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The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
MONDAY, MAY 29, 1922
ALL BELUVED BY GEA1Gf oh IS1A AASA'

Tomorrow will be appropriately opselVeo as Memorial Lay Ill ColuoVa alid lnlouSllo''' the united States. Approximately every 'Alllel- lcan family thls year will have pefsohal lii- terest Ill rnls national holiday and Will pay !" fitting tribute to the memories ot the VeIerdh0 of the Civil War, the Spanlsh-Amerlcan " al and World War; as each contributed thelr ouota to the multitude resting Ill our clCleS of the dead
 Memorial Day is both a holiday and holy day. For more than fifty years we nave oo- served it. First they whom we honored were beardless yoliths then men of mature years then ''the old soldiers" We are now femlnoeu that we must also decorate the graves ot the fallen heroes of the World War. North ana South vie with each other ill doing thls line service. for World War heroes came from ne whole country. And Shiloh and Antletam, Gottvsbnro and Cold Harbor have then coun- 4ornart in the Somme and the Marne, 1pres and Flanders D.4
 Splendid spirit! Magnificent service! but while Dreparations for these obserVances take nlace, we are apt to forget the veteran of the Snanish- American War So let us not say the heroes of two wars are honored, but rather the heroes of three Wars.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
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est by surrendering the old license to the City Clerk and signing an ap- plication as required in Section Two of this ordinance and by paying the sum of two dollars and fifty cents to the Clerk for the use and benefit of the. Town of Cordova.
 Section &.
 This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of the passage thereof and shall be pub- lished in the Cordova Times for one week.
 Introduced and read, April IT, 1922. Passed and approved the 1st day of May, 1922. Corporate SeaD
 W. W. COUNCIL, Mayor. Attest:
 K. G. ROBINSON, Town Clerk.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

Board of Trade Mention might also be made of the fact that the Government housing scheme is about to be abandoned as the Brit ish Government has found that dwelling con- struction under Government supervision IS rank failure.
 These economies suggest some of the reas ons why Great Britain is able to turn her at tention to the payment of her debt to the United States, with the probability that $250,- 100000 will be forthcoming during the ensu- inc year to meet interest charges on that debt. France, meanwhile, staggers under the upkeep of vast army. If Great Britain can effect such large savings with view to dischargng her financial obligations to the United States, why not the other nations who are indebted to us?
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
WEEKLY RROADCASTS

Paragraph If you don't know where you are going, you're not go- ing far.
 Paragraph 2-Gasoline makes a car go, 'tis true, but that's not the half of it, dearie.
 Paragraph 3-Mistakes are the common heritage of opportunity, they are the paying stones of progress.
 Paragraph A man may lie and lie and so keep still successfully.
 Paragraph 5-What a man knows not what he tells, is what'makes him successful.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly ap- pointed School Tax Collector for Cor dova in conformity with Chapter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
 All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, except sailors in U S. Army or Revenue Cut ter Service, volunteer firemen, paul pers and insane persons, are subject to tax in the sum of Five ($5.00) Dol lars.
 Should you be living in Alaska on or prior to the first Monday in April, 1922, said tax shall be due and pay able on said first date and shall be delinquent after May 1, 1922. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above mentioned, or within ten (10) days after notice is given you.
 All persons, firms and corporations employing labor shall furnish list of employees to collect and are author ized by law to deduct amount of tax from wages of employees.
 Fines and imprisonment are pro- yided by the Act above quoted for those who fail or neglect to pay tax or furnish list of employees.
 Dated at Cordoya, Alaska, March 3l, 1922.
 K. G. ROBINSON, School Tax Collector for Cordova.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
BRITISH RETRENCHMENT

Figured in dollars at normal rates, the Brit ish budget for 1922-23 will be cut nearly $37os 100000, if the recommendations of the Geddes Economy Committee are adopted. These econ omists do not take into consideration the sav- ings which will result from the naval holiday agreed upon at the Washington Conference. In addition, departmental changes have been sug- gested which will coordinate the three fight ing, services under Ministry of Defense, with a reduction of 50,OO0 officers and men of the army and 35,000 of the navy; and the aboli- ton of the Department of Overseas Trade, whose functions are to be transferred to the
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
TRAIN SCHEDULE DEMoRALIZED

