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The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
SPORTING MAJOR
 GOES TO ORIENT

SEATTLE, Oct. 31.-Major w. c. GCtshall retired army officer and we'll known sportsman, sailed from Seattle recently for China, where he will spend a year hunting the man-eating blue tiger, said to be the rarest and most dangerous big gabe known. This rare species inhabits the remote districts of Manchuria and Northern China and, according to Major Got shall it has never yet submitted to captivity, and is nearly twice the size of the Bengal tiger.
 Major Gotshall spent a montN ~ summer in making an independent sur vey of the Mckinley national park in Alaska. The purpose of this expedi- tion was to study the boundaries of the park so as to protect the caribou. goats, sheep and other game abound ing there from the depredations of un- scrupulous hunters who now can come in and shoot all the game desired with out danger of interference.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
ANCHORAGE DRAWS THE sTORk

The native habitat of the stork is An chorage Convincing proof of that is given by a recent census of Anchor age babies made by the Anchorage | Times, which claims to be the banner town for new arrivals. From the Times statistics. it is conceded that the railway town takes the sugar plum. Says the Times:
 Prolific Anchorage, recognized as the City Beautiful, is also famed for raising everything and asks for first position when it comes to raising babies, the prime requisite to making Anchorage the City of Homes. Since the birth of Anchorage in July, 1915, there has been more than $50 babies born in Anchorage up to noon today. Available statistics furnished by pr. there have been more than $50 babies have been born at the government hospital during the interval between May 15, 1916, to 12 o'clock noon, Sep tember 30 1922 This years baby crop, to date, totals 49, and it is pre- sumed by Father Stork and local phy- sicians, who are in position to know, that the sum total for 1922 will exceed sixty, which is the record year.
 "Of the total births at the hospital, of 275, gracious girls win by the mar row margin of one. To Helen Jane McInnis belongs the honor of just nosing out her better halves. Tester days count showed the curious sex two in the lead, but "Speedy" Metz dorf arrived this morning on the "Stork" special and crossed the mark just as the flag was lowered. Now all of these precious babies are not living in Anchorage, but the great majority are here, living in peace and comfort. Moreover, they are clamor- ing for recognition as worthy citizens; they want their names on the census roll, just as they want tnelr lttle hands in the porridge pot.
 "In his 275 trips to the Anchorage hospital the fabled stork brought priceless gifts to loving parents as follows: From May 15, 1916, to Jan uary 1, 1917, six boys and five girls; total il. In 1917, twenty boys and
 fourteen girls; total, 34. In 1918, twenty three boys and thirty girls; to- tai, 53. In 1919, sixteen boys and fifteen girls; total, 31. In 1910, thir-
 teen boys and twenty-six girls; total,
 s9. In 1921, twenty eight boys and
 thirty girls; total 5S. In 1922, up to
 noon September 30, thirty-one boys
 and eighteen girls; total 49. Grand
 total, 275."
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

The Cash Grocery has sale on gro- ceries. the price list of which can be found on page five.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

Try tho Daily Times for Job Print aE.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31

Have you asked your grocer for the City Bakery's hot rolls and bread on the afternoon delivery? Try them for your evening meal.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-31
DUST IS BLAMED FOR
 EPIDEMIC OF COLDS

YORKVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 31.-Dust, resulting from the longest drought in local history, is blamed for an cpl demic of peculiar colds. Infection is attributed to the dust.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
Your Hair i; :; ! !; 8
RKSTORER win
quickly revive II and bring back all its original
color and luxuriAnee. At all good druegiata, 75c,
direct from HfSStC ELLIS. C1is. ME10HtS.: TIM
Planet Without oxyoen.

