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The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-12
ORDINANCE NO. 68

Ann Ordinance amending Ordinance 5, entitled "An Ordinance to pro- vide for general and special cleo tions in the Town of Cordova in the Territory of Alaska" Be it ordained by the Common Coun- Gil of the Town of Cordova Terri tory of Alaska.
 Section l. That section Five of Or dinance No. 5 entitled "An ordi- nance to provide for general and ~ special municipal elections in the Town of Cordova, Territory of Alas ka", is hereby amended and made to read as follows: The qualifica- tions of voter for members of the school board for the Cordova school district shall be as follows: All adults, male and female who are citizens of the United States, bona fide residents of the Territory of Alaska for one year or more and of the town of Cordova for at least six months immediately proceeding the date of election.
 Section g. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
 iSec. g. This ordinance shall take eff feet immediately upon it's passage. Sec A. This ordinance shall be pub lished for one week in the Cordova Daily Times at Cordova, Alaska. Passed and approved, December 18th, 1919
 SEAL A. J. ADAMS Mayor K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to all prop. erty owners on First street proper and as extended through the Railroad addition to the dock, that they must keep the sidewalks in front of their property clear of snow or the same will be shoveled off under direction of the street committee and the cost of said work assessed to the property owners, as provided for in the ordi- nance.
 By order of the town council of the town of Cordova, Alaska.
 A. J. ADAMS, Mayor. Attest:
 K. G. ROBINSON, Clerk.
 January 6-6t
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Sentence Sermons
An empty man is full of himself.

An empty man is full of himself.
 It is a solemn thing to say "tomor- row. when God says today"
 If we indulge in sin we invite sor- row. @@
 There is no rest on the road that takes you away from your duty
 No one is permanently injured save by himself.
 Be what you would have others be- come.
 What your prayers are you will be like. You amay know you're going down hill when your way is continu- ally easy.
 Do good with what thou hast, or it will do thee no good.
 Hear the helpful messages this year FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
 "The Church with Message" II a. m. SD. m.
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The statistics gathered by the cen sus bureau in regard to farms are used quite extensively by the depart ment of agriculture in it's work of aid ing farmers.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-01-12
'FIREDESTROYS TWO BUILDINGS
 AT MCCARTHY
(From Mccarthy News }

On Monday about D. m. a fire broke out on lower Front street, resulting in the destruction of two cabins, It originated in the one occupied by Miss Blanche Smith, who was badly burned and was taken to the Kenne- colt hospital, where she is still un- der treatment. In a short time the fire had spread to the next building, cabin occupied by Ernest Gherkin. The fire department and a number of willing helpers did great work, and the fire was gotten under control. Charles Chong was the owner of the larger building, and the loss was cov- A cred by insurance.
 Alfred Bradley, who recently was appointed from Washington, D. C., to be chief of the agricultural, fisheries and fur industries of Alaska, left Chit ino on December 2 for long trip into the Interior, accompanied by Game Warden Ed Youngs. Leaving Chitina with horse and sleigh, they travelled 105 miles, abandoning the horse at that point and using dog teams to the Betcinita. They found game very Ascarce where there had been thou sands of caribou last year. Only a few were seen. Foxes also were scarce. The weather was perfect, al though the thermometer at times went to 56 below zero. This official considers that the expense allowance of the game wardens in this territory is totally inadequate for the amount Sf travel they should do in order to properly perform their duties and some good may result from his inves- tigations. Arriving back in Chitina on December 27, he left immediately for Juneau, which is Alaska headquar. ters for the several departments he represents.
 The three final games of the pool tournament took place last week, re- sulting as follows: Kavanagh 100 vs. Smith S5. Kavanagh won two straight. Snyder vs Lockie-Snyder won two straight Kavanagh vs. Shy der-Snyder took first prize, playing almost an even game.
 At the masquerade on Wednesday a \ special booby prize was given by the 4. B's for the worst dancer in the hall The competition was keen, but the prize was awarded to Ed Dassett of Nizina, who hesitated to accept the honor till he opened the package which he found was just what he wanted.
 The old-time custom of dancing the old year out and the new year in was faithfully followed by a large crowd at the masquerade ball. Over fifty masqueraders appeared and a great many spectators.
 J. B. O'Neill returned home from Kennecott hospital. Though his limb is in the cast, he is rapidly recovering from his accident.
 James Morres underwent an opera }tion at Kennecott hospital this week M are glad to hear that he is pro gressing favorably.
 On January 1 the wife of Matsu moto, chief of the section camp at Chitina, presented him with fine baby girl as a New Years gift. Both are doing weell at the Kennecott hos pital.
 Fresh Ever-Ready F1ashlight Bat tarioo oil sfzas RIum-O'Neill Co 3-tf
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If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office.
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Read the Daily Times for the latest and most relia ble world news.
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Job printing at Daily Times office
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
y o N
Nfemher
Say Prices Are Misleading
Retailers Confused by Replace
Inent Values

