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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. IV. NO. 100 _ CORDOVA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
ER RHINE
KOREA WANTS TO BREAK LOOSE
FROM JAPANESE DOMINATION
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PARIS, April 3 (by Associated Press).—Kinsio Kimo, rep
resenting the Korean Young Men’s Society, is here to ask the
peace conference for Korea’s independence. It is understood
that the appeal will represent the vehement desires of almost J
the entire Korean nation as manifested by the present wide- >
spread but passive resistance to Japanese rule.
Kimo recites the alleged injustice and unpopularity ol 1
Japanese rule, and tells of the harshness of the Japanese^neas- j
ures to repress the national movement for liberation.
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BUDAPEST, April 3 (by Associated Press).—Budapest is
now orderly, and the government is attempting to stabilize con
ditions. Foreign Minister Bela Kun receives many telegrams
daily from Lenine, the Russian Bolshevik leader. Kun formerly
was Lenine’s secretary. Jews predominate in the new govern
ment.
German Troops to Suppress Spartacans
COBLENZ, April 3 (by Associated Press).—German
troops opposite liere 211*0 moving toward ticinlvtott to suppicss
the Spartacan revolution. :
TYPHUS RAGING
AND PEOPLE
AREFA1SHING
BERLIN, April 3 (by Associated
Press).—The Tageblatt says a terri
ble epidemic ot typhus is raging at
Pinorzheim, Baden. Thousands of per
sons have been stricken with the dis
ease, which is difficult to combat on
account of the famished condition of
the people.
The epidemic is attributed to bad
water.
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SERVICE MEDALS FOR
AMERICAN GENERALS
WASHINGTON, April 3 (by Asso
dated Press).—Major Generals Wood
Scott and Morrison have been
awarded Distinguished Service medals
for “exceptionally meritorious service
during the war.”
' General Wood’s decoration is based
on his services as department, divi
sion and camp commander. He is said
to have displayed qualities of leader
ship and professional attainments ol
a high order in the administration and
training of various commands, and tc
have furthered in various ways the
systems of officers’ training schools
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0 FIVE THOUSAND
AIRPLANES FOR ARMK
WASHINGTON, April 8 (by Asso
elated Press).—Plans are being made
to have seventeen hundred airplanee
In commission and thirty-four hundred
In reserve in the permanent army.
Present plans contemplate that the
proposed army shall comprise 509,00<
men.
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DIVORCED WIFE OF
VANDERBILT MARRIES
NEWPORT NEWS, April 3 (by As
sociated Press).—Ellen French Van
derbilt, divorced wife of Alfred Van
derbilt, who lost his life in the sink
ing of the Lusitania, was married to
day to Lieutenant Paul Fitzsimmon
of the American navy.
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BRISTOL BAY
SALMON PRICES 1
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ASTORIA, Ore., April 3 (by
Associated Press).—It is an
nounced that this year’s Bering
sea salmon prices will be on the
same basis as last year. The
men are to receive $180 per
month for time work instead of
$150. Red salmon will bring 7
cents each at Nushagak river
and 6/2 cents at other streams. (
BRABAZON AT THROTTLE
OF ENGINE IN FRANCE
Charles Kitsman has received a let
ter from John R. Brabazon, a former
employe of the Copper River railway,
who is a member of the 13th company,
14th grand division, American expe
ditionary force now in France. It was !
written at Nantes, under date of Feb- •
ruary 26, and is follows: I
“Just a few lines, hoping to find you
and the bunch enjoying good health '
as this leaves me. I suppose you are
still there in Alaska. Don’t know how
soon we will get away from here, can
not come any too soon to suit me,
however. If a fellow was out of the
army he could have some time here. ,
I expect to go to Paris next month -
some time. Teddy Thisted is in Ger
many, I think Courtney left yesterday
for the States, his outfit went through |
here but I did not see him. Teddy
Thisted saw him in Tours on his way
to Germany. I am running an engine
here now. Was switching for a while.
Firing is the best job they have,
though, that is if you are not on the
main line.
“We are scattered, I do not know <
where Ed. Kurtz and the rest of the <
bunch are. :
“Missed some cold weather this
winter. Have not seen any snow yet
and saw roses in bloom here last
Christmas, but have sure seen some
| rain. It rains every day. You can
form your own opinion when I tell you
it rains here more than it does in Cor
dova.
“The K. C. have a very fine place
here. Nicest I have been in since I
| have been in France.
“Heard they had quite an accident
on the Copper and that Bill Randall
was killed, the report is correct,
it is certainly too bad.
