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The Cordova Daily Times
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. VQL. 5, no.jrzry^is: _CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
DEMPSEY KNOCKS OUT MISKE THIRD ROUND
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"GREAT CROWDS
ATTEND LABOR
DAY BATTLE
RINGSIDE, BENTON HARBOR,
Mich., Sept. 6 (by Associated Press).—
Jack Dempsey knocked out “Billy”
Miske in the third round of the sched
uled 10-round championship bout to
/ Jay.
The finish came after one minute
and 13 seconds of the third round.
Miske had taken the count of nine .and
as he rose to his feet Dempsey sent
him to the floor for the count.
Seventeen thousand people saw the
fight and the receipts are estimated at
between $150,000 and $200,000.
Kound 1—Miske hooked left to head.
They danced around ring. Dempsey
hooked right and left to head. Demp
sey missed left hook but landed two
rights to head. Dempsey drove right
again to head. Dempsey hooked right
and left to mouth. Dempsey hooked
two lefts to head. They exchanged
punches to the body as they came to
gether in a clinch. The bell sounded
with both fighters in the center of
the ring.
Round 2—They rushed into a clinch
and the referee had difficulty in break
ing them. Demspey landed left hook
to chin and followed it with right
cross. He floored Miske with a right
punch and Miske took the count of
five. Miske clinched. Dempsey landed
three lefts on jaw in the breakaway
and half a dozen hard rights to the
body. Dempsey missed a right swing
to the head and drove Miske into his
corner with a left to the chin as the
rounded ended.
Round 3—Dempsey landed a hard
right on Miske’s body. Miske landed
left to jaw and Dempsey swung right
to jaw, knocking Miske down. Miske
started to his feet but Dempsey swung
over the finishing blow, a right to the
chin. Miske crumbled up in his cor
f ner, completely knocked out.
SWELTERING EATH AT RINGSIDE
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Sept. 6
(by Associated Press).—The arena
where the titular battle is to be fought
this afternoon between Jack Dempsey,
heavyweight champion of the world,
and “Billy Miske,” the challenger, was
a steaming vapor bath when the gates
opened.
An all-night rain gave way this afetr
noon to hot snshine that rolled the
moisture up in heat waves from the
sand floor.
Medical examinations proved that
both Miske and Dempsey were fit. The
former weighed 189 pounds and the
M latter 187.
WRANGLE OVER REFEREE
BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Sept. 6
(by Associated Press).—Selection of
a referee for the championship bout
between Jack Dempsey and “Billy”
Miske caused a wrangle Saturday
which threatened to put a stop to the
bout. Kearns, Dempsey’s manager, de
clared there would be no fight unless
Jim Dougherty of Philadelphia was
the referee selected. The statement
from Kearns followed announcement
by Chairman Bigger of the state box
ing commission that Dougherty could
not referee because he was not
licensed in Michigan. The two man
agers had a bitter wrangle over Dough
erty’s successor.
After an all night wrangle over the
choice of a referee, James Dougherty
was finally agreed upon, the chair
man of the state boxing commission
consenting to give Dougherty a ref
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MANY KILLED
IN COLLISION
NEAR DENVER
DENVER, Sept 6 (by Associated
Press).—Eight are known to be dead
and five others believed to have been
killed in a crash of interurban trains
today at Globeville, a suburb. The
cars are reported to have been running
50 miles an hour when they collided
and telescoped. Fifty persons were in
jured .and are being brought here, all
I the city ambulances having been called
to the scene.
NEW YORKER BEATEN
AND ROBBED OF $10,000
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Forty thousand dollars was
taken from Philip S. Smith, a wealthy
merchant, in a daylight robbery Sat
urday afternoon. Smith was beaten to
insensibility in his office.
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STRONG SPEECH
AT HOME TOWN
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MARION, O., Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Preaching the gospel of bet
ter understanding between employers
and employes, Senator Harding deliv
| ered the Labor day address here. He
said that although he believed in
unionism and collective bargaining, he
would oppose labor’s domination of
business or government as deter
minedly as he would oppose domina
tion by any other class. He declared
that voluntary arbitration was the
solution of labor troubles.
Harding also endorsed the Esch
Cummins law and said he could not
“solicit a plan” of placing the rail
roads under the control of employes.
He assailed profiteering, declaring that
“stage assaults” without action will
discredit the Democratic policy toward
profiteers.
NAVAL PR 1SONE RS
MAKE ESCAPE BUT
ARE CAUGHT AGAIN
VALLEJO, Cal., Sept. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—Six naval prisoners yes
terday seized rifles and ammunition,
overpowered and kidnapped guards at
the Mare island prison and escaped.
They were later captured at Cordelia,
i 25 miles away, after a fight with a
| posse in which two marines were shot.
