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The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-02
A BETTER MAIL SERVICE

Postmaster General Hays is able to give a satisfactory account of the air mail service for the last quarter. No employees were killed or injured on regular mail trips Therr was one fatality, when a pilot was killed on the San Francisco field. Of the eleven crashes of planes only two meant the destruction of the machines.
 From the business point of view the results were good The cost of operation, which in the corresponding quarter of 1920 was S0 cents a mile, was reduced to T cents. In flying 39l 00O miles on the transcontincntal route the percentage of performance has been 9S.
 It is just about year since the New York Herald protest against the killing of tiiers and the destruction of machines and mail led to tardy investigation by the then Postmas- ter General, Mr Burleson, and a forced ad- mission that the machines had been badly constructed.
 When Mr. Hays took office he set out to have better service, though fewer routes. He has done very well. The horrors of 1920, when one fier after another was burned to death, seem to be at an end.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-02
AN EPOCHAL PROPOSAL

Certainly never in the history of the United States, probably never in the history of the
 world has there been proposed a plan of such
 great importance that met with such universal approval as the suggestions submitted by President Harding and Secretary Hughes as the basis for discussion of limitation of anna ments at the conference now in session in Washington. Not only from the press of this country, without regard to politics, and from the people of this country, also without re- gard to politics, but from the representatives and the press and the people of other coun- tries there has come the war1nest commenda- ton of the proposals which have been made
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-02
THINGS WE THINK
THINGS OTHERS THINK AND WHAT WE THINK
 OF THE THINGS OTHERS THINK

It is hard 10 pound into easy mark.
  You may be righteous but don't take your word for it.
 Money always talks, but when it is in the hands of the rich 1t Nothing makes a tired business tired to have somebody insist his buying something he doesn't need.
 A mother with her first baby does not have much in the way of ignorance the with his first auto mobile.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-02
FRIDAY, DECEMBER ,, 1921
MAY GIVE US UP

In committee at Washington they started in earnestly to put through their program of one man rule in Alaska and fix things so that il will be cheaper and easier to take our rc- oourics to Seattle and Frisco where they can skin them at their leisure, and the game of "Grafts Dcsrcd' will go on there mcrrIv all Winter There will be a lot of pro and con talk-mostly "con' talk-and when Spring touches the frozen Northland with her warm fingers we will probably be just where we were when they started in
 Already they are "viewing with alarm" and noticing with concern" that the Great Ter ritory of Alaska will go to the demniton bow-wows if their individual bills are not put through to the exclusion of other individual bills. They can even see, as well as the human eye can sec that if their individual bills are not adopted hous bous, to the eXclu- sion of other hoIus boIus bills, "thcy will have to give up Alaska" as they phrase it have to leave Alaska to Alaskans and the Government bureaus which stand in the way of easy wholesale graft here. To them that comes under the head: "Too Badn' To LIS it brings no alarm. They must put out of business the private steamship lines which have to date brought everything We have to Us, and in their places establish a Govern mcnt steamship line, run on politics at Gov crnmct expense. which will bring everything to LIS regardless of the cost of the work which is all right with Us. No sentiment exists in business and we have no grief for the steamship companies. We are glad the Government gave us a railroad line and we will be twice glad if they give Us a steamship line which will lower the freight rates be tween the Sound and our RaiIroad-the only sorrow we have in the matter is that the rates BACK to the Sound will be much lower than the rates FROM the South that none of our wood pulp will be manufactured into paper in Alaska, none of our oil refined here and no money spent in Alaska on Alaska resources and their "reaping'' than has to be- in the 'first cutting''
 However, as We said in the beginning, talk is plentiful at Washington and there is so much of if on tap there that they seldom get anywhere in accomplishment until long time has elapsed And when the Chairman of the Committee on Territories has an indi- dirual bill of his own on the question to put over, and while he disa@rocs with the other 5- members of the Committee in l1 different ways, they may talk their hads off and all that will probably result will be the bandyin@ cS such words as ''Iiar" and "thrr" to culivcn tLc working hours of the Commit. toc.--Farbanls Ncws-Mincr
The Cordova daily times., 1921-12-02
Voice of the Alaska Press

