VOL. 5. NO. 150 ' ~ CORDOVA, ALASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 27. 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE LIKELY TO BE “DARK HORSE”
WILSON PLACES HIS STAMP OF
DISAPPROVAL ON METHOD OF
MAKING PEACE WITH GERMANY
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (by
Associated Press). — President
Wilson today sent a message to
congress vetoing the peace reso
tion.
“Such message of making peace
with Germany,” said the president in
his message, “would place an in
effaceable stain on the gallantry and
honor of the United States.”
Without announcing his intention
regarding the treaty, the president
declared it embodied the important
things omitted by the resolution and
by rejecting the treaty we declared
in effect wre wished “to draw apart
and pursue objects only of our own
interests.” The resolution, he said,
omitted to mention many imports ob
jects for the vindication of which we
entered the war.
* THEIR GUESS A GOOD ONE
WASHINGTON, iMay 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson will
veto the peace resolution and send
his veto message to congress within
a week, according to information
given out by Democratic leaders at
the capitol.
-WOOD IN LEAD
WITH JOHNSON
CLOSE SECOND
CHICAGO, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Present returns show that
Wood has only 153 delegates instruct
ed for him, Johnson 109, Lowden 74.
Favorite sons and uninstructed dele
gates number 648.. Total, 984.
The Republican national committee
will pass on 145 contested seats in
the convention next Monday.
Conservative leaders perdict that
a break will not come in the selec
tion of a presidential candidate be
fore the fifth or sixth ballot at the
earliest.
RADIO STATIONS TO
- BE CONTINUED FOR
BENEFIT OF PUBLIC
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The house by unani
mous vote has passed the resolution
authorizing the navy department to
continue for not more than two years
operations of the'- radio stations for
the benefit of the general public.
The resolution now goes to confer
ence.
QHICAGO PUBLISHER
DOES GRACEFUL ACT
FOR COUNTRY PRESS
CHICAGO, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Victor Lawson, publisher of
the Chicago News, has released a
hundred tons of news print paper to
be distributed to the smaller papers
which need supplies and face sus
pension because of the paper short
age.
DES MOINES, la., May 27 (by As
sociated Press).—The Methodist-Epis
copal general conference in session
here passed a resolution favoring ac
ceptance by the United States of
the Armenian mandate.
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SUBMARINE BASES
FOR PACIFIC COAST
BE CUT FROM BILL
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. WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Ass-j
ciated Press).—The senate and housei
conferees have tentatively agreed
upon the elimination of appropria
tions for submarine bases at Port An
geles and Los Angeles from the naval
•appropriation bill.
MARINE STRIKE ENDED
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VANCOUVER, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The marine strike
here ended today.
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SERIOUS SHORTAGE
GASOLENE ON COAST
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SPOKANE, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—The gasoline shortage is so
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acute here that sales are made only
to owners of commercial cars and
trucks. The Standard Oil Company
announces that a serious shortage is
reported along the entire Pacific
coast.
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EMBARGOES MAY
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RETALIATION
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The house foreign af
fairs committee today favorably re
ported the senate resolution for a
special commission to deal with Can
ada on the subject or pulp wood.
It has been suggested that embargoes
be placed on coal, sulphur and dyes
in ^ retaliation for the present em
bargo on the export of wood pulp
from Canada.
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LOS ANGELES, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Admiral Rodman, com
mander of the Pacific coast fleet, has
announced that six destroyers will
soon leave for Alaskan waters and
| that he will personally accompany
| the detachment to inspect harbors
| and other naval facilities.
UNCLE SAM TO GET
BILLION BACK TAXES
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso-!
ciated Press).—Authority for the
treasury department to make final
settlement under which one billion
dollars back taxes be paid to the
government, is provided in a bill
which passed the house today amend
ing the 1918 tax law.
