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The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
SCORES POINT
 IN FAVOR OF COORDINATION

SEATTLE, June 2S. - A special Washington dispatch appearing in to- days Seattle Times states that the lack of central authority in Alaska, capable of expressing a single purpose on behalf of the various government agencies operating in the Territory, is alone responsible for the failure of the House Appropriations Committee to provide funds for the erection of government wharf at Juneau. The need of the wharf is urgent and un- questioned, and the War Department asked for $1,000 to make a complete survey and draw up plans for the wharf. When questioned by comr>it- tee members, the representative Of the War Department admitted that he was unable to give intelligent answers as to the need of the other government agencies in Alaska, the Customs Ser vice, the Bureau of Fisheries, and so forth. The committee then took the position that it did not have before it sufficient information upon which to ask and declined to approve the re- quest
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
FROM SEATTLE TO
 KETCHIKAN BY PLANE

SEATTLE, June 2S.-Aviator Roy Jones of Ketchikan, who arrived here last Saturday, today purchased a fly ing boat from the Navy Department. The craft is having installed in it a 1SO horse power motor Jones plans to attempt flight from Seattle to ket- chikan as soon as his machine IS equipped. He contemplates to use the air craft in the location of Pinnacle Rock along the Alaska coast for the U. s. Coast and Geodetic Survey.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
REFEREES DECISION
 IS BEING CRITICIZED

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Considerable interest is being evinced by devotees of the manly art in the meeting of the State Boxing Commission, which went into session immediately after the ending of the Leonard-Britton fight last night, which was awarded to the latter on an alleged foul committed by Leonard in the thirteenth round. Tn today's papers considerable criticism of the referees decision is voiced by leading sporting writers who witnessed the bout. The sudden termination of the match came as surprise to most of the spectators.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
SOVIET RUSSIA CREDITS WILL
 BE TAKEN UP

THE HAGUE, June 28.-The repre-. sentatives of the countries of Western Europe have delivered a formal reply to the demand of the Russia delegates that the economic conference consider first the extension of credits to Soviet Russia. The reply gives in to the Rus. sian demand but intimates that no thought of extending credits will be possible until the world is fully ac. quainted with the exact condition of internal economic affairs in Russia. The reply also asks what Russia in- tends to do with the credits provided they are granted.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
FUNERAL GOVERNORS
 WIFE WELL ATTENDED

KANKAKEE, H., June 2S.-Thous- ands of people came from all part or Illinois today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Len Small, wife of the gov ernor of this state, who suffered stroke of apoplexy and died while receiving the congratulations of her friends over the governors acquittal on a charge of misappropriation of the state funds. The body was laid in state and the mourning thousands passed by the bier in silent reverence. All of the business houses here were closed during the funeral services this afternoon. Special services were also held in churches throughout the state.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
DISPOSITION OF WOUNDED

SPRINGFIELD, June 28. - State Senator Sneed of Herrin, when ques- toned about the situation in his home town, assured Adjutant General Black, that the six wounded strike breakers, acre, who are now confined in the hos pital at Herrin, would be given safe conduct out of Williamson County. Fears had been previously expressed for their safety.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
IRISH GOVT. IS
 TO MAINTAIN
 LAW WANDORDER

DUBLIN, June 2S.-Following the newspaper announcement that the British government had demanded the Southern Irish government to preserve law and order in Ireland or expect the Imperial government to interfere, came a manifesto yesterday issued by the Irish provincial government. The manifesto denounced the out rages being committed by Irish ir- regulars against the peace and se- curity of the country, and declared that the southern boycott of Belfast goods had no legal existence or war rant. The decree further asserted that all the resources of the provln- cial government would be used in resolute effort to maintain law ana order.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
DENY FLOODING OF MINES

HERRIN, June 2S. - The reports that the pump men and other ma chine workers at the mines in the dis trict which are closed as a result of the coal strike, have been advised by the strikers to quit work, which would result in the flooding of the mines and cause great damage to the proper sub-district vice president of the Unit ed Mine Workers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
MAINTENANCE AND
 SHOP MEN FOR STRIKE

