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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-30
LICHT-SU

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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-30
s P 0 R T B R l E F s

Manager Cobb, of the Detroit Americans, has obtained authority to carry twenty-five men on his 1921 roster. Heretofore only twenty two men have been carried
 Plans are under way for big regatta on Chesapeake Bay next July under the auspices of the Bal timore Export and Import board of trade. Y3
 The Union Boat Club, of Boston, will enter boat crews in the Ameri- can Henley Regatta at Philadelphia May 28 and the amateur oarsmen competition at Buffalo in July
 Hans Wagner, the new athletic director at Carnegie Tech, Pitts. burgh, had his baseball squad on the field yesterday. He will turn out the best team the institution has ever known. he declares.
The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08
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The nonpartisan leader., 1921-08-08

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The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
MORE MONEY VOTED
 FOR CARE OF INSANE

By an amendment to the sundry CIVIL Dill, the senate increased the allowance per capita for the care of Alaska insane patients in Morning. side sanitarium from $540 per year to $5W and the total from $12O,63O to Sl27, 900, according to advices re. ceived by Gov. Thomas Riggs. The lower figures were fixed by the house and these were raised by the senate appropriations committee, the latter's figures being approved by the senate as q whole.
 The amount per capita as we'll as the total provided for by the senate, while slightly smaller than asked for by Gov. Riggs in his annual report to the secretary of interior, is in accord with the estimates submitted by the department of interior to congress Gov Riggs stated that he thinks it possible that the conferees will allow the senate's figures to stand as the need for the increased allowance has been conclusively both to the depart ment and to congress. The senate provision reads:
 Insane of Alaska: For care and custody of persons legally adjudged insane in Alaska, including trans portation and other expenses, $127. GOO; Provided, That authority is granted to the secretary of the in terior to pay from this appropria tion to the Sanitarium Co.,, of Port land, Ore, not to exceed $570 per capita per annum for the care and maintenance of Alaskan insane pa tients during the fiscal year 1922"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12

will be accompanied by R. H. Keys and wife o0 their novel trip to the interior.
 Miss Olive Audett recently received the sad news of the death of her father, William Audett, who passed away at his home in Seattle on Feb. ruary 2G MT Audett was born in Quebec province and went to Seattle in 1888, where he resided up to the time of his death.
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 MT. and Mrs. I. Anderson have taken an apartment in the Lathrop huilding..
 * * *
 Miss Dowalder who has spent some time past at Mile 7, plans to leave for New York in the near future.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
CUPID HANDICAPPED
 IN FROZEN NORTH BUT
 ALWAYS MAKES GOOD

ST. PAUL, March 12-In far off Alaska, the land of snow and long winters, Cupid is somewhat handi- capped, but the little love God gets in his work just the same.
 Clerks of court are not numerous, In the states it is customary to oh. tain marriage licenses and later tO make record of the ceremony. But in Alaska it sometimes is different. At least, such would seem the case from a letter received by Ruby Schmidt, deputy clerk, Ramsey county, from C. C. Dunlop, friend, who lives in a little cabin near Strelna, Alaska, Dunlop tells of finding the record of peculiar wedding ceremony, carved on birch tree, under which he camped Following is the record. "MATRiMoNY ON THE YukoN~ Ten miles from the Yukon
 On the banks of this lake,
 For partner to the Koyukuk
 McGlllls I'll take.
 We have no preacher
 And we have no ring
 It makes no difference
 It's all the same thing (Signed) "AGGIE DALTON" T swear by my gee pole
 Under this tree.
 A faithful husband to Aggie
 l always will be. I'll love and protect
 This maiden so frail,
 From the sourdough stiffs
 On the Koyukuk trail (Signed) JACK McGILLIS.'' For two dollars apiece
 In cheechako money, unite this couple la holy matrimony. He be miner
 And she be teacher do this job Just as we'll as a preacher. (Signed) TRENCH JOE" .
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
CHURCH SERVICE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTES
 Rev. R. S. Nickerson, Minister.

