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The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1923
SAVE THE HISTORICAL MUSEUM

The mission on which Father A. P. Rash evaroff is making tour of the Territory is one which should appeal to every far-seeing resident of Alaska In the Alaska Historical Museum and Library at Juneau the Territory possesses a priceless collection of relics and data covering its entire history. In eight thousand volumes, many of them exceedingly. rare and impossible to duplicate, and in the prehistoric and historic relics gathered there, a library and museum unique and invaluable have been created, partly through donations and partly through purchase. This collection is now housed in the most unsafe and mac- cessible way, part of it crowded into the small museum quarters, part stored III boxes in the the basement of the Governors office part in the executive mansion. All ot these buildings are wooden affairs, liable at any time to take fire and burn to the ground. Tine inevitable loss to the Territory in such an event would be ncalculable. Besides thls, the library and museum should be accessible to use. the wonderful collection of data and relics open to the view of visitors and to res1- dents and young students Tn the Territory. There are no funds for this purpose. Through 9 confusion in understanding as to whether the Museum and Library is the property of the Territory or of the Federal Government Ter ritorial funds which should have been set aside for the support of the institution have been diverted to other uses. By recent decision of the Attorney General of the United States, the Library and Museum have been declared to be Territorial possession. It IS the duty of the Territory, therefore, to pro- vide for it. On his tour through Alaska Father Kashevaroff, who is curator of tie Museum and secretary of the Alaska Historical Society, is making an appeal to public sentl- ment toward getting action on the matter at the coming Legislature. His is a patriotic and commendable mission, and his efforts should meet with hearty response. Steps should be taken by the Territory to provide funds for adequote fire-proof building in which to house the collection, and for the proper maintenance and care of what is be- coming daily more and more priceless prop erty of the Alaskan people. It should be taken care of before something happens to make the residents of the Territory realize too late the value of their possession.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
Voice of the Alaska Press

Peppermint candy, chocolate and lemon drops were the principal food of the Mt mountain climbers according of their number who is featuring III this country So gumdrops all right for a North Pole trip as Dr. Cook clamed.-Ketchikan Chronicle.
 As evidence that times becoming better and money more plentiful, more of Alaska now take
 rps to the outside alone leaving their wives at nome It has been both our experience and observation that
 when man is next door to "broke he invariably takes his wife with him when going trip-Strotlers Weekly Juneau.
 By the way the manner in which Southeastern Alaska lumbermen are contracting for the manufacture ana shipment of lumber foreign ports knocks the props from under argument recently made at Seattle by prominent lumberman of the South that logging opei ations are so costly in Alaska that the mmbermen up here could not compete with those of Washington anu Oregon in furnishing pulp timber for pulp ana paper mills.-Juneau Empire.
 Here in Alaska death rate is less for last veal than in previous years, which be taken as an ha cation that population is less that our people are more healhful respect Alaska leads the world lin low-infant mortality We know whole camps where not one baby has been ill this year, much less dying In fact we know of camps where it would De impossible baby be born the inhabitants are chiefly males and malamutes. Be this as 1t may, we claim without contradiction, that we have the most healthfu climate earth It is practically 1mpos lsibe for an epidemic subsist where snowshoe rapb would have hard pickngs. Also microbe would nave hard seddng through the layers of grease and Idrt on the Indians, and white population cannot lafford mcrobes.-Seward Gateway. 1&
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
WHY EUROPE GOES HUNGRY

The United States Senate some time since requested the Secretary of State to furnish it with information regarding the revenues, eN- penditures and deficits of the various nations of Europe, "especially the annual cost of land armaments'' in the several European coun- tries This information the Secretary of State has just transmitted to the Senate through President Harding. The data combined there in furnishes very Illuminating reason why people in Europe went hungry. It shows the reason is not because the United States refuses to take part in European affairs, but because billions are being expended by European pow CTS for military purposes.
 Practically all the powers making these vast military expenditures are, with two or three exceptions, members of the League of Nations and bound by the covenants of that League to keep the peace or at least to submit their diff ference to the League for arbitration and amicAble settlement.
 Following are the figures showing the amount of military expenditures of the several
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
PUTTIN' ONE OVER ON FEM

