VOL. 5. NO.J59_ '_CORDOVA, ALASKA, MODNAY, JUNE 7, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
BOOSTING COOLIDGE FOR SECOND PLACE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION TO
INCORPORATE AN ALASKAN
PLANK IN ITS PLATFORM
£' * (Special to the Daily Times)
CHICAGO, June 7.—The temporary roll call for the Re
publican national convention has been practically completed
and the forces of all sides are lining up for the opening day
tomorrow. The delegates are already on the ground, with the ■
< -tception of a few belated ones who will arrive before night.
AVood and Johnson are the strongest presidential candi
dates, so far as surface indications show, but their real
strength as standard bearers for the party in the coming elec- j
tion, is uncertain. Lowden is said to be gaining rapidly as a
favorite.
The statement of Senator Moses, one of AVood’s managers,
that the national committee was favoring Lowden delegates
in deciding contests has injured AVood as many of the members
of the committee are also convention delegates and unpledged.
There is much talk of Coolidge for second place on the
picket and his friends are acting along that line entirely.
AVith so many uninstructed delegates it is not possible to
arrive at any accurate figures. Hoover, Harding, Poindexter,
Knox and Lenroot are not showing much strength. Expect
AVatson of Indiana will be chairman of resolution committee.
T. M. Reed, of Nome, has arrived and the Alaska delega
tion will organize today. There is a good chance to get an
Alaskan plank in the platform.
GEORGE C. HAZELET
* CHICAGO, June 7 (by Associated
Press).•—Supporters of Wood, John
son and Lowden are making a hard
drive on the uninstructed delegations
and all are claiming gains, but the
best claims of either amount to little
more than a quarter of the total d< le
gate strength -m the first ballot, and
it takes a majority to nominate.
Senator McCormack and Senator
Beveridge are most prominently men
tioned for permanent chariman of the
convention. The Wood forces favor
Beveridge. Johnson is for Borah.
The peace treaty plank continues
to be a bone of contention. The John
son group has a plank prepared, but
indicate no open fight if is not ac
cepted. The mild reservationists are
dissatisfied with both proposed planks.
Prospects of a deadlock become
more likely now and is growing with
the arrival of uninstructed delegations
holding the balance of power. Out of
this deadlock, produced by failure of
the Wood, Lowrden and Johnson forces
to command a majority, will come the
nominee—a dark horse or one of the
big three.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
of Harvard college, arrived Saturday
and joined the Republican presiden
tial aspirants wrho have taken personal
charge of their convention headquar
ters.
The Lowden forces are claiming 250
votes on the first ballot. Johnson’s
claims are not stated in figures, but
his headquarters claims hourly addi
tions to his column.
Hoover’s headquarters announced
that according to the present plans
the nominating speech will be dis
pensed with, but if it is decided to
have Hoover presented in a formal
speech, it wdll be delivered by N. L.
Miller, a Syracuse, N. Y., delegate.
The course followed will depend upon
what is considered by the Hoover fol
lowers best from a startegical view
point. If no candidate gets a major
ity on the first ballot, Hoover’s name
will be presented at what is regarded
as the proper time.
Gov. Coolidge’s name may be pre
sented before the convention by
Speaker Gillett of the house.
All delegates contests have been
passed upon by the national commit
tee, and the decisions seem to favor
Lowden, although those given seats
are not actually instructed for him.
Of the 137 contested delegates Wood
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received 12, Lowden 7, with 116 un
instructed, and it is said these unin
structed delegates are leaning toward
Lowden.
j Two Missouri delegates were thrown
out, leaving 135 given seats. Of these,
it is reported they are instructed or
lean as follows: Wood, 18; Lowden,
65; Johnson, 4; Pritchard of North
Carolina, 17; scattering, 31.
All contests are expected to be ap
pealed to the conevntion credentials
committee and are subject to revision
by the convention iteslf.
The committee’s decisions left the
actual instructed line-up on the con
vention’s temporary roll call, without
regard to uninstructed delegates, as
follows: Wood, 124; Johnson, 112;
Lowden, 72; Harding, 39; Poindexter,
14; Sproul, 67; Sutherland, 17; Pritch
ard of North Carolina 22.
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KNOX NOT A CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Knox in a state
ment today came out for Governor
Sproule as the presidential nominee.
| He said he was unable to attend the
convention because of private busi
ness. His alternate will take his place
as Pennsylvania delegate-at-large.
SOUTH CAROLINA RETURNS
RALEIGH, N. C., June 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Incomplete unofficial
returns from two-thirds of the state
indicate that Johnson is leading Wood
in the Republican presidential pri
mary election.
