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The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12

reports a pack of 10000 cases of king salmon and 1000 cases of sil. vers.
 "A special meeting of the Cordova Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Northland Club on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and full attendance of the members Is de- sired.
 Dr. w H. Chase has received a telegram instructing him to charter the launch Rolfe for two trips to Yakataga for a party of oil experts who are coming to Cordova from the states on the next boat to examine the property of the Alaska Develop mert Syndicate, local corporation owning oil claims at Yakataga.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
NOTICE

We urge the people to be very careful with the use of water for the next few days owing to a break in the main, compelling us to shut off the Heney creek reservoir
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
TRAMPS MEET DEATH
 WHILE STEALING RIDE
,By Assoclated rress)

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12.-Two men were killed and seven injured, several seriously when seven cars of Western Pacific freight train rolled down an embankment last night All nine men were unknown to the train crew.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
 AROUND TOWN

The lighthouse tender Cedar ar rived in poIt from the westward early this afternoon
 Superintendent Caleb Corser re- turned today on speeder from a trip to Kennecott.
 George Dooley left this morning on the launch Fredelia on a short business trip to Valdez.
 The steamer Admiral Watson is due in port southbound between s and o'clock tonight.
 Donald Mckenzie returned last night from Fidalgo bay, where he spent the past month, on the Rat tier.
 regular meeting of the CordOva- Athletic Club will be held at Eagle hall tonight. when all members are expected to pay their dues. Master Waldo Walker was again operated upon last night by Dr. w. w. Council at the Cordova general hospital and is resting easy today.
 IT. E. Ellsworth of Seward, mem Der of the territorial fish commis- sion. yesterday visited the new hatchery at the head of Eyak lake.
 A large party of oil experts. who have been to the westward are eX- pected on the Admiral Watson this afternoon. The launch Rolfe has been chartered to take these men to the Yakataga oil fields.
 Misses Edna Brau and Charlotte Swift of St Louis, arrived in town today from Chitina, after having made a tour of interior Alaska. They are delighted with their trip thus far and also the magnificent Alaska scenery
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Aug. 12.-Halibut. 12c; chickens. SC.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12

J. N. Gilbert, superintendent of the Carlisle Packing Company's cannery at Andresofsky down the Yukon river reached here today, coming over the trail from Fairbanks. He
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-12
NOTICE

Water service will be shut off from 9 tonight until 6 tomorrow morn ing.
 Alaska Public Utilities.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
BRUCE ADVISED NOT
TO SUE, He CLAIMS
Education Boards Counsel Kept
Him From Seeking Legal Re-
dress From AcCuSerS.

Roscoe C. Bruce, colored assistant
superintendent of schools. said today
he would have entered suits long ago
against the Parents League ana
others who have attacked him but for
the advice of the Board of Education.
Bruce, quoting from a letter that
he wrote December IS. 1920, to John
Van Schaick, former president OF the
school board, made this statement re-
garding his apparent inaction during
the time he was being severely CRU
cised
81 should long ago have entered
suit-for example against Danlei
Murray-but my official superiors ad-
vised not to go to court. Therefore,
cannot exercise my constitutional
right of appeal to court without in
curing the displeasure of my en-
ployers and probably summary dis
cipline.
"Am l not thus deprived of my only
instrument of defense? The board
members may be entirely right, or
course. in their judgment of pro-
prieties, but am, in fact, left de-
fenseless to take a leave of absence
to engage in court proceedings which
may occupy two years, and II Is not
possible for a poor man like me-
II must rely on my ofnciai SUI
periors to safeguard my good name.
And they promised to do So"
The full text of this letter. which
was written, Bruce says. after Van
Schaick on December suggested
Bruce resign from his post, will be
read tonight when Bruce addresses
the School Welfare League at the
John Wesley A. NJ. e. Zion Church,
Fourteenth and Corcoran streets.
Bruce also will answer the many
charges his critics have made. Sew
eral thousand people are expected.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
IT'S a Lass Who
Pays off Mr.. Wilson
Katherine Shea Has Been
"Ghost" to Presidents for
Past Twenty Years.

