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The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05
Village Gossip
BY HILDA SHERIDAN

MT and Mrs. Chester T. Mellison, MT. and Mrs. c. NJ. Rosswog, MT. and Mrs. D. H. Shoemaker, MT and Mrs. K. E. Frawley, MT. and Mrs. c. w. Walker, MT. and Mrs. E. V. Boyle. Nlr. and Mrs. Geo. Dooley, MT. and Mrs. Will Clayson, MT. and Mrs. M. Brock, Mir. and Mrs. J. B. Sapiro, MT. and Mrs. Wm. Ellis, MT. and Mrs. Grlff Ellis, Mrs. E. l.. Harwood The Misses Evangeline Church, Marie Holland, Thelma MacConnell, Mabel Vance, Dorothy Dooley, Helen Vande- veer, Kathryn Loecy, Dorothy Yer non. Bills" Sam Mellison, F. T. Beniteau, A. J. MacConnell G. C.. Donough, J. L. Simpkins, P E. Net tleton, J. B. Carlyle, T. c. Thisted N. J. Pickle, J. R. Brabazon, I. E. kurtz, o. w. Bremen, Roy Donaldson Mark McAllen, Wm Shipman, Geo Kennedy, Don McCrae, Joseph Reeves, John Steffgen, Pat O'Toole, Wm McFadden, Charles Goodan.
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 Some time ago, ex-President Will son startled the nation by saying that a certain man resembled bungalow. This remark started contest in the San Francisco Exam iner to define the bungalow-man. R. Saunders, a barber, has just been an nounced the winner and the prize definition is, "A bungalow is a bird who can't say NO to barber"
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 The Skagway Eagles have decided to deport the "ginks" who have lately been giving dances and dressing in the height of fashion. The Eagles plan on series of dances, the out standing feature of which will be a strict taboo on all glad rags"
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 It is said that a snow storm at Wrangell Narrows proved to be the deciding factor in a close race be- tween the Admiral Watson and the Northwestern from Ketchikan to Ju- Io>f on q recent trip. They left ketchikan together and for four hours they ran neck and neck eff boat may be said to have a neck), each giving the engines all the steam available and at no time were they more than three miles apart. On ap- preaching Wrangell Narrows a storm was met. Captain Glasscock forced the Watson through; but the Northwestern decided to sacrifice the race rather than fight the storm. As result, Capt. J. V. Davis, of Ju- neau, is said to have won a wager of $125 made with a Northwestern passenger on the first boat to reach Juneau.
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 An interesting letter was received in Cordova from Miss Myra Phillips, who is now teaching at Panama, Alas Au' HA1So opCAL ldSJ WlnIST teaching at Katalla and visited with Cordova friends during part of last summer. Extracts from her letter vividly describe her impression of au Indian dance as follows:
 "The next day (New Years day) I went out to the Indian mission to the dance and potlach. We were skim ming over the ground and l was miles away-wheu suddenly I found myself doing a little unscrewing out | of snow bank. To my great satis. faction, MT. and Mrs. Danmeyer were just completing the same feat when l looked around. It was an ideal dump and I wouldn't have missed it for anything. The dogs didn't even run away-the first opportunity they have missed this winter. and in due time We found ouselves at the mis. sion. The dance was worth breath
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