Retailers are having difficulty in
finding reliable replacement values
from which to figure current retail
prices and to use in their annual stock
taking, which will be done next month
in most of the department stores.
According to an executive o. a large
Fifth Avenue store reports Of price
reductions printed in the daily and
trade papers are not always true
reflection of actual replacement values
Many Of the reductions apply only to
special ots Of goods already made up,
and cannot be used as basis for fig
uring prices running into next year
In the silk trade, for instance, it is
possible to buy small lots of distres sed
goods at lower prices than manufac-
turers are asking for the same goods
to be made up and delivered at later
date.
The same thing applies to hosiery,
underwear and largely to apparel and
shoes. Some Of the recent reductions
announced By manufacturers apply
only to goods for delivery to the end
of he current year and neither manu-
facturers nor retailers arc positive
about future values.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Liquidation i'm Cotton
Goods Not Yet Ended
Mills Heavily Stocked With
High-Priced Raw Material
Make Attractive Offers

The end of liquidation in cotton
goods is not yet in sight, according to
some recent developments in the
market Mills that arc heavily
stocked with high-priced raw materials
are said to be making attractive price
offerings to buyers who can use goods
10 be made of these yarn or raw cot
tom stocks, a the case may be. In ad
dltion to this some sellers Of finished
goods are finding it difficult t.
finance the holding Of made-up stocks
in the present duh market and are
seeking outlets on ready cash basis
Despite the distressed goods" over
hanging the market. however, there is
not a supcrabundance of some classes
OF fabrics, particularly high-class nov
city goods. The surplus exists mainly
IN staples. Buying for spring has
been extremely limited. and converters
of fine count novelties Anticipate
good demand once retailers have
worked their stocks down to a low
point As yet few converters have
prepared for this demand. beyond the
processing OF one run Of pattern.
One OF the largest converters in the
business yesterday asserted that his
reserve stock OF fancy goods would
not supply more than three weeks de-
mand at the old normal pace.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Britain and Japan
Only Big Nations
ToCut U. S. Buying
Exports to Other Countries
Show Increase in October
Over Last Year; Imports
From Germany Greater

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Great Brit
ain and Japan were the only ones of
the larger countries that took less
goods from the United States in Octo1
Der than during the same month a wear
ago, while Germany, Canada. Mexico
Chlle and the Dutch East Indies were
the only countries from which the
nlted States received more goods than
during the spending period Of
1919. "
Exports to Germany in October to-
tailed s32,449,265, an increase Of s,o
100000 over those Of October Year
ago. while imports from that country
were valued at $S,021,7O1, an increase
Of $6,0OO,O0O.
Goods shipped to Great Britain were
valued at $3.50, ,621, a decrease Of
S4,OOO,O00 while shipments from that
country to the United States were val
ued at S33,6l7,133, decrease Of So .OO0,-
600. S0'Y'V'
France received $4,000, 1926 worth #
shipments from the United States. an
increase Of $4,000, 900. while it shipped
70 the United States s11,74o,4 400 worth
900. F'''0V'
Shipments TO Italy we're valued at
$50 .693S26, an increase of $4,000 600.
while imports from Italy were valued
at $4,365, $50. a decrease Of SO 600 900.
Exports to Argentina increased S.
100000. totaling $21,S58,448, and i'm
ports from that country were s14,-
97l,430, a decrease of s9,O0O.0O0
Exports to Brazil totalcd Sl5,l43613.
en- increase Of s3,OO0,oO0 and imports
from Brazil were s14,49S,109, a de-
crease of $10,000,O00.
Chile took s4,S67,920 worth OF Amer
lean goods, an increase of 81 900 600.
and sent to the United States goods
valued st S7,S07 ,230, an increase Of
$2,00000O.
Japan received s7,oooo0o less worth
Of goods from this country, the total
being s12,Oe7,o12, and shipped TO the
United States 100000 less, the
total imports from Japan being s21,-
223,735.
Exports to Canada Of sS6.s43,S9l
showed an increase of $40 100000,
while imports from Canada we're s71,-
541 ,276, decrease of S16,O0O.O0O.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
usiness News
American Wooden Co. to Auction
Off Surplus Overcoat Fabrics
Retail Prices High,
Wholesalers Insist

