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The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Answers Mr.. Saxton's
Complaint.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In the Washington Herald of Sep
ember 7. there was ali article call
ing attention to complaints of
ticket sellers in theaters and signed
L. NJ. Saxton. / notice in Mr.. Sax
tons complaint he says: This prac-
tice is not confined to anT one thea
ter. but is prevalent in them all"
For years 1t has been my policy
and instruction to treasurers TO
rather lose a sale than misrepre-
sent the location of a seat. for IL
never does any good.
I enclose a program for the first
week Of the season of the ShCbert-
Garrick Theater. in which you will
note the box office service is par
ticuIarIy referred to. and l beg TO
state as to the sweeping statement
of Mr.. Saxton as above stated, this
is one theater that certainly has not
and never will tolerate any lack OF
courtesy to the public.
STODDARD TAYLOR,
Manager Shubert-Garrick Theater.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
SAVE MILLIONS
IN WASTE OIL.

How millions OF dollars can h.
saved ANNUALLY through the recoy-
cry OF petroleum which has become
mixed with water in the wells was
told by Dr. Sidney Born. OF Nus
kOgee. Okla. before the rereu,
American Chemical Society meeting
at New York. A special SYMPOSIUM
on the CmulsifiCation problems
which must be solved in the u.l
fields 80 that the water NAV o..
separated from the liquid fUel v-as
held at this meeting.
In many oil fields" said pr
Born. the crude oil as IL CON, -
from the wells ~ cuntaminatsG I.r
large amounts Of pmuI~iGra rr.
which is usually known as 'rOIIy Uff.
or cut OIL IL il a miNtur. Of sail
water. oil and certain impuritI,s
The pipe lines generally will not
accept oil containing more than /
per cent OF it
1T was customary in the Garlic
days" continued Or. Born. to draw
of this oil into large ponds and ga
pose II TO the heat OF the sun. This
practice resulted in large cvapor.
ti"n losses and not very much Of tho
oil could be recovered"
He described modern methods nf
handling cmulsions in various fields
and discussed the practical opera
ton Of the variOus processes. oprr-
ating data and costs and the advar.
tages and disadvantages OF eacr
process
Steaming plants are cytcnsivcIs
used in many fields. while in Other,
the Cottrell electrical precipitation
process has made ConsidcrahI.
headway. The use of the super
centrifuEe is making considor:lhI,
progress IN the Mid-Contincut fcld
This machine rcyolvcs 81 a speed %.
about 1900 r. r. NJ and breaks ~
the cmulSious into clear oil and sal
water. The oil flows out Of on,
spout and the salt water out If an
other. much like the action Of .
cream separator. One OF the mos
successful methods is by means o.
various chemical solutions. A proc
ess developed by Dr. Born fS nov
used in several plants IN the Mid
Continent field. one Of which Dr.
capable Of handling 20. 600 barrels o
cut oil per day.
Costs OF construction and opera
tlon or the various types Of install
lauons depend on the type of IN,
oil TO be handled. the nature az "a,
emulsion, the size % the pIant th.
cost OF the fuel or electrical ,ucrrg
labor conditions and other local fu
/ fiuences.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Dislikes Cruelty Recital.

To the Editor, The Washington Herald:
In the Open Court column there
appears a remarkable communica-
ton from a John Quinn, of Ia
koma Park. The letter consists al
most entirely of recitals of ancient
tortures and prison crnelties. which
he has culled from such widely diff
erent sources as Lecky's History
of Morals and the Youths Com
panion. Just what Mr.. Quinn
sought to accomplish by narrating
all these CHASTITY doings is not
clear. He says that they show
what heroes there were in the olds n
time. and how they were will
ing to suffer for their souls free
DOM"
I Everybody knows that there were
heroes in the olden time, and that
they suffered greatly for what they
thought was right. Everyone has
a general idea OF the tortures that
were inflicted on them-certainly
most people know as much about
the matter as they care to. Then
why should anybody want to burst
into print with this long recital
of horrible deeds? Such a letter
neither points a moral nor adorns
a tale. 1t Is neither instructive nor
entertaining. 1t seems to be a re-
cital of cruelties for the mere
pleasure of reciting them.
The scientists Of the mind rec
ognize the existence. in some alb
normal brains, of what they term
cruelty complex" The person
so afflicted delights in cruelty. To-
day we take the worst examples of
this type and lock them up. or
have them treated by a good psy-
chologist. The milder ones arc
harmless and can be allowed at
large, but they ought to be pre-
vented from parading their hobby
in the newspapers.
.-. EUGENE S. GUILD:
Washington, d. c
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
NOW MAKE CAMPHOR AND
TANNIN FROM COAL TAR,

