TRIBUTE PAID
TO TILLERS
OF THE SOIL
WASHINGTON. Dee !• Tribute to
the part played l»y the nation’s soil
tillers in winning the war is paid by
Secretary Houston in bis annual re
pmt for Ibis, transmitted to congress
today by the White House. Mumper
crops were grown both this year and
last in spite of adverse weather, tin*
secretary says, and the millions of
men and women and boys and girls
on the farm with the organized agen
cies assisting them, performed satis
factorilv the supremely important task
of sustaining their own country and
those* associated with it in the war
Kmphasizing the difficulties and the
absence of dramatic glamor in the war
job of the farmer. Mr. Houston speaks
with satisfaction of the change dur
ing the past year toward giving agri
culture it larger place in the newspa
pers and magazines and the world's
thought, bringing the great urban pop
illation into closer touch with rural
life,
"If is one thing to ask a man to
save." says the secretary contrasting
the task nl the one who conserves and
the one who produces, "it is another
to ask him. confronted a.- In- 1 by the
chances of the market and the risk
of loss from disease. Hood and drouth,
to put his labor and capital into the
production of food ainf* feeds. andjln
raw material for c lothing
Pointing out that the size of tin- bar
vest may not measure tin- labors ot
tin- fanner. Mr Houston records tin
acreage planted this year in principal
products aggregated L’dHuiiuinn acres
or i:iniv than ."i.ciiMi.iino acres mon
than in tin- pr* • « ding record > ear
< >1 tin- lle\t veal', prosper! -. til* IV
port -ays
"It is too < arly to make detailed -ug
m Holm for tin- spring planting sea am
of P'P.' During the fall tin- depart
nn nt tin- agricultural college - ami
‘•ther agencies- carried on a campaign
for a larg" wln at a< r- age. and indica
111 m •■?'•- given by -fair a I c» w hen
fb rc quisit- planting < mild l»<
• urc’ without « ailing for an ext- n ion
ot ‘le* ana «.r t-vni a normal
in tin stairs which bad ‘differed from
drouth for two yiars I; was sug
ge>hd that, if pos.-ible. at bit 1
"tin tirivs of wln at should be put
in The informal indications coming
to tin* department arc that tin- farm
ers exceeded tin- planting suggest• • c 1
by the department
♦
Gasoline Street Sweepers.
The new gasoline* street sweepers
operate* so ejuiekly and so cheaply that
they threaten t«* do away entirely with
the old horse-drawn apparatus. One
three-wheeler, gasoline-driven machine
is counted ,M|ual to four horse-drawn
sweepers. It clears the street to with
in 1(> inches of the curb at a cost of
seven cents a thousand yards.
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NAVY PROGRAM
OUTLINED FOR
THREE YEARS
WASHINGTON. Dec. !♦. With a
story of brilliant aehn-vement of tin*
American na\y in tin- war. Secretary
I Daniels couples, in his annual report
made public today, ail urgent recom
mendation for continued expan.dom
to meet the dmeallds of peace for
national and international work on the
1 sea.
Through nearly all of 111 printed
pages the secretary tells in brief
phrases of the navy's part in the war.
of the doing of the seeming impossible
| through teamwork, lie speaks of tin
mighty accomplishment of transport
1 ing two million men to France, with
out the loss of an easthound troopship
through enemy action, and In* devotes
a graphic chapter to the Marine hri
gade. which as all tin* world knows
blocked the last Prussian advance
on Paris, and started the German re
treat that ended tin* war.
This reference to tin* future con
eludes the report
"Tin* day is not far distant wlnm
•In* world will witness an end to com
I >e t i t i v e huflding between nation of
! mighty weapons of war in tin p. . . .
treaty there will undoubtedly he in
< erporated President Wil- mi's propo
sal for a reduction of armament to
tin* lowest point consistent witli do
mestie safety.’
"Navies will still he needed as an
international police force to compel
compliance with fin- decree of an in
lernational tribunal which will he set
up t" decide difference;, between tin
nation.- Naval vessels will have large
peace task.- m urvey and di-oovery
md protection in*-addition to police
duty oj an intei nut ioual a- well a* a
national character
lna -much a- tin 1 niied State i
| t In- rii In -t of the great nation a ml
i ha - -altered 1«- in war than any <>t
: tin* allied pm\• i it will devolv«• upon
iihis country In main a < out riiuit ion »o
fin navy to pre . r\. tin- ).. .. .* ui tin
w oi !i| < iuniin-n uirate with it •- w. a it h.
it.- i oniiiMT e. it grow nm m l • ;
, mg uiercha nt ma ia m . ami if - !• . i
5* i,* in tin ( ou111 t! ol 11 • ■ j• <>;.!- P
i t In i * loi .- our dnt v now not. in
j de. |. in enter upon any m-w and
•e.bilious naval program, hut to go
I torwurd steadily upon tIn line.- of
naval inemas* to which tin- country
i < i•mmitted itself by tin adoption three
j y ears ago of th- first far-machine con
structivc uavaj program in tin: history
of the republic
"1 have r- commended to this con
gross tin- adoption of another three
| \ear program substantially like tin*
one authorized in 1 fi 1 r» Hut tin- vie
1 tor-y of tin* allies and tin- l' nit • d State .
should. and will I sincerely trust, with
in a few year-* make it no longer m-e<
sary for any nation under whip and
spur to burden if - taxpayers to under
take to build, in competitive construe
turn, bigger lighting ships and more of
..1.. .
them than any other nation can con
st ruct."
