Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. V. NO. 46 _CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1920 _PRICE TEN CENTS
• DISTRICT ATTORNEY RESIGNS
BECAUSE OF DISAGREEMENT
!i WITH DEPARTMENT AS TO RAIDS
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Francis F. Kane, Unit
ed States district attorney for Eastern
Pennsylvania, has tendered his resig
I nation, saying he felt impelled to do
so as a matter of principle.
In a letter to Attorney General
Palmer he announces his disagreement
with the policy of the department of
Justice in its raid on Communists. The
manifesto of that party, he said, did
not directly advocate the overthrow of
government.
The raids, said Mr. Kane, appear to
be in the nature of repression of a
political party, and were a dangerous
it proceeding, as they tend to drive the
radicals under ground rather than to
keep them in the open.
, Stokes Woman Again in Toils
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The special grand jury has
indicted eighty-five members of the
Communist party, including Rose Pas
tor Stokes. All are named as being
implicated in a general conspiracy in
the indictment, which charges that
they advocated the overthrow of the ,
government by violence. They are j
also charged in separate indictments |
with violation of the Illinois anti
sedition laws.
Harry Wicks, one of the men in
dicted, formerly was head of the sol
diers, sailors and workmen’s council
of Portland, Ore. Afterwards he was
indicted on a charge of white slavery
at Spokane.
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A Japanese Reformer
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Tino Jiro Nakadate,
former publisher of a Japanese maga
zine, was arrested here yesterday in
connection with a Communist raid.
He is the first of his race, it is said,
to be identified with the movement.
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Fail to Convict “Wobblies”
SPOKANE, Jan. 24 (byAssociated
Press).—The jury in the case of the
forty alleged members of the I. W. W.,
on trial on charges of criminal syndi
calism, after deliberating on a verdict
for twenty-four hours, failed to agree,
and were discharged.
RENEWAL OF
AUSKA CABLE
PROVIDED FOR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (by Associr
ated Press).—By a margin of one vote
the house appropriations committee
today refused to include an item of
$10,000,000 in the deficiency appropri
ation bill. The navy department
wanted the $10,000,000 to make the
necessary repairs to warships.
It is believed that thirteen thousand
men now employed in the navy yards
will be discharged next month be
cause of the failure of the appropria
tion to pass.
The committee measure authorizes
an appropriation of money for the re
. newal of the Washington-Alaska mili
tary cable system.
PERSHING PRAISES
WORK OF Y. M. C. A.
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BENICIA, Cal., Jan. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—General Pershing de
clared here today that he had a feel
ing of the deepest gratitude for the
Y. M. C. A. He said the criticism of
the Y. M. C. A. work overseas was due
largely to misunderstanding.
FIUME SUFFERS
FROM LACK OF
FOOD AND FUEL
FIUME, Jan. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Ricardo Zanella, former
mayor of Fiume, and an opponent of
D’Annunzio, says that the residents of
Fiume have little food or fuel and are
suffering from epidemics. He ex
^ pressed the wish that D’Annunzio
would leave.
D’Annunzio is in fear of assassina
tion, and is constantly under guard.
DAY TO BE OBSERVED
IN HONOR OF NURSES
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* CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The governors of twenty-one
states have set aside Sunday, January
25, as Nurses’ day, in honor of the
women who gave their services dur
ing the war.
SENATOR REED
TAKES FUNG
AT MR. HOOVER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Reed, Demo
crat, of Missouri, in the senate today,
launched a vigorous attack against
what he termed Herbert Hoover’s
“self-promoted boom for President.”
The Missouri senator charged that
Hoover was one of the go-betweens of
Colonel House and the high British
officials during the negotiations pre
ceding the entry of the United States
into the war. He said Hoover was a
convenient connecting link because he
was so close to the British govern
ment.
Senator Reed challenged any mem
ber of the senate who doubted his
statement to introduce a resolution of
investigation.
COAST TOWNS
SHAKEN UP BY
EARTHQUAKE
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VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—A severe earthquake
was felt here at midnight Thursday,
causing many people to rush from
their homes. Little damage was
done.
The shock was felt also at Victoria,
Nanaimo, Bellingham and Seattle. At
Bellingham windows were broken.
CANDIDATES MUST
AGREE TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION LAWS
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 24.—One of
the most interesting phases of the
approaching political campaign is the
announcement of the Montana Anti
saloon league that every candidate
for high office in this state is to be
interrogated on where he stands re
garding enforcement of prohibition
statutes.
The league has already printed open
letters to several of the candidates,
but no replies have been given gen
eral circulation.
