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The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29
KIDS REJOICE!
 TOMORROW BIG
 HOLIDAY DATE
Acting Governor Thiele Sends Glad Iidings of
 the Great Joy.

There will be no school tomorrow, in observance of Seward Day,-in honor of the memory of William H. Seward, the great Secretary of State under President Abraham Lincoln, who brought about the purchase of Alaska from Russian and withstood the gibes and criticism of short sighted men who thought Alaska was an iceberg.
 March 30 is now legal holiday in the Territory of Alaska. All offices and schools will be closed.
 The "glad tidings of great joy" as the children regard, came today from Acting Governor Carl Thiele at Jul neau.
 The anniversary was not observed last year, due to lack of arrangements, but it is now a redletter date and es- tablished custom.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29
[s1 0CU7 T KAG1pez1zzqs

The local, accompanied by rotary, arrived at 9:30 o'clock last evening.
 Charles Cerney's new barber shop is being given it's spring cleaning, new wall paper and decoration.
 J. Leen of the Northwestern Tail or Shop is moving to his new loca- ton, just vacated by Bogart, the painter.
 Steamship Northwestern will be in port from Seattle late tomorrow night with large list of passengers for Cordova.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers' Association will meet at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon in Miss Eastman's room in the public school.
 MT. and Mrs. Alvah Flames, George Dooley and Charles Ecklund left on the Victoria last night for Ketchikan to attend the Grand Igloo, Pioneers of Alaska.
 Duncan Monore has been released from his work on the railroad long enough to plaster the new First Presbyterian Church in Cordova. He will begin work tomorrow morning and will finish the job in about ten days. The painting and decoration of the Church will be done this summer by volunteer labor of mem- hers of the congregation.
 Captain A. E. Lathrop has re- ceived word that he theatre at Me- mana, seating about 800, built two and 8 half years ago at a cost of about $25,OOO, was greatly damaged by fire March 25. Captain Lath- rop vii visit Nenana and Fairbanks in the next few days, probably going westward on the SS. Admiral Watson.
 The steamship Victoria left last night for the south with the follow ing passengers from Cordova: J. Wal ter Johnson, Edgar J. Davis, Hans Nelson, Ole Anderson and Victor Si- cotte for Seattle; Alvah Flames and wife, George Dooley Albert Vile and Charles Ecklund for Ketchikan; Lieut. B. H. Mack, Frank R. Townsend and Bert Morris for Juneau
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29
Mining Stock Quotations
SIXTY BILLION MARKS
 BEYOND GERMAN REACH

BERLIN March 29. Chancellor Wirth today told the Reichstag that the Allied Preparation Commissions demand for an additional tax levy of sixty billion marks is absolutely impossible" He said Germany was doing her utmost to make reparaton to the fullest possible extent, but that the Allies shoud not demand impos- abilities.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29
CLAM CANNING
 BEGINS APRIL 10
Pioneer Company Hires All Home Help and
 Fits Up Cabins.

The Pioneer Packing Company will start canning razor clans April 10, ac- cording to plans perefected today by Manager c. H. Lilly. He has mobil- ized an exclusively Cordova force of forty clam-diggers and his entire pay roll this season will be local, none of it going outside.
 Digging will begin the latter part of next week. Workmen were busy today on the big receiving scow, which will be ready for the world "Go." Ten cabins have been fitted up for the dig gers at Whiteshed, about eight miles from Cordova, and every essential is being provided.
 MT. Lilly said today it looked like a prosperous season for everybody.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-03-29

The steamer Admiral Watson is due from Seattle at midnight.
 The local left again for the Glacier at 9 a. m. today. The rotary fleet left an hour later.
 Sam Smnth today received a wire from Fort Liscum cance1ling their basketball game at Cordova on Sat- urday night with the Cordova Ath- 1etic Club team.
 A special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Northland Club rooms tonight at 8 o'clock and a full attendance of aIl members is requested.
 Capt. and Mrs Allen have moved from the Northern Hotel to their boat, the Olga, preparatory to a trip to the Arctic region. They are waiting for the ice to break up in Berring sea.
 Max Humphreys, salesman, who went out on the SS. Victoria yester- day, stopped in Cordova, it is said for sixteen days, catching up with his accumulated personal mail. He said he had very wide acquaintance
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
OIL FOR FUEL.

