VOL. 5, NO. 140_ CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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NO SOLUTION
* OF EXPLOSION
IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (by Associ-!
ated Press).—The custom house here
is now under the heaviest guard in
the history of the city. A threat was
received yesterday, although is is re
garded as a hoax, the authorities are
taking no chances.
Federal police officials admitted to
day that they were as far from the
solution of the bomb explosion on Wall
street as ever.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (by Associa
ted Press).—Although the time set
for the blowing up of the New York
•customs house has passed, the build
ing was still standing at two cfclock
this afternoon. Curious throngs of
people are about the building waiting
for the expected explosion.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 21 (by Associ
ated Press).—Department of justice
agents began the investigation here
today of local radicals in connection
with the New York Wall street explo
sion. One radical has been reported
arrested by the police.
^ ONE OF MANY WIVES
SECURES ANNULMENT
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—Mrs. Irene Root Gor
don secured annulment of marriage to
James W. Watson “bluebeard.” Wat
son-confessed to the murder of nine
women. , Mrs. Root, who is serving a
life term in the San Quentin peniten
tiary said she married Watson in Sac
ramento, California, on March 18,
1919 and was deserted shortly after.
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PRESSMEN ON STRIKE
BUT PAPERS ISSUE
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ABERDEEN, S. D„ Sept. 21 (by
Associated Press).—Newspaper press
man here struck for higher pay and
quit work. All papers have reduced
to two pages and are being printed
on job presses in order to maintain
their status as legal publications.
' DEBBS PROPOGANDA
IS BEING CIRCULATED
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Local police here are
searching for the person or persons
who posted bills on public buildings
bearing the inscription “Debbs must
be freed.”. One circular was found
posted in a conspicuous place in the
ante room of police headquarters.
* WOMEN DON’T HAVE
' TO TELL THEIR AGE
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POTLAND, Maine, Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—The supreme court
of this state has decided that a wom
an should not be required to tell her
age in order to qualify as a voter.
AUTOMOBILE THIEVES
, PLACED UNDER ARREST
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—Six persons were ar
rested here this afternoon including
one woman charged with shipping
stolen automobiles worth more than
$200,000 to” Scandinavian countries.
The arrests were made by federal
authorities.
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CONNECTICUT GIVES
APPROVAL SUFFRAGE
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—The general assem
bly ratified the nineteenth amend
ment to the constitution, according
to Governor Holcomb’s message to the
second special session of the senate
within a week. The vote from the
senate was unanimous; that of the
house nearly so.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (by Associ
ated Press).—Storm warnings have
been posted throughout Texas and the
coast of the Gulf of Mexico. A trop
ical storm is advancing attended with
terrific winds. The storm is expect
ed Wednesday.
Shipping interests are taking every
precaution and all vessels for Mexi
can and Texas points are being held
in port.
TWO BOYS ARRESTED
FOR THEFT OF BONDS
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—Jim Smith, aged 21,
and Charles Guthrey, aged 16, were
arrested charged with the theft of
bonds worth $18,000, which were re
cently stolen and recovered. Both
denied any knowledge of the theft.
COX PANACEA FOR
PRESENT RADICALISM
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 21 (by Associa
ted Press).—Governor Cox in his
speech advocated protection against
radicalism through legislation a,pd
government reforms.
CALIFORNIAN* KILLED
AUTOMOBILE WRECK
SACRAMETO, Sept. 21 (by Associ
ated Press).—Lorin Handley, prohib
tion director for the state of Califor
nia was killed here today when his
automobile was forced over an em
bankment by a passing car near Lodi,
California.
TENNESSEE’S REQUEST
IS DENIED BY COLBY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (by Asso-j
ciated Press).—Secretary Colby re
fused to grant the request of the Ten
nessee anti-suffrages that he rescind i
his action proclaiming the ratification
of the suffrage cause on the basis of
favorable action by Tennessee.
NEW RAILROAD TO
WENATCHEE VALLEY
WENATCHEE, Sept. 21 (by Associ
ated Press).—Articles of incorpora
tion were filed today by the Wienat
chee Southern Railroad Company, to
build the' road from Wenatchee south
along the Columbia river to Pasco,
Washington, connecting with the four
big trans-continental lines at that
point.
Preliminary surveys have already
been made. The incorporators include
fifty prominent residents of the Wen
atchee valley.
PREDICTS BIG
VICTORY FOR
REPUBLIC
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 21 (by
Associated Press).—Senator Hiram
Johnson in his first sperch on behalf
of the Republican ticket indorsed the
attitude of Senator Harding on the
League of Nations issue and predicted
and overwhelming Republican suc
cess. He declared the issue on the
League of Nations clear cut and as
serted that it “arouses our great enthu
siasm and our loftiest patriotism.”
