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VOL, IV. NO. 247 CORDOVA, ALASKA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23. 19]_9_ PRICE TEN CENTS
F1UME INCIDENT IS ASSUMING DISTURBING MARY ASPECT
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF MEN
ARE ENGAGED IN GREAT COGFLICT
' BUT FEW DISORDERS TAKE PLACE
STRIKE SUMMARY (by Associated Press).—The extent
of the strike in the steel industry is still uncertain. The indus
try is badly crippled in the Pittsburgh, Chicago and Youngs
town districts, and several of the Carnegie Steel Company’s
plants have been closed. At Bethlehem the men are still work
ing? awaiting word from the company regarding arbitration.
Rioting has broken out at different points, but the only
known casualties are one man dead at Farrell and three badly
j wounded and scores slightly wounded.
A Dispatch Not Conducive to Conciliation
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associated Press).—J. P. Mor
k gan has cabled from London his congratulations to Chairman
Cary of the board of directors of the United States Steel Cor
poration, approving his “open shop” stand in the steel strike,
and urging the Steel Corporation to stand firm.
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Advantage Claimed by Both Sides
PITTSBURGH, Sept. (by Asso-!
dated Press).—Both sides last night;
claimed advantage in the steel strike.
Nearly all the plants in the Chicago |
district are either closed or crippled i
and the unions predict that every planti
in the district will be closed within a i
few days.
Only two big plants in the Mahoning !
valley of Ohio are attempting to op
erate.
Foster, the strike leader, claims that
327,000 steel workers are on strike,
? jand claims increases in the Pitts
' burgh. Johnstown, Wheeling, Steuben
ville. Chicago and Birmingham dis
tricts.
Shutdown Complete at Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—The Youngstown
Sheet Iron and Tube Company closed
today, making the steel strike com
C plete in this district. Six plants,
which employed thirty-nine thousand
men, are closed.
Fatal Shooting at Carnegie Plant
NEWCASTLE, Pa., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—Seven persons were
shot, one probably fatally, when the
Carnegie steel plant guards fired on a
crowd of four hundred men who were
trying to prevent workers from enter
ing the plant.
Two policemen were wounded at an
outbreak at the Shenango Tin Plate
Company's plant.
Sixty Thousand Strikers Peaceable
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—It is estimated that between
fifty and sixty thousand men are on
strike in the Chicago district. Quiet
reigns, however, and the only arrest
was at Waukegan, where a striker was
arrested for threatening a man who
^j|d not join in the strike.
One Killed at Farrell
FARRELL, Pa., Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Rioting and shooting
in this town last night resulted in the
death of one man and the wounding
of eleven others.
The steel plants here are now
closed. Two men were shot in re
newed rioting today.
The authorities have prohibited the
holding of meetings by the strikers.
Colorado Works Closed
PUEBLO, Colo., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—The Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company is not attempting, to
operate its steel plant here.
Switchmen Take a Hand
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BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—A crowd beat a mas
ter mechanic near the Lackawanna
steel plant last night. A riot call
brought out the police.
The switchmen in the yards struck
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v hen ordered to move cars into the
yards of the steel plant.
Birmingham Plants Continue
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—The steel plants
here report that they are operating at
100 per cent capacity, and that many
of the five hundred men who struck
yesterday are returning to work.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—The convention of
the United Mine Workers of America,
in session here, has voted to call a
general labor conference to launch a
national labor party to work for the
election of labor representatives to
congress and to the state legislatures.
The plan is to invite Nonpartisan
League and farmers’ representatives
to participate.
IS PILFERED BY
POSTAL CLERK
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—John Wejda, a Chicago postal
clerk, and two other men have been
arrested on the charge of stealing
$240,000 from a messenger en route
from the Federal Reserve Bank here
to the Standard Oil Company at Whit
ing, Ind.
The officers have recovered $93,000
of the stolen money.
ITINERARY OF PRINCE OF WALES
VANCOUVER, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The prince of Wales
danced until 1:30 o’clock this morn
ing. He will lunch with Admiral Rod
man this afternoon and will go to Vic
toria tonight. He will spend some
time in hunting and fishing on Van
couver island.
