The Cordova Daily Times
____ (Member of Associated Press)____
VOL. IV. NO. 123 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY,~APR1L 29, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
ITALIAN DELEGATES LIKELY
TO RETURN TO PARIS-FIUME
COU IS LOYAL TO ITALY
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.—The indications are
that the Italian delegates to the peace conference probably will
return to Paris soon. Parliament meets in Rome today, and if
it approves Premier Orlando’s course it is probable that the
Paris diplomatic battle will be resumed.
American Ambassador Page visited Premier Orlando in
Rome yesterday before leavinig for Paris, and the two had a
friendly conversation. Mr. Page said he regretted that the situ
ation had arisen. He said he believed the misunderstanding had
been aggravated by Italian newspaper criticism, based on a
wrong interpretation of President Wilson’s attitude.
German Commissioners at Versailles
VERSAILLES, April 29 (by Associated Press).—Eighty
seven German peace commissioners have arrived here.
Fiume Authorities Loyal to Italy
ROME, April 29 (by Associated Press).—Great enthusiasm
was aroused at a public meeting here when it was announced
that the Fiume national council had handed over all the powers
of the state and municipality to the Italian government.
Discuss China and Japan’s Differences
PARIS, April 2 (by Associated Press).—President Wilson
today received Baron Makino, head of the Japanese mission to
the peace conference, and Viscount Cliinda, and discussed with
them the Kiaochau problem.
COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE
COAL FIELDS
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Captain S. E. W. Kittele and Cap
tain L. E. Gregory, of the United
States navy, who passed through Cor
dova on a recent boat for the west
ward, are members of the commission
apointed by that department for the
purpose of investigating to ascertain
what steps should be taken in connec
tion with the development of the Mat
anuska coal fields. Exhaustive pre
liminary investigations led to the de
cision to center upon the Matanuska
fields.
Provisions of Act That Failed.
In the naval appropriation act
which failed of passage at the last ses
sion of congress was the following
provision:
“One million dollars of which, or so
much thereof as may be necessary,
may in his discretion, be used by the
secretary of the navy in mining coal
or contracting for the same in Alaska,
the transportation of the 3ame, and
t! o necessary docks for use in supply
ings ships therewith; and the secre
tary of the navy ia hereby authorized
to select from the public coal lands in
Alaska such areas as may be neces
sary for use by him for the purpose
stated herein.”
With a view to reopening the whole
matter before the next congress, the
secretary of the navy ordered the
present investigation, the expenses of
which wil be defrayed out of funds
available under existing appropria
tions.
In general, the instructions to the
commission will require as exhaustive
a survey as practical in order to reach
a decision as to the procedure to be
followed in the work contemplated un
der the provision in the legislation re
ferred to.
Survey of Mines Opened
Further, it will include a survey of
condition of mines already opened,
cost per ton of coal produced, includ
ing expense incident to the develop
ment, extent of fuel in sight, local
commercial demands and quality bf
coal required, attitude of mine operat
ors as to prospects and development
of leases in the respective districts.
Cost and detail analysis of transpor
tation facilities to Seward and Anchor
age; necessity for development and
improvemnt at those places; study of
water and pier facilities.
Report on Terminals.
Report on terminal improvements at
Seward and Anchorage, including ne
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cesity for storage plants, location and
size of; extensions to be made to pres
ent railroad system, and capacity of
rolling stock with respect to expected
demands both military and commer
cial.
Review of labor situation, including
availability from local sources, type of
labor needed; rates of pay; and hous
ing facilities.
Summary of mining and power
equipment required; estimated cost;
equipment now available and to what
extent it has proven adequate and sat
isfactory for productions thus main
tained.
GRIGSBYTs CHOICE
OF FIRST DIVISION
JUNEAU, April 29 (Special to the
Daily Times).—Democratic primaries
in the First division indicate that
George Grigsby is the choice for dele
gate. Most of the precincts are in
structing their delegates for him.
PALESTINE WANTS TO
JOIN LEAGUE OF NATIONS
AMSTERDAM, April 29 (by Associ
ated Press).—The international Social
ist conference at Arnheim has passed
resolutions declaring that Palestine
should be an independent state and
be admitted to the league of nations.
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE
IS HELD IN JUNEAU
JUNEAU, April 29 (Special to the
Daily Times).—A great Victory loan
parade was held in Juneau last night.
One hundred and fifty returned sol
diers, the officers and crew of the
gunboat Vicksburg, the Red Cross and
members of the legislature joined in
the parade, which consisted of five
hundred persons in all.
OCEAN CABLES WILL BE
RETURNED TO OWNERS
WASHINGTON, April 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Postmaster General
Burleson has issued an order returning
the American ocean cable systems to
their owners, effective May 2.
GENERATSTWKEir
THREATENED IN FRANCE
PARIS, April 29~ (by Associated
Press).—A twenty-four hour general
strike throughout France is planned
for May 1. It is expected that this
will cause some delay in the presen
tation of the peace treaty to the Ger
mans.
