The Cordova Daily Times
__(Member^of Associated Press) _ _
VOL. IV. NO. 221 __CORDOVA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
DEVELOPMENT OF ALASKA’S GREAT SPROCE FORESTS IS URGED
ALASKA’S SPRUCE FORESTS
' CAN SUPPLY ONE-HALF NEEDS
OF COUNTRY FROM SURPLUS
Well-Informed Senator Calls Attention of World to
Unlimited Opportunities for Manufacture of
Pulp from Forests of Alaska—News
papers Now Using Foreign Product
'WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—Senator
Watson lias introduced a resolution in the senate authorizing
the secretary of agriculture to survey the nation’s supply of
wood-pulp timber, as a step toward conserving the decreasing
supply of wood used in the manufacture of news print paper.
The senator told the senate of the enormous forests in Alaska,
the annual growth of which, he said, would supply pulp for half
the news print paper used in the United tSates.
There were no pulp mills in Alaska, he said, and he urged
that the industry be developed immediately in Southeastern
Alaska.
a Senator Watson declared that nearly all the news print
used in the Pacific Northwest was of foreign manufacture, and
that very few pulp mills had even touched the forests of Ore
gon, Washington, Northern California and Montana. He said
the development of the domestic news print industry was neces
sary, because American newspapers should not be forced to de
pend upon foreigners.
BRITISH RAZE
FORTRESS AND
DESTROY SHIPS
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Famous Defenses of Former
Russian Capital Put Out
of Commission—More
Butcheries by Reds
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—Newspapers here report
that the Bolshevik fleet in the Gulf of
Finland defending Petrograd has been
completely disabled by British war
ships, and that the defenses of Cron
stadt have been destroyed.
Butchery by Bolsheviki
LONDON, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Bolsheviki have murdered
Idadullaberg, the Persian consular
agent at Armavar, Armenia, together
with more than three hundred Per
sians.
MARVELOUS ESCAPE
OF RACING CHAUFFEUR
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ELGIN, 111., Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Cliff Durant, racing in the El
gin 300-mile road race here today,
escaped uninjured when his car was
overturned and rolled over with him
three times.
Tom Milton took the lead in the race
from Ralph Mulford at the end of the
first hundred miles.
REWARD URGED FOR
ENERGETIC OFFICER
SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—The Pacific fleet is
scheduled to enter Puget sound on
September 12, according to an official
announcement.
The cruisers Birmingham and Ches
ter and a division of destroyers will
visit Portland. The pre-dreadnaught
Vermont will go up the Columbia river
to Portland if the Astoria pilots think
^ it safe to do so.
FINE STEAMSHIPS ARE
PERMANENTLY PLACED
IN TRANSPORT SERVICE
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—The transports Great
Northern and Northern Pacific have
been assigned permanently to the
transport service between San Fran
cisco, Honolulu, Manila, Nagasaki,
Guam and Vladivostok. They are ex
pected to make the voyage from San
Francisco to Manila in fifteen days,
improving the mail service greatly.
These vessels formerly were on the
route between Portland and San Fran
cisco.
SMALLERVESSELSMAY
STEAM UP COLUMBIA
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—Residents of the Big
Bend district have urged the award
to Captain Matlack of the congres
sional medal of honor for his feat in
rescuing the two army aviators from
the Mexican bandits.
ARMY AVIATORS ARE
BELIEVED TO BE LOST
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The two army aviators who
have been missing for several days
have not yet been located, and it is
feared they have met with death some
where in Mexico.
Fog is hindering the airplanes en
gaged in the search.
stolenproperWIs
RETURNED TO FRANCE
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PARIS, Aug. 23 by Associated
Press).—It is reported that Germany
has returned to France 27,000 tons of
material taken by the Teutons during
the war, and 300,000 pieces of French
machinery, all of which were identified
in Germany.
ANOTHER VIcTlM OF MINES
CALAIS, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The Dutch steamship Luna
3truck a mine near here yesterday and
sunk. The crew were saved.
ALASKA RAILWAY APPROPRIATION
IS ACCORDED PRIVILEGED STATUS
SEATTLE, Aug. 20 (by Associated Press).—A spe- j
eial dispatch from \\ as lung ion in rodav^ Lwvoipoii
gencer says that the early consideration of the bill intro
duced in the house by Chairman Curry of the territories
committee, appropriating $17,000,000 for the completion
of the Alaska government railroad, was assured yester
day afternoon by the adoption of a resolution
giving the measure the status of privileged legislation.
This means that the bill will be brought to a vote
probably within a fortnight.
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Will Inquire into Status of Relations Between That
Country and United States—Carranza Backs
Down in Controversy with Great Britain
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—The
Mexican chamber of deputies lias defeated a resolution provid
ing for the interrogation of President Carranza on the relations
existing between the United States and Mexican governments,
and instead lias instructed its foreign relations committee to
investigate the cause and character of the international crisis
and to make recommendations.
Carranza Executes Right-About-Face
President Carranza has changed his attitude toward Great
Britain, and has informed William Cummings, British charge
de affaires, that he mav remain in Mexico Citv. Last week the
Mexican president told Cummings that his presence was incom
patible with the state of the relations between Great Britain and
Mexico.
Believed That Bandits Have Escaped
MARFA, Texas, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—Carran
zistas are aiding the Americans in the Conchos river country,
where the Americans located the bandits. Tliev reached the
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mountains and are believed to have made their escape. Five
of the bandits are known to have been killed.
