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The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10

should be a reduction in the purely military personnel of the school, at
 tempts should be made to encourage the attendance of paying students in engineering courses. In this way 1t is hoped that young men will receive ade- quate training for civil life but also will have the benefits of military training which would fit them for ser vice in case of emergency.
 II Navy Program Indefinite The naval program of Australia Is somewhat less definite. In brief, Aus tralia, like New Zealand, has deter mined to base it's naval policy of the future upon the plans of the British Admiralty. Heretofore the initiative in naval matters has been left to a very considerable extent to the Do 1 minion Governments. l In general, the new policy of the | government in national defense has I the support of the Australian press. The leading newspapers of the Com monwealth have laid emphasis upon the idea that the Department of De- fense is trying to provide reserves in the form of munitions rather than in trained personnel. This conception, 1t is argued, as corollary of the pro- position that the wars of the future | will be dependent upon the mechani- cal rather than the human element for success. Therefore, the govern ment Is regarded as justified in be- lieving that a small training nucleus with brief compulsory training for all is capable of being formed into an ade- quate defense system on sufficiently short notice.
 Sound Danger Note
 Nevertheless, several prominent fig ures have uttered warnings against what they consider the dangers of the proposed innovations. Admiral Du- maresq, who recently resigned as com mander of the Australian Fleet, creat- ed a profound sensation in military circles at the time of his retirement when he cautioned the Australians that their minimum safe naval strength already had been reached and asserted that since Australia must in- evitably have naval force fifty or one hundred years hence, she Is act ing unwtseiy in destroying founda- tions already laid in the training of personnel. That length of time, he de- sclared. Is necessary for building up1 an efficient personnel.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10
WEATHER REPORT
WOMEN KICK ABOUT GAMBLiNG; TOLD TO QUIT HOME GAMES

GLENROCK, Wyo., Nov. 10.-When a delegation of women attended coun- cil meeting here and petitioned Mayor John Anson to stop gambling and put slot machines out of business they got an fearful" from his majesty.
 He told them gently but firmly that whenever the women stopped card playing and gambling at home he would see to 1t that the men stopped down town, but not until then. He was slightly more conciliatory regard ing slot machines.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10
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Jno. Hodge, of Mile 19, is spending 3 couple of days in town.

Jno. Hodge, of Mile 19, is spending a couple of days in town.
 The freighter Latouche left here at $ o'clock this morning with cargo of copper ore.
 Tomorrow being Armistice Day, the Cordova Meat Company will close Saturday at noon. s. x. 'S '3
 A meeting Of the Boy Scouts will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the home of Scoutmaster Foster.
 Geo. voight will open his lunch par Tor in Burkhart Way on Saturday eve ming. Frank Saunders has been en- gagged as chef.
 The Blum O'Neill Co.,, Finkelstein & Sapiro and Northern Meat Market will be closed tomorrow, Armistice Day. Both local banks will also observe the holiday
 Mrs Fred Haef received a wire yes terday from Mrs. Winnie Swanberg, of Juneau, announcing the death of the latter's mother in Seattle. The funeral will take place Sunday at &c., attIe. ay ,,.
 John w. Jones Post American Le- zion, will hold its annual Armistice Day dance at Empress Cabaret tomor- row evening and judging from the ad- vance sale of tickets there will be large crowd in attendance
 On the Mother Lode Extension Group of copper claims, near Mo Carthy, which is approximately twelve miles east of the famous Mother Lode and Green Group properties, there is a remarkable showing of ore and de- velopment will be pushed on a large scale next spring. A fifty horsepower hydro-electric compressor will be placed upon the property and ready to operate by the breakup.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10

The City Bakery, now that cold weather is here, has resumed the mak- ing of French and cream pastry and will be able to supply their patrons every morning with these decicacies.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10
REVOLT STARTS AGAINST PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT

LISBON, Nov. 1o.--A revolutionary movement against the Government of Portugal was initiated yesterday in disorders led by the Octobrists. The movement, 1t is announced, was sup. pressed by Government troops.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10