A Cordova man and his wife, who were visiting iii Seattle, went into restaurant. They sat down at the nearest table and had been waiting for quite while, when the manag- CT came and said, Pardon me, but this is a self-serving cafeteria. You'll have to serve yourself" Her husband. muttering to himself, arose and served the table, and when the meal was almost finished, he whispered to his wife, Mary. I'll tell you what let's do Let's slip out without washing the dishes"
 Too many people pray for their daily cake instead of for their daily bread.
 There are preachers who give out sensational sermon subjects who preach some awful flat sermons.
 IT'STUFF IT'STUFF Iris easy enough to be pleasant
 While burning the boulevard;
 But to smile all the while
 While plodding a mile While others are riding-thats hard. Dr. Coue's bank account must be growing better and better in every way.
 One of our friends who has new neighbors says they are very sociable. "Why the first day they sent the boy over to borrow our radio set"
 When the modern girl has no com- plexion she will make up for it.
 BARBER'S DELIGHTS
 Little Johhny-"What's freckles?" Ditto, Ethel-"Humph! Don't you know? They're whisker seeds"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

We venture to remark that few men were any more nervous when they proposed than their wives were until they did.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

General Pershing is worried about our army and it might be better if the Generals views were general.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

European countries in their current budgets, together with the amount of interest which they owe the United States and which re- mains unpaid
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

The price of eggs has gone up again. The hen lays for the dealer, and the dealers just lay for the public.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
FULL PERMISSION

Mother, dear, may I bob my hair?" "Yes, my darling, go to it;
 neck,
 But don't let your daddy know it."
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

Advice to those who think their hours are too long Take care of your minutes your hours will take care of themselves.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

These countries owe to the United States total of $492 655,561 which, because of their enormous military expenditures they cannot pay. Yet the United States is blamed for the chaotic economic condition in Europe, and for not partcipating in European affairs!
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth I knew not where Later I met Miss Bonaparte, And found my arrow in her heart.
 A record breaking tourist rush to the Hawaiian Islands is announced Suppose that means another flood of ukeleles sometime in the spring.
 Dear Office Cat-Every year when I pay my taxes they are higher. It murt be that "every day in every way my property is getting better and bet ter."-T. Axes.
 One reason we have for remember ing February is because it's the month you pay for thirty days rent and only get twenty-eight
 Someone steps forward with the re- mark that blonde hair matches the prevailing color of butter much better than brunette does.
 Some people seem to think that con- dolence is a special form of congratu- lation for widows.
 Silence may be golden, but a good line of talk often produces more dol lars.
 Don't get all puffed up if people usually remember you; there are some faces that just cant be forgotten.
 Amos Fash says in many a home the wife is a hard worker because the husband is hard shirker.
 A good musician is one who knows when to quit.
 HIS CONDITION
 "Ah! Back from your vacation, MT. Gloom?"
 Physically, thank you" replied J.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

Country Expenditures Inter. Unpaid
 Austria -..--..-.--.$ GA, 4,241679 $ 1,442,342 Belgium - 53,O17,142 18,87S, ,214 France .- 28O,955346 167, ,905, ,2O4 England - 277,235OO0 2O8,315,o17 Greece -....-...-...- 4O,698OOO 75O,OCO Hungary 273,6OOOOO lOl,l,G Italy -.....-.--,-,-.-.-- 84,444,705 82,4O1 TOP Czecho- -Slovakia = 15,2S5,77O 4,5S7 ,224 Esthonia .--,-.--.--- 2,648,6O5 699,957 Latvia -- 48,121,55 256,C14 Finland -...- 6,441 ,117 414,O96 Poland ... 2,751, ,284,863 6,9O2,141
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
HIS CONDITION

"Ah! Back from your vacation, Mr. Gloom?"
 "Physically thank you" replied J. Fuller Gloom, but not financially.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth I knew not where Later I met Miss Bonaparte, And found my arrow in her heart.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10

