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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. IV. NO. 286 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1919_ PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT DELIVERS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
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WILSON PUCES BLAME FOR
PRESENT INDUSTRIAL UNREST
ON FAILURE OF PEACE TREATY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson’s an
*nual message to congress was deliv
ered to both houses at noon toaay
Owing to the continued illness of the
President, the message was read by
the clerks.
The message recommends the enact
ment of general legislation to combat
the high cost of living, labor unrest
radicalism, and the readjustment of
the nation to a peace-time basis. The
^President stated that he would dis
cuss the peace treaty and the railroad
cpiestion in special messages later.
Recommendations are made in the
message for an estimate and budget
system for the national finances, the
readjustment of the tariff system, if
necessary, to meet the changed world
conditions, and to make the systems
conform with the fact that that Ameri
ca now is the greatest capitalist na
tion. A recommendation is made for
the reorganization of the taxation sys
tems, with the simplification of the
income and excess profits taxes.
«. The President recommends recog
nition and relief for returned soldiers
with particular reference to placing
them on government farms, as pro
posed by Secretary of the Interior
9 Lane.
Measures to foster the dyestuffs in
dustry, in order to keep the United
■
States independent of the former
sources of supply, are recommended.
An enlarged program, for rural de
velopment, in recognition of the farm
ers’ part in the war, is urged.
Measures to remove the causes of
political unrest in the body politic are
recommended.
Blames Failure of Peace Plans
The President declares that the
causes for the present unrest are su
perficial and not deep-seated. They
arise from or are connected with the
government’s failure to arrive speed
ily at a just and permanent peace, per
mitting the return to normal condi
tions, declares the President. They
also arise, he says, from the transfu
sion of radical theories from the seeth
ing European centers pending the de
lay of peace. They arise, he contin
ues, from heartless profiteering and
from the machinations of passionate
agitators.
President Wilson requests the en
actment of legislation to handle effec
tively those persons whose political
methods would abrogate the time
tested institutions of this country.
He said it would be necessary to
bring about a genuine democratization
of industry, and a program was need
ed to bring about an improvement in
the condition of labor.
BA11T MAKES
ESCAPE AFTER
HE STRAPPED
CASPER, Wyo., Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Carlisle, the escaped
convict who is wanted for train rob
bery, made his escape today from a
ranch house on La Bonte creek, near
Glendo, Wyo., by leaping through a
window when the sheriff’s posse was
* about to enter the house.
Carlisle was wounded in the hand.
The posse lost the trail of the bandit
in a heavy snowstorm.
The sheriff expects to capture Car
lisle within a few hours. The tempera
ture is 10 degrees below zero.
SOLDIER IS KILLED
BY SOUVENIR BOMB
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 2 (by
Associated Press).—Lester Kittering,
home from service in France but a
few months, was killed here yester
day by the explosion of a bomb which
he brought home as a souvenir.
cBOLSHEVIKI ACTIVE
WITH PROPAGANDA
FORT BLISS, TEXAS
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—It is learned that rad
ical literature attacking the United
States government and upholding the
doctrines of the Bolshevik! and the
“wobblies” has been distributed in
large quantities at Fort Bliss.
JAPS TROUBLED
OVER ADVANCE
OF BOLSHEVIK!
TOKIO, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—The Bolshevik forces on
their eastward march in Siberia have
suddenly developed into a serious
problem for Japan.
It is probable that Japan soon will
direct a note to the United States
declaring that the interests of lav* and
order in China. Manchuria and Eastern
Siberia may necessitate an important
military campaign. Japan does not
want to attack the problem single
handed, and may request moral, finan
cial and military support from the
United States.
LADY ASTOR TAKES
SEAT IN PARLIAMENT
LONDON, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Lady Astor yesterday took
the oath of office as a member of the
house of. commons, being the first
woman to be elected to that body.
Lady Astor formerly was Miss Nan
nine Langhorne of Virginia.
NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
TO PLAY OREGON ELEVEN
AT PASADENA CHRISTMAS
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Dec. 2 (by As
sociated Press).—It is announced that
Notre Dame University will meet the
Oregon Agricultural College team in
a football game at Portland on Christ
mas day.
COAL SUPPLY IS NOW LIMITED
TO ESSENTIAL CONSUMERS
AND CURTAILS PRODUCTION
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—With the temperature
in Nebraska 12 degrees below zero,
the fuel situation is becoming acute.
Governor McKleavie has called for
volunteers to serve if necessary as
miners in the states which supply Ne
braska with coal.
Several hundred students of the
state university have volunteer for
this purpose. ~
Protest 14 Per Cent Increase
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thirteen hundred and
fifty Wyoming coal miners are on
strike as a protest against the 14 per
cent increase in wages, which has
been posted at the mines by the op
erators.
Curtailment of Production
CHIAGO, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Theaters, motion picture
houses, churches and schools are
facing a shut-down throughout the
country as the result of the coal short
age. Fuel Administrator Garfield’s or
der limiting delivery of coal to essen
tial consumers probably will curtail
the production of boots and shoes,
brass, bronze goods, clothing, some
machinery, jewelry, marble and stone
products, musical instruments, paper
goods, except news print, rubber
goods, cigars, wagons, leather goods,
paints, photographic supplies and
other products.
• Not Organizing Volunteers
SEATTLE, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Pt'ess).—Secretary Ernest Newsham
of the Washington district of the
United Mine Workers of America said
last night that meetings of all the
state locals had decided not to return
work until they had considered
Secretary Wilson’s offer.
The operators deny the reports that
they are mobilizing an army of vol
unteers to work the mines.
