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The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
HARD WINTER sF0RNATIVESN
 THEFAR NORTH

EAST CAPE, Siberia, Aug. l9.-The winter of 1921-22 will long be remem- bered by folks on these shores as an all around bad one. The sea froze up. wind which lasted for days, with ram and very warm weather. All creeks which were frozen up commenced to run again and the whole country had the appearance of summer returned. This lasted far into December with the sea absolutely free of ice, and 1t was not till the 18th of December that we I had any signs of winter. On the whole the winter was mild with much snow, the coldest day, March 5, registering farhenheft --36. For some reason the usual run of seal missed this coast, therefore there was no oil for lamps and much misery amongst the inhab- itants. Even in the spring hunting there are very few seal and those SC poor that they sink on being shot.
 ANIMALS ScARcER
 The run of fox was not up to the usual thing and only far up in the North was it normal. Bears were also scarce; in fact from a traders view it Mas a poor year, only that during the warm spell in October and November the natives made a good catch Of wal rus. which came onto the beach at different parts of the coast to sleep and were quickly dispatched by our friends the "Chuckchee" with har- poons. Otherwise there would have been famine. AS it was, some places came through the winter only after eating their dogs and the skins off their boats. In the interior it was no better. The rain having coated the ground with ice, deer were unable to procure enough moss and most herds were completely wiped out In fact all along the coast south of East Cape, and this includes the Anadyr district, thousands of deer died. Some small herders are completely wiped out ard are now forced to live in the villages and hunt. seal and walrus like the other natives.
 Now again to make things worse, during the fawning season there came real old "snorter" of blizzard from the North and that was the end of the
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
PLAYERS SCORE COUNT

CHICAGO, Aug. 19. Rogers Hornsby continues to lead in the National League as batsman with an average of 374. He leads home runners with a score of 29, and con- tinues at the front with number of bases with total of 298. Big Bee, of the Pittsburg team, ranks sec ond to Hornsby as batsman with 363, Grimes of Chicago coming third with 361. Sisler heads American swatters with 40, Ty Cobb coming second with 405, Speaker trailing third with 380. Sisler leads base stealers with a count of 37.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
KNOCKS ANOTHER HOMER

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19. - Ken Williams knocked his thirty first homer in the seventh inning of the first. game today. It was a double header, with bases empty. Ketcham was pitching In the second inning Walker knocked his twenty ninth homer
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
HUMOR OF M0RIARTY

There are some people who insist that umpires are not hu- man: have no sense of humor.
 The following bit of repartee is offered in rebuttal of such a belief.
 During a recent series in St. Louis friend of Umpire George Morlarty invited him down to the Missouri Athletic club to enjoy a swim.
 Now it so happens that Mo- riarty, despite the fact that he is an all-around athlete, is un- able to swim.
 After thanking his friend for the kind invitation and express ing his regrets at being unable to accept because of previous engagement, he remarked:
 Perhaps 1t is Just as well, because I swim like paralysis" How Is that?" asked the much-puzzled friend.
 "One stroke and I'm through" answered Moriarty.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19

lawns. Some Russians here have made the remark that it truly was q "Bolsheviki winter" but apart from that it certainly was hard struggle for these poor people all around.
 MUCH SICKNESS
 Whooping cough brought here from the south claimed many victims, all children At the Esquimo village of East Cape, 32 died. At Whalen 10. As near as I can judge 75 children coughed their lives away with not a single thing to help them. Tn many in stances there were no lamps in the houses (there being no seal oiD and the poor little kids had to eat frozen raw meat and drink cold water. Trad CTS here did all they could for the people and saved many lives-govern- ment did nothing. So you can see that this country has been put back good many years, what with goodiy DOT tion of the rising generation wiped out and deer herds exinct. It will take many good seasons to recuperate.
 May God in his goodness come to the rescue of these poor children as it seems Russia never did and never will do anything for them. And now that they have learned to make raw al cohol, the whole country is vast dis tillery and not one word to stop it from our so called officials.
 It was reported here during the win ter that Japanese fishermen who were unable to return to Japan in the fall on account of the steamer not being able to get to them, raided and occu- pied branch of the Hudson Bay sta tions about one hundred miles south of Anadyr. The fate of the employees of Hudson Bay Company is not known but general opinion has it that they are all murdered, as they are not there. Nobody has seen them and the Japs won't divulee their whereabouts. There is an inquiry being madc inro the matter by the new officials 2t Ana dyr, (Botchkaroffs government. These employees were all Russians.
 There is rumor of rich gold in creek 90 miles north of Chaun Bay true or not, 1t remains to be seen. It's a hard country for prospectors with the seasons so short, frozen ground summer and winter and no laws ex cept the law of the strong. I would not advise anyone to come to these parts either to trap or prospect. All predecessors have made a failure of both. In time with government and laws it will be different-Special cor respondence, Nome Nugget.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
CHAMPION HOLDS TITLE

