The Cordova Daily Times
9 VOL. 5, NO. 142_CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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BOMB PLOTTERS STILL MAKE THREATS
MICE STILL
TRYING SOLVE
N. Y. BOMBING
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associat
ed Press).—While investigators are
still seeking to solve the mystery of
the bomb explosion in Wall street,
nothing definite has yet been learned.
Police have announced the finding
of a package containing dynamite on
the Reed avenue platform of the Ele
vated railroad in Brooklyn. At the
same time a tag was found in the vi
cinity of the explosion in Wall street
which was issued as a license for
teaming by the New \ ork department
two years ago, certifying that the
horse was free from glanders.
Detectives are pursuing an inquiry,
but not much is expected from this
source.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23.—Police inves
tigating the Wall street explosion are
in receipt of an anonymous letter as
serting that the Grand Central termin
al will be blown up this afternoon,
which was followed by extraordinary
action by the police to protect the
big terminal.
Extra guards have been thrown
* about the Pennsylvania station and
the postoffices.
RACING STABLE
OF VANDERBILT
PARIS, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The extensive stables of the
late W. K. Vanderbilt were sold at
^ auction here to A. R. MacComber,
American horseman for 12,000,000
francs. The stables included nearly
one hundred horses, the estates at
Poisey and Beauville and Jockey
Frank O’Neill.
ANOTHER VICTIM
FOR DEATH VALLEY
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Patrick H. Horsney
died of thirst in Death Valley, Califor
nia with water within half a mile from
where he collapsed, according to A.
G. Kirby, superintendent of the Death
Valley mine where Horsney was fore
man.
The body was found last Sunday in
a nude condition. Horsney has been
missing since last Thursday.'
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TOKIO, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The Washington govern
ment will be asked officially by
Japan to appoint a special committee
to effect a solution of Japanese-Amer
Ican problems in the event of the pas
sage by California of the Anti-Alien,
Land Law. The Japanese government
will arrange a suit against the Cali
fornia legislature on the ground that
the bill is unconstitutional and that
it violates the Gentlemen’s Agree
^ ment.
HURRICANE IS DOING
NO DAMAGE ON COAST
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The tropical hurricane
which hit the gulf coast yesterday has
apparently spent its force before
reaching that point as little damage
has been reported outside of railway
and wire communication being inter
rupted at different points.
COMMUNISTS IN
GERMANY ARE
AISING CA
BEliLI^ Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Fifteen thousand Communists
in a big demonstration here attacked
the Independent Socialists for com
municating Communists’ plans to local
newspaper editors here and refusing to
take part in their demonstrations.
Disturbances are also reported in
various places in the suburbs of Ber
lin and outlying districts.
WASHINGTON MINERS
POSPONE STRIKE
SEATTLE, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The threatened strike of
coal miners has been postponed until
union officials can take a referendum
vote of all the locals. The miners are
asking a wage increase be granted and
made retroactive from August 16.
Operators declare that it will be im
possible to make any increase retro
active as the coal mined since that
date has already been sold and such
an action on their part would mean
a big financial loss.
SEATTLE FISH PRICES
SEATTLE, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Seattle fish quotations re
ceived today are as follows: First
halibut, 8 cents; sable fish, 5 cents;
red and ling cod, 2 cents.
PORTLAND MAN
IS BRANDED BY
THREE REDS
ASTORIA, Oregon, Sept. 23 (by As
sociated Press).—George H. Gotz, a
Portland pipe fitter has letters in his
possession incriminating the Indus
trial Workers of the World and cites
that fact as a reason for his being
kidnapped by three “Reds” here Mon
day, taken out of the city and and tor
tured. Gotz was branded on the abdo
man with acid and wounded on the
head. He is recovering.
TOM TAGGERT IS
OUT FOR PROHIBITION
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Tom Taggart, Demo
cratic candidate for senator, pledged
an effective enforcement of the pro
hibition amendment and will oppose
any legislation increasing the legal
alcoholic content of beverages.