Johnson’s big lead is increasing as
! the returns come in. Overman is re
| nominated for senator for a heavy ma
! jority.
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WOMEN TO PICKET CONVENTION
CHICAGO, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—Polite but impressive picket
ing of the Republican convention has
been decided upon by the shock troops
of the National Women’s party under
the leadership of Alice Paul. The
pickets will ask national leaders to
urge the governors of Connecticut and
Vermont to call special sessions of
the legislatures of those state to pass
on the suffrage amendment.
FBHQUOTATTONS
KETCHIKAN, June 7 (Special to
the Daily Times).—Halibut prices are
quoted as follows: Firsts, 10 %c;
seconds, 8c.
ARMY AVIATORS TO
FLY VIA EDMONTON
IN FLIGHT TO NOME
EDMONTON, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—Edmonton will be the chief
base in Canada of the flight which
four American army aviators will at
tempt to make next month to reach
Nome by airplane, it was announced
here Saturday.
PROFITEERSIN
NEWS PRINT TO
• ARRESTED
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate sub-commit
tee investigation the news print
paper shortage and charges of pro
fiteering in that product, recommended
the prosecution under the Clayton .act
of paper manufacturers suspected of
profiteering. The committee further
recommended that if the movement in
the effort to maintain a reasonable
price fails, a news print paper board
be established to supervise its manu
facture and sale.
ROLLING STOCK NEEDS
BIG SUM OF MONEY TO'
REHABILITATE RAILWAYS
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—An immediate appropria
tion of $125,000,000 for the purchase
of railway rolling stock was announced
here today by the interstate commerce
commission.
CHICAGO POLITICIAN
WANTS TO QUIT GAME
CHICAGO, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—William Hale Thompson has
issued a signed statement in which he
declines to become a candidate for re
election as Republican national com
mitteeman from Illnois because he
“cannot and will not accept election
to an office the forceful administra
tion of which might make me a party
to the purchase of the office of presi
dent.”
MERCHANT MARINE
BILL IS NOW A LAW
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Assoch
ated Press).—President Wilson signed
the merchant marine bill late Satur
day afternoon.
NATIONALIST POSITIONS
AT U BOMBARDED
BY BRITISH WARSHIPS
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 7 (by As
sociated Press). — British warships
yesterday fired on the nationalist posi
tions near Usla on the Marmora. The
nationalists had approached the Brit
ish entrenchments along the Gulf of
Ismid, where many British units are
stationed guarding the railway.
TWO MORE DEATHS
FROM BUBONIC PLAGUE
VERA CRUZ, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—Twd deaths occurred here
Saturday from the Bubonic plague and
six new cases were reported.
SECRETARY OF STATE
APOLOGIZES FOR ACTS
OF WOMEN RIOTERS
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—secretary of State Colby
today made a verbal apology to the
British government for the burning
here last week of the British flag by
women sympathizers of the Irish re
public.
SPS SIGNED
AND UNSIGNED
BY PRESIDENT
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WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Bills passed by con
gress and signed by President Wilson
include the army reorganization bill,
third deficiency pension for soldiers
and sailors of the Spanish American
and Philippine wars; the China lelief
act; amending trade with an enemy
to permit extradition and seizure of
property of enemy aliens now resi
dents of new countries; women’s bu
reau in the department of labor; au
thorizing the enlistment in the federal
forces of non-English speaking citi
zens of allies.
Important measures which failed of
passage included the soldiers’ bonus;
regulation of the meat packing indus
try and cold storage; rivers and har
bors supply bill.
The president by pocket veto killed
the water power measure; the resolu
tion repealing war time legislation,
and several minor measures. He said
he had not been given sufficient time
to give them consideration.
FORMER TROOPS OF
KOLCHAK ARE NOW
ON WAY TO TRIESTE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 7 (by
Associated Press). — Three thousand
Czecho-Slovaks who fought under Kol
chak arrived from Vladivostok today
and immediately started for Montreal
on their way to Trieste. Another
3.000 are due here in a fortnight.
POPULATION OF NEW
YORK STILL GROWING
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—New York’s census fig
ures as computed by the census de
partment show a population cf
5,601,151, an increase of 82,160 or 19.4
per cent. Boston, 747,923, an increase
of 77,338 or 11.5 per cent.
Bellingham, Wash., 25,570, an in
crease over 1910 of 1,272, or 2.5 per
cent.
PRESIDENT’S CONDITION
REMAINS ABOUT SAME
PHILADELPHIA, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Dr. Francis Derium has
issued a statement denying reports
that President Wilson’s condition was
worse.
TROOPS IN IRELAND
TO MAINTAIN LAW
DUBLIN, June 7 (by Associated
Pres).—It is estimated there are
60.000 troops in Ireland to maintain
order and protect the police.
