MORE MONEY IS NEEDED
* FOR NAVY YARD WORK
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Acting Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt will soon ask con
gress for an extra sura of $15,000,000
for the repair of vessels.
There is sufficient work in sight, he
says, to keep the yards busy for
eighteen months.
AMERICAN DOUGHBOYS
PREPARING FOR HOME
COBLENZ, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—French troops today began
relieving the bridgehead patrols of the
American First division.
' The Americans will entrain Friday
for Brest.
POLESlREDISSATISFIED
, WITH PEACE CONFERENCE
LONDON, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported that the deci
sion of the peace conference to the,
effect that Poland must pay five bil
lion rubles as part of Russia’s debt
has caused much dissatisfaction at
Warsaw.
PIONEER ALASKAN
SUCCUMBS TO OLD AGE
SEATTLE, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Jay E. Tibbits, who was
identified with the early Klondike
rush, and who was one of the found
ers of the town of Rampart, died here
today, aged 72 years. He had been an
invalid for six years.
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When the Demon Rum.
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Used to whisper in your ear.
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That because you were a friend of
his.
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The world .was yours.
And you used to believe it.
Till you woke up with that Siwash
flavor.
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On your breath and in your soul.
• • • •
There was always some cynical
friend.
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Who’d shake his head and pity you.
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And now that you’ve quit.
(Because you WANTED TO, of
course).
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Doesn't it make you laugh.
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To see Old Man Booze stage a
comeback?
He whispers the old lie about the
power and the glory.
And his victims fall for it.
• • • •
And goes out armed with the ma
jesty of the law.
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And a few glass jars.
To tap the cider barrel.
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And prove by all the rules of chem
istry.
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That somebody is selling strong
liquors.
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And the old fool’s name is Uncle
Sam.
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j He ought to know better at his time
of life.
• • • •
Than to believe he can carry on
like that.
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And not wake up with a headache.
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Amid the jeers of his friends.
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And if this sort of thing keeps up.
• • • •
You’re liable to get arrested some
day.
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In act of hoisting a forkful.
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Of apple pie.
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And it’s no comfort to reflect.
• • • •
That the trouble started.
• • • •
When Mother Eve went through
the Garden.
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Picking ripe fruit. v
MANY ILLS AFFECTING
HARVESTS OF GERMANY
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BERLIN, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Bad weather threatens to
badly damage the harvests of Ger
many. There has been a lack of labor
and a shortage of fertilisers. The
grain is overripe and the potatoes have
been hurt by wet weather. The sugar
beet crop is suffering from lack of
workers.
MORRISON SUCCEEDED
BY HERO OF ARGONNE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 14 (by As
sociated Press).—Major General Lig
gett today took command of the West
ern department of the army, with
headquarters at the Presidio.
General Morrison, the retiring com
mander, will leave on Saturday to as
sume command at Camp Lewis.
GERMANCONSTITUTION
MAKES SOME CHANGES
BERLIN, Aug. 14 (by Associated
Press).—Under the new constitution,
which has just been promulgated, the
national assembly will become the
reichstag and the federal council the
bundesrath.
Premier Bauer becomes imperial
chancellor.
Mrs. William Atkinson passed thru
Skagway recently en route to her
birthplace at dmonton, Canada,
where she will spend several months
visiting. This was the first time Mrs.
Atkinson had ever seen salt water.
When a small child she was sent to a
convent which is maintained by the
Catholic church near the Great Slave
lakes, and there she received her ed
ucation, After her marriage she
moved to the Pelly river, going in
over the trail from the inside. In
this manner, although she had lived
for a number of years in Alaska, she
had never before seen salt water.
If you do not receive your copy of
the Times regularly, please notify the
circulation manager.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.
In the matter of the Estate of Michael
James Costello, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Michael James Costello, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to exhibit them, Avith the nec
essary vouchers, Avithin six months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to the said administrator at the
office of Frank H. Foster, at Cordova,
Alaska, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said
estate. WILLIAM HAYES,
Administrator.
July 8—5av
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that I, the
undersigned, have been duly and
regularly appointed by the district
court for the Territory of Alaska for ;
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of all the property of Alaska Anthra- <
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claims against this company are re
quested to present the same with
proper vouchers to me at the law
offices of Donohoe & Dimond at Cor
dova, Alaska, within thirty days of
this date.
Dated at Cordova, Alaska, this first
day of July, 1919.
CHARLES A. SPOMGBERG,
Receiver of Alaska Anthracite Rail
way Cojnpany. July 3-(20t
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
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Probate. 1
In the matter of the Estate of James i
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pointed by the probate court of the 1
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on the 4th day of August, 1919, ad- 1
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ifter the first publication of this no
ice, to said administrator at his resi
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same being the place for the transac
;ion of business of said estate in the
erritory of Alaska.
Dated at Katalla, Alaska, this 4th
lay of August, 1919.
W. H. DOUGDELL,
Administrator of the Estate of James
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Date of first publication Aug. 6,1919.
Date of last publication Sept. 4, 1919.
Donohoe & Dimond, attorneys for
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NOTICE TO CREEDITORS
n the United States Commissioner’s
Court in and for Cordova Precinct,
Territory of Alaska.—In Probate.—
In the matter of the Estate of Ver
mund Martin Olson, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
lined, administrator of the estate of
fermund Martin Olson, deceased, to
he creditors of and all persons hav
ng claims against the said deceased,
o exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within six months after the
Irst publication of this notice, to the
aid administrator at the office of
Prank H. Foster, attorney at law, Cor
[ova, Alaska, the same being the place
or the transaction of the business of
aid estate. E. P. ZIEGLER,
Administrator.
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