The Cordova Daily Times
__(Member of Associated Press) _
VOL. IV. NO. 172, CORDOVA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1919. PRICE TEN CENTS
CROWN PRINCE ESCAPES FROM HOLLAND
FAVORABLE REPORT OH $12,000,000 FOR ALASKA RAHWAY
REPUBLICANS SHOW INTEREST
IN ALASKA BY FAVORING BIG
APPROPRIATIONS FOR NORTH
WASHINGTON , June 26 (by Associated Press).—The
senate appropriations committee this afternoon in reporting
the sundry civil bill increased the house appropriation of
$2,038,000 for continuing the construction of the Alaska rail
road to $12,000,000. It also included a new appropriation of
$100,00 for combatting influenza in Alaska and added an ap
propriation -of $25,000 for developing the Alaska herring
industry.
In reporting the sundry civil bill the senate committee
increased the Shipping Board’s shipbuilding program from
$276,000,000 to $491,000,000. The-committee recommended the
tariff commission be abolished and struck out the house appro
priation of $300,000 for commissioner’s salaries and expenses.
Secretary Lane Works for Appropriation
SEATLE, June 26 (by Associated Press).—A special to
the Post-Intelligencer says that Secretary of the Interior Lane
lias asked the senate to substitute an appropriation of $12,
000,000 for the Alaska railroad in place of the $2,000,000 voted
by the house. By spending $12,000,000 during the present
calendar year and $4,475,000 next year the road could be com
pletd by 1921, said the secretary.
It is estimated that the total cost of the railroad will be
$50,436,971.
The senators from the state of Washington are supporting
the $12,000,000 appi’opriattonptmd it is believed that the house
will not oppose the larger sum.
Construction Not Over-Costly
SEATTLE, June 26 (by Associated Press).—A special to
the Times from Washington says that James L. McPherson,
manger of the Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, appearing before the appropriations committee of the
senate today, testified that $16,457,000 was needed to complete
the Alaska government railroad.
Mr. McPherson said that the completed road would cost
only $73,000 per mile, which was a lower cost than that of
any other road which had been built in recent years. He said
* that an appropriation of $12,000,000 was needed for the present
fiscal year
McPherson told the senate committee the increase of the
original estimate of the road cost only one and one-tenth per
cent, notwithstanding the increase of fifty-nine per cent in the
cost of labor, twenty-five to two hundred and fifty per cent in
the cost of material and hundred and forty-seven per cent in
th cost of transportation to construction bases. He said the
Copper River & Northwestern Railroad cost on ah aveiage
of $33,000 per mile, while the returns to the Interstate Com
merce Commission show the Copper River railway’s equip
ment is valued at $146,000 per mile; the returns for the White
> pa?s Si Yukon Railroad snow a mile valuation of $115,000.
Senator Underwood said the government must complete the
project and it is merely a question of how this can be most
economically accomplished. He added: 4<I understand $12,
000,000 is the least sum that can be economically employed dur
ing the next fiscal year.
COMPANIES CAN
LOY MEN
THEY DESIRE
WASHINGTON, June 26 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Postmaster General
Burleson told the American Federa
tion of Labor committee Investigating
telegraphers strike that he would not
direct the companies to reemploy
strikers, but said the companies could
I choose the men they wish back.
' ALASKA MDttNG STOCKS
NEW YORK, June 26 (by Associa
ted Press).—Mining stock quotations
today were as follows: Alaska Gold,
3 1-8; Alaska Juneau, 2 1-8.
GERMAN REFUSES
SALUTE YANK
AND IS FINED
COBLENZ, June 26 (by Associated
Press).—Captain Bachhauser, attach
ed to the German army, was fined one
thousand marks for refusing to salute
an American lieutenant. The captain
contended the war was over and any
way the regulations do not call for his
saluting officers of a lower grade. Civ
ilians in general seem joyful over the
action of Germany In deciding to sign
the treaty.
Cordova will have a creditable cele
bration July 4 and there is still time
to subscribe to the fund If you have <
not already done so.
KAISER IS ALSO REPORTED
PLANNING ON MAKING GETAWAY
FEARING PUNISHMENT IN STORE
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PARIS, June 26 (by Associated Press).—The former Ger
man crown prince lias made his escape from Holland and has
entered Germany. The peace conference has been stirred by
the news* and it is regarded as an event of considerable signifi
cance in veiw of German recalcitrancy in the matter of signing
the peace terms, although it is not felt that the monarchnists
and reactionaries will gathei around him.
Plan to Embarrass Allies
WASHINGTON, June 26 (by Associated Press).—The
government learns that the former kaiser may attempt to re
turn to Germany when the treaty of peace has been signed, and
that possibly the crown prince is concerned with some plan
of the German military caste to cause a military situation
within Germany in order to embarrass the Julies in making
the treaty effective.
Escape of Kaiser Not to Be So Easy
WASHINGTON, June 26 ( by Associated Press).—It is
believed Holland can be held accountable for the Crown
Prince’s escape, if he preserves his status as a soldier. It is
also believed Holland will redoubjjp its efforts to prevent the
escape of the kaiser.
PACIFIC FLEET
WILL SOON SAIL
FOR NEW POST
WASHINGTON, June 26 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The recently-created
Pacific fleet of the United States navy
is being organized from vessels in the
Atlantic fleet, and will leave Hampton
Roads for the Pacific about July 16.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels prob
ably will be a passenger on the super
dreadnaught New Mexico, which is to
fly the flag of Admiral Rodman. The
Pennsylvania will remain the flagship
of the Atlantic fleet.
The Pacific fleet will visit the prin
cipal ports in California and Wash
ington.
