VOL. V. NO. 54 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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MURDER TRIAL
WILL REQUIRE
H MORE JURORS
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MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 3 (by
Associated Press).—At the adjourn
, ment of court yesterday afternoon
“twelve temporary jurymen had been
secured in the trial of the eleven men
charged with the Centralia murders.
The prosecution has used four and the
defense two of the eighteen peremp
tory challenges allowed.
If the present rate is maintained it
is expected that the taking of testi
mq^iy will begin late Thursday.
The day was marked by the quick
examination of talesmen. There was
little argument.
It is expected that the present ve
nire will be exhausted tomorrow, and
that it will be necessary to begin
drawing from the special venire of
three hundred called for the trial.
Both sides are using their peremp
tory challenges today, but it is ex
pected that a jury will be secured by
Thursday.
TWO WARSHIPS
ARECAPTURED
•BY D’ANNUNZIO
TRIESTE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—D’Annunzio has seized the
Italian torpedo boat Orsini and the
auxiliary ship Citta di Roma, en route
from Ancona to Pola with munitions
and foodstuffs for the Italian naval
forces. The vessels have been taken
to Flume.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
TAKES ANOTHER DROP
YORK, Feb. 3 (by Associated
$*re»s).—Francs closed yesterday at
18.04 to the dollar. Italian lires closed
at 16.07 per cent. These are new low
records.
Sterling exchange dropped during
the trading today to $3.36^4, another
new record, and it is reported that
there is a discount of 12 per cent on
Canadian exchange along the Eastern
border.
'BILL INTRODUCED FOR
STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Prince Kalanianaole yes
terday introduced a bill in the house
of representatives granting statehood
to Hawaii, under qualifications to be
determined by congress.
TO PROMOTE TRADE
WITH SOVIET RUSSIA
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The American Commercial
Association to Promote Trade with
Russia has decided to send a mission
to soviet Russia to foster commerce.
VANCOUVER TAKES
- GAME FROM SEATTLE
VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—Vancouver defeated
Seattle by a score of 4 to 3 in last
night’s hockey game.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The circuity court of
appeals, yesterday handed down a
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decision upholding a judgment
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awarding Attorney T. J. Donohoe and
Edmund Smith a lx/2 per cent interest
in g,yygroup Claims in the Chitina
district) Alaska, owned by Christopher
and Ely Tjosevig and Lew Halversen.
The attorneys charged a breach of
contract over payment for handling
litigation.
BREAK WITH
NETHERLANDS
IS IMMINENT
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PARIS, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Petit Parisien says that the
allies are considering the breaking off
of diplomatic relations with the Neth
erlands government and the blockad
! ing of Dutch ports if the surrender of
the former kaiser is again refused.
The former crown prince heads the
list of Germans whom the allies wrant
extradited to be tried for war crimes.
Others on the list are: Former Chan
cellor Von Bethman Hollweg, Hinden
burg, Luedendorff, Mackensen, the
former Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria, the Duke of Wurtemburg and
other princes and titled officers.
DANES SAYS
ADMIRAL SIS
WASNARROW
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, testifying today for the sen
ate committee investigating naval
awards for war services, said that Ad
miral Sims did not recommend Ad
miral Wilson for decoration because
of personal differences between Sims
and Wilson.
Admiral Sims, he said, when recom
mending young officers who served
well in minor posts, failed to mentior
Admiral Wilson, who commanded at
the American naval forces off th€
French coast.
When the history of the war was
written, said the secretary, Admira
Wilson’s services would rank witt
those of Admirals Sims, Mayo, Ben
son and Rodman.
Senator Poindexter of Washingtoi
has been named as a member of tin
committee, replacing Senator New
berry.
TWO MORE AVIATORS
ARE HELD IN MEXICO
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Feb. 3 (by Asso
ciated - Press).—Major Lee Walters
and Lieutenant Wolff, American arm}
aviators,, made a forced landing ir
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Mexico, and are reported to have beer
held by the municipal authorities al
Nacozara.
