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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. IV. NO. 268_CORDOVA, ALASKA. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1919 PRICE TCN CENTS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS!WILL CONVENED
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REPORTED BOLSHEVIKI HAVE EVACUATED CITY OF PETROGRAD
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PRESIDENT WILSON TO ISSUE CALL
- FOR FIRST MEETING OF LEAGUE
THOUGH II. S. CAN NOT TAKE PART
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—It is learned that plans
are being laid for bringing the League
of Nations into existence immediately
upon the publication at Paris of the
ratification of the peace treaty by
Great Britain, Prance, Italy and Ger
many.
It is understood to be planned that
President Wilson shall issue the call
for the first meeting of the league
council, though the United States can
not participate in the league’s initial
work.
The council must appoint the com
missions which are to arrange for the
plebiscites described in the treaty.
Preparing for Plebiscite
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Germans are evac
uating the first and second zones in
Schleswig, in accordance with the pro
visions of the peace treaty.
A plebiscite is to be taken to decide
whether the regions shall remain Ger
man or return to Denmark.
Austria Ratifies Treaty
VIENNA, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The Austrian national assem
bly today ratified the peace treaty.
Ireland First!
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Walsh of Mas
sachusetts today introduced a resolu
tion giving it as the sense of the sen
ate that whenever the United* States
joins the League of Nations it should
present to the league council or as-,
sembly a statement setting forth Ire
land’s right to self-government.
• BY A BOMB
SEATTLE, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—Pierre P. Ferry, son of Wash
ington’s first governor, Elisha P.
Ferry, today found a bomb on the
doorsteps of the home of his sister,
Mrs. Eliza Ferry Leary, with a note
* demanding the payment of $200.
The Leary home is in the Capital
Hill district. 'Ferry at first believed
the bomb to be a joke. He called the
police, when it was discovered that
the bomb contained powder and de
tonator. No clues to the perpetrators
of the outrage have been discovered.
HOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RE1 L WAR-TIME
PROF TION MEASURE
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Representative Rainey
has introduced a resolution proposing
the. repeal of the war-time prohibition
act.
OPPOSES GUARANTEE
" BY GOVERNMENT OF
FUTURE WHEAT PRICES
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—Wheat Director Banes gave
public notice yesterday that he would
oppose any attempt to extend to an
other crop the government’s guaran
teed price.
FORMER EMPEROR HAS
BOUGHT MANY VILLAS
AMERONGEN, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The former German em
peror is understood to have purchased
several villas for the use of his serv
ants at Doom, where his new home is
located. The villagers say that he
intends to take a large personnel to
Doom, necessitating the acquirement
of about twenty houses.
SENATE TO RECESS
WHEN KING ALBERT
VISITS WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ-1
ated Press).—The senate has agreed j
to take a recess on October 28 to re- j
ceive King Albert of Belgium. The
house likewise is expected to take a
recess.
RUMANIAN TACTICS
IN QUITTING BUDAPEST
TO BE LOOKED INTO
PARIS, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The supreme council is send
ing a representative to Budapest, fol
lowing the receipt of a telegram from
the inter allied mission there complain
ing of the Rumanian military tactics
in leaving Hungary.
AMERICAN CASUALTIES
IN NORTHERN RUSSIA
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—American participation
in the Northern Russia hostilities
around Archangel resulted in a total
of 553 casualties, of whom 109 were
killed in battle and 35 died of their
wounds.
HOARDED FOODSTUFFS
ARE BEING SEIZED
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Attorney General
Palmer reports that the government
campaign to reduce the cost of living
has resulted in eighty-six cases of ac
tual seizure of hoarded foodstuffs, in
each of which prosecutions have been
instituted.
WILL RELEASE IRISH
POLITICAL PRISONERS
DUBLIN, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).-—As the result of a hunger
strike, all the Irish political prisoners
confined here will be released immedi
ately.
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LINE-UP OF SENATE MEMBERS
ON VOTE FOR ADOPTION OF
PEACE TREATY AMENDMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associated Press),—The Republican
senators who yesterday voted for the adoption of the Shantung amend
ment to the peace treaty were:
BALL HARDING NORRIS
BORAH JOHNSON (Cal.) PAGE
BRANDAGEE JON6|§ (Wash.) PENROSE
CALDER KNOX PHIPPS
CAPPER LAFOLLETTE POINDEXTER
CURTIS LODGE SHERMAN
DILLINGHAM McCORMICK SUTHERLAND
FALL McLEAN WADSWORTH
FRANCE MOSES WARREN
FREYLINGH EUSEN NEW WATSON—Total 32
GRONNA NEWBERRY
The Democratic senators who voted for the amendment were:
GORE REED WALSH (Mass.)
The total tote cast against the adoption of the amendment was
55, including 14 Republicans. (
MAYNARD GIVEN BIG OVATION
AT
OMAHA, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—Lieutenant Maynard today
resumed his flight eastward in the
transcontinental flying race. Mechan
ics worked all night transferring the
engine from the plane of Captain Roy
Francis, which was ^wrecked recently;
to Maynard’s machine, to replace the
damaged engine.
Passes Chicago
CHICAGO, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—Lieutenant Maynard arrived
here this morning and departed east
ward.
Three west-bound fliers arrived at
San Francisco yesterday. There were
no arrivals at Mineola.
Given an Ovation
When Maynard arrived at Rock
Island he was given an ovation. Billy
Sunday, the noted evangelist, and
Mayor Scriver headed a delegation
that greeted him.
Lieutenant Alexander Pearson, the
second east-bound flier, has left Chey
enne, and Captain J. O. Donaldson,
third, is one hundred and forty miles
behind Pearson.
