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The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
INVESTIGATING DEVASTATION
 ON PENINSULA

OLYMPIA, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press) ).-Governo Hart and State Highway Commissioner James Allen have begun an official inspection of the area of the Olympia peninsula de- vastated by the storm last week. The governor may ask special legislation to salvage the fallen timber and pre- vent fires.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
PLOTTED TO KILL HER
 HUBBY FOR INSURANCE

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12 (by Asso. ciated Pres) Mrs. Edna Murphy, 19, bride of eight months, is being held ill $3,00O bail for plotting to kill her husband for $500 insurance. She is alleged to have given detective pos ing as a thug $1O for the job and a note promising $75 more when the crime has been committed.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
BEQUEATHS FORTUNE
 TO DESERVING POOR

CALGARY, Alta, Feb. 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-Practicall the entire proceeds of the estate of the late ex- Sheriff King, of Calgary, estimated at approximately $3O0,OO0, has been set aside by the will for the estab- lishment of a home in Calgary for de- serving poor.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
 QUITS JOB IN DISGUST

SPOKANE, Feb, 12 (by Associated Pressl Donald A. Mcdonald, state prohibition enforcement officer for Washington, has announced his resig- nation. He said 1t would require ad, ditional officers and a fleet of air planes to stop bootlegging across the Canadian border.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
PRESIDENT SAYS ''NUT" a IS LIKE BUNGALOW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 112 (by Asso- ciated Press). - President Wilson, after conversing with a man who im- pressed him as having little intellec- tual depth, remarked: That man is a simple bungalow; he has no upper story whatever"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
CITY TO SUPPLY OWN
 ACCIDENT INSURANCE

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 12 (by Associ- ated Press).-E. P Barnes, city at torney, has been instructed by the Boise city council to draw up an or dinance by which the city of Boise will carry it's own accident insur. ance for municipal employees. The city has been carrying insurance with the state at cost of $5,OOO yearly.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
LAPS REJECT
 PROPOSAL ID
 CURTAIL NAVY.

TOXIC, Feb. 12 by Associated Press).-The house has rejected by an overwhelming vote the Osaki reso- lution proposing the curtailment Of armaments. The government spokes- man said conditions in China and Si- beria made it impossible for Japan to reduce it's army or navy.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
BONUS OR FARM LOANS
 GIVEN SERVICE MEN

SALEM, Ore, Feb. 12 (by Associ- ated Pres). - The legislature has passed bill providing a $15 a month bonus for former service men, with the alternative of farm home loans 1ot exceeding $3,00O.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
AMERICAN AVIATOR
 MISSING ON BORDER

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press). - Airplanes have been ordered to search the Mexican border for Lieut.. Alexander Pearson, who has been missing since Thursday with his plane.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
MILLION DOLLARS FOR
 CALIFORNIA STADIUM

BERKELEY, Cal, Feb. 12 (by As sociated Press).-An immense stad- ium, costing $1,OOOOOO and seating 60,000 will be erected at the Uni. versity of California, and will be ready for the 1922 football games, it is announced.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
BRITISH TRYING TO
 REACH SOUTH POLE

VALPARAISO, Feb. 12 (by Associ- ated Press) Commander John Cope, of the British imperial expedition which hopes to reach the south pole in an aeroplane, left Port Stanley, Falkland islands, on December 20, ac- cording to message just received here.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
STOWAWAYS CAUSE LIBEL.
 OF JAP BOAT

HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) .-The Japanese steam ar, Fukuye Maru, from Marseilles, was seized at Galveston on libel filed by the federal district attorney and an immigration officer placed in charge. The ship brought eleven Japanese stowaways.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
HEARST WOULD STOP
 ALL FOREIGN LOANS

WASHINGTON, Feb. F (by Asso- ciated Press) ).-William R. Hearst, acting in the capacity of private cit izen, has filed suit for an injunction restraining Secretary of the Treasury Houston from making any furtKer- loans to foreign governments.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
CANNOT C0NFISCATE
 HOME BREW, JUDGE SAYS

DENVER, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press).TUnless it can be proved that liquor manufactured is for sale or gift, home brew cannot be cnnfiscated, nor a violation of the liquor law claimed, Judge Dunn decided yester- day in case before his court.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
ENJOINS CITY
 FROM PAYMENT
 BOND INTEREST

SEATTLE, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press) The superior court has tenn porarily enjoined the city of Seattle from settling aside any municipal street railway funds for the payment of interest on the $15,OOO,00O bonds with which the city purchased the system in 1919.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
AMERICANS KILLED
 IN PRACTICE FLIGHT

