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The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
EVEN MONEY PLACED
 ON TONIGHT'S BOUT

NEW YORK, July 27.-Public in terest in the fight between Lew Tender and Benny Leonard, the lightweight champion, on the eve of the battle, is greater than in any contest since the go between Jack Dempsey and Georges Carpenter, Frances idol. It is predicted that a tremendous crowd will witness the bout and the betting is about even, with Leonard,s supporters reported to be offering slight odds in some cas- es. Both men are said to be in the pink of conditions and ready to go from the sound of the gong.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
NEWSPAPERS
 WANT PAPER
 ON FREE LIST

WASHINGTON, July PIN S. Senator Porter J. McCumber of South Dakota, Chairman of the Sen- ate Finance Committee, told the con- mittee yesterday, during a discus- sion on the pending tariff bill, that a committee of newspaper publishers appeared before the committee when the Payne Aldrich Tariff Bill was be- ing framed and threatened to unite in national publicity campaign against the Taft administration un- less news print was placed on the free list. McCumber's announcement created considerable astonishment, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas immediately inquired of the chair man why information concerning the threat had been withheld. He also asked why the Finance Committee did not make the challenge public and face the issue at the time In the pending Fordney bill makes wood pulp dutiable at cents per pound and printing paper not specially pro- vided for is taxed atA cent plus 10 per cent.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
SHERIFF KILLS COUGAR
 ABOUT TO ATTACK HIM

VANCOUVER, Wash, July 27-Ex perienced hunters argue loud and long as to whether a cougar will deliberate, ly attack human being. The weight of opinion, it is said, tends to the con. tention that this wild animal will run from man unless it is cornered and forced to fight.
 Sheriff w. A. Thompson of Clarke County, however, says he knows the majority of hunters are wrong The sheriff while walking down the trail near Lake Merrill recently met cou- gar thirty feet away The animal at once crept toward the sheriff and pre-. pared to leap upon him. An actual at tack was only prevented by a shot from the sheriff's pistol.
 The cougar weighed 80 pounds and was feet 10 inches long. He was very thin and it is believed lack of food led him to attack the man.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
 IS ACCUSED
 OF MURDER

VANCOUVER, B. C., July 27. - A warrant for the arrest of John Lyell, postmaster at Half Moon Bay, was issued here today, charging him with the murder of Robert Rayney. The body of Rayney was found in the woods and an examination dis closed that death was caused by rifle shots The police claim that Rayney was ambushed while walk ing along trail in the woods, and the body dragged into the under bush to be secreted. It is known that bad feeling existed between Lyell and the dead man. The accused has been missing since the body of Rayney was discovered.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MACHINERY IS
 SET IN MOTION
 INCOALSTRIKE

WASHINGTON, July 2T. - Pres;- ident Harding today set in motion the machinery for federal fuel con- trol during the present strik- emefg. ency. Coal will now be distributed along roads and to essential indus tries to be selected by the Distribu- ton Committee, of which Secretary or Commerce Hoover is chairman. In announcing the inauguration of the fuel control the President placed the responsibility for any further interference with transportation squarely upon the shoulders of the rail employees. He suggested that the strikers return to work while the reasonableness of their demand was being discussed.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
ACCUSES FIRE FLCHTERSWITH
 INCENDIARISM

OLYMPIA, July 27.-Declaring that some of the men, employed by the State as fire fighters are staring the fires, State Forester Fred E. Pape yes terday charged that many of the blazes now threatening the green tim Der of Washington are of incendiary origin. He said the situation in Thurston, Grays Harbor, and Mason counties was serious, and that despite all their efforts the fires were not yet under control The lack of rain mas been the greatest drawback and MT Pape asserted that failing that all ne cou,d do was to wage a fight to keep things from getting worse, and save what property he can.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MURPHY PULLS HOUDINI
 AND ESCAPES FROM JAIL