The members or the NOrtnland Club entertained with a very en- joyable dance on Tuesday last. The hostesses for the affair were Mrs. A. J. Adams, Mrs. T. S. Scott and Mrs. Charles Auer. Late in the eve ming an appropriate luncheon was served to those present who were Mir. and Mrs. Charles Auer, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Adams, MT. and Mrs. E. V. Boyle, MT. and Mrs. Malcolm Brock, MT. and Mrs. l.. A. Counts, MT. and Mrs. c. c. Corser, MT. and Mrs. R. J. De Leo, MT. and Mrs Wm. Ellis, MT. and Mrs. w. L. Fursman, MT and Mrs. Walter Gaffney, MT. .and Mrs. J. V. Lydick MT and Mrs. K. G. Robinson, MT. and Mrs T. s. Scott, Mrs. w. w. Council, Mrs E. l.. Harwood, Mrs. Horace Leach, and Misses Marie Yeaman, Kathryn Locey, Ruth Heron, Evangeline Church, Ethel Graham, Marie Holland and Thelma McConnel. and Messrs. D. c. Fairman E. F. Medley and c. K. Rogers.
 Cordova has a treat of novel na- ture in store for it. The Athletic Ladies plan to entertain the public with volley ball game to be fol loed by dance, held at Eagles hall in the near future, though the exact date has not yet been decided upon.
 Clarence Tattermuth, of California, does not care to wear the title of the best husband in Calironia" any more, even though Mrs. Tatermuth bestowed it on him herself. It's too expensive.
 sTattermuth appeared before Col Onel J. L. Flynn, internal revenue col lector, to pay his income tax That much was easy. Form 1040-A was filled out and it developed that he had earned $3,00O, had one wife, no children, had made no charitable gifts he wanted to boast of, had not gambled in real estate and so mere Iy owed 4 per cent on $1,O0O
 Then innocently asked the colonel Did your wife earn anything during 192O?"
 Tatermuth threw out his chest Sure she did $15O0"
 "Ah," drawled the colonel you will have to pay on the $500 also; S60 more please"
 - But that's what paid her for do- ing the housework," said the alarmed husband. Tt isn't going to cost me $60 year to pay my wife for keeping our home in shape and cook ing my meals, is it?"
 Sure" said the government off cial, "If you paid it to her for work it is your personal expense and her if ame. $6o please"
 I'm through being a good hus- band" commented Tatermuth. Bet I have lot of trouble with Mollie when I fire her"
 Make her gift of the $500 this year." hinted the customs collector to the best husband, as he left.
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 Friday evening the Bills" of Cor dova proved conclusively to their guests that they could be royal en. tertainers when they so wished. It was the first social affair staged by the Bills" to which the Ladies were invited and was thoroughly enjoyed by the large number attend ing. Dancing and cards occupied the evening until a very satisfying sup per, prepared by Club Steward Schrenger, was served. The Bills and their guests were: MT. and Mrs. J. V. Lydick, MT. and Mrs. l. ES Bogart, MT. and Mrs. o. L. Larson,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05
S. JosEPH's CHURCH

Communion and mass at 8:30 a. m. Mass and benediction at 10:30 a. m
 Wm. M McMillan, s. J.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

Milk and Cream from certified cows make the Blue Star Dairy fam OuS
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

The Daily Times Job Plant Is well equipped for all classes of commercial printing.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Services will be held in Masonic hall Sunday, March at II a. m. Sub ject Man" Sunday school will con. vene at 12 m. The reading room will be open Wednesday from 3 until and from ' until 8. All are cordially invited to attend our services and visit our reading room.
 The Young Ladies Sodality will meet in a body to receive commun- ion at S:30 Mass.
 Laura Clarke, Pres. Monday evening at o'clock the Young Ladies Sodality will meet at the apartment of Esther Traversy, room 8, Lathrop Bldg. Important business. All members are request ed to be present.
 Laura Clarke, Pres.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05
F Ire.

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 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 nent will be first. Business, commercial and industrial second. Residence subscrib- CTS third
 ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

Miss Edna Thawley, formerly a well-known high school girl of Cor dova, is at present employed in the office of M. Young, a real estate deal CT in Seattle
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

Frank Townsend, formerly a fox rancher on Wingham Island, near Katalla, left on the Admiral Watson for southeastern Alaska, to look over the fox prospects in that section of the country.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-03-05

Cordova has a treat of a novel na- ture in store for it. The Athletic Ladies plan to entertain the public with volley ball game to be fol loed by dance, held at Eagles hall in the near future, though the exact date has not yet been decided upon.
, 1921-08-06
ACCOMMODATING THE DEBT.

