The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. V. NO. 32_CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
MOST SWEEPING
CHARGES MADE
BY DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Democratic national
committee, at its meeting here today,
unanimously adopted resolutions in
• dorsing the peace treaty and de
nouncing as unpatriotic the action of
the senators who aim to defeat it di-r
rectly or by nullifying it by reserva
tions.
"The arrogant Republican leader
ship of the senate,” it declares, “has
earned the world’s contempt by throt
tling the treaty during a period of
seven months since its submission.
The resolutions ask the senate to
"quit playing politics with the ques
. tion of ratification.”
James Hamilton Lewis declared that
foreign affairs are to be the big issue
in the approaching campaign.
San Francisco Gets Convention
After taking twenty ballots, the
national committee decided on San
Francisco for the national convention, j
and the date was set for June 28.
^ Kansas City and other cities with
drew from the contest after the twen
tieth ballot.
MEAT PACKERS’
CASES NOT TO
BE PRESSED!
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—Appearing yesterday be-!
fore the senate committee on agricul-1
4^iure, Attorney General Palmer stated to
the commitee that he did not con
template further proceedings against
the big meat-packing concerns, be
cause the case against them was won 1
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by the dissolution settlement.
SIX MEN INJURED
IN LAKE COLLISION
SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—The Lake Washington ferry
Arrow collided with a dredge during
^*a fog today, and six men were injured.
WOMEN WANT
yREDUCnONOF
LIVING COSTS
SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—The women of the state of
Washington are conferring today with
the federal district attorney in an ef
" fort to batter down the cost of living.
Thomas Kinsey, secretary of the Re
tail Grocers’ Association, charged that
the government’s campaign against
high prices was based on politics.
B. C. Beck of the Bon Marche pre
dicted that prices would go higher.
CHICAGO TO OMAHA
AIR SERVICE STARTS
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CHICAGO, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—The Chicago-to-Omaha mail
service started today, two planes leav
ing from both ends of the route. The
first dressed meat shipments ever sent
by airplane were in the mail sacks.
Ten pounds of sweetbreads from here
were sent to be served at the Pershing
banquet tonight.
PEACE TREATY WILL BE
♦ RATIFIED ON SATURDAY
PARIS, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—The exchange of ratifications
of the peace treaty will occur on Sat
urday. The ceremony is take place at
the French foreign office.
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BALL MAGNATE
QUIBBLE OVER
NEW SCHEDULE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Portland and Seattle
have returned to the -Pacific Coast
Baseball League after having with
drawn when the directors wanted the
opening games played in the North in
spite of weather conditions. The di
rectors receded from their position be
cause of the threatened split.
Judge McCredie, president of the
Portland club, and William Klepper,
head of the Seattle team, announced
at the meeting of the league directors
yesterday that unless the schedule
were modified to suit the weather in
the North they would leave the league
and join some other organization.
New Players for Seattle
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—Manager Wares of the
Seattle club of the Pacific Coast Base
ball League has signed Frank Tobin,
catcher, and Lawrence Harrison, in
fielder, of Sacramento, two semi-pro
fessionals.
REFUSE SEATS
IN LEGISLATURE
TO SOCIALISTS
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—Five Socialist members
of the general assembly were yester
day denied seats pending an investi
gation of their election qualifications.
Speaker Sweet said the Socialists
were elected on a platform inimical
to the best interests of the United
States and the state of New York.
FAMOUS VIOLINIST
DIES IN PENNSYLVANIA
UNIONTOWN, Pa., Jan. 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Maud Powell, the
noted violinist, died here today as a
result of a nervous breakdown.
BIG GAINS ARE
BEING MADE BY
SOVIET TROOPS
LONDON, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—The Bolsheviki have occupied
Taganrog, in the Don Cossack terri
tory, north of the Sea of Azov.
The war office reports that the Rus
sian situation is very bad from an
anti-Bolshevik point of view. The
Bolshevik advance toward the Sea of
Azov has cut Denikine’s army in two
! at Taganrod.
The Bolsheviki claim to have cap
tured Krasnovodsk, a town on the
Caspian sea, and it is feared the Bol
sheviki may overrun Northern Persia
and gain control of the Caspian sea.
The Bolsheviki have cut Denikine’s
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supply lines and captured much ma
terial sent to him by the allies.
AMERICAN SHIPS TO
TAKE ALLIED TROOPS
FROM VLADIVOSTOK
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—The United States Ship
ping Board, has decided to furnish
American ships to repatriate Czecho
slovak, Polish, Jugoslav and Rumanian
troops from Siberia.