Rev. R. S. Nickerson, Minister. Several new members were present in the Sunday school last Sunday. The Sunday school is growing.
 The sermon Sunday morning will be "The Prominence of Christ" The mid-week meeting this week will be at the home of MT. and Mrs. Koch and will be Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
 The Sunday evening service will be as follows:
 Organ voluntary-Albumlea Schu- man.
 Offertory and announcements
 Offertory-Beside Still Waters, Jer. one.
 Anthem-Rock of Ages, choir.
 Scripture lesson.
 Vocal duet-I am Happy in Him MT and Mrs. Nickerson.
 Vocal Satisfactorily T. N. Hubbert.
 Sermon Prophecy as Proof of the Bible"
 Hymn, benediction.
 Postlude-Bienca, Engleman.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
Village Gossip
BY HlLDA SHERIDAN

were any OlueT "ulJS women Ill GOT dova besides the recipient of the let ter. This was followed by the ad- monition to stay in the house during pad weather, for fear of being lost in storm.
 * * *
 Miss Jane L. McNally, assistant cashier of the Bank of Seward, and Miss Emily Borgen, daughter of Gus Borgen, q prominent merchant of Seward, passed through Cordova on the last Northwestern on their way to Juneau, where they will be the guests of MT and Mrs. Elmer A. Friend for two months. * * * At least a hunderd passengers, en route to western towns on board the Alameda last trip took advantage of an invitation to stop off at Juneau and attended dance given at Elks' hall while the boat went to Skagway and return.
 x * Among the Seward passengers on the next Northwestern will be Miss Elsie Leslie, a member of the staff of the Seward Gateway, who will visit with Cordova friends while the , boat is in port.
 * * x The initialed French phrase R. s. V. P" on invitations for social func- tions do not prove adequate in these later days. so one bachelor issued i invites" to little party and in the | lower corner were the mystic letters "B-YO-H." which the guests finally figured out as meauing, Bring your own hOotch."
 * * *
 Mrs. Esther OLoughlen returned to Cordova on Thursda's train from Mile 14.
 Mrs. Mabel Pierce and two daugh- ters, the Misses Arvelle and Marcelle Pierce, who spent short time in "c~dcva arc now residing in Anchor age The two young ladies are en- ployed by the Harmony theater in that city Miss Arvelle sells tickets while Miss Marcelle plays the piano for the audience during the show.
 * * * Miss Coulter, popular member of the teaching staff of the Cordova schools, moved into the Johansen apartments last Wednesday.
 * * *
 Al Hagan and his brother Emil both we'll known in Cordova, are at present working in Anchorage.
 * % F i There's one thing about selling postage stamps" said the tired drug gist.
 What is it?" asked the customer
 There's no profit in the deal, of course, but it's the one thing that sell that my customers don't bring back and want to exchange for some- thing else"
 & w.
 Fifty-one posts of the American Legion have been chartered outside the continental limits of the United States, according to reports at the national headquarters at Indianapolis The posts are distributed among three territorial possessions and sev- enteen foreign countries of four con- l tinents.
 l Alaska leads the list with posts at Anchorage, Valdez, Ketchikan, Ju- neau, Seward, Wrangell, Fort Liscum, Cordova, Haines, Fairbanks, Sitka and Petersburg.
 Mrs. k. Cerney was a passenger for Anchorage on the last trip of the Alameda
 Saturday, the 18th of this month has been the date selected by the Ladies Athletic Association on which to hold their public volley ball game which has been eagerly looked forward to by so many. The game ssas
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12