MELROSE, Mass, July 27.-Mich- ael D. Murphy, of this city, was in the local "jug" on charge of in- toxication. A turnkey making his rounds gave Mike a big drink of water, pushed through small open ing in the lower part of his cell door. Ten minutes later Murphy was gone, although the door remained securely locked.
 The next day Mike returned to Chief of Police Kerr and said; Guess you want me in court Home looked good to me through the bars, but I'm here, anyway" He was fined $10.
 Murphy had done Houdini through the opening in the door, the opening being 13Ax5A inches. Michael is feet 10 inches in height aid weighs 155 pounds.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
BULLETIN ISSUED SHOWING. LIVING COSTS ARE REDUCED.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Bur eau of Statistics of the Department of Labor yesterday issued it's figures on living costs for the month of June. the statement declared that while the cost of living generally in the United States was twenty-threc the United States was twenty-three per cent lower last month than in the same month of 1920, and 2.2R lower than last March, that it was still 66.6&o higher than in December, 1913. The department also announced that between March and June, 1920, food prices showed a distinct upward trend.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MOTHER AND SON CHARGED
 WITH MURDER

NEW YORK, July 27-A spirit message from her dead father made her kill her sister. That is what Mrs. Minnie Reisler told the police who were Investigating the shooting of Bertha Katz. The dying woman in telling her story to the police while Mrs. Reisler was present, said that she had been shot by Morris Reis- Ter, her sisters son. You lie," screamed Mrs. Reisler, "It was not Morris, it was me who shot you" Miss Katz died shortly after making her statement to the authorities. Both Mrs. Reisler and her son are being held charged with murder.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
NOW WILLING FOR TERMS

BRIDGEPORT, Ohio, July 27. - Officials of the Pittsburg Vein Op- orators Association, members of which employ twenty thousand min- CTS in Ohio alone, besides operating bltuminous coal mines in Pennsyl- Vania, Indiana, and other states. an- nounced yesterday that they were ready to confer with the officials of the United Mine Workers. The state ment read that the strikers repre- sentatives could set the time and place of the meeting as well as oth- CT conditions. It was left to the mtn to decide whether to simply dis cuss conditions in Ohio, or to attempt to settle the dispute for the entire Central Competitive Field. This is the first definite announcement con- ing from the employers that they were willing to confer with the strik- CTS with a view to terminating the struggle.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
FAMED ATHLETE WILL
 ENTER THE MINISTRY

LEWISTON, Me, July 27. - Hay Buker, runner Of uatlon-Wlde fame, holder of the State and New England two-mile record and a graduate of Bates College, will be- come, pastor of the Congregational church at Oxford. Me.
 During his work in the pulpit he will not, however, give up the run niug game. He will run an exhibi- tion two miles at the celebration in Belfast, Me, and he will also keep in condition for the big track meet in Los Angeles, Cal, in 1923, where he will meet the crack runners of America and Europe.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
DISTINCTIVE NORTHWEST
 CHARACTER PASSES AWAY

SOUTH BEND, Wash, July 27. - Judge John Nathan Skidmore, one of the distinctive characters of the old Northwest, who was prominently identified with the early history of this section, died here yesterday. Judge Skidmore was born in Ken lucky and came west way back in 1853. For the past sixty-nine years he has played his part in the up- building of the great country now represented by the states of Wash ington, Oregon and Idaho The de- ceased was eighty mine years old. He served with distinction during the Indian wars.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
KENTUCKY DISTILLERS APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
 HARDING FOR RELIEF

LOUISVILLE, Ky, July 27. - The distillers of this state met here yes terday and adopted resolutions accus- ing Prohibition Commissioner Haynes of acting illegally under cover of the Volstead Act to prevent the distribu- tion of medical whiskey. The distil- lers appealed direct to President Hard ing asking relief from what they termed the unjust and improper" reg ulations of the prohibition officer.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
CLAIMS THERE WILL BE
 FURTHER OIL REDUCTION

motorists is that J. A. Phelan, of Washington, D. C., oil examiner for the cent announcements of the Standard
 Oil Company as to the reduction in the price of crude oil at the wells. Phelan, who is here on business con nected with his official position, pre- dicted sharp reductions in the retail price of gasoline and fuel oil. He stat ed that the price of the crude had fal- len fifty cents per barrel since July 15.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
SALMON PACK WILL EXCEED
 1921 OUTPUT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-A. K. Kitchener, vice-president of the Alaska Packers Association, stated today that advices received by his company from the north indicated that the Alaska salmon pack for the present year would exceed that of 1921 by fifty per cent In the Bristol bay region more salmon has already been packed than last year and canning still is in prog ress. Taking the Bristol bay country and southern Alaska together, the sal mon now ready for shipment exceeds the total pack of last year.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MANY SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 BE ERECTED ATPORTLAND