Wholesalers as a class still
believe that retailers, taken as
a whole. are not reducing prices
in keeping with the new levels
established by dry goods manu-
facturers and jobbers.
If the same activity were
displayed in reducing prices by
retailers, says the current IS
sue of the market service letter
issued by the National Whole
sale Dry Goods Association, "as
is displayed by wholesalers in
such price reductions, it is be-
leved that there would be a
much more active movement Of
goods into final consumption.
There are large number Of
retailers who decline to actually
reduce their prices just so long
as the public keeps on buying,
pointing out that with the usual
generous buying before the holi-
days there is no reason why they
should reduce prices"
Where reductions have been
made, continues the letter. the
sales have been successful in
moving vast quantities of goods.
1T is obvious concludes the
letter, that surplus merchan-
disc will thus be moved from
the market and new buying can
take place, giving continued
employment and aiding in main
tanning the purchasing power Of
the general public"
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
More Than $500 Pieces i'm
the List; Report of Sale
Also Brings Rumor of
Plan to Close Mills Soon

Just as the leader IN the carpet in
dustry last month lried to stabilize
prices by allowing buyers to set their
own values through an open auction
sale, so Will the purchasers be allowed
to operate similarly in overcoat fab
ries a week from to-day, when the
American Woolen Company Will begin
an open bid sale
The American " Woolen has decided
TO clean out surplus stocks Of over
coatings at what they will bring and
will offer the entire lot of more than
$500 pieces in the New York sales
rooms on December Il. More than
LOO sample pieces Wall be on display
tor the coming Week and the catalog
Of the auction Will be out next Mon
Gay.
Those in the trade who heard yes
terday of the plan for the auction
we're somewhat surprised that the
company should adopt this method of
cleaning house at this time. 1t is
said to be the first time that it was
considered necessary to hold the auc-
ton IN the salesrooms. The pieces in
Guide mackinaws, kerseys, meltons,
frlezes and saiter cloth. The auc-
Noneers have been engaged and all ar
rangements completed Tor the sale
The auction Of overcoatings viii re-
move some surplus, but it is under
stood that the bulk of the companys
stock is suitings. This will be held
TO supply various small orders that
are received from tine to time. but it
vas SAID that strong efforts would be
made to reduce the stock without re
sort to the auction method
Inc decision to auction overcoatings
retects the growing uncertainty in the
INDUSTRY. Optimistic predictions and
signs OF improvement notwithstanding.
conditions in the cloth market we're
never worse, it was said Yesterday.
Retrenchment continues and stocks are
being reduced in all directions. Buy
ing for spring continues on such a
srall scale that the company faces the
prospect Of further closing Of mills.
In fact, it is understood that the
company is refusing to accept orders
for delivery beyond January Is in
vorsteds, indicating, it is said, that
mills may be closed about that time.
Preparations are believed to be under
way now TO close WColen mills within
a few days, and it was said yesterday
= at the company's mills working on
this kind of cloth would make little
more until orders we're received in
sufficient volume to make operations
worth while
The company has virtually com
pleted work on fail, 1921, samples and
therefore, there is little for mills to
DO until legitimate orders are received.
ior the company has decided not to
adopt suggestions made in some quar-
ters that stock be made up in antici-
ration or revival in business AL
though the company would meier not
TO close its mills, :. is said. il feels
that this course is more economical
than continuing the MANUFACTURED of
cloth, for which ther, appears to be no
market
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Buyers Arrived
Fairchild Service

