• The Cordo m Daily Times
_ _(Member of Associated Press)__
VOL. IV. NO. 275_CORDOVA. ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
LAND LEASING BILL IS BEFORE CONGRESS
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'BITUMINOUS COAL MINERS UNION
REJECTS PROPOSAL OF WILSON
AND WILL STRIKE NOVEMBER 1
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Representatives of the
Mine Workers of America have re
jected the proposal of President Wil
son, that the bituminous coal miners’
demands be submitted to arbitration.
The scale committees, composed of
representatives of the miners and of
the operators, have adjourned, and a
strike on November 1 is probable.
The President proposed that the
miners and operators first negotiate;
second, submit the matter to arbitra
tion. and third, keep the mines in op
eration. The miners accepted only the
first proposal.
Work to Stop Friday Night
President Lewis of the United Mine
Workers has notified the miners’ j
unions to stop work Friday night next.
He said the strike would last until the
government was able to induce the
stubborn operators to deal humanely
with the miners.
Wants Presidential Action
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Senator Thomas of Colorado has in
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troduced in the senate a resolution
calling upon President Wilson to vin
dicate the power and majesty of the
law in the threatened coal strike. The
resolution says that the strike would
provoke violence, bloodshed and in
surrection.
Cabinet Has Program
A cabinet meeting is in session to
day, formulating plans for a definite
program and stating the government’s
attitude toward the threatened coal
strike. The program will be placed
before President Wilson.
Mr. Tumulty, secretary to the Presi
dent, said the members of the cabinet
were firm in their beliefs regarding
this program. Government control of
the mines, he said, bad not been dis
cussed.
Governors to Confer
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 25 (by As
sociated Press).—The governors of
eight coal-producing states will meet
here Wednesday next to discuss means
of avoiding the threatened strike of
coal miners,
DICTA1
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• GIVEN REBUKE
LONDON, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Yesterday’s adverse vote in
the house of commons against the gov
ernment is regarded as an assertion of
the independence of the house as
against the dictation of the ministers,
which was submitted to during the
war.
It is believed that the government
may ask a reconsideration of the vote
of last Monday on the amendment to
the alien bill.
TRAIN AND AUTO COLLIDE
AND SIX LIVES ARE LOST
KEARNEY, Neb., Oct. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A train near here yes
terday collided with an automobile con
taining six persons. All were killed.
KOREA IS SCOUURGED
BY CHOLERA EPIDEMIC
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Twenty-five hundred deaths
have occurred from cholera in Korea.
Count Terauchi Is
Not Yet Deceased
TOKIO, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—Count Seiki Terauchi,
the eminent Japanese statesman
whose death was reported last
Monday, is still alive.
His physicians reported him
dead when he sank into a state
of coma. Camphor injections re
stored him to consciousness.
His death was officially pro
nounced, and the court bestowed
r posthumous honors upon him.
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BUSY SESSION
DETROIT, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—The triennial convention of
the Protestant Episcopal church, said
to have been the most momentous in
its history, adjourned yesterday.
The convention elected Bishop
Thomas F. Gailor of Tennessee chair
man of the new executive council,
which will handle all the business of
the church after January 1.
WILSON UNABLE
TO ATTEND TO
ANY BUSINESS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson is
slowly gaining strength, according to
official announcement today.
Dr. Grayson would not transmit to
the President today business matters
concerning the coal strike. He said he
did not approve of the President be
ing bothered by business.
Due to the President’s continued ill
ness, the visit of the prince of Wales
to Washington probably will be short
ened to three days.
TWO MORE BALL TEAMS
SEEK MEMBERSHIP IN
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25 (by As
sociated Press).—Tacoma and Van
couver are seeking membership in the
Pacific Coast Baseball League, at its
annual meeting of directors here.
COAL AND OIL LAND LEASING BILL
LIKELY TO BE ENACTED INTO LAW
BEFORE CLOSE OF PRESENT SESSION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associated Press).—The house to
day is debating the coal and oil land leasing bill, which has been
passed by the senate. The leaders hope to effect the passage of the
bill next week, and it is believed it will be sent to the President for
his signature before the end of the special session, next month.
Chairman Sinnott of the public lands committee, in submitting
the committee report to the house, urged its passage as “an enlight
ened measure for the disposition and conservation of mineral depos
its on government-owned lands.”
The measure, said Chairman Sinnott. would have far-reaching ef
fects in developing the West.
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FAIRBANKS, Oct. 25 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Oscar Johnson,
trail manager of the Brower stage line,
was killed in an automobile' accident
on the Richardson road on Friday
evening.
Johnson left Salchaket with a load
of meat on a Jeffery quad truck, the
rear steering gear of which had been
broken and was tied up for the trip.
On a small rise a few miles out from
Salchaket the truck slowly skidded
over a fifteen-loot embankment, turn
ing turtle and burying Johnson under
the truck and wheel, killing him prob
ably instantly.
Searchers found the body under the
truck this morning. The remains were
brought here and are at an undertak
ing establishment. Funeral arrange
ments have not yet been made.
Johnson, who is spoken of as a fine
man, was a newcomer here. He leaves
a widow, a little daughter of 11 years
a<id a son three years old.
This was probably the first death
in an automobile acdident on the
trail.
