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VOL. IV. NO. 239_ CORDOVA, ALASKA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
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IDAHO SENATOR MAKES APPEAL
TO PREJUDICES OF PARTISANS
Declares That President Is Subservient Tool of
England—Senator Johnson Intimates That
President Is a Quitter—Enormous De
mand for Seats at Johnson Meeting
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 13 (by Associated Press).—Senator
Ho rah of Idaho, speaking here last night in opposition to the
League of Nations, declared that President Wilson was* “a
dodger, a cheater, and a subservient tool who complied with
every* wish of England.”
The reference of the senator to the exile of American sol
diers in Siberia was greeted by cheers.
Intimates That President Is Quitter
ST. Louis, Sept. 13 (bv Associated Press).—A huge crowd
which packed the Coliseum here last night cheered Senator
Johnson of California for eighteen minutes when lie appeared
0 to speak in opposition to tin* League of Nations.
The senator said that when President Wilson came home
without his “fourteen points” the American people did not
<.nil. Plough everybody else quit.
“The United States stands between you and the loss of
your liberties,” he declared.
Unprecedented Demand for Admissions
+ KANSAS CITY, Sept. 13 (by Associated Press).—Delega
tions from Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are here to
hear Senator Johnson of California tonight in his arraignment
of the League of Nations. The demand for tickets is unprece
dented.
♦ AFTERMATH OF
MIAMI, Fla., Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—Two schooners were lost off
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the Bahama islands during the recent
hurricane and two schooners also were
lest off the Windward islands.
Houses were destroyed on several
of the islands.
Bad Omen Proved True
Many hours before the liner Cory
v don sank in the Bahama channel Tues
day, with a loss of twenty-seven lives,
vultures followed the ship and even
perched on the ship’s spars, according
to the surviving sailors.
T^he sailors took this as an ill omen
and were certain that mishap would
befall the ship.
American members of the crew, by
their cool attitude when the ship went
under, claim to have saved many
lives.
SEIZED GERMAN SHIPS
WILL BE RETAINED
FOR AMERICAN USE
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General March told
the house committee on military af
fairs this morning that the United
States would retain permanently
some of the seized German liners.
He said that President Wilson had
definitely decided on the allocation of
the ships, but he asked to be excused
from discussing the plan of their dis
position, which would be made public
i in the near future.
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General Pershing ar
rived here at 3:30 o’clock yesterday
afternoon, and was formally welcomed
by Vice President Marshall, Secretary
of War Baker and General March,
chief of the general staff of the army,
at the head of a distinguished delega
tion.
General Pershing has re-established
the headquarters of the American ex
peditionary forces at the war depart
ment, where he will wind up the af
fairs of the overseas army.
The house of representatives is con
sidering the presentation to General
Pershing of a sword to cost $10,000.
The general celebrated his 59th
birthday today.
PREPAiNGFORRETURN
OF ROADS TO OWNERS
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Preparatory to their
return to private control, Director of
Railways Hines has ordered all rail
roads to begin an inventory of sup
plies on hand.
BIG DEMAND FOR
TICKETS TO GAMES
CINCINNATI, Set>t. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Long lines of men
this morning were in line to enter the
office of the National Baseball League
to obtain application card for tickets
for the world’s baseball champion
ship series. Only three-game tickets
are being sold.
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Presence of President and Secreiar yof Navy and
Gaily Decorated Streets Give Holiday Air to
City—Wilson to Speak There Tonight
SEATTLE, Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson will speak
here tonight and will review the fleet
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this afternoon from on board the bat
tleship Oregon.
The President is due to arrive here
at 1:30 o’clock this afternoon. The
day's program includes a public din
ner at the Hippodrome at G o’clock.
The seats for the address at the
Arena have all been taken.
The fleet in the harbor now num
bers fifty-one vessels.
Secretary Daniels arrived here late
yesterday afternoon, having spent a
; busy day at the Bremerton navy yard.
He is a guest of the Rainier Club.
Hundreds of thousand of persons
welcomed the warships, and the city
was gaily decorated last night, the
s reets being lighted with red, white
and blue cluster globes.
Met by Governor Hart
SEATTLE, Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson and party
arrived here at 1:30, as scheduled,
from Tacoma, and were met at the rail
way station by Secretary Daniels, Gov
ernor Hart and other distinguished
persons.
The President reviews the Pacific
fleet at 3:30 from the deck of the old
battleship Oregon.
Precautions for Safety
YAKIMA, Sept. 12 (by Associated
Press).—Section hands are locking!
and spiking switches on the main line
of the railroad in preparation for the
passage of President Wilson’s train.
The train is stopping at the small
towns to give the people an opportu
nity to shake hands with the Presi
dent.
Arrival at Tacoma
TACOMA, Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson arrived
here at 9 .o’clock this morning from
Spokane.
Commissioner Curtis Declares Places of Strikers
Will Be Filled, and Governor Says No Com
promise Is Possible with Men Who Quit
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I BOSTON, Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—It is announced that the
policemen’s union is willing that its
members return to work and await
the outcome of the labor conference
i to be held at Washington in October.
; Commissioner Curtis says he has ls
| sued orders not to reinstate strikers,
| and the attorney general will be asked
| as to whether the police are employes
of the government or officers without
the right to strike.
