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VOL. V. NO. 52 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920 _ PRICE TEN CENTS
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ANOTHER FIRE AT FAIRBANKS
DESTROYS NEWSPAPER PLANT
AND SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS
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FAIRBANKS, Jan. 31 (Special to the
^Daily Times).—The plant of the Alaska
Citizen, together with the Davis ma
chine shop, a residence, a small cigar
store and a restaurant, were destroyed
by Are yesterday afternoon.
The buildings and their contents
were a total loss, estimated at approxi
mately $60,000. There was little in
surance.
Half a block, located across the
Chena river from the main portion of
the town, was swept by the flames,
though the town proper was un
touched.
The loss to the Alaska Citizen will
be about $40,000. Stores and resi
dences in the same block were saved
by the firemen, who were not deterred
in their efforts by the extreme cold,
the thermometer registering 40 de
grees below zero.
The origin of the fire, which started
in the business office of the Citizen,
is unknown. For the present the
newspaper will be issued from the
plant of the News-Miner.
’ JURYMEN
SELECTED FOR
MURDER TRIAL
MONTESANO, Wash., Jan. 31 (by
Associated Press).—Twelve temporary
iBtf'ors now occupy the box in the trial
of the eleven alleged I. W. W. for the
Centralia murders. This does not
mean that the taking of evidence will
begjp early next week, according to
the attorneys, who said that all the
jurors are subject to peremptory chal
lenges, of which the prosecution has
six and the defense twelve.
It is authoritatively announced that
the American Legion has decided not
to have an unofficial jury to listen to
the evidence and give a verdict for
publication throughout the country.
The court will adjour.n at 4 o’clock
this afternoon to allow judge and coun
fp! to go home for the week-end.
At this morning’s session Mrs. Emily
Pattison and Orton Glenn, temporary
jurors, were excused, leaving ten in
the box and two more to be selected.
MEW YORKER TO BE
SEATTLE BANKER
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SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—John Clausen has arrived
here from New York to become vice
president of the Union National Bank
of this city.
'DISASTROUS FIRE IN
FINE ARTS BUILDING
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Fire in the annex of the
American Fine Arts building last night
destroyed art treasures worth $750,000,
and entailed a total loss of nearly a
million dollars.
OPERATORS AND
COAL WORKERS
GO TO CAPITAL
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SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press)'.—The managers of half a
^§oeen Washington coal companies and
President Harlin of the United Mine
Workers of this state are leaving for
Washington today to appear before the
presidential commission to whom has
heen delegated the task of settling the
controversy between the operators
and the coal miners.
WILL ASK FOR
TREATY VOTE
NEXT MONTH
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Walsh (Demo
crat) of Montana gave notice in the
senate today that he would on Feb.
10 move to proceed with the consid
eration of the peace treaty on the floor
of the senate.
Senator Walsh spoke for Senator
Hitchcock, the Democratic leader, who
was absent. The notice came as the
result of the collapse of the compro
mise negotiations yesterday.
CATTLEMEN ARE
KILLED OVER
FENCE DISPUTE
TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Three prominent cattlemen
were killed and one captured in a
clash yesterday with deputies, who
said they saw the cattlemen cutting
fences.
The tragedy is the culmination of a
long bitterness arising from the en
croachment of fences on the Florida
ranges.
JAIL SENTENCES FOR
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATORS
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Federal Judge Jere Neterer
announces that he will give jail sen
sentences to violators of the prohibi
tion amendment, because fines do not
produce the desired effect.
WELL-KNOWN SEATTLE
WOMAN DIES TODAY
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Miss Leila Skinner, promi
nent socially, and a sister of D. E.
Skinner, president of the Skinner &
Eddy Shipbuilding Corporation, died
here yesterday.
QUOTATIONS FOR FISH
KETCHIKAN, Jaan. 31.—Prices for
fish yesterday were: Halibut, firsts,
13c; seconds, 9c; sable, 3c; red rock,'
l%c.
