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The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03
AUSTRALIANS POSITION
 SHOWN PRINTED MAPS
 SAID TO BE INACCURATE
tBy Associated Prcss)

SYDNEY. N. s. w, Aug. 3-Aus. tralia's exact position on world maps originally determined by Captain James Cook. the early explorer, was brought into question recently when wireless authorities. after direct checking by radio with standard time clocks at Lyons. France, said they believed there is an error of perhaps 100 yards on all maps in Australias 8 north-south lines.
 Seafarers who first sketched Aus tralia's position based their calcu- lations on the cronometer, the finely made watch which keeps Greenwich time. Corrections were made from time to time, until final checking by cable was believed to be accurate
 Lately, however. Sydney wireless men who have been listening to the clock ticks at Lyons say they have discovered there is perciptible loss of time in transmitting the cor. rect seconds over the cable. This loss, it is said, led to errors in map-making.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03
WARNS OF DANGERS
 IN ALBERTA WASTES
(By International News scrvIccD

(By International News ScrvIcc)
 EDMONTON, Alta, Aug 3.--If you are thinking of adventuring to the Fort Norman oil fields. think a long time longer before you start That's the warning of Theodore A. Link, geologist and pioneer explorer of the Mackenzie river basin.
 The country is frozen wilderness thousand miles from nowhere, ac- cording to Mir Link. It is dotted with infrequent posts of the Hud- sons Bay Company and has always been regarded as worthless except for its wealth in furs.
 "Bcrorc a railroad or pipe line is built into the region" said Mr. Link 'on output of 3o,ooo barrels a day must be assured. There is only one well there now. It's output is 1.50o barrels a day. To drill it cost Sl50.- ooo and il took seven months to get the machinery in To sink enough wells to insure 3O.000 barrels day would cost several million dollars. to say nothing of the time it will take to ship in the machinery. The building of a pipe line would cost $5O0OO,OOO. A railroad would cost $3O,OOO a mile.
 There may be bonanza field on the Mackenzie or there may not. One we'll does not prove it. But even of there is plenty of oil there, hun, dreds of thousands of dollars must be expended before the field can be put on a paying basis. A few in vestors may get rich but little army of men will go broke. Hunting for oil in that country is not a job for a poor man"
 MT Link and John Zieman started their geological explorations ninety miles north of Fort Norman. They went into country never before seen hy a white man. They floundered through windfalIs and muskeg swamps. They climbed mountains 5000 feet high. Black flies and mos quitoes enveloped them in clouds. Within the Arctic circle the blazing heat of the sun almost prostrated them. They almost were swamped in crossing Great Slave lake. Again they nearly lost their lives In shoot ing Smiths Rapids.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03
AUSTRALIA INVITES
 GREAT IMMIGRATION
By Associated Press)

SYDNEY, N, S w, Aug. 3.-Aus. tralia wants 100000 immigrants with in a year, according to the new immi- grafton department of the common. wealth government. Immigrants "of the right sort" are desired and an organization is to be set up to pro, vide employment for them. Many from the British Isles are expected.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

While the bull cook at Nine mile, near Hyder, was building a fire in or der to heat tea for the tram crews lunch, a big black bear slipped up be- hind him. swiped the grub basket, and going back in the brush a few yards proceeded to enjoy himself The lad did not try to take the box away from the bear.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Belle Brown was arrested at Ketch- ikan for having narcotics in her pos session The dope was discovered in the rear of the building where she sells soft drinks, across the creek and included three cans and three small packages of opium and two bottles Of liquid morphine. She was released on 5000 bond
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

The station constructed by the IT. s. coast and geodetic survey at East CIump on Gravina island, across from Charcoal Point was completed last w-ak and J S. Bibly in charge of the 70 left for the south. The station VII be used to winter the survey boats at Charcoal point
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Mrs. A. s. Stout. a passenger on the O2mo, on route to Seattle from Bethel. was recently taken seriously i'll at sea, and was landed at Unalaska to receive medical treatment. Mrs. F. P. Werner and Miss Dora Wrener, also passengers. landed with Mrs. Stout
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Castor oil can be taken easily in a little orange or lemon juice.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Gem cutting has been done for nearly 800 years.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

P. R RocIus, who laid out tho anr- ial tram route for the Premier is now suing the company for a wage claim md for rental on a transit The ease was heard by Commissioner Reed last Friday and Saturday who with held his decision until a later date.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

The social hall of the Yukon river steamer Yukon was the scene of a pretty and unusual wedding recently, when II. s. Commissioner R. s. Me Donald joined in holy wedlock Miss Margaret Wagner and Claude Collins. MT. and Mrs Collins left later for the Kantishna district where the groom is engaged in mining.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

The Eskimo exhibit in the museum It Juneau is pronounced one of the best collections he has ever seen by r. s. Hall. director of the State Mu- scum at the University of Washjne. on. who visited mneSu recently
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03
SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES
The Eagle No. 3S, recently reached Alaskan waters from Seattle, and will patrol the coast on the lookout for law violators.