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 23 (by
Associated Press).—Two bandits held
up and robbed a screened mail wagon
and escaped with mail valued at $50,
000.
INDEPENDENCE
OF IRELAND IS
NOT AN IS
NEW YORK. Sept. 23.—The bureau
of combustibles said that the package
picked up by the pob'ce at the Reed
avenue elevated station was a bomb
with the fuse burning when the police
found it.
MARION, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Declaring that the Irish prob
lem was “not a question for official
America,” Senator Harding, in a
statement today said in his opinion
the movement for Irish independence
under the League of Nations would be
a subject not entirely international,
but domestic.
Senator Harding, in addressing a
gathering here declared that universal
realization and material progress must
go hand in hand if the nation is to
■attain an ideal state of social welfare.
He asserted that neither the social
reformers nor industrial chieftains
must view the problem of social bet
terment strictly from their own view
point.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associat
ed Press).—That carpenters were un
able to build coffins fast enough for
the victims of the cholera plague in
West China and Shantung was de
clared in a letter received by the
American Baptist Foreign Mission So
ciety from Doctor Joseph Taylor, rep
resentative of the society in Shantung.
“People are dropping dead in the
streets and the carpenters are work
ing day and night but the supply of
coffins has run out and the dead are
being buried in trenches,” he writes.
TO SEEK PREVENTIVE
FOR ALFALFA WEEVIL
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SALEM, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Alfalfa growers conferred
here yesterday seeking a quarantine
measure to prevent the spread of the
alfalfa weevil, said to be causing great
damage to the alfalfa crops.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—Aaron H. Watkins, pro
hibition candidate for the presidency
of the United States said he would
withdraw from the race if a pledge
of support of a dry program could be
obtained from any other candidate.
AMERICAN STEAMSHIP
DELIVERS MUNITIONS
SEBASTOPOL, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The American steam
ship Farby arrived with munitions on
board which were being traded for
grain and wool.
COX SPECIAL
IS WRECKED
AT PHOENIX
PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A special train with
Governor Cox aboard enroute to Pres
cott, Arizona on the Sante Fe line was
wrecked one mile north of the town of
Peoria.
Several passengers and the engineer
were’ injured by the accident, which
was paused by a broken rail.
None of the Cox party were hurt
aithojigh they were badly shaken up.
The party was later reported at
Phoenix where Governor Cox is slat
ed for a speech.
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PHjOENIZ, Sept. 23.—Gov. Cox’s
Arizona campaign was abruptly termi
nated! by the wreck of his special
train.' He is now speeding through
New (Mexico and is to speak at Albu
querque tonight. The governor said he
was tjhankful that only a few injuries
resulted from the wreck.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associa
ted Press).—George White, chairman
of the Democratic national committee
announced that the Democratic cam
paign fund would be raised to half
a million dollars at the national capi
tal.
Chairman White said that all friends
of the League of Nations would be
asked to follow President Wilson’s ex
ample in subscribing five hundred
dollars to the fund which, he asserted,
would insure the success of the Demo
crats and save the League of Nations.
WILSON’S SPEAKING TOUR TO
BE LIMITED ATLANTIC COAST
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson’s par
ticipation in the Democratic campaign
will be limited to a few speeches on
the Atlantic coast, according to a
statement issude by white house offi
cials today.
TO INVESTIGATE
I
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associat
ed Press).—Oswald Villard, editor of
the Nation announced the selection of
.a committee of one hundred to in
vestigate the reports of conditions in
Ireland with especial reference to
atrocities said to have been committ
ed. House hearings will be held in
Washington by the committee of five
which includes Senators Johnson,
Phelan, Spencer, Ashurst, and Walsh.
Governors Carey of Wyoming, Ed
wards of Massachusetts, Frazier of
North Dakota and Cambell of Arizona
will be asked by Devalera Geddes to
represent Ireland. The witnesses in
clude prominent Sinn Feiners on the
list.