According to the spectroscopic
studies made at the Mount Wilson OBJ
servatOry of the light received from
Venus, no Oxygen-absorption lines, are
found. This indicates that there iS
no oxygen or water vapOr in the outer:
atmosphere Of Venus. and furthermore
that the reflected light Of the suni
must have penetrated to considers
able depth.
1t therefore appears necessary to at
tribute the great brightness of Venus
to some other cause than that of high
reflective power of water-vapor clouds,
and this apparent absence Of oxygen
must be considered in connection with
specuIations rs to the conditions of
the planet.-Popular Mechanics Mag
azinc.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
Benjamin corvs. and bis wife had

benjamin Corvst and bis wife had
no children"
II thought that was what you
meant" A twinge twisted Alan's
face; he tried to control it but for a
moment could not.
"Do not misapprehend your father"
Sheriff. said quietly. Il cannot pre-
vent what other people may think
when they learn this; but I do not
share such thoughts with them. There
is much in this 1 cannot understand;
but know that 1t Is not merely the
result Of what others may think 1t
of "a wife in more ports than one.'
as you will hear the lakemen put 1t.
What lies under this is some great
misadventure which had changed and
frustrated all your fathers life."
Sheriff. crossed the room and rang
for servant.
II am going to ask you to be my
guest for short time, Alan" he an
nounced. Il have had your bag
carried to your room; the man Will
show you which one 1t is"
Ann HeSltateu, ne 1elt tnat Snefrlll
had not told him all he knew-that
there were some things Sheriff. pur-
poseiy was Withholding from him; but
he could not force Sheriff. to tell more
than he wished; so after an instant's
irresolution. he accepted the dismissal.
Sheriff. walked with him to the
door, and gave his directions to the
servant; he stood watching. as Alan
and the man went up the stairs. Then
he went back and seated himself In
the chair Alan had occupied, and sat
with hands grasping the arms Of the
chair while he stared into the fire.
He seemed to be considering and de-
batting something within himself; and
presently he seemed to come to de-
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

But Edgeworth doesn't suit every
body. Out Of every hundred pipe
smokers there may be one or two who
couldn't get supreme satisfaction out
Of Edgeworth.
Nevertheless, we would like to send
any pipe-smoker free samples Of Edge
worth, and we are sincere when we say
that we would rather send samples to
a man who thinks he will not like
Edgeworth-for he may find he is
mistaken and then he will be the best
friend for Edgeworth that smoker
could be.
II you will send US your name and
address on postcard, we will forward
samples of Edgeworth, Ready-Rubbed
and Plug Slice, and there is no tag at
tached, "Send money If you like it."
The samples are free and postpaid.
Address your card to Larus & Brother
Company, 900 South 21st Street,
Richmond, Va.
To Retail Tobacco Merchants: II
your jobber cannot supply you with
Edgeworth, Larus & Brother Com
pany will gladly send you prepaid by
parcel post a one or two-dozen carton
Of any size Of Plug Slice or Ready
Rubbed for the same price you would
pay the jobber.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

Of course. had q key to the front door
like this one; ais servant has key
know of any other keys"
"The servant is In charge there
now?" Alan asked.
Just now there Is no one In the
house. The servant. after your father
disappeared. thought that, II he had
merely gone away, he might have gone
back to his birthplace near Manistique,
and he went up there to look for him.
l had a wire from him today that he
had not found him and was coming
back"
Sheriff. waited moment to see
whether there was anything more
Alan wanted to ask; then he went out.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

In the spring OF 1910. and Corvet's
first Information of her death come
to him through paragraph In a
newspaper"
Alan had started; Sheriff. looked at
him questioningly.
"The spring of 1910" Alan ex-
planned, twas when ! received the
bank draft for fifteen hundred
dollars"
Sheriff. nodded; he did not seem
surprised to hear this; rather 1t ap-
peared to be confirmation Of some
thing in his own thought.
Following his wIfe's leaving him."
Sheriff. went on "Corvet saw very
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