Miss Mary Kasheyaroff, daughter )f Rev. Kashevaroff of Juneau, will leave soon for Berkeley, California, where she will attend the university this year.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

A doublt wedding was celebrated at Douglas last week when Eva Jennie Campbell was married to Malcolm Strathmore Wilson and Kenna Jane Campbell became the bride of Hor- ice Oakley Adams.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

The citizens of Nenana recently held a mass meeting for the purpose of discussing the question of the in corporation of the city. The contracts between the purhasers of lots and the commission will expire in August at which time the commission will cease to exercise authority over the town.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Professional kodak finishing. Scar borough. Agency at Cordova drug store.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

A new hospital to cost $S,5OO will be erected at the Pioneers Home at Sitka. Additional hospital facilities have been urged for the Home for some time past The new building will accommodate S5 patients.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

The Pacific American Fisheries canneries at Port Moller and King Cove have made capacity packs of red salmon this year. No word has been rceiyed as to the success of the A.. p. A. canneries at Bristol Bay.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

Indian fishermen at Haines have struck and are refusing to deliver fish to canneries for less than 30 cents The company is offering 20 cents. The Indians claim these figures are un- satisfactory and will not fish.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-08-03

this year.
 A doublt wedding was celebrated at Douglas last week when Eva Jennie
 Campbell was married to Malcolm Strathmore Wilson and Kenna Jane Campbell became the bride of Hor. tee Oakley Adams
 A new hospital to cost $S,5OO will | be erected at the Pioneers Home at Sitka Additional hospital facilities ! have been urged for the Home for some time past The new building will accommodate S5 patients. Indian fishermen at Haines have l struck and are refusing to deliver fish to canneres for less than 30 cents
 The company is offering 20 cents The Indians claim these figures are un-
 satisfactory and will not fish
 The Pacific American Fisheries canneries at Port Moller and King | Cove have made capacity packs of red i salmon this year No word has been ~ceived as to the success of the A.. p. A. canncries at Bristol Bay.
 The Eskimo exhibit in the museum pt Juneau is pronounced one of the best collections he has ever seen by F s. Hall. director of the State Mu- scum at the University of Washine
 on. who visited Juneou recently
 P. R. Raclus, who laid out tho anr- ial tram route for the Premier is now suing the company for a wage claim md for rental on transit The case was heard by Commissioner Reed last Friday and Saturday who with held his decision until a later date.
 Mrs. X. s. Stout. a passenger on the Ozmo. en route to Seattle from Bethel. was recently taken seriously i'll at sea. and was landed at Unalaska to receive medical treatment Mrs. F. p. Werner and Miss Dora Wrener, also passengers, landed with Mrs. Stout
 The station constructed by the U.@ s. coast and geodetic survey at East CIump on Gravina island, across from Charcoal Point was completed last. w-ak and J S Bibly in charge of the 70 left for the south. The station VII be used to winter the survey boats at Charcoal point.
 Belle Brown was arrested at Ketch- ikan for having narcotics in her pos session. The dope was discovered in the rear of the building where she sells soft drinks, across the creek and included three cans and three small packages of opium and two bottles Of liquid morphine. She was released on 5000 bond
 The citizens of Nenana recently held a mass meeting for the purpose of discussing the question of the in- corporation of the city. The contracts between the purhasers of lots and the commission will expire in August at which time the commission will cease to exercise authority over the town.
 The social hall of the Yukon river steamer Yukon was the scene of q pretty and unusual wedding recently, when U. s. Commissioner R. s. Me Donald joined in holy wedlock Miss Margaret Wagner and Claude Collins. MT. and Mrs Collins left later for the Kantishna district where the groom . is engaged in mining.
 While the bull cook at Nine mile, near Hyder, was building a fire in or der to heat tea for the tram crews lunch, a big black bear slipped up be- hind him. swiped the grub basket, and going back in the brush a few yards proceeded to enjoy himself The lad did not try to take the box away from the bear.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

to the San Joaquin River, and shall so
continue in this letter. Although we
have this grand old mountain stream,
and many other similar ones, yet at
this season of the year there is a seri-
GUS shortage Of water, not only for the
irrigaing of the land, but also to keep
the wheels of the mighty power plants
in motion, for throughout the months
of August, September and October the
mountain streams become low or dried
up entirely, SO that the river, which
during the winter and spring SHOWS and
rains is mighty raging torrent.
dwindles down to mere creek. But
now this serious difficulty is to be, and
is being overcome. for mind and money
are being put to work to impound- the
torrents of water that rushes on to the
ocean during the flood seasons of spring
and winter.
These flood waters are to be and are
being "harnessed" and made subject
to the will of man. Right here at cur
very door at THE End of the Trail, .
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