WHISKEY AND AUTOS
ARE SEIZED IN RAIDS
DENVER, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Whiskey and drug raids in
southwestern Montana during the
last week yielded $65,000 worth of
liquor and 17 automobiles, according
to federal prohibition agents.
RUMAMA RATIFIES
VERSAILLES TREATY
BUCHAREST, Sept. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—Rumania has ratified the
Versailles treaty.
AMERICAN MERCHANT
MARINE ACT IS NOT
SATISFACTORY TO JAP!
HONOLULU, Sept. 6 (by Associatec
Press).—Cable advices to a local Jap
anese paper declare that eight of the
leading chambers of commerce ii
Japan have adopted resolutions assert
ing that the American merchant ma
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I rine act is at variance with the spirii
1 of the commercial treaties between
i the two countries and may cause diplo
! matic complications.
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DNIEPER RIVER
SEBASTOPOL. Sept. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Fourteenth Bolshe
! viki army has been driven across th€
Dnieper after severe losses as a result
of Wrangell’s counter attack. The
Red forces were decimated, but are
now makiilg a strong stand on the
Taman peninsula.
PARIS, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The foreign offices has an
nounced that 128,000 Soviet soldiers
j and refugees in East Prussia are not
I satisfied with the terms of their intern
j ment and have asked Germany to dis
arm them. The American command ir
‘ Berlin has been asked to join an al
; lied protest and has asked Washing
, ton for instructions.
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j VIENNA, Sept. 6 (by Associated
: Press).—France has requested Jugo
Slavokia to furnish 16 battalions oi
I infantry and a commensurate force ol
I artillery to aid Poland, according tc
Belgrade advices.
PARIS* Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Ten thousand Bolshevik:
troops are marching from Persia with
Russian Soviet commissioners in com
mand. Persian Bolshevists are alsc
I menacing Armenia.
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ROOSEVELT RECIPIENT
OF A LOVING CUP
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).-“-Franklin Roosevelt placed a
wreath on the. Lafayette statue dur
ing the Labor day celebration today
Eater 13,000 employes of the New
York inavy yard presented him with
a loving cup. He made a speech
thanking the workers and lauding La
| fayette.
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O0SEVELT TO
TOUR WEST
TICKET
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Theodore Roosevelt arrived
here Saturday to start his westerr
speaking trip. He declared the Repub
licans would carry Maine by 25,000
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, sister ol
Roosevelt, is preparing to take the
stump for the Republican ticket.
Roosevelt cancelled his engagement
to speak at the Hamilton Club because
“he could not speak in Chicago with
out saying what he thought of Wil
liam Hale Thompson.”
JAPANESE QUESTION IN
CALIFORNIA IS PROBED
i! BY SECRETARY COLBY
[ WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (by Radio
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' I to S. S. Alaska).—Secretary of State
!j Colby said his conference with Gov-!
j ernor Stephens of California proved
.1 very illuminating. He found Stephens
realized fully the seriousness of the’
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California-Japanese question and is !
■ anxious to do justice to both sides in;
solving it. j
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PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thirty-six men from
| the submarine S-5 arrived here Satur
! day night. All declared themselves
feeling fine except three who vjpre j
feeling the effects of chlorine gas.j
They were able to walk and were sent
to the navy yard hospital for treat
ment. The men were unanimous in
extolling the bravery of Commander
Cooke.
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BLOUSE AS DISTRESS SIGNAL
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6 (by Radio
to S. S. Alaska).—All of the crew of
the American submarine S-5 have been
saved. It was at first reported that
Roberto Igdanes was missing, but navy
officials announced Saturday that all
hands had been accounted for.
The thrilling rescue of the crew was
made known Saturday when the
steamer Atlantus arrived with the
men and turned them over to the navy
hospital. The submarine sank when
the large air intake valve failed to
close in a practice crash dive. Thirty
eight officers and men aboard one end
of the sub above the waves were im
prisoned but the crew gouged a hole
in the top and thrust a pole with a
sailor’s white shirt through it, wig
1 wagging the distress signal. The
Atlantus wras the first to observe the
signalling and immediately went to the
rescue.
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OBREGON IS LEADING
IN RETURNS TO DATE
MEXICO CITY, Sept. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—General Alvaro Obregon
candidate of the Liberal Constitution
alists, won a decisive victory in the
i pdesidential elections yesterday, ac
!'cording to scattering returns. The
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vote was extremely light.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—John L. Considine, fed
eral prohibition supervisor, announced
Saturday that he had begun an investi
gation of the charges that liquor con
fiscated during raids were distributed
in certain parts of the city during last
Tuesday’s primary election. He an
nounced the discharge of one prohibi
tion. agent charged with becoming in
toxicated in a raid on a garage adjoin
ing a grill.
