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The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26
OVER HERE AND OVER THERE

Offical announcement was recently made by the British Ministry of Muni- tions that the Slough Motor Trans port Depot at Cippenham, Slough, had been sold for $16,750,OO0. The depot cost the government S12,500,0OO, so that a profit of $4,250,0O0 was real ized. The British Ministry of Muni- tions has never been accused of pos sessing superhuman business capacity, but as compared with Bakers crew of inefficiency experts it seems to be a wizard at driving bargains. For in- stance, the Bakerized war department spent $60,000,OOO on a powder plant at Nitro, w. Va, produced only a few tons of powder none of which was ready before the war ended, and stores of supplies which, it is under stood, have been marketed for a con- siderable proportion of the total pur- chase price.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26
WHO DO YOU SUPPOSE Is BACK
 OF THIS?

After six years of Wilson control 8 had not been submitted. A Republi- can congress then submitted the suf- frage amendment Of the thirty-five legislatures which have acted favor ably on the amendment twenty-seven are Republican, five are Democratic, three are divided. Of the legislatures which have voted against the amend ment one is Republican, eight are Democratic. Of the states which have not acted, two are Republican and four are Democratic. For six years President Wilson dominated congress, and while all other import ant items in his legislative program were put over, suffrage was not, though all the time. it was burning and a growing issue. Called upon to urge it's passage, President Wilson told delegation of women that he could not consistently promote any AoC ny HID pOlltlCdA party. Senator Harding voted, as a senator, for the submission of the suf- frage amendment. On the thoroughly unjustifia ble ground that political party or party leadership is in posi- tion to coerce every legislature or gov erpor to act favorably upon a consti- tutional amendment, certain radical suffrage leaders are attacking the Republican party, organization and candidate. From this recital of the situation it may be easily understood what influences might naturally de- sire and become responsible for such campaign, clearly intended to bene- fit, not the suffrage cause, but the special interests of the Wilson ad- ministration and the Democratic party at the attempted sacrifice of those who really have been of ser vice to the suffrage cause. Fortunate 1y such influences reach only a few and will not, in the light of the facts, deceive a large number.
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BUDGET MEASURE GETS GOOD START

Senator Medill Mccormick of uli- nois (portrait herewith), chairman of the special senate committee for con. sideration of a national budget, an. nounced the other day that the sub- committee composed of himself, Sen- ators Reyes, Edge, Simmons, and King, unanimously had agreed upon a national budget measure. The sen- ate bill is a combination of the Nc Cormick bill, introduced several weeks ago, and the Good bill, which was passed by the house last fall.
 There will be set up in the treas ury department a budget bureau. which shall collect all department es- inmates and revise them. The secre- tary of the treasury will approve them to the president, who shall have power to revise the estimates. The presi- dent, before the 10th of December each year, must submit his budget to congress.
 Tn order tO hermit the secretary
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26
SHORTHAND
 JOLTS

What you say is so, may be only so-so.
 You're old when you cease doing new things.
 The cock man ought to expect to be henpecked.
 There is a mouse for every cat where's yours?
 Your bad luck generally brings somebody good luck.
 Bright philosophy seems to break down in dark weather.
 If you are young and contented you are really old and rusting.
 You may be affable to everybody without being agreeable to anybody
 If you are always being imposed upon, the chances are you deserve it.
 The man who is conceited over his wisdom hasn't any worth mentioning,
 Any man can lie to his wife. but only the wise wife will pretend to be- lieve him.
 The reason loafer needs more wages is bcause he has more time to spend it in
 Even if you don't know the differ ence between right and wrong the neighbors do.
 A busy man always has time for worthwhile things, but a fussy one only has time for small things.
 If you are generous you will be imposed upon and if you are a "tightwad" you'll be talked about.
 Care may have killed the cat but really bright cat would have killed care.
 If your bank balance has a good footing you'll naturally have a good standing.
 Happiness in married life is a rela- tive thing-that is, it depends upon not having too many relatives around.
 farmers dream of complete hap piness is a land where he'll never have to feed the animals early in the morning.
 There may be nothing new un5er the sun but if so how do you account for the new faces that girls wear in the afternoons?
 Hard work may not bring you wealth nor happiness, or it may, but
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26

one thing it is sure to do is to keep you out of meddling.
 Whenever a travelling salesman tells you EBlankville is the best d- town in the state,' he means he sells more goods there than in any other.
 If you play for high stakes in the game of life, you at least may win some middle-size ones but if you play for small ones you can only win small ones
 It is somewhat disconcerting to a mans vanity even though flattering to his judgment in after years to real ize that the girls he discarded all grew fat.
 For ages literary folks have com pared the uttermOst in fOOlishness to dogs barking at the moon. But probably all the time the dog was barking at the dog-star.
 A baby knows more than some men. You can't fool baby by making it think water is milk, but you can fool lots of men by making them think blue-sky stock is good security.
 