clsion. He went up the stairs and on
the second floor he went to a front
room and knocked. Alan's voice told
him to come in. Sheriff. went IN and.
when he had made sure that the serv-
ant was not with Alan, he closed the
door carefully behind him.
Then he turned back to Alan, and
for an instant stood indecisive as
though he did not know how to begin
what he wanted to say. AS he glanced
down at key he took from his pocket,
his indecision seemed to receive d.
rectiOn and inspiration from 1t; and
he put it down on Alan's dresser.
i've brought you," he said evenly,
''the key to your house."
Alan gazed at him, bewildered. 1.-The
key to my house?'
ITO the house on Astor street."
Sheriff. confirmed. your father deed
ed the house and Its furniture and all
its contents to you the day before he
disappeared. / have not the deed
here; 1t came into my hands the day
before yesterday at the same time l
got possession of the pictures which
mlght-Or might not, for all knew
then-be you. have the deed down
town and will give 1t to you. The
house Is yours In fee simple, given
you by your father, not bequeathed to
you by him to become your property
after his death. He meant by that,
| think, even more than the mere ac-
acknowledgement that he Is your father"
Sheriff. walked to the window and
stood as though looking out, but his
eyes were blank with thought.
For almost twenty years." he said,
your father, as l have told you, lived
In that house practically alone: dur
Ing all those years shadow Of some
sort was over him. don't know at
all, Alan, what that shadow was. But
had changed him from the man he
was when first knew him eliminated
three days ago when he wrote to you.
| 1t may be that the consequences Of his
writing to you were such that, after
| he had sent the letter, he could not
bring himself to face them and SO has
merely gone away In that
case, as we stand here talking, he is
still alive. On the other hand, his
| writing you may have precipitated
something that I know nothing Of. In
either case. II he has left anywhere
any evidence Of what II is that changed
and oppressed him for all these years,
or If there is any evidence of what
has happened to him now, It Will be
found In his house."
Sheriff. turned back to Alan. 'It Is
for you-not me. Alan" he said simply,
"to make that search. have thought
seriously about It, this last half hour,
and have decided that Is as he would
want it-perhaps as he did want it
to be. He could have told me what his
trouble was any time In these twenty
years If Ne had been willing I should
! know: but he never did. Your father.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
Why do
women like
pipe smokers?

We asked many women. One saids
sBecause q man who thinks things
out. does them and goes all the way
through with anything he starts gem
orally smokes . pipe il he smokes at,
all-and nearly always he does smoke" /"
Another replied: IA pipe smoker is
more Of q home man, it seems to me.
There Is NO better picture OF content
ment than a man smoking a pipe in
his home after the days work is done"
"He is more honest, more reliable,
more manly" said another-but she
was rather young.
"Pipe-smokers are not so jumpy
and fidgety, SO nervous as non-smok-
ers. They're more easily contented,"
was the opinion Of one woman.
There were many reasons given by
the fair ladies; some of them not very
powerful from a logical viewpoint.
The significant feature of the ques-
tionnaire was that the great majority
Of the women admitted that they do
like pipe smokers.
And just to show that woman is not
the only illogical Of the two sexes, we
asked number Of men why they
liked the tobacco they smoked. One
said it was strong enough for him.
Another said 1t was mild enough for
him-and they were smoking the
same brand. All of them had some
more-or-less indefinite reason for lik-
ing a certain tobacco, but putting that
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
Go back to h-lI I'll get
you! You-you can't save the
Miwaks!'
(TO BE CONTINUED
Homellke Touches,

Shades and curtains should be
chosen to regulate but not shut out
the light and air Simple, durable.
softly hanging materials, such as
white or cream voile, scrim, swiss or
cheesecloth. hemmcd or hemstitched,
make good washable curtains. which
may have overcurtaIns Of colored or
figured material.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

his interests were beginning to ex-
pand. 1 met him frequently in the
next few years. and we became close
friends"
Sheriff. broke Off and stared an In
stant down at the rug. Alan bent
forward; he made no interruption but
only watched Sheriff. attentively.
Between 1885, when first met him,
and 1895, Corvet laid the foundation of
great success; his boats seemed lucky,
men liked to work for him, and he
got the best shippers and crews. There
was saying that in storm Corvet
ship never asked help; 1t gave 1t {:
certainly in twenty years no Corvet
ship had suffered serious disaster.
COrvet was not yet rich, but unless
accident or undue competition inter-
yened, he was certain to become so.
Then something happened"
Sheriff. looked away at evident loss
how to describe 1t.
ITO the ships?" Alan asked him.
"No; to him. In 1895, for no ap-
parent reason, great change came
over him."
"In 1S96!"
"That was the year"
Alan bent forward, his heart throb-
bling in his throat. "That was also
the year when l was brought and left
with the Weltons In Kansas" he said.
Sheriff. did not speak for a moment.
II thought" he said finally, at must
have been about that time; but you
did not tell my daughter the exact
date"
"What kind of change came over
him that year?" Alan asked.
Sheriff. gazed down at the rug, then
at Alan, then past him. "a change
in his way of living" he replied. "The
Corvet line of boats went on, ex-
panded; interests were acquired in
other lines; and Corvet and those
allied with him swiftly grew rich. But
in all this great development, for
which Corvet's genius and ability had
laid the foundation. Corvet himself
ceased to take active part. He took
into partnership, about a year later,
Henry Spearman, a young man who
had been merely a mate on one Of his
ships. This proved subsequently to
have been good business move, for
Spearman had tremendous energy,
daring. and enterprise; and no doubt
Corvet had recognized these qualities
in him before others did. Since then
he has been Ostenslbly and publicly
the head of the concern, but he has
to Spaarman. The personal change
to Cosvet at that time is harder for
me to describe to you"
Sheriff. halted. his eyes dark with
thought, his lips pressed closely to-
gether; Alan waited.
"When 1 saw Corvet again, in the
summer of '96-I had been South dur
ing the latter part Of the winter and
East through the spring. was i'm
pressed by the vague but, to me,
alarming change In him. l was re-
minded, recall. of friend 1 had
had in college who had thought he was
In perfect health and had gone to an
examiner for life insurance and had
been refused. and was trying to deny
to himself and others that anything
could be the matter. But with Corvet
knew the trouble was not physical.
The next year his wife left him."
'The year OFF Alan asked.
"That was 1897. There was no
question Of their understanding and
affection up to the very time she so
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle.