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Aug. 19.- Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, wom- ans national tennis champion who was lately defeated in an interna- tional match with Mile. Lenglen, of France, succeeded in holding her title today in a match with Miss Helen Wills, the sixteen-year-old tennis star of California, in a ser ies of straight sets.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
BASEBALL
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Los Angeles 8, Oakland 2. San Francisco 3, Vernon 10. Seattle 4, Portland 10. Sacramento 4, Salt Lake 5.
 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati-Br Brooklyn rain. Pittsburg 2, Boston 5. Chicago II, New York F. St. Louis 8, Philadelphia 2.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston s, Detroit 0. Boston 8, Detroit 0. Philadelphia 8, St. Louis 4. New York 8, Chicago 7. Washington 5, Cleveland z.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
TOOK A CHANGE

The farmer was close and miserly When the hired boy asked, for a lantern that he might call on his best girl, the old fellow grumbIed Tn my day when I was courtin,' went in the dark"
 "Humph!" murmured the boy gloomily. And jest see what ye got"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
SEATTLE WINS PORTLAND

SEATTLE, Aug. 19. - Through four errors made by Seattle today Portland was enabled to win the game Leverenz struck out nine, Gardner six. Batteries Gardner and Tobin, Levernz and King.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
ITALIAN WINS MATCH

ONDON, Aug. 19.-In the fifteenth round of the International chess championship, Capablancha won to- day from Marotti, of Italy.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19
GEO. ANDERSON
NOTICE

The troop committee of the Boy Scouts have completed all necessary arrangements and plans for building the boy scout headquarters. All pers ons who subscribed amounts for the project are requested to leave them with the Secretary at the Times of- flee.
 K. c. ROBINSON, Secy-Treas.
 27-tf.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19

Absolutely the very best grade of leather goes into my repair work. Val enzuela, the shoemaker, on "C" St.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-08-19

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-Babe Ruth hit his twenty-fourth homer in the third inning of the game, against Chicago. Ken Williams hit his thirty second homer in the second game.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-07-06
sTARGAZER.

"What a lovely name you have,
Stargazer," said Billie Brownie, IS he
went along the beach by the e
and stopped in his sea-air plane close
by the fish with this name.
"It's a joke, my NAME" said the
Stargazer.
Indeed" said Billie Brownie
won't you tell me about itT
"Oh, / suppose So" said the Star
gazer, las I've nothing else to do at
present"
Billie Brownie didn't think the Star
gazer was very polite, but still he
thought ferhaps the Stargazer was
shy.
Sometimes Billie Brownie had
known shy creatures who tried to cov-
er up their shyness and who were
rude without meaning to be.
SO he did not want to judge the
Stargazer until he knew him and his
fshy ways better.
"In the first place." said the Star
gazcr, Il will not hurt YOU"
Billie Brownie was surprised by
this speech. What did the ~Stargazer
mean by that? He thought he would
ask and did so.
"Well,s the Stargazer said, II will
not hurt you because / don't think
you'd be good to eat. ! can't imagine
a Billie Brownie pudding OF a Billie
Brownie Stew
Gracious 7" said Billie Brownie, ~
must say l am glad you cannot mag
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-07-06

"What is II. Alan?" she asked.
what is it about the Miwaka2 You
said you'd found some reference to II
in Uncle Benny's house. What was it?
What did you find theref"
THE man" Alan swallowed and
steadied himself and repeated-''the
man / met in the house that night
mentioned 1t. He seemed to think l
was a ghost hat had haunted Mr.. Cor
vet-the ghost from the Miwaka: at
least he shouted out to me that I
couldn't save the Miwaka!
Save the Miwakal What do you
mean, Alan? The Miwaka was lost with
all her people-officers and crew-no
one knows how or where !"
"All except the one for whom the
Drum didn't beat!"
whats that2" Blood pricked In her
cheeks. what do you mean, AlanF"
II don't know yet; but l think I'll
oon find out"
mo; you IA tell me more now,
Alan. Surely you can. I must know.
l have the right to know. Yesterday,
even before you found out about this,
you knew things you weren't telling
MEETINGS about the people you'd
been seeing. They'd all lost people on
the lakes. you said; but you found out
more than that"
"They'd all lost people on the Mi
waka !" he said. "All who could tell
me where their people were lost a
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CTo BE c~oNTINUED.)
oldest United State. Post onIce.