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ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK ON
CLAIMS NOT TO BE SUSPENDED
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Bills designed to suspend further
assessments on mining properties in the
United States and Alaska were today voted
down by the house mining committee. The
law requiring a claimant to do $ 100 worth
of work yearly was suspended three years
ago, on account of the labor shortage.
The proposal for Alaska mines contem
plated the suspension of tax for this year only
but another measure provided for the perma
nent lifting of the tax both in Alaska and the
States.
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DIRECT PRIMARY SYSTEM IS
UNDER INDICTMENT THROUGH
EXPOSE CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
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SEATTLE, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—A Times special from Wash
ington says there is widespread opin
ion among public men that the dis
closures of campaign expenses in the
presidential primaries is likely to re
sult in the nomination at Chicago
of some candidate not compromised'
by the disclosures of the senate in
vestigating committee. The whole di
rect primary system, state and na
tional is under indictment because of;
the disclosures made of huge sums
sums spent in the interest of the
candidates,
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Proctor, campaign
manager for Wood, testifying before
the senate investigating committee,
after saying yesterday he had ad
vanced half a million dollars toward
the Wood campaign, objected to giv
ing the names of other contributors.
Finally he said William Wrigley, a
“fellow like myself,” and M. Byllesby,
a New York banker, had made large
contributions. Ambrose Monel gave
$20,000, he said. His own advance
had been as idealistic as giving to
the Red Cross. Proctor said 60 to 70
per cent of the Wood expenditures]
had been spent in a public educa
tional campaign. An average of
$8,000 was spent in each of the
forty-seven states.
Former Representative Carlin, Pal
mer’s manager, questioned as to
whether he was counsel for Mr.
Dupuy of the Crucible Steel Company,
which “defrauded the government of;
$10,000,000,” replied he was, but Car-j
lin said he represented Dupuy only
regarding his own income tax and1
not in connection with the steel com
pany. Carlin admitted that Sterling,
manager in Pennsylvania for Palmer,
was attorney for some of the same)
steel interests.
Harry M. Daugherty at today’s ses
sion told the committee that Gover
nor Harding had spent $107,704. Nich
olas Murray Butlers expended $40,550
on publicity.
Dr. Burris Jenkins, publisher of the
Kansas City Post, who was invited
to campaign for McAdoo. said he
was told “we have not even money
enough to pay your expenses.”
John T. King, Wood’s first mana
ger, said that Dan Hanna of Cleve
land had agreed to raise half a
million dollars to finance the cam
paign, but that the offer had not
been discussed with Wood.
NEGRO ADMITS
1 COMMITTED
MANYCRIMES
OAKLAND, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Luther Davis, a negro, told
the police at Piedmont that he had
committed more than one hundred
highway robberies and made several
attacks on women. Davis is one of
the many suspects taken in by the
police in a new effort to solve the
mystery surrounding the death in
March of Ulla Carlson, a Swedish
domestic who was strangled to death
at. Piedmont.
GERMAN EXCHANGE ACTIVE
NEW YORK, May 27 (by Associ
ated Press).—The buying of Ger
man exchange is unparalled since
the signing of the armistice and
brought the price of marks to $3.15
per hundred. This is the highest rat^e
the mark has reached since the be
ginning of the war.
PALMER MAKES
REPLY TO FARM
ORGANIZATIONS
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WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Flat opposition to gov
ernment ownership of railroads; in
dorsement of federal control of the
manufacture and distribution of the
necessary commodities, and elimina
| tion of the excess profits tax in favor
of a higher tax on incomes from in
vestments, characterized the reply of
Attorney General Palmer to the ques
tionnaire of the National Board of
Farm Organizations.
ARMY REORGANIZATION
BILL IS AGREED UPON
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The army reorganiza
tion bill as completely agreed upon
provides a peace army of 280,000
enlisted men and 17,800 officers, in
cluding the Philippine scouts.