PRESIDENT OF FRANCE
TENDERS RESIGNATION
PARIS, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—President Deschanel’s resig
nation has been handed simultaneously
to the senate and the chamber of
deputies.
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—“Excess profits tax if it tends
to bring unemployment is a menace to
all employes in America,” said Sen
ator Harding in an interview. “If we
are to guarantee the workers and the
producers a reasonable profit for their
efforts, delivery must go forward with
a clear business policy,” he continued
in a copyright statement to the Chica
go Herald and Examiner.
REFUSE TO SEAT FIVE
ELECTED SOCIALISTS
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (by Associat
ed Press).—The election board has de
cided that no certificates of election
will be issued to the five Socialist as
sembymen, who were ousted by the
legislature last winter, and re-elected
and who are now reported as having
taken oath of office at Albany today.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
TO BE INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The campaign inves
tigation committee which will hold a
session here tomorrow will probe al
leged German propaganda on behalf
of the election of certain candidates.
ALL FRAUD CASES
HAVE BEEN DISMISSED1
SEATTLE. Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—All cases now pending in
court charging shipyards with fraud in;
the building of ships during the war J
have been dismissed at the request of
Attorney General Palmer.
NAVY SEIZES FUEL OIL
FOR USE OF ITS SHIPS,
MARTINI, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—The U. S. navy ship Kanawha
appropriated fifteen thousand barrels
of fuel oil from the Shell Company for
Mare island today. This is the third
seizure of fuel oil to take place in
three weeks.
COAL MINERS
THREATEN TO
GO ON STRIKE
SEATTLE, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—Coal miners delivered an
ultimatum to the operators to the ef- j
feet that they will strike on Thursday i
throughout the entire state unless an !
advance of $1.50 a day was granted
them.
Miners employed at day work were
granted an increase last week which
was to be made retroactive to August
sixteenth.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—Coal operators representa
tives conferred this afternoon but ex
pressed little hope of averting the
threatened strike. They declared the
coal mined since August 16 has al
ready been sold and that they could
not make the wages of the miners
retroactive without a loss of nearly
$100,000.
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DANVILLE, Va., Sept. 21 (by Asso- j
ciated Press).—Scores of tobacco
growers carried their tobacco back to
the barns and refused to sell on ac
count of the low prices offered.
Tobacco, which sold at eighty and
ninety dollars a hundred last year
opened today at thirty with common
grades as low as eight to seveteen
over last year’s prices.
SPAWNING GROUNDS
ON FRASER RIVER
WILL BE SURVEYED
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—In the effort to re
habilitate the depleted sockeye run in
Puget sound the Association of Pacif
ic Fisheries sent three experts to sur
vey and make an extensive study of
the Fraser river spawning grounds.
USED PAIR 0? DICE ~
TO DECIDE VERDICT
CHICAGO. Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—Municipal Judge Stuart
rolled dice with “Thirsty” Smiddy, a
negro in court here today to see
whether “Thirsty” Avould pay a fine
or go free. Smiddy lost and was fined
one dollar and costs.
MOTHER BEING TRIED
ON CHARGE CONSPIRACY
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mrs. Emma C. Berg
doll, mother of Grover and Erwin Berg
doll, wealthy convicted draft evaders,
has been placed on trial in the federal
court charged with conspiracy in aid
ing her sons to evade service in the
army during the late war.
M’ADOO TQ STUMP FOR
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (by Associat
ed Press).—McAdoo will enter the
campaign for the Democratic party
with a speaking tour to the Pacific
coast. Speeches have been announced
at all the large cities en route.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
MAKES RASH PROMISE
ALBANY, N. Y., Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—Franklin D. Roose
velt in discussing subjects relative to
the high cost of living last night laid
the blame on the fact that the Republi
can congress took no action to amelio
rate conditions. He asserted if the
Democrats win he proposed to take
immediate action to lower the exces
sive cost of living.
PRISM
CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 21 (by
Associated Press).—General Wran
gell’s latest cavalry drive against the
Bolsheviki on the south Russian fron
tier has resulted in the taking of more
than two thousand prisoners, quan
tities of supplies and an important
strategic position. The Japanese gov
ernment has an observer with General
Wrangell.
SALE OF BASEBALL
POOLS BE STOPPED
AURORA, Illinois, Sept. 21 (by As
sociated Press).—Baseball pools being
played by thousands throughout the
Fox river valley were stopped by the
Elgan and Aurora police. The action
is said to be in line with similar
actions throughout the country.