A enjoyable evening as the guests of Mrs. T. N Hubbert last Wednesday evening. Three tables of cards were played, after which dainty refresh ent were MT. and Mrs. c. L. Murphy, Mir. and Mrs. Chester Mellison, Mir and Mrs. Jonn Day, MT. and Mrs. J. E, Currier, Mrs. Cameron, MT. Chas. Foyston and MT. and Mrs Hub- bert.
 * * *
 The following announcement of the engagement of MT. Norman Leopold appeared in the Oregonian. MT. Leo- pold is well known among Cordovans who will be interested in the account. Miss Elsa Goldsmith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Goldsmith, yes erday announced her engagement to Norman R. Leopold of Seattle. Mir. Leopold is the son of Mrs. R. Leopold and brother of Mrs. Samuel Blum of Seattle. The bride-elect is a mem Der of a Well-known family. She was graduated from Portland academy and is socially popular. The an nOuncement was made at a tea given by Miss Goldsmith in honor of Mrs. Mature Alexander of Seattle, who is visiting here. The date of the mar riage is not set. Mir. Leopold has business interests in Seattle and Alaska
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 Last Saturday evening a delightful dinner was planned by a number of young matrons and given at the home of MT. and Mrs. Chas. Dustin; fol lowed later by visit to the Empress cabaret. Places were laid for MT. and Mrs. Dave Phillips, Mir. and Mrs. WRter Gaffney, Mir and Mrs. c. c. Hazelet, Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Dustin, MT. and Mrs. w. E. Brown, MT and Mrs. John Muller and MT. and Mrs. E P. HaTwood
 The Red Cross classes which are being held by Miss Agnes Holland are proving very interesting and in structive. The course consists of twelve lessons which Miss Holland would like to give in as near months time as possible There will be offered an optional examination at the end of the course for the granting of certificates So far the following ladies have registered: Mrs. K. J. De Leo, Mrs. William Ellis, Mrs. Alyah Flames, Mrs. R. G. Binett, Mrs. J. H. Sellen, Mrs. AxeI Ander- son, Mrs. Dave Phillips, Mrs Walter Gaffney, Mrs. Ana S. Robinson. Mrs. J, A. sCohrs, Mrs. Fred Glasbrenuer. Mrs. J. V. Lydick, Miss Elizabeth O'Loughlen, Mrs. w. Biarson, Mrs. ]. W. Date, Mrs. J. J. Fraisure, Mrs. Sam Hood, Mrs. J. Day, Mrs. G. R. Higginson Miss Edna Evans, Mrs. W. Caswell, and Mrs. F. A. Savelle.
 * * *
 Robert Pratt, a young member of the forestry service, celebrated his eighth birthday last Saturday after. noon, by inviting in number of friends to help him make way with 8 big birthday cake :"
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 Next Monday evening, the Pioneer Women of Alaska, Igloo No. 5, will follow their regular business meeting with an informal social evening to which the Pioneer men and visiting Pioneers are invited.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Lyuehan visit. cd in Cordova over the last week end, returning to their home at Mile 2, last Sunday.
 Senators and representatives back in Washington, D. C., are not alone in their opinion that Alaska is not much more than a barren wilderness, enhanced by a North Pole climate. A recent arrival in Cordova received letter from au anxious Californian friend, who wished to know if there
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
WILHELM SAYS BRITISH
 TO BLAME FOR BIG WAR

AMSTERDAM, March 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) Former Kaiser Will helm has written book for private distribution attempting to show that England was responsible for the
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12

W-1e>Se played in Eagles hall and fol- lowed by a dance there. This is the first public affair to be given by the ladies but they hope to follow it by others. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of the Athletic Associa- tion, which undoubtedly deserves the support of every one in town Tick cts for the volley ball game are now on sale and it would be a wise idea to get yours immediately; as some of our prominent citizens declare that they are going to take them in wholesale lots. A. J. Mcconnell, who is usually in the lead for everything which pertains to the betterment of CordoVa, was the first citizen to be literally besieged by all members of both teams with tickets for sale aud it is safe to surmise that no one was disappointed in her sale.
 * * *
 A fashion expert would like to know "how would you like a crepe de chine robe de nuit of midnight blue or black trimmed with gold or silver embroidery and turquois rib bon running through the embroidered beading about the V-shaped neck and outlining an empire bodice?" No wonder women's clothes cost so much.
 s. l.. Caldwell and wife were Sew ard passengers on the last Ala meda.
 Si Atwell passed through Cordova last week en route to the Iditarod county.
 * * *
 A fashionable doctor has declared that in order to retain good health and spirits, women should wear pound of clothing for every four teen pounds of their weight; this is d little hard on those figures which are alrcady corpulent; and the "pneu- monia wait has small chance of sur Viving with this doctor.
 * * *
 The recent attack of sunshine that has hit Cordoya, brought to light a good many windows which needed cleaning. Among those who made this discovery and acted accordingly may be mentioned the Cordova Daily Times and the commissioners office.
 * * *
 The Minstrel show scheduled for next Saturday night promises to be credit to the enthusiasm and pep of the energetic Bills, who planned and are now carrying out the idea.
 To make it doubly attractive there has been added to the originally con- cerned program several stunts by a number of the fairest of the fair ones in Cordova, only you won't know how fair they are because, for that one night they are going to assume the darkest of midnight hues. Among those about to change color are Mesdames Ellen Chase, Beulah Barr, Laura Clarke and Misses Mar. garet Foster, Charlotte Bacon, Marie Mcconnell, and Ethel Graham.
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 MT, George Walker, who has been suffering from 8 severe attack of neuritis and has been undergoing treatment at the Tenakee hot springs during the past winter, is much i'm proved ia health and is now filling a hotel position in Juneau < #% &
 Miss Genevieve Rosswog, while in Seattle, will visit with Miss Edna Thawley and Miss Marie White, both
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH DlREC.
 TORY

