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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-15

Outspeeding the police tug Manhat-
tan, which had been ordered to over
take her, the Cunard liner Assyria
December flashed past Sandy Hook
and headed for Scotland, carrying
with her 1866 cases Of whisky de-
ported by federal prohibition agents,
and two deputy sheriffs alleged to
have been kidnapped" while execut-
ing an order to seize part of the
cargo.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11
MOVIE

Among other things Allan Dwan' s production of "The Scoffer" is notable for, is the success with which Mary Thurman, former Mack Sennett bath ing girl, wins her place in the sun as a dramatic actress of the first rank. Photoplay fans who came to admire Mary as a frivolous girl of whirlwind comedies, will be agreeably surprised to see her development into a serious actress in this film, it is said "The Scoffer" will be the attraction at the Empress theater tonight, and the two- reel Mack Sennett comedy Youthful Fancies."
 Tomorrow, Harold Lloyd in the two- reel comedy Prom Hand to Mouth '' and Alice Brady in "The Dark Lan- tern"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11

Wallal are expected to be good, as rains hardly ever occur there in the month of September. 'Only twice in the past twenty-five years have September rains been experienced, and on these occasions the precipi- tation was less than one-tenth of an inch.
 MANY INSTRUMENTS NEEDED.
 "The photographic plates will be developed in the dark room of the Perth Observatory. Some of the plates will be measured in a pre- liminary manner at Perth, using mi croscopes taken from the Lick Ob- servatory for this purpose.
 "The principal instruments of the expedition consist of camera for the photography of the suns corona and for determining very accurately the relative positions of the sun and the moon, which is equipped with a lens of five inches aperture and forty feet focal length. Four cameras will be devoted to the Einstein problem. Two of these cam- eras have lenses of five inches ap- erture and fifteen feet focal length, and the lenses of the other two cam- eras are four inches in aperture and five feet in focal length Five spec troscopes, for the study of the cor onal spectrum, complete the list of leading instruments.
 AUSTRALIANS PRAISED
 "Very little time can be devoted to the study of the eclipse photo graphs until after they reach Mount Hamilton. If the plans concerning the Einstein programme are success full the measurement of the photo graphic plates and the mathematical discussion of the measures will be so extensive as to consume the time of two observers during at least four months"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11
PREPARE FOR
 SUN ECLIPSE
 SEPTEMBER q

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 1.-The eyes of the scientific world are turning to a lonely strip of the Australian coast line known as Ninety Mile Beach," where on Sep tember 21 scientific observations will be made which may settle once and for all the correctness of the ,Einstein theory of relativity.
 T. For a period of five minutes and nineteen seconds on that date a bat tery of five cameras and five spec troscopes transported half way round the earth for the purpose will re- cord the total eclipse of the sun. Directing will be little band ot scientists who have been months preparing for the event.
 The expedition left here in three sections the first in charge of As sistant Astronomer Robert J. Trump Ter, of Lick Observatory, going to Tahiti Islands March 31 for the pur- ..sese of obtaining preliminary ob- servation of the so-called Einstein group of stars when they were in the night sky of May and early June. He carried along five tons of as- tronomical instruments and supplies. His preliminary work met with full success.
 "The tides on the northwest coast of Australia have an average range of about twenty-four feet" ;" Director Campbell stated before leaving. During the transshipment at Broome and the landing at Wal 1al, which will occur at low tide, the vessels will be resting firmly on the, ocean bottom, and these op- erations will, so to speak, take place on dry land.'
 ECLIPSE TO LAST FIVE MINUTES
 'The expedition is due to reach ? Wallal, on Ninety Mile Beach, on or before September 1 and to leave on September 23, returning to Free mantle and the neighboring city of Perth by the reverse route.
 "The duration of the total eclipse at Wallal will be five minutes nine steen seconds. Certain special ob- 0servations will be made in the two minutes preceding totality, and in the two minutes following totality, but during the total phase all of the instruments will be in action.
 "The atmospheric conditions at
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11
WARNING

Blasting is now in progress on the line of the road being constructed along the shore of Eyak Lake. The contractors will take every precau. tion to warn the public when a blast is about to be fired. Red flags will be displayed on each side of lhe blast in as conspicuous places as possible The general public is asked to cooper ate for the safety of all concerned. by keeping lookout for these danger signals and by keeping a considerable distance from that shore of the lake when boating.
 SEEMS & CARLSON, Contractors
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS. SIONER'S COURT FOR CORDOVA PRECINCT, TERRITORY OF ALAS. KA.