The league, it is said, will throw
it's strength against all who do not
come out for enforcement of the li
quor laws. j
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MAY FORCE ILLITERATES
TO ATTEND SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (by jAsso
ciated Press).—Illiterate aliens and
citizens alike will be compelled to at
tend instruction two hundred hours
yearly under an amendment to the
Kenyon Americanization bill adopted
by the senate yesterday.
WILLJOURNEY
TO NORTH POLE
BY AIR ROUTE
LONDON, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. John L. Cope, commander
of the British imperial Antarctic ex
pedition, will leave in June for a stay
of five years in the Antarctic. He
says that three of the party will at
tempt to reach the pole by airplane
from the top of the great ice barrier
at the Bay of Whales. The plane will
be equipped with skinds to enable it
to land on the ice, and will follow
Amundsen’s route.' It must cross an
11,000-foot mountain range and will at
tain a speed of ninety-three miles an
hour.
DAYLIGHT SAVING
WAS NOT BENEFICIAL
HELENA, Mont., Jan. 24.—Reports
ot industrial commission do not show
that the daylight saving system, affec
ted accidents in this state in the least,
the commission states in an answer
to a query from eastern insurance
interests.. Because of the tremen
dous scope of mining in this state,
almost as much work is done by night
as by day and, hence, Montana statis
tics are perhaps not a fair criterion,
il: declared.
BOLSHEVIKISAY
TWELVE HOURS
IS DAFS WORK
LONDON, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—A dispatch from Harbin says
the Czechs surrendered Kolchak to
the Irkutsk revolutionists.
No Place for Good I. W. W.’s
A Central News dispatch from Hel
singfors says the Bolsheviki are en
forcing with the utmost severity the
order that the population work twelve
hours every day in the week.
ECONOMY OF
PEOPLE WILL
LOWER COSTS
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Arthur Williams, federal
food administrator, predicted today
that there would be a decrease in the
cost of living as a result of the econ
omy prevailing among the people and
the increase in production. He pre
dicted that the price of clothing also
would drop sharply within the year.
FRIENDS QUARREL AND
ONE DEATH RESULTS
RAYMOND, Wash., Jan. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—John Pinnell last
night shot and killed George J. Tyler,
an ex-soldier, who leaves a wife to
whom he was married last week. The
slayer declined to make a statement,
but Mrs. Pinnell said the men were
good friends.
“WORLD WAR” WILL BE
OFFICIAL DESIGNATION
NEWPORT, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—An order just promulgated
by Secretary'of the Navy Daniels pro
vides that henceforth the late war will
be called the “worlds war,” and will
be sq named in all official communica
tions of the navy.
ALLFLUCASES
IN SEATTLE TO
BE ISOLATED
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. J. B. Anderson, state
health commissioner, has ordered a
strict quarantine of all cases of influ
enza here, in an attempt to check the
disease, which is not yet epidemic in
this state.
Death Rate on the increase
CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Two thousand new cases of
influenza are being reported every day.
One hundred and one deaths were re
ported yesterday, the highest death
rate since the epidemic started.
, Epidemic in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—A thousand new cases of in
I fluenza have been reported here since
yesterday, and the total number now
! is 2,361.
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FACTORY PAYROLL IS
TAKEN BY BANDITS
RED BANK, N. J., Jan. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Three armed men to
day held up four employes of the Sid
mund Eisner Company on the factory
grounds and robbed them of the pay
roll, consisting of $20,000.
AMERICANS AND
NOT “REDS” TO
RULE AMERICA
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 24 (by
Associated Press).—General Leonard
Wood, in an address here last night,
said the solution of the present prob
lems lay in the application of the prin
ciples of law and order.
The government, he said, must
loosen the strangle hold of taxes on
legitimate business, and must extend
American trade throughout the world.
Americans, and not the “reds,” were
going to run America, he declared.
NO LI VES LOST
INTRANSFEROF
PASSENGERS
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The transport Northern Pa
cific, carrying the last contingent of
the American expeditionary forces and
271 passengers of the disabled trans
port Powhattan, arrived here last
evening.
Tribute to Bravery of Women
Officers of the Great Northern deny
the reports that eight men were lost
while transferring the Powhattan’s
possengers. They said the women on
board the Powhattan were very brave
while on the disabled ship rolling on a
stormy sea.
NEW CHARGE D’AFFAIRES
WILL REPRESENT MEXICO
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 24 (by
Associated Press).—Hilario Medida,
sub-secretary of Mexican foreign rela
tions, will go to Washington as charge
d’affaires, it is announced.
MANY FISTIC
BOUTS PULLED
• OFF OUTSIDE
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Billy Wright, Coast welter
weight champion, fought Morrie Lux
of Kansas City to a draw in a four
round contest here last night.
