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.VOL. V. NO. 38 CORDOVA., ALASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
POLES REMAIN
• ONLY BULWARK
AGAINST REDS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of War Baker,
appearing before the ways and .means
* committee of the house of represen
tatives today, said he already had rec
ommended that the United States fur
nish military supplies to Poland to
aid in repelling the western advance
of the Bolsheviki.
General Bliss, one of the American
member of the peace conference, told
the committee that a general revivil
of the European war was not impnb
able unless Poland succeeded in
checking the Bolshevik armies,
ifc Poland, said General Bliss, was the
*only bulwark against the Bolshe/i'd.
He said that military men beli3o;d
that the Bolsheviki would not ul/ance
eastward to meet the Japanese, and
would not send armies to India or
Turkey at present.
DEMOCRATSARE
DEADLOCKED ON
SENATE LEADER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Democratic senators
met today in caucus to select a suc
cessor to the late Senator Martin as
minority floor leader. The caucus re
sulted in a deadlock between the sup
porters of Senator Hitchcock of Ne
braska and Senator Underwood of
Alabama. The meeting was adjourned
to meet at the call of the two Candi
das.
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BEGIN TODAY
AT SPOKANE
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SPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 15 (by As
sociated Press).—The trial of forty
four alleged members of the Indus
trial Workers ' * the World will begin
t-e today. It is probable that the
^ndants will have no attorneys to
represent them. J. L. Wallace, who
was expected to defend them, said he
could not appear. W. C. Donovan,
who was appointed to defend them by
the court, has refused to serve.
AUTOMOBILE DODGE
DIES IN NEW YORK
^F NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (by Associated
W Press).—John Dodge, one of the mem
“ bers of the firm of Dodge Bros., De
troit automobile manufacturers, died
here today. He began his career in a
small machine shop.
WILDE AND MASON TO
FIGHT AT MILWAUKEE
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Terms have been ar
ranged for a bout for the flyweight
championship of the world here on
January 29 between Jimmy Wilde of
England and Champion Frankie Ma
* son.
BRYAN SAYS TREATY
WILL BE RATIFIED TODAY
CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—In an interview here last
night William J. Bryan predicted that
the United States senate would today
ratify the Versailles peace treaty.
CITIZENSHIP TO
BE CONFERRED
ON ALIEN-BORN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—The house yesterday
passed bills conferring citizenship on
aliens born within the limits of the
United States, and providing for the
final disposition of tribal property
among Indians who shall be adjudged
competent to administer their sh ire.
The bill would remove all restric
tions on the disposition of property
after the apportionment has been
made.
HOLDUPMEN
BECOME BOLD
IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—A Japanese-owned restau
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rant and meat market within three j
blocks of the central police station j
was robbed last night. Forty dollars
was taken from the restaurant and
$600 from the meat market.
The screams of the owners of the
restaurant attracted the police from
the station.
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DEMPSEY PETITIONS FOR j
CHANCE TO SQUARE HIS |
RECORD DURING WAR
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Jack Dempsey, the
pugilist, who has been the subject of
strongly condemnatory resolutions by
many posts of the American Legion
because of his Avar record, has Avired
asking for an opportunity to testify
before the supreme council of the Le
gion regarding his record.
STUDENTS IN FAVOR
OF TREATY RATIFICATION
CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Eight of twenty Middle West
colleges favored any compromise to
make the ratification of the peace
treaty possible. Eight Avere for un
reserved ratification, and three were
favorable to the Lodge reservations
and a separate peace.
SMUGGLERS OF
SILKS ADMIT
THEIR GUILT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Six officers and mem
bers of the crew of the transport Lo
gan have admitted that they attempt
ed to smuggle thousands of dollars’
worth of pearls and silks, using Mrs.
D. C. Palston, wife of an army of
ficer stationed at Manila, to bring the
goods ashore, according to John Irby,
surveyor of the port.
Arrests will not be sought until the '
matter has been subjected to a com
plete investigation.
FRANK MUNSEY BUYS
BENNETT NEWSPAPERS,
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Munsey, the American pub
lisher, has bought the New York Her- <
aid and Evening Telegram and the ]
Paris edition of the Herald from the i
estate of the late James Gordon Ben- !
nett. j 1
LEON BOURGEOISE WILL PRESIDE
AF FIRST MEETING OF LEAGUE
PARIS, Jan. 15 (by Associated Press).—The League of Nations
will come into being tomorrow in the Clock room of the French for
eign office. Leon Bourgeoise will preside. Hugh Wallace, the Ameri
can ambassador, will not be in attendance.