Saturday. November Il, "Armistice Day." the Northern Meat Market will be open from o'clock .. ma till noon. Deliveries will be made during those hours. s-at.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10

The Pioneer Women of Alaska, Aux Hilary No. 5, will hold a regular busi- ness meeting next Friday, November
The Cordova daily times., 1922-11-10
MAY NEXT RATIFY
 PEACE PACT

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o.-of the several countries represented in the l Washington Conference the United States has taken the lead in complying with the terms of the agreement reached there for the reduction of ar maments.
 Japan, however, has now ratified the Itreaties and official documents are en route to Washington from Tokio, it has been stated officially. Charge Id'Affaires Saburi, of the Japanese Elm bassy Is now authorized to exchange notifications with the United States, thus completing Japan's obligation. Australia, also, seems to be inclined to comply with her agreements as soon as possible,
 Drastic Cuts Made Drastic cuts in the Australian Ma tional Defense Budget are being put into effect and military personnel is being reduced all along the line. Con alterations of the ten years peace in the Pacific guaranteed under the con. ference agreements apparently have been responsible for the adoption of this policy by the Australian govern ment
 One training squadron and one fly ing school constitute the total avia- tion establishment of Australia under the plan just adopted. Here, too, the Washington Conference agreements had their effect, the Australian mili- tary experts having held it to be the part of wisdom to avoid building up huge aviation personnel which prob- ably wuold have lost it's usefulness by the time the ten years peace provided for by the Washington treaty has passed. i1
 Maintain Pay Schools
 An interesting experiment in con nection with the policy of military re- trenchment IS to be tried at Duntroon, the Australian West Point Grateful for this work done by gradual, of Duntroon during the World War, the Australian Government hesitateds to do away with the famous institution. It therefore was decided that while there
Evening star., 1922-08-04
NEW ORDERS PLANNED.
Control of Coal to Be Well Under
Way by Monday.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will issue new priority orders
for the transportation of fuel. with
the purpose of facilitating d1stribu-
tion of coal under the administrations s
emergency program, Fuel Dlstribut or
NSpencer announced last night. ac-
cording to the Associated Press.
The district committees represent
ing the federal organization in the
producing coal fields will be function
ing by Mondoy, Mr. Spencer said
Yesterdays discussions by the COM
inittee. he declared, were confined to
routine matters. and no important
conclusions were reached
Efforts to bring government in
f7uence to bear upon coal mine oper-
ators who have been unwilling to at
scale joint conference which John l..
Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers. has called for Monday at
Yieveland. Ohio. with support of
some operators, was understood to
have been the purpose of the visit
torney for the union. Mr.. Glasgow
held a prolonged interview today
with President Harding. being ac-
companied to the White House by
Secretary Hoover. Both refused to
discuss the purpose of their visit.
however
Mr.. Glasgow was understood to
have suggested that Illinois mine
! owners, who have so far refused to
join the Pittsburgh Vein Operators
Association of Ohio and the, scattsf-
ing list of individuals in Ohio, Penn
sylvania, Illinois and Indiana who
will meet as employers with the
union, might be induced to change
. their position if President Harding
urged 1t.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
QUITS ARTS COMMISSION.
Col. Sheriff. Resigns as Executive
Officer and Secretary.

Col. c. o. Sheriff., officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds, an
nounced today that he had resigned
as executive officer and secretary of
the United States Fine Arts Commits
sion, to take effect Immediately.
H. p. Camaerer, who for a number
of years has been assistant secretary
of the commission, will be named for
the post. ....-
Until the recent enactment of a
law by Congress. the positions of ex-
ecutive officer and secretary of the
Fine Arts Commission went along
with that OF officer In charge 0: pub
lie buildings and grounds. Because
Of the mnay and varied duties of the
latter it was deemed advisable to
make separation. As officer in
charge of the various government
buildings and also supervisor Of the
hundreds of acres Of parks in the
District and directly responsible for
the many statues here, Col. Sheriff.
necessarily comes in direct, contact
very frequently with the Fine Arts
Commission, and because the former
is an executive once and the latter
purely an advisory one. It was thought
that better results would be obtained
by relieving the superintendent of
public buildings-and grounds Of his
direct duties with the arts commis-
sion.
Evening star., 1922-08-04