Harry Gillum of Seattle knocked out
Frankie Mason of Chicago,. a light
weight, in the first round of a sched
uled four-round bout.
Gunboat Wins
FRESNO, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Gunboat Smith was awarded
e decision over Carl Morris in a four
round boxing contest here last night.
Victoria Wins at Hockey
VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Victoria last night
defeated Vancouver in a hockey gam°
by a score of 4 to 1.
Turns Tables on Washington
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—In the second basketball
game of the season here last night
The Oregon University team defeated
the University of Washington team by
a score of 29 to 26.
CROWD IS GATHERING
FOR TRIAL OF WOBBUES
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan. 24 (by
Associated Press).—The town is
jammed with visitors, witnesses and
others for the opening of the trial of
the Centralia “wobblies” on Monday
next.
The court room will be guarded by
special deputy sheriffs to prevent the
possibility of an outbreak by either
side.
DENIES ADVOCATING
SENDING OF TROOPS
ANYWHERE IN RUSSIA
LONDON, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Premier Lloyd George issued
a statement yesterday denying the re
port that the general staff has advo
cated the sending of troops to Cau
casia or to any other part of Russia.
ATTACK MADE
UPONGOMPERS
IN CONGRESS
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Representative Blanton,
Democrat, of Texas, in a speech in
the house today urged the enactment
of anti-sedition legislation. He at
tacked Samuel Gompers for his oppo
sition to the anti-sedition legislation
and said the department of labor was
honeycombed with anarchy. ■
He declared that Gompers was not
patriotic during the war, and said that
Gompers had said that he would call
a revolution when the “work or fight
order of General Crowder was issued.
Six thousand strikes occurred dur
ing the war, according to Mr. Blanton.
MONTANA VARSITY
WILL AGAIN TEACH
GERMAN LITERATURE
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 24.—Teach
ing of the German language and lit
erature, abandoned at the state uni
versity by order of the state council
of defense in April, 1918, is to be re
sumed at an early date following the
unanimous recommendations by the
members of the faculty to the state
board of education. The dissolution
of the state council of defense leaves
the state board of education in auth
ority regarding all universi+v mat
ters.
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CAPT. BLAINE IS
ARRESTED AND
UNDER BOND
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Captain John F. Blaine, in
dicted yesterday in connection with
the alleged frauds in connection with
government shipbuilding, was arrested
yesterday afternoon and gave bail in
the sum of $10,000. He will be ar
raigned on Monday.
Walter Foster, special agent of the
department of justice, says that in
dictments of other government offi
cials and shipyard officials are forth
coming. The grand jury will recon
vene Tuesday.
The indictment against Blaine
charges that he gave the commissions
which he is alleged to have received
from the machinery houses to his
mother-in-law, who later returned them
to him.
Blain refused to say anything for
publication.
Special Assistant Attorney General
Schlesinger left for San Francisco to
day. He will return in a few days.
Company Denies Charge
NEW YORK, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The Stewart-Davis Equip
ment Company issued a statement to
day denying that Blaine has received
secret commissions from that concern,
as charged in the indictment returned
at Seattle,
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FAMOUS PREACHER
AND AUTHOR IS DEAD
YONKERS, N. Y„ Jan. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Rev. Cyrus Townsend
Brady, author and Episcopal clergy
man, died here last night.
INDICTMENTS
AREQUASHED
SEATTLE, Jan. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Judge Neterer, in the federal
court here yesterday, sustained a de
murrer to the last indictment against
the officials of the Union Record,
charging conspiracy to violate the
amended espionage act, thus dispos
ing of all these cases.
E. B. Ault, editor of the Union
Record, pleaded not guilty in the su
perior. court yesterday to the charge
of criminal libel, in defaming the mem
ory of the Centralia ex-soldiers killed
in the Armistice day shooting.
EDUCATIONAL FILMS
ARE FURNISHED FREE
MISSOULA, Mont., Jan. 24.—The
state university has ready for exhibi
tion and distribution, 100 reels of mo
tion pictures of the war and of other
pictures issued by the United States
Committee on Public Information, this
institution having been selected by
the government as the distributing
center of the films for Montana.
The bureau of education has ar
ranged for the use of these films by
high schools, elementary schools, chur
ches and other voluntary educational
organizations, and they may be ob
tained by request, the only expense
being the payment of express charges
on them. j
TWO-CENT COINAGE
IN HONOR OF ROOSEVELT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Chairman McLean of
the house committee on banking and
currency has introduced a bill in thev
house providing for the coinage of :
two-cent piece as a memorial to Th?
odore Roosevelt, at the request of tb a
Women’s Roosevelt Association.
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