As long as is divided responsibility admin Israon of Alaskan affairs the buck will be passed, with no fixed responsibility. The New bill will cure this,-Juneau Capital
 The National W. C. T. |. is starting movement to have drinking eliminated from moving pictures We are with you. ladies. and believe the gen orally are. What wants have tender memories melowed with age revived every time h. goes to a move?-Stroller's Weekly
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
REICHSTAC DEBATES
CERMANY'S OFFER

Berlin, April 2S.-(By A. T. .)-To-
days session of the Reichstag had be-
fore It a program calling for continua
tion Of the debate on the government
reparation policy, with a probable vote
before adjournment on the joint rcso
luton OF the coalition parties declar-
ing confidence in the cabinet.
The day began without any announce
ment having been mnde by the govern
ment Of news from Washington re-
garding the reparntions negotiations,
following a day Of marking time In gov.
ernmental circles 80 far as appeared
on the surface, neither the cabinet mol
the committee on foreign relations hav-
ing held any sessions yesterday.
1t was considered not unlikely that
today's Reichstag debate would again
bring out a considerable resort to per-
sonaiities, Wednesdays discussions
having proceeded along stormy lines
virtually to their close. One feature
OF the debate was q declaration by
former Chancellor Herman Mueller, who
was defending the policy of Foreign
Minister Simons, that the German
workingman would prevent Germany
from becoming involved In fresh war
adventures"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
OFFERS DISPLEASE
PRESS OF LONDON

London, April 2S.-(By A. PS-
Dissatisfaction with the German repara =
tions proposals was expressed by Lon
don newspapers today. There was a
unanimous expression of opinion that
the German terms were insufficient and
that they must be altered before the
Allies could renew discussions with the
Berlin Government.
"The German proposals are too
vague and do not go far enough, de-
clared the Morning Post. They must
have a more concrete character before
the Allies can negot1nre with Will
Lhelmstrasse.
"The Allies will be delighted to ac.
cept the good Offices of the United
States, and II Or. Simons is determined
to build a bridge by which America
may again cross TO Europe, both Great
Britain and France will gladly welcome
an old friend"
In testy editorial, the Telegraph
also demanded substantial changes In
the German terms,
"Iechnically," the newspaper said,
Germany has no right to make offers
at all. Her duty Is to pay her debts.
Germany has proposed that she take the
allied debt OF the United States. II
she can send money to America, she
can send Il to France, Great Britain,
belgium and Italy. We prefer to deal
directly with our creditors and debtors.
Germany Is not impoverished, and II
her citizens are taxed as are the resi-
dents Of allied countries, she will be per.
fcctly able to pay"
American Intervention in the repara-
tions question supplies ''the hnppiest
possible means otescape from past er'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
SPROUL PUTS THROUGH
HIS ENTIRE PROGRAM
Virtually Every Law Asked by Governor Passed
Despite Hard Fights and Now Awaits
His Signature