PORTLAND, Ore, July 27. - Plans for the erection of two new high school buildings, additions to two high schools, construction of five new grade schools and additions to four other grade schools in Portland are being considered by the school board Taxpayers recently voted a $3,OOO,0O0 bond issue and an addi- tional tax of $1,O0O,OO0 to care for the school program.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
SHAKE IN
 POLICE DEPT.
 CONTEMPLA

SEATTLE, July 27.-The appoint ment of Claude G. Bannick, former chief of police of Seattle, to the post of Inspector of Police, is said to be favored by Mayor Edward J. Brown. A general shake-up in the depart ment is contemplated as a part of the anti-vice campaign which is just getting under way. The fight against the denizens of Seattle's underworld is being jointly directed by Mayor Brown and County-Pres- ecutor Malcolm Douglas.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
SUCCUMBS TO INJURY AFTER BEING SHOT IN
 NOODLE HOUSE FIGHT

PORTLAND, Ore, July 27.-Stew- art Johnson, of Anyox died here yes terday, as the result of bullet wounds in the abdomen inflicted by Deputy Sheriff J. F. Roy of Clackamas County. Johnson was shot during a fight in a noodle house in this city last Monday night. The deceased was twenty-three years old and a boiler maker by trade.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
PROMINENT LEADERS MEETING

CHICAGO, July 27. - A group of prominent railway labor leaders left here yesterday for Washington to con- fer with President Harding on the strike situation. Included in the party were B. M. Jewell, head of the Rail
 way Employees Department of the American Federation of Labor, the six presidents of the Federated Shop Crafts Unions, Timothy Healey, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Bremen and Oilers, and A. c. Wharton, one of the labor members on the Railroad Labor Board. The conference with the President is a sequel to the talk held last Sunday at Mooseheart by Secretary of Labor Davis with Jewell.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
VACCINATIONS ARE ENDED

SEATTLE, July 27.-Local offlclaiS of the Chicago, St Paul & Milwaukee road announced today that all nego- +iations with their former shop eh- ployes looking toward an end or 'he strike has been formally ended. The company is preparing to bring strike breakers from the east ln sulilcleh' numbers to man their shops here. The strikers held a mass meeting yester- dav at which they appealed to the en- eineers and trainmen not to handle equipment repaired in contract shops nor in shops using non-union work men
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27

CHICAGO, July 27.-Headquarters of bo+b sides in the rail strike are ap- parently forgetting all plans for a neacefuI settlement and making el- forts to conduct the battle to sue successful conclusion. The rail execu- lives announced today that the west ern roads were accepting all freight as offered and there need be no rear ol further embargoes. They also oe- clared that passenger travel was nor mal On the other hand the leaders of the union men asserted that the strike was becoming more effec1lVe daily, and they stated that the "aiN- out was practically complete.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
GOOD WILL DELEGATION
 HAS SAILED FOR EUROPE

NEW YORK, July 27,-A hundred members of the American Good Will" delegation sailed from here yesterday for Europe. The purpose of the emissaries is to carry message of friendship from the United States to the women of France. The person. nel of the delegation was selected by popular vote, and includes four gold star mothers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
PADEREWSKI WILL RETURN
 TO AMERICA

PARIS, July 27.-Ignace Jan Pad erewski, who has but recently re- turned from America after stay in his California home, announced today that he was convinced that Poland did not any longer require or desire his services. He stated that he would return to the United States in November and give series of concerts.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
NATIONAL GUARD IN CHARGE

AUSTIN, July 27.-The five com panies of infantry sent to Dennison yesterday arrived there and have taken full charge of the strike situa- tion, the disorders teasing as soon as the uniformed men appeared at the railway shops. Governor Neff stated today that he would use the full power of the State of Texas to protect prop erty and the right of every citizen to work without interference from his fellows.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
INSANE MAN
 HOLDS POLICE
 ATBAY llDAYS

