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The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-04
EARTH O'LOUGHLEN

Last Monday forenoon we did no have school as the electric light! were off.
 As Christmas comes on Saturday school will continue until Friday Dec. "A, followed by a vacation o one week.
 Report cards were given to higt school pupils Wednesday noon.
 GEORGE WILSON
 Earth OLoughlen and Brooke Lamprey, the brawny Hercules and Apollo of the high school, were given charge of the physical train ing class last Wednesday and accord ing to their accounts the lesson was conducted with more than ordinary excellence.
 VICTOR MARSHALL
 Sometime next week a play by Frances Kennedy and one by Albert Dennis will be given. Both are about good and bad English and em. phasize the point that they who use bad English must give way to those who use good English.
 The algebra class has nearly fin, ished the review and it is hoped that next week new work may be taken.
 DOROTHY DOoLEY
 The English classes were told to make a list of twenty slang ex- pressions with their good English equivalents. The hardest part was 10 find way to express some of them in good English The number nf ell amazing and Miss keever said that she had learned quite a few new slang terms, but found that in almost every case the same meaning could he conveyed by the use of proper English.
 LEoNA CHURCHILL
 Wilma ClaVeau accompanied by her mother left on the Alameda for San Francisco, where she will finish her schooling.
 In spelling the high school pupils have been studying the sounds of and markings of the ,vowels.
 BROOKE LAMPREY
 Frances Kennedy had the actors who are to take part in her play re hearse their parts last Thursday.
 ELIZABETH O'LOUGHLEN
 Margaret Foster has been absent from school for several days, due to the fact that she is assisting her father in some legal work in Katalla
 Word has been received from our former schOolmates, Thelma McCon nell and Katherine Bovce The form CT is on her way to Oakland where she will soon enter school and the latter has arrived in Los Angeles Next week is to be observed as Good Speech week and excellent HreraratiOns are being made in the various grades. We are daily re. minded of our duty to use the best language possible by variety of striking posters, pennants and slogans on the blackboards.
 English periods on Thursday were devoted to a discussion of slang phrases and we found that these have forcible equivalents in good English. We discussed abandoning I'll tell the world" You tell 'em,' : T hope to tell ya,'' and "Tll say so,' '
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-04
NOTICE OF TERM OF COURT

The President of the United States of America to the residents of the Third division of the Territory of Alaska and to whom it may con- cern; Greetings:
 You and each ot you will please take notice that by order of the court duly made and entered a term of the District Court of the Territory of Alaska, Third division has been called and will be held at Cordova, Alaska, beginning on the 9th day of December, 1920, at the hour of 10 o'clock, in the morning, and will continue as long thereafter as the public welfare may require. Dated Valdez, Alaska this 5th day of November, 1920.
 FRED. M. BROWN, Judge. Attest:
 Arthur Lang, clerk of the dis trict court for the Territory of Alaska, Third division. tSeaD
 By THos. s. SCOTT. deputy clerk
 11-s-S0t
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-04
SCHOOL NOTES
Continued from Page Three)
AS VIEWED BY SCF.OLA AIRS

from our vocabularies forever Nc more will we refer to things as classy" "spiffy," nifty" swell, etc. Henceforth we shall refrain from calling any person, guy dame" "bo," chicken" bird" or 'fella." No longer will we refer to a pretty hat as Swell lid," or good looking shoes as nifty knock ers."
 With all the pupils entering intc the spirit of the movement, it is ex pected that this campaign for bet. tering our speech will be even more successful than the one conducted last year.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-04

RITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, CORDOVA PRECINCT, AT CORDOVA. IN PROBATE. In the Matter of the Estate of Oscar Balo, Deceased No. 143
 Notice is hereby given that the un- dersigned was duly and regularly ap- pointed by the Probate Court of the Cordova Precinct, Territory of Alaska on the 17th day of November, 1920, administrative of the estate of Oscar Balo, deceased. Notice is hereby given to the creditors of, and all per sons having claims against, the said deceased to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within six months after the first publication of this mo- tice, to said administratrix at the law office of Donohoe & Dimond in the Town of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate in the Territory of Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 20th day of November, 1920.
 ANNA BALD, Administratrix of the Estate of Oscar Balo, Deceased.
 First publication, Nov. 20, 1920.
 Last publication, Dec. IS, 1920. DONOHOE & DIMOND, Attorneys for The AdministratriX.
 Nov 20-27, Dec. 4-11-lS
The Cordova daily times., 1920-12-04
By Fourth and Fifth
 Grade Pupils
PHYLLIS DOWNIN