PREClN lERRlIOR4 OF ALAS KA.
 In Probate In the Matter of the Estate of Michio Kono, Deceased.
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned administrator of the es- tate of Michio Kono, deceased to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deceased to ex- hibit them with the necessary vouch- CTS within six months after the first publication of this notice to the said administrator at the Northern Drug Store, Cordova, Alaska, the same be- ing the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 WILLIAM H. CASWELL,
 Administrator of the Estate
 of Michio Kono, Deceased. First publication, July IT, 1922. Last publication, August 2S, 1922. FRANK H. FOSTER, Attorney for Administrator, Cordova, Alaska. If you change your address, do not notify the carrier boy-report your new address to the office.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11

DIVISION.
 Elmere Williamson, Plaintiff
 VS.
 George L. Williamson, Defendant. SUMMONS POR PUBLICATION The President of the United States to the above named defendant Greet ing:
 You are hereby required to appear in the District Court of the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, within thir- ty days after the completion of the period of publication of this summons, to-wit: Within thirty days after the 18th day of September, 1922, to an- swer the complaint of the above named plaintiff in the above entitled action to an order of publication of summons in said action duly and regu- larly dated, filed and entered in the above named District Court in said action on the 29th day of July, 1922. Plaintiff in said action demands judgment against defendant for de- cree of absolute divorce upon the ground of cruelty and non-support. And you are further notified that if you fail to appear in answer to plain tiff's complaint as herein required, plaintiff will take judgment against you as herein stated for want of an answer.
 Witness the Hon. F. F. Ritchie, Judge of said Court and the seal of said court hereto affixed this 1st day of August, 1922.
 W. N. CUDDY, Clerk of the District Court for the Territory
 of Alaska, Third Divi.
 sion. Thomas s. Scott,
 Deputy. FRANK H. FOSTER, Attorney for Plaintiff, Cordova. Alaska
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS- SIONER'S COURT IN AND FOR CORDOvA PRECINCT, TERRI TORY OF ALASKA.
 0n Probate) In the Matter of the Estate of w. A. Williams, Deceased.
 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT
 Notice is hereby given that H. B. Wolking, the administrator of the es- tate of W. A. Williams, deceased, has rendered and presented for settlement and filed in said above named Court his final account of his administra- tion of said estate, and that Tuesday, the third day of October, 1922, at 10 o'clock A. M, at the office of the Unit ed States Commissioner, and ex-officio Probate Judge, Cordova Precinct, has duly appointed by the judge of said court for the settlement of said ac- count and for the final closing up of the affairs of said estate, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writing to the said ac- count and contest the same.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska the second day of August, 1922.
 (SeaD A. J. ADAMS,
 United States Commis-
 sioner and ex-officio Pro-
 bate Judge. FRANK H. FOSTER, Attorney for Ad- ministrator, Cordova, Alaska A-2-9-16-23-3.O S-6.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-11

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION. Elmere Williamson, Plaintiff
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
The Slacker's Oath.
70 the Editor. The washington Herald:

To the Editor The Washingto ton Herald:
Hon. Bourke Cochran. in a recent
speech in the Belasco Theater on
the Mooney trial. said: There are
two camps in the world today. the
camp of labor and the camp OF
militarism. and then proceeded TO
show that militarfsm was para
site on labor.
Elizabeth q. Waite. in her article
in The Herald. presents her brief
for militarism as a protection Tor
the continued exploitation of labor
and privileges of the parasite class
rather than the remote possibility
OF foreign invasion.
Her brand of patriotism savors
too much of the fairy princess OF
the old romantic school In this
prosaic age. the heroic soldier has
gone the way of the Indian
The practical flying machine has
taken the place of the heroes, ro-
mantle warriors. the grand supreme
commander and the superdread-
naught.
The women, God bless them. are
always 100 years behind the times,
and almost always inconsistent.
The movies very faithfully por-
tray this feminine characteristic
when they present the picture OF
the Southern mother urging her son
TO take up arms against the Yankee
invader: and then, the weeping and
Cnashing of teeth when her boy is
killed Why? Because her pa
triotism made her feel that her boy
would kill the wicked Yankee; but
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13