“Have no idea when we will leave
here, but hope we go pretty soon.
“Wishing you all the luck in the
i world, Charlie, and kindest regards to
all the boys.”
NO USEFUL SUGGESTION WAS RECEIVED
FROM CHAIRMAN OF MILITARY COMMITTEE
DURING THREE YEARS OF BAKER’S SERVICE
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WASHINGTON, April 3 (by Associated Press).—
Commenting on wliat he termed - the very intemperate
speech” of Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, retiring
chairman of the senate comm it tee An military affairs, de
livered at Natchez, Miss., last night in connection with
the Ansel i-Crowder court-martial Controversy, Secretary
of War Baker said that in his three years in office he
could not recall a single instance, when he had received
from Senator Chamberlain a single helpful suggestion,
or one which even seemed to be helpful.
The secretary of war said he was perfectly willing to
let the people decide between what the war department
had done in the three years and what Senator Chamber
lain had said in the three years.
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PARIS, April 3 (by Associated Jbcss).—President "Wilson j
md Premiers Lloyd George, OrlandoMud Clejnenceau virtually j
lave decided that the left bank of the|Rhine is to be neutralized |
litil Germany pays the indemnity lix<|d by the peace conference,
t is understood that tlie French and Belgians are to hold the j
erritory. M
M. Piclron, the French foreign mnnister, today declared
hat he believed the peace preliminaries would be ready before
faster.
League Covenant to Be Adopted Saturday
The drafting committee of the league of nations commis
sion has completed its work, but has not yet passed upon the
french amendments to Articles 8 and 9 or the American and
Japanese suggestions regarding the Monroe doctrine and racial
'quality. It is expected that the league of nations commission
vill meet Saturday to adopt the definite text of the covenant.
Spain Wishes to Join League
The Spanish ambassador has advised President \\ iison
hat Spain is desirous of adhering io the league of nations.
Boer General to Report on Hungary
The council of four, consisting of President W iison and
he premiers of France, Great Britain and Italy, has decided to
send General Smuts to Hungary to investigate the situation
here. President Wilson and the allied premiers believe that
iie Hungarians have merely been misled regarding frontiers
md other problems, and an effort will be made to win tlielm
»ack.
Foch Will Deal with Danzig Question
SPA, Belgium, April 3 (by Associated Press).—Marshal
foch is due here today to meet the German armistice commis
sioners regarding the question of permitting the Poles to land at
Danzig. _
3ANVASS1NG BOARD
UNANIMOUSLY AGREE
ON SULZER’S ELECTION
During the course of the debate
>ver the Wickersham-Sulzer contested
dection case in congress, former Dele
gate James Wickersham was asked If
here was not going to be a contest
>ver the seat in the next congress,
de replied, “Not if I am defeated; 1
rave had enough.”
Local Wickershamltes are trying to
;et around this by declaring that
Wickersham meant that he would not
'ontest the election if the verdict of
he canvassing board were unanimous.
The record of the canvassing board
ip to the present time' shows that
.he canvassing board is unanimous on
:he proposition that Wickersham was
lefeated. The result of the election
loes not depend upon the differences
itnong members of the canvassing
board. It shows that there was a dif
ference of opinion as to the power of
:he canvassing board to go behind the
returns as made by the local precinct
election officers. A majority of the
canvassing board ruled that it could
not review the decisi.ons of the elec
tion officers in accepting or rejecting
irregularly-marked ballots. However,
if the board had ruled otherwise and
counted tl^e irregularly-marked bal
lots, a check of the various precincts
shows that Wickersham would have
gained 15 votes and Sulzer would have
gained 14. That means that the con
troversy was one as to whether Sul
zer’s plurality is 32 or 33.
So far as the lack of notice being
given of the election in certain pre
cincts, the record shows that there
again there is about a stand-off, with
Wickersham getting slightly the best
of it on account of the unanimous de
cision of the board to count the re
turns in such precincts.
Thus far there has developed abso
lutely no division of sentiment among
the members of the canvassing board
on the question that Sulzer was
elected.—Juneau Empire.
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S. B. Waite will leave on tomorrow’s*
train for Kennecott, where he has ac
cepted a position as bookkeeper at the
Bonanza mine. 1
BOLSHEVIKI AHACKS REPULSED
AND THEIR ARMY DEMORALIZED
ARCHANGEL, April 3 (by Associated Press).—-The Amer
ican, French, British and .Russian forces have repulsed re
peated Bolshevik attacks along the lines controlling Odozer
skaia. The Bolsheviki, despite heavy losses, attacked the rail
way line, but were unsuccessful. Prisoners say their losses
have demoralized the Bolsheviki.