Smith left Buffalo west-bound. He j
is fourth in the race.
The death list' remains seven.
Spatz Quits Race
MINEOLA, Oct. 17 (by Associated I
Press).—Spatz reached Buffalo yes
terday and" decided to quit the race,
giving his machine to Captain Lowell
Smith, whose airplane .was burned.
Smith, in Spatz’ machine, left Buffalo,
flying westward.
Permission from Washington
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—Permission was given
Captain Smith, leading the west-bound
fliers, to accept the Curtiss plane of
fered him as a substitute for his own
machine, which was burned.
Arrives at Cleveland
CLEVELAND,’ Oct. 17 (by Associat
ed Press).—Captain Smith 'arrived
here this morning.
West-Bound Contestant
BINGHAMTON, N. Y., Oct. 17 (by
Associated Press).—Kiel has arrived
here, west-bound.
JAPANESE DELEGATES ON WAY
TO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
OF LABOR AT WASHINGTON CTTY
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The liner Fushimi Maru left
here on October 10 for Seattle, bearing
fifty-one delegates to the labor confer
ence at Washington.
The three principal delegates are:
K. Kamuda, who represents the gov
ernment; Y. Muto, representing the
employers, and U. Masumota, repre
senting labor.
Many Japanese workmen dressed in
mourning were at the dock when the
vessel departed, as a protest against
Masumota’s appointment. It is
charged that Masumota was appointed
in the interest of the government in
stead of that of the employes.
To Speed Across Continent
SEATTLE, Oct. 17 (by Associated
PPress).—A special train will carry
the Japanese delegation to the inter
national labor conference East if the
vessel is late. She is due on Oct. 22.
Uruguayan Labor Dissatisfied
MONTEVIDEO, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Uruguayan Federa
tion of Labor has refused to name dele
gates to the international labor con
gress which is to convene iif Washing
ton soon, resenting the attitude taken
by the authorities in the recent labor
troubles.
PEACE CONFERENCE INVITES
MANY NATIONS TO JOIN IN
ISOLATING BOLSHEVIK RUSSIA
LONDON, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The note of the supreme
council of the peace conference invit
ing Germany to participate in the
blockade of Russia has been published
in Berlin. It shows that Norway, Den
mark, Sweden and nine other coun
tries have been asked to aid in the
movement against the Bolsheviki.
The measures proposed would abso
lutely isolate the Bolsheviki.
Petrograd Seems Doomed
Yudenich has captured Catchina
and is advancing toward towns within
fifteen miles of Petrograd. He is re
ported to be meeting with feeble re
sistance, and the barricades outside of
Petrograd are reported to be not for
midable.
The Bolsheviki claim to have
wrecked Kiev, which Denekine has
occupied.
Victorious Army Takes City
HELSINGFORS, Oct. 17 (by Asso- !
dated Press).—The army of Yudenich
has occupied Pskov.
Report Evacuation of Petrograd
It is reported that the Bolsheviki
have evacuated Petrograd, Trotzky’s
troops having refused to fight.
Report Is Unconfirmed
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—An American consular
officer in Sweden reports that the
Northwestern Russians under General
Yudenich have captured Petrograd
and Kronstadt. The report is uncon
firmed.
An Unbelievable Story
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—A Riga professor de
cdares that the Bolsheviki shot 23,632
women and children in Riga. The Bol
sheviki, he says, were intoxicated and
unable to shoot straight, wounding
their victims many times and laughing
it .their agonies.
Well-dressed girls, says "the profes
sor, served as executioners.
FOUR WOUNDED
IN RIOTING AT
STEEL PLANT
CINCINNATI, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—Former Chief of De
tectives Nimmo of Cincinnati was I
shot and three others were wounded
in a fierce battle between strikers at I
the Andrews Steel Company’s plant
at Newport, Ky., and strikebreakers
and guards.
Rifles, shot guns and pistols were
used by the combatants.
RADICALS’ CONNECTION
WITH STEEL STRIKE
TO BE INVESTIGATED
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ
I
ated Press).—The senate committee
on labor will hear witnesses on Mon
day next on the activities of radical
aliens in connection with the steel
strike.
WOMEN TO ORGANIZE
TO URGE RATIFICATION
OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The Women’s Nonpartisan
Committee for the League of Nations
has been organized to conduct a na
tional women’s campaign to urge the
senate to ratify the peace treaty im
mediately.
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OF MERCHANT shipping
LONDON, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—It is officially announced
that 7,759,090 gross tons of British
merchant shipping were lost through
enemy action during the war. Four
teen thousand two hundred and eighty
seven lives were lost.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—The industrial confer
ence adjourned yesterday without vot
ing on the collective bargaining dec
laration.
The capital group has introduced a
resolution stating that capital recog
nizes that wage earners have a right
to organize, and also that employers
have a right to decide whether they
will deal with representatives chosen
by and from the ranks of the employes.
A spirit of conciliation is manifest
ing itself at the conference, and it is
believed that the capital and labor
groups will co-operate in the future
in the convention.
WANT ANNIVERSARY OF
SIGNING OF ARMISTICE
MADE LEGAL HOLIDAY
NEW YORK, Oct. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The state chairmen of the
American Legion have been urged to
ask the various governors to make
November 11 a legal holiday, to be
known as American Legion day, being
the first anniversary of the signing of
the armistice.
RACE IS VERY CLOSE
IN BASEBALL SERIES
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—Yesterday’s game in the
minor league championship series re
sulted in a victory for St. Paul by a
score of 3 to Vernon’s 1.
MILLS TO MANUFACTURE
PAPER FROM COTTON LINT
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two mills will be
erected here soon for the manufacture
of paper stock from cotton lint.