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CORDOVA, ALASKA FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 1920
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CONSOLIDATE
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BOTH PARTIES WILLING TO
SUBMIT LEAGUE TO VOTERS
M’ADOO NOT A CANDIDATE
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NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson, in a spe
cial interview printed today in the
New York World, said he was “ex
tremely confident that the Democratic
-convention will welcome the accept
ance by the ReppM^an party of my
invitation to make the League of Na
tions an issue of the campaign. I am
even more confident that such refer
endum will confirm my faith that the
American people desire it above any
thing else any political party may now
provide, and that they will condemn
the Republican policy of denying to
them the consummation of their
.hopes.”
Discussing the Republican platform,
he said: “The processes by which it
was accomplished seem to me to have
been Essentially Prussian in method.
Instead of quoting Washington and
Lincoln it should have quoted Bis
marck and Bernhardi.”
HARDING GLADLY ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE OF PRESIDENT
W^ApilNGTON, June .18. (bv Asso
ciated Press).—The president’s chal
lenge to submit the peace treaty to
a referendum of the American people
was accepted by Senator Harding to
day, who said: “I am sure the Re
publican party will gladly welcome
a referendum on the question of for
eign relationship with this republic,
and I believe the Republican attitude
of reserved neutrality will be over
whelmingly indorsed.”
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WOMEN REQUEST PLANKS
IN DEMOCRATIC ULATFORM
NEW YORK, June 18 (by Asspciated
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Press).—The women’s bureau of the
Democratic national committee has
published fifteen planks which the na
tional convention will be asked to in
corporate in the platform. They advo
cate collective bargaining between
employes and employer through rep
resentatives of their own choosing;
go^rnment control of basis indus
tries; nationalization of the railroads
and their administration by a com
mission on wrhich both the public and
labor wrill be represented; develop
ment of the present system of collec
tive bargaining into national indus
trial councils; abolition of child labor
under fourteen years of age, and the
adoption of the eight-hour law for all
industries.
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GOVERNOR COX WILL NOT
ATTEND CONVENTION
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Governor Cox of Ohio
will not attend the Democratic con
vention at San Francisco, Edward
IVLoore, his campaign manager, an
nounced here today. He said it would
*be dignified for him to leave the
governor’s office to seek the nomina
tion for the presidency.
WANTS COMBINATION OF
WESTERN DELEGATES
SAN FRANCISCO, June 18 (by As
sociated Press).—A lively discussion
by delegates and officials has followed
the call of Gavin McNabb, of San
Francisco, for an “association” of del
egates from western states and terri
tories before and during the conven
tion. It is understood that questions
of material importance to the West,
such as a liberalization of public land
laws, maritime development of the
Pacific coast, and development of lum*
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ber, oil and mining industries, will be
considered.
DANIELS TO USE NAVY
FOR CONVENTION TRIP
VALLEJO, Cal., June 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary of the Navy
Daniels will arrive here on June 25
on the flagship New Mexico to attend
the Democratic convention. Assistant
Secretary Roosevelt is due overland
the same day.
HOOVER SATISFIED WITH
CONSTRUCTIVE PLATFORM
WASHINGTON, June 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—After breakfasting to
day with Senator Harding, Herbert
Hoover characterized the greater part
of the Chicago platform as “construc
tive and progressive,” and announced
that he would support the Republican
ticket.
M’ADOO DECLINES POSITIVELY
TO HAVE NAME PRESENTED
NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
■Press).—-William G. McA<loo, in a'teh
egram to \Touett‘ fr. |lout|e. ,in Wash
ington, announced thdt he Cannot pbf
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rail his nafne to come before the San
Francisco convention for the presi
dency. He said this decision was ir
revocable, and that he must have more
time tQ rehabilitate his finances.
DETROIT NOW
CITY NEARLY
TWO MILLION
WASHINGTON, June 18 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Census department
compilations were made public today
as follows:
Detroit, 1,923,739; increase, 527,975,
or 113.4 per cent.
Detroit is now the fourth largest city
of the country, outranking Boston,
Cleveland, Baltimore and Pittsburg
during the last ten years.
Cleveland, 796,836; increase, 236,173,
or 42.1 per cent.
ALIENBOMBMANir
ORDERED DEPORTED
WASHINGTON, June 18 (by As-j
sociated Press).—Robert Elia, one of
the aliens held in connection with last
year’s bomb plots, has been ordered
deported.
