in Cordo- va, Alaska.
 Dated Cordova, Alaska, Aug. g, 1920.
 F. E. McCONAGHY
 Administrator. First Publication Aug. 10, 1920. Last Publication Sept. 8, 1920.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
Persuade Citizens
 to Stock Coal Bins

BILLINGS, Mont, Aug. II (by Asso- ciated Press) "A joint committee rep resenting number of organizations of this city plans a house-to-house canvass in an effort to persuade resi- dents to stock their coal bins this sum- mer to help prevent a shortage next winter
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
Idaho Professor
 Goes to Illinois

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. Ii (by Asso- ciated Press) s).-Professo H. J. Mac 1ntire, head of the department of me- chanical engineering in the University of Idaho, has resigned to accept the position of assistant professor of me- chanical refrigeration in the Univer- sity of Illinois Professor Mac lntire came to Idaho last fall from the Uni versity of Washington. He is author of a book, Mechanical Refrigeration.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

Cordova Jazz Orchestra Dance at Eaqle Hall on "Wednesday and satur- day nights. Music by the RagtIme Trio.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

Developing and printing for the amatuer. Scarborough
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

The Ladies' Toggery Shop-the O.. T. O.; "Out of the Ordinary" Lad ies' apparal store. Mrs. Grant Reed Windsor Hotel 20-tt
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

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The best of coffee at the Alaskan Grill 17-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11

If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report youl new address to the office.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-08-11
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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13
SEEDS EXPENSIVE; BE SURE
YOU BUY ANDSOW GOOD ONES

is not alwGys willing to put on a
truthful label. The farmers protec-
ton lies in buying only labeled seeds.
Farmer May Protect Himself
The farmer, however, may do a
great deal toward protecting himself
by testing seeds at home. Testing
Seed in the Home and in the Rural
School," published by the United
States department of agriculture as
Farmers Bulletin 426, discusses the
subject in detail. 1t will be furnish
ed free on request.
All kinds Of farm seeds may be
subjected to one kind Of test or an
other, but the seeds of the crops in
most general use and which 1t is
especially desirable to have tested
are the true clovers, such as red,
a1sike, and crimson; alfalfa; such
grasses as timothy, orchard grass,
fescue grass, blue grass, broom grass,
and the milIets; cereals, rape, flax,
Vetch and corn. Much of the seed
of these crops, except cereals and
corn, is imported and widely variable
grades are on the market. Just now
a great deal of clover seed Is being
imported from Italy, and specialists
believe that much Of 1t Is poorly
adapted to American conditions. The
prevalence of foreign-grown seed in
the market is probably not generally
recognized, but it is one of the i'm
portant elements in making testing
necessary.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13
MANY DAIRY COWS BEING FED
TOO MUCH GRAIN IN RATION

Profitable dairying does not con-
sist in producing the greatest posi-
BILE quantity of milk.
1t GOES consist, however. in pro-
ducing the g. test possible quanti-
ty of milk at the iS%Test possible
cost.
To produce more milk, many dali
rymen feed too much grain, and pile
up stupendous feed bills. But the
grain does not always increase the
flow Of milk above what it would
| have been without grain, enough to
pay the difference in the feed bill
Dairy specialists of the United States
department of agriculture believe
that in many cases more grain is fed
, to dairy cows that can be justified by
/ the results in milk and butterfat
If your neighbor told you that his
! cow, that had not eaten a pound of
| grain for whole year, produced g.
| 900 pounds more milk and 80 pounds
more butterfat than she ever did
when fed the regular grain and
roughage ration-welI, what would
| you believe If your neighbor told
you that? And yet. that has actual
ly happened. At least, that Is sub
stantially the story that the United
| States department Of agriculture tells
about it's HoIstein COW, Helen UiIkje
! Calamity 1887.
Up to the time Helen was years
old, she had always been fed a grain
! silage and doughage ration, and the
best he had ever done was 117782
! pounds Of milk and 368.39 pounds
I Of butterfat When she was 8 wears
/ old, that being in the spring of 1918,
it was decided to feed her no grain
for a year. She lived for full IL
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13
South Grew Nearly
Half Of the Crops
Of u. S. Last Year