vidual rancher will direct the water
through smaller bitches wither so ever
he wills.
There will eventually be several
great power houses established which
will be operated by these waters. |
must state that the water capacity of
this great reservoir will be four hun
bred thousand 100000 acre feet, that
is the water if distributed foot in
depth would cover 400, 900 acres of land
The cost will be S28, 900, 600. Itrequires
about 1t feet of water per season for
general irrigation.
The expense of this and all such pro-
jects is met by general assessment of
the whole district. The person who
owns land within the district has to
pay his or her share whether they make
use of the water or not. This is going
to bring about one of two good results.
The big land owners are going to be
compelled to improve his land or dis
pose of it in small parcels to those who
will. This will break up the great
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

is about to be constructed the largest
reservoir in the world which will hold
in reserve the flood waters Of this noble
river. All the preliminary plans are
laid and the question settled by vote
of the people of the district.
The district to be supplied with irriga-
ton water from this reservoir covers a
territory of $50, 600 acres of which $50, :
600 acres have rs yet never been Guilt
waited. This is all in MADEIRA County,
and the project is known as THE Ma
dera irrigation project. f" The reservoir
will be from Is to 20 miles long. The
dam will be 4200 feet long and $50 feet
high. 1t will be wide enough at the
top for road to accommodate three
autos abreast. There will be over
], 100000 cubic yards of concrete in the
dam alone The main line canal will
be 38 miles long and rs feet wide. From
this main line canal will run over !, ZOO
of laterals thus conveying the water to
every quarter section of land in the
district. From these points each indi-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

A STEADY stream of teachers money
is pouring into the state treasury from
schools districts throughout the state
where the new teachers retirement
fund law has gone into effect, accord
ing to Henry Johnson, treasurer All
teachers in the state, including uni
versity and normal school professors,
are turning over five per cent of their
salaries each month to retirement
fund Their investments are put into
individual funds to be invested by the
annuity board and returned with in
terest any time the teacher leaves the
service, together with the money which
the state contributes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

offending the japanese. Pride Of race
enters and both peoples become indig-
nant and bellicose.
If japan chooses to remove America
from Asia by taking the Philippines in
war, just as she drove out the the Rus
slams and the Germans, it is inevitable
that Americans must clean up the situa-
ton by deporting the Japanese who are
on American territory.
If the two nations cannot live in the
contact which they now are trying to
maintain peacefully then the connection
must be broken in America and Hawaii
as well as in Asia. If peace can follow
only settlement by force it should be
clean settlement and avoid further
provocations such as now are being ex-
tended.
War would require the concentration
of all Japanese residents in American
territory, all by race, not by birth, and
peace would require their deportation.
1t could be done humanely and without
mistreatment of the people thus dis
posed of. They would be given back
to Japan and no Japanese permitted
afterwards to become residents of the
United States.
This policy can be discussed now
without discourteous intent because II
reveals that an act of aggression by
Japan against the United States would
make necessary an act of retaliation
which would remove a cause of friction.
Such a policy now understood by Japan
might be deterrent Deterrents are
needed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

THE good old United States, which
covers less than six per cent of the
earth's area, and contains only about
five per cent of the earth's population,
produce
rs per cent of all the corn
20 per cent of all the cotton
70 per cent of all the oil
50 per cent of all the copper
43 pc cent of all the iron
81 pc cent Of all the coal
26 pc cent of all the silver
"a per cent of all the wheat
q per cent Of all the gold
and possesses over "a per cent of all
the wealth in the world. Read that
again and then perhaps you will look
at Old Glory with little more respect
next time you see it.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03
LIVING COSTS IN EUROPE.

1t is interesting TO note what the
comparative conditions are in this coun-
try and the old world, According to
data collected and made public by the
federal reserve board, the general level
of Wholesale prices in the United States
is approximately only Al per cent above
the 1913 level But in the United King
dom wholesale prices are 100 per cent
above the 1913 level; in France, 232 per
cent; Italy, 400 per cent Japan, 90 per
cent; Sweden, Ill per cent; Denmark
1853 per cent; Canada. 76 per cent; Aus
tralia, 60 per cent
The United States is today the cheap
est country in the world in which to
i've.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

WE are of the opinion that if the
money spent in arms and ammunition,
together with the time devoted TO scrap
ping IN European countries. were APP
piled o. honest toll, determination to
do rglt and live right, there would be
much has call on the American pocket
book i1r the sufferers of Europe.
Heathentsm and brutality, no care for
the SUI cring mothers, wives and child
rem, no love for them, is en outstand-
ing weakness of the men of foreign
countries. The more we give to sup
port those whom the men over there
should support by all laws Of humanity,
the more those brutal fellows will scrap.
They should be deprived of arms and
ammunition, and in some way forced to
comprehend the honor of labor and in
tegrity.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03
HARVESTING OF THE WATERS.

