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The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02
The Truth About Your
 Light, Water and Phone

In answering the several bulletins which have been distributed in the last few days in Cordova concerning the Alaska Public Utilities, we desire to state at the outset that notwith- standing the announcement that ap- peared in the Cordova Daily Times of last evening that these bulletins are the official utterances of the candi- dates of the Peoples Ticket and ap- parently signed by all the candidates on that ticket, we are loath to be- lieve that all the gentlemen on that ticket approve and are willing to father the many false statements con tained in the bulletins. But let that be as it may, whoever is responsible for the contents of these bulletins is guilty of malicious falsehood.
 On May E, 1916, the Cordova Pow CT Company obtained from the Town aof Cordova three franchises author izing it to operate electric light, tele- phone and water privileges in the Town of Cordova. In 1917 the Alas ka Utilities purchased the Cordova Power Company and became its suc- cessor, to all the rights and privileges under it's franchises Since that time the Alaska Public Utilities has oper- ated in the Town of Cordova a legiti- mate business at the rates fixed in the franchise, has met it's obligations the upbuilding of our town. It has complied strictly with the terms and conditions of the franchise under which it operated and has paid into the Town of Cordova every cent due by way of taxes, licenses and per centages on it's gross earnings.
 The writer of these bulletins quot ed a portion of Section 8, of the water franchise but failed to quote the whole section for the simple req son that if he had quoted the whole section on this question it would have shown the statements to be lie on it's face.
 Section 9 of the light franchise, Section of the water franchise and Section of the telephone franchise are identical, except that in the light Franchise the two per cent on the gross earnings to be paid into the city treasury is on the first $25,0OO, then 3 per cent on the next $1O,OO0 and 1 per cent on all over $35,OOO per year, while, in the water and tele- phone franchises it is 2 per cent on
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02

less than going wages and that na- tives are employed in preference to white men. That is lie. I chal- lenge successful contradiction of this refutation
 It has been stated that my busi- ness is outside the town limits and therefore no asset to the town. leave to the judgment of the reader whether the fact that my business is no asset to the town is a lie or not. In the past five years the mill, of which I am manager, has paid out for labor approximately $250,0O0.O0. It is safe to say that ali this money was spent in Cordova.
 The men who are making the false statements enumerated herein con corning me and my business are men who are actively and publicly lead, ing in the fight being made. to pre-. vent the election of the entire Pec> ple's Ticket next Tuesday, and they are at liberty to take to themselves. If they so wish, my statement that their charges are lies.
 2-1t CHARLES J. GOODALL.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02
To the Voters and General Public of Cordova
 and Vicinity:

The packers of the Citizens Ticket have apparently conceded the defeat of their councilmanic candidates next Tuesday and are centering their energies towards defeating me for mayor.
 The candidates of the Peoples Ticket have printed their campaign literature and stand behind it. My opponents have not come into the open in their attacks on me but are fighting by underhand and despicable methods, namely malicious Irapa. ganda and deliberate lies.
 In order that the public may be fully advised of these un-American methods I make this announcement through the daily press:
 It has been said that I have made public statements approving the re. duction of wages by the railroad company. That is a lie.
 It has been said that if elected Will try to force the city to build a city dock, and will even bond the town if necessary to do so. That is lie.
 It has been said that if elected I planned to put through the city coun- Gil bills calling for new sidewalk con- structiOn so that the mill of which I am manager could sell large quanti- ties of sidewalk lumber. to the city. That is lie. The same point might be made with greater force against Mir H. I. O'Neill, candidate on the Citi. zens' Ticket for city council that he is planning to sell lumber to the city if elected, for in the last year with the Blum, O'Neill mill and with MT. M. Brock on the council, Mir O'Neil sold a great deal more lumber for city construction thau I did.
 It has been stated that the mill of which I am manager, is paying
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02