Fat steers called steady to a little
bit stronger. The better class of steers
was quoted at prices ranging from
S775 to IS. Fair to good grades sold
from s7s5 to s7.76. and 1t was the
opinion of traders that the right kind
OF fancy or prime beef would bring
1910 or possibly $S.26. The best grade
cows were selling at s6.25 to $3.50.
Most traders called the feeder and
stocker section Of the market a little
weaker. The best light steers were
selling from 81 to S7.25.
Hogs.
Top on carloads was 5000 which
small killers paid for mixed loads of
choice Hampshires and Poland Chinaa
top stood at $l0.25 and bulk OF sales
were in the range OF $3.50 and 5000.
Packers heavy throwout hogs sold
quite generally at $3.50 to 1915 and
rough heavy stays at $3.50. The pig
supply continued light although ship
pers have been advised time and time
again that good outlet awaits sucl'
stock on the Denver market. Best
light stockers were quoted at $3.50 to
1878.
Choice quality fat wooled lambs.
averaging 81 pounds, sold for 1925.
which price represents a loss OF from
75c TO 81 since the beginning of the
week Fair lambs sold from sl275 to
Sl3 and palmer animals changed
hands at $3.50 and lower. In the eve
section prices were little stronger.
one load Of attractive sheep averaging
close to 100 pounds selling for $40.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
.coRvE1's SOM"

sYNoPsIs.-wealthy and highly
placed in the Chicago business
world. Benjamin Corvet is some
thing of a recluse and a mystery
to his associates. After stormy
interview with his partner. Henry
Spearman. Corvet seeks Constance
Sheriff.. daughter Of his other
business partner. Lawrence Sher-
rill, and secures from her prom
tse not to marry Spearman. He
then disappears. Sheriff. learns
Corvet has written to a certain
Alan Conrad. in Blue Rapids. Kan
sas, and exhibited strange agita-
ton over the matter. Corvet's let
ter summons Conrad. youth of
unknown parentage. to Chicago.
Alan arrives in Chicago.
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25
One Thino He Knew,

The Immigrant had to fill up ths
usual form The first question was
"born?" Unhesltatingly he wrote
down: "Yes."
The Holly chieftain., 1922-05-25

feeling into words
was difficult. Even
our old Edgeworth
snokers-our best
friends have dif-
fculty in telling
why like Edge
worth. at is q
friendly, friend
L making tobacco
that just suits
me-" was the
! best answer we
could get. Just
suits me!There's
the whole thing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
Today S Events

Annual celebration of Orangemen's day
by the Irish Professionals
The city of Kingston. Ontario, today
enters upon its 250th year.
Lord Birkenhead, the English lord
chancellor who may be the next premier,
celebrates his 50th birthday today.
Today is the Tooth anniversary of the
birth of Rear Admiral Robert II. Wy
man. who had long and distinguished
career in the Z. S. navy.
The first summer session designed for
the especial benefit of students from the
United States viii be opened today al
the National University of Mexico.
Three American balloon teams are to
sail today for Europe where they viii
represent the United States in the Cor
don-Bennett international cup race to be
held next month in Geneva, Switzerland
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
Modest Major Jackson.
(Rutland Herald.)