A RTISTS, who are impractical fellows for the
1 \ most part. prophesy the return of the Greek
maiden in a few years to replace the young lady
who typi6es the twentieth centruy-vulgarly and
popularity referred to as the "fapper"
We sincerely hope their predictions will not
come true. 1t wuld be almost tragedy-both
from the aesthetic and practical viewpoint. The
girl on street who bobs her hair powders her
nose, paints her cheeks, smokes cigarettes, wears
short skirts, etc, is not above criticism. But she is
far advanced in the evolutionary process from her
unfortunate grandmama back in ancient Athens
She is human being with her own battles to wage
in the world. She has cut her hair short so she
can fight better. She has shortened her skirts
that she can move more swiftly She smokes
cigarettes because in the nerve-breaking atmos-
phere in which she lives, she needs stimulants
She paints her face and powders her nose because
she exposes these organs to the wind and the
sunshine.
The ancient Greek dame did none of these
things because she didn't have to. She her
husbands servant. She was very slightly removed
in fact, from the status of slavery Her condition
probably, was not enviable that of inmate
of Turkish harem at present. She never went
into the open air where the could burn her
nose Her lord and master wouldn't have permitted
it. Her dress and her habits were all characteristic
of slavery. They were pretty enough, it is true
But to be pretty was the Greek woman's one duty
Woman has fought for many centuries for the
right to get her nose sunburned, if she desires
We doubt whether she is willing to give up this
sacred privilege for the sake of satisfying artists
who beauty in human beings except
when the flesh tints looked upon through
screen OF antiquity
The artists wrong when they say that
is about to return to the costumes and habits
of ancient Greece. The vaudeville comedians who
picture ladies Of the future wearing trousers,
ryng canes, smoking cigars, etc, are much more
justified in their conclusions
The wheels of the mill turn slowly as they
grind ont the emancipation of woman-but they
never turning. They cannot stop turning,
for the waters never stop-the waters of human
progress that flow on forever toward the land of
promise
And these artists think they can hold back the
wheels by sticking their paint brushes between the
spokes.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
Intelligence of War Workers.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
In your column open Letters to
The Herald Mrs. NJ. L. Hough re-
fers to the fact that she is a native Of
Washington and that the so-called
war workers in this city are people
of little intelligence and strangers
to the careful and punctilious man.
ners and good breeding of which she
is so proud.
Is it not true that the churches
of Washington are very literally sup
posed by these so-called war workers?
Many a church which was about to
close its doors has been saved by
their contributions and attendance.
As whole these war workers are
spending mosto their spare time in
studying. the great majority of them
are well educated. Many native
Washingtonians depend for their liv-
ing upon these misjudged people. II
the Washingtonians had to close their
boarding houses they would at once
become public burdens on charity
The sport of the native Washington
ian Is horse race betting; II is need
less to go into details what effect this
has on their morals. In conclusion,
the war workers are as well behaved
at least as these natives who from
their allegations lead one to think that
they have read. every book on Ell
quette.-GLENN MCKINLEY GIL
LETTE.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
True Pictures of the Times.

ID DERsIsTENT propaganda for more rigid CEN
i sorship of fiction has gained considerable
headway in the United States during the past
few months. While are convinced there is too
much censorship already, it must be admitted that
a deluge of obviously indecent novels has been
showered the public this year Literary Amer
lea has proved itself deserving of the contempt of
the most cynical in connection with these books
Many of them have become best sellers" They
have been read avidly by all classes of society
But not all these books have been unworthy of
existence. Some of the most unwholesome in
fact, were well worth being written and are well
worth reading. Fiction, after ALL is a child of its
time. When the state of the public mind is chaste
and sublime the novels of that period will be
chaste and sublime. When the public mind is a
mixture of the unclean and the sublime the writers
will reproduce this atmosphere
Some of the most criticised books of the pres
ent year deal with personal experiences in the
world war. Tie writers have taken pride in paint
ing every detail They have photographed the
American army and the British army in France
not painted th>m in u.A-< eaiars. There certainly
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
The Airplane of the Future.