Power Company and it's successor
 the Alaska Public Utilities from the 1 business operated under the three
 franchises, that is light, water and
 telephone from the date of the fran
 chise, to-wit: the 18th day of May,
 1916, to the 1st day of January,
 1921, is $199,61922. Now under the
 franchises with the per cent rate,
 which is the rate that would apply to these earnings there would be due
 from the operating company the sum ol $3992.39, but the company has paid in municipal taxes and licenses which 1t is allowed to deduct from
 this percentage of its gross earnings
 under the provisions of the franchises
 as above quoted the sum of $46S6. 66, which leaves a margin of $6942S that the company has paid over and above what the percentage of the gross
 earnings amount to. These facts could have been readily obtained by
 the writer of these bulletins had he so desired.
 In the matter of the gross income of this company and taxes and li- censes paid by it the company's
 cards are on the table face up and the books are open for inspection. We are informed that this tirade | Nufr A,l written by Edward F. Medley, who was our attorney for some time and up until March, 1920, when we saw l fit to dispense with his services and
 employ other legal representatives We note the following contained in
 one of these bulletins: "The same crowd now in control of city affairs
 was in control at the time the fran | chises were given and have been con- ! tinuously in control since the fran l chises were given" We are some
 what at loss to figure out just what i is meant by this statement In look , ing over our franchise we find that they are each signed by H. A. Slater, i eX-ofticio mayor and Edward F. Med ley, town clerk Both MT. Slater
 and MT. Medley are very strong sup pOrters of Mr Goodall in his can
 didaCy for mayor and we believe are supporters of the entire Peoples
 Ticket. The Alaska Public Utilities
 does not know any clique, crowd or i faction in it's business dealings. It,
 nor none of it's officers took any part
 whatever ill framing up or bringing about either ticket, other than MT.
 A. J. Mcconnell did speak to Mir.
 E. V. Boyle, a candidate on the Peo- ple's Ticket, about running for coun-
 cilman.
 The good people of Corodya may rest assured that the Alaska Public Utilities will not apply to the city
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02

therof by the Cordova Power Com deliberate and malicious faIsehoods contained in these bulletins. But per haps we should be a little more char. itable as it seems that the fact of be- ing separated from our payroll has had a deleterious effect upon the mental gyrations of our ex-attorney.
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02

pany, it's successors or assigns, with the Common Council of the Town of Cordova."
 In conclusion we desire to say we have not the words to adequately ex- press this supreme contempt we hold for an individual or any set of in dividuals who for the purposes of gaining their ends would stoop to the
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02
BUILDING TRADES MEN
 IN WALLA WALLA QUIT

WALLA WALLA, April 9 (by As sociated Press) Members of the building trades in this city quit work at noon yesterday rather than accept a 20 per cent reduction in wages an, nounced by the builders.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-02
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, April 2.-Fish prices at noon April l. Halibut, 15c; chicken halibut, Sc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
EXCHANGE CLIPPINGS


Evine w. Huff, who was employ
ed by Mike Bertram on his farm,
northeast of Belgrade, last summer,
has been caught by the Kansas City
police and has been brought back to
st. Cloud to answer charges of
having raised checks given him by
Mr.. Bertram.
Huff is charged with having raised
one check. from So to SO, another
from So to $13 and third from 1912
to $30.12. All of the checks were
cashed here in Belgrade, two Of them
at the North American State Bank
and the other at the Hotel Belgrade.
!, The checks were written out and
cashed about the first of August. It
was not discovered that the amounts
had been raised until some time later
when Mr.. Bertram received the can
celled checks back from the bank.
By that time Huff was gone and his
whereabouts were unknown. A short
time ago, however, it was found out
ciA<S1 AiC Wdo III hoiiodS SiCy cIiiu tilC
police there were notified to hold him.
Last week the st. Cloud police re-
ceived word that Huff had been APP
prehendd and Sheriff Schooner left
last Saturday to bring him back to
face the charges against him. Huff
signed a waiver of requisition pro-
ceedings at Kansas City and was
brought back to st. Cloud, Monday,
where preliminary hearing was
held Tuesday. Belgrade Tribune.
Last Friday morning w. NJ.
Quaife, while working on a platform
up in the lumber shed, fell distance
of about IL feet to the ground
breaking several bones and leaving
him disabled for some time.
Albert Stalker drove in to the
shed and found him lying uncon-
scious on the ground. He was TAX
en- home where it was found that he
had five ribs and his collar bone
broken. He seems to be getting
along as well as could be expected
under the shock and injuries he re-
ceived but has not been able to
move any as yet.
He is unable to tell so far how
the accident happened Willard Grit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
BIRCHDALE