= HINTON, w. Va, July 27.-Officers who for the past eleven days have been held at bay by John Fredeking, an insane man, are preparing to use bombs of tear gas to force him out of the house where he has barricaded himself. Fredeking is heavily armed, and has resisted all efforts to capture him, killing one man and wounding four others.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MORE MEN STRIKE

MUSKOGEE, July 27. - The en- glneers, pumpmen, electricians, and repa1rmen, employed in the coal mines of Oklahoma were ordered on strike today by the Executive Board of the United Mine Workers. II the men quit serious loss is bound to result to the coal properties from flooding and lack of necessary maintenance work.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
GUARD SHOOTS STRIKERS

CRESTON, Iowa, July 27.-A guard employed at the local railway shops yesterday shot and wounded two of the strikers who were on picket duty. Both men were treated at the local hospital, and the attending physicians announced that one of them was in a serious condition. It is not clear just what led up to the shooting, but an investigation is being conducted by the police.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
STRIKERS REQUEST GRANTED

eACRAMENTO, July 27.-Comin'' tees representing the striking ran~"s O.. shopmen yesterday visited all the mel chants in this city and asked them 'o aiscbarge all employees who were the wives or relatives of men "ho peA 0l'' ed in working in the railway shops ue- snita the strike order. The striherS based their request on the presump- tion that it was the duty Of the mer- chants to employ wives and relatlVeS of strikers in order to reduce the eVliS of unemployment and alleviate the hardship connected with the Walkout' Practically all of the merchantS ap- preached, with exception of one of the department stores agreed to accede to to the request of the strikers.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
MARSHAL SERVES suBPoENAs

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27. - Re norts received at the office of the U S. marshal here yesterday advised that deputies of the office who were engaged in serving subpoenas in con, nection with the anti-picketing injunc' tion issued by the Federal court, were stoned by mob of strikers and sym pathizers, at Roseville, near Sacra- mento. None of the deputies was SC, riously inured and the work of serving the subpoenas was not interrupted.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
-pnEE,c IMPROVING

SEATTLE, July 27. lne 'o on Northern Railroad yesterday all, , .,o,ncod that the embargo agains' 'ne sbinment of perishables on It's roaa had been lifted. The officials oeclarsD tn ,,at ,"U the traffic situation in the North ~os+ . was much improved. The carry effects of the strike were Delhs ort ho oane and the places of the men wno ovi+ were being gradually filled It ID expected that from now snlppn ;rnn nrove- ditions will show a steady lhp,o,1 ment.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
ARMED MEN WRECK TRAIN
 IN DUBLIN

DUBLIN, July 27;-Armed men yes terday held up freight train con- taining fifty cars at point north of the junction near here. They forced the engineer to drive full speed ahead along track from which rail had been removed. The train was reduced to a shapeless mass.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
REFERS TO EDITORS ARREST

EMPORIA, Kans., July27. - Refer ring to the arrest of William Allen White for violation of the Kansas In- dustrial Court law by posting placards way shopment in his office, the state attorney-general yesterday declared that Editor White and the busi- ness men of Emporia may post print.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
PROPOSAL SENT HARDING

BALTIMORE, July 27. - Copies of the written proposal made by the of ficials of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail road to the striking railway shopmen, with a view to terminating the strug- gle, were sent today to President Harding
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
CONVENTION CALLED

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Frank Far rlngton, President of the Illinois District of the United Mine Workers. called a convention of the Illinois locals to be held at Peoria on Aug ust 5. The meeting will discuss and consider peace plans presented by the mine operators.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
SERVE RESTRAINING ORDERS

PORTLAND, July 27.-Armed with scores of copies of the restraining order issued by Federal Judge Wolver- ton forbidding the striking shopmen from interfering with the non-union workers, number of deputy marshals left here yesterday for various points officials.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
Both Sides Apparently ForgettingPlan Peaceful
 Settlement Of RdiL Strike

ed cards with the Golden Rule there in in the windows of their offices and stores if they wish, but they could not append any strike propaganda.
The Cordova daily times., 1922-07-27
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIKAN, July 27.-Fish prices today: Fresh halibut SAC and 4c.
 SEATTLE, July 27.-Fish prices to- day: Halibut, 10c; chickens, Sc.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11
4 Hinisferiai Courmand