The presidents plan to purchase a half billion dol
lars worth of railway securities. the approximate bal
ance due the government from the roads for additions
and bettements made to the properties during the
period of federal control, is a step in the direction
of normally.
The collateral is not a payment of the debt. not a
cancellation of it in any sense, it is a deposit to secure
postponement of settlement to a day when liquidation
can be made without injury or embarrassment to the
railroad system.
The president told congress, 81 believe it to be es-
sential to restore railroad activities, and essential to
the country's good fortune TO hasten both finding and
settlement The president knows, just as every other
good business man knows that efficient transportation
must be maintained in the interests Of the public vel
fare. II is recognized by those eonvefsant with the
facts that the standard Of railway service must H.
evitably fall unless the roads are given the financial
relief asked for them by the president They have
exhausted their credits with industries that furnish
them with supplies, such as steel and lumber, of which
they are the heaviest users, and rapid depreciation is
sure to follow unless new funds are forthcoming
for maintenance.
The fact is emphasized that The money is not to be
appropriated for the purchase of the bonds. 1t is al
ready in the hands of the War Finance corporation,
lacking only congressional authority for its use as
railroad relief. The president declares, "There is no
use to ask congress for additional funds. No added
expense, no added investment is required on the part
OF the government; there is no added liability, no
added tax burden" How different is all this from
the methods pursued by his predecessor in office.
When more money was required to take care of the
new burdens of expense loaded on TO the roads by the
federal administration, the treasury was asked to sup
ply the funds and the taxpayer was called upon to
increase his contributions to the cost Of government.
The roads are cooperating with the government in
the effort to bring about a speedy and permanent
financial settlement. To that end they have waived
temporarily their claims for added compensation on
account of labor ineffciency during the period of
government control, those claims to be adjudicated
later through the courts. The way appears to be clear
for an early adjustment with the relief asked. With
the roads in position to take care of their pressing
liabilities, the solution of other problems may be ap-
preached with confidence.
, 1921-08-06
KEEP THE AMERICAN SAFES LOCKED.

The mos puzzling problems, the real complex ones,
the very toughest there are, are as easily solved as
the simpler ones. The only requirement is the right
person to hand you the simple solution. Thomas A.
Edison, spending a vacation in the West Virginia
mountains, has thought it all out And when he puts
his mind to a subject like world peace, including dis
armament it is a small job for him to figure out. He
has written the answer to many other questions in
volving the welfare of humanity and the answers are
comforting their blessings, daily, upon the people of
the world. The problems he has solved have all been
mostly of that character, therefore permanent peace
was directly in his line. His plane is so simple that
many wise men will say it is absurd. Yet it is prac-
tical, very practical, and it will work TO perfection.
Mr.. Edison's answer to the conundrum that has
forced everybody else to "give it up" is to keep the
American safes locked. You cannot build ships, arm
and equip military, maintain great forces of men pre-
pared for war at a moments notice without money.
You cannot purchase materials and the paraphernalia
for war without paying for them. You can not get
the vast sums required for the purposes without find
ing a market for your securities, for most of the peo-
pies of the world are helpless to pay the costs by tax
ing themselves. The peoples have no money and
the governments are already in debt up to their
eyes. Consequently, if America, the only nation that
can raise the means, keeps her safes locked the rest
of the world is up against it and has got to keep the
peace and suspend OUTLAWS for military and naval
expansion.
Mr.. Edison says it is the great opportunity for
America, and it all depends upon American leader
ship. If Mr.. Harding says, Come on boys, we're all
at the end of the string, let's junk the works and
stop our foolishness," the disarmament conference
will be a success and world peace will dawn. Mean
while, keep the safes locked. Mr.. Harding has the
courage and the leadership that goes with it to map
such a program, and submit it to the Representatives
of the powers If he does, he will win. II he does
not he will lose. Then the conference will fail and the
world goes back to the same old struggle TO keep up
with the show of force and the people will sweat
and groan under tax burdens for generations to come.
Thomas Edison, mentioning in the mountains of
West Virginia, has handed the world the recipe for
world peace and disarmament. 1t is in the rough and
by blue prints and details. The basic
idea is there, and it is for Mr.. Harding to elaborate
the working plans. The foundation of it all is-keep
the American safes locked.
, 1921-08-06
THE SUMMER