IT HE poor mans airpane is quite a practical
possibility within the next few years The
present glider competition in France shows the
scheme which probably will be followed. Flers
have been able to stay in the air for FIVE minutes
with motorless apparatus and have performed
stunts in comparative safety. Flights of mile or
more have become mere matters of routine
The glders, of course, are cheap There is no
expensive machinery connected with them There
is little difficulty in operation. 1t does not require
very bold survey into the future to vision the day
when these giders can be equipped with small
motors and be made practical for everybody
The motoress plane was not given serious at
tention before the close of the world war-although
most of the initial experiments which led to the
invention Of the arpane were conducted with such
machines. But the treaty of Versailles forbade
Germany the right to manufacture planes equipped
with motors This prohibition naturally turned the
minds of German inventors to the one means left
OF conquering the air. The perfected glider is the
result.
Just at present the airplane is rather aristo-
cratic bit of machinery-out of the reach of clerks
and mechanics: But there is no reason why it should
remain so. II must be made pebian in order to
render its greatest service to the public The glider
may be the answer to the problem afforded.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13

DISTANCE BETWEEN srATIoNs
To the Friend Of the Peopis:
squares between the Pennsyivsnia station and the
Grand Central station in New York? N. r.
1t IL approximately twelve squares
INFoRMATIoN ON REGISTRATION DAY.
10 the Friend People,
.,., When is sssi..r.tion asy fsr the Novs%Ser r
q less than thirty thoas.nd psopl. IN II. state
Of Pennsylvania? What are the requirements for
must make pfn apDiieatson' 20 % Can @ rssiss.. and
ana ls and are th.
the State of Pennsylvania. Apply the county
commissioners Of the county in which you wish
requirements. An out-of-town resident cannot
vote register by mail. according the election
laws Of Pennsylvania
BIOGRAPHY OF DIR. JOHN GoRRIE.
Friend Of People,
Dr. John Gorrie. of Appalachicola- Fla, now de-
ceased. who was the discoverer of the process of
sas snd ice County IN Which he Ga ny bor which ss
Ssputsd The name indicates that h hiss e Scotch
The biography of DR.. Gorrie is not to be
found in any reference in Washington which
we have access. Considerable time was spent try
.V.. ,Hs to locate some biography of him. but without
FIRE IN q. 8. ELECTRIC co. PLANT
When did the plant of the old United States
1t burned down on the night of July 16, 1885
and the confagration was one of the most not
able in the history of Washington.
sHoREHAM HOTEL ERECTED IN 1892.
when was the shoreham Hotel erected and
The Shoreham was erected about 1882 by
large and weil-equipped public house near the
Treasury and White House.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
No Puritan Here.