Frankie Kircher who was ditching
near Alexandria for the past six
weeks returned home last week.
A little stranger came to make his
home at the Fred Racking home,
Nov. FL. His name is William
Frederick.
Mrs. M. Nelson has been on the
sick list few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kircher, Mr..
an Mrs. Geo. Kircher visited at The
Warren Kircher home Thanksgiving
day.
Adolph Rachny and family visited
ct the E. Rachny home Thanksgiv-
ing.
Mrs. w. Ceyner and children
spent q few days at Sank Centre
visiting with her parents last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Schultz Mrs.
r Martin and Miss Ruth Showalter
spent Thanksgiving at the w. s.
Martin home.
IA big crowd Of relatives and
friends were invited to: the Emil
Kleinschmitt home last Sunday
when their little baby girl, Helen
Lydia, was bapdsed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
Three Of the local business places

Three Of the local business places
were burglarized last Friday night.
The thieves, who gave evidence of
being amateurs, evidently first enter
ed the Belgrade Meat Market, where
they gained entrance through a rear
door and got away with about five
dollars in small change and some
canned goods From there they
seemingly proceeded to the Geib Carl
Lumber office, where they broke
through the door leading to the lum-
Der shed. They were unable to fiid
any cash here and proceeded to en-
joy a repast of baked beans taken at
the meat market. They also enter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01

Markus Olson and son are cutting
cordwood for Nels Anderson. They
are patching in their shack
Quite few people are sick with
tonsilitis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01

ed Henry Wohlleb's lumber Office
and helped themselves to a small
amount of change. From the way
in which they gained entrance it APP
pears that they were quite familiar
with the places visited, and it may
have been the work of local talent -
Belgrade Tribune.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
Juvenile Measure.

4 little girl from the West who ID
visiting Us has her own way Of meas
1urfng distance. When asked by q
caller where her home was. she re-
piled: Two go-to-beds and two get.
ups from here. Boston Transcript.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-12-01
| COUNTY NEWS
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Items from Live Correspondents
= Of the Rural District
MCCORMICK LAKE
= : : = :

Frank and Matt Wiener spent
Sunday at Connelly's.
Mrs. Lyold called at Knapp's
Tuesday noon.
Paul Wilcox delivered load Of
pigs to Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald Of
South Range, Wis, are visiting at
Harry Huston's.
Miss Lillian GRADER called at
Lloyd's Monday evening.
Mrs. "A. Lyold spent Tuesday at,
ternoon with Mrs Grundmann
Bernard, Will and Joseph Deter
man called on Laurel Connolly Sun
day.
William Lamb is helping Steven
Deizel haul hay this week.
Mr.. Head, Matt Doege and Da-
ton Herbert spent Thanksgiving at
Grundman's.
Miss Dola Gnndman spent her
Thanksgiving vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. M. Kennedy
spent Sunday evening at c.. Botz's.
Iwinski's spent Saturday evening
at Kingsbury's.
". n. Kingsbury is spending his
Thanksgiving vacation at Kingcrest
Farm.
Mrs. Kingsbury Of Monticello, is
visiting her son, V. n. Kingsbury
and family.
Mr.. Morck is visiting a few days
at North Range.
The Kingsbury family spent Sun
day evening at Putman's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iwinski and family
took dinner at Botz's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leible and Leo Web
,er helped Leo Treager with his butch
ering on Monday.
Mrs. Hurbert Primus returned to
her home in Glenwood after spend
ing week at the home of her par
sents.
Mrs. Ehr and sons Leo and Ray,
Mrs. Lumer, Chas. Hart, Olive and
Laura Oldham spent Sunday even
ing at the Traeger home.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Klarr who have
been visiting at the Leo Traeger
home, left Monday for an indefinite
visit with Mr.. Klarr's parents at
Padua.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Fisher and
daughter Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl Dicks of Alex spent Sunday
evening at Tanks.
Little Laurance Tank called on his
aunt, Mrs. A. Lloyd Monday.
s. Mr.. and Mrs. Leible and family,
Lebert TRACER took dinner at Traeg-
er's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Traeger, the
latter formerly Miss Olga Serley, are
now settled in their new. home on
the Lake Side Farm.
The Wilcox boys and John Wolfe
are butchering this week.
Mr.. Demro, and Leo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Knapp spent Sunday evening at Det-
-erman's.
Chas. Kortan was a business CALI
er at Lloyd's Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tank spent
Sunday evening at uoyd's. s
Mr.. and Mrs. Fitzgerald, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Kortan spent Thanks
giving at John Kortan's.
Tom and Will Dwyer called at
Kortan's Wednesday evening.
A birthday party was given at
>;hJoSs Loot Mondav eveninu in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18