Trouble May Be Expected to Start
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—The
Texas rangers have crossed the international boundary line and
will accompany the troops in Mexico as scouts.
HEADS OF PEACE CONFERENCE
DEMAND JOSEPH’S RETIREMENT
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Grand Duke Takes Time by the Forelock—No Con
fidence Felt in Hated Hapsburg Family—
Hoover Approves Joseph’s Downfall
PARIS, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—The supreme
council of the peace conference has instructed the allied mis
sion at Budapest to inform the Grand Duke Joseph that he must
retire from the Hungarian government in the interest of Euro
pean peace. “Europe,” says the note issued by the council,
“has suffered so much under the Hapsburgs that no confidence
can be felt in the government of the grand duke.”
It’s “Jake” with Hoover
Herbert Hoover, the American food commissioner, said,
when he was told that the supreme council had decided to ask
Joseph to resign, that he “felt certain Americans would be glad
to again bid good-bye to the Hapsburgs.”
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Joseph Already Has Complied
ZURICH, Aug. 23 (by Associated Press).—Reports re
ceived from Vienna state that the Grand Duke Joseph has re
tired from the Hungarian government. *
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
VOTES TO AMEND TREATY BY
GIVING SHANTUNG TO CHINA
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Action Is Taken by Strictly Party Vote, Hitchcock
Leading Opposition—Substitution of Word
Which if Adopted by Senate Will Mean
Negotiation of New Peace Treaty
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 2J (by Associated Press).—1The sen
ate committee on foreign relations, by a vote of nine to eight,
has adopted an amendment to tin* peace treaty giving the rights
formerly enjoyed by Germany in Shantung to China instead
of Japan, as provided in the treaty. The Democratic members,
headed by former Chairman Hitchcock, voted in the negative.
Senator Lodge suggested that the word “China” He sub
stituted for “Japan’ ’in the treaty provision dealing with
Shantung.
The committee also instructed Senator Lodge to ask Presi
dent Wilson for the treatv signed between Poland and Czecho
Slovakia on June 2S at Versailles.
OCCUPANTS OF AUTO
MEET FRIGHTFUL FATE
AT NIAGARA FALLS
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y„ Aug. 23
(by Associated Press).—An automo
bile containing two women and a small
girl today went over the bank of the
Niagara gorge, dropping one hundred
and fifty feet. The occupants of the
car, who were residents of Niagara,
were instantly killed.
EXPRESS ROBBER
HAD DISPOSED OF
MUCH PLUNDER
DENVER, Aug. 20 (by Associated
Press).—Walter O’Rourke of Toledo
wanted for the theft last June of $25,
000 in gold and currency from the
American Railway Express Company,
was arrested here today. He had in
his possession $10,000 in gold and bills
when arrested.
TELEPHONE OPERATORS
LIKELY TO STRIKE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The telephone work
ers of the Pacific coast states recently
voted on a strike proposal, and the
vote will be counted on Monday next.
Officials of the union here say they
believe that the vote will favor the
calling of a strike on October 1.
GREEDY SEATTLEITES
MUST FACE COURT
SEATTLE, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Warrants have been issued
for eleven Seattle commission mer
chants, who are charged with hoard
ing several hundred thousand pounds
of potatoes until they became unfit for
human consumption.
TRAINS CANCELED.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Southern Pacific
railway has annulled all trains on ac
count of the strike.
SUCCESS TO HIM
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Ronald S. Hartley of
Everett has announced his intention
of making the race for governor of
Washington on a straight platform of
“Americanism."
TOURISTS FLEE
FROM FIRES IN
GLACIER PARK
Conflagrations Spread to Na
tional Playground, Creat
ing Consternation and
Delaying Trains
ST. PAUL, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported that a forest
fire of considerable proportions is
raging in the Glacier National park.
Mont., and that it has reached Two
Medicine lake.
Tourists Fleeing for Their Lives
DEVIL’S LAKE. N. D„ Aug. 23 (by
Associated Press.)—The Montana for
est fires have reached the Glacier Na
tional park, and Great Northern trains
are delayed, due to their picking up
tourists fleeing from the park.
It is reported that several fires are
burning in the park.
BELATED SAILING
OF NORTHWESTERN
FOR ALASKA PORTS
SEATTLE, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Northwestern
sailed for Alaska ports at 5 o’clock
last evening, with two hundred passen
gers, among whom were hte following
for Cordova:
L. J. Switzer, F. H. Moffatt, E. Long
street, H. W. Nettleton, Ed Longstreet,
Evelyn Longstreet, Mrs. Emil Long
street, Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Noy^s, Mrs.
J. Sapiro, N. P. Jackson, Mrs. J. B.
Carlyle, Mrs. G. W. Prior, Miss H.
Johnson, Lewis Marchildon, Dora
Kirkpatrick, Mrs. John Amber, Charles
Labelle, Mrs. M. G. Bafior, R. E.
Bailey.
MEXICANS INDULGE
IN AFFAIR OF HONOR
LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A duel between two
members of the Mexican chamber of
deputies, Victorio L’Orandi of Vera
Cruz and Luis Espinosa of Chiapas,
at a point near the capital, is des
cribed by all the Mexico City papers
received here. Six shots were fired
without effect.
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