VOL. 5, NO. 141 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY,^SEPTEMBER 22, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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JAPANESE EXCLUSION ACT
ENDORSED BY REPUBLICANS
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 22 (by
Associated Press).—The Republican
state convention in session here ad
journed at midnight last night after
adopting a resolution favoring the can
celation of the gentlemen’s agreement
between Japan and the United States
on the exclusion of Japanese immi
grants from this country.
An amedment to the constitution
was also adopted providing that all
children born of alien parents in the
United States shall be considered as
aliens.
The Republican platform was adopt
ed by the convention just before ad
journment early this morning. The
platform endorses the Mcfadden Gold
bonus bill, the Phelan Japanese exclu
sion measure and the amendment to
the constitution regarding the children
of alien parents.
TOKIO. Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Japanese representatives in
this city have expressed the opinion
that there is no hope for any perma
nent solution of the California prob
lem until after the presidential elec
tion in the United States.
^ The Japanese press offers strong
opposition to the proposed California
referendum to exclude the Japanese
from land ownership.
RADICALS IN CONTROL
UNITED MINE WORKERS
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Radicals in the United
Mine Workers of America have been
elected to fill important offices in
that organization. John L. Lemis has
been renominated for president.
FRUIT TRAIN JUMPS
TRACK INTO GORGE
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PUEBLO, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Fourteen cars of a fruit train
on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
jumped the track and plunged several
hundred feet into the Royal Gorge, ac
cording to advices received here today.
JACK JOHNSoIhERO
AMONG PEN COMRADES
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Sept. 22 (by
Associated Press).—Jack Johnson, ex
world’s champion boxed three rounds
with inmates of the federal prison
here yesterday. Johnson is serving
a term of one year and one day for
violation of the Mann white slave law.
He has been given the position of
^orderly in charge of the prison base
ball grounds.
' ffANTFEDERA'
VETERANS OF
THREE WARS
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Plans are being dis
cussed for federating the Grand Army
of the Republic, United Spanish War
Veterans and the American Legion,
the object being to promote patriotism
and loyalty and “obtain full recogni
tion by the people of today of the sac
rifices of these veterans in the three
wars.” A joint committee meeting of
all three organizations is in progress.
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ANTHRAX INFECTION
IN SHAVING BRUSHES
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SPRINGFIELD, 111., Sept. 22 (by
; Associated Press).—Anthrax infection
1 in shaving brushes made in New York
and distributed from Chicago was
announced by the public health ser
vice. One man is reported as ill.
The brushes have been distributed
throughout sixteen states.
NEW BEDFORD, Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Anonymous warnings
of the bombing of the city hall, banks
and mills were received here by the
mayor today.
Warnings of bomb ^plots were also
received by the Mayor of Fall River.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 22 (by Associ
ated Press).—Postmaster Murphy re
ceived an anonymous letter stating
that two wagonloads of high explo
sives were being brought to the city.
The letter also stated that the Federal
Reserve Bank, Union National and the
Citizen’s Trust would be blown up be
fore midnight. Detectives and police
have been rushed to these institu
tions.
LID OFF FOR
ANTETOFUND
OF DEMOCRAT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—While the finance
committee has put no limit on the size
of campaign contributions for the
Democratic party, two million dollars
will probably be sufficient for the
campaign, according to a statement
made to the senate investigators to
day by James W. Gerard, chairman of
the committee.
Senator Kenyon announced that
Robert Scripps. newspaper publisher
of Cleveland; George B. Lockwood, ed
itor of The Republican, published in
Washington and James J. Hefferman,
secretary of the Stars and Strips Asso
ciation have been subpoenaed to ap
pear before the investigation commit
tee.
James W. Gerard, when asked for
the naThes of persons assisting the
finance committee produced a bulky
package containing the list of/names.
Senator Kenyon asked Gerard if the
persons named in the lists were in
structed to get all the cash they could
in each state. The ex-ambassador re
plied that they were to accept all
contributions offered no matter what
the figure. He was then asked if
he would accept fifteen million dollars
as a contribution to the Democratic
campaign fund. He replied that “such
a sum would be too large and would
shock the conscience of the house
committee and would insure the de
feat of the party.”