One OF the proudest individuals
who come to the White House resu-
larry and Is always greeted with
great obeisance is Miss Katherine
Shea. a long time clerk at the Treas
ury Department who calls the nrst
OF each month with the Presidents
pay"
1t is & treasury warrant for $3.50
that Miss Shea brings. The warrant
Is enclosed In large envelope. which
she grips firmly in her hand until IL
In passed over to Rudolph Forster
Executive secretary. She trusts IL to
no one but Mr.. Forster and II he hap
pens to be engaged she sits down
and waits for him.
sure, tits only another one OF
these that / will be bringing to Presi-
dent Wilson-God bless him." sighed
Miss Shea a hit sentimentally today
when she arrived.
Miss Shea, who has been the Presi-
dents "paymaster" for many years
(she says twenty is enough to say"),
may have somewhere secreted about
her Derson an automatic pistol. but
she says she has not the slightest
fear as she trudges from the Treas
ury to the Executive Mansion.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
N0HOUSE ACTION ON
RENTS TILL MARCH 4
D. c. Tenants Must Wait for Re-
lief Against Eviction,
M0ndeIl SAYS.
TO CLEAN OWN HOUSE.

No relief for District tenants
against eviction, as provided by the
Senate in passing the Ball rent bill,
will be Forthcoming before March 4.
Majority Leader Mondell of the
House is authority for the statement
that further District legislation be-
fore March is impossible.
More important in the minds of the
House District Committee than any
thing else is the Gould bill paving the
way for a merger of the Potomac
Electric Power Company with the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company as a first step toward con-
solidation of the Districts two street
car systems. But even this piece of
legislation. arleady reported favor
ably to the House, cannot be taken
up before March 4, due to the present
legislative jam that threatens the APP
preparation bills. 1t is not likely.
then, that the House District Commit
tee will even consider the Ball rent
bill this session.
Chairman Carl Z. Mapes. who Is OPP
posed to the street car merger at the
present time. has not yet called a
meeting of the subcommittee appoint
ed to consider street railway legisla-
ton. with the exception OF Chair
man Mapes, the entire committee is
Juggling at the leash. hoping to get
the chance to report a sill to the
House before the close OF the session.
Such action, at least, would make
way for early consideration of the
merger bill after March 4.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
FIrenen Set BLazes in
Alexandria;Go To Pen

OF justice. The three were indicted
at 4:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon.
At Ave minutes after eleven this
morning they had been tried; convict
ed and sentenced. They pleaded
guilty. and had no counsel.
START THREE FIRES.
The fires the men admitted starting
were in an unoccupied house on Wolfe
street, between Royal and Fairfax
strets; an old frame building, formerly
used as a school for colored girls, on
North Alfred street, and n pile of logs
lying in the square bounded by Prince.
Duke, Patrick and Henry streets.
In each instance a big alarm was
sounded; the engines came. and the
blazes were extinguished with an
eclat which won warm praise for the
department.
But all the fires evidently were in
cendiary, and Fire Chief X. w. Ogden
started an investigation, offering a
reward of $50 for the capture of the
guilty ones
He won his own reward. lie ques-
toned George l.. Clark, former driver
of the engine of the Relinance Fire
Company, and the latter confessed
and named his Nconfederates. They
were quizzed and they, too. admitted
their guilt.
In addition to wanting excite
ment,v the men said they had bet
up as to which engine company
would reach the fires first.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

By J. e. EDGERTON.
I climbed out Of the downy at $50
a. m. to quell the old alarm clock. 1t
was another day.
Brushing the sleep out of my eyes
I grasped the old battle ak firmly
and prepared to follow article 81,
section o, which states that all mem
bers must have the face properly
shaver" before appearing in public in
uniform. Following the same section
1 polished my shoes and brushed the
uniform off.
Gulping my breakfast. I kissed the
wife and children and started for the
station. As / turned out he door
the wife called.
TON" she said, zone OF the but
tons Of your coat is undone."
Recalling section 10 OF the same
article, which states that coats of
uniforms must be completely but
toned, / FASTENED to correct the error.
began breathing deeply. 1 was
feeling pretty good. Unconsciousiy
I stuck my hands in my pockets and
began whistling. Suddenly l recall
ed section IL of the same article.
when in uniform hands shall be kept
out of pockets" it says.
1 hastily pulled my hands out or
my 5 liz onnd,ot
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u iu,e,,,n S,u,ei,, stroa. nm INV
Mn,''''s. 20 ny .au hottalio,
way. I ra,saa 49, riybt
80 a,, Us I'll, t,r ,ha I'm -, tho fore
1,nnar ,ouoh.a The row.,r MARI of the
la dress above tho tight eve thumb
and fingers extended and Joined,
naIu 70 the left forearm Inclined at
On angle OF AZ degrees. hand and
wrist straight. and then dropping
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