There are two material things that |
delight to think about, to talk about,
and TO write Of These two are water
and power We may build the most
elaborate aud massive power houses
and equip hem with the most modern
and expensive machinery, but until we
apply the water they are idle and use
less, like the pillow in the furrow that
will rust and decay unless the horse is
attached. the motive power applied
The greatest and most important
question before the people of Califor-
mia today is that of impounding and con-
serving the waters of her rivers and
mountain streams, and no one part of
this great domain is more dependent
upon this than is the great San Joaquin
valley, for without adequate water this
million and half acres would be but a
barren desert waste, and fro mthe
lack of it tens of thousands of acres
are still nothing but desert waiting for
man to bring the water and intelligent
ly apply it. Then shall the prophesy of
the good book be fulfilled that 1.-The
desert blossom as the rose, for indeed
where the water has been applied the
prophesy has been more than fulfilled,
for all that can please the eye or salts
fly the taste comes forth as if touched
by some magic hand.
From the watered soil in this great
valley comes almost every variety of
fruits, flowers and grains that are
known to man and in such quantities
that to believe must be seen. And an
interesting fact is that soils in sections
of the valley which few years ago
We're summed and looked upon with the
greatest disfavor are now being found
TO be the choicest and most desirable
for many of the choicest products We
will take for instance the "hard pan"
soils of which there are thousands Of
acres in a single county. A few years
ago prospective buyer would scarcely
accept forty acres as gift, but today
that is not considered as obiectionabl bic.
in fact rather TO be preferred, for il
has been proven to be of the best for
fruit trees, especially for figs which is
rapidly becoming the favorite and most
profitable crop. This hard-pan, as we
call il, consists Of a layer of crust of
some semi hard substance that az some
past period of time was deposited over
a rich soil This layer extends from
the surface to sometimes ten feet be-
low. To overcome this obstacle the
rancher bores a small hole and de-
posits stick Of dynamite which, in ex-
ploding, breaks up this hard substance
which as a rule is only few inches
thick and exposes the rich sub-soil be-
death. This operation is repeated for
each tree planted. The result is that
the Roots Of the trees extending down
into the rich moist soil eventually de-
velops the finest Of orchards. The cost
of this process is from 25 to 50 cents per
tree labor included
But to get back to the subject Of water
supply, have thus far had reference
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

tracts and bring into usefulness the ten
of thousands of acres that are held for
speculation and make available farms
for people of moderate means.
This is only one of many such pro-
jects of development going on through
out the state, and the future prosperity
of the people depends upon the "Har-
Messing of the waters"
VIM. GoLDswoRTHY, Auberry,
In the mountains of California.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03
SAY WE TO THE JAPANESE.


One reason why we are in trouble
with Japan is our possession of the
Philippines Another reason is their
colonization Of Hawaii and their entry
into California and other Pacific coast
states They think we are potentially
dangerous to them in the Philippines
We think they are potentially danger
GUS to US at least in Hawaii. The con-
tact Of the two peoples at these points
is not friendly.
In Hawii the Japanese are in the way
of gaining political control. In Califor-
MIA their presence irritates Americans
and Americans in turn make trouble by
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03
Do You Know a Bargain
When You See One ?

Dairy farm, near Wisconsin Dells. of
$40 acrss -240 under pillow, balance
meadow, pasture and timber. Fair
buildings, l6 head of stock, 4 horses,
machinery, hay and 1921 crop.
Price 500 an acre
$4,000 cash, balance years at 60.
Possession any time,
JOSEPH j. RoSYPAL,
Adams Co. 42w3 Adams, Wis.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

JOHN DIETZ is wandering about Bar
ron county a homeless and penniless
man. He says his family kicked him
out. !" The family made lots of money
out of theatrical engagements in THE
Defender of Cameron Dam" and should
be able to take care Of the father re-
CARELESS of any pecuiarities he may
have.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

PREPAREDNESS is all right, but so
far as the taxes are concerned we're
never going to be prepared for another
war, unless it is a war on the mismana-
gers who cause the raise in taxes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

October, 1921. has passed on to the
rear belongs to history. We cannot
boast of the delightfulness of the
weather doled out to this section of the
country during the month. Usually
October in Wisconsin is exceptionally
fine
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

"A lot so l20 in good location n
first ward for sale. Foundation for
house completed and includes good
cellar and cistern; city water installed.
Inquire of w. N. Whitford.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1921-11-03

Go to J. j. Mauger for watch and
jewelry repairing.