It is planned by Secretary Daniels
to keep the navy up to its war-time
efficiency, and to have the two fleets
meet each year in tests in the South
ern Atlantic or near Hawaii.
MURDERER IS
INTERESTED IN
COMING FIGHT
NEW YORK, June 26 (by Associa
ted Press).—Gordon Fawcett Hamby,
who killed a Brooklyn bank teller, has
been sentenced to be electrocuted on
July 28. The condemned man said he
wanted to live long enough to hear
the result of the Wlllard-Dempsey
prize fight at Toledo on July 4.
Hamby was arrested at Tacoma,
Washington.
AMERICAN Di
PROTEST AGAINST AWARD
SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 (by Am
loclated Press).—Chinese in xSan
Francisco and other California citiee
paraded today in protest agalnBt grant*
Ing the Shantuhg peninsula to Japan
by the terms of the peace treaty.
RESCUED FROM
SOPHIA WRECK
JUNEAU, June 26 (Special to the
Daily Times).—The gasboat Clopey,
with Diver Jack Donovan on board, ai
rived here this morning from the
scene of the wreck of the steamship
Princess Sophia. She brought seven
teen additional bodies of victims of
that disaster. Identification work will
proceed this afternoon.
This makes thirty-nine bodies, all
told, that have been rescued from the
sunken vessel, in addition to those
pjeked up last fall from the water.
The bodies of a woman and a boy,
heretofore reported as unidentified,
have been identified as those of Mrs.
Edward Bell and son Robert, of
Dawson.
RECOGNITION
OFCREATFEAT
OF WAR HERO
CAMP DIX, Md., June 26 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Private Gaffney, a New
Yorker, has Just received the congres
sional medal of honor for performing
the “second greatest feat in the war.”
Gaffney, although wounded in the arm,
which he afterward lost, single-handed
brought eighty Germans to the Ameri
can lines.
HOOVER’S ACTIVITIES
IN RELIEF MEASURES
NEW YORK, June 26 (by Associa
ted Press).—Herbert Hoover, In
charge of food distribution In Euro
peon countries, reports that during
April 316,000 metric tons of foodstuffs,
valued at 180,000,000, were distributed
by the American relief commission In
the famine-stricken countries of
Europe,
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GERMAN DELEGATES ARE NAMED
TREATY BE SIGNED SATURDAY
-MUCH RIOTING IN BERLIN
PARIS, June 26 (by Associated Press).—Tlie peace con
ference has made arrangements for the signing of the peace
treaty on Saturday next. It is semi-officially reported that the
German delegates are en route for Paris and will be here by
that time.
Men Who Will Sign for Germany
BERLIN, June 26 (by Associated Press).—Foreign Min
ister Herman Mueller and Minister Dr. Pell have been named
as delegates 1o sign the peace treaty for Germany, and will
leave Berlin for Paris Friday.
Disorders in Berlin
LONDON, June 26 (by Associated Press).—Disorders are
increasing in Berlin. Many streets have been barricaded, and
there have been serious engagements between the troops and
the mobs.
BERLIN, June 26 (by Associated Press).—Mobs inspired
by agitators rioted and plundered throughout the night.
Troops finally succeeded in clearing the streets after much
fighting.
NEW YORK, June 26 (by Associated Press).—A Berlin
lispatch says in the event of a resumption of hostilities Ger
many could reconquer Posen and maintain eastern frontiers,
but could not count on success in the west. It said it was
doubted if Germany could gain anything by renewing hostili
ties as the soldiers preferred an honorable fall to an ignomin
ous peace.
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ALASKA SAILS
FROM SEATTLE
THIS MORNING
SEATTLE, June 26 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Alaska sailed
from here this morning at 9 o’clock,
with the following passengers for
Cordova:
William Paraen, H. H. Derrough,
Miss Wallace, J. E. Wallace, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. Longmore, William Long
more, Miss Kate Elliff, S. P. Hedges,
K. E. Williams, Stanley Eisman,
Newell Miller, Mrs. W. G. Smith and
baby, Mrs. James Klout, Irvin Moore,
Mrs. C. H. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. Nels
Stark, McKinley Joh^on, J. A.
Schulthles, Mrs. C. E. Brainerd, Jack
Brainerd and fourteen steerage.
CANADIAN STRIKERS
TO RETURN TO WORK
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 26 (by
Associated Press).—It is probable that
the strike will end at noon on Friday.
Hundreds already have returned to
work.
NO SPECIAL SESSHUT OF
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE
SEATTLE, June 26 (by Associated
Press).—Governor Hart says he is not
planning to call a special session ot
the legislature to ratity the woman
suffrage amendment to the federal
constitution.
STRIKE SERIOUS
AT YAKUTAT
CANNERY
Conditions are becoming serious at
Yakutat, owing to the strike of the
native fishermen, according to word
received from Superintendent B. A.
Williams of the Libby, McNeil and
Libby cannery there.
The U. S. S. C. 310 left here the
other day for- Yakutat to assist in re
lieving the situation.
The strike among the native fisher
men was caused when they refused
to fish for the same price as the
white fishermen, which is the same
as the government price was last '
year. The native fishermen have
moved to the fishing grounds in a
body, according to word received by
the marshals office from Yakutat,
and have pulled up the gear belong
ing to the white men, stopping them
from fishing. Tift natives have also
threatened the white men and said
they would not permit anyone to fish.
The season has just started and the
cannery was going full force when the
trouble started.
Mexicans Strike
Several Mexicans have struck at
the Alaska Packers’ cannery at Kar
luk and have arrived at Kodiak des
titute, according to word received by
the governor’s office. The Mexicans
refused to work on account of the
poor food given them, according to
their claims.