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VOL. IV. NO. 137 CORDOVA, ALASKA, THC ( 15, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
STATE OFFICE
ISTHREATENED
WITH HOLD-UP
SALEM, Ore., May 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Acting on a police warn
ing to the effect that a hold-up of the
state treasury was expected this
week, State Treasurer Hoff today re
moved two million dollars in currency
and negotiable securities from the
vaults in his office and hid it in a
secret hiding place.
NAVALFLANES
TO FLY BY
MOONLIGHT
TREPASSEY, N. F„ May 15 (by
Associated Press).—The two naval
seaplanes, NC-1 and NC-2, left for the
Azores today. They will fly by moon
light. Destroyers every fifty miles
will shoot flares to mark the course.
The NC-3 is one hundred and fifty
miles from here, on her way from
Halifax.
RAILWAY GRANT
I BY BOLSHEVIKI
TO NORWEGIAN
| " r
CHRISTIANIA, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A concession for con
structing a railway 2,000 miles long
has been granted “in principle” by
the Bolshevik government of Russia
to a financial group headed by Eduard
Hannevig, a Norwegian, says a Nor
wegian lawyer, M. Puntervold, who
recently returned from Russia.
The proposed railway is to extend
j(, from the Obi river in the Tobolsk gov
ernment, via Kotlass to Petrograd,
Murmansk and Archangel. It is said
I to include the right of utilizing 30,000
square miles of forest land through
which the railway is to be con
structed, mining rights along the rail
way and the opening of banks at the
railway stations and towns near the
S' line.
According to M. Puntervold, the
terms granted are far more favorable
1 to capitalists than might have been
expected from the most conservative
■*i government in Norway. The news
f paper Ti Dens-Tegn, commenting
upon the concession, says: “It is a
proof that Lenine’s government is
finding it necessary to create a new
I; capitalism to encourage the economic
|i life of northern Russia.”
[ AMERICAN SAILOR IS
I PICKED IIP UNCONSCIOUS
|| LONDON, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—Stripped of his outside cloth
- ing, a young American sailor was
found in a semi-conscious condition in
I the early morning several days ago
on the pavement outside a hotel in a
fashionable West End district. His
socks were missing but he wore half
laced shoes which revealed his con
nection with the navy.
At the United States naval hospital,
to which he was removed, he has been
unable to give any account of him
self, not even his name or address.
He vaguely associates home with the
Great Lakes.
On the afternoon of the day he was
found, a pair of American naval trous
ers and a hat were discovered in the
grounds of Lord Lansdowne’s resi
dence in Berkeley Square. They ap
parently had been thrown over the
wail from the street.
The lad is not more than 20 years
old and his height is 5 feet 8% inches.
He has ruddy cheeks, merry blue
eyes, fair wavy hair and very white
and even teeth. When he recovered
consciousness his first words were
“Black Jack,” and “I won't sign it.”
i; They Probably Had §j
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jij COBLENZ, May 15 (by Asso- gj
ij- elated Tress).—Twenty-one hun- gj
dred and seventy-five bottles gj
jij of champagne recently disap- jg
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ij: a result an army board has as- jg
ij: sessed 931 American soldiers jg
ij: and officers who were aboard ig
ij: the train the sum of 27,000 jg
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IMPERATOR IS
BRINGING OVER
YANK TROOPS
BREST, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—The German transatlantic
liner Imperator, recently turned over
to the Americans under the terms of
the armistice, sailed today with 3,300
soldiers and civilians for the United
States.
This is the first overseas journey of
the Imperator under the American
flag.
METAL WORKERS
IN SESSION
AT OAKLAND
OAKLAND, Cal., May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).-—The recent Washing
ton conference extending the Macy
shipbuilding labor award from April
1 to October 1 and vital questions af
fecting metal trades workers on the
Pacific coast were discused here to
day at the opening of the convention
of the Pacific Coast Metal Trades
Council and the Pacific Coast Council
of Boilermakers and Iron Shipbuild
ers. The metal workers in coast yards
from San Diego to Vancouver, British
Columbia, were represented, the boil
ermakers alone representing 60,000
men.
Reports in opposition to the work
of the of the Washington conference
were heard by the boilermakers, some
of whose officers said that the con
ference, did not extend the desired
concessions to the workers.
The boilermakers convention had
been planned first for Los Angeles,
but was changed to Oakland in order
that it might meet while the metal
trades council while in session here.lt
was necessary for all boilermakers
unions to have a set of delegates at
each convention.
Arrangements for the boilermakers
convention were completed recently
at a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the council here.
Both conventions were expected to
make definite announcements in re
gard to the Washington plan and also
the proposals that the metal workers
and the shipyard and contract shop
employers form a coast or local con
ference organizations to handle future
labor disputes.
SAN JUAN HARBOR IS.