ACM IN MEXICO HINGES ON
PRESIDENT CARRANZA’S REPLY
TO SECRETARY LANDING’S NOTE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Congressmen and offi
cials believe that the government
means business in its negotiations
with Mexico, and President Carranza’s
reply to the note of Secretary of State
Lansing is eagerly awaited.
Rupture Will Be Due to Ignorance
NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—A number of representative
Mexican newspapers have wired to the
Associated Press to request President
Wilson to name delegates to a con
ference to clear the Mexican situation.
It is said the newspapers also have
asked Carranza to name delegates.
The Mexican newspapers state that
the rupture of the relations between
the two countries, if it should come,
would be due to lack of mutual knowl
edge on the part of both peoples.
A Rumor Denied
RIO JANEIRO, Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Associated Press is
informed from a reliable source that
Brazil has made no offer in connection
with other Latin-American countries
to mediate between the United States
and Mexico.
SENATORSMAY
COMPROMISEON!
PEACE TREATY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Negotiations looking to
the drawing up of a compromise agree
ment regarding the ratification of the
peace treaty have been renewed. The
general feeling among all senators is
that it may be several weeks before
formal action can be agreed upon, and
that it will not come to the senate
until the way has been opened for
the agreement by private discussion.
The indications also are that the
resolution declaring peace may also
be delayed.
Senator Lodge announces that he is
opposed to any compromise, and has
advised his colleagues to stand
squarely on the reservations submit
ted by the senate committee on for
eign relations.
FUND TO MINE
ALASKA COAL
BY U. S. NAVY
SEATTLE, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—A special to the Post-Intelli
gencer from Washington says that
the estimates before congress include
one million dollars for the production
of navy coal in Alaska. The million
dollars carried in a previous bill for
this purpose was accidentally re
pealed.
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LOWEST TEMPERATURE
HELENA, Mont., Dec. 2 (by Asso
elated Press).—Billings, Mont., with a
temperature of 34 degrees below zero
claims the lowest temperature of any
point on the North American conti
nent for the twenty-four hours ending
this morning.
CONGRESSMAN ALEXANDER OF
INFAMOUS FISHING MEASURES IS
NAMED COMMERCE SECRETARY
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wABHiniiiuiN, uec. z (Dy Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson today
sent to the senate the nomination of
Joshua Willis Alexander of Gallatin,
Mo., to be secretary of commerce,
vice William C. Redfield, resigned.
Mr. Alexander, who is the repre
sentative in the lowrer house of con
gress of the Third Missouri district,
has had a long and honorable career
in public life. He was born in Cin
cinnati in 1852 of old American stock,
and attended the public schools there.
He graduated from the Christian Col
lege at Canton, Mo., with the degree
of A. B. in 1872, and later the same
institution conferred upon him the
honorary degree of M. A. He studied
law and was admitted to the bar. He
served on the board of education of
the Gallatin school district for twenty
one year, and was mayor of Gallatin
ior two terms, in ne was elected
to the general assembly of Missouri,
and in 1886, on his third election, was
chosen speaker of the house. He
served as judge of the Seventh judi
cial district of Missouri for several
years, and resigned in 1904 to take
his seat in the Sixtieth congress. He
has ever since been a member of the
lower house. He was appointed by
President Wilson a member for the
house of representatives of the United
States commission to the interna
tional conference of safety of life at
sea, and was chairman thereof. The
commission held extended sessions in
London in 1913 and 1914.
The new secretary of commerce has
a wife and four sons and three daugh
ters.
Mr. Alexander has been chairman
of the house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries.
SENATOR IS
ANXIOUS TO
MEET WOOD
PIERRE, S..D., Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated PressJ.—Senator Poindexter of
Washington, who is seeking the in
dorsement of the Republicans of South
Dakota for the presidential nomina
tion, has issued a challenge to Major
General Leonard Wood, who is
also a competitor for this honor, to
debate national issues with him or
answrer a series of prepared questions
which he suggests be read to the
audiences.
VILLAAVENGES
EXECUTION OF
- GEN. ANGELES
EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2 (by Asso
elated Press).—A thousand Villistas,
seeking revenge for the execution of
General .Angeles by the Carranza gov
ernment, murdered 674 Carranzistas
on Thanksgiving day, according to
word brought across the border by
L. M. Gomez, former American avi
ator, who wras with General Angeles
when he was executed.
JOHNOHUNDEFEATED
BY STRANGLER LEWIS
CHICAGO, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—“Strangler” Lewis last night
defeated John Olin in two straight
falls.
JACK BRITTEN WINS
DECISION OVER RYAN
.
CANTON, Ohio, Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Jack Britten, welter
weight pugilistic champion, last night
night knocked out Billy Ryan of Cin
cinnati in the eleventh round.
SHOULD NOT
BE STAMPEDED
OR ALARMED
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Calling upon the people
to “refuse to be stampeded by threats
of lack of coal into concessions that
will insure unreasonably high prices
in all communities for three years,"
Attorney General Palmer has issued a
statement in which he announces his
opposition to the assembling of a new
conference. He declares that the Gar
field proposal' is fair to the miners
and is a protection to the public.
TWENTYSTATES
HAVE INDORSED
EQUAL RIGHTS
BISMARCK, N. D„ Dec. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The legislature yester
day ratified the federal suffrage
amendment. Twenty states have now
ratified the amendment.
The house killed a bill defining and
penalizing criminal syndicalism, and
indefinitely postponed action upon the
repeal of the anti-injunction act, pro
hibiting interference of the courts in
labor troubles.
FREIGHTER KERWOOD
STRIKES A MINE
LONDON, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—The American freighter Ker
wood has struck' a mine off Terschel
ling island, in the North sea. Tugs
have gone to her assistance".
FIELD MARSHAL WOOD
DIES IN LONDON
LONDON, Dec. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Field Marshal Sir Evelyn
Wood died today, aged SI years.