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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
A City With a Future.
(COrdOya Times. !


 Cordova is particularly fortunate in possessing practically all the resources that to be found in ,the different sections of Alaska, most of them are being developed large scale which accounts for the fact that this town boast of it's perman ency and prosperity, with future in which we all have abiding faith
 Among our resources are the rich interior placer mines Kennecott copper which is the highest grade and more cheaply mined than any other similar mineral in the world Katalla, Yakataga and Cordova oil fields, the only producing wells in Alaska being in operation at the former place, where the highest grade parane base oil in the world is being pumped and is supplied to the industries Prince William Sound in an oil tanker specially built for this pur- pcse Bering River coal, which being mined tests to be better than Pocahontas; Copper River sockeye salmon, the best brand of fish, with eleven can neries to put up the pack; Razor clans, an epicur- cans delight and also halbut, herring codtish.
 Cordova possesses the finest harbor in Alaska, with abundant anchorage and dockage facilities. It is the sea terminal and supply point for the gold and mining companies the oil fields, fishing vessels and canneries. Has the largest radio plant in the north and is connected by cable and wireless with the States and by telephone and telegraph with Interior Alaska and Katalla. No other town in this vast Territory offers the same opportunities for investment does Cordova.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
UPPER SILESIA VITAL TO POLAND'S
 EXPORT TRADE.

foiands future in export trade depends large upon how the present dispute over control of Upp Silesia is settled. it is pointed out by the Nation Bank Of Commerce in New York in its June numb Of Commerce Monthly
 The importance to Poland of the in- cluslon or exclusion of Upper Silesia is apparent says Commerce Monthly. It means the difference between having to i'm port more than half of its normal coal re- quirements, and being one of the most i'm portant coa-exportng countries of Europe Moreover. should the Silesian fields be ceded to Germany the Poles believe that it will be difficult to maintain an economic inde- pendenec of that country. If Poland possesses Upper Silesia, it can exchange coal for the German manufactures and technical equip ment needed for the development of it's resources; otherwise it will have to sell the major portion of its exportabe surplus in German markets in payment for fuel and equipment.
 Coal is one of the most important of Poland mineral resources, according to the bank which add
 The deposits lie in the Dombrowa- Silesian Basin. covering 2.l00 square miles and extending into Poland Czecho Slovakia and Silesia The Polish proper includes over 700 square miles. while the richest section with an area of over 1900 miles
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
flaw. HaWl

She lets him boss his place down, town, The threshold she will never cross; His wife don't want to boss the place; She knows that she can boss the
 boss.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Strange! !!
Quick, Doc. the Oxygen!

"It says here that a prominent Senator shines his own shoes" said the Old Fogy, as he looked up from the newspaper he was reading.
 My" exclaimed the Crouch. "I'm surprised that a man of his stand ing would stoop to such a thing!"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Oh, Very We'll!

No, dear reader, Pink B. Fair isn't a sweet young thing at all. He is a hustling merchant who has a store at Cartoogechaye, N. c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17

Skipping. Old Top, Ripping!" We find this one in the London Sunday Pictorial: Exit football, Enter Cricket;
 the wicket!"
 And yet they say the English have no sense of humor, even if they do spell it Thumour."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17

Defeat never silenced William J. Bryan-(St Louis Globe Democrat) 70 -%'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17

MT Bryan wants to be a Senator-Mr. Harding got Tn that way.-(Washngton Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17

| While the dry" agents away the vets will
 ay-(lndianapos News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Hooray!