Owing to the bottom dropping out of the track north of Broad Pass due to frost going out of the ground perishable freight will not be accept ed for points north of this station Other freight will be accepted sub- iect to delay. Hand baggage will not be checked north of Broad Pass. AS soon as the track can be gotten into condition regular service will be resumed.-Seward Gateway.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE
 SERIAL NO. O473O,
Juneau, Alaska,

Juneau, Alaska,
 April 13, 1922. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that A. T. Cotton and M. c. Hunt of Ka- talla, Alaska, have applied for an oil permit under the provisions of Section 22 of the Act of February 25, 1920 tPublic No. 146) for the BROWN BEAR claim, the GRAY WOLF claim and BALD EAGLE claiis,. situated in the Kayak Recording District, Third Division, Alaska, and more particular ly described as follows:
 Commencing at the NV. corner of the Brown Bear Claim, running thence E. F mile to the NE. cor ner of the Brown Bear Claim, identical with the NV. corner of the Gray Wolf Claim; thence B. F. mile to the NE. corner of the Gray Wolf claim, identical with the NV. corner of the Bald Eagle Claim; running thence E. F mile to the NE. corner of the Bald Eagle Claim; thence s. F mile to the SEE. corner of the Bald Eagle Claim; thence W. F mile to the SW. corner of the Bald . Eagle Claim, identical with the SEE. corner of the Gray Wolf Claim; thence w F mile to the SW. corner of the Gray Wolf Claim, identical with the SEE. cor her of the Brown Bear Claim: run ming thence w. F mile to the SW. corner of the Brown Bear Claim; thence N. F mile to the NV. cor her of the Brown Bear Claim, to the point of beginning, contain ing 480 acres. These claims are situated near the head of Mirror Slough, and about 4 miles NV of Katalla, Alaska, on the unsur- veyed public lands within the . Chugach National Forest.
 The Brown Bear Claim, located Jan- uary 1, 1908, and recorded February 4, 1908, at page 146 of Book of Min square.
 The Gray Wolf Claim was located January 1, 1908, and recorded Febru- ary 4, 1908, at page 148 of Book of Mining Locations and described as 2640 feet square.
 The Bald Eagle Claim was located January 1, 1908, and recorded Febru- ary 4, 1908, at page 149 of Book of Mining Locations and described as 2640 feet square.
 Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above described land, are hereby notified that a full statement under oath, of such claim should be filed in this office showing a superior right to permit under said Act, or a valid existing adverse or conflicting claim to the land for the minerals therein, under the pub Die land laws, on or before June 15, 1922; otherwise such claim may be disregarded in granting a permit or lease applied for.
 FRANK A. BOYLE, Register. First publication, May 3, 1922. Last publication. June 3, 1922. DONOHOE & DIMOND,
 Attorneys for Applicants.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

WOOF! WOOF! BOW, wow! How love dogs!" the maiden
 cried,
 And then her suitor softly sighed: q wish I were a dog, you know Oh, well," she said. perhaps
 you'll grow"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

After thinking the matter over a while longer, MT. -Debs changed his mind about going to Russia He likes the United States too we'll Bad as he thinks it is, he considers it the best place on earth.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

q love to idle by the sea
 And spend the day in reverie And dream of glories yet to come, And so does every other bum."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
DER INSPECTOR

A Cordova man was describing his experience at a banquet the night before at Valdez. "One of the most beautiful women I have ever seen sat across the table from me. It was hard to tell whether she had a dress on or not. She was a regular Venus y How did you know that she had a dress on?"
 q dropped my fork"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
THAT PROPOSAL

Ninety-nine out of a hundred mar ried men if they spoke the truth, would have to confess that they had been unaware, thirty seconds before they proposed that they were going to do so, and that the most incred- ible happening in their lives had been when, thirty seconds later, they had discovered that not only had they proposed, but that they had been riotously accepted.
 A beautiful stenographer who draws a salary of $35 a week says she has been successful because she never spends more than a third of her time powdering her face, or fixing her hair.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

The only ideas in the world worth mentioning accordin' to some folks are the ones that begin with cap ital e."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
THE WEAKER VESSEL?