Artificial Camphor and mauy uthc-
valuable chemical products ar. now
being made in large quantities iu
this country from coal tar, accord
ing to c. R. DCLOng. chief chemist
OF the United States Tariff Com
mission, who addressed the recent
American Chemical Society meeting
at New York.
After discussing the dye Sityra+son
he referred also to progress along
other chemical lines. as follows:
An important development which
took place largely during 1920 was
the increase in the output oI syn
thetic tanning materials. whI,h
reached over 100000 POUNDS in
1890 by four firms. This is a marked
Increase over 1919. when there was
only one manufacturer Of this prod
uct. With our rapidly dccrcasinr
supply Of natural tanning extracts
the leather industry may bc assured
that domestic supply Of thcs, cs-
sential raw materials will bc avail
able from the coal tar products in
dustry.
Another example may be cited oi
the possibility OF synthetic coal tar
products replacing those OF natural
origin. The high price Of camphor
during the war led to search for a
substitute, with the result that tri-
phenyl and tricresyl phosphates
Were introduced as substitutes Tor
camphor in the manufacture OF py-
roxylin plastics- The fact that iu
the past Japan has enjoyed a com
plete monopoly OF the worlds sup
ply Of carnphor is well known TO all
II is extremely doubtful whether
these two coal tar products can re
place camphor in pyroxylin plastics
Tor ak purposes But these coal tar
products offer a means OF overcom-
ing 70 some degree the japanese
monopoly in camphor. From a ma
uonai standpoint the developmen;
OF these camphor substitutes cannot
be overestimated.
With the knowledge OF the re-
cent developments in the applics-
ton OF coal tar products before us
we cannot help hut wonder what
the future holds in store for con-
unued research"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Outing at Beach Today
Includes Fishing Party

Sixteen otorboats will take eX-
cursionists to fishing grounds in
Chesapeake Ba on the annual outing
OF the Howard a. French Sporting
Goods Company tomorrow to Chesa-
peake Beach.
A special train will leave the Dis
trict line at s:l5 a. m. All fish will
be weighed in by y. m, and three
prizes will be awarded to lucky fish
ermen. The return train will leave
the beach at p. m. John J. Ernst
Is in charge of arrangements. He is
assisted by ]. L. DIVERS and c. r.
Grier.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Saturday, September IL, 1921.

Until late today sinister stars
rule according to astrology. The
Sun, Saturn, Jupiter and Neptune
are all in malefic aspect during the
hours OF business. In the evening
Jupiter and the Sun change to
kindly sway.
When the aspects are all forbid
ding 1t is wise to pursue routine
duties. This is a day.for cautious
procedure.
1t is a particularly unlucky time
for presaging claim to political re-
cognition or reward.
During this rule OF the stars re-
sponsiblftics are likely to rest
heavily on the shoulders of men and
women who hold authority.
The evening should be an auspi-
cious time for bapque;s to persons
who are famous or prominent in
large affairs.
After sundown those that seek
the support or commentator of
persons who WELD either COM
mercial or political influence should
be fairly successful.
Saturn seems to threaten the life
of man who has many millions
and has attained a position of power
The death is prognosticated of a
man who has achieved political
honors.
Again the planetary. aspect that
is read as encouraging to intrigue
and to the dissemination of sediti-
Gus propaganda has great power.
spain has been subject to malefic
planets for some time. and the win
ter is to be period of important
events to the king
Persons whose birthdate il Is
should be extremely conservative in
all business dealings during the COM,
ing year.
Children born on this day may have,
very eyentful lives. These subjects
of Virgo have great physical endul-
sance usually and long retain the
appearance Of youth
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
.CANADA'S BUSINESS
SIX MONTHS BEHIND

CHICAGO. Sept. l6.-Commercial
revival in Canada is about six months
behind that in the United States. ac-
cording to Charles $. Dewey. vice
president of the Northern Trust Com
pany. who has just returned from a
long visit 10 the dominion.
Building is slack. and the steel
business is in the same condition. ''
said Dewey. This is due to a slow
ness i'm building resumption and lack
Of buying by the railroads. The rail-
road situation is not good. The gov
eminent took over a number OF lines
at a high price. and wages and work
ing agreements have been affected
by similar conditions in the Cnited
States"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Added to X. c. Faculty.