Hooray! A. Bilder has received permit to erect a $7,500 home for himself in Fon du Lac, Wis.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Paw Knows Everythina

Willie-Paw, what is caution? Paw-Caution is something that prompts man to select an affinity who has the same colored hair as his wife, my son.
 Maw-Willie, you come in the kitchen with me and take a licking
 We'll Say He Does I. c. Light is fireman aboard the U. s. s, Lake Ellicott.
 Same Old Story! The Graduate her piece will speak, Then face the busy world, poor
 dear;
 She'll get job at 10 per week, And speak of it as her Career.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
BITS OF BY-PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Things to Worry About

Things to Worry About Dr. Vile, of the University of Michigan, has discovered that warts are contagious.
 Foolish Questions If friend should meet you With a quart of rye; And, he said Luke, have a nip?" What would Luke reply? i
 Columbus.
 Ho, Hum! And some of these days the Hooch Hounds will pinch you if you wear a dry smile.
 Hard Luck! Some men own their homes. But A. Renter lives in Muckeegon, Mich.
 No Joke Just because a fellow knows a lot is no sign that he owns one. And many a boob who has lots to learn manages to have a few to sell.
 Strange! A wealthy man is Oswald Bright, And his purse is not slim; Though he has coin in his own right He had it left to him.
 Fair My wife is sensible" said Grind, And of her 1 am very fond; Though she is a brunette you'll find She's just as fair as any blonde"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
The Wise Fool

The Wise Fool Many man has price on his head" observed the Sage. Yes" sighed the Fool But many a man hasn't the price of what's on his wifes head.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-06-17
Mercy!

'I am mans equal!" says the Stuff.
 But it would make her mad If some one used her picture in
 A safety razor ad.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
Want Martial.
Law FOR MINC0
West Virginia Eenator Asks Hard.
ing to Pr0muiyate PrOciama-
tiOn In Strike District.

Williamson, W. Va, May 16.-
Kentucky militiamen who arrived
recently in the Williamson fighting
zone, have started combing the
wooded mountain sections and al
ready have arrested five men, ac-
cording to reports reaching Sheriff
Pinzon's Office today. The men
were taken at Pikeville, KY, the
reports stated.
Little firing was reported this
morning along the battle line be-
tween McCarr, Ky, and Rawli, w.
Va.
Washington, May 16.-Senator
Sutherland OF West Virginia called
on Secretary Weeks today to urge
him to promulgate the proclama-
tions signed Saturday by President
Harding declaring martial law in
the strike area in West Virginia
and Kentucky.
Secretary Weeks and Senator
Sutherland called on President
Harrington at the White house to
lay the situation before him. and
later Secretary Weeks called Gov
ernor Morgan on the long distance
telephone to discuss the situation
with him. The secretary said Ma
jor General Read. commanding the
5th army corps area. did not see a
present necessity for sending fed
eral troops to the strike district.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
ALL!EST0 HOLD
MEET THURSDAY
BRAND and Lloyd George to Throsh
Gut SileSian Differences in
Private Interview.

Londcn, May 16.-There may be
a full meeting Of the supreme al
lied council for the purpose Of dis
cussing the situation which has
arisen in Silesian affairs as a re-
suit of the Polish revolt there.
Dispatches from Paris indicate
that NJ. BRAND intends to lay the
situation before the French cham
Der of deputies when it meets on
Thursday. There has been an ex-
change of views between the Brit
ish and French governments, but
suggestions that meet ng be held
have been met with assertions IN
Paris that it would be imposs.ble
for the French premier to discuss
the Siles.an affair with Mr.. Lloyd
George until after Thursday.
NJ. BRAND has received a note
from the German government
which asserts that reports relative
to the ALLEGATION Of important dis.
tricts in Silesia to the Germans
were published in Polish papers
and could not be traced to Germans
in any way. Assertion has beer
made that the Poles in Upper Sill.
es!a became alarmed by these re-
ports. and sought to take over dis.
tricts that the supreme allied coun.
Gil was alleged to be planning tt
give to Germany.
Advic.s over the weekend an
peared to indicate a cessation o
fighting in Upper Siles'a. but ther'
was nothing to show that the Pole!
were Withdrawing from region,
they occupied during the last tw,
VoakA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
Wire AFFECTED
BYPHENOMEN0N
Aurora Borealis Interrupts Trans
missIon-Llghts Throw Machin.
cry Out Of Gear.