RIOTS AT DULUTH ARE
TO BE INVESTIGATED
ST. PAUL, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—Governor Burnquist has or
dered an investigation of the rioting
at Duluth, during which three negroes
were taken from the jail* there and
lynched.
SINN FEINERS STORM
POLICE BARRACKS
COOKSTOW7N, Ireland, June 18 (by
Associated Press).—-One hundred Sein
Finners attacked the police barracks
here last night and captured two con
stables. After two hours of fighting,
the attackers withdrew.
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Huge Steel Span for Alaska Bridge
Shipped From Factory in Indiana
GAKY, Ind., June 18 (by Associated Press).—The
second largest bridge span ever produced here, 504 feet
in length, requiring a score of cars to transport it, was
shipped yesterday by the American Bridge Company to
Anchorage, Alaska, to be reassembled there and bridge
Hurricane gulch on the government railroad connecting
Fairbanks with Seward. Bridge experts from all over
the country visited the local plant to inspect the huge
span before the shipment started on the long journey
to the northern territory.
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NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—George W. Perkins, financier,
died today at Stamford, Connecticut.
The death of Mr. Perkins came un
expectedly, although he had just re
cently survived a serious heart at
tack. He was a victim of overwork,
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his .physicians said.
George Waldbridge Perkins was
born at Chicago, January 31, 1862. He
9tartM%fS business career in the Chi
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cago office of the New York Life In
surance Company in 1877; became suc
cessively bookkeeper, cashier and in
spectbr of agency force,, with head
quarters at the home office in 1898;1
was chairman of the finance commit
tee of the New York Life in 1900 and
vice president of that company in
1903.
Mr. Perkins became a partner in
the banking firm of J. P. Morgan & Co.
in 1901 and retired in 1910. He was a
director in the International Mercan
tile Marine Company and United
States Steel Corporation; chairman of
the finance committee and director of
the International Harvester Compan3^,
as well as a director in many large
commercial companies and trustee of
colleges, religious bodies, art, science
and historical societies.5 He was also
a member of the Union League, Chi
cago; Metropolitan, Union League,
Army and Navy, New York Yacht, An
drews Golf,^ Sleepy Hollow Country
and numerous other clubs.
WASHINGTON, June 18 (by Asso
i
ciated . Press).—American mining in
terests in the states of Sonora and
Sinaloa in Mexico are already show
ing increased activities, demonstrat
ing their confidence in the new gov
ernment, according to a report re
ceived today by the state department
from the the United States consul at
Nogales.
NO CLUE AS YET TO
ELWELL MURDERER
NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—The housekeeper and chauf
feur of B. Elwell, wealthy sportsman
and whist expert, who was shot to
death in a mysterious manner last
Friday, are being held by the court
today as material witnesses. An ex
amination of scores of socially prom
inent Mends of Elwell has yielded no
clue to the perpetrators of . the crime.
ALASKA CENSUS
RETURNS ARE
HADE PUBLIC
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SEATTLE, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—The bureau of education
Alaska division headquarters has an
nounced Alaska population figures as
follows: Anchorage, 1,856; Cordova,
955; Seward, 652; Latouche, 505; Val
dez, 466.
Figures for the four largest villages
in Southwestern Alaska were also an
nounced today and show Kodiak with
a popitftfion of 370; Afoganak, 308;
Seldovia, 258; Katalla, 84, the popu
lation of each town showing a de
crease.
Fort Liscum, 153, a decrease of 5.5
per cent.
A checking over of the returns is
being made by W. T. Lopp, chief of
the Indian bureau, assisted by Arthur
H. Miller, census chief of Southwest
ern Alaska, who supervised the taking
of the census by twenty enumerators
during January and February of ter
ritory covering 125,000 square miles.
A census of dogs and reindeer was
taken also, and will be compiled later
by the department at Washington.
The populations of Juneau and other
cities will be announced in four or
five days, officials stated today.
GOMPERS RE-ELECTED
PRESIDENT NINTH TIME
MONTREAL, June 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—Samuel Gompers was
today unanimously elected president
of the American Federation of Labor
for the ninth successive time.
WATERPOWER
BILL IS SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, June 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson today
signed the water power bill.
The president did not approve the
joint resolution repealing most of the
wartime legislation; nor the joint res
olution authorizing the appointment of
a commission to confer with the Can
adian government regarding export of
pulp wood to the United States.
The president signed the act author
izing the establishment of an army
and navy composed only of English
speaking citizens and aliens.