Governor Claims Men Are Deserters
Governor Coolidge, replying to a
public demand for a statement of his
attitude toward the striking police
men, stated last night that in his opin
ion the men were deserters. “This is
not a strike,” he said, “as the men
are public officials. We can not think
of arbitrating the laws enacted for
the government of the commonwealth,
and no compromiset regarding them is
possible.”
Another Fatality Results
One man was killed and one was
wounded this morning when troops
fired at a mob which refused to move
on when ordered.
Police Commissioner Curtis an
nounces that the posts deserted by
the striking policemen will be filled.
Gompers’ Appeal to Men
NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—Samuel Gompers has
sent a duplicate of his message to
Mayor Peters of Boston to Governor
Coolidge of the state of Massachusetts,
in which he says he appealed to the
policemen of Boston to return to work.
COAL MINERS APPROVE
FAMOUS PLUMB PLAN
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—The United Mine
Workers of America, in session here,
have indorsed the Plumb plan for gov
ernment control of railroads.
The railroad brotherhoods are in
vited to join with them for joint action
in bringing about the change.
crownprTncess visits
GERMAN IMPERIAL EXILES
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AMERONGEN, Sept. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—The former crown prin
cess of Germany, accompanied by her
two sons, arrived here today, and was
received by the former emperor alld
empress.
ARMY AVIATORS ARE
GIVEN UP FOR LOST
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 13 (by Associ
ated Press).—The search in Lower
California for the missing aviators,
Lieutenants Connelly and Waterhouse,
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has been abandoned by the war and
navy department.
EXPLOSION OF SHELL
RESULTS IN FATALITY
DUNHAMTOWN, N. J., Sept. 13 (by
Associated Press).—The explosion of
a six-inch shell which was being un
loladed from a barge on the river at
the Raritan arsenal yesterday killed
two men and injured six.
Audience Gives Decided Negative to Suggestion of
Abandonment of Treaty—Dissipates Buga
boo of Possibility of British Preponder
ance in League of Nations Councils
TACOMA, Sept. Id (by Associated Press).—President Wil
son, speaking here today, read part of the declaration of war
oi the l nited States against Germany. He said the purposes
outlined there had not yet been fulfilled and would not be until
the peace treaty had been ratified.
He asked whether the people wanted to abandon the treaty
md was answered with shouts of “No.”
The i' esident said the cost of the war to all parties was
$18(>,000,00v ,000, and that the cost to the t nited States was a
million dollars hourly for i\\\> years. That, he said, was the cost
m money of saving civilization. In addition, he said, there had
been 7,450,200 deaths in battle.
Decisions Must Be Made by Unanimous Vote
SPOKANE, Sept. L‘> (bv Associated Press).—Speaking at
the Armory here last night, before forty-five hundred persons.
President Wilson said the fact that the decisions of the League
of Nations assembly must he made by unanimous vote* removed
any danger ot England having the preponderance of voting
power therein. He said that this gave the 1 nited States, with
its one vote, absolute veto power.
War Would Follow Failure of Ratification
RATH DR CM, Idaho, Sept. Id (by Associated Press).—
Making the third platform talk during his trip in this city yes
terday, President \\ ilson declared that war would follow fail
ure to ratify the peace treaty. He said the Enited States could
not disentangle herself.
INVESTIGATION
OF SHIPYARDS
WILL BE RIGID
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13 (by As
sociated Press).—The alleged ship
building frauds which are said to have
been carried on extensively through
out the Northwest will be fully probed
by the department of justice.
E. M. Blanford, head of the bureau
of investigation, announced today that
the investigations will cover the al
leged substitution of cheap material
for contract material, and other sup
posed frauds.
Walter Treadwell, a bureau opera
tive, will go to Seattle on Monday next
to start the investigations.
ENERGETIC AMERICAN
RETURNS FROM EUROPE
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NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (by Asso-i
ciated Press).—Herbert Hoover, the
American food commissioner, who has
had charge of relief work in Europe
since the armistice, arrived here today.
He will depart for his home in Cali
fornia next week.
PROFITEERING PENALTY
GOES THROUGH SENATE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The senate has passed
the house bill extending the food con
trol act so as to penalize profiteering.
The bill now goes to conference.
LONDON. Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—The result of the by-election
at Widness, Lancaster, in which the
noted labor leader, Arthur Henderson,
was elected to the house of commons,
is considered to be a severe blow to
the coalition government.
It is probable that a general elec
tion will be held, as the reconstruction
of the cabinet is long overdue.
The coalition government seems un
able to solve the Irish question, and it
is claimed that sentiment is running
against the coalition.
Campaign Against Sinn Fein
DUBLIN, Sept. 13 (by Associated
Press).—An extensive police and mili
tary movement against the Sinn Fein
“government” has been inaugurated,
and raids are reported throughout the
country.
It is reported that there have been
many arrests and seizures of arms and
literature.
Two Sinn Fein members of the
house of commons have been arrested‘
and the Sinn Fein “parliament” has
been suppressed.
Military lorries carrying prisoners
arrested outside of Dublin are arriv
ing here.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—Prices for fish
at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon were:
Halibut, 17c; sableflsh, 5c; ling and
red cod, 4c.