II a motor persists in missing
when only a light load is being car
ried. before resorung 10 adjustment
OF the carburetor try making spark
gap a little wider, presuming, of
course. that the magnetic is being
used. On the other hand. If the
motor misses when there is heavy
load on board II may possibly be
obviated 10y closing the spark gap
slightly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18

II engine is missing explosions
and you suspect the magnetic try
this simple test: DiscOnnect the
lead wires 70 the spark plugs and
set the ends one-eighth 10 one-han
inch from some metallic part of the
engine. Spin engine and see If
spark jumps from the wires. If no
spark jumps the magnetic is at
fault.
One OF the causes OF an engine
missing explosions which is some
times very mysterious IS water in
the carburetor. If you have tried
all other causes of skipping, try
draining the carburetor. If some of
the drainage is caught in the hand
the water will be repealed by the
gasoline and be collected in globules.
Don't overlook those faithful
little ervants, the generator and
starting motor. They work so quietly
that they are frequently neglected.
/ On. account Of the high speed at
which they run they should have
frequent attention. DO not neglect
TO oil the bearings occasionally and
TO inspect the commutator to see if
the brushes are sparkling or If II
/ is covered with dirt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18

such requirements. To Olsen sage
the clutch while turning sharp cor
uers is good practice. but this is
done more 20 relieve straight-line
shafts. sharp corners should be
taken at reduced speed, and 10y
doing this a. is often necessary 20
change 10 a lower gear before &C
celebrating.
Motor Department - Would you
kindly answer tho following ques-
tlons. Can YOU use a regular Ford
magnetic 20 charge a storage battery
for lighting purposes only, and use
a separate high tension magnetic
for Ignition? IF YOU can not do this
what IS the best plan for installing
an electric lighting system on a Ford
carr y. +.
The Ford magnetic gives an al
ternating current and so cannot be
used 10 charge a storage battery.
You will not need a high tension
magnetic If YOU install a charging
and lighting system on your car.
Several leading manufacturers make
special outfits for Ford cars. Con-
suit the nearest Ford agent for ad-
vice on the subject.
Motor Department - Why IS the
selective type Of gearsct 30 widely
used2 Are not the progressive and
planetary types just as good? They
have been used successfully for
long time and on many cars
x. G.
The planetary type is still used 10
some extent, but it has only two
speeds forward and IS apt TO be
noisy on low gear. The progressive
, type OF sliding gear requires you in
meshing gears to pass through a
speed not required. Thus TO back
out Of danger from high you would
have 10 mesh second, first and re-
verse gears. If any Of the gear teeth
were IN line YOU would not be able
I 20 do IL quickly. With the selective
type Of sliding gear YOU 90 directly
I 20 the speed intended, and there is
/ no danger of sliding past that speed.
/ Motor Department. have null
tiple disc clutch on my car. but
/ somehow It does not seem to re-
/ lease all the way, SLOWING the driv-
ing shaft to spin when the clutch
is held out. Consequently it Is hard
TO put in low gear when starting.
The gears also remain locked when
stopping with the clutch out. Is
there any adjustment on the clutch
to allow the discs to release more
I will appreciate any information
YOU can give me on the matter
through your paper. Z. w.
Usually there IS an external ad-
iustment which will permit more
throw to clutch. Evidently il does
not release as It should. You may
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
Solved for Readers of The NewS-Times
By WILLIAM H. STEWART, JR.