TACOMA BIDDING FOR
LEGION CONVENTION
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TACOMA, Wash., Sept. 22 (by As
sociated Press).—Miss Margaret Moe
wan, only woman delegate to the na- j
tional convention of the American Le-1
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gion in the United States left here to-j
day for Cleveland to attend the big
gathering.
Miss Moewan will endeavor to
swing the 1923 convention for Seattle.
GOVT. FUN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Government depart
mental heads are to be examined in
reference to the charges that govern
mental publications are being used in
the interests of the Democratic can
didates and to further the League of
Nations issue by the senate commis
sion who are invesitgating campaign
expenditures. Hearings will be re
sumed tomorrow,
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SEATTLE, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—The Seattle-Alaska coast has
unexcelled possibilities for harbor de
velopment, was the statement made
here today by Dr. Collier Cobb,
head of the geological survey depart
ment of the University of North Car
olina on his arrival from an extensive
coastal study. “The possibilities of
Alaska are unlimited and their is no
reason why the territory should not
become another Norway, Sweden and
Finland combined, with its fishing,
agricultural .and mineral resources and
with sufficient timber to provide pulp
wood indefinitely,” said Doctor Cobb.
The doctor asserted that he found big
stands of birch suitable for the manu
facture of furniture. He said that
what Alaska needs is more settlers.
LORD MAYOR OF CORK
ALIVE BUT VERY WEAK
LONDON, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Lord Mayor MacSweeney, of
Cork has entered upon his fortieth
day of hunger strike. Physicians an
nounced that he was very weak and
have forbidden -his relatives to speak
with him.
SINN FEINER KILLED
IN DUBLIN HOTEL
DUBLIN, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Chancellor Lynch, a promi
nent Sinn Feiner was shot dead at a
hotfel in the center of the city. The
auxiliary police are charged with the
crime.
CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IS
RAGING IN JAPAN
TOKIO, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Fifteen hundred new cases
of cholera have broken out in Korea
making a total of more than twenty
thousand cases in the province. Nine
thousand deaths are reported.
SOCIALISTS DEMAND
RELEASE OF LEADER
SACRAMENTOf Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Socialists state
convention passed resolutions de
manding the release of Eugene V.
Debs, Socialist candidate for president
who is confined in the Georgia state
penitentiary and also that all politi
cal prisoners and conscientious objec
tors be released.
ALBANY, N. Y„ Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).-—Louis Waldmann and
August Claessenus of New' York and
Chas. Solomon of Kings county, So
cialists re-elected to the legislature
after being expelled last winter were
again expelled when the assembly de
clared their seats vacant.
Samuel A. Wewitt and A. A. Muell
of Bronx were permitted to entrain
their seats.
STRUCK COAST
OF LOUISIANA
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The tropical hurricane
which was predicted by the United
States weather bureau struck the
coast of Louisana last night.
The first town to feel the effects of
the big wind was Morgan City, a small
town near here.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.—Weath
er bureau officials are finding it diffi
cult to obtain particulars of the storm
which hit the gulf coast last night.
All wires are down and the railroads
have announced that all trains are be
ing delayed on account of high water
and the destruction of telegraph
wires.
bubonicplagueTs
SPREADING AT FIUME
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FIUME, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Reports of the presence of
bubonic plague has caused the closing
of all theatres and other precaution
ary measures being taken.
FIUME, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Four cases of bubonic plague
were discovered here today. Every
precautionary measure possible has
been taken to prevent the spread of
the disease.
MILLERAND CANDIDATE
PRESIDENCY OF FRANCE
PARIS, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—At a joint caucus of Demo
crats in the chamber of deputies Jules
Millerand was chosen as the next
candidate to the presidency to succeed
President Paul Deschanel, who re
signed on account of illness.