New York, May 16.-Aurora bo-
realis. which interrupted transmits
sion in this country intermittently
since Friday night. continued to-
day. The main trouble today was
in repairing machinery thrown out
of commission by the Pickering
lights. The cable companies re-
ported that many of their receiving
coils had been burned out. The
wireless stations also were at
fected.
Every telegraph company report
ed serious delay in Transmission.
The companies united in declaring
that the influence Of one of natures
greatest phenomenons was the
most extensive In their history.
Experts, who have been working
for many years to overcome the
trouble, termed earth currents, "
said they were unable to advance
any definite scientific explanations
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
SHOp"IS
SAID TO SPREAD
Committee ut Manufacturers' Meets
ing Claims Movement Is
Growing Fast

Chicago. May disqualification
at the spread OF the ''open shop
movement was expressed in COM
mittee reDort read today at the
opening of the annual convention ef
the National Association Of Many
faeturers.
The open shop movement is
meeting with gratifying response
throughout the country" the re-
port said. "The association actively
supporting the open shop now exist
in $50 American cities.
public sentiment has for soma
time bene favorable to the ope
shop. The public has realized the
demands of closed shop labor can
not, in the interest Of the public IT.
seif. be wisely acceded to BY the en-
ployers Of the country"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16

TRAIN WRECKER
TAMPERED WITH
SWITCH SIGNAL
Derail,ner,f of "Hu,,1-
mer" Was Deliber-
ate Act.

Bloomington, ILL.,, May 16.-1nveS-
tigatiOn of the wreck last night OF
the Chicago & Atoms Hummer" IN
which a score of persons were in
jured, indicates that the fast train
between Chicago and Kansas City
was deliberately derailed by some
unknown persons, according to
roalroad officials who today were
conducting an inquiry here.
A. P. Titus, general manager OF
the road, and Dispatcher Postle-
thwaite absolved the engine crew
from blame for the wreck, declaring
that the train apparently had clear
track, although the switch actually
was against it.
MIR. Titus said the switch at sid
ing had been tampered with and
bolts from the switch standard
withdrawn. The switch showed a
clear signal, although it was set so
that the Hummer" carrying IA
cars, most of them Pullmans, was
det0ured on a siding and crashed
into freight train.
Dispatcher Postlethwaite de-
clared the switch light showed
green, or clear, and that the SEEM
ing phenomena of clear signal on
an open switch was the result of
tampering with the mechanism by
some unknown persons.
The injured were taken to Bloom
ington hospitals. William Suttles.
fireman on the wrecked train, was
the most seriously injured. His
jaw was fractured and he suffered
spinal injuries which may prove
fatal. William FELTON, of Bloom
ington, jumped from his cab, it was
said. He was badly lacerated. but
his condition was not considered
critical. The other persons injured
were not seriously hurt.
The wreck occurred about IL
o'clock and caused considerable con-
fusion and temporary hysteria
among the passengers. The lights
on the train were extinguished by
the shock of the collision, and it
| was some time before the passen-
gers could be quieted.
! Work Of Wrecke-.
Chicago & Alton officials are con-
! vinced that deliberate attempt to
wreck a fast mail train on that line
which runs every day except Sat
| urGay, was the cause OF the Alton
| Hummer being smashed up las!
night at point north of Shirley
The Alton recently got the mail
train contract which formerly was
held by the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois and it is presumed that rob.
bers planned to wreck it not know.
ing that it did not run on Sunday
The time Of the train is about ter
minutes later than the time OF the
Hummer" but the Hummer
which goes out over the west end or
week days. Sundays runs south via
Springfield to Kansas City.
None of the injured died and re-
ports from St Joseph hospital an(
Brockaw hospital here. to which tn,
victims were taken, were to the eff
feet that all were getting along a.
we'll as could be expected.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
Late. Bulletins