Ten appointments TO the faculty OF
the knights of Columbus Evening
School were announced last night by
Frank o'Hara, dean. They are James
F. Hartnett. vice dean and instruc-
tor in English; Frederick J. de Sloo-
we're, business law; william NJ. De
why. accounting: Augustine De Irur-
side. Spanish: Aubrey E. Landry.
mathematics: Thomas J. MscKava-
nagh, electrical engineering; Otto ].
Rainier. mathematics; Leo A. Rover.
business law; Joseph Schneider,
French. and Leo +. Stock. American
history. The school win open Octo-
Der 3
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
WEED DESTRUCTION HELPS
HAY FEWER sUFFERERx

Those who suffer from hay fever
this time Of the year have everT-
thing 20 gain by the campaign
against weeds that has been wAged
by the District authorities. ana
while under the circumstance they
can hardly be expected 20 swing a
scythe. they should be the nrSt %
applaud.
For IL ts the common vacant ios
variety OF ragweed that is respon
sible for the great bulk of the hsy
fever Of autumn and late sumnsr.
and this weed that is common In
Washington is one OF those thai IA
being fought in the present cam
paign-
IL is even possible TO see in the
future the city made safe for those
susceptible to hay fever. Golden
rod has been eIonerated by the
botanists and physicians Of IN.
popular charge that il produc "a.
pollen that gets into noses ana
poisons those who are sensitiy,
II has been found that ragveed is
guilty and that. unlike the ooun-
try-loving goldenrod. it hourisbes
in unkept back yards and lots
IL city dveIlers realize that nm
der their very windows grows IN.
most common and cNtcrninsbl.
cause Of hay fever. and IL they
realize that the pretty goIdenrod
out in the country has nothing 20
do with hay fever. in spite Of the
popular superstition. there is hone
for a hay-feverless city.
For those who cannot wait for
this future ragweedless city the
cooperation Of the botanist and
the physician has developed a
method Of relieving this trouble
An extract made from the particu-
lar pollen that causes the hay
fever in the patient will often az
ford relief IL 1t is injected in the
arm.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
RUSSIAN ARRIVES
WITH FAMILY OF q

NEW YORK. y. V, Sept le.-
Akron, Ohio. will need a new census
taken when S. Roul Astrovsky. a Rus
sian immigrant who arrived today
on the steamship Orbita. finishes his
jaunt from Russia with his family of
twenty-seven.
Proudly taking UP most OF the
steerage was Astrovsky. accompanied
by three sisters and their husbands.
one brother and his wife, three nieces
and sixteen OF his own children. A
section of Ellis Island has been set
apart for them while they are wait
ing sanction to move to Akron.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

The Herald has found that certain
writers Sign fictitious names as thstr
own. In . few instances we And these
have essaLed our notice. We viii here
aftei require not only the name but The
directory address. The Open Court must
net be abused. II Is for fair. impsr.
sonal, informative discussion and state
ment Of opinion
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Why Wait?

CTHIS is peculiar world and many of its people
i have peculiar ideas of their rights" The
coal operators of the West Virginia trouble district
have asked, in no uncertain way, that the govern
should delay any investigation of the causes of
tbe. troubles there until after the grand jury action
as to those accused of violating the laws. They
rhssv' also refused pcremptoriy confer with the
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
Berry-Curlis Wedding

ROCKVILLE. Md. Sept. 1s.--Miss
Matte f. Berry. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Berry. Of Seneca. this
county, and John Curtis. OF WASH
ington, were married a few days ago
by the Rev. o. A. Giilineham, pastor
Of the Presbyterian Church at Neeies-
WILLIE -..ssa. -. : -lt,
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17
ccheE EeruAds
Scientific
Notes
qndConmcnf

SATURDAY. sEPTEnBER II. 1871.
Wsshi.Gtes Radio ctuh. Anerse.r
Association Of EngineerS' Han.
1917 New York avenue. this even
ing. o'clock Business meeting
and election of the Washington
sectional council. Reports Of IN.
American Radio Relay League
Convention
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