DETROIT, June 2S.-The early re- turns of the strike vote being taken bv the Brotherhood of Maintenance Of Way Employees, and the Railway Shop Men, following the recent wage cut order of the Railway Labor Board, in dicate that an overwhelming majority of the union men are in favor of a strike. It was also announced that a similar condition was showing up in the strike votes being taken by the other railway crafts affected by the reductions
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
ACTION SECOND CLASS
 POSTAGE POSTPONED

WASHINGTON, June 2S. - The House Postoffice Committee voted yesterday to postpone consideration of the Kelly bill which calls for reduc- tions of second class postal rates, until the December session of Con- gress The move to bring about the partial reduction of the rates has the tentative support of the administra- tion, including Postmaster General Hubert Work. However, the postof- flee authorities have declared that they will not take a definite stand on the proposition pending a full in vestigation.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
JESS STARTS TRAINING
 FOR FIGHT WITH JACK

LOS ANGELES, June 2S.-Jess Will lard commenced today his active train ing for the proposed return match with Champion Jack Dempsey. His first work out was light, but Willard prom ised to gradually increase his activi, ties, and stated that from now on there would be no let-up. He hopes that the fight will be pulled off in Oc- tober and promises to be in perfect condition by that time.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
BRITISH IN CHINA .
 TO ARM THEMSEL YES

SHANGHAI, June 28.-The British consul general at Canton has instruct ed the British residents at Shameen, the district in Canton occupied by the foreign settlement, to arm themselves in expectation of another lombard ment of the city by the forces of Sun Yat Sen. The city is still in control of the troops of General Chen Chiung Kinfi, but Suns forces are threatening to renew the battle and are appar- ently gathering preparatory to an at tack.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
SOLICIT ENLISTED
 MEN TO JOIN KHAN

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S-Rumors that the Ku Klux Klan is making strong efforts to secure recruits ana supporters from among the enlisted men of the army and navy have become so persistent of late that recognizance of them has been taken by the officers in charge of the Western Department at the Presidio. It is reported that an investigation may be undertaken to determine the exact conditions.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
FOREIGN WHITE STOCK
 SHOWS BIG INCREASE

WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The De- partment of Commerce announced to- day that the total white population in the United States, foreign born, or with one or both parents foreign born, was 36,39S,95S, on January 1, 1920. The figures were compiled from statistics secured in the last census. This was an increase in foreign white stock" or 12.9 per cent over the 1910 census.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
ARMY APPROPRIATION
 BILL AGREED UPON

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The long fight over the annual army appropri- ation bill was terminated yesterday when the Senate, accepted the report of the conference committee on the measure. AS previously announced the bill provides for an enlisted per sonnel of 125,0O0 with 12,000 officers. The bill now goes to the President for his approval.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
FIRES RAGING ON
 VANCOUVER ISLAND

VICTORIA, June 2S.-Extensive for est fires are causing havoc on Van couver Island, north of Courtenay and at Rat Portage. The logging con- pany at Menzies Bay has lost it's en- tire camp, together with all their SUD- plies and equipment. Fifteen flat cars loaded with a half million feet of cedar logs have been destroyed and three bridges burned up.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
MAJOR MORTON WILL
 VISIT OUR ARMY POSTS

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.-Major General Morton, commander of the Ninth Army Corps area, left here yes terday on the U. s. Transport Buford for his annual inspection trip of the army posts in the northwestern states and Alaska. While in Washington General Buford wiN formally close Camp Lewis, near Tacoma, which will then cease to be a regular army post
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
'PENNSY' ROAD REACHES
 AGREEMENT WITH MEN

PHILADELPHIA, June 2S. - The Pennsylvania Railroad announced yesterday that an agreement on the reduction of wages ordered by the Rail- road Labor Board had been reached between the management of the road and the elected representatives of 42,- 800 of it's employees, working in the maintenance of way, telegraph and sig nal departments.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
HEROIC WORK TRAIN
 CREW TO SAVES TOWN

BELLINGHAM, June 28,-The engi- neer and brakeman of logging train were severely burned today when they drove their train through serious forest fire which is menacing the town of Alger Several other members of the train crew were slightly hurt. Another serious forest fire is reported to be raging near Hamilton.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
Explosion at Mines
 FOLI0lUs e Threat
EXPLOSION FOLLOWS THREAT

