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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. V. NO. 25_CORDOVA, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 31, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
PEACE TREATY RATIFICATIONS
BETWEEN FRANCE AND GERMANY
TO BE EXCHANGED WEDNESDAY
PARIS, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Baron Von Lersner, head of
the German peace delegation, and Paul
Dutasta, representing the French gov
ernment, have settled all points rela
tive to ratification of the peace treaty,
and exchanges will take place on
January 6.
Diplomatic relations will be resumed
on January 7, when the French charge
d’affaires will leave for Berlin, and
the consuls will resume their posts.
The allied troops will proceed on
January 12 to the territories which
are to be evacuated by the Germans
or where plebiscites are to be held.
Turks to Be Relegated to Asia
The Matin says that the allies have
decided to internationalize Constanti
nople and the Dardanelles, and that
the Turkish capital is to be moved to
Asia Minor. The details have not yet
been decided upon.
Wilson Will Not Call Meeting
WASHINGTON. Dec. 31 (by Asso^
ciated Press).—State department of
ficials said today that President Wil
son had not been invited to call the
first meeting of the League of Nations
after the treaty ratifications had been
completed.
Two BIG GAMES
ARESCHEDULED
FORTOMORROW
PASADENA, Cal., Dee. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—The Oregon and
Harvard teams appear to be equally
matched, and there is little betting,
at even money, on tomorrow’s football
game.
National interest has been attracted
to the game, and there are thirty-five
newspaper correspondents here to re
port the event.
Everett Not Outweighed
r
EVERETT, Wash., Dec. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—Governor Hart will
attend the Everett-Toledo football
game at Everett tomorrow.
The Toledo men do not outweigh the
Everett team, as at first reported.
NOTED RACERS
TO COMPETE IN
ALASKADERBY
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Cliff Durant, the noted auto
mobile racer, and Captain Witten
Brown, the transatlantic flyeh, are
planning to enter the Seattle-to-Alaska
airplane race next spring, for which
the Northwestern Aero Club is plan
ning to offer a capital prize of $25,000.
MANUFACTURERS OF
POISONOUS LIQUORS
TO BE APPREHENDED
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—Two score federal
agents are searching New York for
poisonous liquor, perfumes, extracts
and furniture polish, the manufacture
of which is under investigation, and
an effort is being made to nail down
a recurrence of the wool alcohol trage
dies.
COAL COMMISSION TO
BEGIN ITS HEARINGS
EARLY NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The commission ap
pointed by President Wilson to in
quire into file coal situation, with ref
erence to cost of production, wages
and prices, will begin its hearings
here on January 12.
For the present the commission will
not visit the principal coal sections,
and will not call for the attendance
of operators and miners in person.
Cost sheets covering the operations
during 1919 have been asked for.
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SAYS AMERICAN
ARMY WAS BEST
ONBATTLEFIELD
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General Pershing, in
an address delivered here last night,
said the American army was the best
that ever marched on a field of battle.
He said the Americans turned the
tide of war. The allies, he declared,
gave the Americans the right of way
when they learned that the Americans
were the best soldiers in Europe.
General Pershing said he had se
lected the Arganonne for the Ameri
can’s participation because of the dan
gers, difficulties and importance of
that section of the battle front.
The speaker advocated some form
of universal military training as a
requisite of citizenship.
ANOTHER BANK
IS RELIEVED OF
OMAHA, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Four unmasked robbers to
day robbed the Farmers and Merch
ants’ National Bank of Benson, a sub
urb of this city, of $150,000.
Six employes and five customers
were lined up against a wall by the
bandits, who made their escape.
RED HALL IS RAIDED
AND BOLSHEVIK SCHOOL
IS FOUND IN OPERATION
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—The police last night raided
a “red” hall and found Dr. Michael
Schoolman conducting a school for
Bolshevism. Nine Russians were in
attendance, and all were arrested.
CHINITg AMBLING D EN
RAIDED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Deputy Sheriff Irving Brown,
while raiding a Chinese gambling
house last night, was attacked by
thirty-five Chinese. After a hand-to
hand fight, in which he shot Ah Tong
in the leg, four of the Chinese were
arrested.
PRESIDENT WEAKENED
FROM OVER-EXERTION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson
overtaxed himself at his birthday cele
bration Sunday, when members of his
family were present, and probably will
remain in his room over New Year’s.
.'POSSIBILITY OF COMPROMISE
OF CONFLICTING OPINIONS ON
PEACE TREATY RATIFICATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Associated Press).—Senator Porn
erene of Ohio, Democrat, who voted for the ratification of the treaty
of peace with the Republican reservations attached, was in confer
ence today with Senator Lodge, chairman of the senate committee on
foreign relations, regarding proposals for a compromise.