MAIL ORDER HOUSES
ANNOUNCE REDUCTION
CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Sears-Roebuck and Co, Mont
gomery, Ward and Co and other big
mailorder houses have agreed to a
general price reduction on all commo
ities of from ten to tweny per cent.
Food prices are not generally af
fected.
BIG NEWSPAPER
SSOCIATION
BEING PROBED
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The committee prob
ing alleged distribution by the News
paper Enterprise association of propa
ganda beneficial to Governor Cox
in his campaign for the presidency an
! nounced that Robert Scripps, editor of
Scripps newspapers in replying to
questions asked him said his father,
E. C. Scripps, owned the majority of j
stock in the United Press Association.,
He identified the Newspaper Enter
prise Association as under “allied
management,” and said that the inter
est his family took in the Cox candi
dacy was purely “house interest.” He
asserted that he had received no mon
ey from the Democratic campaign
committee for propaganda.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The senate investiga
tion committee ordered a complete
probe into the financing of the book
“Republicanism in 1920” published by
the Albany Journal.
William Barnes, president of the
company has been formally notified to
produce subscription lists although he
contends that the venture was purely
a private commercial transaction and
! not a proper matter for investigation.
GAME WARDEN
IS FOUND DEAD
FROM GUN SHOT
SEATTLE, Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Frank H. Robinson, former
deputy game warden and guide was
found dead near White Center, Wash
ington yesterday.
Authorities here believe that the
dead man committed suicide as there
was a large wound in his chest and
a shotgun lay at his side.
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SUFFRAGE IS REJECTED
MAJORITY DEMOCRATS
ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 23 (by Associa
ted Press).—The house rejected the
suffrage amendment here last night.
Most of the votes in favor of ratifi
cation were cast by the Republicans.
A Democratic majority defeated the
amendment.
A 40-ton wing snow plow was re
cently shipped from Seattle by the
Alaska Engineering Commission for
use on the main line of the Alaska
railroad between Seward and Anchor
age. A similar plow was sent to the
north last spring. They can operate
one winng at a time or both in clear
ing railway tracks and right of way.
SOCIALISTS IN
NEW YORK ARE
REAL PEEVED
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (by Associa
ted Press).—Socialist leaders con
ferred here to today on what steps
shall be taken to obtain representa
tion in the New York Assembly.
Charles E. Hughes, head of the New
York Bar Association committe which
opposed the ousting of the five Social
ist members from the assembly said:
“the ousting of the Socialists members
of the New York Assembly was an
act of incredible folly and in flagrant
disregard of the fundamental princi
ples of American institutions.”
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah., Sept 23
(by Associated Press).—Seymour
Stedman, Socialist vice presidential
candidate, declared that the action of
the New York legislature in expelling
five Socialist assemblymen would re
sult in the election of twenty instead
of five next year.
The expelled Sociaists members of
the assembly had a program already
prepared for presentation embracing
beneficial legislation for the party.
CHICAGO. Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Evidence that ninteen offi
cials of the world series baseball
games were “not on the square" be
tween Chicago and Cincinnati was
presented to the Cook County grand
jury during their investigation of
charges of gambling on the big league
games, according to Hartley Repogle,
prosecutor in charge. Seven Chicago
baseball players were also involed.
FIFTY FOR CORDOVA'
ON STEAMSHIP ALAMEDA
SEATTLE. Sept. 23 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Alameda left
this morning and carried fifty passen
gers. Those for Cordova were E. B.
Hanley, Mrs. J. Watson, V. B. Duffy,
Mrs. Frank Shipp, J. B. O’Neill, wife
and baby, G. W. Gallup, J. A. Griffin
and six steerage.
Paris, Sept. 23 (Associated Press).—
It is announced officially that the as
sembly have elected Jules Millerand as
president of France.
Jules Millerand for years has been
one of the foremost statesmen in
French political life. He entered the
parliament of France in 1885 and the
cabinet in 1889. He has been affilia
ted at different times with the radical
Socialists of France and during the
world war served as minister of war
under Viviana and as premier ^ince
Georges Clemenceau raised him to the
presidency.