A record breaking tourist rush to the Hawaiian Islands is announced. Suppose that means another flood of ukeleles sometime in the spring.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
BARBER'S DELIGHTS

Little Johhny-"What's freckles ?" Ditto, Ethel-"Humph! Don't you know? They're whisker seeds"
The Cordova daily times., 1923-02-10
IT'STUFF IT'STUFF

When the modern girl has no com plexion she will make up for it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05

trash.
6-3 Mosquito report: Work done
April rs, Doris Collins, poured wa
ter out of some cans; Sue Hightow-
er, cleaned out the cutters; Mil
dred Cowart, poured water out OF
cans and cleaned some standing
water out Of a ditch; James Peters,
poured out some water out of a bar
rel; Eston Johnson, turned over
some TIN cam; Josie Ivey, cleaned
up some wet places; Rosa Ratley,
put kerosene on some standing wa
ter; Christine, put kerosene and cas-
tor oil on some water in a ditch.
II Report for Mosquito Cam
palgn. We are trying to rid Sumter
county of mosquitoes, seven-one's
report consisted chiefly of the turn
ing over 7 cans where stagnant wa
ter could collect and mosquitoes
breed, several Of the pupils filled
up marshy places, while other I'M
stopped drain-pipes, lime was spread
and cutters cleaned.
7-2 Things done to prevent the
breeding Of mosquitoes: Some look
ed and found nothing, punched
holes in tin cans, cleaned cutters,
covered puddIes, emptied COW
trough, drained water from roof,
drained water from back yard,
moved cans from under the house,
the above things were done by eight
children in the second section of
the seventh grade.
7--3 Anti-mosquito campaign:
number Of children tsking part, IA
tin cans turned over, 'outlet made
for stagnant water, in swamp,
drip from refrigerator made mos
quito proof.
Week ending April %, 1929.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
AN APPRECIATION OF
WILLIAM A. DODSON.

James B. Nevin in his column,
Caught in the Current" in the
Atlanta Georgian, pays this trib-
ute to his late friend who died
here in Americas this week:
William A. Dodson, of Sumter
county, who died a day or so ago,
was a very able Georgian.
when l first knew 'Biu' bod
son, quarter of century ago,
he was a member of the House of
Representatives for Sumter coun-
ty, then serving his second term.
He was not the Speaker of the
House, IS has been stated in sew
eraI newspapers; but he was the
Speaker pro TEN. The regularly
elected Speaker was Hut Jen-
kins, Of Putnam county; but Mr..
jenkins had an aversion to pre-
siding, and so that duty devolved
in the main, upon Mr.. Dodson-
and he executed it wonderfully
well. He was an able parliamen-
tartan, most affable and possess
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder. May
5, 1897

D 1885,
Americas is to have that cotton
factory. The success of the enter
prise is practically assured, and ac-
tive steps looking to the formation
Of the company controlling it will
be taken at once Bright in the
morning the necessary committees
will be appointed, and before noon
today the work win be well under
way.
Capt. Aft Bell proposes taking a
day off and will leave this morning
for his mill in Webster county,
where he will bask in the sunshine
and angle for festive minnoW and
wary redeye. He has promised his
friends dead loads of fish on his re-
turn home.
Cotton chopping is now going on
wherever the crop has come up and
good stands warrant beginning of
the work. Many farmers in Sumter
however, have not finished planting
on account of the unusually long
and dry spell just ended.
Mike Atkins, representing the
Americas Grocery company was re-
gistered at the Burton House this
week The people of this section
are always delighted to see Mike
for he is one of the best boys on the
road.-Cordelean.
Speaker Crisp left yesterday
morning for Atlanta and spent two
or three hours with friends. He left
in the evening for Washington,
where he will be for several days,
Mr.. Crisp is in good health and well
pleased with everything politically
and otherwise.
Mrs. w. P. Macarthur has as
her guest this week, Miss Mary |
Killingsworth, of Bluffton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05