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 (by Asso- ciated Press). Lieutenants John Menken and John Wolfer, of the army, were killed at Guantanamo, Cuba, Thursday while making practice flight in a plane, according to report received here
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
CORONA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 1921
Committee Reports Grigsby Not Entitled to Seat in House
MURDERER'S MOTION
 FOR NEW TRIAL DENIED

SEATTLE, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press).-Peter Caligino, convicted of first degree murder for the killing of Alex McGibbon in a quarrel over the theft of chicken, was sentenced to life Imprisonment. A motion for a new trial was denied.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
ARCHBISHOP TO BE
 RAISED TO CARDINAL

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 12 (by As soCiated Press) A Rome dispatch saying Archbishop Dennis Daugherty of Philadelphia is to be raised to g cardinal, has been confirmed. He will leave for Rome shortly.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
POLAND AND SOVIETS
 FINALLY SIGN PEACE

HELSINGFORS, Feb. 12 (by Asso- ciated Press) The treaty of peace between Soviet Russian and Poland was signed at Riga Thursday, accord ing to a wireless from Moscow.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
 T0FT. NORMAN
 ARE STOPPED

SEATTLE, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press) ).-Stampeders to the Fort Nor man oil fields are being stopped by the mounted police until the weather moderates. The government order says attempts to reach the fields will mean sure death to inexperienced mushers.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
TWENTY PER CENT CUT
 STEEL PLANT WAGES

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa., Feb. 12 (by Associated Press) ).-Independent steel plants in Maponang valley have an nounced a reduction of 20 per cent in wages, affecting 10000 men.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-02-12
LEGALIZE
 TWENTY ROUND FIGHT

MANILA, Feb. 12 (by Associated Press).-The legislature has passed 8 bill legalizing 20-round boxing con- tests.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
NEW WAY TO DETECT CRIMINALS

the number. form and position OF p".
pores remain the same throughc'l
life. The impression of the pores !.
Doctor Locards system is colores N
chemical vapors or very fine po"ual
so they may be photographed un'
a microscope.
Doctor LOcard tells Of Several
cessful prosecutions supported U!
new sciences. In one case pus,
wore gloves, but left an impress'vu
n small surface OF 'orearIn.
trace convicted him. Another put
perspirlns freely. left the impress
of pore surfaces through his s'S
and went to jail. N
Graphometry. as termed by "a
Locard. consists primarily In lN
ory that handwriting shows avs"
certain relation in ne between
ters and unmistakable charnc'e,s
in form. particularly in loops y
dition to these principles Doe'v
card, Of course. utilizes gener""~
cepted methods OF detecting y
les.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09

ing words, Snowbird. You're brave
girl-alwars have been since a little
thing. as God is my Judge-and you
know we must face the truth. Better
one of us die than both. And I prom
ise-Fll never feel their fangs. And
won't take your pistol with me either.
Her thought flashed to the clasp
hunting knife that he carried in his
pocket But her eyes lighted, and she
bent and kissed him. And the wolves
leaped forward even at this.
wen stay 1t out" she told him.
Wen fight 1t to the last-just as Dan
would want us to do. Besides-it
would only mean the same fate for
me- In little while. | couldn't cling
up there forever-and Dan won't come
back"
She was wholly unable to gain on
the fire. Only by dint Of the most
heart-breaking toll was she able to Sc
cure any dry fuel for II at all. Every
length of wood she cut had to be
scraped of bark. and half the time the
fire was only sickly column of white
smoke. Ii became increasingly difh-
cult to swing the ak. The trail was
almost at Its end.
The midnight hours drew one
by one across the face of the wilder
ness. and she thought that the deep
ening cold presaged dawn. Her fin
gers were numb.
Once more she went to one OF the
saplings, but she stumbled and almost
went TO her face at the first blow. 1t
was the instant that her gray watch
ers had been waiting for. The wolf
that stood nearest lenped-a gray
streak out of the shadow-and every
wolf in the pack shot forward with u
yell. 1t was short, eXpectant cry;
but II chopped of short. For with a
halfsob. and seemingly without men
tai process. she aimed her pistol and
fired.
A fast-leaping wolf is one of the
most difficult pistol targets that can be
imagined. 1t bordered on the miracu-
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
WHO FOUNDED ST. LOUIS,
Historical Society There Debates ON,
tion Before Erecting Monum.n,
Commemoratina Event

st. Louis.-The offer of The ne,,.
formed st. Louis Historical society !.
erect group monument here In ror.
memorate the founding of tho el,.
February 10. 1864. with the sugges,in'
that the central figure by Rene A
guste Chonteau' surrounded by grOu,
Of pioneers. including Laclede. has "a
opened the old question as TO v,,
was the actual founder of this cIy.
Chouteau has been regarded /,
many historians as Laclcdc's lieu,sD.
ant.
The society has had the inscrip,Im
on Chouteau's tomb. showing the d,,,
of his birth at 1IiO. recut. Record,
show that If the date were corree4
Choutenu's mother was only seven YEA,
old ut the time of his birth.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
'rtcd in that western distric, ., :.