She may shed tears in tribulations,
 But she can come triumphantly Through twenty-seven operations,
 While one would do for you or me.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

Does the groom have to be kissed by the new women preachers?
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

They're building houses now with kitchenettes, large enough for pre- pairing salads and making fudge, which seems to be about all some of the modern wives need kitchens for.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

Cloce investigation uv the way Dame Fortune hez favored some guy II usually disclose the fact that he's been trailin the old girl
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29
FLYING LOW

Silas { in a whisper,-Did you git a peep at the underworld at all while Iyou wuz in New York, Ezry?
 Ezra-Three- times, b'gosh! Sub- way twice an ratscellar once.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-05-29

The only reason we can sell goods for less than cost is because we sell so many-Card in a Cleveland, Ohio store window.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26

eases have great deal to do with
regulating the size of the crop in
the United States. The estimated loss
caused by common smut alone dur
ing the period 1917 to 1920 was
placed at about S0,00o,00o bushels
annually. OF insect pests the corn
ear worm, where abundant. causes
loss of at least Z per cent of the
grain on the ears attacked. The Eu
ropean corn borer also threatens go
take heavy toll.
1t is stated that the production of
the corn crop is financed with less
borrowed capital than is the case
with other staple farm crops. The
reason for this is that the farmers
income is distributed throughout the
year more evenly than is the case in
many other sections. and because the
direct investment in the crop con-
sists more of the farmers own labor
and less of purchased material and
equipment than is the case in many
other crops.
The book, which is obtain
able through congressional represen-
tatives from the department, contains
much data of interest and value to
producers. including chapters on pro-
duction costs and figures, financing.
and advice on production accord
Ing to seasonal supply and demand to
act toward preventing future crises
for the corn grower.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
FORTY MILLION FOR
GOOD ROADS BEING
SPENT IN CANADA

Ottawa, Ont, November 25.--Forty
million dollars is being spent on good
roads in Canada this year. Highways
construction has been carried on on
larger scale this year than ever be-
fore and the appropriations for work
are the highest on record, according
to A. W. Campbell, commissioner of
highways.
"Of the total sum spent, $4,000, 900
will be used on federal aided high
ways, of which s6.o0o,000 will come
out of the dominion treasury" said
Mr.. Campbell. Expenditures being
made by the provinces and counties
on roads not receiving federal as
sistance will amount to about
s25, 900, 600"
| There are now 1000 miles of per-
manent paved road in Canada, or suf-
Efficient mileage to extend one-third
! of the distance between the Atlantic
and Pacific coast, according to Mr..
Campbell, who added that this mile
age is being increased as rapidly as
possible.
| The dominion government has ap-
propriated 100000 900 to be used in
construction of main highways and
market roads, calculated to cover a
period of five years. This is divided
among the provinces on the basis of
population. Under the terms of the
grant the provinces carry out the
road building. and the government, on
approval OF the plans, contributes 40
| per cent of the cost This guarantees
Standardization of roadways and
places only so per cent expense on
the provinces.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
ARABS MAY LAUNCH
WAR IN PA[EsT |NE
ON JE WISH PEOPLE
Hostility Shown by Tribes to
Hebrew Settlers" Moslem
Christian Association
Is Active