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AGREEMENT ON OIL LANDS BILL
PROVIDES FOR LEASING ONLY
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (by Associated Press).—The agreement on
the oil lands leasing bill makes that measure a strictly leasing law,
all provisions for outright sale having been eliminated. The royal
ties to be paid are to be determined by competitive bidding or by
methods to be prescribed by the secretaary of the interior.
The agreement is expected to be approved by both houses with
little opposition, and the measure is expected to open approximately
seventy-five million acres of oil lands in the Western states and in
Alaska, •
ALASKANSPAY
LAST RESPECTS
TO OLD-TIMER
SEATTLE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—A special to the Post-Intelli
gencer from Washington says that
Governor Riggs, Delegate George
Grigsby, former Delegate Wicker
sham, Maurice Leehey, J. L. McPher
son and R. K. Semmes will attend the
funeral in Washington of George
Baldwin, the pioneer Alaska engineer
and mining man, who died a few days
ago at Philadelphia.
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MAKING FIGHT
FOR HIS SEAT
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 3 (by
Associated Press).—James Murfin, at
torney for Senator Newberry in the
trial of the latter here for election
frauds, yesterday told the' jury that
he intended to show that Newberry
entered the senatorial contest at the
solicitation of friends, and not in fur
therance of a scheme to get a seat in
the senate by fraud.
He said that Newberry waged his
campaign during the war, when it was
generally felt that his opponent, Ford,
was not the type of American who
should represent the state in the
United States senate at that time, on
account of his campaign against pre
paredness.
He said Senator Newberry was a
Spanish-American war veteran and a
naval veteran of the world war.
THREE VESSELS TO BE
RETURNED TO THIS RUN
SEATTLE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—It is learned that the freight
steamships Valdez, Juneau and Henrj
T. Scott will soon return from the
East and take their former places or
the Northern route.
TAMMANY DECLARES
WAR ON RADICALISM
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> NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (by Associated
■ Press).—Tammany has opened a wai
on radicalism, and plans a campaigr
of education by means of speakers
literature and sermons to help stoj
the spread of seditious sentiment.
CALIFORNIA VARSITY
WINS AT BASKETBALI
BERKELEY, Cal*, Feb. 3 (by Asso
vciated Press).—The University o1
. California last night defeated th«
Washington State College in a bas
ketball game by a score of 28 to 26
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DESIRES TO BE
A NAVAL BASE
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PRirlcE RUPERT, B. C., Feb. 3 (b;
Associated Press).—The city counci
has sent a letter to the minister o
marine outlining Prince Rupert’s clain
| to be made an imperial naval base
The letter says the port has big ad
vantages over any other British Cc
lumbia port, and has three harbor er
trances, a railroad terminal and a drj
dock.
UNAPERSARE
BEFORE COURT
IN ARIZONA
TOMBSTONE, Ariz., Feb. 3 (by Ai
sociated Press).—The first day of th
triala-oiithe two hundred and ten me
charged with kidnaping in connectio
with the deportation of striking co]
per miners in 1917 ended yesterda
when County Attorney Inch declare
that he was considering the droppin
of the cases against three of the d<
fendants because of their absence.
H. E. Wooten, a Bisbee hardwai
merchant, is on trial today.
THREATENED ATTEMPT
TO REINSTATE MEMBERS
FAILS TO MATERIALS
ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 3 (by Assoc
ated Press).—The trial of the five S
cialist assemblymen entered upon ii
third week yesterday. The revo
which was expected yesterday to a
tempt to reinstate the suspends
members, and to be led by Assembl
man Roosevelt, failed to materializ
The prosecution expects to finis
its testimony Thursday.
FURS ARE SOLD AT
ADVANCED PRICE
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 3 (by Associate
Press).—More than four million d(
lars’ worth of furs were sold at tl
opening sales of the International Fi
Exchange yesterday. Advances wei
recorded in virtually every lot sold.
VALGAR WINS BATTLE
WITH ENGLISH FIGHTE
NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (by Associate
' Press).-^Benny Valgar of New Yoi
last night outfought Joe Fox, an E
glish featherweight, in an eight-roui
, bout here.