To the Editor. The Washington Herald:
1 have Just finished reading Eva
wynn letter in the Open Court
and II 1 may be permitted to resort
to the vernacular 1 would like to
say, You win. Evaw You win the
fleece-lined halo. dear. You are a
good girl. most too good for this
world, and you don't belong in this
cruel. wicked world.
So you would chastise the young
flapper who used slang in the de-
,partment store by spanking her on
the spot7 On the spot is proper.
There Is entirely too much slang
being used nowadays by the flap
pers. Wen tell the wide world.
They ought to be compelled to put
the Maxim on their line of chat
ter. And I agree with you that
they should be taught the fine arts
of old-cooking. washing and iron
ing. They are all getting away
with murder. Their skin is too
tender for women. A little kitchen
duty would bring out their fine
lines. They should be made to
stay at home until they are intro
duced to hard-working fellow
who Is looking for a wife who will
cook, wash and iron for him while
he goes out and sows his wild oats.
The boy who had his leg broken
while playing ball on Sunday must
have been punished by the AL
mighty as you stated. I wonder.
however, why there were two train
wrecks in Europe last week, in
both cases where there were among
the passengers parties OF pilgrims
fn
shrinesc I suppose the good must
suffer with the bad. Perhaps on
these trains there happened TO be
a passenger or two who had played
ball on Sunday some time in their
career. Several years ago an eN-
cursion boat filled with Sunday
school excursionists met horrible
catastrophe. A mistake must have
been made, of course. Mistakes
will happen. don't you know?
The tight-fitting sweaters you
mention are really abominable. In
your day the women were more re-
fined They padded their hips and
everything. They wore rats in
their unkempt hair which they
washed in kerosene every Saturday
night. Their skirts helped keep
the streets clean. They were vir-
tuous indeed-they never showed
their ears. They used to do the
cakewalk, a very refined dance in
deed. They used to read good lit
erature. The Fatal Wedding"
Parted at the Altar" Leah, the
Forsaken," and other gems. They
didn't have the seductive movies in
those days. Instead they went to
see such plays as Queen of the
Moulin Rouge
ADAM Sym.
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13

is more or less justification for the existence of
such photographs. In fact. the cameramen for the
most part were gentlemen of fine sensibilities Who
did not turn the lenses on the most shabby details
in spite of their evident belief that this should be
done. 3.
true picture of life always Is literature 1t
may not be fit to read in Sunday school. But it
is worth having in the world. ~
Some Of these war books mh the uhwholesome
and the sublime in mastery fashion. We are con-
vnced that, in spite of their shortcomings, they
are the most substantial contribution to lasting
literature which has been made either in the United
States or Great Britain during the past Eve years
The present era, both in this country and in
England. will go down in history with rather
unenviabe favor about it suggestive of the Resto-
ration period. But it is not So much the writers
who at fault. 1t is the public. The novelist
no more change the picture to suit his liking
than the photographer. He would be = poor
artist if he tried.
We will not hand to posterity the work Of
Millions or of Shakespeares. We will not give to
the future such 1egaeies as Dickens or Thaekeray.
But we will give them Wycherlys, Congreves,'
Fieldngs, Smolets and DeFoes. And the work of
these men not done in vain. We do not think
the world would be better il i had been left un-
done.
Tho remedy Is in the hands of the public. let
from their lawns-not pass laws prohibiting pho
tographers from swapping pictures pf shabby
buildings and unkempt streets. az
The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
MWNSCODe
SUNDAY, AUGUST Is, 1922.

This should te a fairly lucky day.
according to astrology. The Sun and
Mercury are in benefit aspect. while
Uranus is adverse.
Under this rule big enterprises
should be carried forward and adver-
tising concerning them will be most
fortunate.
All who exercise authority should
benef1t especially for TO them should
come the power to get the most out
Of employees.
Governors. heads Of universities and
political leaders should make the most
of this rule under which they may be
assured of the right sort of publicity.
Propaganda will be as plentiful as
snow in the Artic regions and it
will be Of no avail accordingly, the
seers foretell.
While the stars presage a period
of great profit to newspapers and
magazines again oratory will become
popular.
Radio will have the sort OF promi
nence in public affairs that will cause
stringent regulations In its use. for
it will bring about libel suits.
One of the legal cases growing out
of scandalous gossip will affect a man
high in the Federal government.
A prophecy at the beginning Of the
year was that there would be a great
number of suits for libel and malicious
rumors. The rule that caused this
prognostication will be strong all
through the summer and autumn.
Those who read the stars declare
that thought transmission will be-
come recognized as never before.
owing to some scientific discovery.
At tbs time the planet Venus, held
responsible for much Of the foolish
and even dangerous sentimentality
Of postwar romances, is in a place
making for modesty. Swathing gar
ments will express this change of
attitude on the part Of women.
Specialization in every line Of work
is to make the newer education even
more distinctly than formerly. accord
ing to the latest readings Of the stars.
Persons whose birthdate 1t Is have
the augury Of a happy and busy year.
Those who are employed will benefit
Children born on this day are likely
to be clever. popular and a great
favorite. Originality may give a slight
may give slight touch OF
ecceutricity