Excitement is costly in Alexandria.
Today 1t cost George I. Clark. Lam
bert Bergman and John NVe. all of
old Virginia families, and all volun-
teer firemen, two years each In the
penitentiary.
They found their town too slow.
They wanted something to happen.
So they set fire to a deserted school
house, an unoccupied frame dwelling
and q pile of logs. Then, DOMINIC
uniforms. they joined their companies
and he ped put out the blazes.
And then they were arrested, and
confessed.
ALL PLEAD GUILTY.
Today, before Judge Robert Mon
cure in the corporation court of Alex
andria, they pleaded guilty and were
sentenced to the penitentiary at Rich
mond for two years each. They are
now in the Alexandria jail. They will
be taken to Richmond next week.
According to the Alexandria police,
nothing will happen down in Rich
mond except work.
The severity Of the sentences came
as a surprise to Alexandria. The pris-
pners, merely pleading they wanted
a little excitement" made frank con-
fessions to the police, and again yes
terday to a special grand jury, which
recommended mercy.
Incidentally, the case just about set
record in speeding up the wheels
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
BRADLEY QUITS POST
AS PALMER ASSISTANT

Charles H. Bradley. son of the late
Justice Andrew C. Bradley, of the
Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. has rendered his resigna-
ton as special assistant to the At
torney General, to take effect Feb
ruary Is, 1921, at which time he
will resume the private practice Of
law was a member of a local firm of
attorneys. Mr.. Bradley Is grad
uate of Princeton University, and
OF George Washington University
Law School.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
HIT
BY BIKE, DIES
Messenger Boy Who Ran Down
Emil r. Christiani, SIS, Held
Pending Inquiry.

Emil +. Christiani, sixty-nve years
old, widely known pianist, harpist
and composer, died at 1905 o'clock
this morning at GARFIELD Hospital as
the result of injuries sustained when
he was hit by a bicycle at Eleventh
and Clifton streets northwest, ~
1880 o'clock last night
OPERATED IN VAIN.
The bicycle was ridden by Allen =.
Beasley, eighteen years old. OF 13ss
Fairmont street northwest Beasley.
a messenger. was riding down Clifton
street when he struck Christian. VINO
had started to cross at Eleventh
street The aged man was thrown
violently to the street, his head hit
ting first. fracturing his skull. ne
was removed to the hospital. where
surgeons performed an operation. but
he did not regain consciousness.
Professor Christiani had just given
a piano lesson to one OF his pupils and
was on his way to his studio at 1905
r street when the accident occurred
Beasley Is being held at the Tenth
precinct pending the Coroner's inves-
tlgation.
. Professor Christiani was the father
OF c. e. Christiani. president OF the
Washington College OF Music. lie
was born in Copenhagen, Denmark.
and was graduated from the Copen-
hagen Conservatory OF Music. He
toured Europe for many years, play
ing in concerts and recitals. He
came to this country thirty years
ago and appeared in concerts. He
had resided in this city for the last
seventeen years.
WROTE MANY SYMPHONIES.
Several compositions and sympho-
MES. among which is .'Germania
Maennerchor" and rhapsody en-
titled, 1.-The Soul Seeking the Truth"
were written by Professor Christiani.
He also wrote articles dealing with
the music world for The Etude." q
musical magazine.
His brother, who is well known
musician and Luthern minister in
Copenhagen, was knighted by the
King of Denmark about month
ago.
His son. C. f. Christiani. is one of
the leading forces in the development
of young orchestras in the city. Pro-
fessor Christiani and his son have APP
peared together in many orchestras
in Washington. A daughter, Mrs.
Gerda Prazzo, who also resides in this
city, is cellest in a local or
chestra. Two other daughters. both
of whom reside in Denmark, are tai
ented musicians.
Professor Christiani is survived by
two other sons, Fritz Christiani. of
San Diego, Calf, and Cortland Chris
tiani, United States Vice CONSUL at
Madrid, Spain.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

affection for the said plaintiff. his
wife"
Seona says although she made three
attempts to see her husband at his
home, she was always turned away
by the parents or their servants.
ATTORNEY HAS LOVE LETTERS.
Attorney Morganston is said to have
a number of .1ove letters in his pos.
session. written to Mrs. Johannes by
her husband.
Young Mrs. Johannes is employed
in photograph shop in + street.
She refused today to comment on
the filing of the suit for heart balm"
and referred her questioner to her at
torney.
The young woman Is living with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. X. w
Heasley. of 2lT Morgan street north
west, whore she is said TO be grew
ing at the loss of her husband.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

