VOL. 5, NO. 232_CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
CAMPAIGN FUNDS BEING OVERHAULED
POLISH FORCES SCATTER THE
BOLSHEVIKI NEAR LEMBERG
AND ARE ADVANCING ON ZINY
WARSAW, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Polish forces advancing on
Grodno have reached the vicinity of
the city. The greater part of Eastern
Galicia has been recovered by the
Poles and Ukrainians, who master, the
•entire left bank of the Dneister.
Polish forces have scattered the Bol
^iieviki southeast of Lemburg, and the
* Ukrainians have developed a success
ful offensive, with the Reds retreating
hurriedly.
POLES ADVANCING ON Z1NY
LONDON, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—-The Poles have taken Suwa
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kli, 40 miles northwest of Grodno. A
Polish division is reported to be ad
vancing on Ziny, east of Suwalki.
POLISH ANSWER RECEIVED
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Poland has answered
the admonition of the United States
that the Polish armies must halt at
the ethnographic frontier with the
statement that strategical considera
tions must govern the country’s
jcourse. The state department made
this announcement today follow
ing the receipt of the formal reply
^ to the American note.
POLAND AND LITHUANIA CLASH
LONDON, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Polish forces have attacked
the Lithuanians, according to advices
received here, which refer to a bound
ary dispute between the two coun
rties.
TO RESUME PEACE TALK AT RIGA
WARSAW, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—The Polish and Soviet delega
tions plan to resume peace 'negotia
tions within a week at Riga, Letvia,
according to a wireless dispatch from
.Minsk.
TROTZKY TO TAKE COMMAND
WARSAW, Sept. 1 (by Radio to S. S.
f Alaska).—Moscow wireless declares
that Trotzky will take supreme com
mand of all the Bolsheviki forces, here
tofore divided into two sections.
WRANGEL’S FORCES COLLAPSE
LONDON, Sept. 1 (by Radio to S. S.
Alaska). — An official communique
from Moscow indicates the virtual col
lopse of General Wrangel’s anti-Bol
sheviki movement in the south. It is
claimed that Wrangel’s forces on the
front at Koban have been driven back
50 kilometers.
, FLIERS AT DAWSON
L INSTALLING MOTORS
I* DAWSON, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Three of the army fliers ar
k rived from Fairbanks Sunday and are
L now installing motors. It is uncertain
K when they will resume their flight.
TREATIES Mn
THRU NEW ACT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (by Asso
ciated Press).—An examination of
commercial treaties with other coun
tries has revealed that from 24 to 27
of these pacts may have to be abro
gated under the new merchant marine
i act, state department officials an
L nounced today.
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MINERS STRIKE AGAIN
! IN ILLINOIS DISTRICT
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; SPRINGFIELD. 111., Sept. 1 (by As
j sociated Press).—Coal miners in five
mines of the Springfield district are
on strike as a protest against the
price of powder being raised 40 cents
a keg by the recent joint agreement
in Chicago.
TENNESSEE IS
IN A SQUABBLE
ON SUFFRAGE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 1 (by As
sociated Press).-—The house yesterday
by a viva voce vote adopted a motion
to reconsider action on suffrage rati-;
fication. Then by a vote of 47 to 24,!
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with 20 not voting, adopted a motion!
to non-concur in the action of the sen
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ate. This action followed directly]
upon the assembling of the first;
quorum in the house since August 20.
The house voted to expunge from
the journal all proceedings of Aug
ust 23 with reference to actions on i
the suffrage amendment except the i
roll call and the point of order raised1
''by Speaker Walker that no quorum'
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was present.
Leaders of the legislature hold con
flicting views as to the probable effect
of the house action in reversing its
decision on suffrage. Anti-suffragists
refused to say whether or not an at
tempt will be made to have the sen
ate reconsider the resolution.
CAPITAL EXPRESSES NO OPINION
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (by Radio
to S. S. Alaska).—In the absence of
Secretary of State Colby, state depart
ment officials hesitated to express an
opinion on the action of the Tennessee
house until the United States govern
ment rescinds its certification, or the
courts decide the ratificaiton is in
valid.
TRADE COMMISSIONER
DECLINES FURTHER DUTY
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Chairman W. B. Col
ver of the federal trade commission
has notified President Wilson that he
does not wish to have his name con
sidered for reappointment at the ex
piraion of his term September 25. Col
ver says he desires to engage in pri
; vate business.
SHORTRIDGE IN LEAD
FOR SENATORSHIP
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Samuel Shortridge of
San Francisco, an attorney, has a lead
of more than 35,000 votes on the face
of returns from half the precincts of
the state over William Kent, his near
est rival for the Republican nomina
tion for senator. The winner opposes
Senator Phelan in the November elec
tions. The primaries were held yes
terday.
