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1 The quota of Cordova and the Copper Jj
jf River Valley for Armenian relief is three m
| thousand dollars. What are YOU going a
I to do about it? The relief of these deserv- jj
1 ing people is a duty develving upon the 1
more fortunate nations. Cordova is asked (J
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When Robert Wayne was amid pov
erty and grief over the recent death
of a cherished wife and anxiety as to
the future of his daughter Viola, a
girl of sixteen, he received word that
he had been left 80 acres of land near
Walton by a distant relative, and
he brightened up with new courage
and hope.
“Eighty acres! Why, I have longed
for ten, and considered it the great
est boon fortune could bestow upon
me.”
“I am so glad,” enthused Viola.
“You have had to work so hard and
so long in the city here. Oh, father!
think, think, if it is not already a
nice little farm, we can make it one.
And I can help you get a real living,
with bird* and flowers and everything
beautiful about us.”
“Yes,” replied Mr. Wayne, new am
bition kindling in his eyes. “W_e will
' make the wilderness blossom Tike the
rose!”
Robert Wayne went to visit his
prized acquisition, to have his high
spirits considerably dampened. Wal
ton was a small, quiet village, and the
80 acres were located just beyond its
limits. The major portion of it had
been a limestone quarry, which had
been excavated to the depth of over
a hundred feet to provide a county
with roadbed material. It had been
abandoned and nearly filled up with
water,
Mr. Wayne found that only 20 acres
of the tract could be made available.
There had been a frame structure at
the edge of the quarry. A helper was
hired to dismantle it, the material re
moved and a habitable shelter con
structed that would answer until a
real house could he built.
If Viola was disappointed she never
Indicated it. She came into the rude
shack with a dlieery: “Oh, father!
we’ll make a mansion of it before we
get through.”
A new element, and a displeasing
one, came into their lives with the ap
pearance of a young man who per
sistently forced his attentions upon
Viola. This was Martin Freer, who
lived a mile distant. He and his fam
ily had reputations none too savory as
to honesty and industry, and there
were sundry hints that it was a puz
zle how Freer had so much money to
throw away, while he never seemed
to do any work.
“I don’t like this young fellow. Vi
ola,” Mr. Wayne said. “I hope you
will not encourage his visits.”
“1 have tried to make him under
stand that his calls are not welcome.”
replied Viola.
Freer was an audacious, and at
times offensive, person, with a force
ful, aggressive way about him that
carried him through in most instances.
He had the sense to discern, however,
that he had created an antipathy
against himself in Mr. Wayne, and
that Viola was cold and repellant. He
boasted of a very rich uncle abroad,
who sent him fabulous sums monthly.
“I believe the old quarry is haunt
ed,” Mr. Wayne told Viola one day.
“Last night was the fourth or fifth
time I have been awakened by queer
sounds in its direction. Strange calls,
and heavy rolling, and then splashing
echoes.” But both forgot about this
amid the pressure of their home du
ties. About this time a new element
came into the quiet lives of father and
daughter. A pleasant, manly young
fellow, Barton Lee, came to Walton to
pass a month’s vacation, as he gave it
out. He got acquainted with the
Waynes, and became a welcome vis
itor, much to the discomfiture of Mar
tin Freer. One morning early he ap
peared with a gravity of manner that
at once told Viola that the visit Had
a serious motive.
“Mr. Wayne,” he said, “I have news
of some importance to communicate
to you. First, I wish to make the
confession that I am not a simple
tourist, but came down here as a rep
resentative of the state insurance com
mission.”
“You mean?” asked Mr. Wayne.
“That for over a year some forty
automobiles a month have been stol
en in the city. Many of them have
disappeared utterly. I received a tip
and came down here to watch Martin
Freer, who has been a member of the
gang who have run the machines out
to Walton and dumped them into the
old quarry.”
“Why, what for? Incredible!”
gasped Mr. Wayne.
“It was done so that unscrupulous
owners could thereby claim full value
from the Insurance companies. Freer
is in jail, and has confessed. At least
fifty cars lie hidden under the water
of the old quarry.”
Barton Lee had completed his mis
sion and departed for the city. Viola
missed him greatly. Her heart sang
with joy w7hen he returned.