Young Mrs. Johannes has been re-
ferred TO az "a beauty among WASH
ington's beautiful women" She mas
dark glossy hair. and her eyes sparkle
with the vivacity of youth. But there
Is a trace of sadness that creeps into
her ewes as she thinks Of her young
husband-lover whose care and COM
partnership she has been denied
Johannes, the elder, is a member OF
a prominent Philadelphia family. lie
lives on a large estate, SHADY Lawn.
at Glenside. one OF the fashionable
suburbs of the Quaker City. During
the war Johannes served as dollar
a-year man" in the War Industries
Board.
HERE IS HER STORY.
Here is the story of the troubles OF
he young couple. as set forth in the
,rief filed by Mrs. Johannes attor-
news, Charles f. Morganston and
Michael T. Carey:
On August ., 1918. the youngsters
for Gilmore was only twenty, and
Seona eighteen at the time--decided
they could not live without each other
and that married life was the only
existence after all. At the time Seona
was employed in war bureau.
Accordingly they journeyed to
Frederick, Md, where they were mar
ried by the Rev. DR.. Hoff.
What will my folks say II we tell
them we are married. Gilmore is
said to have remarked apprehensively
to his bride of few hours.
"I'll tell you, we won't let them
know. Wen keep it secret until
later on"
KEPT MARRIAGE SECRET.
And they did. Elmore said che
wasn't going to have his bride live
in any sort of home" so he set
orth manfully to find work in order
to provide a suitable "love nest" All
the time, according to the papers filed
yesterday, Seona and Gilmore lived as
usual with their parents.
About ten days after the marriage.
the Johannes family moved fro
Washington to their home in Phila-
delphia, taking young Johannes with
them.
And then the st orm broke.
The couple decided to break the
news of their marriage to their re-
spective parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
hannes, 1t is alleged in the suit,
started and persiste to wrongfully,
wickedly, unlawfully. unjustly and
deprive the said plaintiH
Of the care, society, aid and COM
of her said husband for
the purpose of permanently separat-
ing the plaintiff from her said hus-
band, and with the result that the
said Gilmore Johannes, her husband,
had become alienated in feeling and
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
Wilson Writing Book on
Treaty; Lansing's
Is Finished

President Wilson Is having ar
ranged for ready reference all pa
pers and documents in his possession
relating to the Paris Peace Confer
ence. He Is doing this with a view
to preparing a book on the negotia-
tons.
The President has accepted the
volunteered services of Ray Stan
nard Baker, who was attached. to
the American Peace Commission.
Former Secretary Of State Lans-
ing, one OF the American Commits
sioners, already has prepared a
book on the Peace Conference which
takes Issue in several important
chapters with decisions made by
the President. This book is TO be
released to the public March 3, the
day after President Wilson retires
from office.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
TAKE UP MERGER
| PLAN TOMORROW

The House District subcommittee
appointed to consider street railway
merger legislation will meet tomor-
ROW morning, 1t was announced to-
day by Chairman Mapes.
The members Of the subcommittee,
lin addition to Mapes, are Burdick, of
Rhode Island, Walters of Pennsyl-
vania, Woods of Virginia, and Lam
ham of Texas.
The subcommittee will get to-
gether on the merger proposition for
Ian excess profits tax ranging from so
Ito 100 per cent on all revenues Of
ptreet railway properties in the Dis
rict of Columbia over a @ or per
|ent return. This proposal was
hrashed out at the last melting Of
he District committee as the basis to
e used in preparing a merger bill.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

wincing. I recalled with regret the
non-criticism paragraph and the other
which prohibited profanity and
coarse. rude language. So did the
other boys. l could see 'em regret
ting it. Some of 'em regretted 1t SO
that their fingers wiggled when they
looked at the horn.
Some of the boys wanted to match
Continued on Page Twenty-one.)
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
ArkanSanS Choose CaraWay.