PARIS, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—The Polish communique an
nounces the defeat of important Bol
shevik groups on the River Teteroff.
Further north, according to the com
munique, two Bolshevik divisions have
been destroyed.
LABOR PARTY NO KITE j
FOR NEW MOVEMENT
NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—The headquarters of the
American Labor party issued an an
nouncement today that the it would
remain a distinct labor party and will
not sacrifice its identity to any third
party movement.
LOUISIANA^EJECTS
SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
BATON ROUGE, La., June 18 (by
Associated Press). — Suffrage for
Louisiana women failed yesterday,
when the senate killed the state suf
frage amendment.
SEARCH MADE
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OF MRS. MOSSi
ROCKFORD, 111., June 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Camp Grant authori
ties have issued instructions to ques
tion all soldiers found in cities of Illi
nois, Iowa and Wisconsin and hold
them for investigation. All the sol
diers attached to the camp are being
questioned in an effort to capture the
slayer of Mrs. Moss, wife of Gapt.
Moss, who was shot in the back of
the head while auto riding. The shot
was fired just after the auto had
passed a group of soldiers on the high
way.
THREE STEAMERS ARE
ICEBOUND NEAR NOME
SEATTLE, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—A despatch received here
last night says the steamers Victoria,
Cordova and Elihu Thompson are re
ported fast in the ice sixty miles from
St. Michaels.
The Victoria made St. Michaels safe
ly but found conditions in the hay bad
for discharging cargo there.
Nothing further has been heard from
the Elihu Thompson nor the Cordova
and they are believed to be still ice
bound.
CZECHO-SLAVS SELL
SUGAR TO AMERICA
PRAGUE, June 18 (by Associated
Press). — The Czecho-Slovak govern
ment has sold 15,500,000 pounds of
sugar to the United States and nego
tiations are progressing for the sale
of an addition 17,500,000 pounds.
TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE
OF DEATH OF HYSLOP
NEW YORK, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—James H. Hyslop, secretary
of the American Society of Psychical
Research, died here today at the age
of sixty-four years from pulmonary
tuberculosis.
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TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES
IN ALASKA ARE WILLING TO
CO-OPERATE WITH PAYNE PLAN
SEATTLE, June 18 (by Associated
Press).—A Post-Intelligencer special
lespatch today from Washington
says: Following up the report of the
special Alaska committee to Secretary
of the Interior Payne, it is announced
that conferences will shortly be held
with representatives of steamship
lines operating to Alaska to discuss
consolidation with a view of effecting
economy and giving efficient service.
Anti-trust "laws may make legislation
necessary to complete the program
suggested by the committee.
W. L. Clark, who is in Washington
representing the steamship lines, ap
proved the report of the committee
and stands ready to co-operate in
every way possible. He says it is
necessary to eliminate Canadian trans
portation and passenger service be
cause all the receipts possible from
traffic are needed to insure a complete
American service. Alaskan interests
lie with American transportation,
Clark says, and not with foreign com
panies, as is evidenced by the report
on the. Yukon situation made in 1916.
TWO SEAPLANES CRASH
ONE DEATH RESULTS
PENSACOLA, Fla., June 18 (by As
sociated Press). — Two seaplanes
crashed into each other and fell 500
feet into the sea here yesterday. Wm.
Livingston, chief electrician, who was
piloting one of the machines, was
drowned.
BIG SUM OFFERED
FOR KIDNAPPED BOY
MORRISTOWN, Pa., June 18 (by
Associated Press).—A fund approxi
mating $50,000 is being raised to con
duct a nation-wide search for the year
old baby of Mr. and Mrs. George
Coughlin, kidnapped June 2, part of
which fund will be used as rewards
for the apprehension of the kidnap
pers. _ Coughlin already has paid
paid $12,000 to a crank who demanded
ransom and then failed to produce the
child.
GALVESTON REPORTS
DEATH FROM PLAGUE
GALVESTON, Tex., June 18 (by As
sociated Press).—The death here yes
terday of a boy was pronounced by
physicians to have been caused by
Bubonic plague. Surgeon General
Cummings, at Washington, has been
asked to assist the local authorities
in preventing the spread of the dis
ease.
SLIGHT EARTHQUAKE
FELT IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, June 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Downtown buildings of v
Los Angeles were shaken at 2:15 this
morning by a slight earthquake, but
no damage has been reported.
FKMUOTATiONS
(Special to The Daily Times)
KETCHIKAN, June 18.—Halibut
Firsts, 9^4c; seconds, 5c.