During this week two Of the four
500 horsepower boilers Mt tho Water
Department plant VIII be equipped
with oil-burning appliances. so they
may generate steam for power with
oil instead of coal as the fuel. This
change was ordered as a precaution. in
view OF the coal strike resulting In n
shortage of supply and consequently
increased charges.
This probability has resulted In ef-
forts I'm the same direction I'm vari-
Gus lines OF industry, and also in
Investigations Of the availability of
oil as n fuel for heating homes. II
Is said that even ordinary house heat
ers can he fltted with appliances fcr
burning oil, and that oil as fue
for this purpose Is considerably
cheaper than anthracite coal. The
cost OF installing the oil burning ap
rliance. however. is said TO be quite
high.
II would be good thing for th'
people II some other fuel for HON,
heating than coal could be made avail
able at reasonable prices. Coal bill
during recent winters have been dis
tressinely high, and IL is not advis
able to he too economical in tho pro
visions for heat during cold weather
"a illness may easily result, But with
out relief from entire dependence upo
coal. the people may suffer great ex
pcnse or Inconvenience.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
ST. LAWRENCE CANAL.

The St Lawrence Canal wanders
with a transitOry air into the col
umns OF the newspapers once more,
and will doubtless wander out again,
leaving some confusion in its wake on
both sides of the unfortified border
The President. with that dexterity for
the nice shifting of burdens which he
has shown before. has appreciated that
II will be quite useless for Congress
to pass any legislation on the St.
Lawrence matter until the diplomatic
question involved has been cleared
up, and hence he directs the State
Department to open negotiations.
Now 1t appears that Premier King
has his political difficulties no less
than gentlemen on this side of the line
and the st. Lawrence project. in spite
of the fact that It calls for our aid In
building deep waterway through
[ Canada, contains about as much dyna-
mite for Mr. King as 1t does for other
people. For. If Chicago has her New
| York and Baltimore to contend with
she also has her Montreal. and Mon.
| tfeal is said to be at present the sec
ord largest port on the Atlantic sea
beard. The people of Quebec regarC
without the slightest enthusiasm III,
possibility of the curtailment of Mon
treats business as great trans
shipping point for the Middle Western
grain expectation. merely becaus
Chicago has conceived the idea tina
II was an oversight on the part O
nature not to locate the new hub o
the universe somewhat nearer TO dee
water. Mr.. Kings ma ajorlty in tn
Canadian Parliament is rather slim
and the loss of Quebec would depriv
him of command. For that reason h
requests the State Department I
speak as softly as possible on this sui
ject; or, since stone walls are we
known to have ears, if not dicta
graphs, not TO speak about il at all.
First and last the ship canal is
difficult business. principally becaus
the Middle Westerners do not seem
4 have proved their case They hay
!. not proved that the canal can tai
care of all thir expert business. M
even that the business which it ca
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
No Typhoid Germs In Water.

Statements to the effect that the
drinking water supplied this city was
free from typhoid fever germs were
confirmed yesterday by S. V. Van
Trump. engineer for the Water De-
partment who said the water used in
the city is tested every day by the
department and kept constantly with
in the standard demanded by the Fed
,ral government. Samples of the water
have been taken for a special test for
typhoid germs. This examination will
be made in Philadelphia and the re
suits will be given to the residents OF
this city that they may know just
what the situation is. This test is tC
| be made according TO an agreement
between the Water Board and the
Board of Health.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
MARS AND VENUS.

When Professor Arrhenius. the
Swedish aatroph yalclst and winner of
he Nuhel prize, visited America ten
of hls auditors by his theory of tho
propagation OF life through tho uni
verse. Spores of llfe caught or pro-
PEELED beyond one planet or star at
mOsphero wandered in space until
brought within the lure of another
gravitHtion. they landed hs star dust
immigrants upon the atmosphere
shores of another planet or star and
40 began new existence. that might
evolve into the higher forms OF vego-
table. animal and human life.
Now comes word from him that
Mars AT least will give no hospitality
to such immigrants; for that planet
he contends. is covered with hare
frozen sand. upon which nothing falls
except showers of meteoriO dust.
little scaweed may .nourish the only
form OF animal life that is conceivable
There IN not enough TO promote suCf
an evolution as all but the Bryani'
blind have been able to discover OF
this plant. And canals? They ex
list, he insists. only in the fantastic
Imagination of earth -dwellcrs. Thes
| Imagined giant bitches arc but earth
quake or Mars-q -quake) assures. Tn
annual report of the Assistant SeCre
| tary OF the Smithsonian institution
Mr. Abbott. published yesterday, sup
| ports this view Of the uninhabitabllit
| Of Mars.
In Venus, however. all IS diffcren'
| While Mars is cracking dry. Venus
dripping wet" but so wet probabl
that clouds shut away all sight c
sun. 1t has taken hundreds of mil
lions OF years TO evolve our presen
earth life, and 1t is intimated in tn
Cablegram from Stockholm that in
billion years there will be a flourishin
colony of intelligent beings on Venus
II Is 10 be inferred. however, from tn
Smithsonian report that a colony ma
have already begun settlement ther
despite the high degree of wetnes
and that these colonists might
reached by wireless. though only {
immense expense.-New York Time
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
DEATH BREAKS DEADLOCK.