Erected in 1868, the post Office build
Ing at st. Augustine. Fla, is believed
to be the oldest structure CT the kind
In the country. According to official
records In the Archives Of the In
dies" a. Seville. Spain. the building
was purchased by the king Of Spain In
1904 from Gonzalo. Mendez, former
governor of Florida, who erected IL.
The place was purchased from Mendez
for $4,000 as a residence for Gov.
Pedro de Yderra and his successor. In
requesting that the purchase be made,
Governor Yderra wrote the king that
the house in which he lived was built
over the sen, and was 80 cold and
damp that W. former governors had
died In IL
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Inc such dishes. / can't Imagine them
myself! I'd be miserable IL / could
imagine them.
II am relieved that you will not
hurt me because you do not think /
wosA~ be good to eat.
I'm quite sure l wouldn't be good
to eat, quite sure, quite sure" Billie
Brownie repeated.
mo one has ever said that / would
be good to eat. I'm sure everyone
has always thought that I'd be quite
horrible In taste"
"Calm yourself, calm yourself" said
the ~Stargazer. II am not going to
hurt you. And then, too, you see that
you wear that invisible robe which not
only keeps you safe from being seen
by human eyes, but 1t also Is a pro-
lection"
"Of curse 1t is" said Billie
Brownie, "but, Stargazer, you talked
In such a way as to make me actually
nervous"
WELL, you see my name may be
lovely, but I'm not" admitted the
S~targazer.
won't you tell me about yourseif?'
asked Billie Brownie.
"Oh yes" said the %Stargazer, "for
1t Is not quite time for me to swim
out into the ocean and lay my eggs on
the surface of the water.
ut will be time soon, for the sum-
mer Is quickly coming along-it Is
almost here.
eggs are Matched the dear little Star
gazers will eat whatever they find
along the surface of the water. They
will do this until they are past baby
hood days. Then they viii! act as all
of us and / will tell you what such
actions are.
You see we are called Stargazers
because our eyes are on top Of our
heads. We gaze upward or at the
stars, though we could have been
called Moongazers or Sungazers or
Cloudgazers with as much point.
"We lie comfortably In the sand
and hide all Of our bodies except
our eyes which we keep out looking
for food. We can draw our Eye N
IL we want to so you will admit that
we may be called ~Stargazers, but
we're thinking a good deal and watch
ing out a good deal for the best things
below the stars!
"We have eyes which protect us,
too. There is something about them
that is like electricity and we can
give crabs and other creatures who
come near us regular electrical
shocksl They get away quickly!
"While we're waiting In the sand
we take In water through our nos
trils and are pretty clever about look
ing out for our own safety and we'll
being.
"We're an interesting family and
able to look after ourselves In many
ways.
"But I see from the top Of my head
the approach nearby Of some nice
small fishes. So / II talk to you
any longer, Billie Brownie"
And the Stargazer with mis- beauti-
full name and his horrible little ways
went of.
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few were like 10 PapO we saw yester-
vas lost but the time always was the
time that the Miwaka disappeared!
disappeared she repeated. Her
veins were pricking cold. What did he
know, what could any n know of the
Miwaka, the ship of which nothing
ever was heard except the beating of
the Indian Drum? She tried to make
him say more but he looked away now
down to the lake.
"The Chippewa must have come In
early this morning." he said. shes
lying in the harbor; | saw her or my
way t. the telegraph office. If Mr..
Spearman has come back with her, tell
him I'm sorry / can't wait to see him."
when are you goins?"
snow"
She offered to drive him to Petos-
key, but he already had arranged for
a man to take him to the train.
She went to her room after he was
gone and spread out again on her bed
the watch-now the watch Of Captain
Stafford of the Miwaka-with the
knife and coins Of more than twenty
years ago which came with 1t. The
meaning of them nov was all changed
she felt that but what the new a
ing might be could not yet come to
her. Something of it had come to Alan
that, undoubtedly, was what had so
greatly stirred him but she could not
yet reassemble her ideas. Yet a few
facts had become plain.
A maid came to say that Mr.. Spear
man had come up from his boat for
breakfast with her and was down
stairs. She went down to find Henry
%lounging In one of the great wicker
chairs in the living room. He arose
and came toward her quickly but she
halted before he could seize her.
whats wrong, dear?"
ALAN Conrad has been here, Henry"
"He has? How was that?"
She told him while he watched her
~intently. HE wired to Buffalo about
the watch. He got a reply which he
brought to me half an hour ago."
"YesY"
"The watch belonged to Captain
Stafford who was lost with the Mi
waka, Henry"
He made no reply but waited.
"You may not have known that II
was his; l mean, you may not have
known hat 1t was he who rescued the
people of the W~innebago. but you must
have known that Uncle Benny didn't"
Yes; l knew that, Connie" he an
swerd evenly.
'Then why did you let me think the
watch was his and that he must be-
dead?'
THAT'S alI's the matter? You had
thought he was dead l believed 1t was
better for you-for every one--to be-
lieve that"
She drew a little away from him.
with hands clasped behind her back.
gazing intently at him. There was
some writing found in Uncle Benny's
house in Astor street-a list of names
Of relatives Of people who had lost
their lives upon the lake. Wassaquam
knew where those things were. Alan
says they were given to him In your
presence. Why didn't you tell me
about that?"
He slaughtered as If with anger,
why should I? Because he thought
that ] should? What did he tell you
about those listsyr
"Nothing-except that his father
had kept them very secretly; but has
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CHAPTER XIII.
The Owner of the Watch.