Ff1 LIiS DOW WNtNG
 Room five has received some very interesting letters from the children in the Ohphans' Home at Flat Rock, Ohio.
 SADIE PRATT
 Anton Johanson has returned to school after siege of whooping cough.
 RAYMOND JOHNSON
 The Boy Scouts of Cordova are going on an overnight hike if the weather is favorable
 Commissioner of Education l.. D. Henderson, spent the day before the Thanksgiving vacation visiting the school and during the afternoon gave a very inspiring talk before the pupils and teachers of the gram mar grades and high school.
 The classes in English have been asked to prepare lists of slang ex- pressions and grammatical errors with their equivalent in good Eng fish.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
INSURANCE BILL
APPROVED; RELIEF
POLICY DISCUSSED
(By Associated PresS)

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Legisla-
ton destined to bring the government
war risk insurance into closer touch
with former service men was approved
today by the house interstate COM
merce subcommittee in charge of war
risk insurance bills
Collection of insurance premiums at
postoffices, establishment of state war
risk insurance offices, and funds for
advertising the benefits of the govern
ment insurance are privileged
For establishing regional offices
and other sub-offices, the bill carries
$1,OOO,O00 while $25,OOO is proposed for
advertising
With hearings on pending soldier
relief measures ended, the house
ways and means committee expected
today to take preliminary steps to de
eide the future policy of the commit
tee. Appointment of subcommittee
to work out various features of re-
lief measure was favored as the first
step toward drafting any bill.
Sentiment in the committee is di-
vided. Some members hold that pres.
ent financial conditions will not per-
NIT the payment of adjusted compen.
sation through a bond issue, while
others argue that the necessary rev.
enues should be raised through taxa
ton. Several plans including addi-
tional taxes on large incomes or plac.
ing of a consumption tax have been
suggested.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
WILSON'S STAND ON
3RD Term IS ASKED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, March 25-Both
Democrats and Republicans cheered as
statement in the house today by Rep
resentative Humphreys, Democrat, of
Mississippi that President Wilson
should make an Immediate announce
ment that he was not a candidate for
third term.
Under no circumstances should Mr.
Wilson ask for reelection, Mr. Hump
hreys said, recommending passage ,r
an amendment limiting presidential
eligibility to one term. Public advo-
cation by the presidents friends and
members of the cabinet that he run a
third time has allowed the country to
believe that he will break an ancient
precedent, the speaker declared.
81 regret therefore, all the more that
he has remained silent as to his inten-
tions in the matter of third term"
he continued. II believe the accom-
plishment of his administration under
his great leadership will secure for
him a place high on the roll of our
great presidents"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Barnes To Be Quizzed
On Grain Movement,
by Chicago Attorney
(By Associated PreSS)


CHICAGO, March 25. - Upon his
arrival here today, Julius S. Barnes,
head Of the United States Grain cor
poration, will be asked to explain re-
cent grain sales and movements, ac-
cording to a statement by Charles F.
Clyne, federal district attorney, who
is investigating an alleged attempt to
Corner the corn market.
No evidence of illegal market man
ipulation sufficient to warrant prose
cution under the Lever food control
had been found, Mr.. Clyne said yester-
day after he had interviewed num-
Der of members of the Chicago board
of trade and railroad officials. He
also received reports from federal
agents engaged in a survey OF the
market.
Reports that the United States grain
corporation had been used by specu-
lators in an effort to bring about a
corner" in the market will be inves-
tigated, Mr.. Clyne said.
Market experts and transportation
officials told the district attorney pres
ent high prices and scarcity of corn
were due to natural causes.
"The rumored corner is the result
of short selling in anticipation of
spring grain movements and inability
of the railroads to supply sufficient
cars to carry the crop to primary mar
kets," they said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Anthracite Men Notified
To Stay at Work April |
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK. March 25.-Officers of
the United Mine Workers were pre-
pairing notices today to be sent to
local unions in the three districts COM
prising the anthracite coal region.
notifying them to remain at work af-
ter April 1, pending the negotiation of
new wage agreement as the mine
operators have agreed to make "any
wage award retroactive to that date"
Philip Murray, international vice
president of the United Mine workers.
said that there would be no meeting
of the general scale committee today,
but that the action of the operators
would be brought to the attention of
the various locals directly through the
official circulars.
The circulars, which will carry
copy of the resolution adopted at the
meeting of the subcommittee of min
ers and operators held last night, will
be signed by the international officers
of the mine workers and the district
officials.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
(By Associated Press)