ported In that western district ., -
rocco. 40
The Spaniards. however. ssn,
other expedition under the come. 20
Of General Sllvestre. who estah,I'a
u base ut Melilla, midway ON ,
ontory which extends from tb, OA'
crn end of the Spanish zone ,'s
ward into the Mediterranean n.
that pcint. General Silvestre's IN
attempted to penetrate southw,rd, ,sp
the Interior. Early successes "
reported. but last spring the sn.'
iards encountered strong native t-oa'
and hostile tribesmen. estimat.d
number 10000 and said Ia ho
armed and equipped with artIl,..'
The present reverscs of the SnonI,,
forces had their beginning earl, y
June.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Device overcomes sIeeplessness.

No one need suffer from Sleepless-
ness any longer. A device has been
invented which, 1t is claimed. will
send the worst case of insomnia to
the land of nod in a few minutes.
The machine, which in appearance Is
rather complicated, consists Of mum.
ber Of discs which, when the starting
handle is moved, rotate in opposite
directions. All that the sufferer has
to do is to keep his eyes on the discs
as they turn, until after short spell
OF watching he gradually sinks into
a sound sleep.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
CHAPTER iiI-Continued.

Good evening Cranston." he said
pleasantly.
Cranston was also upon his feet the
ame instant. His instincts We're en-
'ireiy true He knew IL he leaped for
uis rifle, Dan would be upon his back
In an instant, and he would have no
chance to use it. The rifle was now
out of the running, as they were at
about equal distances from 1t, and
neither would have time to swing or
aim it.
Dams sudden appearance had been
so utterly unlocked for that for mo-
ment Cranston could find no answer.
His eyes moved to the rifle. then to
his belt where hung his hunting knife,
that still lay on the pallet Good
evening. Failing" he replied. trying
his hardest to fall into. that strange
spirit of nonchalance with which
brave men have so often met their Hd-
verSaries. and which Dan had now.
I'm surprised to see you here. What
do you wantF'
Dams voice when lie replied was no
more warm than the snow banks that
reinforced the lean to. Il want your
rifle-alSo your snow shoes and your
supplies of food. And think I'll take
your blankets. too"
And | suppose you mean TO fight
for them?" Cranston asked. His lips
drew up In a smile, but there was no
smile in the tone of his words.
You're right" Dan told him, and
he stepped nearer. Not only for
last-hands to hands. I've got knife
In my pocket but I'm not even going
TO bring it out. It's hands to hands
YOU and Until everything's square
between us"
perhaps you've forgotten that day
III the ridgef" Cranston asked "You
haven't any woman to save you this
time"
II remember the day, and that's part
of the debt. The thing you did yester-
day is part of 1t, too It's all to be set
tied at last, CranstOn. and | don't be-
iieve | could spare you If you went to
your knees before me. You've got
clearing out by the fire-big as prize
ring. Wen go out there-side by side.
And hands to hands We'll settle all
these debts we have between us-with
no rules of fighting and no mercy in
the endf'
They measured each other with their
eyes. Once more Cranston's gaze stole
to his rifle, but lunging out, Dan
kicked 1t three feet farther into the
shadows of the Iean-to. Dan saw the
dark face drawn with passion, the
hands clenching, the shoulder muscles
growing into hard knots And Gran
ston looked and knew that merciless
yengeance-that age old sin and
Christiess creed by which he lived
had followed him down and was
cutchlng him at last.
He saw it in the position of the stall
Uart form before him, the clear level
eyes that the moon light made bright
ms steel the hard lines, the slim, pow
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
French Detective Invents Two
Sciences to Do Work.
poroscopy and Graphometry promis.
10 Make Way of Transaressor
Harder Than It is

