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The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02
HOPE PROPOSED MONTANA ROAD
 WILL BE BUILT

Z LEWISTON, Montana, Feb. 2. - Hope that the Great Northern Rail- road will build it's long proposed ex- tension through the heart of Mon- tana's last prairie country lying in the east central part of the state and tapping as well rapidly devel- oping oil field, is revived here and in other Montana cities with the per sistent reports that work will be re- sumed in the spring
 The cutoff as it is known has al ready been extended west from the North Dakota Montana border to the town of Richey and the grade has been completed eastward from Lewiston distance of thirty-s six miles to the town of Forest Grove. This work includes completion of a tunnel nearly mile in length which insures the system the better grade between the Twin" Cities and the coast. with their line already over low passes and through tunnels in the Rockies and Cascades
 The new line will swing the main line trains of the Great Northern from the high" line as it's road through the northern part of Mon tana is known, to the new route, cutting the mileage between the Twin Cities and the coast and also put ting this city. and Great Falls on the main artery of travel.
 MUCH DOUBLE TRACK
 The work on this extension, which will give the road a double track practically the length of Montana from Mondak to Shelby was started before the war and was stopped when the Federal government took over the railroads. With labor and material prices lower, new business in the Cat Creek oil field to be had as well as exclusive transportation facilities through huge prairie country awaiting a railroad for frui- tion of big colonization plans, also under way, those closely in touch with the situation are firm in theil belief that there is more than mere discussion to the proposed work
 Petrolia, seven miles from the Cat Creek, oil fields, the townsite fol which has already been plated, will be the next town on the Montana map with the new railroad extension
 The only other railroad construc- tion under way in Montana for the new year is the proposed branch line from Hardin, in Big Horn County, tc the newly-opened Soap Creek oi fields. which already has four com mercial wells. The branch will TUT about twenty miles. meeting the terminal of a pipe line from the field which has not yet shipped any oil be cause of lack of transportation facili ties. It has been reliably reported that the contract for construction O. this branch has been executed.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02
MONEY
 PASSERS' ARE DISCOURAGED

WASHINGTON, Feb ?. When you walk into your bank, draw a check, get your money and put it in your wallet - and go through the transaction with usual ease of a grocery purchase-do you know the men on Uncle Sam's payroll who place your money operations above suspician?
 William Herman Moran, Chief U. 5. Secret Service, is your answer. There. may be some other answers, including William J. Burns, and 3 few others. But for bringing home the bacon as an annual habit and delivering the goods to the entire satisfaction of your Uncle Samuel, the man who is there, and with bells on, is Moran.
 Moran bagged 259 forgers of checks during the past year, When he wasn't doing that he was investi- gating $500 forged-c cases, l. 250 altered or forged Liberyt bond cases and 560 altered and stolen war savings stamp cases His annual batting average was further fattened by the detection of 324 shifty crim- inals, guilty of raising bank notes from lower to higher denominations Many of them are thinking it over now in Federal penitentiaries, or awaiting trial
 KNOWS CROOKS TRICKS
 Counterfeiters get away with noth- ing when Moran hits the trail. He feiters adopt to turn out spurious currency. Once he gets clew he's quick on the tracks of the counter feiter and his conspirators, if he has them.
 Moran looked back on 1921 as one of his busiest years He captured or seized $196,993 in counterfeit notes, I'll counterfeit note plates. fourteen engaved dies and forty-eight sets of molds for coin counterfeiting.
 Moran and his skilled staff, en- gineered by the popular Joe" Mur- phy, former secret service chief at the. White House, also broke up hun dreds of bands of criminals engaged in counterfeiting government rev. enue stamps.
 Altogether ninety-six persons guilty of counterfeiting revenue strip stamps required on 'bottled in bond" bootleg whskey fell into the secret service net
 | BOGUS MONEY scARCER | Activity of the secret service has practically broken up counterfeiting of United States currency upon any serious scale and also has put an end to prolific methods in vogue the early part of last year among boot leggers of counterfeiting the govern ment stamps and placing them upon alleged bonded whiskey.
 Morans staff ran down twenty eight new counterfeit note issues during the year. Most of them Moran says. were crude limitations and were readily detected. Many oi the specimens were received in re- mittances from European countries
 This discovery showed that the counterfeiting of United States cur rency and other government securi- ties is more or less prevalent abroad But the aid of foreign governments has been given toward stamping out the practice and assisting in a roundup of the criminals.
 Moran's record shows that in al tered and forged bond cases $75O,. 900 in stolen or forged bonds were recovered by the agents of the Unit ed States Secret Service and re- turned to the government or to banks in different sections of the i United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