London. November, 25.--Yery seri-
Gus trouble is brewing in Palestine,
according to the News of the
World which states that General
Tudor and other officials on the spot
regard the future with grave APP
prehension.'
The Arabs on the border and in
Palestine itself. the paper says, may
at any time attack the Jewish i'm
migrants whom they regard with
"deeprooted hostility" The gov
ernments authority is being openly
flounted by what is known as the
"Moselm Christian Association.
A manifesto has been issued call
ing upon the population to disobey
the instructions issued for the tax
ing of the census and the associa-
ton has decided to invoke the aid of
Renal Pasha, the Turkish national
list leader.
our position" continues the News
OF the World, lis amazing. In effect,
without any advantage to ourselves
and under a mandate from the
league of nations. we are holding
Palestine at cost of many
millions a year for the benefit of
Jewish immigrants and thus incur
ring the hostility OF the Arabs.
I'VE may shortly find ourselves
faced in Palestine with situation
similuar to that in Turkey. We shall
either have to fight or give away.
The question is. what would We be
fighting for and what would we gain
by fighting?'
The problem is not an easy one,
the paper adds. Owing to the action
of the Great Britain, America and
France, thousands of Jews have
gone to settle in Palestine. 1t would
be interesting to know how much
per head per annum each Jewish I'M
migrant is costing Great Britain.
"The scheme for the settlement of
the east has broken down, In great
measure. owing to the neglect of the
United States to back up the treaties
which she took so great part In
preparing. But whatever may be the
cause, now is the time for peaceful
action and for the definition of a
nO1fcV "
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
MODERN IDEAS ARE
BE INC APPLIED IN
BRITISH PRISONS.
More Humane Treatment
Now Accorded Prisoners
Who Are Allowed to
Talk and See Friends
By Associated Press

London. November 2o.-Prison re-
form in England iags far behind
what has been accomplished in
America. but it has even so made
such progress that some critics are
declaring too much is being done IN
the direction of making things easy
and comfortable for convicts.
In their annual report the com
missioners of prisons have torseen
this charge and have answered 1t. 1t
ia our duty they say, "as the Gus
italians of those who are for time
forcibly separated from life in the
civic community, to restore them TO
il at least as fit as when we receiVe
them. To this end We should teed
and exercise their minds as wen as
their bodies, else we shall restore
them to the stern competition OF
life outside quite untitled TO take
their part in it,
Within the last . months changes
have been effected in the treatment
of convicts that would have been re-
garded a revolutionary few years
ago. These are all in the direction or
recognizing that even convicts are
human beings, and that the punish
ment of the inmates is not the prl-
mary object of prisons.
The bread arrow, everywhere
known as the badge of the convict,
no longer appears on prison gar
ments. They have now no distinctive
markings. Neither is 1t any longer
insisted that the hair of convicts be
clipped close to the scalp. The rules
prohibiting conversations between
prisoners while at work have been
greatly relaxed. Convicts are no long
err required to receive their visitors
from the outside world behind bars
or wire netting.
Concerts. plays and lectures are
today given in many jails. Convicts,
by good conduct, may earn the priv
ilege OF smoking at times. Stern dis
ciplinarians OF the old school would
have regarded such indulgences as
utterly subversive of everything for
which prisons have been instituted in
civilized communities. But the reports
of prison governors and chaplains
show that smoking may be one of
the most effective means of restor-
ing a prisoners self-respect.
The report of the commissioners
mites that the return to prison of
persons previously convicted is great
er among women than among men,
the percentage being so and 81 re-
spectively
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
WHITE ELEPHANT
LOSING PRESTIGE
People of Siam No Longer
Show Same Reverence
Toward Animals

