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The Cordo m Daily Times
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VOL. IV. NO. 288 CORDOVA, ALASKA. MONDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1919_PRICE TEN CENTS
MINEWORKERS’ UNION WILL NOT END STRIKE
A
DECLARE ACTION OF MEN IS JUSTIFIED
COURT ORDER DEMANDS THAT
STRIKE ORC ER BE RESCINDED
UNION OFFICIALS MEET TODAY
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Holding that the ac
lio,n of the government in the injunc
tion proceedings against the striking
coal miners is so autocratic as to
stagger the human mind, the execu
tive council of the American Federa
tion of Labor has issued a statement
declaring that the walkout was justi
fied and promising the support of or
ganized labor to the miners.
The executive council asks indorse
ment of its stand by the public.
The labor leaders predict that the
Mine Workers’ union officials will not
end the strike.
Complain of Injustice
In promising the support of organ
ized labor to the striking coal miners,
the statement of the executive coun
cil of the American Federation says
that the Lester act, under which the
government acted in the court pro
ceedings, never was enacted to apply
to the workers. The application of
the Lester act against the miners,
* the statement continues, is a great
injustice to all liberty-loving Ameri
cans.
The Federations officials says that
the officers of the United Mine Work
ers did everything in their power to
avert the strike.
Reserving comment on the action of
the government in the matter, the
Federation council says that 2,200
miners' delegates, representing five
hundred thousand miners, attended
the convention that called the strike.
Lewis Was Misquoted
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 10 (by
Associated Press).- John L. Lewis,
president of the United Mine Work
ers of America, denies having agreed
to comply with the order of the fed
eral court to call off the strike.
The operators still maintain the at
titude adopted when the strike was
called, agreeing to reopen negotia
tions when the miners resume work.
Miners’ Officials in Session
The general committee of the Unit-j
ed Mine Workers is meeting today to
discuss the mandatory court injunc
tion, demanding that the strike order
be rescinded by tomorrow morning at
6 o’clock. No intimation of what ac
tion the committee will take has been
given out.
DEVOLUTION IN
SWITZERLAND
PROVES FIZZLE
GENEVA, Nov. 'lo (by Associated
Press).—The Socialistic revolution in
Switzerland failed to materialize Nov.
7, as planned. It was intended that
the revolution should be staged to
celebrate the second anniversary of
the accession to power of the Bol
sheviki in Russia.
CREW ABANDON
'SINKING VESSEL
-MAY BE LOST
HALIFAX, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—The American steamship
Polar Land has been abandoned in
a sinking condition by her crew of
fifty men, who are in small boats off
the Breton coasts.
Vessels are rushing to pick up the
men.
Later.—The relief steamers report
that they are unable to find the crew
of fifty of the American steamship
Polar Land, who took to the boats
■when their vessel sunk off Cape Bre
W
ton.
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VOTE OF SENATE ON
FIRST RESERVATION
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The vote by which the
senate adopted the first of the reser
vation resolutions submitted by the
committee on foreign relations, on
Saturday last, relating to withdrawal
from the League of Nations, was
50 to 35.
%
‘raging in
MIDDLE WEST
DENVER, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—A blizzard east of Denver is
blocking transcontinental telegraph
and railroad service. Eight miles of
poles are down near North Platte,
Neb.
The mercury is below zero in many
parts of Kansas and Nebraska, and
several towns are short of fuel.
The news wires are crippled.
Storm Moving Eastward
CHICAGO, Nov. 10. (by Associated
Press).—A blizzard over the Missis
sippi valley is sweeping eastward,
crippling wires and trains.
SOLDIERS TO SERVE
SENTENCES IN KANSAS
DEAVENWORTH, Kan., Nov. 10 (by
Associated Press).—Fifty-three sol
diers have arrived here from overseas
to serve court-martial sentences im
posed in France.
NEBRASKA SUFFERING
FROM LACK OF FUEL
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The coal situation is
extremely serious here, and there is
suffering in the suburbs because of the
shortage.
HEAVY FALL OF SNOW
IN MANITOBA LAST NIGHT
WINNIPEG, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—Three feet of snow fell in
southern Manitoba last night and to
day.