PROHIBITIONISTS ASK
ATTITUDE OF JQUOR
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Virgil Hinshaw, chairman of
the Prohibition national committee,
has addressed a letter to the Repub
lican party in which he asks what
attitude might be expected from Sen
ator Harding on the liquor question if
he is elected president.
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BELLINGHAM, Wash., Sept. 1 (by
y Associated Press).—Pilot David!
Logg and a passenger, Clyde Banks, I
narrowly escaped death today when
they nose-dived with a blazing aero
plane near Mount Baker. The plane
crashed into a tree and the men fell
to earth, while the plane burned a
few feet above them.
COX DECLARES AGAINST
CAMPAIGN OF DOLLARS
COLUMBUS, O.. Sept 1 (by Radio
to 3. S. Alaska).—Governor Cox de
clared that it is his sentiment that a
“campaign of dollars” cannot be made
popular with the American people.
DEPUTY’S HOME M
LONDONDERRY BURNED
LONDONDERRY, Sept. 1 (by Radio
to S. S. Alaska).—Major Johnstone
was assassinated in his home today.
His assailant has been arrested.
ALTENDORF MAKES I
ESCAPE AT JUAREZ
JUAREZ, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Paul Altendorf, who claimed
he was a secret agent of the United
States in Mexico during the war and
who was recently arrested and ordered
deported as a pernicious foreigner,
escaped during the night from his
guard, it was announced here today.
BELFAST. Sept. 1 by Associated
Press).—Official returns of casualties
since Saturday morning in the rioting
here give 17 dead and 169 seriously
wounded, including only those treated
at hospital.
Fighting was resumed this morning
between Nationalists, Unionists, ship
workers and troops, and heavy firing
has been in progress. It is feared the
casualty list will be large.
LORD MAYOR’S CONDITION SAME
LONDON, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Lord Mayor MacSaweeney of
Cork passed a slightly better day in
Brixton prison. Little change in his
condition was noted, except that symp
tom of neuritis developed in his arms.
CAMPBELL LEADING In
GOVERNORSHIP RACE
DETROIT, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—Milo C. Campbell is leading
in the race for the Republican guber
natorial nomination.
BUILDING OF TRAILS IN THIS
IMMEDIATE VICINITY BY THE
ALASKA ROAD COMMISSION
Col. J. C. Gotwals, of the Alaska
road commission, is a Cordova visitor
today and is being cordially received
by his many friends here, who appre
ciate that he is an enthusiastic be
liever in the greatest of Alaska and
is exerting his best efforts to provide
the different parts of the territory
with needed trails and roads. Col.
Gotwals is on his way to Valdez
where he will make final arrange
ments for the closing down of the
work for the winter. He will there
meet Antone Eide, superintendent of
the Seward district, leaving there
after on the steamship Alaska for
Seattle, making the round trip on the
Victoria to Nome. He is planning also
to leave Seward on December 1, by
dog team, for the Kuskokwim, going
through to the Yukon about Febru
ary. thus having finally covered with
in a year every district in Alaska,
COPPER RIVER VALLEY
In an interview Avith a representa
tive of the Daily Times Col. Gotwals
outlined the Avork in hand and that
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proposed by the commission, as dir
ectly affecting this section, as fol
lows:
“There is first the maintenance of
the trail from Chitina to Fairbanks,
which is exceptionally well taken care
of by Dan E. Jones and the opening
of the Valdez end of the trail. This
latter is now in such a state that
the most difficult work, the side line
around the Keystone canyon, is com
plete. There remains about fodr
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, miles of new road and two important
bridges to make this an excellent road
from Valdez to the interior.
“Four new Packard automobile
dump trucks have been ordered to be
shipped to Chitina, which are now in
Seattle, having been turned over to
the commission by the war depart
ment. We are making every effort on
the trail to increase the extent of ■
the graveled road. To do this we will ,
have eleven dump trucks on the Chi- ‘(
tina end of the trail and a steam
shovel, with tractor drawn trailers,
on the Fairbanks end. This will be
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the final step in making the Fair
banks trail a passable road for auto
mobiles under all weather conditions.
THE KATALLA DISTRICT
“The matter of a through road from
Katalla to the Copper river and
Northwestern railway is under con
sideration and it is hoped to start
construction of this road from Katalla
during the next working season. If
a railroad is finally built into the Ber
ing river coal field and Katalla the
through wagon road will be neces
sary. But in case this branch railway
is not constructed it is desired to
have our work in such shape that
the wagon road can be built.
UPPER CHITINA VALLEY
“The Sour Dough trail is being im
proved to wagon road standard, un
der the charge of Gust Johnson. Be
tween five and seven miles of this
road will be constructed this year.