The psychologists are trying to rob Babe
Ruth Of his glory by proving that he hits out
home runs because he can't help it.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Psychologists have discovered that mans
blood pressure increases when he tells lie. In
order TO Irove this to certain r1en. it would
be necessary to trap them into telIng the truth.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Charlie Chaplin, alive in England. and
Caruso, dead in Italy, show what the United
--'- Stxtes does for its foregn-born.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

One thing Russia has proved: No people
can eat Communism and live on it as diet.
Countries must have balanced economic ration.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Sometime this country will learn that Uncle
I, Sans name is not George" and that it is not
best 10 ask him 10 do il all Z
The Washington herald., 1921-09-17

Talking of the value of acquaintance, who
would refuse an introduction to of the new
$1,000 bills?
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
KANTISHNA MAN GIVES
 BOOST FOR ANCHORAGE

Mace Farrar, well known mining man of the Kantishna district has re- turned to Nenana from a trip to the coast, says the Nenena News. He made the run from Healy to the coast end of steel in three days, with Mrs. Van Orsdel as a passenger, and re- ports very good trail most of the distance.
 The oldtimer was very favorably impressed by the appearance of An chorage. He met lot of former in- teriorites who are now in business in Anchorage and all of them, he says, are doing we'll He mentioned Tom Dodd, Jack Robarts, Art Shonbeck, Jack Chovin and number of others
 Track has been laid from Anchor age north to mile 275 which will be the end of steel until active con struction work is resumed in the spring. Trains connect with the trail at that point.
 work on the big Susitna river bridge appeared to be progressing in a satisfactory manner and he was in formed that less than 600 tons of steel remained to be placed in position. One of the concrete piers is finished and the other is nearly completed.
 Many contractors are at work along the line north of the end of steel to point some distance north of Hurri- cane gulch, and large quantity of commission freight is being moved from steel to the various camps.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
BONNIFIELD DISTRICT
 IN NEED OF ROADS

NENANA, Jan. 1O.-A good road from some point on the government railroad to the Bonnifield district is essential to the further development of that promising district, occording to Bert Stevens, who has just re- turned to Nenana from visit to the Bonnifield and Totatlanika regions. He says there are several suitable routes that might be selected, and any one of them would give the min ing men of the neglected district an opportunity to develop properties which cannot now be worked to ad- vantage, owing to the cost of moving supplies to the different creeks.
 MT Stevens points out that it is only about 40 miles from the railroad to the heart of the BonnifieId, and nearly twice that distance from the diggings to Fairbanks, where most of the supplies have been purchased in the past, and freighted in by way of poor winter trail. The shorter route to the railroad would afford greot saving in freightage charges and would be followed speedily by the development of properties which are now idle.
 MT. Stevens says there is a lot of good ground on Gold King, consider able on Grubstake, more on Bonni- field creek and stin more on the To- tatlanika.
 MT. Stevens, who is an applicant for appointment as United States mar shal of the Fourth division, says that he has secured a very large number of signers to his petition.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL
 PROPERTY

Notice IS hereby given that at 10:Oe oclock a. m, on January 22nd, 1921. at the door of the dock office of the copper River X Northwestern Rail way Company, at the Ocean Dock, in the Town of COrdova, Territory of Alaska, said railway company will sell at public auction to the highest bid der for cash, the following described personal property, or as much thereof as may be sufficient to pay the charges hereinafter mentioned. to- wit:
 Five (5) crates of saloon boxes same being knocked-down partitions fittings and furnishings thereof, to form when set up, small compart- ments or booths suitable for restaur- ants, soft-drink places or other uses: which property was shipped from Se- attle, Washington by Coast Supply Company, via S. S. Mariposa, voyage 69, on or about May 18th, 1916, and consigned to shippers order, notify Horseshoe Liquor Company, Cordova. Alaska; also
 Eight (8) bundles of cotton sacks. suitable for sacking ore or other com modities, shipped from Seattle, Wash ington, by Eyres & Seattle Drayage Company, via s. S. Alaska, voyage "A, on or about October 18th, 1917, con sigEed to R. k. Hutchison, Cordova. Alaska.
 The proceeds of the sale of said property to be applied, first, to dis charge said railway companys lien thereon for the just and reasonable charges advanced by said railway company, for transportation, wharf age, storing and safely keeping said property, and war taxes on such charges, and the cost of keeping and selling such property, the remainder, if any, to be paid by said railway company to the respective owners of said property.
 COPPER RIVER & NORTHWEST
 ERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
 By CALEB CORSER, Supt. First publication, December 30, 1920. Lest publication, January 20, 1921.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
GEO. BELLOWS CROSSES
 GREAT DIVIDE;

