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VOL. V. NO. 124 CORDOVA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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CORDOVA SOLID !
FOR HAZELET
AND M’RRIDE
The weather was ideal today for the
primary election, and as a result an
unusually large vote was polled, the
principal interest centering in the
election of J. C. McBride as Repub
lican national committeeman, and of
ilSbrge C. Hazelet as delegate to the
Republican national convention. The
•tfjfends of both of these candidates
made an aggressive campaign, and
most of the votes polled were for them.
Chovin has a few supporters, but Her
ron has no one who is openly known
to be for him.
As the Democrats have no contest,
there was no special effort made to
gef out a party vote.
The election officers of the Cordova
precinct are: Bartley Howard, H. B.
Wolking, C. H. Lamprey, Walter Gaff
*ey and J. J. Long. The polling plage
is at the city hall.
la the Eyak precinct the voting was
ioae at the Lakeview hotel, with L,
H. Smith, Harold Graham and John
Nebbe as the election officers.
Up to 4 o'clock there had been 310
votes polled here and 135 at Eyak. As
the polls do not close until 7 o’clock,
it is believed that the total vote for
these two precincts will be nearly 600.
AGUA PRIETA, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The revolutionists
claim that fifty thousand Mexican sol
diers are in revolt against Carranza.
The first decisive fight is expected
at Mazatlan, the capture of which
would give the revolutionists control
of the west coast. . Both sides are
making extravagant and contradictory
^laims of triumphs.
TEACHERS AND FIREMEN
MUST GIVE UP UNIONS
OR LOSE POSITIONS
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SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 (by As
sociated Press).—Following a confer
ence between representatives of the
board of supervisors, the board of ed
ucation and the California State Build
ing Trades Council, members of the
teachers’ and firemen’s unions were
notified that they must give up their
union affiliations or lose their posi
tions. *
BOLSHEVIK OUTBREAK
IN JUGO - SLAVIA
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LONDON, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—A Bolshevik revolution is re
pointed from Jugo-Slavia. Machine
guns have been used at Belgrade, and
hundreds are reported to have been
killed. Fatal riots have also taken
place elsewhere in the kingdom.
UNDERWOOD ELECTED
MINORITY LEADER
WASHINGTON, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Democrats of the
senate today elected Senator Under
wood of Alabama as floor leader.
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KETCHIKAN, April 27 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Impaneled by
Judge Jennings to determine whether
the defendant is now sane and liable to
trial, a jury today returned a verdict,
after five minutes’ deliberation, that
Paddy Shanahan is insane.
Shanahan last fall murdered Steve
Ragan, assistant United States attor
ney. The prisoners probably will be
ordered to the insane asylum.
MINING CONDITIONS
AT BUTTE ARE NORMAL
BUTTE. April 26 (by Associated
Press).—Mining has reached' normal
again, and quiet prevails.
NEW POLITICAL
PARTY ISTO BE |
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CHICAGO, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—It is announced that a com
mittee of forty-eight will hold a politi
cal convention here from July 10th
to 13th, to form a new political party.
The platform of the new party in
cludes public ownership of transpor
tation, stockyards, grain elevators,
j and public utilities, as well as natural
; resources, including water power and
! commercial tirftber tracts.
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MEMORIAL SERVICES IN
AMERICAN CEMETERIES
\ IN FRENCH CAPITAL
BERLIN, April 27 (by Associated
Press).’—Memorial day exercises will
be held at the American cemeteries
by the Paris post of the American Le
gion.
OFFICIAL CHARGED
WITH VIOLATING LAW
BY AIDING ALIENS
WASHINGTON, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Chairman Johnson of
the house committee on immigration
made the charge in the house today
that Assistant Secretary of Labor Post
had violated the law on behalf of
aliens who have a contempt for the
j government and are engaged in an at
tempt to overthrow it. He said: “The
public is not ‘seeing red’ without rea
son.”
SAMSON KNOCKED OUT
IN FOURTH ROUND
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CANTON, Ohio, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Jack Britton was given
the decision over Jack Malone of St.
Paul at the end of a twelve-round bout
here last night.
O’DOWD THE WINNER
PHILADELPHIA, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mike O’Dowd last
night knocked out Samson of Philadel
phia in the fourth round.