Bangkok, Siam, November 25=
White elephants are losing prestige
In Siam, the country which made
them famous Although several of
these animals are kept in captivity
in Bangkok, the capital they are no
!, longer revered by the people as in
former days.
The possession of one nr more
white elephants was considered as
one of the necessities of kingship by
the early rulers of Siam and the other
countries of the Malay peninsula. Dis
putes over ownership were the cause
of frequent wars. In the sixteenth
century, for instance. Bayin Naung
King of Burma, demanded a white
elephant from the King of Siam
Upon being refused, he invaded the
country and captured the royal fam
lily and three white elephants. Ac-
cording to one of the Siamese leg
ends, Gautama Buddha was once a
white elephant, and his mother. in a
dream, met him in heaven in that
shape.
No elephants are entirely white.
The so-called white elephants are
only a little lighter in color than or
binary elephants. Sometimes one has
a few white hairs on the head or
tail. eas
In olden days, the discovery of
white elephant was source of great
joy to the people. After the animal
had been. tethered with silken cords,
news would be sent to the king. Then
a body of mobiles would visit the place
and escort the elephant, in stately
, procession, to the capital, where
palace would be erected for II.
After a period of tanning the ele-
plant would be given covers of velvet
and silk, embroidered with gold and
precious stones. A gold plate, bear
| ing his name and titles, would be
| fastened on his head. Slaves, priests,
musicians and dancing girls were set
apart for his amusement. The finest
vegetables and fruits were given him
as food.
! But nowadays white elephants have
gone out of style. At the present
time they are brought to Bangkok
| by train, without any guard of honor
They are housed in ordinary stables
with no priests or dancing girls in
attendance. Hay, leaves and young
bamboos are given them to eat, The
white elephant now lives the same
work a day life as his darker skinned
fellows. though in the legends of the
A,iamese and in their national flag he
Will be honored for centuries to come
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
SPECIAL DANCES
At THE TUT W|LER.
Famous Romance of Rhythm
Orchestra Here For Two
Dances

The main part OF any dance, after
the regular girls are there and every.
thing. is the music. When 1T comes to
music there are going to be two
dances at the TutWiler, December
and s. where the music is going to
be the finest obtainable, furnished
by nationally known orchestra.
Paul Whitmans Romance CT
Rhythm orchestra is the weli-known
organization which will provide the
music for these two affairs. This fa-
nous musical organization comes di-
rect from New York to appear on a
local stage, and arrangements have
been made to have them play for the
two dances.
The ball room on the mezzanine
floor of the Tutwiler has been en-
gagged for the occasion and every ar
rangement for the comfort of the
guests will be made, it Is stated.
Owing to the desire of those in
charge of the two balls that there
be plenty of room for dancing, the
number of tickets sold will be lin
tied to 300 couples for each night.
Tickets are on sale at various
central locations and reservations
must be made by Saturday. None
will be made after that date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-26
MOSCOW IS now
ENJOYING PERIOD.
OF MUCH BUILDING
Hundreds of Business Houses
and Homes Erected in City
Since 1t Was Made
Capital

Moscow. November 25.-Moscow to-
day is passing through a building
boom more active than anything OF
the kind the white walled city has
experienced in several generations.
Real estate Improvement has been
virtually at standstill since early
in the World war, and after the revo-
luton which eventually bought the
seat of government back to the an :
cient capital. Moscow became one OF
the most crowded cities on the face
of the earth.
This fall. however, under the So
Niet's new economic policy which
permits private enterprise, including
leases on property and buildings for
40 years, the rush to gain conces-
sions by local investors began. with
German, French and other foreigners
also clamoring for privileges. The
government itself also has improved
many buildings.
Hundreds of business houses, as
well as fine old homes. were so badly
damaged during the revolution that
it was necessary to rebuild them
Walls of scores of other buildings
ruined by fire, are still standing in
various parts of the city, but pro-
vision has been made for remodel
ing most of these next spring.
Stores in Demand
Store space is in great demand,
due to the stimulus given by the re-
sumption of free trade, and numerous
one-story Affairs have been put up
in the shopping districts. They re-
semble the stores erected in boom
town in the United States. Small
wooden shacks for the retail selling
of fruits, clothing and various
necessities, have been built temper
arily here and there throughout the
city. but these will be pushed aside
with the resumption OF trade through
the ordinary channels.
Entire blocks have been cleared for
apartment houses. with shop space
on the ground floor, and thousands
OF men and women-usually, more
women than men--have been en-
ployed in this work, carried on with
great speed to get as much done as
possible before the cold weather be-
gins, when all out door tasks of this
kind must cease until spring.
There is scarcely block in Mos
COW these days upon which some re-
pair wark has not been done, or a
new building of some sort erected.