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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
Secretary Huston Said to Be Against Chinese
 Bookkeeping Law
ARE lJNINTELLICIBLE NOW
1lliterate Oriental Kept No Records, but Had
 Quarter Million

MANILA, Feb. 12.-That the so, called "Chinese Bookkeeping" law which compels all merchants to keep their accounts in English, Spanish, or the prevailing dialect, ought to be abolished is said to be the con- clusion reached by Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce Huston when ke visited the Philippines recently.
 Thse law is thus designated be- cause it affects, principally, approxi- mately 10000 Chinese merchants who do 85 per cent of the retail business in the islands, besides having a hand in export and the wholesale distribution trade.
 In spite of this and the opposition of the Chinese, it is expected the law will remain effective. It is de- signed to expedite periodical govern mental examination for purposes of collecting internal revenues and the taxes.
 Recently Chinese multi-million- aire died here. He was absolutely illiterate, even in his own language. When he came to Manila he was a water carrier, and when he had saved up 25 pesos he borrowed 100 more and started in trading. Soon he had 5000 pesos; from his foundation his fortune began. A portion of his profits was invested in downtown real estate.
 Bills were paid in cash-as much as 100000 pesos at a time Toward the end of his career he was pre-,
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
TRANSPORTING
 RADIOPH0NEIS
 FRUIT OFYEARS

NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Tales of ex' periments extending over a score of years to determine the possibilities of trans-oceanic radiophone communica tion which eliminated recently in the successful transmission of spoken messages from New York City to Eng land were told by General John J Carty, vice president and chief engi neer of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, in an interview granted to International News Ser vice.
 While Carty declared that there are still difficulties to be overcome be fore the transatlantic telephone would become a commercially accom- plished fact, he appeared certain that this would ultimately be achieved.
 "Somehow or another we are bound to have it," he said vehemently.
 Better in Winter
 "We have discovered through this series of experiments that talking gets through better in winter than in summer, in daylight than in darkness and on some days than on others.
 "When we know absolutely why these things are true, then we will be able to predict accurately the future of trans-oceanic radio"
 The American Telephone & Tele. graph has been conducting expert ments in radio telephony for score of years, Carty said, and has been working on the series of tests which resulted in communication with Eng land in conjunction with the Ameri can Radio Corporation for some time prior to the experiment.
 We first met with success in our attempts in 1915," he said. ''In that year we succeeded in getting through to France. where our messages were received by observers at the Eiffel Tower, in Paris.
 Later in the same year we were able to talk to Hawaii
 "Since then we have been continu- ing our research work, aided by the American Radio Corporation, and, with the vastly improved apparatus used recently, were able, of course to get much better results.
 Not Tube Alone.
 Carty declared a popular impress sion that the success of the expert ment was due solely to a new type of vacuum tube to be incorrect.
 Tt is great deal more than that, ,'' he said. "The new tube is vital to success, to be sure, but the possibility of trans-oceanic communication really rests upon the use of much improved transmitting device of which the tube is only part"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12

Notice is hereby given that V. G. Vance, Administrator of the estate of Joseph White, deceased, has ren- dered and presented for settlement and filed in said court the final ac- count of his administration of said estate; and that Monday, the 12th day of March, 1923, at the hour of ? o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at the court room of said court in the Town of Cordova, Territory of Alaska, has been duly appointed by said court as the time and place for the settlement of said final account at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writing to said account and contest the same.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 9th day of January, 1923.
 V. G. VANCE,
 Administrator of the Estate
 of Joseph White, Deceased. First publication, January $, 1928. Last publication, February 3, 1923.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
BURGLAR IS CONVICTED
 BY STEREOPTICON VIEWS

DETROIT, Feb. 12-Stereopticon views of fingerprints projected on a screen convicted Lawrence Styles, 24, of burglary. The views showed prints found on glass of a widow of the Ternes Coal & Lumber Com pany's offices, which Styles was al graphs of the defendants fingers.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
HOLDS HACK RECORD

GOSHEN, Ind Feb. 12.-Guy Bar do, employed in Washington town ship as school hack driver for 17 years, figured recently that in that time he has covered 46,0S0 miles.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12

IN THE U. s. COMMISSIONER COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, COR DOVA PRECINCT, BEFORE HON. ORABLE A. J. ADAMS, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFICIO PROBATE JUDGE. In the Matter of the Estate of Charles Game, Deceased.
 NO. 156
 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned hereby gives notice that he has been appointed admins trator of the estate Charles Game, de- ceased, and that all persons having claims against said estate are re- qu1red to present the same with the proper vouchers within six months rom the date hereof to the under signed administrator at his office in the Bank of Alaska, in Cordova. Alaska.
 Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this 26th day of January, 1923
 HARRY w. ACHISON,
 Administrator of the Estate
 of Charles Game, Deceased. flrSt publication, January 27, 1923. Last publication, February 24 1922.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
TOGHURT HEALTH LABORATORIES Hsp+ E 60 paIIipob,,, w,eb