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 25-Al-
though R. r. Little, Lexington capital
ist, had announced that the demanded
ransom would be paid, Paul Little, his
11-year-old son, was still a captive
today of the kidnapper who lured him
away late yesterday.
1t was stated that the kidnapper
demanded $25, 900 ransom. Little an
nounced all demands would be met,
declaring: '1 do not care about $25, 900
if I can get my son back safely"
The boy disappeared with an uni
Identified white man in the late after
noon. The lads playmates said he
had told them that the man had prom
ised him a dollar to deliver a box Of
candy.
Threats to Kill Boy.
Later, another note was delivered
to the Little home by a messenger
boy, but the father refused to divulge
the exact contents Of the message.
He did admit, however, that it con-
tanned threats to kill his son if the
ransom was not paid. No attempts
to arrest the kidnapper would be
made, he indicated, and no questions
would be asked if the boy was re-
turned safely.
1t was reported today that the note
to Little contained a statement to the
effect that Little had apparently in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Ia Year Old Boy Held
For ALLEGED Robbery

Cecil Eversman, IA, and another boy,
arrested by police Wednesday charged
with breaking in and robbing the
residence of David Golden, 313 North
Ninth street, were bound over to the
Juvenile court Thursday. The boys
will be arraigned within the next few
days.
Eversman is alleged ITO have taken
several small articles from the Golden
home. When searched at headquarters
he had a string of beads, deck Of
cards, flashlight, skeleton key, a
pack of cigarettes and $4.36 in money.
He claimed that the beads and
i, money had been given him, that he
: had found the key and that his father
had given him the fiashlight. Evers-
man says his home is in College
Corner. o. The other boy was with
Eversman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Student Soviet Just Splash
for the Faculty Folks, Says
County Prosecutor S Report

HAYS. Kas., March 25-The student
"soviet" of the Fort Hays normal
school has ceased to exist. In fact it
never did exist, according to the
county prosecutor, except in the mind
of one of the faculty members who
was made a victim Of youthful exub-
erance and who, with two others, was
ducked in pond.
This faculty member, P. CASHIER
Harvey, SO the county attorney re-
ported to the states attorney today,
resented an implication of coercion In
an "ultimatum" delivered by the stud
ent body to the effect that everyone
connected with the institution would
have to help lay the school running
track yesterday or take a ducking.
Whereupon, so the investigation dis
closed, Professor Harvey and Profess
sor James Start, with student named
Lindquist, objected to this seeming
interference with personal liberty and
refused to take any part in the work.
In consequence whereof there were
three splashes in the pond near by and
Professor Harvey, upon emerging from
the water, Immediately fastened to
the telegraph office and informed the
state board of education that the
students had seized control of the in
stitution, and that virtual soviet"
was in power.
And that, said the county attorney
in his report, was all there was to it.
The track was built the non-workers
We're ducked and the incident was
CO scientifically.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Main Street is Ordered
Flushed; Will Take 10000
Gallons of City's Water