AMSTERDAM y y.-Adler Swan &.
Ky1or: j Ny@or. furnishing goods and
ALBANY-M Lurie s. Co: Phil Dsniels.
waists 81 VS., Twenty Street
ATLANrA, Ga-John stvey Co r II
Ram beau dom stlcs. wash and white
goods. - Leonard street
BALTIMORE-Aineri Wholesale Corpo-
ration r. cluellrnalz, cotton, piece goods;
BALTIMORE E-Kirschenbaum Corporation
" NJ. kirschenhauin. ladies' spring
dresses 25 VEST Thlrty-third Street.
BALTIM MORE-Eisenbergs NJ. Stei7fed.
jobs dresses and suits: Miss B Meyers.
dresses and suits, 81 West Twenty sixth
BALT1MORE-ste Stewart & Co: Miss " H
Schofeld. laces and neck wear, West
Thirty-seventh street
BALTIMORE-E -Elonorc Dress Co: NJ. s.
London: spring dresses; li7o Broadway.
b BAITINoRH -Ilirsch~nbaun Corporation
n NJ Nrschenbaurn. coats. suits,
BALT1MoRE-Ainer.ean can Wholesale Cor
Messersmith. remnants, 354 Fourth
BALTIMORE stein &. Co: " Stein
woolens; Imperial.
BALTIMORE- J.. Hayrnan, mems cloth
r. harrash. coats and suits. sweaters
:, l2e T\r,p W@sI 80 Iwsn'ysfif,9 n So
\ ,
BALTiMoRE-J 3 Hurst &. CO: o. 10 Joseph
II Wells. dress goods. silks women > and
children's wear. l2o4 Broadway
BANGOR. Me.-A l. Freese Co: Mrs
Doyie, ready 10 wear; 1870 Broadway.
BINKHAMTON, y. Y.-Fowier. DICK &.
Walker 4. Macarthur, coats and suits
4. 3. Cease. womer's ready to wear. 5
West Thirty second street
BIRMINGHAM. Ala.-Pls.itz Dry Goods
Co. \. Benton dresses. coats and suits,
furs Bresiin
eOsToN-Jordan Marsh Co. Mrs. L. All
mus. sonen's coats and skirts, basement
w. +. Narrum. boys clothing wash
clothing; Miss NicCauley wotnen's extra
s.ze apparel p. McHugh. Silks, dress
goods. basement; Miss n. McLaugh HIN.
gloves. basement; W r. Myers silk
infants war; MISS a Chaloux. corsets.
basement. Miss @. =. Eurtunise women 8
suits. BASEMENT Miss J. &. Rowen. cor
sets. A. G. Sanborn. silks. p j. Keefe.
misses coats. suits bathing suits, furs,
J. Lamb, general merchandise, r. ).
Ir!nble. cotton underwear and sweaters.
basement; G ". Ross and Miss II.
Sweeney. tailored and high grade suits:
= { kcmbaN. wornen's costumes: 5. &.
Emery. cotton and French underwear.
potticoats; f. a. Brown. auto livery and
auto goods: 432 Fourth Avenue.
Observation-Disclosures Co: Mrs. Mulcahy. art
ncediework. umbrellas; Miss Lewis
house dresses. wrappers. aprons. art
goods. pictures, yarns: 200 Fifth Avenue.
BOSTON-W!l Frene's Sons Co: Miss
Goodman misses si.irts: M. Goldie all
men clothes. (Dasemenc Mrs. Kasanof.
women - neckwear: Mr.. Goldberg. men 3
furnishingss Mr.. Day. waists, Miss Lynch.
pcttlcoat~, MIR. Hahn. leather goods. Mr..
riuslin underwear: 225 Fifth Avenue.
BOSTON-Gilchrist Co; A. Cohen. coats
stirts and dresses Miss Keltner. under
wear, bathrohes; Miss r Markus, girls
and juniors wear. Miss r Rice hosier,
and knit underwear; 200 Fifth Avenue
BoSTON-Pcerless Petucoat Co. 8. An
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07

such an undertaking is effected Polanl
cannot begin properly her reconstruc-
tion program
AS NJ. Grabski is leader of the Ma
conal Democratic party, the platform
OF which has always been anti-German,
the memorial has attracted all The
more attention. Some newspapers SYM
pathize with his views. emphasizing
the necessity for the conclusion o. .
commercial treaty with Germany in
the near future and disregard Of poll
cal and territorial controversies
In an effort to reduce Poland's ex-
penditures Jan Steczkoscki, who sue
oeeded NJ. Grabski as Minister of FL
nance, proposes the reduction Of Po-
lands army, which, it was announced
recently, is costing the government
5000, 600 900 marks a month. He would
increase revenues by new system Of
taxation
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Open Market Rate
Adopted in Money
Orders for Italy
Posioffice Department Ef-
fects Arrangement With
Government at Rome
to Benefit Remitters