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Prospects for Enactment of Law
For Leasing of Oil and Coal Lands
Are Brightened by Meeting Today
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (by Associated Press).—Another effort
to break the deadlock between the house and senate over the coal and
oil land leasing bill was made today at a meeting of the conference
committee on that measure.
Representative Sinnott of Oregon, who made objection to a por
tion of the bill which prevented an agreement, has submitted a com
promise proposition to Senator Smoot, one of the managers for the
senate, who said the prospects for an agreement were bright.
The final settlement of the distribution of royalties from oil
wells is the only point now unsettled, and its settlement has been
left to Senator Smoot and Representative Sinnott, who expect to ar
rive at an agreement today.
AGREEMENT IS REACHED
Later.—The house and senate conferees on the oil land leasing
bill reached a virtual agreement this afternoon, breaking the dead
lock over the house and senate amendments to the so-called radical
provisions of the oil section.
STECHER WINS
CHAMPIONSHIP
AS WRESTLER
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Joe Steelier of Nebraska last
night won the world’s heavyweight
wrestling championship by defeating
Earl Craddock of Iowa with a scissors
arm lock after two hours of wrestling.
Welterweights Battle
SAVANNAH, Ga., Jan. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Jack Britton, world’s
welterweight champion, last night won
a decision over Jimmy Conway of Sa
vannah in a twelve-round bout here.
Washington Loses to Stanford
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. 31
(by Associated Press).—The Stanford
basketball team last night won from
the Washington State College by a
score of 30 to 29, in the last minute of
play.
Washington Defeats Oregon
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—The University of Washing
ton basketball team last night defeated
the Oregon Agricultural College by a
score of 21 to 20.
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MORE CREDIT
TO BE GIVEN
FOR RELIEF
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Republican mem
bers of the house ways and means
committee have agreed to favor legis
lation to extend additional credits of
$50,000,000 to Certain European coun
tries for food relief, and the commit
tee will report to the house to that
effect.
Under the proposed measure loans
will be made to Poland, Austria and
Armenia. The administration had
asked congress to appropriate $125,
000,000 for this purpose.
DEMPSEY NOT SLACKER
SAY MILWAUKEEANS
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MILWAUKEE, Jan. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Milwaukee post of
the American Legion has elected Jack
Dempsey, the champion pugilist, to
life membership and made him hon
orary commander. The members^ de
nounced the charge that Dempsey was
a slacker as unfair.
LABOR PARTY
OF OREGON IS
MOST RADICAL
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SALEM, Ore.. Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—The platform committee of
the new Oregon Land and Labor
Party League yesterday recommend
ed to the convention assembled here
the abolition of the state senate, public
ownership of public utilities and na
tional resources, an increased tax on
community-made values, the privilege
of voting by mail, the extension of the
direct primaries to the initiative, ref
erendum and recall, and the industrial
and economic equality of women.
GRAND JURY INDICTS
HAYWOOD AND OTHER
MEMBERS OF I. W. W.
CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—A special grand jury yester
day brought in indictments against
thirty-seven members of the Industrial
Workers of the World, including W.
D. Haywood and Thomas Whithead,
who succeeded Haywood as secretary
of that organization.
UNION PACIFIC
TRAIN HELD UP
BY LONE THUG
OMAHA, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—A lone bandit with an un
loaded automatic pistol last night
robbed Union Pacific train No. 2, be
tween this city and Fremont, forty
miles west of here, of all the regis
tered mail.
One bag containing $7,000 in war
savings stamps was ripped open but
its contents were untouched.
DETZER IS RELEASED
PENDING COURT REPORT
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Captain Detzer, on trial on
charges of cruelty to military prison
ers in France, a verdict in whose case
was arrived at yesterday but not made
public, was released yesterday by or
der of Major Kelly, judge advocate, at
Governor’s Island. It is said the ver
dict neither recommended imprison
ment nor dismissal.