Senator-elect Thaddeus Caraway
was elected president of the Arkansas
Society at the Thomson School last
night. Edgar b. Merritt was elected
first vice president; Cleveland Baker,
second vice president; Carolyn Little
page. third vice president; Mabel
Scurlock, recording secretary; r. 7.
Lee, treasurer, and Harris p. Moore,
corresponding secretary.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

Uncle Sam?
There is every indication that it
will. In fact, such an idea already
has the Endorsement Of local No. 2,
the largest unit of the National
Federation of Federal Employees.
TO CLEAN OWN HOUSE.
And. when the present plans are
inaugurated Congressman Thomas L.
Blanton no doubt must be given much
credit for originating the scheme, in
spite OF the fact that he has been
bitterly asssiled by organized en-
ployes.
The union would be a bouncer
through the functloning OF a proposed
committee on efficiency, the purpose
OF which would be to weed out incom-
petence In the Government service.
"Clean house within your own or
ganization," Is the advice which Mr..
Blanton fired at Local No. at its
quarterly meeting last Friday night.
Such advice penetrated dep into the
minds OF many. A resolution was
adopted favoring any step toward a
greater efficiency.
EFFICIENCY FIRST FACTOR.
In beginning this "house cleaning"
Local No. 2 would completely reor-
ganize it's working basis, and make
efficiency q paramount factor. not
only in the administration of its bus
mess. but primarily, efficiency OF the
membership, Individually in relation
to the employment of each.
1t has been suggested that no gov
eminent employe can become a mem
Der of the union unless he holds a
certain efficiency record in the Fed
eral service. 1t is believed that by
making efficiency the primary re-
quisite for membership, ii would have
eminent personnel. generally.
The idea could be advanced to in
clude all Government employees, 1t is
declared. II union members detected
inefficiency in their department, II
would be their duty to report II with
out any personal prejudice, however.
AS Mr.. Blanton pointed out, Con-
gress would be willing to double. i'm
mediately, the salaries Of deserving
Government employees, II the incom-
petents who are not entitled to the
discharged. So IL is. being seriously
considered to make efficiency the
foundation stone of Government per-
sonnet, and start such system
through the organization of the Fed
eral employees union as watch
dog"
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
Parents
Chilled His Loue, Girl
Charges in Balm Suit

married in only" Mrs Seona Johannes, a
twenty year-od Washington girl, yesterday filed suit in
Philadelphia for $4,000 against Mr. and Mrs. George
Johannes who the young claims alienaed the af-
fectons of their twenty two year-Old Gilmore.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
6. w. U. Faculty Club to Meet

The Faculty Club of George Wash
ington University will hold its reg
ular meeting Friday night at $40
o'clock at the club rooms, 719
Twenty-first street northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
Miles Camp, S. w. v, to Meet.

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. I,
United Spanish War Veterans, will
hold a meeting tonight at o'clock
in Perpetual Building Hall. Eleventh
and T. streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
Life of a Fireman No
Bed of Roses, Reporter
Who Tried 1t Declares

of
and
to be
q a q day"
The Washington times., 1921-02-01

MRS sEONA JOHANNES, pretty Washington girl
M who is suing Mr.. and Mrs. George Johannes,
wealthy Phiadelphians, for $4,000 "heart balm"
Mrs Johannes alleges the Johannes alienated her hus
bands affections.
The Washington times., 1921-02-01
U.S.UN|ONASKS
TO FIRE
Federal Workers Indorse Plan
To Undertake Own "House-
Cleaning in Bureaus.

Will the Federal Employees Union
become the official bouncer for
Uncle Sam?
There is every indication that it
will. In fact, such an idea already
has the Endorsement Of local No. 2,
the largest unit of the National
Federation Of Federal Employees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-06

ting the Most Out Of Retailing." and
the Aim story portrayed in a vivid
manner the story Of merchant who
was near failure. As the film pro-
crossed the reasons for his lack of
success became plain. Poor arrange
ment of goods. an unattractive front
and old out of. date business methods
all had their share in producing the
above named result. Finally the
change came. He remodeled his store
and installed a modern system. He
did more advertising and used the
newspaper judiciously and constantly.
and as result rapidly rose to sue
cess.
Mr.. Sulley laid particular stress on
the great value of newspaper adver-
Using, telling the proper way to pre-
pare newspaper advs. in order to OBJ
tain the best results, and gave valid
reasons why the merchant should
adopt a continuous advertising policy.
Window display. efficiency Of clerks
selling methods and other topics Of in
terest and Importance were also dis
cussed.
! 1t is inevitable that Gardiner mer-
chants should profit by the lecture
and to what degree depends on the
man himself.