AEROPLANE IS
WRECKED WITH
FATAL RESULT
KALAMA, Wash., Sept. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—An aeroplane traveling
from Centralia to Portland struck a
tree and was wrecked near here yes
terday. Mrs. Leah Scace of Centralia,
a passenger, was killed, and Guy D.
Cooper of Centralia, another passen
ger, suffered a broken leg, and F. P.
Barnes of Lakeview, the pilot, was
severely injured. Barnes said he was
flying low, having ran into a heavy
fog bank and became lost.
PROFITEERS IN SUGAR
HAVE BEEN INDICTED
CHICAGO, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Officials of Bunte Bros., con
fectioners and wholesale grocers, were
indicted here Saturday on charges of
profiteering in sugar.
REASONS FOR
NOT RELEASING
MACSAWEENEY
LONDON, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—An official statement Satur
day giving the government’s reasons
for refusing to release Lord Mayor
MacSaweeney of Cork said that if he
was released “fresh attempts would
be made to continue with added in
tensity the series of murders, and
would open the way to any person ac
cused of a similar offence to use the
MacSaweeney case as a precedent to
secure release and an opportunity to
continue law breaking.’’
LUCERNE, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Premier Lloyd George of Eng
land has sent a negative reply to the
massage of Mayor Hylan of New York
uring the release of MacSaweeney,
stating politely but firmly that he
could not interfere with the course of
justice and law.
LONDON, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Late Saturday night Lord
Mayor MacSaweeney’s condition con
tinued very critical.
MacSaweeney showed signs of
greater weakness at noon today, al
though he was still conscious.
NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Peter MacSaweeney, brother
of Lord Mayor MacSaweeney of Cork,
today published a state department
letter declaring it was not in position
to protest against MacSaweeney’s de
tention because it was not in line with
diplomatic precedent, as he is not a
citizen of the United States.
BOSTON, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—James Moriarity, president of
the city council and acting mayor,
cabled Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain on Saturday, declaring that
MacSaweeney’s death would be a
crime against civilization and a repu
diation of every principle for which
the war was fought.
BELFAST, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The city continues quiet and
military authorities are taking every
precaution of prevent any resumption
of rioting. Another contingent of sol
diers and several pieces of artillery
have arrived from England.
FIFTEEN LIVES
LOST BURNED
OPERA HOUSE
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept. 8
(by Associated Press).—From 10 to 15
! persons are believed to have been
i burned to death here this morning in
| a fire which destroyed the Houston
opera house and other buildings. Eight
! bodies have been taken from the ruins
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of the hotel, which was filled with
outside people who came to celebrate
Labor day.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
Two entire blocks of buildings were
destroyed.
Officials fear the loss of life will be
greater than 15, because of the pres
i ence of so many strangers in the city.
Another body has been found.
Mrs. Mary Campora, to whom a baby
i girl was born Friday, threw the infant
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I out the window into the arms of spec
tators, then joumped herself. The
baby was uninjured but the mother
was seriously hurt. Many were in
jured and badly burned in escaping.
Firemen late in the day estimated
that there are 25 bodies in the smok
ing ruins.
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DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED
AND ANOTHER WOUNDED
IN FIGHT AT DANCE HALL
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SEATTLE, Sept. 6 (by Associated
Press).—John J. Donovan, special dep
uty sheriff, was instantly killed, and
John R. Conlan, another deputy, prob
ably fatally wounded, and Lester Faull,
a resident of Renton, severely injured,
in a shooting affray at a dance hall
at Bryn Mawr, a suburb, early this
morning. The shooting grew out of
efforts by the officers to stop a fight
between two gangs of youths.
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CARPENTIER ON WAY
TO THE UNITED STATES
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! PARIS. Sept. 5 (by Radio to S. S.
i Alaska). — Georges Carpentier, cham
pion French heavyweight boxer, left
today for the United States.
MILLION WORKMEN ”
OF SPAIN TO ORGANIZE
MADRID, Sept. 5 (by Radio to S. S.
Alaska).—The Union Socialist Syndic
alist groups predicted an organization
of 1,000,000 workingmen within a few
days, according to the Socialist
i newspapers.
LABOR DAY OBSERVED
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—All government offices
were closed today and business was
suspended while the capital was cele
jbrating Labor Day. The day was also
| the 163rd anniversary of the birth of
Lafayette.
CHICAGO HIGH RENTS
TO BE INVESTIGATED
CHICAGO, Sept. ‘5 (by Radio to the
S. S. Alaska).—The United States sen
ate committee on reconstruction and
production will open an investigation
of housing and high rents here Sep
tember 22 in a fight against profiteer
ing landlords.