With wings nearly a foot in width extended, the Great Atlas Moth of Indian Is the largest moth or butter fly in the world.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

APPROPRIATION OF JAS. w. Coffey, who was in Cordova 8 year ago, will be thankfully re- ceived by his father who wants him home. Wm Coffey, Brighton, Ont. Canada, 28-6t.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

FOR SALE-PROSPERO PLUMB ing, heating and sheet metal busi- ness. six thousand dollars cash. Sanitary Plumbing Co.,, Juneau, Alaska. 28-4t
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

Professional Men Who Al vertise in the Cordova Dail Times
 AUTO SERVICE Alaska Transfer Go.
 ATTORNEYS Bonohoe & Dimond: F. H. Foster. F.. r. Medley.
 AUTO AGENCIES Owen E. Meals, Valdez.
 BANKS Bank of Alaska. First Bank of Cordova.
 BOTTLING WORKS Cocdova Beverage Co.
 CHICKEN RANCH '"S' 'FS' CLOTHING Laurie Bros. w. ClaySon. The Blum, O'Neill Co. Tinkelstein & Sapiro. Ot1Afo ANU NEVo . ANU Chas. M. Rosswog
 DAIRY , ... H. E Mcdaniel & Co.
 DRUG STORES Cordova Drug Co., Northern Drug Co.
 DENTISTS pr. Charles Daggett. Dr. M. l.. Biggs. Dr. Won Zesch. Dr. c. V. Daggett. Dr. Louis H. Wolfe, kennecott Dr. R. w. Nickerson
 FUR DEALERS R. W. Drew. Tacoma. Geo R. Goshaw Co.,, Seattle.
 GROCERIES The Blum, O'Neill Co. Finkelstein & Sapiro.
 HARDWARE The Blum, o'Neill Co., Finkelstein & Sapiro.
 HOTELS CordOva House. Alaskan Hotel Northern Hotel. Manhattan Hotel. Overland Hotel Chttina. Hotel Atwood. Seattle. Arlington Hotel. Seattle.
 INSURANCE Cordova Abstract & Realty Co gordova Adjustment Co. Thomas s. Scott
 JEWELLERS Paul Bloedhorn. Osborne Bros. HOME SERVICE" PAINTS W. P. Fuller & Co.,. 8. F. LAUNCHES AND rows Pioneer and Swan.
 LAUNDRIEs Jones' Laundry.
 LADIES' FURNISHINGS Style Shop LUMBER YARD AND MILL Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
 MEAT MARKETS Northern Meat Mark ct.
 MACHINERY WORKS Cordova Machine Works. Harmon Machinery Co.,. Inc. MERCHANT TAILORING T. N. Hubbert. POOL AND BILLIARD hALLs The Club. Northern Club. Oscars Place. AND PAPER HANGER I. D., Bogart. PLUMBERS AND STEAM FiTTEH Smith & McConaghy. Chas. l.. Graber
 PHYSICIANS Br' Br " ". Y " 6Ssss GoSnon'
 PHOTOGRAPHY Charles Scarborough.
 RESTAURANTS Model Cafe. .'f [ Charley rChong Bill's Place
 RAILROADS Copper River & N. W. By. LIGHT WATER AND PHoNgS Alaska Public UtiiIties. SECOND HAND oToREo Gus Co1okas.
 TRANSFER COMPANY Alaska Transfer Co.
 6TEAM8hiP LINED Alaska Steamship Co. . Pacific Steamship Go.
 REAL EsTArR Cordoya Adjustment Co. CordovA Abstract q Realty CA
 ThEATER The Empress.
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The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

WANTED-POSlTIO BY EXPERT bookkeeper and typist. Can do stenographic work. Address Hazel Oxender, Box. 173, Havre, Mon- tana. 28-4t
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

FOR SALE-BED MATTRESS AND
 springs, $22; oak dresser, $S; kero-
 sene stove, s5. Chas. Dustin, Rail- road Row. 2-6t.
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FOR RENT-COMPLETE FUR- nished house wits bath room, close in, Old Town. c. s. Bratton,
 Phone 156-2 rings. 26-3t.
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Kodak finishing. scarborough.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02
BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Progressive Merchants and
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wANTED-HOUSEWORK BY DAY or hour. Maude Goodlataw, cabin in rear of jail. 26-tf.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-02

FOR SALE-SINGER SEWING MA chine. drawers. E. F. Medley | 12-1w
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
cost Of PENSIONS .
S&55,2O1j62
Annual Report Of Commissioner
Submitted to President
Harding
PENSIONERS DECREASE FAST