Following on his declination of the SEN
atorial toga, soon to be conferred on Con
gresham Frank l.. Greene, Major II.
Nelson Jackson, in his own newspaper,
refers modestly to his own many friends
and admirers" and their ''sincere regret
in his refusal to enter on the fight.
Major Jackson says of himself:
1.-The state loses a distinguished citizen
who had excellent chances of being placed
in the senate, but the disabled soldier re-
tains a friend and ardent supporter.
whose qualities as a fighter and go
getter' are certain to bring results for the
ex-serviee man. The states loss is the
disabled mans gain
In these days of modest undressing
ton of ones abilities, it is a pleasure to
realize that at least one Vermont news
paper man-for Major Jackson is now
entitled to a place in that esoteric circle
is free from such squeamish faults.
As the major says of himself, "he is
doing u far greater thing by choosing to
stay in the fight for the disabled soldier,
and The Herald might add that it was
among the first to admit and praise that
fact. Had it known, however, how thor
oughly Major jackson could praise him
self, it might safely have omitted the OBJ
SerVatlOn.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
A Wise Decision.
bennington Banner.)


The decision of Major H Nelson Jack
son not to be a candidate for the senate
does credit to his judgment The day
after day, month after month, year after
year, deadly grinding routine of a legisia-
tive body is not the kind of work that
Major Jackson can do best. As the old
saying goes, HE is just as well fitted for
U. s. senator as hell is for a powder
house." and no one knows it better than
Major Jackson Wherefore the state has
reason to commend him. One of the sad
things about political campaigns is to
see men aspire to places they are not
fitted to fill Often they are good men
and useful citizens in their own way and
place and sometimes they cannot under
stand why they are not chosen to public
places. If they are told by well-meaning
friends they are not convinced and they
go forward to inevitable defeat because
they cannot see what is plain to everybody
except the one person most interested
There are one or two other candidates in
the world this year who might well profit
by the example set by Major Jackson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
Today,s Anniversaries

lSO4-Alexander Hamilton died in New
York city of wounds received in
the duel with Aaron Burr. Born
in the West Indies. Jan. II, 1851.
:S56-The Crimea was evacuated by the
last Of the allied forces of Great
Britain and France.
fSJ9-The emperors of Austria and
France met at Villa Franco and
agreed upon preliminaries of
peace.
.S69-rhe first lodge of knights of
pythias in Indiana was organized
at indianapolis.
5SS0-James A. Garfield accepted the
Republican nomination for the
presidency.
iS92-Cyrus W. Field, protector of the
ocean telegraph, died ut Ardsley,
\. Y Born at Stoekbridge,
Mass. Nov. 80. 1919.
9O2-AIost Rev. Patrick A. Feehan,
archbishop of Chicago. died in
Chicago. Born in County Tippe-
rary. Ireland, Aug. %. 1929.
919-yermont's first electrocution of a
criminal took place at Windsor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-12
WEDNESDAY. july II, 1922.
THE WINNING TOURIST

1t must be fine travelling in some parts
of Europe. An American newspaper
man tells of getting, in a fashionable
Vienna restaurant, a fine breakfast,
nicely served, for four cents, a six-course
luncheon for two with wine for 30 cents
and a big dinner for two for 40 cents
One of the best rooms in the hotel cost
30 cents a day. An evenings entertain
ment for three in a glittering cafe
amounted to eight cents, and the head
waiter was immensely impressed by a
two-cent tip. A barber came to his
room and shaved him for two cents The
best cigars purchasable were two cents
apiece.
All this was possible because $50 in
American money was exchangeable for
100000 kronen, and Austrian prices had
not advanced rapidly enough to keep
pace with the depreciation of Austrian
currency.
Fine for the visitor-yes; but for any
such One-sided economic arrangement
somebody has to pay. It is not so fine
for Austria. If the restaurateurs, hotel
men and merchants lose nothing. the loss
falls inevitably on the masses of the
people who produce the food and goods
and upon whom the whole artificial sys
tenn rests.
Austria will never get on her feet while
those prices prevail, because her people
are not getting what their work is worth
and so can scarcely live, not to mention
getting ahead