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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
FAMED OLD SPANISH
 VACQUER0 PASSES ON
Francisco Portillo, Last of Old Picturesque Early Calfornians,
 Is Dead

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26.--Another "old time" era in California history passed into the discard here recently with the death and funeral of Fran cisco Portillo. who was buried beneath the very ground over which he had swung in pair of stirrups.
 Senor Portillo was ''vacquero" al most from the day that his fathers caravan from Hermosillo, Mex, reached the tiny pueblo of Los An geles until he became too old to work.
 The old Spaniard passed the earlier part of his life at the famous old Rancho Camullos, where he herded cattle and sheep for his father, Don Ignacio Portillo, and often ''rode herd" to the cattle marts of gay Mon- terey.
 He saw progress thunder past the milestones; in less than 75 years he saw San Francisco replace Monterey and Los Angeles replace San Fran cisco. He saw the famous "peon pants" go from the store counters 10 years ago and return last year.
 Senor Portillo died hoeing flowers at the home of a nephew. It seemed strange ending for a daring man who had perhaps ridden on stampede of 10000 cattle.
 His passing marked the dividing line between the "old time" and the new
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
MAIL ROBBERY ON NEW YORK LINE
 BRINGS BIG LOSS

of a recent mail robbery in which thousands of dollars were abstracted from registered pouches, has just been disclosed by postal officials, The robbery occurred on the New York Central line between Syracuse and Albany several days ago, accord ing to the authorities, and resulted in the disappearance of a number of sacks containing valuable letters and packages.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
MAY DEPORT ALIENS WHO
 SELL DRUGS AND BOOZE

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 26.-DepOrta tion awaits aliens in this city convict ed of violation of the liquor and mar, cotics laws, threatens Jack Noonan special agent of the Department of Justice.
 Such violations will be prosecuted in the future, Noonan declares, under the law that makes non-citizens guilty of crimes subject to deportation.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS FOR NEW MOVE
FORMER CHIEF OF
 ALASKA SERVICE IS
 MADE COLLEGE HEAD

MOUNT VERNON, Feb. 26. Dr. Harlan Updegraff, professor of Edu- cat1onal Administration at the Uni versity of Pennsylvania, was elected president of Cornell College here on Saturday. Dr. Updegraff formerly had charge of the reorganization and extension of the Alaska civil service and of the reindeer service in the northern Territory, where in 1910 he was chief of the Alaska Division of the United States Bureau of Educa- tiOn.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
POLICE SEIZE
 LARGE CACHE
 0FEXPLOSlVES
Quantities Ammunition Are Confiscated by
 Authorities

NEW YORK, Feb 26. - Seventy five cases of hand-grenades, rifles, ammunition and explosives were seized by the city police and agents of the Department of Justice Friday while being unloaded from truck into a basement near the waterfront in the Chelsea district. An addition. al hundred cases of similar materials were found later in the day secreted in lodging house on the river front.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
HUGHES UNABLE ATTEND MEETING OF CENTRAL
 AMERICAN NATIONS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-That he will be unable to leave Washington i'll order to attend the Pan American Con- ference to be held at Santiago, Chile, next month, as he had hoped, has been definitely determined by Secretary Hughes. The head of the State De- partment announced today that it would be impossible for him to ar range his official affairs so that he can attend.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
MEN ARRESTED ON FIREARMS CHARGE.
 PENDING INQUIRY

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The police and Federal agents are today con- tinuing their investigations into the situation involved in the discovery of a quantity of arms and ammunition which were unearthed on Saturday in the basement of a lodging house on West Twenty-fourth Street Mean while Joseph O'Bryne, proprietor of the place, and Edward Hoey. are being held on bonds for examination on March first on a charge of unlaw- full possession of firearms.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
PEACE EFFORTS HAVE GOOD PROMISE OF
 BEING REALIZED