Sunday school at 10:45 a. m. Preaching service 12 m. Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 p. m. Evening service, 7:3O o'clock Choir rehearsal Tuesday p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday p. m. J. c. Smith, cleark of session. D. C. Czerwenka, treasurer J. A. Cohrs, Sunday school super intendent.
 Mrs. T. N. Hubbert, director of music
 Rev R. S. Nickerson, minister. X community church for ali.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12

Lew Wallace, author of Ben Hur," was member of the commission which tried the assassins of Abraham Lincoln.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-12
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In case of FIRE, and when calling the tele- phone operator to give the ALARM, be sure and state location of FIRE to said operator. During an ALARM and FIRE, priority ser vice to the fire department over the central telephone switchboard will be given above everything else.
 During an ALARM and when the SIREN is blowing, kindly remember that the operator on duty cannot answer all calls. Subscribers want to know simultaneously the location of the FIRE. To avoid this in future, the above priority to the fire depart aent will be first. Business, commercial and industrial second. Residence subscrib- CTS third.
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTTL TIES
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
II. G. X. cHEsTERToN.

BOSTON. April 9.-The sharpest
pleasure of a traveller is in finding
the things which he did not expect.
but which he might have expected
to expect. mean the things that
are at once SO strange and so OBJ
vious that they must have been no.
ticed. yet somehow they have not
been/noted.
Thus 1 heard a thousand things
about Jerusalem before I ever saw
it: I had heard rhapsodies and dis
paragements of every description.
Modern rationalistic critics, with
characteristic consistency, had
blamed it for its accumulated rub
bish and its modern restoration. for
its antiquated superstition and its
up-to-date vulgarity. But somehow
the one impression that had never
pierced through their description
was the simple and single impree-
sion of a city on a hill. with walls
coming to the very edge of slopes
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
DEATHCHAR ENDS
HONEYMOON HOPE
Herkimer Man Who Slew Hus.
band to Gain Wife SEN
fenced TO Die.

HERKIMER, n. T.. April s.-Rut-
ger B. warder tonight faced the
electric chair-the end OF hoped
for honeymoon with the wife Of the
man he killed.
warder, self-confessed slayer Of
Henry Werner. his friend, late to-
day was sentenced to electrocution
during the week of May 16. by JUS
tice Claude B. Alverson. Just be-
fore he was sentenced. Warder re-
pudiated his previous confession and
protested his innocence.
Announcement was made by the
defense attorneys that they will ap-
peal. They will ask for a new trial
on the grounds that the decision Of
the jury was contrary to the evil
dence,
Shortly before he was sentenced
warder told his guards that Jen-
ME Werner killed her husband with
an axe in the cellar of the Werner
home and that he carried the body
to the place where it was found.
ffring three shots into the head to
conceal the axe wounds. This was
a reputation of his confession, in
which he said he killed Werner at
the suggestion OF the wife, with
whom he planned to elope.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
ny FRANK II. sIMoNps.