W S"USF " kUS "dICn.
$50 they got word to you" Con-
stance exclaimed; she seemed still
confused. "Oh. no-Of course they
couldn't have done that! They've
hardly got my letter yet"
"Your letter." Alan asked.
II wrote to Blue Rapids" she ex-
planned. "Some things came-they
Uncle Benny's which were meant for
you instead of me-"
"You mean you've heard from
him?"
"NO-not that"
"What things, Miss Sheriff."
"A watch of his and some coins and
"a ring" She did not explain the
significance of those things, and he
could not tell from her mere
ton of them and without seeing them
hat they furnished proof that his
father was dead. She could not in
form him of that, she felt, just here
and now.
an tell you about that later. YOU
you were coming to HarbOr Point to
see us?"
He coIored. I'm afraid not. I got
as near as this to you because there
is a man-an Indian-I nave to see"
IAN Indianl What Is his name?
You see, / know quite a lot of them
80 Papo."
She shook her head. "No; I don't
know him"
She found a spot where the moss
was covered with dry pine needles and
sat down upon the ground.
"Sit down." she invited; 81 want
you to tell me what you have been do
Ding"
'Tve beer on the boats" He
dropped down upon the moss beside
her. Until yesterday / was a not
very highly hOnored member of the
crew Of the package freighter OscOda
l left her at Frankfort and came up
here"
us Wassaquam with yOu?"
HE wasn't on the OScoda; hut he
was with me at first. Now, | believe,
he has gone back to his own people
to Middle Village"
You mean you've been looking for
Mr.. COrvet in that way?"
Not exactly that" He hesitated;
but he could see no reason for not tell
ing what he had been doing. He had
not so much hidden from her and her
father what he had found in Benia-
min COrvet's house rather, he had re-
Trained from mentioning it in his notes
to them when he left Chicago because
he had thought hat the lists would
sead to an immediate explanation
they had not led to that, but only to
q suggestion, indefinite yet. He had
known that, If his search finally de-
veloped nothing more than it had, he
must at last consult Sheriff. and get
Sherrill'S aid.
1--WE found some writing, Miss Sher-
rill," he said, "in the house on Aston
street that night after Luke came"
"Nyhat wrlting?"
He took the lists from his pocket
and showed them to her. She sepa-
rated and looked through the sheets
and read the names written in the
same hand that had written the direc-
tons upon the slip Of paper that came
to her four days before, with the
things from Uncle Benny's pockets.
MY father had kept these very Sc
cretly," he explained. "He had them
hidden. Wassaquam knew where they
were, and that night after Luke was
dead and you had gone home, he gave
them to me-"
After / had gone home? Henry
went back to see you that night he
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He Was wIilIno.