plans for The new base and pedestal
In his work he has endeavored to
have the statue harmonize with the
beautiful building in front of which
it will stand.
The plans call for a pedestal of soft
granite. which in height will be about
trifie less than one-half the height
Of the original pedestal. which was
twenty three feet. In making his
plans Mr.. Pierson has been aided by
Henry Bacon Of New York. one Of the
foremost architects in the country
and who has taken an unusua! inter-
est In the beauties and architectural
magnif1cence Of the courthouse build
ing and in the Flannery statue itself.
When this statue was ordered re-
moved from Its former site several
years ago and recommended for a po-
sition at Fort Stevens, near Bright
wood, there was a storm of protest
from many citizens of the capital. and
1t was only after powerful Influences.
including that of President Harding.
were brought into play that the statue
wac ordered to be replaced in front
of the courthouse at 3 point near its
former site"
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Distribution of Fuel
!, Already Underway,
Hoover Reports.
I, C.. C.. TO ISSUE NEW
PRIORITY ORDERS
Southern Railway to Meet
With Leaders of Shop
Strikers.

Members of President Harding's
cabinet took to today's meeting re-
ports on the coal and rail strikes as
gathered by their respective depart
nreuts The session, it was indicated.
twas given over almost wholly to a
discussion of the situation in the two
industries.
Secretary Hoover announced that
distribution of coal by the federal
4 emergency control committee had
been started under informal ar
rangements. These arrangements he
explained. have been made pending
completion of the committees organi-
zation and issuance of orders to take
care of strategic points and neces-
sary industries.
Attorney Generay Daugherty on ar
irving at the White House for the
cabinet session said he had authorized
appointment of a number of deputy
marshals for duty In the vicinity of
DeS Moines, where, according to re-
ports received by the Department of
Justice. disorders have occurred ain
connection with the rail strike.
Secretary Weeks announced Ne had
received kilograms from officials of
the striking shopmen denying that
strikers were returning to work in
large numbers, has been claimed
by some railroad executives.
All of the cabinet members receiv-
ed with eradication word that an at
tempt is to be made at a conference
here tomorrow to settle the strike
so far as it affects the Southern rail-
way on the basis of the Presidents
settlement proposal.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
PRUNED
FROM CITY BUDGET
Two Commissioners Slash
Figures Submitted by Heads
of Various Departments.

The Commissioners in board meet
ing today began their consideration
of the estimates for the District gov
ernment by cutting approximately
100000 from the items prepared by
the various department heads. In
cluded in this cut. it is understood,
was about $1.000,O00 taken from the
estimate of $s.4o0,000 for operation
of the school system next year.
The original ptal of estimates sub
mitted to the Commissioners today
was $31. $4,000. AS revised the esti-
mates submitted to the budget bu-
reau will amount in round numbers
to about $29.000.00O.
According to reports the city heads
did not materially change the Item OF
Sl,z08.000 for new street improve
ments. Under the heading of play
grounds 1t is reported the revised
budget asks for Ave new grounds, for
three of which Congress failed to ap-
propriate money last year.
The consideration given the esti-
mates today by Commissioners Oys-
ter and Keller was of a preliminary
nature. The fine-tooth comb exami-
nation will not be made until Com
missioner Rudolph returns to the city,
which will be sometime next week.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
STATUE OF LINCOLN
TO GO BACK TO COURTHOUSE

Within few weeks the Flannery
statue of Abraham Lincoln, which for
so many years graced the wide side
walk in front of the old courthouse
in judiciary Square, will be replaced.
The monument will not be replaced
on exactly its former site, this be-
ing impossible because of changes
made when the courthouse was re-
built, but it Will be given a position
only short distance away, on. the
concrete plaza at the foot of the
main terrace at the south entrance of
the courthouse building.
It was made known In the office OF
public buildings and grounds today
that plans for the construction of
new base and pedestal for this statue
have been completed and approved,
and within the next few days the ac-
tual work will be in progress. Be-
cause he was the designer If the
which is- conceded by ex-
perts as one of the best samples Of
Greek architecture In America, r.
q. Pierson. Of this city. drew the
Evening star., 1922-08-04
WILL SEEK SETTLEMENT.
Strikers on Southern Accept Invi-
tation to Parley.