PARIS, April 3 (by Associated Press).-—Competent Ger
man and foreign observers are not predicting what may come
from the welter of political and economic disorders in revolu
tionary Germany.
A former Berlin correspondent of the Associated Press,
returning here after six weeks in Germany, believes that the
tenure of the present government is not secure, and that no
alternative seems possible except a radical Socialist administra
tion with a strong drift toward a soviet republic if the present
government fails
It is expected, he says, that the Spartacans will renew tlieir
activities soon.
MEXICANS PLAN
NEW UPRISING
NEW YONK, Avril i (by As
sociated Press).—It is announced
that General Aurelio Blanquet,
Mexican minister of war under
Dictator Huerta, and second in
command under General Felix
Diaz, has arrived safely in Mex
ico after a dangerous trip.
He will reorganize the Diaz
forces and endeavor to over
throw Carranza and re-establish
the constitution of 1857, which
he says Carranza has repudi
ated.
BIG MASSACRE OF
ARMENIANS DURING WAR
ATHENS, April 3 (by Associated
ress).—A Constantinople dispatch says
that the minister of the interior,
Djemed Bey, has declared that eight
hundred thousand Armenians have
been massacred since the beginning
of the war. ✓
IMP0RTANT01L FIELD
FOUND IN DERBYSHIRE
LONDON, March 1 (by mail).- Se
crecy surrounds the operations of tbs
drillers who have discovered oil ir
Derbyshire. There seems to be nc
doubt, however, that oil in consider
able quantities has been found, anc
the drillers believe they are about tc
open up an important field. One wel
has been completed on the estate ol
the Duke of Devonshire, and othei
wells are. being drilled as rapidly as
possible. Other wells, it was an
nounced here recently, are to b(
drilled in Staffordshire and Notting
hamshire.
A correspondent of the Leeds Mer
cary declared that he had been in
formed by leading British geologist!
that they believed more oil would b<
found In England than had come Iron
the wells of Western Pennsylvania.
Dependent as England has been foi
fuel upon its coal fields and the vagar
ies of Its miners, which more that
once have threatened to precipitate ai
industrial crisis, the discovery of oi
has excited more than usual interest
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JAPANESE COMMANDER
DRAWS SERVICE MEDAL
WASHINGTON, April 3 (by Assc
elated Press).—1TV Dlstingulshet
Service medal has been awarded ti
General Otanl of the Japanese army
commander of the allied forces In Si
beria.
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RAILROAD TAX
IS NOW LEGAL,
SAYS GRIGSBY
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Attorney General George B. Grigsby,
in a letter to Governor Thomas Riggs
j Jr., says the restrictions against im
posing a territorial tax on railroads
l within Alaska has now expired, and
| that, it would be legal for the territory
to levy a license tax on railroads in
the territory. The letter was trans
mitted to the legislature by Governor
Riggs. The attorney general’s letter
j follows:
"Juneau, Alaska, March 28. 1919.
"To the Legislature of the Territory
of Alaska, Fourth Regular Session,
through his Excellency, Thomas
Riggs Jr., Governor of Alaska.
“Gentlemen:
“In line with the recommendation
made by the governor of Alaska in
his last regular message to the effect
that additional trade licenses be im
posed as a means of raising additional
revenue, permit me to suggest the ad
visability of imposing a license tax on
the business of operating a railroad.
“Section 9 of the Organic act of
Alaska contains the following pro
vision:
“‘Provided, that the congress re
serves the exclusive power for five
years fro A the date of the approval
of this act to fix and impose any tax
or taxes upon railways or railway
property in Alaska.’
“The Organic act was approved
August 24th, 1912.* The period of res
ervation by congress of the exclusive
power to tax railroads therefore ex
1 pired on August 24th, 1917. The form
er federal law, act of June 6th, 1900,
(Compiled Laws of Alaska, Section
2569), imposing a tpx upon the busi
ness of operating railroads of $100 per
mile per annum on each mile oper
ated. I suggest this as a basis for
measuring the amount of tax. About
$19,000 a year could be realized from
the Copper River & Northwestern
Railroad Company alone by the impo
' sition of such tax computed even at
J the rate of $100 per mile of road oper
ated.
“Respectfully,
“GEORGE B. GRIGSBY,
"Attorney General.”
; alaskaTminingstocks
NEW YORK, April 3.—Alaska Gold,
3*4; Alaska Juneau, 2.