BRITISH PRESS OPPOSES
PEACE WITH BOLSHEVIKI
LONDON, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).— The anti-Bolsheviki press is
indignant over Premier Lloyd George s
hint of an attempt to negotiate peace
with'the Bolsheviki. The Daily Mail
scouts the idea as “shaking hands
with murderers.”
HOLLAND SAYS
FORMER KAISER
THE HAGUE, Nov. 10 (by Associ
ated Press).—Holland considers the
former German kaiser as a refugee,
and not as royalty. It is understood
that the Netherlands government con
siders the former emperor beyond ex
tradition, as there is no way to hold
him as a criminal.
Holland, it is said, will not prevent
the exile from returning to Germany
if he so desires.
BELGRADE, Nov. 10 (by Associ
ated Press).—Italian troops clashed
with the forces of D’Annunzia at
Fiume yesterday, and there were many
casualties on both sides,
D’Annunzia’s men are dissatisfied
on account of the scant food, and
there is little military discipline.
Solution in Sight
ROME, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—The Italian newspapers say
that a definite agreement upon the
Fiume question is in sight, with the
help of the allies. It is understood
that D’Annunzio has agreed not to op
pose the solution of the problem sug
gested by the government.
DANCER LOSES
WARDROBEAND
HONE BY FIRE
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Fire last night de
stroyed the $10,000 home of Ruth St.
Dennis, the amous dancer, and her
husband, Ted Shawn.
A trunkful of kimonos which were
insured for $25,000 were destroyed.
ALAMEDA SAILS FOR
CORDOVA FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Alameda
sailed for Alaska ports at 9 o’clock
yesterday morning with seventy-nine
passengers, among them being the
following for Cordova:
Mrs. B. Hall and child, Mrs. A. Berg
man, T. Guis, B. B. Greon, Mrs. Carl
Selberg, Ida Dunham, H. H. Letz, W.
P. Everst and two steerage.
AIR POSTAL SERVICE
TO BE EXTENDED WEST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The extension of the
New York to Chicago daily aerial pos
tal service to Omaha by December 15,
and later to San Francisco, is an
nounced today, by the postoffice de
partment.
WAGENER CITY
OIL FIELDS ARE
SCENE OF FIRE
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, Nov. 10
(by Associated Press). One man was
killed, many were seriously burned,
and a property loss of a million dol
lars was sustained as the result of an
oil fire which is sweeping over eighty
acres of proven oil territory at Wag
gener City, destroying a large part of
that town.
The fire was caused by lightning
striking an oil tank.
STREET CMS
ARE SIPPED
OUT OF STATE
TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The street railway
company of this city has shipped its
cars across the state line into Michi
gan, where they are stored on side
tracks. Not a car is left within the
jurisdiction of the city.
This action was taken because of
an ouster ordinance passed last June,
ordering the cars from the streets be
cause the company raised the fare
from 5 to (5 cents.
Officials of the company say they
will not move a car until a permanent
settlement has been reached or as
surances bf such a settlement are
given.
FAMOUS ARTIST DIES
AT HIS MONTANA HOME
MISSOULA, Mont., Nov. 10 (by As
sociated Press).—Edgar S. Paxson,
Montana pioneer, Indian fighter and
painter of Western life, died at his
home in this city last night.
His best-known work was “Custer’s
Last Fight.’’
FLY-WEIGHT CHAMPION
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—Jimmy Wilde Webs, fly
weight champion, has arrived here to
participate in several bouts.
AMERICAN CONSUL
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (by Associ
ated Press).—Gary Miller, American
vice consul at Stockholm, committed
suicide today in his suite at the Wal
dorf-Astoria.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Nov. 10.—Prices for fish
at noon today were: Halibut, 20c;
ling and red cod, 5c.
RUSSIAN HON WORKERS
PLANNED GENERAL STRIKE
TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Plans of the Russian
union workers to bring about the over
throw of the United States govern
ment through a general strike are re
vealed in documents seized in the na
tion-wide raids conducted by the fed
eral authorities Friday and Saturday.