Al McLaren of Cordova, says: "Your treatment has made a new man of me, it has done me so much good l can hardly express it in words. My suffer- ngs were terrible, my kidneys has been bleeding for over four months before I started your treatment I was so weak I could hardly walk block l also had stomach trouble, my intenstines fine, my sufferings are all gone. I can now do hard days work with no pain or ache My friends are all surprised to see me looking and feeling so well. I must say your mineral salts have been a God send to me Thanking you for the great relief I have received from them I remain, Gratefully,
 (Signed) AL McLAREN.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12

IN THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALAS KA, THIRD DIVISION. CORDOVA PECINCT, BEFORE HONORABLE A. J. ADAMS, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER AND EX-OFFI- CIO PROBATE JUDGE. In the Matter of the Estate of Joseph White, Deceased.
 NO. 15O
 NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF
 FINAL ACCOUNT
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12
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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-12

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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
Pet RaccOOn Makes
Visit at X. J, Office

1t wouldn't have made any diff
ference to O certain caller, Tues
day afternoon at the Journal Office
if the thermometer was Is degree
below zero instead of at the mark
of Is above zero. This visitor had
the finest fur coat that has been
seen up and down Water street for
some time and the coat was the envy
and the admiration of his admirers,
especially those of the fair sex. This
visitor came in with l.. +. Kicker
of, Bangor street and made himself
very much at. home. For he could
do that, because he was slick, fat
racoon, which was captured last
September by Bertrand Kicker, along
with two of his baby brothers. The
other two coons were given to
parties, in Nobleboro where they are
great pets.
The coon which was kept in the
Kicker family has been named Zip"
and he certainly lives up to his name
with his swapping black eyes and
his quick movements. But for all that
he Is gentle and as playful as q kit
ten.
He delights in playing with the
family dog and makes friends with
all dog and cat callers. Zip" enjoys
his daily bread and milk and is as
fat as the proverbial coon. But he
likes nothing better than to get &C
cess to a bag of peanuts and he sits
for all the world like chipmunk
while he nlunches at the nuts. An
other favorite with Zip" is candy
and he can eat his fill of that any
day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
HOLD BURNS FOR
GRAND JURY IN
LARCENY CASE

George III. Burns of Gardiner when
testiIylng In his own defense on
Charge or larceny of Some S32 from his
employer, Il. r. Bradbury of the Au-
gusta Steam Laundry, in municinaA
court tuesday morning. denied that he
had stolen any money. but had lost the
amount in question from his pocket
on the afternoon of July 81, and being
700 ashamed to return to the laundry
/. once ana face his employer. had run
away with the intention of earning
money TO send back to Mr.. Bradbury
10 reimburse him in full for the loss.
burns story did not impress Judge
Cony very favorably, in view of the
circumstances of his apprehension
Monday evening by the Augusta DO
lice, and because Of the fact that in
the five months which have elapsed
since his disappearance; from this city
the respondent had made no effort to
communicate with Mr.. Bradbury to ex-
plain the loss or his intention of resti-
tuition, and Burns was held for the
grand jury at the January session in
the sum of $500.
The warrant was sworn out against
Burns last July, but efforts to locate
the man had been fruttless until Mon
DAY evening, when acting on adVices
That Burns was coming to this city, he
was arrested in the eastern section by
Augusta officers. At that time Burns
denied vehemently that he was Burns,
claiming that his name was Murphy
and that he had never been in this vi
cinity before. Later at the police sta
tlon he admitted his true identity and
claimed that he was on his way to
Gardiner, his home. to give himself up
to the officers there.
When arraigned yesterday morning
he entered 4 plea of not guilty. Mr.,
bradbury on the stand told of Burns
failing to check in with his days COL
lcctions on the laundry team, on the
July date. Burns in his own defense
told the story of his intention to make
good the loss and his failure to carry
out this intention. He said that on
the afternoon on which he left this
city without notice to his employers
lie must have lost the money from his
pocket. He claimed that he informed
his wife of his plan and that he walked
from Gardiner to Brunswick, later GO
ing to Portland, where he was employ
cd for time in a restaurant. Since
then he has sought work in various
other towns in Maine and was coming
from Belfast when arrested Monday
evening. Burns failed to obtain the
necessary $500 bail and was commit
ted to the county Jail to await the ac-
ton of the grand jury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
HOT SUPPERS AND
WHAT COMES AFTER
Business Man Tells What to
Do and Be All Fit
and Right.