recommend the procedure IN your
case unless you find that the pistons
do not ~ well. II IS a very expensive
operation and the increase in
power VIII not be sufficient 10 Justify
the change. There Is also some
likelihood OF making the cylinder
walls too thin II a large cut IS made.
Motor Department You advise
using a spark-gap OF one fortierh
inch, but tell me 10 adjust the vi
orators on a Ford car so that the
spark will jump One-quarter Of an
inch. Why the difference?
V. P.
Because the resistance Of the
spark-gap differs when inside or
outside OF the cylinder. 1t is much
more difficult for the current to
Jump through gasoline vapor under
high compression than 10 jump in
the air at ordinary atmospheric
pressure. Consequently, we have 20
have a spark strong enough TO jump
an air-gap OF one-quarter inch IN
order to make sure of having a re-
liable spark within the cylinder
Motor Department. have a
Remy magnetic. Ny spark lever is
only effective when advanced about
one-fourth OF its distance, and that
point seems 70 be the only place
where the engine works well And
then when the car runs at % miles
per hour it seems TO be labOring
hard. It doesn't seem TO have the
power Il should have. r. Q.
There may be a shOrt-CircUit on
the wires going TO the circuit
breaker. so that when the wires are
bent a certain amount by advancing
or retarding the spark they touch
but separate as they are moved
farther. Remove cable at breaker
box and test by running current
through them. The trouble may be
due 10 the breaker box being loose
or the breaker gap out o. adjust
ment Attention TO these details
should remove the trouble.
Motor Department - Would Il
cause any extra wear on the differ
entail II in turning sharp corners
one did not throw out the clutch ?
Or is it best TO throw out the clutch
and reduce 1t to second speed?
READER.
To throw the clutch in turning
corners does not affect the differen-
tial. which Is designed to care fol-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18
What Type OF
Car Haze
You

If you would be a mOtorist Of the
first class. YOU should be able to
talk automobile" of the highest
type. For instance. what good mo-
torist would think of calling a closed
small car with collapsible top a
coupe, when he knows it's a couplet?
There are so many distinctions In
motor cars that John J. Tide, autOmo-
bile body designer, proposes the fol-
lowing list Of names for the various
,ypes Of automobiles seen on the
roads:
RUNABOUT: Body with perma-
nent seats for two or three persons.
With or without auxiliary seat in
rear.
TOURING CAR: Body with front
and rear permanent seats for four or
more persons.
COUPE: Enclosed car for two or
three persons. Fixed top.
SEDAN: Has front and rear per-
manent seats for four or more peo-
pie, all enclosed in one compartment.
Fixed top.
BROUGHAM: Rear only enclosed.
No permanent cover over front.
Fixed top and no side windows be-
hind rear doors.
QUARTER BROUGHAM: Brough-
am with side windows behind rear
doors.
LIMOUSINE: Quarter brougham
with fixed top over front seat.
DOUBLE LIMOUSINE: All en-
closed. Front and rear separated by
glass division. Fixed top.
Observation-Disclosures: All
enclosed. For two or three. Rear
part collapsible.
DAN-LANDAULET: All en-
closed in one compartment. For four
or more. Rear collapsible.
LANDAULET: Like brougham,
except rear is collapslble.
QUARTER LANDAULET: Ian
daulet with side windows behind
rear doors.
LIMOUSINE-L A NDA LET:
Quarter landaalet with fixed top over
front seat.
DOUBLE LIMOUSINE LANDAU
LET: Like double Limousine, ex-
cept rear is collapsible.
COUPLET: Like coupe, except
whole top is collapsible.
SEDAN-CABRIOLET: Like Sc
dan. except top is entirely collapsible
CABRIOLET: Like brougham. top
entirely collapsible.
QUARTER CABRIOLET: Cabrio-
let with side windows behind doors.
DOUBLE CABRIOLET: Like dou-
BILE limousine, top entirely couaps-
| ible.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-18
HEADLIGHT TESTING
STATIONS FAVORED
Engineers Say Cities in Future
Must Regulate Illumina-
ton By Autos.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I7.-There
|ill be time IN the near future. &C
cording 70 government experts, when
South Bend and every other city OF
size will have an automobile head
light testing station. This IS the pre-
dicton OF the Illuminating and cleo
trical engineers Of the United States
bureal OF standards. who are taking
a Inactive part in the task o. regu-
lating headlights and making them
safe fore pedestrian and driver.
Much attention has been paid in
the past TO the properties of the
lenses, and these are fairly we'll reg
ulated, but there is a lack OF knowl-
edge and control OF the proper ad-
justment Of the lenses which the bu-
reau OF standards engineers believe