 It takes a good man years of ex- perience to distinguish between a poser and thinker and between a worker and busybody, and by the time you've found out it's generally too late to be of much benefit.
 AdYertiSe in the Daily Tin,os
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26

one thing it is sure to do is to keep you out of meddling.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-07-26

REPUBLICAN TICKET For President
 WARREN G. HARDING. For Vice President
 CALVIN COOLIDGE. For Delegate to Congress- DAN SUTHERLAND. For Attorney General
 JOHN RUSTGARD For Senator
 E.E. CHAMBERLAIN. For Representatives
 4. E. LATHROP
 JOS. H. MURRAY
 R. E. ELSNER
 A. H. FRAME. For Road Commissioner GUST JOHNSON
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Advertise in the Daily Times
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

forty laughed. ''Of course they
do" he replied. '-or rather look like
them. They're my ancestors.
TingalIng then dismounted and
had a look for himself. why. de-
clare. Mr.. Turtier' he exclaimed
This is most interesting. It's bet.
ter than having . picture gallery OF
all your ki,h and kin. like kings do.
And you never need to have any
trouble about convincing people how
aristocrasic you are. with so many
grandfathers."
Yes forty drew himself up
proudly. II have rather good blood
in me. can trace my people back
to the tortoise who beat the hare.
and I'm sure that was several hun.
dred years ago. There he Is back
there at the beginning OF the line.
But III be getting my rent now. Mr..
Tingaling. II you'n excuse me-"
So tho fairyman and the twins
were left alone with the shades Of
forty Turtles ancestors. each one
looking for all the world like an
overturned buster-bowi-
tCopyriEht. 1890. n. r. Al
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
Sure Way to Get
Rid of Dandruff

There is one sure way that never
fails TO remove dandruff completely
and that Is to dissolve IL. This de.
stroys II entirely. To do this, Just
get about four ounces of plain, ordi-
nary liquid arvon: apply II ut night
when retiring: use enough to moist.
en- the scalp and rub 1t In gently
with the finger tips.
BY morning. most II not all. of
your dandruff will be gone. and three
or four more applications will com.
pletely dissolve and entirely destroy
every single sign and trace OF II. no
matter how much dandruff you may
have.
You will find. too. that all itching
and digging OF the scalp will stop in
stantly. and your hair will be fluffy.
lustrous. glossy. silky and soft, and
look and feel hundred times better.
You can get hquid arvon at any
drug store. II Is inexpensive. and
four ounces is all you will need. This
simple remedy has never boon
known 10 fail.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
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Page 40
AN EARLy.DAyS LOVE STORY

UDAvfDr called Peggy. Arc
~ YOU nearly drcssedf when
We get dressed let's 40 down stairs
and see II somehody'il tell us a
story before breakfast don't
want to waste a minute while we
are here. Mother dear says there
are more stories hcra than In any
other place she knows"
David came in brushing hard at
his unruly roach" III | could
lust tie my hair back with q rib.
bon like yours. I'D be ready. too.
and besides. I have to fix my
own
"Ar rightr' Peggy giggied. Tie
I, csex: here's ribbon"
David brushed aside the offered
pink bow and laughed back.
II guess not. Id rather brush
all day than to wear a thing like
that But l like EN-. all right. on
you" he FASTENED to add. Say.
Peg. you so on down and Ind him
anu kNt Atiti HAAi Nrti 0hA ~ ~
down In a ill.,"
or course. by him they meant
the Oldest Pioneer. And when Da.
vid came down Peggy was sitting
on the broad hanlstcr OF tho wide
cool porch and the story.teller
was close by and they were look.
ing up into a big leafy tree which
stood at the corner Of the house.
Il planted that tree the Pho
neer was saying. Little bit OF a
stick big as my finger. used to
carry water for IL In a bucket"
The children looked in wonder
~ the big tree. remembered how
long Il took the little fir tree In
the Story Book TO grow up. and
couldn't SEQ how anybody could be
old enough TO remember that far
back.
Weren't you Just . very little
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