Senator Pomerene, who is a member of the foreign relations
committee, expressed the hope that a compromise would be pos
sible.
GREAT ACTIVITY
PREDICTED FOR
COMING YEAR
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Asso
dated Press).—The statistics commit
tee of the United States Chamber of
Commerce predicts continued indus
trial activity, for next year. Great
activity is reported in building, it says,
except in regions where crops were a
failure.
The copper mining industry shows
little activity, but silver is doing well
and the oil industry is prosperous.
The farmers of the country, says
the committee, are unusually prosper
ous.
SOUTH DAKOTA
PRESIDENTIAL
FILINGS CLOSE
PIERRE, S. D„ Dec. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—William Grant Web
ster, a New York lawyer, has filed
his declaration as an independent can
didate for the Republican nomination
for vice president. Formerly he was
a candidate for the senate in Illinois.
The filing time for presidential can
didates has expired, with General
Wood, Senator Poindexter, Senator
Johnson and Governor Lowden as the
Republican candidates whose declara
tions have been filed, and former Am
bassador Gerard for the Democrats.
A Kentucky Candidate
LOUISVILLE, Ky„ Dec. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—The Republicans of
this state are grooming Governor Mor
row as a candidate for vice president.
ATTORNEY FOR
W0B6LIES HAS
BEEN JAILED
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 31 (by
Associated Press).—George Vander
veer of Seattle, attorney for the Indus
trial Workers of the World, was ar
rested here today on the charge of
having talked with the prisoners in
the county jail here last October.
It required the efforts of two men
to overpower Vanderveer.
Vanderveer is preparing for the de
fense of the I. W. W. members
charged with the Centralia murders.
CANADIAN TERMINALS
TO BE ELECTRIFIED
LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—Manager Hanna of
the Canadian railroads predicts the
early electrification of all terminals.
He advocates an increase in freight
rates.
LACKAWANNA, Pa., Dec. 31 (by
Associated Press).—Mayor Toomey
of this city states that attacks on
workmen of the Lackawanna steel
plants are frequent, and that he will
ask for the return of the troops.
HAPGOOD MAKES
EXPLANATION
OF HIS ACTS
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Norman Hapgood today made
public an explanation of his action in
tendering his resignation as minister
to Denmark. He denied having sym
pathy for or relations with the soviets,
but still believes that Bolshevikism
has been strengthened by the block
ade.
He said he was certain his resigna
tion would brand as foolish the vin
dictive charge made in Harvey’s
Weekly, that he was friendly to Le
nine and Trotsky.
PROPAGANDIST
OF BOLSHEVISM
UNDER ARREST
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Dr. Anna Reinstein.
wife of Boris Reinstein, a member of
Lenine’s Russian soviet cabinet, and
said to be director of Bolshevik propa
ganda in foreign countries, was ar
rested here today by direction of the
legislative investigating committee.
COOLIDGE DECLINES TO
RUN FOR PRESIDENCY
BOSTON, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—A letter from Governor
Coolidge declining to run for the Re
publican nomination for President was
made public here today.
SEATTLE PLANS
BIG BLOW-OUT
FOR TONIGHT
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Restaurants and theaters of
this city are preparing for record
New Year’s eve crowds tonight. There
will be plenty of noise, but only soft
drinks will be allowed.
Chief of Police Warren says that
scores of persons are planning trips
to Vancouver and Victoria, where they
hope to welcome the new year with
hard drinks.
ALCOHOLSTOLEN FROM
BATTLESHIP NEBRASKA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—The police of this
city are bewildered in an effort to
locate a clue to the thief who broke
into the main compass on the battle
ship Nebraska, which was of the
liquid type, and stole four gallons of
alcohol.
MADAME TETRAZZINI
TO FLY OVER SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Madame Tetrazzini, the fam-'
ous operatic star, will fly over Seattle
in company with Boeing today.
FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP OF
UNITED STATES BETWEEN TEAMS
FROM HARVARD AND OREGON
PASADENA, Cal., Dec. 31.—East
versus West for the unofficial foot
ball championship of America will be
the New Year’s day card offered
gridiron followers at Tournament
Park here tomorrow, when Harvard’s
huskies, champions of Eastern fields,
line up to do battle with the Univer
sity of Oregon team. Pacific confer
ence* title holder.
Western rooters have seen eastern
teams in action here before but never
Harvard—nor either of the other
two members of the big football tri
umvirate, Harvard, Yale, Princeton.