Paris. - roroScopy ana rr,nhouo
'S are wv" new sciences" intended
|" make the way of the transrressor
""f"er 'han it Is. roroscopy is the
'',"'e o' measuring the pores of the
oouy Gr"phometry is the science NJ
''''' "nu relative proportion of LET
'ers In handwriting.
Dr Edmund Locard, head of the
SU's aa,, ponce laboratory of ldentif.
'n''o'l' has elaborated these new meth.
GUS m "' crime detection to point where
,"u , results have been accepted In the
lyons courts and are said to have hsen
proved effective. 'e"
!" ''ofosc"py, Doctor Locard holds
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09

lous that she did not miss him alto
gether Her nerves were torn, their
control over her muscles largely gone.
Yet the bullet coursed down through
the lungs, inficting mortal wound.
The wolf had leaped for her throat;
but he fell short. She staggered from
blow, and she heard curious sound
in the region of her hip. But she
didn't know that the fangS had gone
home in her soft flesh. The wolf
rolled on the ground; and If her pistol
had possessed the shocking power of
rifle. he would have never got up
again. AS it was, he shrieked once,
then sped off in the darkness TO die.
Five or six of the nearest wolves,
catching the smell of his blood, bayed
and sped after him.
But the remainder of the great pack
fully Is of the gray, gaunt creatures
came stealing across the snow to.
ward her. White fangs had gone
home; and q new madness was in the
air.
Straining into the silence, a perfect.
ly straight line between Cranstons
camp and Snowbisds, Dan Failing
came mushing across the snow. His
sense of direction had never been
obliged to stand such test as this
before. Snowbird's fire was a single
dot on vast plateau; yet he had gone
straight toward 1t.
tTO BE CONTINUED)
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Boy Captures Sharks
After Two Hour Battle

Cape May. n. J.-Emory Eyes
man. thirteen-year-pld son of
Julinn EycSman, general traffic
manager for the Pennsylvania
railroad, eaded days fishing
trip with two eisht-foot sharks
to his credit. He fought with
them for more than two hours
playing them along and insist
ing mat other fishermen with
MN give him plenty of room.
lhe sharks weighed total of
94O pounds.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Eggs Taken From Snake
HatChed Chicks in Africa

\ story Of chicken eggs
hatched after they had been
salvuged from the interior of IA
python is told by the publicity
department of The board of mis-
SiOns Of the Methodist EpiSco-
pal church, in New York city.
Quoting Rev. Edwin II. Rich
ards. for 81 years missionary
In Africa, the board said that
n python had wrigglcd out of
jungle one night. entered hen
house and eaten eight chickens
and nine eggs. Natives and mis-
SiOnaries killed the snake. which
tl.en was opened, The eggs,
found intact, later hatched into
perfectly normal missionary
chickens.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Young Clergyman DweIIs Amid
Coffins of 100000 Defend
ers of Verdun.
HUT GIVEN BY AMERICANS
Wooden Structure Used by Priest Un-
til Permanent Monument Can Be
Erected to Heroes Of the
Great War.

Paris.-A mile from Fort Douuu-
mont. which looks down on the walled
city of Nerdun, France. and its ring
Of dcfcnses, lives a priest who never
smiles. He is young, clear-cyed, and
of Honor nor the Cross of War with
the palm that he wears to tell that
he has served. lie lives today In a
wooden hut with the bones of 100000
Of his coun'rymen, the defenders of
Nerduu.
Time has Softcncd the sharper out
fines of his surroundings, and from Il
distance seems to have given the H.
mile battle front green carpet In
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Hadn't Wasted Anv Tim.

A young couple rushed into mar.
riage license bureau recently and an.
nounced to the clerk that they wished
to be married at once. Dan Cupids
executive officer surveyed the couple
from under grizzled brows and said
severely: "I'm afraid this Is run.
away match" swell. your honon"
returned the prospective groom, II
can't exactly say We ran, but w
walked pretty fast"
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Pirates Lair
Scene of Fight

sea II extends from Algerin, under
control of the French. to the Atinhtic
ocean on the west. II does not, now
over. include the extreme northwest
ern tir of land ON which Is locate"
the citr nf Tangier.
Spanish troops have fought the
NIoors for centuries, but II was only
In 1912 that the northern !ittoral of
Morocco was assigned to Spain hnuer
the terms OF the Franco-Sphh'sh
treaty signed In that year. since theh
Spnm has been engaged nj Intervals
in sporadic attempts to maintain her
authority, with varying success ana
fniurp
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Priest Maintains
Vigil Over Dead