DUBLIN, Feb. 26.-Reports from various of the Irish provincial cen ters today tend to indicate that a revival is under way of the recent efforts of the Government toward the establishment of peace. Rumors emanating from Bantry and West Cork assert that a settlement may be reached in the course of the week between the Government and anti Government parties, which will be honorable to both, entailing no hu- initiation to the Republicans.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
INVASION FAILS
 TO MATERIALIZE::
 MIGRANTS LEAVING

CENTRALIA, Feb. 26.-The threat ened invasion of "Wobblies" for which local peace officers were mak- ing preparations on Saturday, failed to materialize, and quiet prevailed here yesterday Most of the vagrants taken into custody Saturday were re- leased. The police who on Saturday claimed that two hundred of the foot-loose were gathering here, said yesterday that most of them were leaving town.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
PROHIBITION AGENTS
 CHARGED WITH BRIBERY

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 26.-Charged with accepting bribes of $1O,000, George H. Crawford Henry w. Meyer and Waldo w. Curtis, Federal pro- hibition officers, were indicted by the Grand Jury Saturday. The bribe is alleged to have been received for the release of three prisoners held on a liquor violation charge in Sonoma County.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
RESOLUTION GOES OVER

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26-A resolu- tion calling for the carrying out of President Harding's recommendation for membership in the International Court of Justice was introduced in the Senate today by King, of Utah. There was no discussion of the reso- mHasure went over indefinitely
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
NEWARK SINGER HEARD BY WIRELESS
 IN BERLIN SUBURB

This town, which is suburb of Berlin, yesterday heard distinctly by wireless the voice of a woman singing in department store in Newark, New Jersey. Both the voice of the woman and the tones of the instrument accompanying her were distinctly audible.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
WOULD HAVE INQUIRY
 INTO WEALTH FIGURES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--A resolu- tion was introduced by Senator Nor ris, of Nebraska, today, in which an inquiry was proposed to determine the amount and ownership of the "chief kinds of wealth" in the United States. On objection by Senator Shoot consideration of the proposal was postponed until tomorrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
TRAINS CRASH ON
 INTERURBAN ROUTE

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-One man was killed and score of passengers were injured when an express train on the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee, an electric road, was wrecked yesterday. The interurban train crashed into the rear end of a train on the city elevated line.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
HEAVY DAMAGE TOLL BY TWO FIRES IN
 BUSINESS DISTRICT

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 26. - Two fires in widely separated parts of the business district of the city, which broke out yesterday and for many hours defied control, have re- suited in damage that will total half a million dollars. The origins of the fires have not yet been de- termined.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
TAKE ANOTHER TRIP

DUSSELDORF, Feb 26-As part of plan for closing the customs ring drawn around the Rhineland district the French troops yesterday took over small strip of additional German territory.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 IN FAVOR AMENDMENT

WASHINGTN, Feb. 26.-The Sem ate Judiciary Committee today report ed out the resolution providing for the submission of another amendment to the Constitution, demanding that all future changes in the Constitution be made by popular referendum.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
BANK VAULT LOOTED
 OF CASH AND PAPERS

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.--The vault of the First National Bank of Rose mond, town across Lake Washing ton from Seattle, was blown open sometime Saturday night and cash and securities to an amount that has not yet been determined were taken. The robbers escaped.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
TURKS REJECT PEACE TREATY
 ISRUM0R

LONDON, Feb. 26.-Turkish papers in Constantinople today publish dis patches from Angora announcing that a majority of the Grand National Assembly has voted to support the military demand for the rejection of the Lausanne Peace Treaty.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26

of international relationships and would remind the world anew that We are ready for our proper part in furthering peace and adding to the stability of the worlds affairs"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
BALAKLAVA HERO
 ENDS LONG CAREER

LONDON, Ont, Feb. 26.-Thomas w. Shaw, the last survivor of the famous Light Brigade" that charged to it's own destruction at the Battle of Balaklava in 1854, died at his home here today, aged ninety-two years.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
CANNON HERALDS K. K. K.