FAIRBANKS, Jan. 10.-George Bel lows passed away at St. Joseph's hos pital. Death came as the result of heart-failure, and was not unexpected as he was unconscious for several hours before the end. He had been an invalid for many years past, and had been compelled to spend periods at the hospital often during the last few years of his life
 George Lafayette Bellows was born in New York City on March 21 1867, being therefore in his 54th year. His early life was spent in and around New York, where he learned the printing trade and worked on several of the largest papers and periodicals of that day. He was one of the early stampeders to the Dawson country, and followed his trade, being em- ployed in the mechanical departments of the Dawson papers. When the Dawson newspaper men migrated to Fairbanks, George Bellows was with them, and followed the game in this camp as long as his health would permit. He was the founder of a weekly paper printed in a small shop on Garden Island, which later de- veloped into Weekly Alaska Citizen, when it was taken over by J. H. Cas- key. When his health became such that he was unable to follow the printing trade he opened a cigar and stationery store on Cushman street, the Bijou which he conducted until taken to the hospital for the last time.
 George Bellows was a member of Tanana Lodge No. 162 of the Masonic fraternity, also of the Royal Arch Ma sons and Eastern Star, and was one of the first members of Fairbanks Igloo No. 4, Pioners of Alaska. A sis ter, Mrs Josephine Krom, resides at Glencove, N. Y, and she has been communicated with by wire. The fun eral was held from the Masonic Temple.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
NOTICE
To the people of Cordova:

To the people of Cordova:
 At a conference of the Cordnva public health office and the Cordova school board, held for the purpose of cooperating effectively to prevent the spread of contagious diseases, it was decided and is hereby ordered that all pupils who are absent from school for period of two or more consecutive days on account of sick ness, shall obtain from Dr. Chase or pr. Council written permit to re- turn to school and shall file this per init with the principal before they will be allowed to re-enter their class rooms. This regulation takes effect at once.
 DR. w. H. CHASE, Health Officer. MRS. FRED SCHAUPP, Treasurer
 School Board.
 CALVIN C. HAZELET, Clerk.
 30-1Ot.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
OVER HUNDRED MILLION
 IS VALUE OF CALIFORNIA
 PACK OF DRIED FRUITS

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 10 (by As sociated Press).-Last years pack of dried fruit and vegetables in Califor- nia was 4SO,OOOOOO cans, valued at $108,096,675, the pack equally that of all other states in the union combined, according to the reports filed with the San Francisco chamber of commerce. In 1863 the pack was only 1000 cases, compared with 2O,OOOOOO last year. The reports show California to be the main source of supply for the en- tire world of canned asparagus, ripe olives and canned apricots.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10
TAX NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the town taxes of the town of Cordova, Alaska, are now due and payable to the undersigned town treasurer, at his office in the Bank of Alaska.
 That said taxes will be delinquent at 6 p. m., on Monday, February 14, 1921, and unless paid prior thereto per cent will be added to the amount thereof
 THOS. S. SCOTT, 1-32wks. Town Treasurer.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10

With a crowd that exceeded all former years, and a wonderful pro. gram of entertainment, the Pioneers held open house.
 Gambling of every variety, faro, roulette, blackjack and others too nu- merous to mention were in progress all evening. Prizes for the most sue cessful gambleds went to Miss Wend- Ter, who received a poke of gold, and to w. J. Morgan, who was given a nugget and ivory stickpin.
 Regular sourdoug eats, including baked beans, were served by the wo. mans auxiliary in the banquet hall. The ladies also served hot and cold drinks to the players and dancers.
 An interesting program of Alaskan songs was given, including a vocal solo by D. D. Vint, "The Days of '9S" words by Ula M Thompson, and a solo by John Watson, He's Sleeping in the Yukon Vale"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10

Jake Hepfinger, oldtime resident of Fairbanks, who quit barbering to ac- cept an appointment as deputy mar skal in the Third division, is now sta toned at Talkeetna. He predicts a building boom for Talkeetna in the spring.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-10

Robbie Small, who joined the stam- pede to Hyder, is back again and un- hesitatingly admits that he is here from now on" Robbie advises that there are a number of former Anchor age people living in Hyder, but like himself expect to return. He states also that Jack Coffey, formerly editor of the Railroad Record, is planning on returning and establishing a law of flee in Anchorage.