Mr Daniel,; show:, that ttie new
ItilMl.tltHi.iloo. three-year Imildin,' pro
gram In- h:. proposed win provhh
Kit; additional naval vessels, ten ol
tln-m dreadnoughts and six baltb
t rni 'eis. and the nliters to ha in such
ilistrihulieit ol' approve! types as tilt
department may deeiu In o
Taking up hi siofy of the navy
and the war. the secretary declare
the scrvie v. as ready trom stem P
stern'' when I Ii I'niled Stales enlerei1
the . hi It i i ■ t l-’rom the day when tin
ti is i three year program was adopter
in l'llh. lie adds, rongn . has givei
everything that could lie desired p
insure tile efled iveiiess of the nova
arm
♦
Making Sure.
Several years ago, at the funernl of
a well known lire Insurance official
much detested by Ids staff, It was re
marked Hint an unexpectedly large
number of them attended. On one of
them being asked for an explanation,
he said: "We wouldn't have missed
It on any nccoinit ; we want to he sure
that he Is burled.”
Saving Grain From Fire,
A South Dakota builder has suggest
ed a simple method of saving grain in
country elevators from tire. The grain
bins should lie provided with trap
doors in the outer walls of the build
ing. In ease of tire the doors are open
ed and the grain pours out on the
ground.
Wasted Energy.
Eleanor, aged five, was aiitoing with
her parents in the rural districts one
cool summer evening. ( Hi approaching
a farm licit boasted of a windmill, she
said: "(lb. mamma, the farmer's got
his fan going on a cold night,”—Chica
go Examiner.
Stop and Reflect.
When we begin to make excuses to
ourselves, we piny lie tolerably Mire
tiuil the net \v hieh requires ueli treat
ment had oineihing wren about it
somewhere. That wlihh is smmd
needs no ointment.
Libel on Quartermasters.
An army padre tells ibis story:
There was en, . a quai'ler' -ter whe
Weill le III av- Ii. And he g.a a big Jolt
at ole. Ie<.in * lie re were no other
quartern:.! -ters there.
Coquettish.
The fraction leaned over an I touch
ed the whole number on ii digit,
".say, ' she whispered, "is my numera
tor on straight?"
Acquiring a Reputation.
I.ots of folks get a reputation for lie
in:.' brilliant conversationists hv letting
file Ollier fellow do the talking.
Dally Thought.
Shut not thy purse strings always
against painted distress.—Charles
I.nmh.
Optimistic Thought.
He that is valiant docs not commit
self-murder.
)ne of my wife’s most
j. efficient servants for
whose services she
pays about one cent a
day!
It keeps the cnt - house free
from .rt and .1..dresses and
sprin. o. the b free from dust,
thus prt /. nting disease.
ALASKA PUBLIC UTILITIES
First Street Phone I 3
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j I A HANDSOME LITTLE BOOK
| known as a “SAVINGS BOOK” ranks
| high as a Christmas Gift.
I The joys it will )ring are not tern- r ||
j| porary but lasting, inasmuch as the
| book is an inducement to save more. j
\ WE FURNISH THEM FROM
ONE DOLLAR UP
i! L_=_Jr
I i BSB] !p 1
^ PROFESSIONAL ^
Drs. Daggett & Blythe
Northern Hotel Building
Cordova
DENTISTRY
Hours a m to !* p. m
Special attention to
Prophylaxis and Pyorrhea
PHONE 200
Dr. Illyth is now at Bonanza mine.
DR. W. H. CHASE
i
PHYSICIAN nnd SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls May It*' Left at Cordova
1 irug Store
Residence'. Alaskan Hotel
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1. ALASKAN HOTEL j
F. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room I. Adams lllock
CORDOVA. ALASKA
DR. C. L. HALE
DENTIST
Oilier over Blum. O’Neill's Store
DR. W. W. COUNCIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence. Cordova
General Hospital (Ostrander
Building).
! Phones Residence, 11a; Office, 1.12
Vocal and Piano Lessons
Former home of Mrs. Dunham
C Street
JUNE ALLEN
; Times' telegraphic news Is reliable.
Step at the
$ Hotel Golden
;■ WHEN IN
I McCarthy
Alaska
the '1 iuscs K<<p post a
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“Bevo” Is Here
It’s a drink that surely fills the bill.
Delivered to the trade or families in
large or small quantities
FRH1) IIAliF, Distributor
4
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of Juneau, Alaska
OFFER TO THE TRAPPERS OF
ALASKA HIGHEST CASH PRICES
FOR THEIR FUR
The method of purchase is as follows: Ship your furs by parcel
post or express If same amounts to $100 or over, our offer will be wired,
if unsatisfactory furs will be returned or shipped to any point desired
all charges prepaid.
Comparison of our prices with Outside figures will PROVE that
we pay MORE and you get your money from three to five weeks
earlier.
References Any Hank In Alaska: Dexter 1 lorton National Hank
Seattle: National Hank of Tacoma. Tacoma. Wash
Make Us a Trial Shipment—WE GUARANTEE STEISEACTION.
CHAS. GOLDSTEIN & COMPANY
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