CHANGE OF VENUE FOR
MEN CHARGED WITH
CENTRALIA SHOOTING
CENTRALIA, Wash., April 27 (by
Associated Press).—The arraignment
of Sheehan and Elmer Smith, charged
with the murder of McElfresh, on Ar
mistice day, has again been postponed.
A motion for a change of venue was
granted.
WILL WITHDRAW
FRENCH TROOPS
FROM GERMANY
SAN REMO, Italy, April 27 (by As
sociated Press).—The supreme allied
council has approved two notes for dis
patch to the United States govern
ment, one explaining why President
Wilson’s latest Turkish note can not
be followed, and the other on the
Armenian mandate.
A note to Germany declares that the
French troops will be withdrawn from
Frankfort when the Ruhr forces have
been reduced to the minimum. August
8 Js the date fixed.
The Turkish treaty has been com
pleted and approved, and the confer
ence has adjourned.
RECRUITS FOR LEAGUE
WASHINGTON, April 27 (by Associ
ated ' Press).—Iceland, San Marino,
Luxemburg and Georgia have applied
for membership in the League of Na
tions.
TO COLLAPSE
FINANCIALLY
BERLIN, April 27 (by Associated
Press3.—Germany’s financial collapse
is near, according to a statement made
today to the national assembly by Dr.
Wirth, the treasurer. The minister de
nounced the war profiteers, who, he
said, were turning the nation’s plight
to their own advantage.
MILITARY COMMANDER OUT
PARIS, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—A Havas dispatch from Ber
lin says the resignation of General
Votwattere, commander of the Ger
man government troops in the Ruhr
district during the recent Communist
disorders, has been accepted.
BANDITS ROB
AND MURDER
BANKOFFICER
HAGERSTOWN, Md., April 27 (by
Associated ^ress).—Automobile ban
dits yesterday robbed the bank at
Sandy Springs, near here, and shot
and killed Frank Hollowell, a son-in
law of the president of the bank, and
escaped with all the cash in the vault.
It has been learned that there were
seven bandits in the party, and that
they secured $4,500. They left no
trace.
UNION FISH COMPANY
OPENS RADIO STATIONS
IN WESTERN ALASKA
SEATTLE, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—The Seattle Chamber of
Commerce has been informed that the
Union Fish Company has opened radio
stations at Pirate Cove, Unga and on
Shumagin island, Alaska, for general
service.
EXPLOSION IN
GAS PLANT IS
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DES MOINES, Iowa, April 27 (by
Associated Press).—Two persons were
killed, five were injured, and two are
missing as the result of an explosion
today in the engine room of the city
gas plant.
It will be many days, and perhaps
weeks, before gas can be turned on
again. The damage is estimated at a
quarter of a million dollars.
BROTHERHOOD FILLING
PLACES OF STRIKERS
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ST. LOUIS, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—The railroads are employing
! members of the Brotherhood of Train
, men to fill the places of the five thou
i sand striking yardmen here.
A gradual improvement in conditions
is noted.
SOCIALISTS OF
i DENMARK LOSE
IN ELECTIONS
COPENHAGEN, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The radicals lost fif
teen seats, the Social Democrats, In
dependent Rights and Independent
Lefts one each, and the Trades party
gained three, the Conservatives seven,
the Socialists four and the Liberals
four in yesterday’s elections.
The next house will be made up
as follows: Trades party, four; Con
servatives, twenty-eight; radicals,
seventeen; Socialists, forty-two; Lib
erals, forty-eight.
The result constitutes a severe de
feat for the Socialists and a victory
for the king.
SINN FEINERS
ARE HELD IN
ENGLISH JAIL
LONDON, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—Thje home secretary for Ire
land announced on the floor of the
house of common last night that 170
Sinn Feiners were being held in Worm
wood Scrubbs prisop, and all but five
were on a hunger strike.
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ANOTHER CLASH
LIMERICK, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—Citizens and soldiers col
lided here on Sunday last, and some
of the soldiers were injured.
CONGRESSACTS
°N MEASURES
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WASHINGTON, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The senate yesterday
passed the rivers and harbors appro
priation bill, carrying a total of $24,
000,000.
The agreement reached by the
house and senate conferees on the
army and navy appropriation bills pro
vides increases in salary for army and
navy officers ranging from $420 to
$840 annually.
The senate today passed the house
bill appropriating $300,000,000 for the
railroad deficiency and $9,000,000 for
general deficiency.