Officers believe that Detzer will
escape with a reprimand.
JACK M’BRIDE OF JUNEAU IS
CANDIDATE FOR REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
JUNEAU, Jan. 31 (Special to the
Daily Times).—John C. McBride, head
of Juneau’s largest hardware company,
and for more than twenty years a busi
ness man of this city, has formed an
other Juneau Republican Club, and
early this morning will file his declara
tion of candidacy for the position of
Republican national committeeman.
Among the signers of Mr. McBride's
petition for a place on the ballot at
the coming primaries are Earl Hunter,
president; John Reck, treasurer, and
James Barratnar, secretary of the Re
publican Club, who were elected at
WOODEN SHIPS
ARE SOLD TO
OIL COMPANY
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Five of the wooden hulls
moored in Lake Union here, and
owned by the United States Shipping
Board, have been sold to the National
Oil Company of New York for $775,000.
This price includes the equipment and
machinery needed to complete the
vessels. The company paid $70,000
for each hull.
AGED MAN IS
BEATEN UP BY
BOY BANDITS
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—Two boy bandits entered the
grocery store of A. Filman, aged 87,
at Seventh avenue, near Pine street,
near the down-town shopping section,
in broad daylight today. They beat
the aged proprietor with revolvers and
escaped with $15.
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UNDESIRABLES TO BE
DEPORTED IN SQUADS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—Immigration Commis
sioner Caminetti announced yesterday
that probably there would be no more
“soviet arks.” The authorities, he
said, were considering the plan of
sending the undesirables out of the
country in small groups.
LOGGING CAMPS TO
OBSERVE OPEN SHOP
VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 31 (by As
sociated Press).—The„ logging camps
of British Columbia are to be operated
on the open-shop plan beginning Mon
day.
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SEATTLE STRIKES A
WINNING GAIT AT HOCKEY
VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 31 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Seattle defeated Vic
toria in last night’s hockey game by a
score of 4 to 3.
the meeting which ousted McBride
early this month.
Personal and telegraphic requests
from numerous Republicans of Juneau,
Ketchikan, Cordova, Anchorage nnd
other places induced* Mr. McBride to
announce his candidacy for the posi
tion.
In a statement issued yesterday he
said he belonged to no faction, but
favored Alaskans for office and the
selection of those who were the choice
of the Republicans of their respective
divisions. He favored territorial con
trol of the fisheries and other terri
torial resources.
ENLISTED MEN
ARE EXCLUDED
FROM HONORS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—A ruling of the war de
partment specifically excluded enlisted
men ffom receiving the Distinguished
Service medal, according to the testi
mony of Brigadier General Robert Da
vis before a committee of the house
of representatives yesterday.
General Davis said the headquarters
of the American expeditionary frocea
recommended that enlisted men be in
cluded, but the recommendation was
turned down. The ruling prohibited
many enlisted men from receiving
awards because the certificate of
merit was abolished, he said.
KOLCHAK BAYONETED
BY HIS OWN SOLDIERS
LONDON, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—A Moscow dispatch says that
Kolchak was hoisted on the bayonets
of his soldiers. It was feared that
Kolchak had been surrendered to the
insurgent revolutionists by the Czech
commander.
FLU EPIDEMIC !
ON INCREASE
IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—State ^Health Commissioner
Anderson today issued a statement de
claring that the epidemic of mild in
fluenza is on the increase, and urging
that common-sense methods be used
in keeping the body in a condition to
resist disease.
The board of health is insisting that
restaurants sterilize dishes and uten
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The Epidemic in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (by Associated
Press).—The number of deaths from
influenza and pneumonia in the past
twenty-four hours has increased, while
the number of ndw cases is decreas
ing. Five thousand eight hundred and
ninety-five new cases were reported
during the past twenty-four hours.
There were 123 deaths from the dis
ease in the same period.