city charter 80 as TO make il possible
for resumption of the old contractor
system OF street cleaning.
=, Inc Dill was sponsored BY Senator
Nare, though offered By Senator Aron.
In some devious way It got out of
committee and onto the House calendar,
! imagine that count Of noses in the
House convinced those pressing for Its
passage that II would be defea ted.
Leopold g. Glass read a telegram
to Senator Ware from George w.
coles, saying that tho reform element
and the charter revisionists opposed the
measure. Therefore, Mr.. Ware mae
unanimously withdrew the bill from
further consideration.
Bins Foes Were Ready
The opponents Of the Aron anti Z.
Sharter bill were loaded for bear had
II ever got to final passage. Harry
Spencer Edmonds, whose course On
various measures has been rather or.
ratio, were both ready to unload a barrel
Of trouble for Mr.. Aron's pet.
A noticeable feature of tho ,,os;,.
hours Of the House was the cIe nniss
spirit manifested by the Grundy Oliver
They herded toaoth., " o'i,s''
where n particu,or XIII No -ti. e1cept
fected somc unit NJ tha IL" a,'"Iy az
most solidly against nny measure yhinh
they iamgined was favored bv IN
Sproul people.
The claim made BY Mr.. AIe.ande-
Of Delaware, whose propensity to tall
on every bill earned for him the merrv
sobriquet Of the human phoporranh
that the majority In the Horse pa.
the slave Of the bosses. was dianrovaJ
90 often in the closing bonrs tbot 4,
became ridiculous. -
Except where the measures On finn,
passage were Sproul- Crow bills sbso.
lutely, the majority voted with an
abandon that was unusual.
The legislative apportionment bill
split the House IN the bnck and ,croos
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
Britain Is Pledged
to Ruhr Occupancy

Continued from PsEe One
aid. was 1000. .OOO, 900 gold marks
with rate of interest at per cent
which today could only be described a.
ridiculous.
Offer Loss Than Half of Demand
TO arrive by this method at the tota'
Of 2o0, 900. .000. 900 gold marks paymcn,
at so small q rate Of interest would have
10 be spread over sixty to eighty year,
which arrangement, the Belgians de.
clared, would be equivalent 10 no pay
ment at all. The $4,000, 900. 600 gold
marks did not represent one half the
sum fixed by the Paris conference, they
asserted.
IT was announced by Reuters Linn
tied today it had learned that France
had instructed Ambassador Jusserand
N Washington to thank the United
Stotes Government "for its assurance
that the United States would not de-
liver the German reparations note with
cut the approval Of the Allies" France
added. says the news agency, that Il
IN them a basis for a possible settle
ment.
Paris, April 2S.-(By A. P.)-Thc
next development regarding the Ger.
man propositions on the reparations
question ie expected to occur in Lon .
don, as, according to the best informa
tlon obtainabie here today. no further
steps will be taken In this situation un =
Il! the allied Supreme Council, which Ia
to meet in London Saturday, has acted.
American participation in the Lon.
don deliberations is hoped for In French
circles. where II Is stated IN invita-
non will be sent to Washington to have
q representative of the United States
present.
The discussion in the Supreme Coun
ell, 1t is indicated, will BE- opencd by
presentation Of the French case, with
the details Of Germany's defaults In
the execution OF the treaty of Yer.
sailles. Her failure to pay the balance
OF l2,00f $1,000 marks On her 20, .
100 900 marks debt due May 1, her
refusa disarm. her failure to bring
70 trD Ulcers accused Of war crimes
and her resistance to tine proposed
methods for payment of indcmnities
VIII De set forth as justifying further
penalties and the taking of further
After this the German propositions
iust transmitted to Washington Will be
taken up.
France will insist that nothing short
OF a beginning on the actual fulfllment
OF Germany's obligations should arrest
Ine pressure Of the Allies. The first
actual beginning, It is suggested. might
oe the delivery of 100, 900, 900 marks
IN gold from the Reichsbank reserve,
as demanded by the rcparutions com
mission. This would be considered nf
unsible evidence OF intention to exc.
Tute the treaty in default Of which the
french delegation will resist the con
nueration OF mere promises rs justih .
.uuon for further delay in the applica .
non OF new penalties.
besides the application Of further
penaities to Germany, the tracing OF
new boundary lines between Poland
and German Upper Silesia will be dis
Sussed by the Supreme Allied Council
at London.
Ihe determination of the frontier be =
Sween Poland and German Silesia would
oased upon reports from the plebis-
'''e commission which supervised the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