ARCHANGELTO
BE EVACUATED
BY AMERICANS
ARCHANGEL., April 29 (by Associ
ated Press).—The American forces are
gradually being withdrawn from the
front, and it is expected that they will
leave here when the harbor opens.
They are to be replaced by new
Russian troops who have been
schooled by the British and Ameri
cans.
The allied artillery on Saturday last
dispersed a force of Bolshevik in
fantry.
SPECULATORS
GIVENABUMP
IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO, April 29 (by Associated
Press).—Tremendous price-smashing
took place on the Board of Trade to
day. Holders of grain and provisions
competed on a big scale to unload
stop losses on a declining market.
The long-threatened free movement
of corn and hogs from rural sources
was largely responsible for the rush
to sell. The breaks reached 8(4 cents
a bushel on corn and $1.30 a barrel on
pork.
Accompanying the break, and form
ing a powerful aid to sentiment for a
cheaper level of values, was a notice
from the federal wheat director that
the government would discontinue the
purchases of wheat flour for export,
excepting first clears and Victory
mixed flours. The order was intended
to stop speculation.
RADICALS ARE
EJECTED FROM
DETROIT HALL
DETROIT, April 29 (by Associated
Press).—Police, aided by soldiers and
sailors, ejected two hundred radicals
from a hall where Madame Bresh
kovskaya, the “grandmother of the
Russian revolution,” was making a
plea for the emancipation of the Rus
sian people from the rule of the so
viets last night.
The radicals became noisy and at
tempted to break up the meeting.
MILITIA OF INDIANA
ORDERED TO UNTON
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., April 29 (by
Associated Press).—Two companies of
militia have been ordered to Linton,
Ind., where a mob headed by striking
telephone workers is attempting to
wreck the exchange.
MAJOR GILBERT TO COME
TO ALASKA AS SERGEANT
SEATTLE, April 29 (by Associated
Press).—William D. Gilbert, a former
major in the Sixteenth division, has
enlisted as a sergeant in the signal
corps for service in Alaska. He had
previously served seventeen years in
the army.
PRINCE OF WALES OFFERED
LORD HIGH STEWARDSHIP
PLYMOUTH, April 10 (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).—The
town council has decided to invite the
Prince of Wales to accept the honor
ary freedom of the borough and the
office of Lord High Steward. The lat
ter office has been held by a member
of the Royal family for 150 years.
MAIL CARRIER
FALLSTHROUGH
ICE OFYUKON
DAWSON, Y. T., April 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mail Carrier Percy
DeWolfe broke through the ice in the
Yukon rtter on Saturday last between
Dawson and Eagle. He lost two horses
but saveij the mail. DeWolfe scram
bled onto the ice after having sunk
twice.
Hydraulic operations at the placer
mines sorted Friday.
The icie in the river is breaking up.
It is exfected that the river will be
open heljp within ten days.
DOUBTFUL F
8 - HOUR BILL
BE ENACTED
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JUNEAU, April 29 (Special to tne
Daily limes).—Eight-hour legislation
is in a Hopeless tangle. The senate is
opposed to the eight-hour day for sea
sonal occupations, and some of the
senatojhl|fare opposed to time and a
half for oyprtime. The house passed
the seeoiw Dunn-Pennington bill, cov
ering 'those things about which the
constitutionality is doubtful. It is not
believed the house will approve the
Frawity-Heckman plan, to exempt sea
sonal occupations.
qjtrii Hammering the “Ring”
Theilaiuse today, by a vote of 10 to
6, indfflnitely postponed the bill pro
hibiting, political activity on the part
of federal and territorial officials in
politic^. This was one of the so-called
politics’ bills that have been intro
duced. Slater, Republican, voted with
the Democratic members from the
First, Third and Fourth divisions.
Sundback introduced the bill, and it
passed in the senate.
DELEGATE SULZER’S BODY
BURIED AT ELIZABETH
ELIZABETH, N. J„ April 29 (by As
sociated Press).—With simple funeral
services, the body of Charles A. Sulzer,
congressional delegate from Alaska,
was interred in the family burial plot
here yesterday.
Committees of both houses of con
gress and a great concourse of friends
and relatives of the deceased attended
the obsequies.
ALASKA SEALSKINS
BRING ADVANC PRICE
ST. LOUIS, April 29 (by Associated
Press),—The first day’s sales at the
spring auction of the International Fur
Exchange brought $1,052,000.
Alaska sealskins advanced 30 per
cent over the prices of last October.
EARTHQUAKES RECORDED
IN CENTRAL AMERICA
SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (by As
sociated Press).—A cablegram re
ceived here states that severe earth
quakes have occurred in San Salva
dor, Central America. Details are not
given.
LEATHER UNIONS WILL
INCREASE PRODUCTION
PETROGRAD, April 5 (by w ireless
to London).—The Assembly of Leath
er Unions has decided to take meas
ures to increase production.