The death OF Levy Court Commits
sioner Sherburne A. Collins. which
occurred this week. will serve TO break
long and very unusual deadlock in
the county administrative body. BY
reason Of manipulation consequent,
upon struggles for patronage among
the majority members of the Levy
Court. which is Republican by four
TO three. a combination had been
formed of three Republican Commits
sioners and MIR Collins. who was a
Democrat. and two other Democratic
and one Republican member. The Ill
ness of Mr.. Collins, several months
ago, broke the majority combination
and left the Levy Court blocked by
tie vote OF three TO three. the Re-
publican division being maintained
throughout the struggle.
Governor Denney will appoint q
Republican 20 succeed Commissioner
Collins. and this appointment viii
break the long-e1isting deadlock. II
what manner It will operate. how
ever. will not be known until the new
member takes his seat. He may ac
with the three Republicans who hat
combined with Mr.. Collins. and thu
establish a clear Republican major
py. or with the two Democratic an,
one Republican combination. and thu
impart bipartisan control 10 tn
Levy Court.
The long prevailing deadlock ha
involved several ohiSal selections
which resulted in the incumbents con
tinuing their official tenure. The anxi
Gus aspirants TO these places will b
relieved. in all probability. when IN
new member 20 be appointed by III
governor assumes office.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31

Education asked for $425.ooo: the
City Council allowed only $500, 900. 1t
Ia contended ON ono side that under
the new School law the Council has no
discretion in tho matter, but must
appropriate tho full amount asked for
by tho Board OF Education. Tho
Council naturally resists this con-
tention and claims It has right tn
exercise it's Judgment as TO tho school
appropriation.
There are intimations that the
Board of Education proposes to carry
the controversy to the court for ju-
dlcial decision, and In that event It
Is hoped arrangements will be made
for reaching a decision In the most
direct and least expensive manner.
Court actions generally are costly,
and the city of Wilmington has no
money TO spare for such indulgences
Meanwhile. 1t will be wise to care
| fully study the entire situation. with
view to having the law made clear
by appropriate amendment at the next
session of the Legislature. II is awlt-
ward and obstructive to have such
contentious between agencies of .
local administration. and the Law
should clearly define their respectiv,
duties and powers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
THE ARMY AND NAVY.

Elsewhere IN this issue we print a
communication from tho National Sc
curlty League. calling attention 10 the
p.nd.ns measures In Congress for de-
tcrmining the personnel Of the army
and navy. and urging people 20 hring
pressure upon Congress agains, the
Hou,e proposition Of an army OF only
$4,000 men and a navy Of only $4,000.
The National Security League fsvors
tho larger personnel Of an army OF
10000. Az requested by President
Harding and General pershins. and a
navy of sufficient size TO maintain the
b-5-s ratio established by the Wash
inrton Conference, as necessary 90 a
national defense consistent with ma
tional security"
We doubt. however. that the people
of Delaware are in favor Of an army
and navy Of heavier force than that
provided by tho House limits. The
larger the army and navy, the more
expensive. and the more expensiv,
our national administration. the heav.
Ter che burden OF taxation on IN,
people. And the people are now de
mandins reduction OF the tremend
GUS tas burden that was imposed upor
them by the war.
Also. there are many citizens VIII
canno, AT this time. after the start
ling experience OF recent years. Sc
any necessity for large army AM
navy. The old axiom that prepared
ness Cor war n the best preventativ
of war" was exploded by the cours
of Germany. aud the world now know
that preparedness for war is far NOR
an incentive 90 war.
And the world has had enough. "a
more than enough. OF war. W
should turn our thoughts away fror
war. and this we VIII not do as lon
as We yield 10 impor,unate. but I'm
practical. arguments for preparedness
Cor war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
RTPPJrSp RHYMES.
BY Walt Mason.
DIFFERENT TASTES.