BILE that Secretary Hughes had any
idea In starting the present exchange
Of view that he could thus prevent
France from taking stranglehold upon
the industrial life Of Germany.
lie moved too late to obtain that re-
suit, for II was hardly to be expected
that Germany would at once make an
offer that France would accept. and
that thus the use Of force would be
avoided. lie rather set going negotia /.
tions which could proceed concurrcntly
with the French military endeavors just
as the negotiations for the armistice
in 1918 went on currently with the
closing of the allied and American wise
upon the main German army in France.
As the wise frightened the German will
ingncss to accept terms increased.
The same will be true In the present
negotiations. AZ the French hand
closes upon the industrial life Of Ger
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

cation Of BRAND and the excuse for
DR.. Simons. At any rate the basis Of
negotiations will be improved by the
French occupation Of tho Ruhr.
And the unofficial exchange of views,
which Mr.. Hughes has started, will
provide a means for all sides to get to !.
gethcr when the German people realize
how much they are ut the mercy Of
France in possession Of their best coal
field and when the French realize how
little in cash the occupation ct the
Ruhr means to them.
The stage has been set for a military
movement. and It Is impossible to di I
vert Il. Nor is 1t specially desirable TO
divert IL. The advance into the Ruhr
is means of making Germany .pay.
Mr.. Hughes provides the machinery
under which an agreement to pay may
I be reached on the basis Of Frances con.
troll over Germany's industrial life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

At 25c eaoh-Butter Spreaders.
oyster Forks, Sugar Shells, Butter
Knives. Food Pushers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
SUMMARY OF WORK
OF 1921 ASSEMBLY
Welfare, School and Highway
Department Bills Are I'm
portant Measures
LARGEST APPROPRIATIONS

Harrisburg. April 2S.-With the ad-
journment Of the One Hundred ana
Twenty fourth Pennsylvania Lesisla-
turc today the following outstanding
features appear on the record
Appropriations probably exceed any
ever known. II Is estimated about
81 25. 600 900 Ia represented In bills sent
TO the Governor. Unless expectations
on increased revenue are realized II will
mean a $4,000, 900 cut by the Cover.
nor. ,rhe administration Is In control
and the measures passed fer revenue
and departmental matters represent its
views. The general appropriation bill
carries approximately $50 .On. 900.
which breaks all records. Last ses.
sion Il carried $43 500 900. Important
public works and continuance Of high
way construction were provided in the
appropriations and :he policy OF aid to
charities was maintained. An addt-
tional million was voted for care Of In
iigcnt insane. making the nppropria-
ton we'll over $5,0O0,O0O while money
was granted for developing two new
state hospitals and improving others.
A bill to provide for payment OF ap.
propriations for such institutions nt the
start instead Of end Of quarter was
passed.
Anthracite Tax
Revenue bills taxing anthracite coal
1h per cent nd valorcm, prepared for
market making direct inheritance taxes
2 per cent on the clear value and col.
lateral 10 per cent, and gasoline one
cent gallon we're pnased, estimated to
raise $4,000. 900 additional.
Among departmental bills passed
we're the Public Welfare Department.
merging the State Board Of Public
Charities, Lunacy Commission and
Prison Labor Commission. 90.
The bill authorizing submission to the
people In September Of the question Of
holding a constitutional convention was
passed after some opposition to the
plan for the Governor to appoint TWEEN
ty five delegates at large. Each con-
gressional district will elect three.
The nonartisan judicial and second
class city election laws are repealed.
The administration prohibition en-
forcement code was passed in bill
sponsored by Representative George I.
woner. 1t amends the Brooks high
license law.
Educational bills passed include the
Finegan salary schedule for teachers,
| the lengthening Of terms Of school, II
new system Of distribution Of aid for
districts, tenure Of office for teachers
and Capitalization Of authority Of the
state superintendent Of public instruc-
tion over normal schools, while educa-
tional supervisory work. including that
of higher education, was vested In n
new body to be known as the State
Cour Gil of Education.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