The past few days have seen the
striking refutationJ OF the wilson
ian doctrine that American Influence
upon world affairs could only be ex-
pressed in Paris, and that our pres
ence, our diplomatic presence in
Europe was a condition antecedent
to all possible solution OF war prob
lens. Today IL Is in Washington
and not in Paris-that problems Of
world policy are being discussed.
and European events are patiently
waiting upon American decisions.
1t is not merely the Viviani mis-
sion which emphasized the domi-
nant position the United States oc-
cupies in the world. This is but
the most conspicuous of a series OF
incidents. Thus, while NiViani was
arriving, Germany was indicating
through indirect channels that she
sought American assistance and
was manifestIy-and for obvious
Recommendation not alone to In
yolve the United States in the repa-
rations tangle, but also to transfer
to America some of the accounts
owed to her Europetn conquerors.
To Judge from Berlin statements,
even before Viviani arrived, Berlin
had suggested that We take over
some of the allied claims.
American stand Clear.
What is more important, before
viviani arrived. thus giving clear
evidence Of decison reached without
any French or allied suggestion, the
United States replied-and Berlin
noted the reply and revealed II in
press dispatches-that the United
States regarded the moral respon-
sibiIity of Germany for the war as
established beyond debate. and. AS
a consequence, her financial liabll-
ity. up to the limit of possibility
equally beyond discussion.
After Viviani arrived. the same
root conception found new express
sion. and il may we'll be that be-
fore this article reaches my readers,
what was disclosed without the use
Of any official name. as the policy OF
the United States in the German
matter. that is the conviction that
Germany should pay. up to the
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Hold Gin u. S.
Tolls; Huge Auto
Thief Ring Barred
ORcers Say 500 Are In.
DoIUed in Scheme to
Steal Cars.

CHICAGO, April IA nation
aiiy-orGanised band Of automo-
bile thieves, consistipg Of more
than 500 theft experts. dealers
I'm used ears, and n few manu-
faeturers, was uncovered today
by the Federal, authorities.
Two Chicago branches of the
government. the Department OF
Justice and the District Attor-
ney's once, have Joined forces
for concerted drive on the
ring. Eside nee already obtained,
shows the band has stolen na-
tomobiies valued at nearly ST.
600, 600 I'm the larser cities Of
the Middle West during the last
year. Six alleged members Of
the gang were arrested satur-
day.
The Chicago branch Of the
thieves organization In said to
have operated exclusively In the
exclusive residential districts.
After stealing the automobiles
hero, members were assigned To
drive the cars to Indianapolis or
Detroit. There. with the help Of
certain manufacturer, the ears
were rebuilt and sold at n big
proat.
% Federal oncials believe the
organization II financially back
ed by several wealthy men.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-10
Chesterton In Wonder
AT Doll House America
Thinks Forests of Cardboard Structures Quite
Fantastic;" Likens Gotham to,
Tower of Babylon.

that were almost as steep as walls:
the turretted city which. crowns q
cone shaped hill in so many me-
dieval landscapes.
yisunlixations Unreal.
One would suppose that this was
at once the piainest and most pic
turesque of all the facts; yet some
how in my reading I had always
lost Il amid a mass Of minor facts
that were merely details. We know
that a city that Is set upon hill
cannot be hid, and yet 1t would
seem that 1t is exactly the hill that
is hid, though perhaps 1t is only
hid from the wise and the under
standing. .....
1 had a similar and simple i'm
preston when / discovered Amer
lea. / cannot void the phrase; for
il would really seem that each man
discovers it for himself.
Thus, / had heard a great deal.
before / saw them. about the tall
and dominant buildings of New
York. 1 agree that they have an
instant effect on the imagination,
which / think is increased by the
situation in which they stand, and
out OF which they arose. They are
all the more impressive because the
building, while IL Is vertically SC
vast, is horizontally almost narrow
New York Is an island. and ha.
all the intensive romance of an
island. 1t h a thing of almost in
finite height upon very finite foun-
dations. 1t Is almost like a lofty
lighthouse upon a lonely rock. But
this story of the skyscrapers which
/ had often heard would by itseli
give a curiously false impression OF
the freshest and most curious char
acteristic of American architecture
LIkens Gotham to Babylon.
Told only in terms of these great
towers of stone and brick in the big
industrial cities, the story woult
tend too much to an Impression OF
something cold and colossal like
the monuments of Asia. 1t woulC
suggest a modern Babylon alto.
gether too Babylonian. 1t would
imply that the man of the New
World was a sort OF new Pharaoh
who built not so much a pyramic