I like 20 sit by a spreading
tree--day after day you may see
me there,-and read Of perils
on land and sea, Of heroes bold
and Of dsrnsels. fair. I read my
books TIL the long day cools. and
the shadows lengthen on field
and fiat: 7 see men pass with
their golfing tools, and wonder
what they can see IN that. Ny
friend Jim Jerk has A gorgeous
wad, and he goes away on his
ten-yenr tramps: he sends mo
cards from strange towns
abroad, and letters sealed with
unholy stamps. And he might
sit meath a stately yew. with
good warm book and n stogie
fat: but off he travels 70 Tim
buctoo-L wonder what ne can
see in thatl And some 30 of 70
the sombre woods. To picnic
there, on the grass to lie. 70 eat
stale doughnuts and kindred
goods. and get their feet IN the
custaTd pie; see them go with
their baskets big. 70 the dark
abode Of the bug and bat. where
the skeeters skeet and the chig-
gers chig-I wonder what they
can see in that. The Joy OF one
makes another sick. the fun of
James is a. grief 70 me; give mo
a volume that has a kick. tale
Of perils on land and sea. Then
James may OF to the Jungle
speed to chase a tiger or other
cat; I'll watch him go AZ sit
and read, and wonder what he
can see IN that.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
THE HUMAN PRESIDENT.

Tho more ono reads OF Warren q.
Harding the moro impressed Ia he
likely to be that tho President of the
United States is n mighty human
person and n most likable man--nnd
all without losing tho dignity that be-
longs with his high office.
His note requesting the Shipping
Board not 20 honor him by remaining
the Levlathan ehows the human side
OF the man. his lIknblc qualities and
his dignity. lie is perfectly free TO
admit that he'd rather like to have
tho huge ship named In his honor but
consideration for the feelings of others
Convinces him that II Is an honor he
had best forego: and with n perfect
dignity he asks the board to keep
the Lcviathan In her old name. The
letter Is a model Of sincerity, good
will and good sense. II was not writ
ten with any thought other than those
II expresses but Il IN not at all un-
likely TO make some new friends for
the writer and to cement more firmly
many old friendships and admlrations
Tho President Of the United States
shakes hands with more people than
any other man In the country yet In
&, tho very nature Of his high position
may enjoy fewer close friendships
than most of his fellow -citlzens
possessed of any qualities for friend
ships President Harding probably
has as many intimate friends as any
cf our Presidents had while they were
In office with the possible exception
of Theodore Roosevelt. lie enjoys so.
cial life; he is understood. In the hes
meaning of the world, To be n goot
mixer" And Il would secm--frou
what one hears among men In diff
fercnt walks In lfc--that he has IN,
power to make friends Of those wh'
never have seen him and who will
most likely, never come In any con
tact with him. His human qualitic
make these friends. The little touche
In his letters and I'm his speeches, tha
seem to bring out tho personality q
the man. make these friends. pcopl
| like dignity and n sense of fitness n
all times In those who are holders q
high office: but people like to feel thn
men In high positions are human I've
ings after all. And a President VIII
can make people feel that he Ia
man who would be n good friend an
companion II circumstances eve
drought them together--well such
President Ia n fortunate man; an
such. one must believe. is Warren {
Harding Hartford Courant.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
WEDNESDAY, MAY 81. 1922.
AN IMPRESSIVE CRLFpRATION.