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FRIEND OF ROOSEVELT DEAD
DEADWOOD, S. Dak., Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—Seth Bullock, a
personal friend of the late Theodore
Roosevelt, died here last night, aged
62 years.
THREE AUDIENCES ARE
ADDRESSED BY WILSON
AT ONE AND SAME TIME
RENO, Nev„ Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson spoke here
last night to a theater crowd of two
thousand persons. By means of an
electrical device his words were car
ried to three other theaters, each hold
ing an audience of one thousand.
To Speak in Famous Tabernacle
SALT LAKE, Sept. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson will
speak in the Mormon tabernacle here
tonight. The building has a seating
capacity of ten thousand.
DRUMHELLER, Okla., Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—A mob took con
trol of Drumheller last night, drove
\ he police from town and threatened
the chief of police with death unless
he resigned.
The outbreak was a result of the
strike of the telephone operators.
The mob is holding three strike
breakers as prisoners in the company’s
office.
The trouble started when the police
clubbed a union picket.
Mob in Control
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—It is reported that
the mob is shooting recklessly in the
streets of Drumheller. Wire com
munication with the town has been
destroyed, and the telephone company
reports that the mob has taken over
its lines.
There is an unconfirmed report that
the mob is trying to burn the Drum
heller telephone building.
FRENCHMAN ESCAPES
ON SERIOUS CHARGE
PARIS, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The case against Humbert,
in which he was charged with attempt
ing to corrupt officials in the matter
of contracts in America, has been dis
missed.
BUSINESS MEN INSURE
AGAINST LOSSES FROM
RIOTING AND DISORDER
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—More than one hundred
million dollars in riot and civic com
mission insurance policies have been
taken out by business men of Pitts
burgh and elsewhere where steel
plants are located. It is expected that
the amount will be doubled.
COMPANY OF TWENTY-FIRST
ORDERED TO ALASKA
SPOKANE, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Company B, Twenty-first in
fantry, has been ordered to Alaska.
RAILROAD BILL
AWAITS ACTION
SEATTLE, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—A special from Washington to
the Post-Intelligencer says that J. L.
McPherson, manager of the Alaska bu
reau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, is returning to Seattle. Mr. Mc
Pherson has been assisting the de
partment of the interior in preparing
data relative to Alaska subjects for
presentation to congress for the past
several months.
The consideration of the peace
treaty by the senate, to the exclusion
of all other matters, will prevent con
sideration of the Alaska railroad ap
propriation bill for at least a month.
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Hallowell, who is in this city on his
way to Washington, predicts that the
Alaska railroad will be completed in
1922 or 1923.
GERMANS SEEK CREDIT
IN SOUTH AMERICA
BUENOS AYRES, Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—The government has
been asked to grant a credit of one
hundred million dollars in gold to Ger
many, in order to facilitate the pur
chase of raw materials in Argentina.
TOLL OF AMERICANS
KILLED IN GREAT WAR
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—It is officially estimat
ed that 116,000 Americans were killed
I and 205,000 wounded in the war.
SENATORS WILL INVESTIGATE
CAUSE AND PURPOSE OF STRIKE
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (by Associated Press).—The sen
ate today ordered an investigation of the steel strike and adopt
ed Senator Kenyon’s resolution authorizing the investigating
committee to report as to whether any remedial federal action
is possible.
Senator Kenyon proposes to call the representatives of the
employers and employes to meet here soon to determine the
cause of the strike. The investigation will start Thursday.
The committee will call Chairman Gary of the United
States Steel Corporation, and John J. Fitzpatrick, chairman of
the committee which has been engaged in organizing the steel
workers.
Claims Movement Is Revolutionary
Representative Cooper of Youngstown, Ohio, told the house
today that Foster, the man in charge of the strike, was an I. W.
W. extremist. He charged that the American Federation of
Labor and other similar organizations were dominated by rad
ical so-called leaders, who intended to overthrow the govern
ment.