Folk in the United States desiring
to remit funds to Italy through the
machinery of the foreign money de
partment Of the Federal postohice will
find a new arrangement in operation
after December Is. The Postmaster
General, it became known yesterday,
has issued an order to become effective
on that date directing that the amount
Of international money orders drawn
on Italy shall be expressed Il dollars
and cents only, and that On such
orders the Italian government agrees
to pay the market value in lire.
An official of the New York Post
Office explained yesterday that under
the new scheme Ierson wishing to
send 500 to Italy Will buy ostoifice
money order draft for that amount,
payable in Italy On its remittance to
Italy it will be casned in lire at the
market rate. At present the remitter
Of 500 to Italy through the lostotlice
buys lire with dollars, obtaining them
at fixed rate of 20 lire to the dollar
This gives the person making the re
mittance 5000 lire yer 500. making
the cost of the Ira cents. against all
open market quotation for lire Of
around 3la cents
The Postoffice DEPARTING mt. which last
August made move to make the rate
at which it sells exchange to money
order customers conform more to the
open market rates, reduced the rate on
sterling and other exchanges sharply.
Since then another change has been
made, effective on November 10, and
the rate at which the postolNce now
sells sterling drafts is 1915 to the
pound sterling. The open market rate
ko
Belgian and French francs is Is to the
dollars, which makes the frame worth
slightly more than 7 cents, compa red
with an open market rate Of approxi-
matcly cents for Belgian and French
francs.
The postofice makes it piain that ii
has no stated time for making changes
in its international money order rates,
pointing out that in the nature of things
such changes must depend on financial
conditions in the world at large.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Commercial Credit

Legitimate money needs as viewed
by bankers, according to textile manu-
facturers, fall short Of financing raw
material deals against a possible de-
mand for finished goods in the near
future. Asked WHY mill owners did
not pick up some of the attractive
bargains in the way of w-priced raw
silk, wool or cotton, several of them
replied that it was purely a lack of
financial resources. The working cap
ltal or most mills, it is said. has suf-
tered a severe cUrtailment in the
recent depreciation Of merchandise
values and the banks apparently are
unwilling to finance future operations
without actual orders for goods on
the books.
Commercial paper rates remained
unchanged yesterday at 724 to s per
cent. Bankers acceptance rates quoted
by the American Acceptance Council
we're:
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Labor Efficiency Gains

Proof that the productive activity
OF the individual workman is increas-
ing is shown in the recent experience
of the National Cash Register Com
pany. Dayton, Ohio, where 10 per cent
of the workmen have been dropped,
but production has actually gained.
The factory force ten months ago,
when the wedding cut process was
tegun. stood at $500 persons Since
then 500 have been cropped and many
more have been replaced by better
workmen. The standards of skill. etc,
imposed by the employment depart
II ent have been raised consi iderably.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Mail Order Sales Decrease

CHICAGO, Dec. "a decrease Of
22.69 per cent in November sales, as
compared to November, 1919, IS re-
corded in the monthly report Of Mont
gomery Ward & Co., issued to-day
November, 1920, sales totaled sl0,-
88o .596, as compared TO S14,0S4 ,t4d for
the same month last year.
The total sales for the first eleven
months this year show an increase
OF SIS per cent over the correspond
ing period Of 1910, however. he
figures for this year are $l92,295,244,
against S94.065, 34l n 1919.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
AnAwer-Some Of the issues YOU men
Oregon Short Line Bonds Good

Questl0n--WlN you kinaly 1T me know
" hat Fou think Of oregon Shor, Line az an
ius estinent - fMrs) @. 7. T.
Answer-We assume that you refer to
the bonds Of the Oregon Short Line, for
all the $l00,0O0,000 stock of the COM
pany Is owned by the Union Pacific
Railroad. There are three issues of
bonds available in this road. The Ore
gon Short Line Railway first per cent,
due February. 1922; the Oregon Short
Line Railroad consolidated per cent,
1876, and the Oregon Short Line re-
funding 4 per cent, 1929. The last is
sound investment, guaranteed by the
Union Pacific Railroad. You would
make no mistake in purchasing any Of
them. in our opinion.
New-York tribune., 1920-12-07
Poland's Only Hope Seen
In German Trade Pact
Former Minister SAYS Agree
ment Is Essential to Recon
structiOn Program

WARSAW, Dec. 6 (By The Associ-
ated Press .-Poland's only salvation
from the depression arising from her
economic situation is commercial
agreement with Germany. says a
memorial presented to the Polish
Cabinet by Ladislas Grabski who re-
Gently resigned as Minister of Finance.
In this statement, which has caused q
sensation in political and financial
circles, NJ. Grebski contends that until