BARON IS ON HIS WAY
ROME, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).— Baron Evezzano will hasten
his departure for America to take up
the post of Italian ambassador at
Washington, made vacant by the
death of Signor Dicellere.
BEEN DISSOLVED AND NEW
GROUP MAY BE ORGANIZED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—The public group of the
industrial conference has dissolved,
and the conference has adjourned.
The public group sent a letter to
President Wilson recommending the
calling of a body of industrial experts
to undertake the original object of the
conference, which was to obtain in
dustrial peace.
No intimation has been given as to
what the President’s next move
will be.
Conference Doomed from Birth
Secretary of the Interior Lane has
written a letter to President Wilson
in support of the recommendation of
the public group that a new confer
ence be constituted immediately to
carry on the work.
The nation needs a conference of
sane men. says the secretary, acting
without bitterness, to form a new coun
cil of national defense against civil
war, which some think they see com
ing.
The old conference, he says, died at
its birth, because questions were
brought before it which it could not
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PETROGRAD HELD BY TROTZKY,
WHOSE STAFF ARE PRISONERS -
RIGA STILL BEING BOMBARDED;
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COPENHAGEN, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).-—Trotzky is reported to
be at Petrograd, arranging for the de
fense of the city. All men, including
veterans 70 years old, are reported to
have been mobilized.
The anti-Bolshevists have captured
;he staff of Trotzky. Trotzky himself
escaped by riding in a railway car and
m automobile.
Still Bombarding Riga
LONDON, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian and German <■
forces are still bombarding Riga. Light i
shells are being used and but little
damage has been inflicted. j
Yudenich Has Been Checked
Rallying under Trotzky’s command,
the Bolsheviki savagely attacked the
Northwestern Russian army and par
ried Yudenich’s drive for Petrograd. <
The Bolsheviki have recaptured sev- i
eral towns and are continuiing the ad- 1
vance. f
UNITED STATES MAKES DEMAND
FOR RELEASE OF CONSUL JENKINS,
HELD FOR RANSOM BY MEXICANS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—The state department
has sent to President Carranza of
Mexico a demand that the Mexican
government effect the release of the
American consular agent at Puebla,
Mr. Jenkins, who was seized by ban
dits and held for ransom, unharmed,
even though Mexico must pay the
$150,000 ransom demanded by the ban
dits.
Senator Myers of Montana has in
troduced a resolution asking President
Wilson to use all the armed forces of
the United States in securing the re
lease of Jenkins.
Pressure to Be Brought to Bear
The government has instructed the
embassy at Mexico City to bring the
most urgent pressure to bear upon
Mexico to obtain the release of Jen
kins.
Outrage Aimed at Mexico
HANFORD, Cal., Oct. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Jenkins has written a
letter to hia wife here stating that
the bandits want only the Carranza
government to pay the $150,000 ran
som.
DENIES STORY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of the Navy
Daniels denied last night that Portu
gal had made concessions for an Amer
ican naval base in the Azores islands.
The navy, he said, had no intention of
establishing a base there, and much
af the equipment of the temporary
base in the Azores has been given to
Portugal.
SENATORS OBJECT TO
CONFIRMING WILLIAMS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ited Press).—The senate committee
an banking has rejected the nomina
:ion of John Skelton Williams to be
;omptroller of the currency, to succeed
limself.
HI JOHNSON’S
AMENDMENT IS
UP FOR VOTE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ited Press).—The senate fight over the
rohnson amendment entered upon its
inal stage today when Senator Hodge
pleaded with the senate to accept the
jroposals, which provide that the vot
ng power of the United States be
nade equal with that of Great Britain,
t is expected that the senate will
rote on the amendment tonight.
Senator Johnson attempted to block
he move to bring his resolution to a
ote. He said he wanted to delay the
ote until Senator Reed could be pres
nt and speak upon it. Senator Reed
3 ill.
iUBONIC PLAGUE IS
RAGING IN ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 25 (by Asso
iated Press).—Bubonic plague is rav
g'ing all parts of the territory of For
nosa and the northeastern part of Ar
;entina.
RAILROADMEN
RESENT ANTI
STRIKE LAWS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Officials of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor stated yes
terday that in the event of either
house of congress passing anti-strike
legislation to be included in the pend
ing railroad bill a vote will be taken
by the railroad organizations on the
question of ordering a general strike.
AMERICAN FLAG
SUBJECTED TO
GROSS INSULTS
FIUME, Oct. 25 (by Associated
Press).—The American flag was hissed
in a theater here last night, and the
audience cried “Down with America!”
“Down with Wilson!” "Long live
Greater Italy and Fiume!” when the
band played “The Star-Spangled Ban
ner.”
COURT PROTECTS BANK
FROM INTERFERENCE
BY BANKING BOARD
BISMARCK, N. Dak., Oct. 25 (by As
sociated Press).—The supreme court
has granted to the Scandinavian Amer
ican Bank and State Bank Examiner
Loftus a permanent writ restraining
the banking board from interfering in
the affairs of the bank, which is de
clared to be solvent.
Jerusalem No Place
For Poor Christian
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—According to a
cable from Jerusalem, from the
Anglo-American Relief Society
committee, the zenith of high
living costs has been reached
in the cradle of Christianity.
The hotels, it is stated, charge
a minimum of $100 per week.