RETROACTIVE TAXES
The house Democrats and insurgent
Republicans have agreed on the in
troduction of a bill calling for a retro
active tax on war profits, to raise
funds for the relief of soldiers.
CHAMP CLARK
HAS THROWN
HAT IN RING
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NEW YORK, April 27 (by Associat
ed Press).-—Mrs. Julia Sanders, an of
ficer of the Swastika Club, a woman’s
political organization, announced yes
terday that Champ Clark had declared
he would become a candidate for. the
Democratic presidential nomination.
“BARKIS IS WILLIN’ ”
WASHINGTON, April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In an interview Iasi
night Champ Clark said that while he
had not authorized the announcemeni
of his =candidacy for the presidency
“No man could refuse such an honoi
if offered freely,” he said, “but I dc
not intend to lift a finger to get the
nomination. But ‘Barkis is willin.’ ’
BRYAN WILL BE DELEGATE
OMAHA, April 27 (by Associatee
Press).—The Hitchcock for President
Club concedes the election of Willian
J. Bryan as delegate at large to the
Democratic national convention.
WOOD INDORSES HAYS
CHICAGO, April 27 (by Associatee
Press).—General Leonard Wood ha;
indorsed Chairman Will Hays of the
Republican national committee as cam
paign manager in the event of Wood’s
nomination by the Chicago conven
tion. The announcement was made te
assure Hays of General Wood’s posi
tion, no matter who was named.
THE NEBRASKA VOTE
LINCOLN, Neb,, ApVil 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—It has been officially
decided that General Leonard Wooc
will get four and Senator Johnsoi
twelve of the Nebraska votes in th<
national Republican convention.
JOHNSON’S LEAD IN MONTANA
HELENA, Mont., April 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Johnson’s leac
in the recent primary vote is nov
6,000, and increasing. The officia
count will be made May 8.
GAMBLERS STRIKE FOR
INCREASE IN WAGES
AGUA PRIETA, Mexico, April 27 (bj
Associated Press).—American gam
biers employed here have struck foi
an increase in wages from $10 to $1E
per day. Chinese are filling the places
of the strikers.
ODDS OFFERED
ON ELECTION OF
KETCHIKAN, April 27 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Five hundred dol
lars was posted in the Chronicle of
fice today, to be wagered at odds of
two to one that McBride would ba
elected; even money that McBride
elected; even money that McBrida
would receive as many votes as Cho
vin and Herron combined, or two to
one that McBride would carry Ketchi
kan. There were no takers.
CLAIM MARRIAGE OF
DEMPSEY WAS ILLEGAL
SAN FRANCISCO. April 27 (by As
sociated Press).—Government official*
announced yesterday that they had
evidence to show that the marriaga
of Maxine Wayne to Jack Dempsey, an
October 19, 1916, was in violation ef
the Utah divorce laws, and therefore
invalid. Later she was divorced from
Dempsey. She was a prominent wit
ness before the grand jury which in
dicted Dempsey for draft evasion.
The result of the present investiga
tion will be to give her the right to
testify against Dempsey and Kearns.
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:j CAIRO, April 27 (by Associated
,! Press).—It is reported that Arabs and
, British troops are fighting in Palestine.
' Two thousand Bedouins attacked
Semakh, south of Lake Tiberius. The
> small British force withdrew.
The disturbance is considered unim
portant.
! “""'NOT SO BAD AS REPORTED
PARIS, April 27 (by Associated
Press).—Late information indicates
that French losses at Urfa, in North
western Mesopotamia, were less seri
ous than at first reported. A large de
[ tachment has returned to Urfa, and
. others escaped in other directions.
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS
PREFER FARMING TO
FIGHTING POLAND
BUCHAREST, April 27 (by Associ
ated Press).—Russian soviet troops
would rather sow their spring crops
L than fight, in the opinion of Simon
1 Petlura, the Ukrainian leader, in ex- .
! plaining the failure of the offensive
against the Polish front.
CHARGES OF GRAFTING
BY SEATTLE POLICEMEN
UNDER INVESTIGATION
SEATTLE, April 27 (by Associated
1 Press).—Mayor Caldwell is investigat
* ing charges of alleged graft on the
part of city patrolmen. Reports re
ceived by the mayor were to the effect
that three members of the police force
had taken money from traffic law vio
lators, threatending arrest if their de
mands were not complied with.