Zone thing is certain about the modern warm
weather Sunday" observes the Hartford Courant
at is very little a work day, as the usual term APP
plies. Equally sure il is a day Of recreation. There is
a disposition among cynics TO intimate that the days
recreation is limited to golf-chasing by rich d~yspepties
This is absurd
There is no counting the number of automobiles
on the road on Sunday. If these take their passen-
gers to the shore, there they see thousands of idlers
or pleasure-seekers on the sand, in the water, or in
boats. II the automobiles take their passengers to
the hills, there they see household after household
that is not also out in a machine lying in hammocks
or sitting on easy chairs out under the trees.
"The one exception TO the stoppage of work, ex-
eept among those who are connected with the trans
portion of the day, is found on the farm 1t is no
longer surprising to see men and women harvesting on
Sunday. Time was when a driving party drew little
attention, but farm work on Sunday surprised and
shocked the average spectator. Now. however, since
the war a new value has attached to food. 1t is a
duty to maintain the crops. They grow on Sundays,
tbs pests are as lively on Sundays as on week days,
rain is as bad for hay on Sunday as it is on Friday,
into the barn rather than to let it be destroyed by a
storm, with the sending of which the farmer himself
has nothing to do.
Driving, walking, winning, sailing, resting and
sowing the crops seem to mark the day which once was
devoted to quiet and solemn thoughts. There are, of
course two sides to everything, and there are those
who see in the present situation a dissolution of sacred
relations. Others see a broadening of conduct, which
is not inconsistent with good character and respect for
religion"
, 1921-08-06
WISDOM OF RUSSO-JAP
PEACE QUESTIONED BY
FORMER RUSSIAN r

tons was intensified by the deter
mination of some Russian advcn-
turers. aided and Allotted by the
a to obtain concessions In Ko-
rea." he said THE psychology Of
the car a this case is explained
by his absolute contempt of japan
on one hand. and on the other hand
OF his conceit and conviction that
he could do no wrong This was one
Of h most p~crnicious OF the inf1u-
OF the kaiser. which told in
this case very strongly. Wilhslm
was consciously and cieverIy urging
the czar on to such n conflict His
game WIS a sure one. too; Germany
could only win and Russia could
only lose.
mot doubling Rooscvelt's SINGER
ity. wo can. however. at present
question his wisdom in forcing his
peace upon Russia Not that we
could expect a victory or even mil
ftary achievements. but that Japan
might have learned a lesson which
would have changed much OF the
succeeding events throughout the
world.
The Russian army would level
have been able to show much grit.
but her internal troubles would
have increased and forced the gov
ernment 10 grant more reforms. es-
tablishing in a firaer way the prin-
cipies Of constitutional government
for which h was quite ripe. but
which neither the czar nor the rul-
ing class were yet ready TO grant.
What they did grant they tried To
take back as DOR as the social dis
content quieted down.
-Again. the continuation of the
war would have brought important
, 1921-08-06
THE MAJOR OBJECTION.

"Is it necessary for the ways and means committee
to report a revenue bill which will raise four billion
dollars annually" inquiries the New York Tribune.
President Harding evidently doesn't think it is. He
is said to have told members of the committee that
taxation ought to be reduced, and that it can be re-
duced through further cuts in government expendi-
lures.
For the current fiscal year, ending June 80, 1929,
congress appropriated about SO, 800, 900, 900. OF this
sum $275, 900, 900 was for deficiencies The nor
NAL Expenditures for the year will be about $685.
600, 900. Director Dawes expects to save about SlOO,
100000 on that allotment. He and Mr.. Madden, the
new chairman of the house appropriations commit
tee, are to have a series of conferences for the pur-
pose of scaling down the appropriations for 1922-'23.
1t is possible that the new budget, in which def
ciencies will no longer figure, may not run far beyond
$4,000, 900, 900.
MANY departments never know what they can do
in the way of economy until they try. Secretary
strength of the army TO an average Of $50, 900 for
the present fiscal year. But there was no trouble
Whatever in getting the army down to that figure
when the enlisted men were allowed to apply for
discharges. There are hundreds of government ac-
tivities which can be slowed down temporarily with
out material damage.
Representative Longworth has the right idea. He
possible amount of revenue. 1t is better to make the
mistake of raising too little than of raising too much.
for supplemental taxes can easily be voted il needed.
The main thing is to accustom the government to n
lower cost scale.
"Tax reduction is the thing which the country
wants most. The tariff can wait; expansions of service
can wait. We are trying to get off the war initiation
ton has promised tax relief and cannot afford not to
make good. Politically and economically speaking. a
genuine tax reduction has always been and still is the
major objective Of the extra session"
, 1921-08-06
IS SORE ABOUT 1T.