OTHER PARTS OF DALMATIA
MAY BE IMBUED WITH DESIRE
TO EMULATE FIUME’S EXAMPLE
PARIS, Sept. 23 (bv Associated Press).—Uneasiness is
growing in peace conference circles regarding the Fiume situ
ation. It is feared that D’Annunzio’s movement may spread to
other parts of the Dalmatian coast, and that it may result in
the occupation of Zaracatkro and other towns with largo Italian
populations.
The Jugoslav delegation here is apprehensive of the situa
tion, as it is believed that it may bring on war.
Incident Causes Change in Cabinet
ROME, Sept. 23 (by Associated Press).—Foreign Minister
Tomasso Tittoni has resigned on account of the Fiume inci
dent.
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Opposed Plans of Settlement
ROME, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Two plans concerning the
■ disposition of Fiume have been in
dorsed by France and Great Britain,
and it is believed that they have been
presented to President Wilson.
The first of these provides that Italy
shall get Fiume, but that the hinter
land, with Eastern Austria, shall go
to Jugoslavia.
The second provides that Fiume
i shall be an independent city, and that
the hinterland and Eastern Istria shall
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. be an independent state, ruled by an
■ international commission of the
I League of Nations, the port of Fiume
, in this case to be internationalized.
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Italy in Concert with Allies
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j LONDON, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported that the Italian
government has asked the allies to
send an allied force, exclusive of Ital
ians, to drive D’Annunzio from Fiume.
Attitude of American Navy
It is understood that the American
naval authorities controlling opera
tions in the Adriatic have declined to
assist Italy pending a decision at
Washington or by the peace delegates
at Paris.
The Italian government has pointed
out that it will be difficult to handle
the situation in view of D’Annunzio’s
popularity, yet it wished to make no
move against the decision of the peace
conference.
Besieged and Besiegers Fraternize
GENEVA, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Austrian and Serbian dis
patches say that Badoglio has built a
line of trenches around Fiume, and
that D’Annunzio has built defenses in
side these. The soldiers and officers
of the opposing forces are fraternizing.
REVENUE CUTTER BEAR
TO RESCUE ADVENTURERS
NOME, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The schooner Casca, wrecked
on King island on September 8 during
a southeast gale, is in a precarious
position. Captain Oliver has been
badly hurt.
The party of twenty-seven men has
been landed with stores on the island
and the revenue cutter Bear is go
ing to their rescue.
Six members of the Casco’s crew
have arrived here in a skin boat. They
report that the Casco is ashore on the
lower end of King island.
The other members of the crew are
living with the natives and awaiting
help.
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There will be twelve applicants
from Cordova to receive their final
naturalization papers at the coming
term of court.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2:’. (by Asso
ciated Press).—After Senator Reed of
i Missouri had delivered a four-hour at
tack on the League of Nations cov
enant in the sen: to yesterday the gal
leries began a violent demonstration
of approval. The crowds hissed when
their actions were reproved from the
j floor.
A serious discussion has arisen as
to the advisability of closing the gal
leries hereafter whenever demonstra
tions occur, in contravention of the
senate rule*, . -£j
PEACE COUNCIL
ALLOWS GREEKS
NEW TERRITORY
PARIS, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Le Temps says that the su
preme council apparently has again
permitted Greek troops to occupy the
zone between the old Greek frontier
and the new Bulgarian frontier and
the Mediterranean.
International forces have provision
ally occupied Thrace, to the east of
this zone.
To Move Hungarian Capital
BUCHAREST. Sept. 23 tbv Associ
ated Press).—It is reported that the
Hungarians are planning to remove
the government to St. Uhlweisenburg,
thirty-flve miles southwest of Buda
pest, and that the national assembly
will meet there.
Troops Not Controlled by Germany
BONDON, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported by the Central
News that the German troops in the
Baltic intend to remain in Letvia all
winter.
The supreme council of the peace
conference had demanded that Ger
many withdraw her troops from the
Baltic provinces, and the German gov
ernment has replied that the troops
are not under its control.
BELGIAN ROYAL* FAMILY
EN ROUTE TO AMERICA
OSTEND, Sept. 23 (by Associate!
Press).—The king and queen of Bel
gium, accompanied by the crown
Jf
prince, are now at sea, en route to
the United States.