MIDDLEPORT, Ohio, Feb. 26.-The roar of a cannon was followed by the bursting into flames of several fiery crosses in the hills about Pomeroy Bend towns. Organizers have been ac- tive in storming several new klans of the ku Klux hereabouts.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-26
FISH QUOTATIONS

SEATTLE, Feb. 26.-Fish prices today: Halibut, 16k cents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
LOOK OUT FOR

Squeaks when you sneak up
stairs at three o'clock in the
morning. eat "a
s-4
Fresh paint when you sit down
on a bench in the park. tefstf
A new job when the boss finds
you coming to work late.
Chewing gum when you sit
down in the stenographer's chair.
Traffic cops when you pass 4
haystack on a country road.
Broken dishes when you ten
the cook to hurry up with the
dinner.
Trouble when your wife 'sde-
tects strange perfume on your
coat. 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
OF Two Evils.

Tim-Howdy, Tom, old nzm.
Congratulations upon your en-.
Sagement to Jeanne. I guess
you're pretty lucky man. She
certainly has a pile OF cash. Bat
then again she's pretty fGssy, I
hear, and she'll probably make
YOU cut out drinking and smoking
Tom-Oh, well-I suppose 90.
But If we hadn't become engaged
l would have had TO cut cut 81.
ing!-Sun Dodger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
UNHONORED

The fellow who knows how to
keep a cook more than fourtweeks.
The husband who bravely buys
hosiery for his wife in a strictly
woman's store.
The bartender who, dispenses ice
cream sodas and French pastry in a
shop frequented in the main by
women and children.
The man who publicly has his
cay on prohibition, even though
the minister of his church is one
Of the listeners.
The husband who refuses to buy
his wife a new spring coat, even
though every other woman in the
block has one.
The missus who tells the iani-
tors wife to mind her own bust.
ness.
The husband who wears the
same suit for five years while his
wife gets a new one every time
the weather changes.
The chorus girl who, not liking
q millionaire's attentions, rides
home in the subway in preference
TO riding In his limousine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

The greenish frosh .l.,;.
We know Is the bird
Who when his girl
Asked him II he 4 "a
Didn't think girls -.
Should wear skirts
Any longer, blissfully =.
Incurred what they would
Wear in place of them.
-WhIrlwfnd.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
FAMOUS CRACKS

"You can't teach an old dog
new tricks"
"In reply to your letter Of
the . :"
"woman's place is in the
home"
"Looks as If Spring is here"
"I'll have to cut down on my
smokes"
nm a citizen, and he amt
going to put one over on me-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Jim Simpkin is an enterpriAin'
Teller. I'll tell you. Thinkin' "a;
ready OF the county fair. But
I'll bet he amt givin' a thought
to spring plowin'.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Simpkins' radio got to screechia'
t'other night and nigh scared Con
stable Dubb out of his wits. He
thought some foul play was agoin'
on. slsk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

An wet wash places identify
their customers goods by using in
deIible ink. After three or four
wasllings your child would be going
around covered with laundry
marks. - f.e
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

II would be embarrassing, too, IL
o neighbor came over to take your
little boy to q birthday party.
You'd hate to say, I'D love him
TO go, but 1 sent him 70 the iaun.
dry last night and they haven't re-
turned him yet"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Sending your clothes to the wet
wash laundry is all right, but you
can save yourself lot Of trouble
by doing the children up at home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
A Chronic Case.

BIack--I hear that Kilkins is
dead. Did he leave his wife much?
Blue-Yeh; they were divorced
three times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

sophy Ann Spriggs is organizin'
a play-actin' club. Sister Whtps
pies ag'in it. She says this vii
age is gittin' wickeder than me
Great White Way. Ess
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Your kid could play out of doors
all day and get wonderful color,
but one trip o-the laundry and
he'd probably come back faded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

You can imagine how a. little
blue-eyed boy by the name of
Reginald or Percy would feel in
one of these rough-dry joints.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Reception was held over to the
Pilkinses last week. Society No.
there regardless an in clothes
that wasn't over abundant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

You'd have to give them in
structiOns as to how you wanted
the kids washed. soft or starched.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

If there was a good, strong
breeze, the average child could
dry overnight.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Big bug from the city,s copaina
over to the Corners next week, t.
lecture on "Hurrah an Hustle
He amt goin' to do no hurrahin'
over no coin hustle fer. .nAso
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
UNCLE EZRA
OBSERVES
By La Monte WaIdrol1.