Raw materials are to be supplied
first to the nationalized factories, and
then to the larger factories capable
of turning out not less than 500 gross
of hides a month. The smaller enter
prise are to be closed and their ma
terial handed over to the big manu
facturers.
FORTY MINERS
ENTOMBED BY
AN EXPLOSION
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 29 (by
Associated Press).—A gas explosion, in
the Majestic coal mine, twenty miles
north of here last night resulted in
the entombment of scores of miners.
Four of the injured have been re
moved, but forty others are still in the
mine.
FRENCH AGAIN ASSUME
CONTROL OF THEIR PORTS
PARIS, April 28 (by Associated
Press). — The American activity
which, during the past few months
has characterized the life of several!
French ports has ceased with the
withdrawal of large American units.
The ports are being handed back to
the French and are resuming their
peace activities.
Rouen is already on a peace basis
and wholly controlled by the French.
Havre, Marseilles, Tonnay-Charente,
Rochefort, Marans, La Rochelle and
Lea Sables d’Olonne soon will be de
serted by American soldiers.
The ports mentioned have handled
2,586,634 tons of American army ma
terial. At Havre 648,438 troops were
disembarked.
ALASKA MINING STOCKS
NEW YORK, April 29.—Alaska Gold,
314; Alaska Juneau, 1%.
BRITISH SCIENTIST
QUITS UNIVERSITY
LONDON, April 10 (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).—Sir
Oliver Lodge, the British scientist
who ten years ago startled the world
with his assertion that ccmmunication
could be established with the dead,
has announced his resignation as prin
cipal of Birmingham University.
"I intend,” he says, “to devote the
remainder of my life to the problem
of the ether of space in both its phys
ical and psychical relations. In the
region of conjoint physicB and
psychology there is much work to be
done.”
In a book recntly published by Sir
Oliver he wrote of the existence of
his dead son in the spirit world and
of long conversations between them.
AGITATORS ARE
CHARGED WITH
COWARDLYACT
SEATTLE, April 29 (by Associated
Press).—The police think that Bol
shevists mailed the bomb which was
received at Mayor Hanson’s office yes
terday.
The mayor has been aware that the
radicals were plotting for his life, and
the police watched him closely before
he left the city.
Work of Cowardly Agitators
PUEBLO, Colo., April 29 by Asso
ciated Press).— Mayor Ole Hanson of
Seattle, speaking at a Victory loan
meeting here last night, said he knew
that union labor had nothing to do
with the sending of the bomb to his
office. He said the outrage was an
example of the cowardice of the agi
tators.
TRANSOCEANIC TRIP
BY PLANE POSTPONED
ST. JOHNS, N. F„ April 29 (by As
sociated Press).—Early morning plans
to start the transatlantic aviators on
their flight were upset by Newfound
land’s fickle weather. Black clouds
appeared off shore and it is now rain
ing.
HI JOHNSON BOOSTED
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
WASHINGTON, April 29 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The first campaign lit
erature to be circulated for the 1920
campaign suggests Senator Hiram
Johnson of California and Governor
Lowden of Illinois as Republican can
didates for President.
THOUSANDS OF JAPS
HOMELESS THROUGH FIRE
YOKOHAMA, April 29 (by Associ
ated Press).—Sixty blocks in the Jap
anese quarter of the city burned last
night, entailinig a loss of seven million
dollars. Thousands are homeless, and
two persons lost their lives.
RUMANIANS SUCCESSFUL
AGAINST HUNGARIANS
i ,
GENEVA, April 29 (by Associated
Press).—Budapest reports that the
Rumanian attacks against the Hun
garian reds continue successfully.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS COVENANT
MEETS WITH NO ENTHUSIASM
FROM NEWSPAPERS OF FRANCE
PARIS, April 29 (by Associated Press).—The covenant of
the league of nations arouses little newspaper enthusiasm here.
The newspaper L’Oevre, which always has supported President
Wilson, says the covenant is somewhat disappointing A writer
in the Echo de Paris, speaking for the Nationalists, says the
league of nations is dead before its birth.
May Ask Wilson to Become Its President
It has been virtually decided to hold the first meeting of the
league of nations in Washington in October. Should this deci
sion be carried out, President Wilson doubtless will be asked to
become the league’s first president.
Secretary of League Named
PARIS, April 29 (by Associated Press).—Reuter’s says
that Sir Erick Drummond was yesterday named secretary of
the league of nations, and that his salary will be $25,000 yearly,
with an equal amount for the expenses of his office, including
bis clerical staff.
Lodge Urges Non-Committal Policy
WASHINGTON, April 29 (by Associated Press).—Sen
ator Lodge has telegraphed to Republican senators asking them
to withhold public expressions regarding the league of nations
until the Republican conference decides on the attitude to be
adopted. The date of the conference has not yet been fixed.