Washington, Dec. THE American
Pension system cost the public $255, .
POI ,662 during the fiscal year ended
last June 30, according to the annual
report of the Commissioner Of Pensions
sent today to President Harding. OF
this amount $253, ,SO7 ,5S3 was paid out
for pensions, the cost of maintenance Of
the system being 81 ,394 ,O79.
That the number of pensions in this
country Is rapidly diminishing Is shown
in the statement that 81, ,90S, ,250 less
w"s maid in pensions during the last
fiscal year than during the previous
year; that 25.0S2 Civil War veterans
died, as against "a, 775 for the previous
against 10, ,451 the year previous.
The number Of pensioners on the rolls
June 3O.. 1922. was 547 ,O16, compared
year. or these, 193.SS1 were Civil
War veterans; 272, Civil War
widows, 1866 veterans Of the Spanish
! War and O10S widows Of Spanish War
veterans. There were seventy three
| soldiers drawing pensions for service In
| the war with Mexico, and forty nine
widows Of soldiers Of the War Of 1872.
Several important notifications of the
practice Of tho Pension Bureau were
brought about during the year by de-
partmental decisions. One decision held
that a person who enlisted in the reg
| ular army subsequent to April %. 1893.
and was discharged on or before. April
! II, 1899, or who enlisted in the Navy
or Marine Corps after May 4. 1893. and
was discharged prior TO April II. 1899.
could be considered a volunteer This
/ holding favorably affected hundreds of
claims filed by si,;Sn widows md and minors of
Instructions approved in August, last
year, provided more liberal system
Of rating claims of Spanish War SOL
diers under the act of June. 1920.
The practice originally laid down
under the act Of May, 1920. made
the S72 rate for helpless Civil War vet
Grams commence from the date Of med
ical examination of pensioners by a
surgeon or board of surgeons of the
/ Pension Bureau. More than $1,000
claims for. the $40 rate have been al
lowed and 34,537 were drawing that
rate per month on June 30, 1922.
Tn tho last fiscal year 100, 1876 pen
sion claims were disposed of and 2.4G9.
676 checks prepared and sent out. At
| the close Of the year S2,G15 claims
under various pension laws were pend
| ing.
Under the act of May. 1920. provid-
ing for the retirement of Civil Service
employees. there were 1915 annuitants
on the roll. Of whom G667 were retired
for age. the remainder for disability.
The retirement law. with several broad
ening and liberalizing acts, has been
! IN operation for two years, the COM
missioner declared, and experience in
dicates It needs but few changes.
| : II wus suggested that employees eligi-
bic for retirement at the age of seventy
should have the option of retiring ut
sixty five; that retention beyond sixty
five should be by agreement between
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
BITES OFF finger
OF HIS ASSA|LANT
Isaac Hyman Routs Bandits,
Who Flee Without Get
ting Loot
ONE HOWLS WITH PAIN

Isaac Hyman, a carnival man. Of
za4 North Franklin street, repulsed ar
attack by bandits at 3 o'clock this
morning by biting off finger from one
OF his assailants.
?, The men fled without loot whel
iymaE's method of defense proved more
deadly than the weapons of the h gh
waymen. although the odds were three
to one against him.
The attempted hold-up occurred II
FRANKLIN street. between Race and
Vine.
Hymnn was attacked by the bandits
as he was returning to his home. One
Of them placed his hand over llyman's
mouth 10 prevent an Outcry. As he did
so Hyman got one OF the bandits
fingers between his teeth and bit 1t.
He told the police the finger was sew
cred.
Police are watching the hospitals for
~ was suspicious" Hyman said
when one Of the three stopped me
and asked for n match. One Of the
others walked on and before / could
turn he bounced on my back.
81 started to yell to attract the at
tcnton of the patrolman on the beat
when one bandit clamped my mouth
shut with his hand. But he failed to
take the precaution to keep his finger
out Of my mouth and ! made good use
OF my teeth TO frighten them away"
Lyman showed deep scalp wound
which appeared as though it had been
inflicted by Il pocketknifc. He was
treated by police surgeon.
Anna +. O'Ncil, of Ogontz. reported
to the police today that handbag con
timing $3.50 worth of icwelry had
either been snatchcd from her or stolen
while she was downtown shopping.
Howard G.. Holton. II student Of the
University of Pennsylvania Law School.
reported that an overcoat valued at $50
was taken from locker belonging to
him.
Mrs. Theodore Buckwood. iO7 Frui,
Trade building, Dock and Granite
streets, lost $3.50 in jewels when thieves
broke open the safe in her Office.
William Patterson. Negro, 24O>
Naudain street, was found uncOn
scious at Eighth and Callowhill streets
He is in the Hahncmann Hospital
Police have been unable to solve the
mystery Of the shooting and he ha,
been unable to talk to the police as
yet.
John Woodman. Schell street ncai
Race, was found in Il dazed condition
and partly blind at Darien and Vine
streets. At I1ahnemanm Hospital b,
admitted that a woman had thrown
pepper in his eyes, but refused to tel
her name.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
ENEMY CoNSULATES BARRED IN TURKEY