were overturned. A hole where wa
ter stood was covered up.
Mosquito Club.
Put holes IN cans, broke old
dishes, Tore up old barrels.
ID Observed Mosquito Day
1-2 Emptied cans, buckets pans,
etc. Drained a water puddle. Put
holes in cans,
April so, 1928.
81 Almost every pupil of 2nd
| observed Mosquito Day" Ten
pupils found things with the mos
qutoes growing in them and dosed
them with kerosene and castor oil,
Seven found cans and other things
about which would give homes for
mosquitoes and destroyed them.
p Mosquito Day" was OBJ
served by a good number of the
pupils.
Pans, pans, and buckets were emp
tied, holes with water filled and
chicken troughs emptied
81 8 children put holes in 20
cans, Is children emptied "a cans,
II children filled up Is holes, chill
dren cleaned sewer pipes, 7 chill
dren used the oil treatment, IA
children gave chickens fresh water,
all children inspected their prem
ises.
50 % children worked, cans
were turned and punctured, mud
holes drained, holes filled with dirt
and rocks, some places dosed with
kerosene and oil.
Al Every one in Al did some
thing Saturday to check the growth
of the mosquito. Some covered up
holes, some turned over cans and
others put castor oil and kerosene
into the water.
LAURA ANDREWS, President
a Mosquito report: Number
of children working 20 work done,
cans turned over, holes put in cans,
cleaned out cutters.
81 Mosquito work, "a pupils
helped.
81 Monday, April 80, Anti
Mosquito Companign work done;
Painted chicken pan with cresote,
turned over tin cans, filled mud
puddles, filled holes to keep rain
water out, punctured tin cans, turn
ed over magnolia leaves containing
water, emptied refrigerator pan,
burned tin cans, emptied yaces of
stagnant water,
Cd children worked, drained
pool in Prospect Park, cleaned gut
tiers, put holes in tin cans, filed
holes, put oil on pools.
60 Mosquito Campaign Presi-
dent, Thelma Guy, Elizabeth Mayes
Grace Pittman, Pauline Conley,
Thomas Bennett, Martha Wall, Cor
don Brooks Mary Ferguson, Louise
Thomas, Laura MorrelI, Charles
Smith, Inez Law, dipped water out
Of old sink, turned over tin cans,
punched holes in cans, took sand
and covered up water, turned over
tub, took broom and swept water
away picked up all cans and put in
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
MAKING CITIZENS AT
SUMMER TRAINING CAMPS

One of the really good tbinas
inspired by the big war is the citi-
zens' training camp, A system of
such camps will be maintained os
usual, during the coming summer
IN every section of the country
Recruiting has now begun. So
well has this work become known
and so thoroughly are its benefits
appreciated, that it should hardly
be necessary to urge its claims
upon the young mca eligible Tor
the training course offered
There is nothing "militaristia"
about these camps. In fact. thew
represent an ideal which is the OBJ
posite of militarism. They stand
Tor the voluntary participation of
tree citizens in a kind OF lntsruc-
ton and discipline which is good
for them Individually for the
country, and which does not in
terefere unduly with regular pri-
vate pursuits.
The main idea, as The War De-
partment expresses it, is 'to bring
together young men of all types,
to develop closer national unity
and to teach the duties and re-
sponsibilities of American citi-
zens." Along with this, of course,
there Is physical training and
teaching in the fundamentals of
military knowledge - recognized
living in the open, orderly ma
neuvers and the use of arms.
It is good beginners course
in army training at the same time
that it is a good civilians vaca-
ton. But there is no undue stress
on the military end of it. The
whole thing is Enthusiastically
American, and lucky is the young
fellow who is able to take advan-
tage of it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
DOLEFUL PROPHECIES
PREDICTED BY Johnson