The liners President Grant and
America are to be sent to Vladivostok
to take the first ten thousand back to
j their homes.
BIG ALASKA FISHERIES ENTERPRISE
TO BE UNDER WAY IN FEBRUARY
SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (by Associated Press).—O. O. Hvatum, presi
dent of the Alaska Sea Products Association, announced last night
that construction work on a SI00,000 cold storage plant at Po^t Chat
ham would be started in February. The plant will have a capacity
of two million pounds of fish.
HUNDREDS OF RADICALS ARE
BEING HELD FOR DEPORTATION
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DETROIT, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Three hundred alleged “reds”
have been turned over to the immigra
tion officers here, and four hundred
are now being held for deportation.
Documents seized during the raids
showed that attempts to stop industry
here had been forestalled.
Candidates for Deportation
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 8 (by As
sociated Press).—Federal agents here
last night raided the headquarters of
the German branch of the Communist
party and arrested Max Wolf, said to
be the national secretary of that
branch.
Another Bolshevik Ark *
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Two Germans arrested dur
ing the recent raids were deported on
the steamship Mongolia, sailing yes
terday for Hamburg..
It is rumored that another deporta
tion ark will sail shortly.
“Parlor” Reds to the Rescue
The “parlor” Bolsheviki are raising
funds to be used in bailing “reds” who
are held at Ellis island for deportation.
The Ellis island officials, however,
refuse to take cash bail, as they say
they have no place to keep the money
on the island. One security company
refused to go bail for the “reds,” as
its officials stated that they did not
want to aid enemies of the govern
ment.
Progress of Deportees
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—The transport Buford,
carrying the “reds” deported from the
United States, is about to enter the
Kiel canal. It is believed the vessel
is bound for Riga, whence the “re^”
will be transported overland to Russia.
CRADDOCK TAKES TWO
FALLS FROM BOSTONIAN
BOSTON, Jan. 8 (by Asstjciated
Press).—Earl Craddock, the heavy
weight wrestling champion, last night
defeated, “Cyclone” Burns of Boston
in two straight falls.
YOUTHS ADMIT
LOOTING MANY
RESIDENCES
TACOMA, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Andrew Hansen, aged 18
years, and Joe Linik, aged 17, mem
bers of a gang of four boys, admitted
last night that they had looted twenty
houses, several stores, and the post
office at Rushton, Wash. They had
burned two houses within the last two
months “just for fun,” they said.
Charges have not yet been filed
against them.
EDUCATION IS PANACEA
FOR RADICALISM, IS
OPINION OF PERSHING
DES MOINES, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—General Pershing, in an ad
dress here last night, said the time
had come for action against anarchy
and Bolshevism. Education, he said,
might do much to change the attitude
of many.
CHALLENGES WILSON
TO DEBATE ISSUES OF
COMING CAMPAIGN
PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—James Monroe of Chi
cago, who filed as an indepeAdent
candidate for the Democratic presi
dential nomination, has challenged
President Wilson, under the Richards
primary law, to come to South Dakota
to debate campaign issues with him.
SECOND HOCKEY GAME
IS WON BY SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Seattle was the victor in last
night’s hockey game with Victoria, by
a score of 5 to 2.
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UNIVERSITY DISCOVERS
ANOTHER NEW STAR
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 8 (by As
sociated Press).—Harvard University
observatory has discovered a new
star, the thirty-fifth to be discovered
in the history of the institution.
PASTORS NOT
OPPOSED TO
BOXING BOUT
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 8 (by As
sociated Press).—The state police say
they will attempt to stop the proposed
fight between Johnny Dundee and
Benny Leonard, scheduled for January
16. The officials of the New Haven
Pastors’ Union declares that it has
planned no action against the fight,
saying that both boxers have records
which entitle them to public consid
eration, and that it believes boxing to
be desirable and manly.
CARPENTIER’S MANAGER
PROMISES GOOD BATTLE
WITH AMERICAN CHAMP
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PARIS, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Georges Carpentier is willing
to split the $400,000 purse offered for
a fight with Jack Dempsey on a basis
of 60 per cent to the winner and 40
per cent to the loser. He is willing
to concede Dempsey twenty-five
pounds in weight.
Descamps, Carpentier’s manager,
says he will endeavor to give Ameri
can sportsmen a real championship
battle.
CALIFORNIA HAS BIG
FUND AVAILABLE TO
BUILD GOOD ROADS
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—California started the
new year with $70,000,000 available for
good roads construction, according to
Ben Blow, manager of the good roads
bureau of the California State Auto
mobile Association.