The Observance of Memorial Day in
Wilmington. yesterday. was the most
impressive and the most interesting
Of all that have beon held here. For
not only did Il include the revercn,
honors that are tho just due Of the
dead who gave their lives 10 tho ser
vice Of the country In the wnrs of the
pnst. but Il marked tho formal dedi-
cation ot an imposing bridge struc-
turo as n memorial to them which
will ever recall tho great sacrifices
they made for duty and patriotism.
as well ~ serve the practical intcr-
csts of the community.
Tho bridge. impressive In proper
tions. handsome I'm its adornments.
and ample In its capacity to meet the
demands OF traffic. Ia a great addition
60 the possessions Of the city. Also,
it will. In years Ia come. be a notable
memorial 10 the son. Of Delaware who
fell In battle. seldom Is Il tho fortune
OF practical public agencies 20 serve
this double purpose.
The dedicatory services were clab-
orate and impressive. With music and
pareantry. supplemented by splendid
oratory. the thousands that assembled
to witness the inspiring spectacle were
entertained. The addresses were es-
pcciaily appropriate and unusually
fine and eloquent Mr.. John s. RIOS
sell and Judge Gray paid tribute to
the patriotic dead. and General Viii
son impaired practical information
tc his excellent address by showing
the Importance OF bridges I'm war. ant
the influence they have always had IN
forwarding civilization.
Altogether, yesterday was grea'
day Tor wilmington. and also II was
great day for Delaware. Fol
throughout tho State impressive an,
appropriate exercises were held, while
thousands Of down-State people came
90 Wilmington Ca enjoy the uuusus
and elaborate ceremonies that msrke,
the celebration hero.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
lust FOLKS
by Edgar A. Guest.
THE OLD REFRAINS.
Copyright. 1922. by Edgar A. Gucrt

Here are childhood's fancies true,
Once. so long ago, YOU knew
"Ecenie. meenie, meinie, mo,
One, two, three and out you go!"
Here's the old belief again:
KIN an ant and it will rain!"
Yesterday | passed along
Where n merry-hearted throng
Counted out the self same way
OF our long forgotten play,
And | heard the "mcenle-mo'
OF our distant long ago.
Wide the eyes that glistened there
In n world 50 wondrous fair.
Wise the heads that nodded low
At tho things they'd como 20 know,
And l smiled at this refrain:
xiii an ant and It will rainl"
oh, thought l. tits very strange
Childhood's fanCies never change,
That in what we used TO cay
In our golden yesterday:
Eeenie, meenic. mcinie moi
one. two. three and out you go"
Long forgotten, still Il lives,
Joy to little hearts il gives,
And unto the end Of time
Little lips Will sing this rhyme;
Age will hear its babes explain;
XIII an ant and It will rain,"
Needless books and printed things
| Fer tho songs that childhood sings.
Curly heads and laughing eyes
In such lore are always wise;
This belief will long remain:
I"Kill an ant and IL will rain!"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
DAUGHERTY ON TRIAL.

Attorney General Daugherty makes
tho formal announcement that he will
personally direct tho Governments
case In the prosecution OF tho fradu-
lent war contractors; but before Mr..
Daugherty IL competent to direct such
prosecutions II will be necessary for
him TO clear his own skirts.
As yet the government has no case
In court against airy war contractors,
but hero is n strong prina -facie case
against Mr.. Daughcrty which involves
his fitness to hold the great office
that has been intrusted to his charge
by friendly and conndinE Presi-
dent. If Mr.. Daugherty has con
trary opinion we invite him to read
the editorial comments Of tho lead
Ing Republican newspapers
Yesterday, for example, tho New
| York Globe fatty told the Attorney
General that before he proceeds with
| the work of prosecuting war proiiteers
he should prove himself n different
| man than public opinion now rates
him" and IL expressed the opinion that
| his present vigorous announcement
Is made with the hope Of sldetrack-
| ing the threatened investigation of
| the department of Justice" Even
the imagination of Senator Moses
could hardly picture the Globe as g
partisan Democratic newspaper on
gagged I'm slanderlng the Administra
ton or as n protector of the wal
frauds that II has so vigorously at
tackled
The Herald. which has tried to b'
f,-... A.
insists that he himself should ask fol
mn investigation and gives him al
honest advice ms any man In public
office ever received. "'rhe New Yorl
Herald secs no other Course open Il
Hurry Daushcrty If he wishes to re
tain the office Of Attorney -Goucra
with fun public confidence. II I
either this or surrender the office E
! his great chief and get out from uude
the burden Of public service, re
away from public jealousles and pull
lC criticisms"
On the whole, the Republican news
papers Of the country have show
high moral sense IN tho DRughert
! affair They have refused tn de;
r with Il as partisan matter but hay
! put II ON high plane Of publ
I honor. The moral ohtuseness has a
, been displayed In Washington, partl
by Mr.. Daugherty himself and partl
| Ivy the Republican leaders in Cor
gress who have been trying to hus
+ up the scandal
In the circumstances Mr.. Dauehert
8 as a public prosecutor ia impossibi
because there will lie no public cor
= ndenue IN hls work.-Now Yor
n | World