forty Turtle hadn't his rent money
along. so Tingaiing and Nancy and
Nick had To so home with him to
get T.
.Its funny" said Nick. for you to
have another home. I thought you
carried yours along with you like
Gluxxer Snail"
4 do" confided forty. but have
10 have some place TO park myself.
don't H. Sort OF garage. you know. "
Which was q very reasonable argu-
nent.
Torty's home was In q rocky cav
ern over the shallow water beside
Ripple Greek. and he soon carried
his guests there upon his back. At
FIRST IL was so dim the children could
see almost nothing at alt. but their
eyes soon became accustomed to the
darkness. and they looked around
euriously.
What an interesting place. cried
Nancy. jumping down. I'm SO glad
We Gamer
What are all those funny round
gsores7" asked Nick. sliding off.
They look like you. Mr.. Turtle.
when you're all folded up"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

boy when you planted IT." David
asked.
"No-oh. not wasn't q little
boy when I carne out here. and
planted this tree for my wife.
How old are you. Davidf Ten,
Well. what do you think when I
tell YOU l waited 10 years--as long
as your iife--for my wife,
Peggy was much impressed.
"And she was waitin'. too. all OF
those many yearsy" she asked.
Yes. she was waiting. too: way
back in the state OF Maine. she
was waiting.
Year after year she gathered
things together for her bridal
chests--heautifu silks and linens.
and hanKinxs. and china and bed.
ding and oh. 30 many clothes.
There were clothes enough for q
New York belle. because she knew
IL would DO hard to get such
things In the Puget Sound coun.
try. and she wanted to have
enough for quite while.
Prom Maine to Washington IL
a long trip now; but you set your
map and sec how far this bride
had TO come.
II went back TO get her, and II
took six months TO make the trip.
We came down the east coast. crossed
tho fsthmus ef Panama twhsre the big
canal u novl. came up 10 San Fran
cisco. ard there We boarded the ship
Constitution ara we're really headed
for our new home on WILDLY Island
We set sail In htxh sririss---cait-
fsrnia 10 . much naiider climate thar
Maine. We had safely made By far
the longer part of our Journey. We
were together after our long sspars-
ticn. when With our faces turned
north vs stood on the derk. planning
our life In the new cosntry.
Maybe TIA . GOOD thing 90 can't
see aheaa--ues ali shat's coming to sa
fTo BE Continued
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
WEDLOCKED

II Just thought that II Farmer
Browns Boy knew where they are
living he would stop hunting" said
Danny Meadow Mouse In very
small voice.
For a long time not another word
was said. Every one was thinking OF
the same thing, and II was very
dreadful thought. No one loved Red
dy Fox, but no one really wanted TO
have him shot. And still no one else
wanted TO be shot. and there was
always danger OF that so long AS
Farmer Browns Boy was roaming
around with that dreadful gun.
Next story: II Is Decided To Give
Keddy Fox Up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
BY THORNTON W. BURGESS
The Meeting at the Big Hickory Tree

BY THORNTON W

For a few minutes no one said 4
word. Every one was thinking hard.
Then Danny Meadow Mouse piped up
In a shrill little voice:
Docs anybody know whore Reddy
Fox Is living now since he and Gran.
ny Fox were obliged TO move from
their old home on the Green Mead
ows?"
Every one looked at every one else.
and no one spoke. You see Old Gran.
ny Fox and Reddy Fox had moved
in the night very secretly. Finally
OF Mistah Buzzard cleared his
voice.
"Ah reckon All know where they.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