Delegates are expected to be present from England, Italy, Greece,
Belgium, Spain, Japan, Portugal and Brazil. The newspapers here
predict that the United States will soon join the league.
YANKS CLASH
WITH ARMORED
RUSSIAN TRAIN
LONDON, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Harbin, Manchuria, cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says that
two Americans were killed and three
wounded in a clash with an armored
train of General Semenoff, the All
Russian leader in the Trans-Baikalia
province, recently. Details of the af
fair were not obtained.
MANY NEW CASES OF
INFLUENZA IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Four deaths from influenza
and 137 new cases were reported here
yesterday.
NEWISGUILTY
SWEETHEART
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Harry S. New was to
lay convicted of murdering his sweet
heart, Freda Lesser, in July last. The
prisoner is a son of Senator Harry S.
New of Indiana. He killed the girl
in an automobile and then drove to
the police station with the body.
The j#ry refused to believe New in
sane, as was claimed by his counsel,
but recommended that he be placed
in an insane asylum for observation,
the court to later determine where he
should be confined.
VANDERVEER GUILTY
AND GETS SMALL FINE
VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 15 (by
Associated Press).—Vanderveer, attor
ney for the “wobblies,” was found
guilty here yesterday of conversing
with prisoners in the county jail, in
violation of the rules, and was fined
$25 and costs.
HOOVER IS PROGRESSIVE
REPUBLICAN AND NOT
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Julius Barnes, government
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wheat director, said last night that
Herbert Hoover was a Progressive Re
publican, and that he would not be a
Democratic presidential candidate un
'ess the Republicans should adopt a
ion-progressive platform and nominate
i reactionary candidate.
MOTOR BANDITS HOLD UP
SUBURBAN BANK AND GET
AWAY WITH LARGE SUM
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Four motor bandits
ast night robbed the Overbrook Bank,
n the suburbs, and escaped with
>6,000. The bank is located only two
docks away from the police station.
BERLIN RIOTS
MAY SPREAD
TO VIENNA
LONDON, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—It is feared that the Berlin
troubles may spread throughout Ger
many, and possibly to Vienna, through
the Communist agencies.
The government’s hostile attitude
toward strikers is believed to have
been the immediate cause of the riots.
Berlin is reported to be quiet.
ITALY-fO AGREE ON
ADRIATIC QUESTION
PARIS, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Havas Agency says that
Italy has agreed to a project for an
agreement on the Adriatic question.
ENVER STARTS
A BOLSHEVIK
REVOLUTION
GENEVA, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Enver Pasha, formerly Turk
ish minister of war, and who was re
cently elected king of Kurdestan, has
started a Bolshevik revolution in Tur
kestan, Afghanistan and Baluchistan
against British prestige.
It is the hope of Enver Pasha to
strike at India. Moscow is furnishing
him with much money.
Another Bolshevik Success
LONDON, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Bolsheviki have captured
Rostov, on the Don, with ten thou
sand prisoners, thirty-two guns and a
great amount of baggage.
OAKLAND WILL
BUILD SEVERAL
BIG STEAMERS
OAKLAND, Cal., Jan 15—The
Moore Shipbuilding Company here has
announced contracts for the building
of nine vessels in 1920. Six of these
are 10,000-ton tankers, one for the
Vacuum Oil Company of New York
and two for the Standard Oil Company
of New Jersey, and three for the
shipping board.
The company will build two freight
ers and a passenger steamer for the
Matson Navigation Company of San
Francisco for the run to Hawaii. The
freighters will be the largest ever
built on this coast and will cost
$5,000,000 each. The passenger ship
will cost $4,500,000.
YOUTHFUL MURDERER
RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Joseph Morton, aged
15 years, accused of the murder of
Lee Linton, a taxicab driver, on Nov.
19, was found guilty yesterday and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
Isom White, his companion in the
crime, was sentenced to hang last
week.
DELEGATES TO
THE NATIONAL
CONVENTIONS
JUNEAU, Jan. 15 (Special to the
Daily Times).—Telegrams from the
Democratic and Republican national
committees to Territorial Secretary
Sommers inform him that the Demo
crats have apportioned six delegates
and six alternates to the national con
vention to Alaska, and the Republicans
of the territory are given two dele
gates to the convention of that party,
and that primary election ballots
should be prepared accordingly.