NEGROES CAUSE RIOT
ON CHICAGO STREET CAR
CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—Extra police reserves were
placed on duty in the stock yards dis
trict here today after a large crowd
had attempted to seize two negroes
who slugged the motorman of a street
car. The negroes took refugee in a
church.
The crowd pulled three other ne
groes from the street car and gave
them a bad beating before the police
arrived on the scene.
PRESIDENT IS BEING
ANNOYED BY FISCHER
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (by Associat
ed Uress).—It has been learned that
Edwin P. Fischer, the tennis player,
who is being examined in connection
with the recent explosion which oc
curred in Wall street, New York, has
been annoying President Wilson with
a series of letters demanding that he
end the war.
SOCIALISM EXCLUDED
FROM LEGISLATURE
ALBANY, Sept. 21 l(by Associated
Press).—The assembly judiciary com
mittee reported a vote of seven to six
without recommendations in favor of
Assemblymen Gilletts resolution to
exclude Socialists from the extraordi
nary session.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A committee of live
stock producers are here seeking re
lief from “possible destruction of the
livestock industry” through curtail
ment of banking loans before the fed
eral reserve board.
The committee asked the board to
encourage the reserve banks to aid
them financially in raising and market?
[ng their product.
PAY PENALTY
THEIR CRIMES
BALBRIGGAN, Ireland, Sept. 21 (by
Associated Press).—Fifty auxiliary
police burned twenty-eight, houses
here today including the homes of
prominent Sinn Feiners. They sacked
the town and threatened to return and
finish the work tonight. Two civilians
were dragged from their houses, bay
onetted and shot to death.
DUBLIN, Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—Auxiliary police officers last
night wrecked the town of Balbriggan,
close to Dublin in retaliation for the
shooting of two officers earlier in the
evening. Two civilians were killed
and several were wounded. A large
English-owned hosiery factory here
was completely destroyed by the pol
ice. Refugees are abandoning the
town.
CHICAGO. Sept. 21 (by Associated
Press).—The grand jury investigation
of alleged gambling in the world’s ser
ies baseball games of last year and
on the Chicago-Philadelphia national
game on August 31st of this year will
start here tomorrw.
A score of officials, players and
writers have been subpoenaed.
HARDING OPPOSES
AMBIGUOUS COVENANT
MARION, Ohio, Sept. 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Speaking to a delega
tion of Kentucky and Tennessee cit
izens Senator Harding declared that
the north and south had been drawn
into a civil war mainly because of the
ambiguity of the constitution and he
asked: “how can we enter into a cove
nant with a dozen similar ambig
uities?”
BIG PASSENGER LIST •
FOR HERE ON ALASKA
The steamship Alaska arrived from
Seattle at 5:30 o’clock this morning
with the following passengers for Cor
dova :
M. P. Brennan, E. T. Wolcott Dr.
C. T. Daggett, Mrs. Daggett, Alice
Daggett, Robert Daggett, Mrs. H. D.
Thompson, C. W. Lloyd, Mrs. C.
W. Lloyd, Dolly Lloyd, Rodner Lloyd,
Wilbur Lloyd, Tony Greenzor, R. C.
Wood, Mrs. C. Bean, A. T. Scrinser,
Mrs. Scrinser, Anna McAllen, Maurice
D. Leehey, Mrs. C. Devenseth, Paul
Devenseth, K. C. Koland, Jno. O. Al
len, Mrs. J. J. Fraisure, A. O. Olsen,
Mrs. Olsen, A. Goulgis, Mrs. Gouglis,
W. B. Avascoff, J. J. Godfrey, M. J.
Florence, R. T. Tollefsen, G. B. Ham
on, Lee Harpole, W. D. Riker. Leon
Benail, Jno. T. White, A. H. Davies,
J. L. Hill, A. Hagbers, J. Dwine, Jr.,
P. J. Morin, Willis Hale, Tom Benson,
Wm. McGregor, Miss Clark, and seven
steerage.
OLD-TIME CORDOVAN DIES
AT HOME IN CANADA
Word was received in today’s mail
that J. R. Reed, one of the old time
railroad engineers on the Copper Riv
er and Northwestern Failroad died
last month at his mother’s home in
Hamilton, Canada. “Fat” had been
^working on the O. R. & N. out of
Portland, Oregon and was taken ill
there. He was sent home, arriving
there in an unconscious condition and
died twelve hours later. His many
friends in this section of Alaska will
be pained to learn of Ui deaatMk