Dy La WAOItte WdluEUAks
7EKE DIBBTNS is a mighty
busy proposition. Knos
- most ev'rythin'. ne 81 Is.
Thinks he understands all bout
music. Now he's tryin TO morn
in on the band. -
Browns mule puts me insmffa
of three feilers down to thesvFk
lage. When you want him -
back up he won't bulge.
Polly Pilkins has made her d
skirt by which she calkIatea ta
bust Julyet links all up with envy
Got pictures of the pyramids and
the Sphinx onto il. These here
young gals is .gittin' dreadful :
Teller with his hat over 6f1t6
one ear an pink necktie stop
ped by here Thursday to give ms
auto a drink of Mr.. volsteads
home brew out of the well. Slap
ped me on the bck and said ne
was goin' to give me sure things
1 told him didn't want nonanafe
called the dog. ssxza
ssd6
Julyet Jinks declares she's
going to be a great actress an
take the hull world by storm.
The means barnstorm, I guess.
Haw, haw!
Aunt Sophy's got a new st OF
false teeth. Corners paper had
fine item bout EN-. 1t
This here war seems to hses
upset the world worsen anytkiik
/ ever heard ten of. An Il d6a1
see no real peace in sight yit.-
Amt it funny? II you csil d
woman a OF hen she gifts mad
der'n a hattera, but If you call her
a chicken she'll heave her bright
est smile at you.
Constable over to the Conner
got all puffed up when the tIsd
tess promoted him to be a traf1ie
cop. First day on the job q nv
yer knocked him down twice ana
was gone before he coud git thleif
numbers. 1fg
- III
1 wonder what it'll all beb IiieA
when this Teller Einstein gifts the
universe rearranged to suit. his
notions.
Hi Hawkins says he's sick, an,
tired of crawlin' round on tbe
ground like a poor worm an he's
goin' into the flyin' busfness
Ev'ry scheme that Hi ever went
into has come down with a dnl1
thud. -
Big bug from the city.s comm.
over to the Corners next week. Il
lecture on "Hurrah an HUSTLE
He amt goin' to do no hurrahin'
over no coin 1 hustle fer. -asso
Sophy Ann Spriggs is organizin'
a play-actin' club. Sister Whixs
pies ag'in it. She says this vii
age is gittin' wickeder than me
Great White Way. 1Hs@
Reception was held over to the
Pilkinses last week. Society Eas
there regardless an in clothes
that wasn't over abundant.
Simpkins' radio got to screechia'
t'other night and nigh scared Con
stable Dubb out of his wits. He
thought some foul play was @goin,
on. IN
Jim Simpkin is an enterpriAin'
Teller. I'll tell you. Thinxin' "a;
ready OF the county fair. But
I'll bet he amt givin' a thought
to spring plowin'.
LOOK OUT FOR
Squeaks when you sneak up
stairs at three o'clock in the
morning. al "a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

However, mistakes could al
ways be avoided if the mothers
would go down to the laundry
and pick their own children
right off the clothes line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Hi Hawkins says he's sick. an,
tired of crawlin' round on the
ground like a poor worm an he's
goin' into the FLYNN busfness
Ev'ry scheme that Hi ever went
into has come down with a duIl
thud. =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

But no mother wants to pay
the laundry bills for having some
strangers children washed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

IL might be cheaper, and then
again 1t might cost you more;
b would all depend upon which
kids were sOiled the most.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