EXPLOSION FOLLOWS THREAT
 GRAFTON, w. Va, June 28.-The coal tipple of the Lucia mine of the s. H. M. Crawford Coal Company, and the coal tipple of the Victor mine at Arden, were blown up by dynamite explosion yesterday. The Crawford tipple was totally destroyed, and the Victor tipple suffered great damage. The explosions followed threats re- ceived by the mine owners that their properties would be destroyed if they did not cease attempting to operate with non-union workers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
"MURDER IS MURDER"

WASHINGTON, June 28-A request in administration circles for an ex- pression of the Harding administra- tion's opinion of the Herrin disorders, brought forth the comment: Murder is murder, wherever committed, by whenever committed, and there is no extenuation possible"
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
OPERATORS AND MINERS MEET
 SATURDAY

WASHINGTON, June 28.-President Harding decided today to summon to this city next Saturday group of rep resentatives of the coal operators in the bituminous fields of all parts of the United States to discuss with rep resentatives of the striking miners, the possibility of joint conference to fix wage scales that would bring a quick settlement of the bituminous strike.
 The Presidents expressed purpose is to make the gathering totally in formal, and to have it entirely de voted to a discussion of what sort of a basis might be adopted to bring the union officials and miners union chiefs to the point of joint negotia- tions. The present situation seems to be that neither party to the present controversy is willing to yield an inch to the other.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
SOON TO START WORK
 AT MUSCLE SHOALS

WASHINGTON, June 28.-The sig nature of President Harding is all that is now required to commence the au- thorized expenditure of seven and a half million dollars for new work on the Muscle Shoals nitrate and power project at Florence, Alabama.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
TWENTY KILLED
 IN RAILWAY ACCIDENT

BERLIN, June 2S.-Twenty-six per sons were killed and more than thirty others injured in a bad railway ac- cident which occurred just outside of this city yesterday
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
MANY KILLED AND
 INJURED IN EXPLOSION

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 2S.-Eight persons were killed and ten injured yesterday in an explosion at the plant of the Holston Quarry Company near Straw Plains. Several of the injured men are in a serious condition.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
M0RESOLDIERS BE MOVED TO
 FORT LISCUM

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.-Major General Buford, commander of the Ninth Army Corps area, left here to- day on the transport Buford and will go as far north as Fort Gibbon and Fort St Michael in Alaska. The gen. eral will formally close Camp Lewis at Tacoma as regular army post and will send the troops now stationed there to San Francisco. For Gibbon, Alaska, will also be abandoned as well as the post at St. Michael. The troops in these two Alaska posts will be transferred to Fort William H. Seward at Haines, to Fort Liscum near Valdez, and to the barracks at Van couver, Washington.
 SEATTLE. June 2S.-Two detach- ments of soldiers, one from Camp Lewis, and the other from Fort George Wright at Spokane, arrived here to- day and will sail on the transport Buford Saturday to bring the earri- son at Ft. William H. Seward, Alaska, to complete peace strength. The men are temporarily stationed at Fort Law ton, pending the arrival of the Buford from San Francisco with Major Gen. eral Morton. There are 1S2 soldiers in the two attachments.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-06-28
COAL NEEDED FOR PLANTS

COAL NEEDED FOR PLANTS
 DANVILLe, III. June 2S,-With only enough coal to last until to- morrow, the Interstate Water Con- pany, upon which many big industri- al plants and the entire city are dependent, is facing a grave situa- tion. Many local industries and factories must shut down unless a supply of coal can be secured. It is stated that the only hope for such a supply is in union officials allowing the working of the wagon mines in this vicinity.
The Washington times., 1922-01-15