Wlfe-Do you object to my having
5000 a month for spending money?
lIub-Certainly not. If you can fin1
II &nywhere.-Boston Transcript.
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had said he was going back, and after
ward | asked him. and he told me he
had seen you again. Did you show
him these?"
she saw them-yes."
"He was there when W~assaquam
showed you where they were?'
"Yes."
A little line deepened between her
brows, and she sat thoughtful.
$50 you have been going about see
ing these people" she said. "What
have you found outf"
The Devils Lake world., 1922-07-05

Mems DR.. Reeds Cushion
sole shoe in blucher style
or in bal style, with plain
toe. The easiest C10
shoe on earth d."
The Devils Lake world., 1922-07-05
Huck Towels

Huck Towels
Size 18x34 linnen huck towels,
hemstitched, real fine quality
and a regular bargain hOn
at. each Sc
Silk Hose $1.59
Merrill Brand full fashioned
pure silk hose. Black, brown,
grey, nude, navy and white, all
sizes, really wonderful stock
ing at 81 SO
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-07
Dyer Bill Ditched by Senate
Republicans.

Washington, Dee. 2.-The Dyer
anti-lynching bill was thrown
overheard by the senate Republi-
cans late today when, at secret
caucus, it was decided that they
could not beat the filibuster con-
Quoted by Democrats and insur-
gent Republicans.
Following the caucus Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts, said he
had been authorized to announce
that the administration had de.
cided not to push the Dyer bill
further at this or the next session
of congress.
Lodge added that, if the fill.
busters agree, nominations would
be taken up Monday. Many nom
nations have been held up by the
Democrats who refused to permit
the senate to carry on business %
long q the Dyer bill was before
il.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-07
Daniel Cresap, 81. Dies Suddenly
Friday Evening.

Daniel Cresap, 81 years old,
passed away suddenly at 3
O o'clock Friday evening, Dec. !,
1922, at the home four and half
miles southwest, from an attack
of heart disease. He was on the
street here Friday morning, but
following his return home passed
away. He was a pioneer citizen,
having lived in this county for
over fifty years and was widely
known and highly respected.
having large acquaintance and
many friends, says the Rich Hill
Review. .
Daniel Cresap, ST., was born in
Pickaway county, Ohio, Feb. 70,
1885, He was direct descend
ant of one of the oldest and best
known of American families, be-
| ing identified with early history
making of the u. s. At the age
of Is he met with an accident
which caused the loss Of his right
| leg-yet with this handiiciap be
made I success Of his life 3 worf
After the war he came to Bates
county in 1866, settling in New
Home township. Five days after
his arrival he had the mnfortune
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-07
Another Car Of Limo for Bates
County; Also Another
Crusher,

C. E. Fenimore and Geo. New
ell of Rockville, ordered a car OF
lime last week, and Geo. Sunder-
with Of Prairie City is consider
ing ordering a car tbs week.
Tbs makes q total Of over GOO
tons Of lime shipped into the
county, besides the 400 tons that
have been ground by the local
crushers in the county. Mr.. Il.
c. Gragg, Of Rockville, pur-
chased q lime crusher two weeks
ago which was set up and put
into operation last Wednesday,.
Mr.. Gragg alresdy has about 800
tons Of lime spoken for and ex-
poets to grind every day - long
q the weather permits. He d
pulling the machine with
Cletrae tractor, and can grind
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1922-12-07
Rebekah District Convention
Held Here.

The district convention of the
Rebekah lodge was held in this
city Tuesday, with over 100 dele
gates in attendance from Hume,
Foster, Butler and other points.
President Susan Strecker, Of Jop-
lin, was present. also Vice Presi-
dent Lille Ellis of Kansas City.
A very enjoyable and profitable
meeting was held, and delicious
dinner and supper served at the
Harkins cafe. The next district
convention will be held in
Butler. The following officers
were elected for the coming year
Pres. Mrs. Inez Sholler, Foster
Vice. Pres. Mrs. Yeoman, But
Ter; Warden, Mrs. VIM. Fritz
Rich Hill; Sec'y, Mrs. Carrie
Allen, Foster.-Rich Hill Review