“I have made an arrangement with
the insurance company to go into the
salvage business, you and I, Mr.
Wayne,” announced Lee. “The cars
are wrecks and good only for what
they will bring as junk. The com
panies give us half of what we real
ize, plus the cost of raising, disman
tling and shipping the parts to second
hand dealers."
It was an ideal partnership, and it
led to an ideal romance. Money there
was in the proposition, and love, and
what more could happy Viola Wayne
desire?
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SCOUTING IN GOOD CONSPIRACY.
There Is a natural relationship be
tween successful men and ambitious
boys.
The forward-looking program of
scouting cannot fail to appeal to pa
triotic Americans. The foundation
principle of rotary is patriotism.
When the ideals and the principles
of these two organizations—rotary ,
and scouting—are analyzed, they are
seen to contain the same qualities.
When the church and scouting strike
hands to work together for boys, the
conspiracy is a good one. When the
schools and scouting agree upon a
program for boys, it is well for boy
hood.
And when rotaiians and scout lead
ers work shoulder to shoulder to train
boys for good citizenship, the highest
court in the land will pronounce the
conspiracy a good one.
Put End to Moslem Piracy.
In the sixteenth century European
civilization was menaced by the Turks.
Moslem pirates were the peril of the
seas, of which they were fast gaining
control. This danger was averted and
destroyed by Don .Tuan, commander
of the Spanish fleet, and his allies, tin?
Italian squadrons and the Venetian
and Neapolitan fleets, at a naval bat
tle with the Turks in the Bay of
Lepnntn. The capture of the enemy’s
flagship, after the battle had raged an
hour and a half, gave Don Juan as
surance of victory, so he hoisted the
consecrated banner of the Holy league
at the mast of the conquering galley,
where it could be seen by both friend
and enemy. The result was as Don
Juan expected—exultation on the part
of the Christians and depression and
discouragement on the part of the
Turks.
After a heavy loss on both sides
the Turkish armada was destroyed.
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THE SCOUTMASTER'S EXAMPLE. :
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After all, what wins? Does talk?
Does earnest concern for a boy’s wel
fare?
Or is it expert knowledge of the line
things in woodcraft? Or is it a chummy
disposition in a man that wins boys?
Or is it the power of a good example?
Which is to say, the scoutmaster who
is himself a good scout all the way
through will win his boys to a high
standard of scouting.
The scoutmaster who sets the exam
ple In the wearing of his own uniform
won’t have to point to many flaws in
the uniforms of his troop. The scout
master who shapes his own personal
life at all times by the scout oath
and law will have little difficulty in
winning his boys to the same ideals.
The more he knows expertly about
scouting the better. But after all it is
the power of a good example that wins.
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Alaska
; Steamship Company <
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez, ^j|
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward
FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH—
Sept. 5.. ALAMEDA ..Sept. 1 5
Sept. 13.NORTHWESTERN.Sept. 22
Sept. 18.ALASKA.Sept. 28
Sept. 23. ALAMEDA.Oct. 5
Steamer Alameda will make trip to Anchorage.
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives.
This schedule subject to change without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Agent
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Safety Courtesy Service Speed
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LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA k
About Oct. 15.WATSON.Sept. 28
i Three Sailings per Week from Seattle for San Francisco, Los An
geles and San Diego. For further information call
Office phone 223. L. A. COUNTS, AGENT Residence Windsor hotel
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I Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Sunday and Thursday
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Monday and Friday
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Monday and Friday
Trains leave Chitina for Cordova Tuesday and Saturday.
Dining Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
\\ hart Ironi 9 a. m. to 5 p m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office I
»'iu‘ i ‘«ur before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER Superintendent
D. L. LEATON, Ticket Agent
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Our new fall line of Blue Serges,
Bankers’ Grays, Fancy Wor
steds and Imported Tweeds.
All suits will be made here
HUBBERT & STEEINE
PHONE 130
FRED M. SCHAUPP
SANITARY PLUMBING
Steam-Fitting, Marine Pipe and Tank Work
Sheet Metal Work
SECOND STREET, NEXT DOOR TO FEDERAL JAIL
PHONE 72 ^ . v
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