CNvERYBODY--that IL. everybody
~ but old Granny Fox and Red
6y Fox--was on hand for Billy
sfink's big meeting at the old hick-
orr tree on the bank OF the Smiling
Pool just after sunset. Some OF the
httlest folks were a wee bit sleepy.
for they usually go to bed when jolly.
round. red Mr.. Sun puts his nightcap
On and goes down behind the Purple
Hills. They yawned and rubbed
their syes. but they came just the
ZANE. You see, IT was such an I'M
portant meeting that they just had
70 BE- there.
Billy Mink wore his finest suit OF
brown, with black trimmings. He sat
upon an old log and tried 10 look
very important.
friends and neighbour" said Billy
Mink. "these are very dark days on
The Green Meadows and In the Green
Forest Nobody knows what dread
Iul thing may happen IL Farmer
Browns Boy keeps trarnping over
ne Green Meadows and thru the
Green Forest with his dreadful gun
ana Bowser the Hound. Either we
mail all have TO move away or we
must think OF some plan to stop
farmer Browns Boy from hunting.
lou all know whose fault II is-the
iault Of Reddy Fox"
when he said that everybody
roaned, and II Reddy Fox had been
mere to hear he certainly would have
"H very uncomfortable.
~ Reddy Fox had not tried to be
mart and show off by stealing the
~ chicken Of Farmer Browns Boy
broad daylight, Farmer Browns
COY would never have thought OF
setung out his gun and hunting at
.n1 time Of the year. Now ne isn't
Aantng for us. and he doesn't mean
= any harm, but you all know how
Mpsghtless and careless boys are,
&c II he should happen to see one
" Just as likely as not he would
s.'''t at us just for fun. Now what
We going 10 do about TT"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
Daughter Sacrifices
Her Blood in Vain

LONDON. Aug. 27.--A pint OF
blood given by a daughter In an ef.
fort to save her father failed when
John II. Burke died from injuries re-
ceived In a collision. His leg had
been amputated and II was thought
TRANSMISSION would save his life.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

personal management s..o. su,y 10,
1901. ! do not compete with cheap,
transient. advertising dentists.
My prices are tho lowest con.
sistent with firstclass work
EDWIN }. BROWN, ID. ID. 8.
bcattis's Loading Dentist
lO6 Columbia st, ~
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
Seattle's
Dentist

I am now devotins
my entire time to my
dental practice. I mako
all examinations and
diagnose each case. as
well AS do all extract.
ing between the hours
of Q n. m. and 8 p. IN
My offices have beer
established for mors
than a quarter OF a
century, and under my
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

music master. He is Douglas Fox, a
brilliant musician. He lost his right
arm in the late war. He was dis
couraged. but learned to play with
his left hand and succeeded.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
Says Folk Have
Lost Art of Saving

AKRON. Aug. 27.--"People today
have lost the sense Of careful frugal
ity and saving learned thru long
years when jobs were scarce and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27

employment at good wages was not
as easily obtained M at present
declared Judge Fritch In comment.
ing on the number OF employed be
fore him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-27
One-Armed Man Is
Organist at College

LONDON. Aug. 27.--Bradfield col.
lege has one.armed organist and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-19
RippHng Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
SHOES

priced a pair of shoes today:
L asked the price. and went away.
The dealer begged. in frenzied
tones. that 1 would hand him
twenty bones. and clothe my
hoofs in shining kid, as other
gorgeous spendthrifts did. NAY,
nay 1 said: again. nay, nay!
I'll fall for no such graft today.
1 will not pamper my old feet,
and make them think they're
cute and sweet. / reared them in
a frugal way, and / won't let them
get too gay. Ii they wore shoes
feeling too blamed nice, and they
would look with high disdain on
feet attired in leather plain"
Then / went home and climbed
the stair that leads up to the attic
bare, where all the household
junk's been thrown. for years
whose number is not known, And
there l found old shoes galore; a
dozen pairs were on the floor, all
lying in o struggling heap, thro wn
there in times when shoes we're
cheap. 1 had the cobbler fix the
soles and sew a few unsightly
holes. and now I've shoes enough,
1 wot. to last me till at last I'm
shot. You see the moral very
we'll: One way to beat the II. Q.
L.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-19
THE RAILROADS.

4 The railroads have not been able to
10 the impossible.
Because they couldn't do that an
other period of "war time regulations"
Is ushered In. Which may, or may
not, be O step toward permanent gov
trnment operation. But at present it
IS merely governmental control. far
ther reaching and more effective than
the government is wont to exercise
over transportation in times of peace.
Railroad executives. often prone to
criticize the governments exercise Of
Regulatory powers, now appear to be
o. a welcoming mood. Obviously it
sWas too large a task to come out from
elnder government operation In a time
of unprecedented labor. shortage,
labor unrest, high cost OF material,
and lack of equipment.
The railroads have asked the Inter
State Commerce Commission to place
over them such war time regulations
ms priorities of shipments of neces-
stiles, certain export embargoes, diver
sion of traffic and joint use of ter
minals. This is asking for the emer-
gency measures written into the new
railroad law.
1t is to the best interests of the
public that the railroads be used to
supply the people of the United States
with the necessities OF life. After
which may well come the demand
from other countries. and the Ameri-
can demand for luxuries. The great
American food crop will ripen soon,
1t must be hauled. So must mex
falls fuel movement be made. The
extreme north must get its coal during
the ummer months. More importanf
than hauling silks from the tidewater
or automobiles inland. More i'm
portant than much of the passenger
traffc now using considerable steam
spower, man power. and trackage.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-19
The Story Of Sixteen
G. @. P. Conventions
SECOND
By A. II.