There EXISTS IN Toxic a society re-
sembling the well-known club Of The
Hundred Of Paris. which habituAlly or
ganizcs every year copious repast,
comprising three separate and COM
plcte menus. one Isparcfe. one Chinese
and one Europesn.
The member Of ;s club who. with
crt emitting anything, most complete
ly absorbs the three menus. is
awarded a gold medal that eonsserates
him grand disnitAry Of the club Ne is
nlso beyond competition FOR the
future
The repast Of 1922 took place q few
weeks ago. and Utaro NodA. Minister
OF Communication in the Imperial
Cabinet. alone among the guests. sue
eeeded 10 absorbing all three menus.
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11

s.r.nt from the oldtims snti-foreizn
manis % China. which was her chrome
.lim,nt down 70 the bloody days NJ
po1er troubles IN 300 Some o. TO
~N,v Msno out Of ,ns Peking uni
versi,y prominent IN -, prs'enl ANT
Christianity movement we're pfomiheni
not 20 long ago 10 ne moyement o..
tacking the sacred and time e-h"nor'n
doetrin.. Of their ovn Eofu,E'' ~ho''
nam, a Roman Catholic father Latin.
iled az Confueius.
The whole thing - sensatonsl N 'o'
extreme. At the same time }, IS no'
50 Sensational a. IL sounds IN tae ears
Of Christian Amer.ca Il is np-a'n'
bu. a form o. being born again iof
th., ancient race. The intellectual ana
,niri,ual rebirth Of race taxes On .
oue.r form anywhere II naturally
.akos on more eolorful expression IN
. country as old and as huge and mirsn
a, hopeless as China.
There is no question that there e1ist' an
exceedingly bitter resentnient agalh1'
the Christian missionaries among Se''
lain classes Of China. And these men
are hnding their voice. a feHng
paper criticised the Anti-christian agi'
tatlon on IN. ground that 1t Is ungcn'
tl.manly 10 attack people who are our
guests" A writer Who signs himself
Laughing Bhudds7 retorts:
But I want 20 ask: Are Christian
missionaries in China our guests II
they are our guests who invited them
to come % China Confucius says: !
h.v. heard Il is polite 20 cone ana
learn. I have not heard It is pol''e
10 70 to teach"
Then h. goes on 70 say; The right
Of Christian missionaries 20 reside ouy
land and acquire property in the IN
t.rlor Of China vas acquired by the
;rnudsn, international forcery. Let
mo explain what mean. In 1917
when tho British with their ally the
Freneh. came with their troops 70
P.king and burned the Yuan Ming
Yuan palace as the German burned
Louvsin in Belgium, the Chinese gov
eminent va. compelled to conclude q
treaty. with the British and French gov
e,nm.nts. Nov IN the treaty
with F,ance the Chinese text contains
clause giving the French Catholic
New-York tribune., 1922-06-11

Religion destroys true reason OBJ
struets progress and disgraees human
history. II has worked indefatigably
aeain.. the growth Of women's rights.
In this respee, Christianity is most de-
lestable.'
The Hang Middle School Human
Province non-Cnristinn fcderationiss
harp on similar string;
The Christian religion impedss our
progress, stultihes our intelligence,
fetters our nature, dsgrsees our per-
sonality. pollutes our brains and sup
presses our conscience etc.
And this is from the declaration Of
the Snnking Non-ChriStian Student
federation. whose secretary's once Is
in tho Southeastern University there:
with the worries civilization reach
ing is present high-water mark, every
one knows that mis- achievement and
glory in life depends solely upon his
own endeavor and not upon spiritual
help and that religion has long lost
its raison d'etre. 8. We should
therefore oppose oil religions.
Viewed in this light, our present oppo'
,ition to tho spread Of Christianity Is
but a pressing duty Of the moment," B"
etc. 49,,
The present agitation is entirely dh-