}. f. Jordan. well known Bangor
business man with the Lyford- Wood
ward Co, State Street, writes the
Priest Drug Co., Bangor, Me:
Il call on Priests Indigestion
PoWde: most every day. simply
could not get along without II. Nights
when | have eaten some hearty food
That distresseS me enough to wake
me up. all l have to do is take one
haf teaspoonful of the powder AID
| can go right to sleep again. 1t is
simply q Wonder."F
He gives permission to use his
name and the original letter is on file
with thousands of similar ones in the
office of the Priest Drug Co, 9S-10O
Exchange street, Bangor.
we have made arrangements with
Your dealer. during the months of
October. November and December TO
give you either a soc Jar of MUSIC
TURP or a soc Box of PRIESTS
KIDNEY and BLADDER PILLS
FREE of charge with a soc purchase
of Priests Indigestion Powder or a
soc purchase of Priests Regulators,
the ideal laxative for chronic con-
stipation. Order from your dealer
Bangor, Me. Parcel Post paid to any
address
II YOU have never used sAIESTO-
TUfP for rheumatism, Lumbago,
Tired Aching Muscles. pains in the
chest and other parts of the body,
we will gladly give YOU Il regular
twenty-five (25c) jar of Musto-Tur
free o, charge at our wholesale and
retail store at 9S-1O0 Exchange street
or on receipt of 10c to help paw
packing and postage We will mail
to any address. This offer expires
when our present stock OF twenty
thousand (2o,OOG) jars is exhausted,
-tdVt
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
Federal Inspection
of Army Ordnance
by Sergt. Leonard

Technical Sergeant, L. p. Leonard,
L. $. A., of the Armory Base, Bos-
ton, Mass, was in this city, Tues
day. conducting the Federal inspec-
ton of all government ordnance used
by the National Guard units here.
Sergt. Leonard is an expert on army
ordnance and conducts his inspec-
lions most proficiently. 1t was u
revelation to see him dsmount and
examine the Springfield rifle and Colt
automatics in the armory of Co. f.,
103rd. Inf. Sergt. Leonard has the
whole Of New England to cover in
this work. and inspects the govern
ment ordnance used by all regular
army posts. National Guard units, r.
.. T. c., and S. A. T. Corps.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
CHELSEA

Mr.. and Mrs. Verne Sampson, Mr..
and Mrs. b. j. Sherman, Mr., and
Mrs. John Sherman and daughter
Evelyn, and Elmer Keith OF Vassal-
boro were Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. s. Fowles.
Ruth Fowles was the weekend
guest Mrs. Gene Wakefield in
Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Thompson
returned Friday from Lewiston
where they attended the 18th an
nual session of the Maine State
Grange.
William Nye of Fairfield, Sunday
visited his daughter. Mis-. Guy
Cheney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Cheney and son
William, were in Augusta. last week
attending the birthday party of Their
father, Frank Cheney. ST..
Mrs. Mabel Swift was a visitor In
Gardiner, Monday
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19

merchants are giving to the boys, and
girls of Augusta are being prepared
and will be ready for distribution
when You arrive. These boxes will
not be placed upon the tree but will
be upon large table so that you can
distribute them more easily and we
, will have two lines formed. one on
each side of the table. There will
be two assistants to take the tickets
as the lines pass by, while you can
distribute the boxes. We thought
this would make it little easier for
YOU and as you have so many calls
to make We do not want you to work
so hard here that you would be un-
able to" visit any of the other places.
IF there is anything further you
would like to have us do kindly let
me know at once and we will try
and have everything in readiness
when you arrive at c:30 next Satur-
day evening.
very sincerely yours,
Fl. A. FOLSOM,
Secretary, Augusta G. of c."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
ALL. ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR SANTA
CLAUS VISlT-TO ERECT TREE TODAY