Eleven counties have voted bonds
since May in addition to the state’s
-$40,000,000 good roads issue.
DIRECTOR OF RAILWAYS HINES
URGES THAT ALL RAILROADS BE
MERGED IN FEW CORPORATIONS
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Railroad Director Hines, in
an address here last night, urged com
pulsory consolidation of the railroads
into a few great corporations, with the
public, labor and capital represented
In their management, before their re
turn to private control.
Unless such a plan were adopted,
he said, outright government owner
ship might result.
Brotherhoods to Try Co-operation
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—Officials of the four rail
road bi'otherhoods and affiliated crafts
have decided to seek a solution of the
high cost of living through co-opera
tive buying, production and distribu
tion, it is learned.
This has been construed in some
quarters as indicating that demands
for further wage increases will not be
pressed pending the outcome of the
experiment.
To Apply Plumb Plan to Industry
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—A Plumb plan modeled
after the plan for control of the rail
roads, and embracing all American in
dustry, has been prepared, and is ex
pected to be publicly announced soon.
SOUND ADVICE
GIVEN OUT BY
GOV. COOLIDGE
BOSTON, Jan. S (by Associated
Press).—The second inaugural ad
dress of Governor Coolidge, delivered
today, laid stress on the need of hu
manizing the government and indus
try and maintaining obedience to law.
He urged more effort in production
and economy by states and individ
uals.
The government should reduce the
people’s burdens by paying its war ob
ligations rather than imposing iddi
tional burdens for new projects, said
the governor.
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FOOTBALL COACH IS j
GIVEN JAIL SENTENCE
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SPOKANE, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Lonestar Dietz, the football
coach, pleaded guilty today and was
sentenced to thirty days’ imprison
ment in the county jail for falsifying
his draft questionnaire.
SAYS SHIPPERS
HAVENOCAUSE
OF COMPLAINT
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. S (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Chamber of Com
merce of this city has passed resolu
tions asking that a Northwest man
be named on the railroad administra
tion board, in the hope that immedi
ate action may be* taken to end the
car shortage problem.
Commission Flouts Idea
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (by Associ
ated Press).—The interstate com-^
merce commission examiners say that
the Inland Empire Shippers' League
has no ground for complaint, stating
that grain rates from the Spokane
district to Portland are prejudicial
and discriminatory, as shown in the
Columbia river freight case.
ATTEMPT TO CROSS
BORDER WITH LOOT
BLOCKED BY GUARDS
JUAREZ, Mexico, Jan. 8 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mexican fiscal guards
recently seized a bag containing
Mexican silver pesos, twelve cases of
tequila and one case of whisky, that
was being carried in an automobile
which Mexicans were attempting to
take across the international bridge.
The amount of money in the bag.
■tfhich was sent to Mexico City, was
n<. t ascertained here.
DENIES CHANGE
OF VENUE FOR
II “WOBBLIES”
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan. 8 (by As
sociated Press).—Judge Wilson yes
terday denied the application for a
change of venue from Olympia to Ta
coma «of the cases of the eleven al
leged “wobblies” charged with the
Centralia murders, and set the tenta
tive date of trial as January 19.
Attorney Vanderveer, for the defend
ants, argued that the time was too
short. ''
Later the court definitely set Jan.
26 as the date for the trial.
CHIEF OF DOMINION
SURVEYS IS DEAD
OTTAWA, Jan. S (by Associated
Press).—James McCoun, chief of the
geological and biological surveys of
the Dominion government, died here
today. He was an expert on the fur
seal industry.
FEDERAL TRADE
COMMISSION. IS
BEING PROBED
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WASHINGTON, Jan. S (by Associ
ated Press).—A senate committee
has been named to investigate the
conduct and practices of the Federal
Trade Commission.
A resolution introduced by Senator
Watson, providing for the creation of
the committee, declares that employes
of the commission are engaged in fur
thering the organization of Socialistic
groups.
BRITISH FREE SPEECH
IS BIG HANDICAP IN
FIGHTING BOLSHEVIKI
LONDON, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Bolshevik agitators are work
ing energetically to establish a soviet
and overthrow the British government.
While the matter is common knowl
edge, the authorities, under the lib
eral free speech laws, can only watch
developments.
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REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
HOLDING CONFERENCES
WITH PARTY LEADERS
DENVER, Jan. 8 (by Associated
Press).—Chairman Will Hays of the
Republican national committee is here
to attend a conference of state and
sectional Republican leaders.
Governors Carey of Wyoming, Davis
of Idaho and Larrazola of New Mexico
are to attend.