OF course, IL you have nine or
ten children It wouldn't make
much difference.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Constable over to the Cofhsfs
got all puffed up when the tTdss
tess promoted him to be a traffle
cop. First day on the job q nv
yer knocked him down twice ana
was gone before he coud gle tllelf
numbers. 1eg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

The missus who tells the jani-
tors wife to mind her own bust.
ness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

You'd send them two boys, and
they'd be apt to return couple
Of girls. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Aunt Sophy's got new st OF
false teeth. Corners paper had S
fine item bout EN-. s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Amt it funny? II You cail d
woman a OF hen she gifts mad
der'n a hattera. but If you call her
a chicken she'll heave her bright
est smile at you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

1 wonder what it'll all be- IiieA
when this Teller Einstein gifts the
universe rearranged to suit his
notions. aza&
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Teller with his hat over ofa56
one ear an a pink necktie Vtcp
ped by here Thursday to give his
auto drink of Mr.. voIsteadss
home brew out of the well. slap
ped me on the bck and said he
was goin' to give me a sure things
I told him didn't want mona nans
called the dog $3.50
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Julyet Jinks declares she's
going to be a great actress IN,
take the hull world by storm.
The means barnstorm. guess.
Haw, haw!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Browns mule puts me inemfha
OF three feilers down to thesvif
lage. When you want him -
back up he won't bulge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Even laundries make mistakes,
and they'd be liable to- send you
back the wrong children.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Polly Pilkins has made her i
skirt by which she calkIates q
bust Julyet links all up with envy,
Got pictures OF the pyramids and
the Sphinx onto il. These here
young gals is .gittin' dreadful. : :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Traffic cops when you pass
haystack on a country road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

The fellow who knows how to
keep a cook more than foursweels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

This wouldn't be very success
ful, though, because they couldn't
very well hang. the kids up to
dry.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

This here war seems to- haas
upset the world worsen anythflk
l ever heard tell of. An Icons
see no real peace in sight xit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

The husband who bravely buys
hosiery for his wife in strictly
woman's store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

StiIl, for a small additional
cost, the laundry could iron the
kids before they brought them
back.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
NJ E D B u r Y
S A Y S.
By John p. Medbury.

m ~ OST housewives are SO
Nv tired bending over tubs
4VA and ironing boards that
they're sending their clothes out
TO wet wash laundries. This is a
good idea, but the laundries
ought to install an apparatus for
washing children.
The mothers could gather up
the kids at night, send them to
the laundry TO be washed and
get them back in the morning.
OF course, like the clothes,
they'd come back wet; but you
could save money by drying
them at home.
StiIl, for a small additional
cost, the laundry could iron the
kids before they brought them
back.
This wouldn't be very success
full, though, because they couldn't
very well hang the kids up to
dry.
Even Iaundries make mistakes,
and they'd be liable to- send you
back the wrong children.
4 5
You'd send them two boys, and
they'd be apt to return couple
Of girls.
OF course, II you have nine or
ten children It wouldn't make
much difference.
But no mother wants to pay
the laundry bills for having some
strangers children washed.
~,
It might be cheaper, and then
again 1t might cost you more:
81 would all depend upon which
kids were soiled the most.
However, mistakes could al
ways be avoided il the mothers
would go down to the laundry
and pick their own children
right off the clothes line.
If there was a good. strong
breeze, the average child could
dry overnight.
You'd have to give them in
structions as to how You wanted
the kids washed, soft or starched.
Your kid could play out of doors
all day and get wonderful color,
but one trip to the laundry and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

Chewing gum when you sit
down in the stenographer's chair.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

OF course, like the clothes,
they'd come back wet; but you
could save money by drying
them at home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

0EKE DIBBTNS is a I1fghty
busy proposition. Kno
- most ev'rythin.. he 50 3.
Thinks he understands all bout
music. Now he's tryin' TO horn
in on the band.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

The mothers could gather up
the kids at night, send them to
the laundry to be washed and
get them back in the morning.