tnese are apparently treated leniently. Re
covery in this case may be rapid. There
are evil things which damage only the
body, of which shot and shell are the most
conspicuous; and II relief is sought from
the hopeless consequences Of these, no
great damage seems to be done to the
permanent self
But there IRE other evil things which
assault and hurt the soul: and defect of
soul must be remedied here. Suicide is no
remedy for that. 1t does but aggravate
the evil it may make II more persistent,
and undoubtedly pains and penalties must
inevitably follow. Not for always. No,
by no manner Of means! There is no con.
ditfon of utter hopelessness. Even the
worst characters must have glimmerings
of good; and these are fostered and
strengthened wherever they show them.
selves, whether here or elsewhere.
Depression is due partly to something
bodily wrong, no doubt; but how much Of
depression is the result OF unwise or i'll
living? There are ways of destroying the
body without actually killing It. Its health
may be impaired, its power of resistance
weakened, its organs infiamed or reduced
10 impotence. All this js in our power.
and all this is folly little short of crime.
There have been those who have abused
their bodies hoping to strengthen their
souls; but this, too, is blunder. The cpl.
sode of incarnation involves the interaction
OF soul and body together-that is what
our earth life Is for-and to abuse or lower
the vitality of either is a form of bias.
phemy. Let the lower be subject to and
serve the higher, by all means, but do not
seek to escape from the privileges and op-
portunities afforded by their conjunction
a conjunction which has enriched our short
life on this wonderful and beautiful planet.
The possibilities of existence are infinite.
What they can be at moments we already
dimly realize. We have all had instants
of insight bordering on ecstasy. Why
should these be so few and fragmentary'
They show what is possible. The possible
may be made actual. And when Saints tell
us of the mystery of Deity and of the
Beatihc Vision, surely something of what
is here suggested must be meant Not
something for which we have no imagina.
ton nor any trace Of experience, but some.
thing to which we only attain at our very
highest moments, and then only for brief
instant
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sense. Shirk no responsibilities, live out
your life to the utmost Oblivion Is mac.
cessible You cannot attain H. It is selfish
as well as futile TO wish for 1t The con.
sequences of your acts remain; why should
you alone escap them
In the effort to attain the impossible you
are counting disaster and plunging your
self into agonies Of remorse. II you have
led an ill-sp6nt life. reform IT, do not seek
to terminate it by a still more ill.advised
death. You think that you will not know
OF the troubles which you have left behind
for survivors-but you will. You will see
the results, and bitterly lament them. TOO
late you will long for the power to make
things better-a power which you have
flung away.
But some desperate souls may say, I'VE
don't care, we are in hell now; II we are In
hell hereafter 1t will not be worse" But
it will. The torment of hell is not so easily
to be realized Do not imagine that you
have qualified for that awful condition. the
condition of a lost soul
You are wretched, but while there Is life
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knowledge. He was not what is called
sa mt. but no one could have been more
kindly disposed or better hearted,
What, then, caused the calamity? ! can
think of no reason save hopelessness to
rise to the heights of his ambition and
master the intricacies Of his subject. He
would live and sleep in the laboratory,
having rugged up a hammock for that pur-
pose, but he could not do mathematics,
could not even read them, beyond the ele-
ments Of school work.
Was II this that depressed him? Or had
he a faint In his blood? l know not; but
he made several attempts to kill himself
during a tour abroad, and at last succeeded.
Whai was his experience after? He
found himself in captivity, in some sort Of
reformatory, apparently. He momentarily
escaped to speak to me, rushing impul
sively and affectionately forward, as was
his wont; but he was taken back, and I
have not heard from him since. I trust
that he has recovered his balance, that he
has realized his mistake even more clearly
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co. G<>So<Ps~oo0 f.
U~oER y~o00