reality. trenches have Slumped IN
The rims of shell holes have be,n
rounded by rains. and frostS and melt.
ing SHOWS. Acres of tangled rls,s
barbed wire have been hidden und.
weeds and shrubbery.
Rifle Barrel Marks Grave
Some inches of rusted rifle bara
protrude from the soil to mark a grays
the workmen have not reached. Fns,
ments of leather and cloth equipmea
lie scattered about, ana even aa.
the more frequentcd paths one stun
bles over bones.
Noel lives is perhaps 20 feet wide and
10 feet long, the gift of an America
committee. AT the end opposite ik
entrance is the altar. and, forming Al
aisle, are tiers of coilin-Shapcd bolss
with the lids resting loosely up@
them. Each box Is plaCurded Will
the names of the sector along the Va,
dun front where the fragment val
found.
Flowers Blanket Coffins.
Many of the coiiins are heaped hia|
with flowers and wreaths, and on Gl
are visiting cards put there by thcs|
whose memories center about the e|
cality named on the box. OF the 40
900 French who died nj Nerdun, SE|
the able. 100000 will never be ident
fed. An "ossuaire" is To he erech
on this spot, and in 1t will be placed
these sacred bones" where they VII
rest. Each sector will have a toA
designated for IL, where now there
II wooden box.
Four slrines, Catholic, ProtesaE
Jewish and MusSelmun, will !,
grouped about the ossuaire Each dII
adds to the collection that is gathef
ibg in the temporary wooden hEI
which serves until the permana
structure is completed
On the nearest hill is woodh
cross, built and erected by Marshal Il |
tain for the dead of his armies. y
few yards away is the grave Of
French commander. General AnSell
killed in action. Not far distant ah
over the crest of the hill is the ms
sive concrete monument built over 'N
Trench OF Bayonets" where an q
tire company died as they waIe
rifles in their hands. the bugIe GU
10 charge. Their bodies have ne'e
been disinterred ard the protrudl9
rifles with bayonets fixed are SA
clutched by the soldiers whose grave
they mark, as though waiting for ~
long-delayed command to 20 forNah
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Spanish Battle on Scenes OF
Centuries of Conflict With
TribeSmen.
NOTORIOUS BARBARY COAST
Made Famous in Present Generation
by Operations Of the Chietta'n
Mulai Ahmed Raisuii-Recalls
Famous Pericardis Case.

Madrid.-That part of Morocco
called the Spanish zone, where Spain :
troops have just suffered disastrous
reverses at the hands Of the Moors
with the loss of thousands of men ana
thousands of square miles OF terri
tory, is part of the notorious Barbary
coast whose pirates prcycd on Euro
penn commerce for many years ana
carried Europeans into slavery.
In the present generation II has
been made famous by the operations
of the chicftain. Mulai Ahmed er-Rai-
sui, who captured and held for ran
som Ion PerdicariS, an American citi-
zen. in 1908. This was In the admin
istratiOn of President Roosevelt and
evoked from Secretary Hay the his
toric phrase demanding 'Pcrdicaris
alive or RniSuli dead" 1t resulted in
the almost immediate release of Per
llrariS
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Three Races in Land.

Three races inhabit Morocco, the
original BcrbcrS. or mountaineers.
who conquered Spain on three differ
ent occasions; the mixed race of
Arabs and BerberS known rs Moors
both of which races are generally Mo
hammedanS; and the colonies of Jews
which inhabit the coast cities and
control the majority Of the country's
commerce.
The Spanish zone. where the fight
ing Is now in progress, is narrow
strip of land along the northwestern
coast fronting on the Mediterranean
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Negro Porter Hero of Pueblo Finn,

st. Louis. is.-Ohicials of tbe C,h,,,,-
OF Commerce in st. Louis. Mo, will re.
quest Carnegie hero medal for
Nohert j. Taylor of st. Louis, negro
fHliman porter. who is said to have
saved 20 lives when passenger train
was overturned in the Pueblo flood
June 2.
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09
Want More Order.

Both the French and Spanish gov
eruments decided In January, 1870, TO
mike military demonstrations In their
rcspectIvc zones for the purpose oi
preparing the way t" more orderly
government. The French zone was
soon paciRed The Spanish territory.
which Is administered by Gen. Dana
so Bcrenguer as high commissioner,
was rot 81 submissive.
Spanish troops at first made their
base on the Atlantic coast Of Morocco
Mt El-Arish. also known as Laralche.
From there they penetrated well INTO
the interior aud captured number of
Moorish Strongholds, including the so
called secret city of Shcshawnn. For
some time little activity has been re-
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09

erful hands. He could read 1t in the
tones of the voice-tones that he him
self could not Initiate or pretend. The
hour had come for the settling of old
debts.
He tried to curse his adversary as a
weakling and degenerate, but the OBJ
scene words he sought for would not
come to his lips. Here was his fate.
and because the darkness always fades
before the light and the courage Of
wtckedness always breaks before the
courage Of righteousness. Cranston was
afraid to look It in the face. The fear
The Dolores star., 1921-09-09

The present population Of Brazl
pne-fourth that of the United s'a''