It will be a second appearance for
Oregon, however, in the role of West
ern defender.
When the Tournament of Roses
Association put football on a big
league basis in 1916 by inaugurating
the annual New Year’s contest be
tween East and West, Brown Univer
sity played as the East’s representa
tive. Washington State College was
the Western section. Honors went
to the latter on a 14 to 0 score.
Again on January 1, 1917 the West
triumphed when Oregon whipped
Pennsylvania by the same score, 14
to 0.
With the United States at war, the
1918 New Year’s game lost its inter
sectional character. Football teams
were not encouraged to travel across
the continent when all the railway
trains were needed for soldiers. Hence
it was that two western opponents,
Camp Lewis soldiers and Mare Is
land marines, were matched. The
marines won 19 to 6.
January 1, 1919 found the nation at
peace but still under arms. The big
universities had no teams and again
serivce elevens filled the breach. The
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
squad came out from Chicago and
gave the Mare Island marines, pre
vious year's winners, a 20 to 7 beat
ing.
Of tomorrow's contest, Harvard has
the cleanest record. The Crimson
team went through the 1919 season
without a defeat. Only two teams
scored against them, Princeton and
Yale. The game with Princeton
ended in a 10 to 10 tie, that with'
Yale in a 10 to 3 victory for Harvard.
The other games of the season re
sulted as follows: Harvard 55, Bates
0; Harvard 47, University of Virgin
ia 0; Harvard 20, Springfield 0; Har
vard 17, Brown 0; Harvard 17, Bos
ton College 0; Harvard 3, Tufts 0.
Oregon suffered one defeat, the con
tests with Washington State College
ending 7 to 0 in favor of the latter.
Scores of the four other games play
ed were: Oregon 23, Multnomah 0;
Oregon 26, University of Idaho 6;
Oregon 24, University of Washington
13; Oregon 9, Oregon Agricultural
College 0.
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL
ADMITTED TO PROBATE
SAX FRANCISCO, Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A love letter written
from France two weeks before he fell,
by Harry Haines, to his fiancee, giv
ing her all his possessions, was admit
ted to probate here today as a holo
graphic will.
SAYS ADMIRAL
WAS REMOVED
FOR CAUSE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—Discussing the refusal
of Admiral Decker to accept the naval
cross on the grounds that it was an
Inadequate reward for his services as
naval attache at Madrid during the
war. Secretary of the Navy Daniels to
day disclosed the fact that Decker was
removed from the post at Madrid at
the request of Secretary of State Dan
sing. The reason for his removal,
said Mr. Daniels, was that Decker
endeavored to usurp the duties of the
United States ambassador there.
GOVERNMENT HOLDINGS
AT WRANGELL AND SITKA
MAY BE AUCTIONED OFF
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary of the Treas
ury Glass has asked congress to au
thorize the sale to the highest bidders
/of abandoned government buildings
and grounds, including lots at Sitka,
Alaska, taken from the Russians, and
the old customs house at Wrangell.
SHIPPING BOARD IS
AFTER HOBOKEN PIERS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The United States
Shipping Board is negotiating with
the war department for the transfer
to the board of six former Hamburg
American line piers at Hoboken,
which have been used for the handling
of troops.
The piers were purchased from the
alien property custodian.
SPROULE IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF S. P.
NkYV YORK, Dec. 31 (by Associ
ated Press). William Sproule was to
day elected president of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, to succeed
Julius Kruttschnitt, who will continue
to act as chairman of the board of
directors.
BERGER GIVEN
OVATION BY
SOCIALISTS
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CHICAGO, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—A great throng of Socialists
attended a reception here last night
to Victor Berger, the Socialist re
cently re-elected to congress after hav
ing been refused a seat by the house
of representatives because of his con
viction for sedition. The affair was
arranged by the national officers of
the Socialist party.
In his address Berger asserted that
his re-election was a vindication of his
course. He declared that if he were
again excluded he would again be re
elected.
Berger said that President Wilson
had repeated in 1919 what he (Ber
ger) had said in 1917, that “the war
was a capitalists’ war,” and for which
he was sentenced to twenty years’ im
prisonment.
NINETY-EIGHT SHIPS
LAUNCHED AT SEATTLE
DURING PAST YEAR
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Ninety-eight ocean ships,
with a tonnage of more than seven
hundred thousand, were launched here
during the year just closed. Sixty
three of these were steel vessels.
SEATTLE PHYSICIAN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
SEATTLE, Dec. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. B. G. Love, aged 39 years,
iccidentally shot and killed himself
yesterday while cleaning a gun.