St. Louis, Mo, May 1e-
James McKeivey,. municipal
director Of public safety, was
hanged in cffigy last night be-
cause of his summary dismis.
sal Of Edward ]. Giesler, depu.
" building commissioner for
10 years.
Dubuque, Iowa, May H.
approximately $50 teams are
idle today as . result Of an or.
der stating that wages would
be cut from IS conts to 80
cents m honr. s
Washington, May 16. - An
army Of 175,000 men was decfd.
ed on today by the senate mill.
tsry affairs subcommittee con.
sHering the army appropriation
bill. The measure. as passed BY
the house provided for an army
Of 10000.
-
Chicago. May 16.-Profess6r
H. F. Harrington, Director Of the
courses ip journalism at the
University Of Illinois. has been
appointed. director, Of the Me.
ain school of journalism at
Northwestern university, It was
announced today.
Washington, May 1s-(Unit.
ed ess.)-COngress this week
VII start IN Investigation of
charges that several recently
formed service mems organiza-
tons are nothing more than
&get rich quick Wallingf0rd"
schemes for their promoters.
East st. Louis, Ill, May 16--
Richard Remellus, . farmer
whose home, near here, was
partly burned Sunday nornlng.
early today was shot and killed
by nm unidentified man who ap-
preached the Rcmelius home
and struck . match. Remellus
had been keeping watch, ~ he
said he suspected lncendiarism.
Houston, Texas, May Ia
Only two Of the 40 convicts
who escaped from the state
, pepitentiary ct Huntsville, last
Thursday, are still ut liberty
this morning. Two Of the eseap.
ed eonvicts were killed BY
guards and the other Is have
been returned to the prison.
New York, May IA e1s.-
O00 900 medical center soon
will be established In New
York city Jointly By Columbia
university and the PrcsDyter.
ian hospital Gifts Of 81! !OOo..
600 for this purpose already
have becn made.
washington, Nay 16-O@.
cal reports to the department.
Of commeree show that during
the Aryt two weeks Of the ship
plne strike, from Nay ! to Nay
IL, inclusive, ~, American ves-
..i. ..taAI Sr~vn ktlaufle. Calf
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
POST GIVEN TO
PERSHLNG ENDS
ARMY QUARREL
Sores Of War Depart.
l1es,t Are Being
Healed.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
Especial to The Arxus.)

Washington, May ls.--Secretary
Weeks has started In earnest to
heal the sores Of the war depart
inent. The appointment of Gem
eral Pershing As chief Of star Of
the United States army with the
unprecedented selection of an as
sis ant chief Of staf who will
avowedly have charge Of all ad-
ministrative detail may seem diff
cult to explain to the outsider, but
viewed as part Of Z general pol
icy Of reconciliation between jeal-
Cus factions and conflicting person
alities, the move Is hailed as the
best way out OF q malignant con-
troversy which had its origin dur
ing the war and which had to be
settled harmoniously before the
war department could function
smoothly.
During the war and indeed since
the armistice there has been more
Than one clash between the Off
GERS who saw service, overseas,
some OF whom had q tendency to
regard as less important the stay
at-home officers and the folks who
directed the training Of troops and
the mobilization of resources on
the American side Of the Atlantic.
Conversely. the officers on this side
showed q sensitiveness concerning
the overseas ofiicers-the latter
having insisted upon . voice in
promo ions which upon more than
one occasion upset the states made
on this side.
The conflict between General
Feyton C. March. chief of staff in
Washington, and the headquarters
CT General Pershing overseas, was
never a matter Of open break. De-
malls were repeatedly made and
probably will he made that any
friction existed, but the fact is when
people try to issue orders to each
other 5000 miles away and without
specific knowledge OF the circum.
stances under which each side il
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
new STADIUM
TOUR PLANNED

Crbana, ILL.,, May 16.-George
Hun, director Of athletics of the
University of Illinois, and Robert c.
Zuppke, football coach, completed
plans today for second eastern
tour in the interests of a new ath-
letic stadium at the university TO
cost 81 100000. The athletic chiefs
will leave the university on May %.
speaking to alumni clubs in Column
bus, Pittsburgh, Boston, Schenec-
tady. Detroit and Ann Arbor,
Mich. A tour of western cities will
be made so1ae time during the SUM-
mar.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
BRAKEMAN DIES
IN train WRECK