The second Republican national
convention met at Chicago May IS.
1850. in the famous "wlgwam" spec
tally erected for the occasion and
with Accommodations for 10000 peo-
pie Delegates attended from all the
free-soil states and from the six slave
states OF Delaware. Maryland, Viz
glnia, Kentucky, Missouri and Texas.
The temporary chairman was
"Wilmot Proviso" and formerly an
anti-slavery Democrat. Tho perma-
nent chairman was George Ashmun
of Massachusetts,.
Seward was the leading presiden-
tial candidate when the convention
assembled. and to him was attached
an earnest, nn~ectionate
His only formidable rival was Lin
coin, whose debates with Douglass In
1853 had builded him into tremend-
ous challenge.
"Fayorite sons first put in their
appearance at this convention; Simon
Cameron from Pennsylvania, Edward
Bates from Missouri Salmon Il.
Chase from Ohio, william l.. Dayton
from New jersey dominated for vice
president four years previously and
Jacob Collamer from Vermont. To-
gether they represented 140 votes
an uncertain but determining con-
vention factor.
ON the first ballot Seward led
handily. On the second, Pennsylvania
helped Lincoln close the gap. On the
third, Lincoln was within III votes
OF nomination.; and ere the totals
were formally announced, Ohio
swung over to him the necessary
votes from Chase to designate the
Great Emancipator to his Immortal
task. Two ballots nominated Hanni-
bal Hamlin OF Maine for vice presl-
dent.
The platform inveighed bitterly
against observation-disclosures TO an
amendment TO the resolutions COM
report forced by Joshua X.
Giddings and George William Curtis
of New York: denied that the consti-
automatically carried slavery |
into all states or into any territories; |
declared for a free-soil; renewed ap-
for a Pacific railroad; and enun-
riated the doctrine of tariff protec-
lion.
One of the Interesting figures in
his convention was Horace Greeley, |
editor of the New York I'll
oune who-though heretofore.
boon political partner of Seward's-
appeared in the convention amid
opposition. Unable to OBJ
ain a seat from New York, he went
o Chicago as a delegate from ore
son-conVention rules not then pro-
this sort of absentee repre-
I~entation.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-19
GAS RATE INCREASE.

Little complaint can be found in the
blight increase in the rate for gas
allowed the Perth Amboy Gasiight
Company by the Public Utility Com
mission. We know 1t Is the popular
thing to jump on all public utilities
and refuse them every request they
make; condemn them as robbers and
otherwise hold them guilty of refraud-
ing the people at every turn. But there
must be justice and n square deal al
around. No concern can operate today
on the income OF pre-war times and
Bills per thousand feet for gas is not
20 be complained Of provided the SER
Nice Is adequate.
This has been Perth Amboy's great
rst complaint against the gas company
here. The company did not keep
abreast with the growth of the city
with the result that pressure became
Merry poor and many houses could get
hardly enough gas TO furnish light
not 10 mention use a gas range for
booking.
But there is every indication that a
real effort is being made by the gas
now to give Perth Amboy the
service required. With the costs OF
everything SO high. however, the city
ran hardly expect the improvements
10 go on without a sufficient income
70 pay the expenses.
An impartial investigation Of the
affairs OF the gas company will show
that there are no fabulous sums be-
ang made; no enormous dividends are
being paid; nobody is getting rich out
of the Perth Amboy Gaslight COM
pany.
Gas at s1.t5 per thousand cubic feet
Is not exhorbitant for these times,
Especially when 1t Is realized that in
places tho rate was 81 a
Thousand ever before the war.
We want the gas company to pros
per because we want good service, and
I'VE all know that good service eannot
be given by a company that is losing
money or that, at best. Is barely get
ting by.
The people would rather pay si.15
for gas and have an adequate supply
that 10 pay the cheaper rate and be
finding fault all the time.