SOON TO BE DREDGED
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, May 15 (by
Asociated Press).—Work will be com
menced within a few months to make
San Juan harbor the most important
port In the Caribbean In the opinion
of Governor Yager who has recently
returned from Washington. Governor
Yager obtained the promise of the
government engineers to proceed with
the dredging as soon as possible.
Assurance has already been
obtained from leaders In the insular
legislature that the necessary legisla
tion will be passed whereby the In
sular government will agree to refund
the federal government $1,100,000 at
the rate of $100,000 a year after the
harbor improvements are completed.
GERMANY’S LABOR PSUTION
NOTE IS TURNED DfWIt BECAUSE
PEACE TREATY BpES REFORM
SUMMARY BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.—Germany
received another rebuff from the council of four of the peace
conference today when the council refused to consider the note
sent by the German delegates regarding international labor
legislation. The council’s answer sijys the treaty insures real
ization of reforms for workers.
Says Treaty Is Impossible
BERLIN, May 15 (by Associated Press).—Count Von
Brockdorff Rentzau, foreign minister and head of the German
peace delegation, declares that the $eace treaty can not be ac
cepted and signed, because it is Impossible for Germany to ful
fill its terms.
Prognostications on Alistrian Treaty
PARIS, May 15 (by Associafefl Press).—The Austrian
peace treaty will be presented to thfltpeace delegates from that
country on Wednesday next. Among its provisions, it is un
derstood, is one prohibiting'conscrip®on. Another requires the
dismantling of the great armament yorks at Skoda.
RUSSIAN PRISONERS'HEADED BY
SPARTACANS TAKEN AND SHOT
—H
BERLIN, May 15 (by Associated Press).—Government
troops recently overwhelmed a ban I of seventytwo Russian
prisoners, headed by Spartacan A(||j3ers, in the woods near
Graefelfing. The men were couirtfjfcartialed and summarily
shot in a gravel pit near Lochausejfj
Siberians Defeat^gb»beviki
BERNE, May 15 (by Associated Press).—It is reported
that the Siberians have captured Samara, on the Volga river.
1
UNION WORKMEN
OF CANADA GO
ON A STRIKE
WINNIPEG, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—Twenty-seven thousand union
workmen went on general strike here
today In support of the claims of the
metal trades workers for more money
and shorter hours.
Street cars have stopped, elevators
have been closed, and the delivery of
food has ceased. The postal employes,
Including clerks and stenographers,
left their desks.
A citizens' committee of one thou
sand is recruiting volunteer workers.
There is no water service even for the
hospitals.
Pittsburghers Walk
PITTSBURGH, May 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—Three thousand motor
men and conductors on street cars are
on strike, and Pittsburghers were
compelled to walk to their work today
in a drenching rain.
PRESIDENT CABLES
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
PARIS, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson’s message
to congress was cabled today. A few
hundred words will be cabled on the
day of Its delivery.
ORIENTALS
ARE ROCKING
INTO MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, May 15 (by Asso
dated Press).—The government is
becoming alarmed over the increasing
numbers of Chinese and Japanese ar
riving at the ports of the Pacific states
of Mexico.
During March five thousand of the
Asiatics were landed.
It is expected that the governmenl
will take steps to stop the influx
Most of the Asiatics are farmers, and
are migrating to Sonora and Sinaloa
COAL BARGE SINKS
AND CAPTAIN’S WIFE
AND CHILDREN DROWK
PORTSMOUTH, N. H„ May 15 (bj
Associated Press).—A coal barge sanl
here today. The captain’s wife anc
four children, together with the engl
neer and a sailor, were drowned.
ORGANIC SYSTEM OF
KOREA TO BE REVISED
TOKIO, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—The privy council has de
oided to partially revise the organl<
system ot the Korean government.
! COMMON-SENSE UTTERANCES
OF VETERAN OF ARGONNE FIGHT j
|| TACOMA, May 15 (by Associated Press).—Major |
|| General Johnston, commander of Caxap Lewis, and a vet- |
§j eran of the Argonne forest fighting, declares that the re- ||;
|| turned soldiers want to see a united nation. “Unless |
|| America is really united another war is sure to follow,” |
|| he said, and concluded, “W« xrinat have peace. The |
|| United States must ratify the treaty as soon as possible §
and do the talking afterward. ” ■ >;
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jji: Heroic Action of
| Governor’s Relative jij;
SEATTLE, May 15 (by Asso- :V
elated Press).—A letter just re- g:
ceived here states that Lieut.
Francis Rotch, a relative of
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., of £:
Alaska, has won the American
Distinguished Service cross, the
French Croix de Guerre and the •:•!
British Military medal for jump
:$ ing into the water and getting g:
a rope from a burning gasoline
scow to a tug, which pulled the iji
scow to safety.
|i|i The scow was in the river at
Paris, and had been hit by a Ger
man long-range shell.