With every reminder of the right to
private property wiped from the face
of the earth, a manifesto declares,
the Russian workers look forward to
the magnificent and beautiful form
a man without God or master, and free
of authority.
Irish Agitator in Toils
Thirty-seven men suspected of lead
ership in ultra-radical activities were
held on various charges after the of
ficials had finished their examination.
One thousand men were caught in the
raids, among the most important be
ing “Big Jim” Larkin, former head of
the Irish Transport Workers’ Union,
and an Irish revolutionist. He is
charged with criminal anarchy. He
had a forged passport in his posses
sion.
BISHOP LEAVES
ONBOATTODAY
Rt. Rev. Bishop Crimont left on the
steamship Alaska for Juneau. He
spent several days in Cordova after
having made an inspection trip of the
churches in the Interior.
From Chitina the bishop took the
auto to Fairbanks, where he found the
larger part of the population on its
annual migration to the States for the
winter months. The Interior metrop
olis is jubilant over the railway line
being practically completed from Fair
banks to the Burns coal fields, below
Nenana. All those going Outside are
very optimistic over the outlook for
the district, and believe mining will
receive a great impetus from cheaper
fuel and transportation conditions.
Farmers in the vicinity of Fairbanks
and the Taijana valley have raised
good crops this year, and the bishop
stated that wheat raised in the valley
was being ground by Tanana valley
flour mills. Other crops were larger
than usual.
The bishop did not get to go down
the river as far as Holy Cross mission
and to St. Michael and Nome, on ac
count of failure to make steamer con
nections. The Victoria could not land
at Nome on account of weather con
ditions, and was forced to return to
St. Michael with passengers and the
freight.
At no point on the river is there any
fish for use by the natives, who face
the winter with fear and trembling.
Game is very scarce, although ptarmi
gan and rabbits are appearing again
in some of the districts. Unless gov
ernment aid can be secured, the hor
rors of famine will visit the Yukon
natives, especially on the upper river.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
TO BERLIN IS NAMED
ROME, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—Signor DeMarnino, Italian
peace commissioner, has been named
as ambassador at Berlin.
Chevalier Paolo Brenna, consul at
Seattle, has been appointed to reor
ganize the Italian consulates in the
Balkans.
BELGIAN ROYAL PARTY
ON VISIT TO SPAIN
MADRID, Nov. 10 (by Associated
Press).—The king and queen of Bel
gium arrived here yesterday.
BE FOUGHT BY
NEW YORK, Nov. 10 (by Associ- _
ated Press).—The New York Board of
Trade and Transportation has formu
lated plans for a “go-ahead" American
program to handle the rampant radi
calism and business abuses of the
hour.
Ole Hanson, former mayor of Se
attle. has been engaged to aid the
board in carrying out its plans, which
include a fight against the “closed
sh op."
MADAME RENIO SAYS
NO DISTURBANCE WILL
OCCUR NEXT MONTH
Madame Renio, a seeres and
palmist who is operating in Fairbanks,
does not take much stock in the pre
diction of a noted astronomer tjjat a
number of terrible disturbances will
occur on earth from December 17 to
21, on account of a peculiar planetary
arrangement which will be in exist
ence at that time. Madame Renio
says:
“Don’t worry over astronomical pre
dictions for the month of December.
They do not apply to this section of
the globe.
“But I predict for the next four
years the most terrible crisis over the
entire world. The universe is passing
through the greatest evolution ever
known. Labor and capital will be pit
ted against each other for that period,
after which there will be peace on
earth and good will.”
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
WINS FOOTBALL GAME
SEATTLE, Nov. 10 (by Associated
PresB).—Saturday’s football game be
tween Washington State College and
Oregon University resulted in a vic
tory for the former by a score of
7 to 0.
J. D. Lyons, formerly of this city,
writes that he is working for the Ken
necott people in their large mill, and
that the company is fine to work for.
He states that another large mill will
he erected in the near future, and
that the future of the copper business
is assured. Mr. Lyons states that J.
I). Hamilton is working at the sam"
place, and that both are enjoying th.<
work.—Valdez Miner.