Anton Johnson, a Finnish peas
ant who claims to have forfeited
the World War, is out with 4
new batch of prophecies. Here
are the high spots:
He predicts a war between Eng
land and India, about 1925. in
which India will win freedom. at
cost of millions of lives, and the
English will be driven into the
sea.
America is to have five bic
wars III succession, one of them
with Canada.
France will fight with Spain in
1880, and about 20 years later
VIII invade Norway, Sweden and
Russia with imeperialistic designs.
winning victory by means of
three-decker gas balloons.
Hunger and plague are to pIav
thelr part. First the Spanish
malady," which will be overcome.
Then will begin, along with the
Anglo-Indian war, a hitherto IN
known disease for which there is
no cure, making its victims first
bind and then crazy. Out of the
Franco-Spanish war will come a
new lung disease destroying one
fourth of the worlds population.
Dreadful stuff you believe
IT. The average citizen, reading
1t, will go about his work as rs.
ual and wisely proceed to forget
all about it. Predictions from
Washington, about the weather
which are based on scientific oh
serVatlon-are vastly more impor-
tant than crack-brained war pre-
dlctlons from any source wbaz-
ever
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
MODERATION
BY erton Bradley.

BY Berton Bradley.
Some fellows plead for Just one" of your glances
Asking to play With you, once in while;
Others impIore for occasional chances
When they may bask in the light of your smile.
That's fair enough, they modest in pleading
I'm bit different constantly I'm
Making it plain to you-am l succeeding?
All that I'm asking is all of your time!
"Give a thought, and then" say your wooers
Il can't expect such awful lot more"
l don't resemble your other pursuers,
"Thnk of only is what l implore!
Think of me nght-times and think of day times,
All of my mind with your glamor is fraught;
SO in your quiet, your dull your gay times,
All that I'm asking is all of your thought.
sg1 @&sBAI
Others may plead for a share of affection,
Asking for only bit of your heart,
Though it be merely the tinest section
want the whole of it, not just part!
All that l ask for is all of your leisure,
All of your time and your love and-gee whiz,
WhatI desire is beyond any measure,
All that l ask for is all that there is!
Copyright 1928, NEA Service, Inc)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
(From the Times-Recordtr May
5, 1902

5, 1903.)
Judge James A. HixOE leaves to-
day for California where he goes as
the legal representative of well
known young lady Of Americas,
Miss Celeste Clarke, to claim the
fortune Of $4,000 lef by her
grand uncle, the eccentric Charles
Hill formerly of Americas and who
died there year ago possessed of
great wealth.
Mr.. A. ]. Hamil is building a
pretty and commodious dwelling on
Lamar street upon a portion of the
old Taylor property purchased last
year. This will be the third pretty
dwelling Mr.. Hamil has placed there
and as all the lot is not yet occupied
he will build two or three others in
due time.
A handsome young drygoods mer-
chant, David Pearlman, Jr., is now
the permanent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. PearIman.
Mrs. J. A. Pinkston returned
home yesterday from d pleasant
visit of a few days to relatives in
Albany.
Mrs. G. H. Hudson Whitaker and
sisters, Misses Lottie and KATE
Everett, came over from Columbus
yesterday, these young ladies hav-
ing been her guests since Friday
last.
Col. C. H. Beazley, the poet laur-
ate who sings Of the fields of Lee,
turning his harp to the musical rip
pies of the Nft-fowing Muckalee,
was in Americas yesterday morn
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-05
Tom Sims
Says:

Ef they prove Conan Doyle'9
spirit pictures to be fake, Con-
ans spirits will be low in spirits.
Judge Lands kissed an opera star
in Cleveland, proving an opera star
can shut her mouth.
Thinking they were having a
free-for-all fight, four Seattle men
found it cost 80 days.
Starch factory exploded in Argo,
ILL.,, and great many people felt
stiff in the joint.
Hollywood girl with the most
perfect feet has married, showing
they got her somewhere.
New York will have daylight saw
ing this year, just as if New York
ers ever used much daylight.
Mexican woman of 102 smokes
cigarettes. Anti-tobacco bugs
will say she wouldn't be near that
old if she didn't smoke.
Perhaps a Michigan man claim
ing the moon is fiat also thinks it
is made out of cheese.
Little Spokane girl who forgot
to wear dress, may have thought
she was going to a dance.
Detroit woman driver hit build
ing, and may plead it was on the
wrong side of the street
Healer sees the worlds end In
1926. Been long time since such
prediction came true.