JOHNSON SAYS HE WILL NOT BOLT
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION EVEN
IF DEFEATED FOR NOMINATION
_1_4k
RUSSIAN RADICALS -
ESCAPE FROM SEATTLE
DETENTION STATION
SEATTLE, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Four men, including two al
leged Russian radicals, escaped last
night from the immigration detention
station here. Plans evidently have
been carefully laid to effect the re
lease of all prisoners in small batches.
ST. LOUIS FUR SALES
TOTALED A MILLION
ST. LOUIS, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Fur sales Wednesday totaled
over $1,000,000, the prices ranging
from 20 to 40 per cent lower than
the February sales. The principal
offerings ranged from $20 for do
mestic furs to $61 for foreign. Four
hundred thousand pelts were sold.
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OVER BILLION DOLLARS
DEMANDED BY CANADIANS
AS GERMAN REPARATION
OTTAWA, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—Canada’s reparation claims
against Germany for $1,871,000,000
has been forwarded to England.
BRYAN LATEST
IS STANDARD
OF MORALS
PHILADELPHIA, May 27 (by As
sociated Press),—William J. Bryar
predicted here today that anothei
constitutional amendment will b«
adopted providing for the single stan
dard of morals and inflicting severe
penalties for immorality. Speaking
before the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, Bryan said the
time was ripe to abolish unfair dis
crimination between men and women
NAVALBUDGET
FOR BIG SUM
AGREED UPON
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Conferees of the sen
ate and house today agreeed on the
naval budget. The bill provides foi
the appropriation of $436,000,000, in
eluding $20,000,000 for naval aviation
A congressional commission of five
senators and five representatives is
authorized under the bill to invest
gate new base sites. With the possi
ble exception of San Francisco, which
is to be considered by the commis
sion as a naval aviation site, the
bill virtually eliminates all aviatior
items for Pacific coast projects.
Senate amendments to the arm}
bill which would have resulted ir
the selective service act automatical
ly going into effegt on a declarator
of war, to which the American Fed
eration of Labor objected, were elim
inated.
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CONCORD, N. J., May 27 (by
Associated Press). — Senator
Hiram Johnson of California, in
a statement issued today, de
clared he would not bolt the Re
publican party if he was defeated
at Chicago. He said the race
for the presidential nomination
was merely a family quarrel, and
that he will abide by the deci
sion of the delegates to the con
vention.
SUNDRY CIVIL
BILL PASSED
BY SENATE
WASHINGTON, May 27 (by Asso
j dated Press).—The sundry civil ap
propriation bill, carrying $440,000,000,
was passed by the senate yesterday
and went to conference with the
house.
The sundry civil bill carries an
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amendment authorizing congress to
determine what government publica
j tions shall be published, but authoriz
] ing those now issued to be continued
until June of next year. Another
amendment appropriates $1,500,000
for guarding liquor warehouses and
enforcing the prohibition amendment.
ENTER DENIAL
ON CHARGE OF
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NEW YORK, May 27 (by Associ
ated' Press).—President Wood of the
American Woolen Company denied
today that there was any just ground
for the profiteering charge against
the company. H. A. Smythe, dis
trict attorney, says the investigation
| conducted previous to the filing of
! the profiteering charge disclosed “a
| most atstounding condition of af
| fairs in connection with the com
pany,” and showed .that profits had
I increased 300 per cent.
| Charles E. Hughes has been re
j tained by the defendants to conduct
; the defense against the profiteering
j charge.
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j HERRERO SURRENDERS
AND IS HELD PENDING
MORE INVESTIGATION
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QUELTAROM, Mexico, May 27.—
' General Herrero, who is believed to
be responsible for Carranza’s death,
has surrendered and was taken to
Mexico City pending a further inves
. tigation into the death of the former
president.
SPRING CLEANUP OF
GOLD AT DAWSON IS
IN FULL OPERATION
DAWSON, May 27 (by Associated
Press).—The spring clean-up is in
full swing and big returns are ex
pected. The first steamer from La
barge is expected here today. The
lake will not be open before June 10.