The Community Christians Tree
viii be placed in posE2pn today.
Through the courtesy Of 'Ae Central
Maine Power Company some of their
men will erect the tree and decorate
it with colored lights. These facts
became known Tuesday afternoon
when a letter written by Secretary
Folsom of the Chamber of Commerce
to Santa Claus was made public. The
letter reads as follows:
Dear Santa Claus:
I'm accordance with your request
that we place in Market Square a
large Christmas Tree for you to use
next Saturday evening, I would say
nesday morning. we have secured
for you a very large beautiful tree
and the Central Maine Power Com
pany' is going to cover it with coll
ored lights SO that it will, without
doubt. look very pretty upon your
arrival.
"The sled, the skis and the doll
which you recently sen. me have
been placed upon exhibition as you
asked. The doll has been placed In
the window of 1.-THE Daylight Store"
The sled is in the window of Fffield
Brothers and we have placed the
skis in the Chamber OF Commerce
window here. The tickets which you
suggested that we use in the giving
away of these gifts have been print
ed in two colors. The pink ones num-
bered from 1 to 500 will be given to
the girls and the blue ones numbered
from sol to 1000 will be given to. the
boys. These tickets will be distrib-
Ited at 6 o'clock Saturday evening
so tn when you arrive at $3.50
all the girls will have their tickets.
Il was very pleased to note that
You are bringing with you several
boys and girls to sing carols at the
exercises and I am very glad to tell
you that Ensign Lawrence and his
Salvation army band have promised
to assist you at the Christmas tree
exercises.
9TH Christmas boxes which the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19

to more than $50 since the Federal
oil investigation began in Texas
! little more than Il year ago.
New York, Dec. 1S-The National
Cold Storage Company's six story
plant on the Brooklyn waterfront,
was damaged to the. extent of 500,
| 600 by fire early today.
Mexico City,. Dec. II, (By a. Pr
| The revolutionaries evacuated Pueb-
! Ia tonight, the war department an
nounced. Federal forces occupated
Almaza and Lucas Gonzalez.
New York, Dec. 1S--Marilyn Mil
Ter. star of sally. announced last
| night that she had terminated her
contract with FlorenZ Ziegfeld and
would never again appear under his
management. Miss Miller, one of the
highest paid musical stars. said she
cancelled her contract because of the
Gisproportionate profit which the
producer received from the associa-
ton, She denied that The break was
brought about by rumored contro-
verSies between Mr.. Ziegfeld and her
husband. Jack Pickford.
Hong Kong. Dec. 1S.-(Ey The
A. P.)-The fiotilla of foreign gun
boats in the harbor of Canton, where
a tense situation has prevailed since
the recent threat of DIR. Sun Vat Sen,
South China leader, to seize the Gus
toms funds. apparently is preparing
for eventualities. Some of the war
ships lying off Shameen, the foreign
section of Canton. have been cleared
for action and French sailors from
the cruiser Jules Ferry have landed
at Shameen and are stationed in the
old French post Office building.
Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 1S.-On a plat
form advocating reduction in taxes
and relief for farmers, Senator Hi
ram Johnson of California will file
as Independent Republican candidate
for the Presidential nomination in
the South dakota March primaries,
it was announced here last night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
Pattangall To Address
Rotarians On Transportation
Problems Of The State

Hon. William r. PattangaIl of this
city will be the speaker at the reg
ular meeting of the Augusta Rotary
Club to be held at the Augusta House
at 6.l5 Friday evening. December
21st. Mr.. Pattangall's subject will be
Names Transportation Problem"
Mr.. Pattangall has long been in pub
lie life, has served his State as At
torney Genefal, and is an avowed
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation for the governorship in the
1924 primaries. His ability as a bril-
liant speaker and reputation as an
eminent jurist are well known to
his fellow citizens of Augusta and it
is expected that there will be a 100
per cent attendance to welcome him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
Baptist Sunday School Class Party

Among the delightful Christmas
parties given this year was one en-
joyed recently by the Willing Work
ers class of the United Baptist Sun
day school at the home of Mrs. r.
ID. Palmer. % Weston street. The
party was we'll attended.
Santa Claus was present and dis
trlbuted gifts from Il prettily decor
ated tree. after which a bountiful
picnic supper was served. The
teacher and hostess, Mrs. r. d. Pal
r1er was the recipient of a beautiful
box of stationary from the members
of the class
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
SOMERVILLE

The prevailing epidemic of whoop-
ing cough has broken out in town.
the corner school has closed for the
winter and the SoAth Somerville
school is keeping with an average of
four pupils,
Katie Moore! a student at Cony
AlSh school, is at home for the
Christmas vacation.
Mrs. Clyde Tillson of Belgrade will
be at South SomervilIe at 10.OO A.
M. Sunday Dec. 23, and. at brown
town school house in the evening. at
1880 o'clock.
Maragart and Irene Bartlett. stu
dents at Cony High school, are pass
ing their vacation at their home here.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-19
REMEMBER THEIR
EMPLOYEES

Man.. institutions. banks, factories.
etc, give their employees gifts on
christmas. Christmas time is candy
time above all other times In the
ycar--young or old. Everybody likes
candy. Al opportunity to buy. candy
nj ridicuously low prices is offered at
Coughlin's Drug Store who find that
they are overstocked on Christmas
candy. In order to turn this stock
into money they are reducing prices
his week only.--Adv. .dec1S-19