Forty-four per cent of the coun-
try's crop output in 1919 was pro
/ duced by the south, according to
statistics for last year compiled by
the Manufacturers Record, which
show a remarkable increase in crop
production in the southern states.
The south's increase in the produc-
ton of corn, wheat and oats was
335, 100000 bushels, it was shown,
which more than overcame the de-
crease shown by other sections of
the country. This decrease, how
ever. amounted to 2S6,OOO,OOO bush
els
The value of all southern crops
last year was $7,022,000,000 COM
pared with $S,76S,000, 900 for the
rest of the country. Thus the south
produced A per cent of the coun-
try's entire crop values. 1t is a
striking fact, showing the diversity
of southern farming that the value
of the cotton crop, seed included,
was little more than $2,300,0OO,0
leaving nearly 100000 as the
value of other crops.
The estimated southern output OF
| live stock is estimated at $4,000, 00O,-
| O0O making the total Of all farm
products $4,000, 100000. This Is
$500, 900, 900 more than the value Of
all farm products in the United
States as late as 1915, which was
the best year up to that time, and
little less than one-half of the
value of the entire country's farm
products in 1918.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13

Red clover seed Is selling at ap-
that price a farmer can not afford
to SOW as clover seed anything that
is not clover seed. Half dollar a
pound for weed seed, chaff, and dirt
is too high a price to pay for the
privilege of being ticu-
larly as seed testing Is comparatively
an easy and wholly an inexpensive
operation.
There is but one factor in crop
production over which the farmer
has absolute control. Sunshine and
moisture are matters that are wholly
beyond his power Of influence. Meas
urably, he can control culture, but
too much rain or too long a drought
at a critical time may place even
that beyond his power. But. no mat
ter what happens, the farmer can
be sure that he is planting good
seed-the kind of seed that, given
a fair chance, will produce a full
crop. He cannot afford to handicap
himself at the outset by planting
adulterated or dead seed-the kind
of seed that cannot make a full crop
no matter how favorable conditions
may be.
Labelling of Seeds Promised
The sale of seeds, in many states,
is regulated by law, the seller being
required to make certain statements
as to quality, but the law is not APP
plicable to seeds that go into inter-
state commerce. In order to meet
this difficulty so far as possible, the
secretary of agriculture, in 1917,
asked representatives of the seed
trade to meet in Washington and Sc
cured the consent of most of them
to a suggestion that seed men label
all farm seeds sold in lots of ten
pounds or more, the label to show
percentage of pure seed, percentage
of termination, and date of germi-
nation test. In some cases the agree
ment was not lived up to, but the
matter has again been called to the
attention of seed men and many Of
them have again announced that they
will fully label all farm seed they
sell.
Practically all large seed houses
now have facilities for testing the
quality of all lots Of seeds that they
buy and sell. They have, therefore,
the information that the farmer
needs, and he should insist on being
given this Information when he buys
seeds. Few farmers are willing to
buy low-grade seed, containing much
chaff, dirt, weed seeds, and dead
seeds-if they know how poor it is.
The dealer, however, almost inva-
riably makes his largest profit on
the lowest grade of seed he sells and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13

Silver fox skins on sale in the
auctions at the Funston Bros In
: ternational Fur exchange in st.
Louis last week brought prices
which showed an advance Of 40 per
cent over the prices of the au-
tumn. Two skins were sold for
$3.50 each and these were only part
Of a consignment made by Chester
s. Mcclure, Of Prince Edward Is
land. Mcclure is, the largest handler
Of silver for skins in the world.
Blue fox and white los skins
were also on sale. The white fox
skins totaIed $500 and these sold
for $72 to $86 each. The total re-
ceipts from the white fox were
$4,000. The prices realized for this
variety was about 10 per cent
higher than the Or, Of last Sep
TENDER. The Alue fox skins brought
$4,000 for the lot with a top
price of $500 for a single peIt.
According to the eastern fur deal
ers the blue and silver fox and the
best of the white fox will be worn
in the natural color Of the fur. In
lerior skins probably will be dyed
in some imitation of the blue fox.
1t was said that one Of the patterns
already designed consists of two
silver fox skins crossed to make a
single neckpiece.
The decline in foreign exchange
is not expected to affect the fur
industry, according to George 3.
Herzig, one Of the prominent fig
ures at the sale. He said that@ the
American demand for furs is so
pressing that government figures
alone show that $71,000,000 worth
of furs have been imported in the
last year. Chester S: Mcclure, who
watched with interest the sales of
all varieties of fox skins. although
his own interests are chiefly con-
nected with the silver fox, said he
believed the prices for silver fox
next April would be even higher
than at present.
Ranch-Raised Skins
He said that, contrary to the gen.
eraI opinion, ranch-raised skins
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13
PHENOMENAL FUR PRICES
CONTINUE IN BIG MARKETS