Emery Valentine of Juneau has an
nounced that he will file his declara
tion of candidacy for delegate to the
Republican convention.
SENATORSAYS
LEGISLATURE
ACTED WISELY
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ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Speaker Sweet of the
New York assembly today made public
a letter from Senator Poindexter of
Washington approving the action of
the assembly in suspending from mem
bership five Socialists recently.
The senator said it was proper for
the assembly to inquire whether its
members were open and avowee} ene
mies of the state and nation.
Speaker Sweet said the assembly
had congressional precedent when it
suspended the five Socialist members,
to determine whether they were quali
fied to serve as legislators, and he
cited the case of Victor Berger, re
cently excluded for a second time
from a seat in the national house of
representatives.
GERMAN BANKER
ADMITS FOOD
IS NEEDED
BERLIN, Jan 15.—Germany is ab
solutely dependent upon foreign
sources for its immediate food re
quirements, says Paul Mankietwitz, a
director of the Deutsche bank.
“We need the courage to acknowl
edge these facts”, the banker declares.
“It is intolerable that the Minister of
Economics should tell the world that
Germany’s food supplies are safe
guarded, while on the other hand we
are forced to admit in the conference
of international bankers that Germany
is facing a fresh era of hunger unless
the banks of the country take hold
of the situation.”
Herr Mankietwitz supports the cur
rent conviction that a long time cre
dit of a large amount is imperative,
and he suggests the formation of
units, comprising various branches of
industry, which would co-operate with
similar units in. America for the pur
pose of obtaning American products.
Those, he says, would be offset in a
greater part with German commodi
ties, the balance to remain pending
until the German economic situation
bettered itself.
OMAHA BEE WILL
SUPPORT REPUBLICAN
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
OMAHA, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).-Nelson B. Uudike, a grain
man, has purchased a controlling in
terest in the Omaha Bee, to support
a Republican candidate for President.
Victor Rosewater, the “editor of the
Bee, is to take a rest.
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SHIPBUILDING
FRAUDS TO BE
INVESTIGATED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15 (by
Associated Press).—Frauds involving:
many millions of dollars in connec
tion with the building of ships for the
government in Oregon, Washington
and California have been unearthed
by government investigators. William
H. Tidwell, special agent of the treas
ury department, has been appointed
special attorney general to prosecute
the offenders.
It is understood that Attorney Gen
eral Palmer, on the strength of the
representations of graft, has ordered
the Shipping Board to hold up $37,
000,000 in claims to await the out
come of the investigation.
It is claimed that the government
has been defrauded of more than a
billion dollars through a conspiracy
of shipbuilders, who used the cost plus
contracts as the basis of frauds by
which payment was secured on false
vouchers.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Bert Schlesinger will leave today for
Seattle to assist the federal grand
jury in its investigations there.
Grand Jury to Meet
SEATTLE, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press)j—A federal grand jury will
meet here next week to consider the
alleged shipyard frauds and other
matters.
AMERICAN LIFE
IS NOT SECURE
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 15 (by
Associated Press).-T. M. McBee, a
cattleman; James J. Britt, a Tampico
lawyer, and George Blalock, former
head of what was the largest colony
of American farmers in Mexico, testi
fied yesterday before the senate com
mittee which is investigating the Mexi
can situation, in effect strengthening
the claims made by others that inse
curity to American life and property in
Mexico was growing.
Britt said that the Mexicans poured
tequila over the face of James Wallace
after his death, to support the claim
that he was drunk when he was killed
recently in Tampico.
FRUIT JUICES
ID CIDER CAN
NOT BE SOLD
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Prohibition Commis
sioner Kramer has made a ruling that
fruit juice and cider are prohibited if
they contain more than one-half of
one per cent of alcohol. The prohibi
tion directors and inspectors are
charged with the duty of examining
the contents of such beverages.
A Strict Interpretation
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—George Crutchley, col
lector of internal revenue here, an
nounced yesterday that his interpreta
tion of the prohibition act would class
sweet cider and fruit juice among the
prohibited beverages after January 16.
vancouWrTgaiF
DEFEATS SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 15 (by Associated
Press).—Vancouver won last night’s
hockey game from Seattle by a score
of 3 to 1.
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