Our esteemed Wheatland Times is dead set against
legged treatment of the pubic attending the Frontier
show. The Times says:
"Never again" is the decoration of many people who
went to Cheyenne to attend the Frontier Days celebra.
ton. 1t was a good show, no complaint on that
score; but the way the hotels and restaurants stune
the people for food and lodging was something scan.
dalous. Hotel rates are always high enough in
Cheyenne. but high as they usually are, proprietors
boldly announced to their guests that beginning with
the first day of the big show, rates would be
just doubled-that was all-only doubled! At the
same time, every bill Of fare in the city, SO far as
was observed, took an advance on every article of 30
to 100 per cent. Well, the people had to eat,
and had to have a bed, so they paid the price, but
paid with the vow that it would be the last time they
would place themselves in position to be held up in
that manner"
, 1921-08-06
Proposal Made
On Air Flight
Is Accepted

Nicola. n. Y. Aug. s-George
Hauser. employed by an airpiane com
pany was up in the air when he be,
came engaged to Miss Mildret. Arm.
strong. a teacher In tho local high
school.
Richard Depew. the pilot, who de.
clared he played the part Of cupid,
had said Hauser proposed to Miss
Armstrong in his airplane yesterday
when they were 5000 feet high. bu,
he hexitated. At $500 feet she said
yes and at 1000 she held out her
finger for the ring. She was wearing
1t when they came to earth.
, 1921-08-06
R0BBER
UNDER ARREST

whose name was given 5 Harry Pal
mer. was being held here today follow
ing his arrest late yesterday by FEEDER
al officers in connection with tho
theft in TOLEDO last winter OF $500.
900 -worth-of Liberty and other gov
eminent bonds.
Palmer was arrested when he called
at the p~ostoffico for a registered let
ter addressed to himself from Chicago
ID. V. Dickinson. government secret
service agent, said that details OF
what connection Palmer is supposed
10 have had with tho alleged Toledo
theft. were not known by federal OF
Ulcers here.
, 1921-08-06
IN PRINT.

Alexander Black, writing in Centtry on the use OF
profanity on the stage and in print, says:
II recall what seemed TO be the first speaking OF
damn" on the American stage. Most of the auditors
; appeared to be shocked. Apparently the shock was
agreeable in most instances. This was not to be meas
ured by the almost unanimous laugh. The laugh an.
swers before conscience.
Taste often rebukes participation. Yet it was pos
sible to feel that the incident was accepted as refresh
ing, or as subject to some cordially of consideration.
At that time damn in print was always -d-n.' Even
the devil did not have his due. He was 'd-P in
al respectable secular print, and by a perhaps newt
ably corollary, a-p was decently censored.
There was, by the way, a ~quandary for one who
read aloud: a dash cannot be vocalized. Dash it, was
"a quaintness of early print. There is a whole litera-
ture of euphemistie explosives, as well as a strange
Iteration of subtcrfuges in actual profanity many
Of which seem to have n permanent life.
"The modern realist MAXWELL regard with amaze
nent the ingenuity with which literature has CON
Keyed an effect Of reality, even in rough talk, without
, 1921-08-06

using the literal terms. Stevenson. for example,
though interpreting in Treasure Island the flavor of
the most coarse spoken class in the world, If we except
the level of the apaehes, could write a whole story
without real cuss words and leave no feeling Of arti-
reading.
"The ultimate word nA> often had TO wait on the
doorstep long after its idea was granted admittance.
Thus the word sex WAS under a ban until the open
discussion of sex had become a commonplace"
, 1921-08-06
GuBERNAToRIAL AMENITIES

OF all the journals of the state, it is most appro-
pirate that the Snake River Sentinel speak upon
the subject of fluctuations among governors. There
fore the following as the Sentinel's lead editorial is
to be given due weight:
"Says the Governor of Wyoming to the Governor
of Colorado: viii you have anything to drink, Saws
the Governor of Colorado to the Governor of Wyo-
ming, Yes, anything
Both must have exhausted private stock and ont
down to bare moonshine."
, 1921-08-06
DIR THOMAS j. RIACH,
Physician and Surgeon.

Has moved his office from sos Mid.
west Building. and is now located in
Rooms sof and 3o6. O-S Building.
where he can be found during the fol-
lowing hours: Week days. 0 &c IL a.
m. and 3 to 6 p. m; Sundays. II to IL
A. m. Evenings by appointment.
Phones: Office. 1919; Residence. 1881.
asst
, 1921-08-06

changes in Japan Japan at that
moment was at the end Of her
tetber. Roosevelt. In other words.
saved Japan from an economic col