were superior to those from wild
animals. The animals on ranch
are scientifically fed, are well taken
care Of, and the result is shown in
the resiIiency of the fur, the length
Of the hair and the fine color
Moreover, ranch-raised skins are
uniform in appearance, as the breed
ing stock is carefully chosen.
He said the first successful rails
ing Of silver foxes in captivity was
started in 1892, and that it proved
so profitable that many men on
Prince Edward Island shared in the
industry. At one time of scarcity a
single pelt has been known to bring
as much as $4,000. He added that
breeding prices have now gone as
high as S12,50O for a single fox
$4,000 Coney Skins
There are $4,000 coney skins, in
Guiding some of the near seaP
lines, that will be offered besides a
portion Of the German consignment.
Dressed coney skins will total s.
900 and 1000 coney plates will also
be offered. The fox skins include
10000 red fox and 10000 Australian
red fox, with $500 Karagon skins
and 400 Macedonian pelts.
Comments by breeders interested
in the silver fox market were that
the industry is extending to Norway
and Japan. On account Of the de-
mand for breeding stock, the prices
Of pelts are still high.
One Of the experts said that to
operate a fox farm successfully 1t
was necessary to have climate
not subject to extremes Of heat or
cold and not too moist. Plenty of
cold weather, such as prevails on
Prince Edward Island, keeps the fur
deep. At the same time, there is no
excessive heat in the summer.
1t is estimated that 1t costs about
$40 yearly to maintain a pair of
foxes in captivity. A desirable sill
yer fox skin is supposed to be well
furred, the hair silky, the color of
the neck and shoulders blush black
with the white silver fur we'll
sprinkled over the hips.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13
Broom Corn Being
Grown in Alabama

AUBURN, Ala.-Among the new
| lines of work undertaken by the
! home economics department of the
Alabama extension service for ben
efiting club girls and women by
turning idle hours on the farm into
productive channels, none is more in
teresting than the raising of broom
corn and the manufacture of brooms
which is now being encouraged.
While not generally introduced over
the state as yet, considerable in
struction and progress have been
made in the counties of Cherokee
and Etowah under the leadership of
the home demonstration agents of
those counties, Miss Luella Bank
son, of Center, and Miss Diana Bank
son, of Gadsden. Probably, however,
the most promising field is that de-
veIoped in Tuscaloosa county through
the efforts of Mrs. J. f. S. Brown,
the home demonstration agent at
Tuscaloosa.
This county grows broom corn
with an unusually good brush, plant
ing the Japanese Early, or the Stand
ard, and a good many Of the girls
the past year put their one-tenth
acre of land into broom corn, Miss
Lillian Hagler, of Duncanville, grow
ing a sufficient amount for about
$50 brooms. Two machines for MAX
ing brooms have been purchased in
Tuscaloosa county, and the club plan
contempIates each members making
her own brooms, one-fourth Of which
she gives for the use of the machine.
The cost of the manufacture of a
two and one-ha1f-pound broom is
estimated to be about fifty-five cents.
In the natural course of marketing
they are sold by the manufacturer
to the wholesaler, and by the whole
saler to the retailer, and by the re-
taller to the consuming public. Elm
mating all of these middlemen, with
their varying profits, the final price
to the consumer of from 81 to $1.25
apiece represents a compensation of
from forty-five to seventy cents per
broom for the time and labor con-
sumed in the making. AS with the
operation of the machine one can
turn out twenty-five brooms day
it is readily seen that a community
enga cling in the broom making indus
try has a steady source of income.
One lad in Cherokee county last year
/ sold sixty brooms at 81 each, and
has 200 more to make, using the
money to enter High school. 1t is
gratifying to know that the home
clubs in Alabama rank first in the
work in the south.
Provide hogs with InexDenSiVe hut
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1920-02-13

months on pasture, sllage and rough
age. And that year she produced
14,21O.1 pounds of milk and 470.24
pounds of botterfat. The experiment
was carried out at Huntley, Mont.
A Revolutionary cow
Helen may properly be referred to
as a evolutionary COW. Some other
cows, in cow-testing associations and
elsewhere, have shown similar ten
denotes. And the result is that the
dairy specialists are urging dairy
men to see if it is not possible to
produce milk and butter without
feeding so much grain as IS common
ly fed.
Dairymen, they say, must get away
from the idea that all there is to be
done is to feed grain and roughage.
No man, they say, is justified in be-
feving that any particular system of
feeding is rhe only system that will
work successfully.
The basis Of successful dairy feed
ing is now said to be to feed the
cows on stuff that the farm produces
instead of buying a great deal of
grain and other concentrates. The
dairyman should plan his feeding and
crop growing to take care of the
herd he has instead of buying as
the need arises for more feed. He
should devote special attention to
having the right kind of pasture and
the right kind of roughage If he
can not grow alfalfa, say, he should
see what can be done toward grow
ing soy beans or cowpeas or some
other roughage crop that will supply
the protein needed And he should
devote a great deal more attention