Representatives of the six striking
shopcrafts unions on the Southern
/ railway will meet in Washington to-
>morrow with H. w. Miller, vice pres
ident in charge of operations on the
system. to consider propos1le for set
tlement of the strike on the basis
suggested by President Harding to
executives of all the railroads.
The conference is a result of an
invitation extended the general chair
men of the unions concerned by Mr..
Miller.
rhe Southern railway, acting sepa-
rately from the other large lines of
the country, has made no attempt to
break the strike nor has it refused
returning strikers seniority privileges.
No statement would be made in ad-
vance of the meeting by Southern
officials as to what prospects they saw
for success of the conference.
The Association of Railway Execu-i
tives in a statement issued yesterday
formally announced that the action of
the Southern railway does not in any
way indicate a change in the position
taken by the railroads In the meeting
of August l." The Southern, the
statement said, was not a member of
the association, had not voted on the
Presidents plan at the New York
meeting. and unlike the great ma
jority of railroads of the country, has
employed no new men,"
NEW ORDERS PLANNED
Evening star., 1922-08-04
FOREST F|REMEN
IN LOSING BATTLE
Three National Parks Affect.
ed as Northwest BIazeS
Spread.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SPOKANE, Wash. August A.
From the Rocky mountains in Mon
tana to the Columbia river in Wash
ington and up to 100 miles from the
Canadian border thousands of men
are fighting forest fires which, with
nature apparently siding with them,
have, according to Theodore Good
year. assistant state forester, rem
dered Washington virtually helpless
before them.
Calls for help are going unheeded
in many instances. he said, with the
fire wardens fighting the worst fires
and leaving the others to burn them
selves out
One firefighter on Foehl creek, was
killed yesterday when a burning tree
fell on him.
The particularly hot. dry weather
OF the past two months. which re-
Gently had eliminated in severe thun-
derstorms. has made the forest condi-
tlon extremely critical. Lightning
mas started many more fires than the
rain has checked and in most mac
cessible places.
Many hundred acres of fine govern
ment or private stands of timber
have been burned over or are On Are
Glacier National Park the Blackfeet
forest and the Kaniksu forest are af-
fected "
Evening star., 1922-08-04
Increased Funds Needed to
Repave Thoroughfares
Out of City. J.
HEAVY TRUCKS CUT DEEl
RUTS INTO POOR STREET.
Few Repairs Now Under Way Will
Not Bring Needed Relief
From Conditions.

Need for increased funds to be used
for repaving many of the suburban
roadways leading into and out Of the
District is indicated by an examina-
ton of the principal thoroughfares
and the constant complaints that are
being made of their poor condition.
A trip made today by a reporter
for The Star along Connecticut ave-
nue. from Klingle Ford bridge to the
District line and return gives a good
cause for wonder as to why that
thoroughfare is not, strewn with au-
tomobiles with broken springs and
other damage. The narrowness of the
driveways on either side of the poles,
making it necessary for automobiles
in passing to use the car tracks. and
the condition of the paving just out
side and between the tracks also
make One marvel that there have
not been more accidents from motor
vehicles running into the poles.
Track Paving Bad.
For the most part the paving be-
tween the tracks is in a very bad
condition and narrow ruts along the
rails make it dangerous for an auto
mobile driver to go there, as a wheel
could easily catch and throw the car
against a pole supporting the trolley
wires.
There is one District road gang
working on the ruts in the vicinity of
Rodman street. The treatment con-
sists of digging out the ruts a little
and filing them with broken asphalt.
a little crushed rock with a binder
Of tar. AS fast as they leave one
place the heavy trucks which now
use this thoroushfare in great num-
bers press the filing out of the holes
and the paving resumes its bad con-
dition.
The road gang had Just completed
filing number of extremely large
the east side Of the avenue. when a
reporter for The Star passed along
there this morning. Every truck that
came along just pushed the patch
work out. of the holes little. and
within a few days they will be just
tion in the repair work was .insuni-
cient was evidenced by the fact that
when the big heavy wheels passed
over they could be observed pressing
the patchwork from a quarter to a
half of an inch down. and pressing
the materials outside of the patched
space.
Must Travel Cautiously.
Passenger cars either have to
travel at a very slow speed. or take
the consequences of bouncing over
the ruts. In the section where the
new patches were made, practically
all of the passenger cars seemed to
prefer the ruts Of the street railway
tracks to the rough patchwork Of
the District road gang.
The heavy volume of traffic and
particularly the heavy truck traffic
would seem to point to the great
need of replacing this roadway with
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Evening star., 1922-08-04
ANACOST|A VALLEY
PARKING HALF DONE
Maj. Tyler Reports Ten-Year
Accomplishments on
$500, 900.