Clinton, Iowa. May 16.-Edgar @.
Beckwith. brakemal, was killed;
Engineer Joe Dolak Of Belle
Plaine and Fireman Lyle Toll
son. all of Clinton. were in
jured: about seventeen carloads
of cattle killed and 22 stock cars
piled up, when an eastbound CHI
cago & Northwestern railway
freight train was ,derailed about
two and half miles west of De-
Witt, Iowa. yesterday afternoon.
Searchers in the wreckage expect
to find the bodies OF several tramps
believed to have been on board the
train.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
SAYS
HE WILL RETURN
AND SERVE TERM
I. w. w. Leader Wires
Promise From
Moscow.

Chicago. Nav 16.-United Press.)
Bonds of big Bill Haywood and
the eight other convicted l. w. W.
leaders who failed to surrender at
Leavenworth prison were forfeited
today by order of the circuit court
of appeals.
Otto Christensen asked that the
forfeiture of the bond of Haywood
be postponed until William Bross
Lloyd, Haywood's chief bondsman,
could be reached.
Lloyd, millionaire communist, is
cruising in the Chesapeake bay. The
court refused tc grant the request.
Copyright, 1921, by the United
Press)
London, May 16.-William D.
Haywood will return to the United
States to serve his "a year sentence
in Leavenworth prison, he declared
today in an exclusive statement
wirelessed to the United Press from
Moscow.
The l. w. W. leader, whose dis
appearance brought bitter criti-
cism from associates who were also
under sentence for hampering the
nations war activities, announced
he will return after the third inter
rationale and other conventions
have been held in Moscow. Hay
woods bondsmen will not suffer
loss. he said.
ABig Bill's. Story.
BY WILLIAM d. HAYWOOD.
| Copyright, 1921, by the Unitei
Press.)
Moscow, May 16.-(By Wireless,
to the United Press. )-Here is m,
story:
On March 8, l retired to tn
home of friends in New York
Three weeks later l arrived in Mos
cow.
| ! shall remain here for the con
vention of the third International
and other meetings.
l will return to the United State!
without question. If l cannot re
turn before my bond is cancelle;
the government may have it's equiv
alent of pound of tesn whicl
friends deposited for my appear
ance.
But my bondsmen will not suf
; fer financial loss from the cancel
lation of the bond.
Browns Comment.
Chicago, May 16.-(United Press
We knew Big Bill Haywood
wasn't a gutter" said Roy Brown
secretary-treasurer of the Indus
trial Workers of the World whel
informed today that the forme
leader had wired the United Pres
from Moscow that he would return
to the United States to serve hi
prison sentence.
Otto Christensen, attorney TO
Haywood, said the information wa
the first definite word he had hat
from Haywood but that it bore on
his belief that his client would re
turn.
| Haywood was one CT the nine |
". W. leaders who failed to ''dres
in" at Leavenworth prison to com
plete their sentences for violation
of the espionage act.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
NEARLY DROWN
/. IN b0SpnORUS

~ sSndon, May 16.-Four American
cssSa cea engaged In relief work u;
i,c"santinop!e narrowly escaped
a, d,v"ning in the Bosphorus yeste--
n; ~ s.e Constantinople correspond
a.. VI tne Daily Mail says. They
~. 10 rowboat in midstrea;n IN
80 y sprang a leak and quick
~. ass Cushman sank, but on
II = managed to seize her dog
~ 'ae collar and the animal drag
No.; to safety. Miss Asher and
~ uhi swan ashore and whom
ss,tne tne latter found she was
i ns q bank note with which
go !ne hoatmcn, VITO latar re-
me money. The fourth meGm-
1AnN ~ l41ai CAl61olA
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-16
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
MEXICAN STRUGGLE.

Mexico City, May 1.-THE Mo-
rel'a tragedy Of Friday is expected
to precipitate a serious struggle
for political domination of the
chamber In the national assembly,
with all radical elements aligned
against the Obregon party.