many the German Government will
prove more tractable. Under pressute
Of French occupation Of Germnny's
chief coal region Dr. Simons may JUS
tify more easily before his own people
a yielding to tho allied demands.
Issue Largely Domestic
Also, NJ. BRAND. having employed the
military power Of France. may be in
better position to make concessions than
he Is now. He will be able to say to
his own people that he did his utmost to
force the best terms possible out Of the
late foe.
The issues is largely domestic.
The German Government Is in danger
of falling Il It fail to resist to the ut.
most the allied demands. The BRAND
government is in equal danger Of fall
ing II IL does not do its utmost to on.
force the allied demands. The advance
into the Ruhr may prove the justif-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

voting held in Upper Silesia, and rec .
concentrations from the council OF am .
bassadOrB.
Premier BRAND Of France will, it is
asserted, not undertake the occupation
OF the Ruhr district Of Germany without
the approval Of the Allies.
The German embassy here has issued
a lengthy explanatory statement re.
garding Germany's reparations offer. II
claims that the difference between the
sum offered in Berlin's last proposal OF
200, 600, 900 900 gold marks and the
226, ,O0O, 200, 900 gold marks under the
Paris terms Is but small"
The statement also says with regard
to the conditions relating to the sup
preston of penalties that 1T appar-
eatly means the penalties decided upon
at the London conference should be
Cancelled. but certainly not that the
territories occupied by virtue of the
peace treaty should be evacuated"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28
BY GEORGE NOX MCCAIN


HARRISBURG. April 2s.--Thc Genera,
Assembly Of 1921. virtually ended early
this morning In whirlwind Of paper
halls. clownish capers and general tom
foolery. The village cut-ups made a
night Of Il.
The House always does this. The dra .
matte events of the last seventy two
hours and the election Of a new speaker
fniled to dampen the members desire
for a dclirious wind.up.
There were the usual committee din
ners and midnight lunches. And there
was a drop Of "hooch" for those who
hankered for II.
or such were the social features. They
will be forgotten by tomorrow-all er-
cept the headaches.
The political side is the practical
side. It's effects will be lasting.
Conspicuous Is the fact that the
SprOul administration in the last hours
put over virtually its entire program,
the program outlined In the Governor s
message at the opening Of the session.
Two Tax Measures Die
Two measures. the bills placing a tax
on the gross receipts Of amusement en- =
terprises and upon billbonrds and ad :
vertising siss. were permitted to die
in committee.
A tax on the capital stock of manu- :
featuring concerns, though originally
contemplated, never reached the stage
Of being embodied in bill.
As distinctive administration meas
ures the following bills will become
laws as soon as the Governor signs
them:
The constitutional convention meas
ure.
Bills placing a tax on anthracite coal
and on gasoline for motor purposes.
Increasing the direct collateral inher-
itance taxes.
:. Creating a new Department Of Pub.
lie Welfare.
Amending the Brooks high license law
TO- conform to the Volstend federal pro.
hibition law.
Congressional, senatorial, judicial
and legislative reapportionment.
broadening and bettering the entire
state public school system.
Providing for an enlarged forestry
service and the rehabilitation Of the
devastated forest lands Of the common
wealth.
Making provision for continuing the
states highway building plan on a
larger scale.
Providing an outlet for prison made
goods and for the transfer Of prisoners
from one overcrowded prison to another
less crowded.
Aron Bill Dead
Other important legislation which
might not De classed as administrat tion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

AZ 35c sach-Dlnner Forks, Tabl
Spoons. Soup Spoons, Dinner KNIVES
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

At 45c each-Cream Ladies, Cold
Meat Forks, Hollow Handled Fruit
Knives.
Many other odd pieces at reduced
prices First Floor
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Ruhr Seizure First; .
Then Negotiations
Continued from Page One

Continued from PaEc One
French Government sees fit to reply at
length to a note not officially before 1t
shows the desire of France to nego-
tiate. The fact that Great Britain has
seen fit to communicate directly with
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-28

A. soc esch--Dessert Spoons. Des
sert Forks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-15
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