Park development of the valley OF
the Anacostia river from its mouth
to the District line just this side OF
Bladensburg, distance of six and
one-third miles, in accordance with
the approved project, is about one
half completed as a result of ten
years work and an expenditure OF
approximately s1,500.000, according
to the annual report Of Maj. Max C..
Tyler, the engineer of1icer in charge.
just submitted to the chief of engi-
neers of the Army.
Owing to restrictions imposed by
Congress, operations to date have
been confined entirely to that section
of the valley between the mouth OF
the river and the Benning Highway
bridge. The placing of draw-spans
in that bridge and in the adjoining
bridge of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company has been sus-
pended until Congress authorizes
reclamation work in the large sec
ton above those bridges.
Navigation Channel.
The general project provides for a
navigation channel 700 feet wide and
Is feet deep from the mouth to the
line of Massachusetts avenue, de-
creasing gradually to width of 800
feet and a depth of feet near the
District line, to be paralleled along
the western shore of the river with a
basin or lake, six feet deep and of
varying width, extending from just
above Massachusetts, avenue to point
near the Boys Industrial school at
the District line. All the soil dredged
from these two long water areas is
being used for the reclamation and
development of the adjacent banks
and the islands in between. The esti-
mated cost of the project is s3,740,5S6.
Part Of General System.
Congress has provided that the i'm
proved area shall be part of the gen.
eral park system Of the District. and
has named it "Anacostia Park"
Maj. Tyler reports that $173,167 were
expended on the improvement during
the fiscal year ending June 80. 1922,
mainly in seawall construction, build
ing and repairing levees. cutting brush,
building waste weirs and dredging the
channel and the basin. Regarding the
requirement OF land required for the
park, he says that 1.S5 acres were
acquired by purchase during the past
year and 1926 acres Of land lying be-
low the high water shore line were
quit-claimed without cost. Negotiations
have been completed, he says, for the
purchase Of approximately 65 per cent
of the land for which condemnation
proceedings were instituted in 1920,
and he expresses the belief that the
Office will be able to obtain the re-
mainder Of that land at advantageous
prices without resort to. condemnation
proceedings. The big basin under con-
struction has been named "Kingman
Lake in honor Of the late Gen. Kinb-
man, who was chief Of Engineers of
the Army, when the park project was
adopted.
Evening star., 1922-08-04
CREEL'S EX-SECRETARY
IN $4,000 BALM SUIT
Miss Ransom Charges John B.
Woodward, Advertising Man,
Twice Promised Marriage.

NEW YORK. August 4.-John B..
woodward, newspaper advertising
man of New York and Chicago, was
sued for 100000 today by Miss Edith
L. Ransom, secretary to George Creel
when he was wartime director of
the bureau of public Information. The
young woman contends that Wood
ward twice promised to marry her
Miss Ransom. who is twenty three,
alleges that Woodward, q widower
with several grown children, promis-
ed, to make her his wife while they
fyere dining one Sunday evening in
5une. 1920. at the Hotel Majestic, in
Chicago, and that he repeated the
promise in October of that year while
they were in Summit, N. J.