during the first half Of the present Ad-
ministration, and particularly condemns
President Harding's executive order
permitting the selection as postmaster
of any one of the three candidates
standing highest in the Civil Service
examinations.
Condemn Postoffice Department
1t urges that the order in force when
the present Administration took Office
which required the designation of the
man standing highest in the examina
ton, hc Immediately revived by Pres.
ident Harding.
The postottirc Department is "se-
verely cOndemned' by the report for
asking recommendation Of Congress
men when choosing postmasters in their
districts. This practice results al
most inevitably in political appoint
ments. the report declares.
While critlcizing appointments in the
prohibition unit and the postoffice De-
partment, the report commends the
Harding Administration for its ap-
pointments in the diplomatic and con =
sular services, which, 1t says. indi- =
cate that IAN earnest effort not only
to retain and promote persons of long
experience and efficient service, but also
to appoint to diplomatic posts persons
with some qualifications in diplomacy. :"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07

say II had been established beyond
doubt tha Khan started the custer
movement against the Catholic athletic
! director.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
URGE CIVIL SERVICE
FOR DRY AGENTS
Scandals in Pennsylvania Re-
cited to Prove That Present
Appointees Are Unfit
ATTACK ON SP0lLS SYSTEM
Bv a star Coyyespondsnt

Washington Dec. 7.--Prohibition en-
forcement scandals in Pennsylvania are
cited I'm n report submitted by the coun-
ell of the National Civil Service Reform
League TO the forty second annual con-
vcntion Of the league today as evidence
in support of II recommendation that
prohibition enforcement be taken en-
trely out of politics and that enforce
ment officers be appointed strictly
under civil service rules.
Under the Republican Administra-
ton appointments have been dictated
in large measures by Republican leaders
throughout the country as they were
by the Democratic leaders under the
Democratic Administration the re-
port states.
After citing scandals in half dozen
States in whi h political henchmen ap.
pointed to enforce the Volstrad act
have been indicated. the report con-
tnues:
"Many similar scandalous cases
ness of the appointees in the Prohi-
bition Bureau. selected as they now are
under the spoils system. The enact
ment Of the legislation proposed by tho
league to bring all these employees
within the competitive classified civil
service Is the first essential to adequate
enforcement Of the law
TO Center in Pennsylvania
The report announces the establish
ment of field division which will work
during the coming year for the enact
ment of adequate civil service statutes
and amendments to State Constitutions
In seven States. The principal efforts
Of the field division early In the year
are to be centered in Pennsylvania.
When the Volstead act was passed
the provisions Of the Civil Service law.
as applied to prohibition agents, were
waived. Had prohibition officers been
appointed after competitive examina-
tion. upon merit, and not principally
upon the recommendations Of poll
ticians, officers Of the Civil Service Re-
form League believe many of the scan
dals would have been avoided.
The report of the council reviews
the "organizcd drive to seize certain
higher places in the classified serv
ice and use them us political spoils,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07

ana her football team this year was
the best in fifteen years." Coach Dona.
hue said. ''But II the Klan wants me
to get out because I have religion, It
seems I must leave or stay and face an
eternal row."
The executive board, prevailing on
lyonahue to reconsider HIS resignation,
assured him every effort would be made
to elimina.e unplcasantness. The pub
Tic announcement that he would re-
main at Auburn was followed immedi.
ately by flood of warnings, sent
anonymously to Auburn executives, that
the Alabama Legislature next summer
would make terrific slashes in the col.
lese appropriations unless Donahue cot
out.
Trustees Of the school have deter.
mined to keep Donahus % head coach.
even II the Legislature refuses to an.
propriate one dollar. They say the col
lege will run somehow and that ''invis-
ible government" shall not dominate It.
According to the. alumni who returned
from Auburn, the Legislature in Ala
bama is packed with Klansmen. They
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07

employc and head Of his department,
and that no employe should be retained
beyond tho age Of seventy. Similar
provisions were suggested for those ell.
gible for retirement Mt sixty-two and
sixty five years Of age. The present
provide a somewhat larger annuity for
all classes. the commissioner said, and
particularly for those receiving less than
$50 per month.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07