For the first time in two years Main
tstreet will be given an official scrub
Fbing. The board Of works Monday in
tstructed the street commissioner to
flush Main street, North E street, Ft.
Wayne avenue, and other streets
he deemed necessary, soon. Many
complaints have reached officials.
Officials estimate that it will take
-at least 10 hours for the street depart
.ment to flush the streets, and at the
rate Of $50 gallons of water minute,
total of 100000 gallons of water
would be consumed. Under present
conditions it will be necessary for the
water to be metered so that the water
company can charge the city correctly.
Using 10000 gallons at 20 cents per
1000 gallons, the water will cost the
city approximately $50.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
MANY CANDIDATES
PLEDGE ATTENDANCE
AT 6. 0.P. MEETING

Tuesday, April 20 has been set by
members of the Wayne county Repub-
lican committee for the official "blow-
OFF" of the political campaign in this
section. On that date, the Republican
loVe-feast announced recently will be
held, and members of the committee
said Thursday that all of the guber-
material candidates, and possibly all
of the presidential candidates will at
tend the meeting.
Members of the committee were in
Indianapolis Wednesday comforting
with campaign managers of the var
ious candidates.
Managers of the gubernatorial cam
palgns said Wednesday that the can
didates would all be here for the big
event, and presidential campaign man.
ayers were all favorable to the pro-
posed meeting and promised to do all
they can to arrange their candidates
calendars to include a date at Rich
mond on April 20.
Harding Fairly Sure.
The manager of Ex-Governor Hard
ings' campaign said Wednesday that
the ex-governor intended to be in In
diana and Ohio that week. and that
it will be an easy matter to arrange
for his coming.
]. S. Baldwin, manager Of Governor
Lowden's campaign started working
on the matter as soon as he was ap-
preached by the Wayne county COM
mittee, and telegram was dispatch
ed by Governor Lowden, asking him
to arrange for attending the Richmond
meeting.
General Woods campaign manager
for Indiana was not in Indianapolis
when the Wayne. county men visited
the Wood headquarters, but office
workers there said that the matter
would be taken UP with the state
manager when he returned to Indiana
polls on Friday, and that efforts would
be made to bring the general here.
johnson is Possibility.
Senator Hiram Johnson, according
to his Indiana manager, is arranging
for a speaking tour of Indiana, but it
is not known whether it will be possi-
BILE for him to arrange for the Rich
mond meeting.
He Is planning, his manager said, to
be in Nebraska just before the state
primary ON April 20, and he may be
able to arrange his speaking dates to
be in Richmond
Members Of the county central COM
mittee said Thursday that the meeting
will be held in the Coliseum, and that
an overflow meeting will probably be
arranged No partiality will be shown
any of the candidates, but members
of the committee believe that the
meeting will be one of the biggest
political meetings in the city's history.
Each Of the candidates will be given
an opportunity to address the meet
ings and explain his views on national
and state problems.
To Arrange Hotel Accommodations.
Arrangements for hotel accomoda.
tions and headquarters for the candi-
dates will be made by the county com
mittee, and in addition to the presi-
Dental and gubernatorial candidates,
practically every other state district
and county candidate will attend the
meeting.
Letters were sent today to the man
ayers of the state and national candi
dates, asking them to inform the
committee if they will be able to
attend, and letters Of invitation will
be sent to all other Candidates soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
BOLSHEvIKI OPEN
SPRING drive ON
POLES; REPULSED

+ WARSAW, March 25.-Bolsheviki
attacks have been launched against
the Polish line at scattered points
along a front approximately 400 miles
and the long planned spring attack by
the Russian Soviet armies apparently
has commenced
While the Bolsheviki have made
small advances at some places de-
spite the desperate resistance of the
Poles, the latter have been holding
the enemy in check in most sections,
say official statements.
The Reds have been compelled to
retreat from several newly acquired
positions along the front, but fighting
still continues, the Soviet troops using
heavy artillery. tanks, armored cars
and other apparatus captured from
General Denikine on the south Rus
sian front.
Severe Fighting Takes Place.
Most severe fighting took place on
Tuesday on the Polesian-Podolian
frnt near the Galician frontier, the
Bolsheviki concentrating their at
tacks on this sector in an effort to
capture Rovno an important railroad
center, and KamanetZ-Podolsk, city
highly priced because of its strategic
Importance. Further north in the re-
gion of Rzscycza and Kalenkowitz.
northeast of Mozir, the enemy took
several small villages which were re-
covered by the Poles after a days
fighting.
Heavy engagements also are repore-
ed in the vicinity of Zaelava, south
east of Rovno and Staro-Konstantinov
where the Reds attempted to cross
the Slutch river East of Kamenetz-
Podolsk, the battle is still going on,
both sides using artillery and bring
ing up reinforcements. Some crack
Bolshevik divisions are in line along
this sector and cavalry is being used.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
DANIELS WAS
DELAY CAUSE
SAYS PALMER
Wartime Chief of Bureau Of
Navigation Says Secretary
Thought Department Had
Too Many Reserves.
FLETCHER COURT READY
(By Associated Press,