istence once granted is perpetual-few
would seek to open a door into terrible
unknown a a means of escape from IA
miliar evils. It Is this dread OF something
after death which gives pause to the illn.
mined mind; il is this which is for all time
expressed by Shakespeare in his most ia
nous and perhaps photographed soil
lOquy, put into the mouth Of Hamlet
The act of death is easy; "a bare bodkin"
will achieve that; but that the dread of
something after death-the undiscovered
country from whose bourn no traveller re-
turns-puzzles the will" And SO even If
life seems to us a calamity--as il can only
seem to unhealthy or tortured minds
even so it's better to bear those ills We
have than fly to others that we know not
Of
That Is the rational conclusion. even II
the country" he regarded as still undis.
covered, and if The testimony Of returned
travellers be not accepted II any voice
from the emigrants be admitted, the con-
Clusion is rational still, but It is emphasized
and enforced by direct testimony that the
act Of self.murder is not only rash or risky
but positively detrimental and definitely
wrong.
No human being should be driven to
crime by parental harshness or social
stigma. Bad should be made better, not
worse. Live and atone-help others-per.
form your duties; those are not counsels
OF perfection, they are counsels of common
JCI I0:? hy Star Company.
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misguided and irreparable act. Financial
embarra ssmeft Is one such trouble social
stigma Is another The former more fire.
oUentlv affect: men the latter women
In addition to these there Is d kind of
acute depression. resulting from some
pathological condition. such as colitis, for
instance. in which the unfortunate patient
feels that existence is only a misery to
which he desires 10 put an end. But that
is beyond his powers.
Escape from financial embarrassment he
may-though he usually leaves enhanced
trouble 10 others. escape from social
stigma. or at least from conscious subjec
ton TO IT, may be possible likewise; but
escape from existence is a hopeless pursuit
We no more escape from existence when
we die than when we emigrate, We change
our surroundings, not ourselves; and in so
far as our trouble is intimately associated
with our own defects. our faults OF charac
ter. our weakness, OF our clinging vice, W.
shall find on arrival lat the other side
that all these things are still with u.s. that
we have committed a futile crime; we
must suffer punishment beyond what we
had anticipated and carry on an existence
intensified by the pangs OF helpless re-
morse
The idea Of getting out of existence may
seem attractive, but II is false attrac.
ton; the thing cannot be done. If this
were strongly and cleary realized-if Il
were known that, for better for worse. ex.
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II may be asked by readers
who have followed some of my
psychic work whether have
ever had communication from one
who had taken his own life.
Well, | have. The earliest case
was that Of a brilliant young
fellow, a student of science and
a keen experimental, who was
overweighted with the undoubt-
ed difficulties of his subject, and
who overworked at unwhole-
some hours and led a life not
conducive to longevity.
A most impulsively generous
man he was-I never knew
man to whom money meant less.
Nor one from whose pockets 1t
more speedily evaporated. 1t
was not that sort of thing that
troubled him at all; he was de-
voted to science and in a minor
way was We Y ambitious. Prob.
ably the ambition was not
minor" al all. but I thought II
was. He had no belief in a
future life. nor any ideas about
religion at least not 10 my
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than he did at first.
and once more has
become his old and
better self. Peace
10 him and good.
will.
/ have spoken TO
others, also, W h o
shortened their own
life; but one or two
of those who sue
cumbed TO the temp
tation were suffer
ing from a miser.
able condition: and
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From a Curious Painting by Geiser.

there Is hope. You cannot grasp It; you
do not see any wa: out OF misery. No, but
be patient. Endure 10 the end. Who
knows what may Gomez Stand up and
confront adversely. Think not OF yourself
alone. Cease thinking of yourself. Face
the mystery of existence. You are in this
universe, a part Of II, part afflicted with
pain; be assured you can live II down. you
must: you cannot cease to exist; sooner
or later things will mend. Sooner than
you think " you take the right steps.
The wrongest step Of all is to be so eaten
up with your own calamity as to be led
into crime. The temple of your body is
sacred: it was not yours to give, ii is not
yours to destroy.
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OF painful and
incurable dis.
ease or mutt.
latjop on
which II Ill
behoOves u
more favored
persons to sit
n judgment,
or ~ en- 10
FORM a general
opinion apart
from each in
dividuaI ca Sc
there are D
multitude OF
comparatively
minor troubles
for which re.
lief Is sought
in snicid q
which certain.
" do not jus.
tify 8 u c b a
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for death az a merciful release. Depend
upon il, the essential and permanent horror
OF such incidents recoils. not upor the un.
fortunate victim. but upon the swollen ar.
Iogance OF those who. to serve their own
ends, have caused humanity 10 endure such
things. These evils, artifcially and pur-
posely caused come not by the will OF God
but by the devilish malignity or criminal
stupidity OF man
Eliminating extreme cases. such as those