PRESIDENT IS
ON ROAD TO
GOOD HEALTH
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Dr. Grayson, the Presi
dent’s physician, intimated today that
President Wilson was not likely to
leave Washington for some time, as
had been reported.
The President, he said, was stead
ily improving in health, and every
possible precaution was being taken
to prevent his contracting influenza.
The President is allowed to walk on
I the second floor of the White House
without aid.
REVOLUTION
:. OVERWHELMS
VLADIVOSTOK
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Major General Graves
commanding the American expedition
ary'forees -in Siberia, reported toda>
that revolutionists had captured the
city of Vladivostok.
The crowds were orderly, said the
report, and the allied troops were pa
trolling the streets to protect inno
cent people and to prevent looting,
l The revolutionists state that thej
L want to put and end to the civil wai
in Siberia, and want foreigners tc
quit interfering with the country’s in
*" ternal affairs.
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: WANTSCANADA
: TO SHIP PULP
• OVER BORDER
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WASHIN^'TON, Feb. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Underwood o
Alabama today introduced a resolu
tion proposing that the President ap
D point a commission to negotiate witl
“ the Canadian federal and provincia
governments for the withdrawal o
i- various official orders preventing th<
> exportation of wood pulp into th<
;s United States.
t- mayoUtzgerald
t STILL CONFINED TO BEI
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SEATTLE, Feb. 3 (by Associate!
Press).—Mayor Fitzgerald is still con
fined to his bed from bronchitis, am
is not allowed to talk politics.
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WANT WAGES INCREASEI
id
* BUTTE, Mont., Feb. 3 (by Assoc:
ated Press).—The Bricklayers’ Unio:
of this city, numbering twenty-fiv
men, struck yesterday for an increas
of wages to $10 per day.
NEW JERSEY CONSIDERS
R SUFFRAGE AMENDMEN1
TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 3 (by Assc
>d ciated Press).—The state senate yes
•k terday ratified the federal woman su
n- frage amendment. The house of rei
id resentatives postponed action unt
Monday next.
TWENTY CASES ,
OF INFLUENZA
AT KETCHIKAN
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KETCHIKAN, Feb. 3 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Twenty cases or
influenza in a mild form have ap
peared here. The Red Cross, in con
junction with the municipal authori
ties, is prepared to open an emer
gency if the situation warrants it
later. <
Increasing at Chicago J
CHICAGO, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The influenza and pneumonia
epidemic took a sharp upward jump
in this city during the twenty-four
hours ending at 2 o’clock p. m. today,
when 195 deaths were reported.
Claims Prominent Victim
VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Frank Moblei, a
prominent British Columbia mining
man, and member of the provincial
legislative assembly for the Atlin dis
trict, died here today from influenza.
He wras 50 years' of age.
THREE TICKETS
TO BE IN FIELD
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The Democratic state com
mittee has been called to meet on
February 23 to set a date for the
holding of a convention to elect dele
gates to the national convention to
be held in San Francisco in June.
The Republican state committee
will meet on February 12 to set a
date for the state convention to choose
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago.
Democrats of national prominence
1, are scheduled to speak at a Demo
cratic banquet to be held here on
Washington’s birthday.
Governor McKelvie of Nebraska
^ will deliver an address at the Repub
lican gathering on that occasion.
New Element in State’s Politics
1 SPOKANE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
1 Press).—The National Nonpartisan
c League has decided to put up an en
* tire state ticket in Washington.
WILSON SIGNS
1 REMOVAL OF
: POSTMASTER
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Postal Inspector Bar
I clay announced last night that he had
learned that President Wilson had
signed an order removing Postmaster
' Myers from office.
1 Myers said he would fight the re
3 moval carder, because it required con
3 current action by the senate.
negrothTefrobs
r SLEEPING PASSENGERS
i- SEATTLE, Feb. 3 (by Associated
i- Press).—A negro sneak thief last
!- night robbed the passengers on the
»- night train between Portland and So
1 attle of $135 in cash and $2,500 in
checks. He left the train at Tacoma.