COMMEMORATE
AERIAL MAIL
ANNIVERSARY
WASHINGTON, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Ceremonies were held
here today commemorating the anni
versary of the first flight in the Wash
ington-Phiiadelphia-New York aerial
mail route.
Eleven hundred and thirty-six trips
have been completed successfully, and
the revenue reached a total of $159,
000. The service cost $137,000.
memoIuaiTservices
HELD OVER BODY OF
MURDERED NURSE
LONDON, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—Impressive memorial serv
ices were held in Westminster abbey
today over the body of Edith Cavell,
the English nurse who was executed
by the Germans in Belgium. Burial
will take place at her home in Nor
wich.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY
TO BE LEAGUE OFFICIAL
WASHINGTON, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Raymond B. Fosdick,
the New York lawyer who was chair
man of the commission on training
camp activities, is to be one of the
permanent American officials in the
league of nations when the league is
organized. The exact position to be
filled is unknown. Fosdick is 36
years of age.
BREWING OF BEER
CONTAINING ALCOHOL
DECLARED ILLEGAL
WASHINGTON, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Attorney General
Palmer today Issued an opinion declar
ing that the brewing of beer containing
2% per cent alcohol is illegal.
The federal district court of New
York also is considering the question.
Brewers are still making this beer.
LONDON SLUMS ARE TO
BE REPLACED BY HOMES
LONDON, May 15 (by Associated
| PresB).—Housing schemes to replace
the slums of London are abundant in
these days of reconstruction, but
none is attracting more attention than
that in the congested district of
; Southwark, where the Duchess of Marl
borough recntly purchased a tract of
land.
The plan Is to erect modern tene
ments, with bathrooms and hot water
on every floor and a playground on
the roof. A perambulater shed in the
basement Is designed to eliminate the
necessity of dragging heavy baby car
riages upstairs. A central laundry
with mechanical driers Is to be lo
cated in the lower part of the build
ing. There are now no such tene
ments with these conveniences in
London, and some doubt is expressed
as to their future popularity because
of the liking of London women for
‘‘detached" or ‘‘semi-detached” houses
even though they are not modern.
CARRANZA IS
CHARGED WITH
BIG ROBBERY
NEW YORK, May 15 (by Associ
ated Press).—A Mexico City bank
manager has died a suit charging
Mexican President Carranza with a
colossal bank robbery. He declares
that the president arranged with Mex
ico City bank officials to take $19,
000,000 in gold and silver on a legal
technicality, and that he used the
money for personal purposes.
GREAT MANY
UNEMPLOYED
IN STATES
WASHINGTON, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Increased unemploy
ment throughout the nation for the
week ending May 10 is reported by
the government employment service.
Twelve out of eighty-three cities re
porting showed a shortage of labor,
and forty-two had varying numbers of
unemployed.
NAVY DIRIGIBLE
READY TO FLY
ACROSS POND
ST. JOHNS, N. F„ May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The United States
navy dirigible C-H has arrived here,
ready to begin the flight across the
Atlantic.
A Tiresome Wait
WASHINGTON, May 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Cloudy weather and
storms are reported over the Atlantic,
making conditions unfavorable for the
transatlantic airplane flight. The
start must be made soon, as the de
stroyers along the route are exhaust
ing their fuel.
The Same Old Story
ST. JOHNS, N. F„ May 15 (by As
sociated Press).—The British aviators,
Raynham and Hawher, announce that
they will not start on their transatlan
tic flight because of unfavorable
weather.
Dirigible Starts Willy Nilly
The dirigible C-H broke from her
moorings here this afternoon and is
drifting out to sea. There is a strong
east wind blowing.
GERMAN PREMIER LETS
OUT AN AWFUL BELCH ?
LONDON, May 15 (by Associated
Press).—Philip Scheidemann, the Ger
man premier, in an appeal published f
today in the Daily Herald, a labor or
gan, asks the British people to realize
the appalling position German is
placed in by the conditions of the
peace treaty.
FIRST MAIL AIRPLANE
CHICAGO TO CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 15 (by As
sociated Press).—The first airplane in •
the Chicago-Cleveland mall service
left the former city at 9:30 o’clock this
morning. It is due in Cleveland at
2 p. m. The mail consignment weighs
450 pounds.
FISH QUOTATIONS ~
KETCHIKAN, May 15.—Pish prices
yesterday were: Halibut, firsts, 8(4c;
seconds, 5c; sableflsh, 3c; red rock.
l(4c. «
SEATTLE, May 15.—Pish prices at
noon today were: Halibut, 10(6c; sa
bleflsh, 4c;. ling and red cod, l(4c.
ALASKA MINING TTOCr
NEW YORK, May 15.—Alaska Gold.
3(6; Alaska Juneau, 1%.