"ress .legalizcd while the danger was
greatest.
In its more traditional field. the reg
Ilation of rates and service, the COM
mission was enabled during the year to
reach a basis of cooperative UNDER
standing with State commissions and
regulative bodies. the report said. and
for the plan devised hope Of ultimnte
success was expressed. 1t had also
moved to require experimental installa-
ton Of automatic train control systems
by large number Of railroads, for
accident prevcntioT, and had laid the
basis for comparative studies of eff
cheney In railroad operation.
Control of railroad security issues,
vested in the commission, resulted in its
approval during the year Of stocks and
bonds having a total par valuation of
$3.50, ,719.710, with some additional is
sues having no par value, or q value
expressed in foreign currencies. The
Illinois Central and Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroads, the commission said,
had given "enCouraging Indications" in
the field of railroad finance by demon
strating that new capital could be Sc
cured for their expansions by issuance
of stock, instead Of by increases of
bond indebtedness.
Railroads Reimbursed
Discussing the reimbursement Of rail-
roads which incurred losses In opera
tions during the first six months after
their return from Government to pri-
vate control. the report said that up
10 October 81 last total payments fl
$3.50 ,O73 ,O45 on that account had been
authorized from the Treasury. Sums
still payable to the carriers, who were
guaranteed reimbursement for such
losses, thr commission estimated AZ
$50 .02G 600. Tho report ais" expressed
the conclusion that tho further loans to
railroads, authorized by the Transport
t"t'"u Act, would not involve much
money.
Reductions in its estimates for ap-
preparations, made by the Bureau of
the Budget, Occasioncd the commission
to recommend formally to Congress that
amounts be given it "Sutiiri"mt 10 meet
our absolutely necessary requirements.
For the current fiscal year. its appro-
nrations were S5,O45. 900. the commits
sion said, and for nest year it would
require SJ.40l ,T1in though the l'ud"N
Director had recommended thai the
amount be reduced tn S4,49l 100. With
this smaller amount IT." r"pUrt said.
the commission would be- "fnrcVd to
defer or greatly restrict work.
Congress was further requested 10
enact legislation to make it criminal to
bribe railroad employees to give pref
crence in ear supply; to increase us1
of all-stecl passenger cars by rail-
roads. ard to. clarity sections of the
existing Transportation Act in rotation
to proposed consolidation of railroads"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
2 VETERANS DIE SAME HOUR
Double. Military Funeral viii ee
Held at Wesy Chester

""t VHeSter, "a, DEC. i,~-TW0
members of Mccall Post, q. \. r.,
died withni all hour of each other today.
both having been i'll for some tim" with
infirmities Of old age. \ double mill
tary funeral will BE held on Sunday.
One Of the dead veterans is .Jucob
Baker, eighty. nine, IL painter, who is
survived by one son, Thomas R. Baker.
The other veteran who died today was
George b. Roberts, eighty-six. He
was member of Company d, Twenty
first PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers, during
the Civil War and Is survived by one
son, George B. Roberts, .Ir., of BaIti-
more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
GREEN CREEK OAK TO STAND
". J. Tree Under Which Wilson Ad.
dressed Fishermen viii Be Spared

Cape May. n. j.. Dee. :. - The
IaIG May County Board Of Frceholdcrs
tree at Schellengers Corners on tha
Bayshore road in Green Creek. The
board has received so donation 70
aid in preserving the cd tree under
which Woodrow Wilson made hi, ,nerch
to the Delaware Bay fishermen.
Chinese Minister to the Tuite,l
States who Went to see the tree vhiln
on VISIT TO Cape MAY said that j.,
all emma there were no trees rs large
rs the giant oak.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-07
LIQUOR DISAPPEARING
Amount Under Government Control
10 Shrlnklna

Washington, Dec. There were
80, ,S20, ,195 taxable gallons Of liquors
in distilleries and bonded warehouses
when the last count wns made June 80
last, according to a table filedi with the
HOUSE Appropriations Comn.ittes By
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue, and
made public yesterday.
10 show how It is disappearing,
the amount under Government control
and guard was 8,433. 204 gallons less
various amounts were given MS follows:
Whisky, 36,5sS, ,567 gallons; rum.
1874. oil; gin, 0S7 ,SS4; high wines.
1913 alcohol. 543. .347.