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Both the federal prohi
bition act and the Volstad enforce
ment act were upheld and declared
constitutional today by the United
States supreme court, which dis
missed the petition by the state
of Rhode Island to enjoin federal of
ficials from enforcing the prohibition
act in that state. The court also dis
missed the injunction proceedings
brought by New Jersey to prevent
enforcement of the law.
The vote of the justices of the court
on the main decision was not an
nounced, but it is know that at least
McKenna dissented.
The court dismissed motions of the
Reading company and its subsidiaries
to modify the dissolution decrees ren
dered last April.
Validity of the prohibition amend
ment and portions of the enforcement
act was involved in seven separate
proceedings before the supreme court.
Two of these were original suits
brought by Rhode Island and New
Jersey as sovereign states to enjoin
enforcement in their jurisdiction
upon the grounds that both enac
ments were unconstitutional. The
other cases were direct appeals from
lower court decrees.
Steps to institute the/ suits were
taken immediately after the amend
ment became effective on January 16
and on motion of counsel their consid
eration was expedited.
In both the Rhode Island and New
Jersey suits the validity of the
Eighteenth amendment was attacked,
but the New Jersey case also alleged
that even if the amendment were val
id, the enforcement act was uncon
stitutional because it had not been
concurred in by New Jersey under
provisions of the amendment giving
the federal and state governments
concurrent power to enforce prohibi
tion. New Jersey also contended that
if the entire enforcement act were
not unconstitutional, the portions of
it limiting the alcoholic content of
beverages to less than one-half of one
per cent and relating to the dispens
ing of liquors for medicinal purposes
were invalid.
The cases reaching the court of ap
peals were those of the Kentucit Dis
tilleries and Warehouse Company;
Christian Feigenspan, a Newark, N.
J., brewer; the St. Louis Brewing As
sociation and George C. Dempsey a
wholesale liquor dealer of Boston,
Mass., who lost injunc^ou proceedings
in the lower court. The other case
before the court was an appeal by
the government from a decision of
Federal Judge Geiger enjoining fed
eral officials from interfering with the
Manitowoc Products Company, a Wis
consin corporation, in the manufac
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ture of beer confining 2.5 per cent of
alcohol.
In all the cases a general attack was
made on the amendment on the
ground that it was revolutionary and
constituted legislation in the guise of
a constitutional amendment designed
to regulate the private habits of indi
viduals; that it interfered with the
states’ police powers; hat it was in
valid because adopted by two-thirds
of the members of congress present
when the vote was taken and not by
two-thirds of the membership and that
the amendment was not raified by
three-fourths of the states owing to
provisions in many state constitutions
requiring that amendments be sub
mitted to a referendum.
DANIELS SAYS
NEEDS OF NAVY
ARE HELD UP
WASHINGTON, June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Criticizing the new
naval bill as failing to meet the navy’s
most vital needs, Secretary Daniels
declares that congress has not re
duced naval expenditures, but merely
proposes to until after the election,
at the cost of naval progress and ef
ficiency. He especially condemns the
failure to provide adequate develop
ment of the naval establishment along
the. Pacific coast.
TURKEY GIVEN FIVE
DAYS GRACE TO REPLY
TO PEACE TERMS
PARIS, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—Turkey has been given five
days’ extension of time until June 25
to reply to the peace terms of the
allies.
ANN ARBOR VARSITY
. TEAM WINS TRACK MEET
ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 7 (by As
sociated Press).—Ann Arbor won the
western intercollegiate track meet
here ending two days of track events
here late Saturday. Michigan was
second and Wisconsin third.
EXCURSION OF
SHRINERS WILL
SEATTLE, June 7 (by Associated
Press).—An exclusive Shriners’ excur
sion to Alaska has been arranged with
the Pacific Steamship Company, fol
: lowing the national convention at Port
land during the last week in June. The
excursion will leave Tacoma June 26
on the steamer Spokane, and will visit
j Ketchikan, Sitka and Skagway, with
i a special layover at Juneau, where a
special ceremonial will be staged by
the Shrine officers. The party will be
composed of 208 Shriners, including
all imperial officers and their ladies.
JAMES DUNSMUIR IS
CALLED FINAL REST
VICTORIA. B. C., June 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—James Dunsmuir, for
mer premier cf British Columbia, is
dead at Cowicochan Lake.
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GALVESTON DISORDERS
CAUSE MARTIAL LAW
AUSTIN, Tex., June 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—The governor of Texas
today proclaimed martial law in Gal
veston because of the freight conges
tion there and resulting disorders fol
lowing a strike of longshoremen.