CARS ARE DERAILED
BUT NO CASUALTIES
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 22 (by As
sociated Press).—Eleven cars were
derailed near Canon City. No casual
ties have been reported. <
EXPERIENCED MINING MAN
IS APPOINTED SUCCESSOR
LT.STANNARD, PROMOTED
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SEATTLE, Sept. 22 (Special to the
Daily Times).—B. B. Neiding has
been appointed general manager of the
Kennecott Copper Corporation and will
be in charge of the properties at
Kennecott and Latouche. Mr. Neiding
will fill the vacancy left when E. T.
Stannard, former general manager,
became vice president of the Kenne
cott Copper Corporation and general
nanager of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany in May.
Mr. Neiding will leave for Cordova
tomorrow on the steamship Alameda,
fie will be accompanied as far as Jun
eau by his wife and two children, who
will stop there and visit the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Shepard.
The new manager has had a wide
range of experience and will enter
upon his position fully equipped to
efficiently discharge the duties of the
same. Mr. Neiding was at one time in
charge of the Kensington property of
:he Gastineau Mining company and
iater superintendent of the Persever
ince mine at Juneau for two years.
He was also underground manager
'or the United Verde Extension Min
ing company, of Arizona, and for the
past two years has been manager of
he Carbonado Coal Company at Car
bonado, Wash.
BANK IS ROBBED BY
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 22 (by As
sociated Press).—Four bandits held,
up a branch of the First Bank of
Mount Elliott and escaped with thirty
:housand dollars. The bandits used
in automobile to escape and left no
elue.
GRAND JURY PROBES
BASEBALL GAMBLING
CHICAGO. Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—The grand jury investigation
into charges of gambling on the world
series and on the Chicago-Philapelpliia
;ame of August 31 of this year was be
?un today with a dozen players, of
Eicals and sport writers here to
?ive testimony.
WAGE AGREEMENT IS
REJECTED BY MINERS
DES MOINES. Iowa, Sept. 22 (by
Associated Press).—Coal miners here
,-oted yesterday to reject the wage
igreement offered them by the joint
jommittee of operators and miners.
JOHNSON WILL
INVADE EAST
FOR HARDING
NEW YORK. Sept. 22 (by Associat
ed Press).—Seriator Hiram Johnson of
California will invade the east on a
whirlwind speaking tour on behalf of
Senator Harding and Governor Cool
idge according to an announcement
nade to day at the national headquar
ters of the Republican party.
Senator Borah of Idaho will visit
Vlassachusetts at the special request
ef Senator Lodge.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
BEING CONSIDERED
RIGA, Sept. 22 (by Associated!
Press).—Medival gloom attended the '
opening of the new Polish resolution
peace negotiations yesterday after ex
change of diplomatic courtesies..
Spokesmen of both countries freely
expressed the hope that peace might
be arranged.
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LONDON, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—An official dispatch received
here yesterday from the Russian fight
ing front states that the Bolsheviki
have evacuated Baku and are retreat
ing.
LONDON, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—Polish troops have com
menced offensive operations on a
large scale against the Bolsheviki in
the region of Grodno.
WARSAW, Sept. 22 (by Associated
Press).—That the Polish troops are
successfully driving back the hordes of
Bolsheviki on the southern and central
fronts is reported here in an official
dispatch.
WOMEN FLAUNT
ANTI-BRITISH !
SENTIMENT]
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (by Associat
ed Press).—The British delegation
whicji is to take part in the Tercen
tentary celebration in honor of the
landing of the Pilgrims at Plmouth
and of the first legislative assemby
held at Jamestown arrived here and
were met by women carrying banners
expressing anti-British sentiment. No
disorder was reported.
TRANSCONTINENTAL AIR I
VOYAGE STARTS MONDAY
MONTREAL, Sept. 22' (by Associ
ated Press).—The first transcontinen
tal air voyage will start from Hali- <
fax next Monday morning, was the an
nounced made here today. Colonel
Robert Leckie with a reserve pilot
mechanician expects to make the long
flight entirely by seaplane and will
fly by night during part of the time.
Three machines will make the trip
from Winnipeg to the Pacific.
GRAINARY AND WHEAT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
HERBERT, Sask., Sept. 22 (by As
sociated Press).—Ten thousand bush
els of wheat were destroyed by fire
here when the Saskatchewan Eleva
tor Company’s plant was burned to
he ground.