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SENATE COMMITTEE STILL
PROBING CONTRIBUTIONS
BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES
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TYPHOON AT MANILA
CAUSES MUCH DAMAGE
MANILA, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—An unusually severe typhoon
has caused the loss of hundreds ol
thousands of dollars and damaged the
electric power plant, which has been
shut off, stopping the street car ser
vice.
WOODWORTH’S
DEATH CAUSE
FOR INQUIRY
JUNEAU. Alaska, Sept. 1 (by Asso
ciated Press).—E. C. Lilly, sole sur
vivor of the burned gasboat Sea
Breeze, was brought here on a sub
chaser yesterday from Port Walter
and is being held in jail pending a fed
eral investigation into the death of
William Woodworh, who was burned
to death in the explosion of the gas
boat. Lilly was picked up in a row
boat two miles from the Sea Breeze
while the latter was still burning.
CORBETT MAY REFEREE
BIG LABOR DAY FIGHT
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Sept 1
(by Associated Press). — With the
championship Miske-Dempsey bout
cnly six days distant, the question of
x referee is being given serious con
sideration. James J. Corbett, former
colder of the heavyweight title, is
cncong those mentioned as the third
nan in the ring.
Three heavyweight preliminaries
will precede the main bout, it was an
lounced today by the promoters of
:he match.
LABOR DAY PARADE
BANNED AT DENVER
DENVER, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Preess).—Colonel Ballou, commanding
;he federal troops which have been j
stationed in Denver since the street;
;ar strike, has issued an order prohib
ting -any Labor day parades. Picnics
will be permitted, but all other dem
cnstrations banned.
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ALLIED FORCES ARE
MARCHING ON URFA
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1 (by
Associated Press). — Strong French
forces assisted by Armenian volun
teers are marching on Urfa, held by
the Nationalists, and its fall is re
ported to be imminent.
CARGO OF STEAMER
WILL BE JETTISONED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1 (by Radio
to S. S. Alaska).—The agents have de
cided to jettison the million-dollar
cargo of sugar and rubber aboard the
Reamer Arakan, from Batavia, which
is aground 40 miles north of here.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (by Associated
Press).—On demand of Senator Reed,
! the senate committee investigating
| campaign funds yesterday instructed
i Fred W. Upham, treasurer of the Re
publican national committee, to go
back to his office and produce the
quota sheets and all records showing,
items making up the aggregate sum
of the national budget, and the names
of all paid speakers and the amounts
they received for billboard, foreign
and notifying advertising.
Congressman Britten of Chicago, un
der a grilling examination by Senators
I Reed and Pomerene. admitted he had
no facts to support the charge that
$87,500 appropriated by the British
government for entertainment pur
poses of the British embassy in Wash
ington had found its way into the
Democratic campaign fund. He ad
mitted that it was his personal idea.
Treasurer Upman of the Republican
committee resumed the stand and pre
i sented tables showing original quotas
| totalling $4,887,500 assessed against
| the various states, which quotas he
j said he made up himself, the amounts
1 being two or three times what he ex
i
pected to get, in order to “spur the
boys on.” He declared he never ex
pected the full quotas would be raised.
' He read a parallel column showing the
quotas and the amounts received from
each state up to Friday. These varied
from $25 credited to Connecticut on
a $75,000 quota, to $225,292 from New
York on a $1,000,000 quota.
Chairman White of the Democratic
national pnmmitfifi said nn thp stand
today that he had no evidence to sus
tain any of Cox’s charges regarding
Republican funds, quotas, or “alleged
desire of contributors to have back of
them in industrial centers the bay
onets of their puppets in office.”
White told Chairman Kenyon the
charges were true, because he had con
fidence in Cox, but he had not dis
cussed them in detail.
White declared he thought a $2,000
000 fund adequate for a presidential
campaign. He said this estimate was
a personal opinion, however. The
Democratic organization had prepared
no budget, but bureaus were pressing
for information as to their allotments.
White said the year book oeing pub
lished by William Barnes was only an
example of his knowledge of the “sin
isters influences” backing the Repub
licans.
Wilbur Marsh, Democratic national
treasurer, denied that special efforts
had been made to get contributions
from federal officeholders. He said
that never, with or without his sanc
tion, has a letter been sent to federal
officials asking funds.
TROOPS CLASH
WITH MINERS IN
WEST VIRGINIA
WILLIAMSON, W. Va., Sept. 1 (by
Associated Press). — Federal troops
armed with machine guns repulsed an
attack by a party of unidentified men
on properties of the Thacker Coal &
Coke Company at Thacker. Earlier in
the day the soldiers routed 200 men
who had fired on the commissary and
homes of officials of the Howard col
liery at Chattarcy.