WASHINGTON, March 25.-"Pro-
crastination on the part of Secretary
Daniels was responsible for serious
shortage of personnel which proved
serious handicap to the navy in the
war;" Captain Leight c. Palmer, war
time chief of the bureau of navigation,
testified today before the senate COM
mittee investigating the navy's con-
duct of the war.
The navy, Captain Palmer declared,
was unable to appreciate the necessity
FOR obtaining and training men in ad-
vance of the declaration of war.
"Too Many Reserves"
Even after war was declared" the
witness said, "he used to say, we have
too many reserves now"
asst before the United States joined
the allies, when the bureau of navi-
cation was striving to recruit reserves,
, the witness continued, Secretary Dan
iels ordered enrolment in the reserves
stopped.
Did you stop?" asked Chairman
Hale.
mo, we needed tho men and went
right ahead. l talked to Mr.. Daniels
+ ltuc otucf udy, dIlu ut uocS lot lCluSili-
ber anything about that" said the wit
mess, ''but he did order me to stop
Ienrollment then and several other
times"
Others to Be Called.
There were still a number of officers
called by the committee waiting to
testify before Secretary Daniels and
officers scheduled to defend the de-
partment's conduct of the war, ap-
peared.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The
naval court Of inquiry appointed to in.
vestigate the circumstances of Rear
admiral William B. Fletcher's removal
by Admiral Sims from command OF
American naval forces at Brest in Oc-
4ober, 1917, convened today with Ad'
miral Fletcher as the first witness
Admiral Sims and a number of wit
nesses for both sides later will be
heard and it is expected the presenta-
tion of evidence will require about
10 days.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Talk Suffrage in Delaware,
(By Associated Press)

DOVER, Del, March 25.-Public
hearings at joint session of the Della
ware legislature were the principal
events scheduled today in the contest
for ratification of the woman suffrage
constitutional amendment by securing
this states vote.
The small capitol overflowed with
spokesman and cohorts Of the suffrag-
lists and S"antis" with women in the
large majority, some wearing the suf-
fragist colors and others the red roses
Of the opposition. Hundreds of spec
tators sought the two score seats.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
Balloonists Sail From
Florida to Illinois
(By AsSOCiated PreSs)

CHICAGO, March 25-Four naval
flyers left Chicago for the United
States Naval air station at Pensacola,
Fla, today, after completing 1900
mile balloon flight from that station
to Murdock, Ills, yesterday
They landed yesterday in an open
field near Murdoch in gale which was
blowing 55 miles per hour according
to the estimate of the pilot. Lieut.,
Theodore c. .Lonnquest. The landing
was made after the party encountered
snow storm at an altitude of 5000
feet, the balloon was not injured,
The flight. which started Tuesday
evening, took the balloonists across
Alabama, Mississippi, into Arkansas
and Missouri. and back across the
Mississippi into Illinois. They travel
ed approximately 1900 miles.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-25
TO DETERMINE CHANGES
IN GRADING TO WHEAT
(By Associated Pre-

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Secre-
tary Meredith will conduct hearing
at Chicago April 2, to determine
whether changes in the federal grades
for wheat are desirable. Changes re-
Gently were proposed at Washington
by delegation representing the state
boards of grain appeals at Minneapo-
lis and Duluth, certain state officials
of Minnesota and North Dakota, and
others, who contehded there was dis
satisfaction in the central west over
the present grades.