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v’OL. 5, NO. 1 74_CORDOVA, ALASKA THURSDAY, JUNE 24, !920 PRICE TEN CENTS
MANY DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES WANT TO GET THEIR NOSES WET
JONES FIGHTING
FOR AMERICAN
FISHERMEN
TREATY IF RATIFIED WOULD
DRIVE OUT EVERY FISHERMAN
OPERATING UNDER AMERICAN
FLAG IN BOTH PAFICIC AND
ATLANTIC WITHIN FIVE YEARS,
WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Ratification of the
proposed fisheries treaty between the
United States and Great Britain would
drive every American fishing under
the American flag from the North At
lantic and Pacific oceans within five
years, Senator Jones, of Washington
declares in a letter to Secretary oi
State Colby made public today. The
treaty would grant Canadian fishing
vessels preferential privileges in Unit
ed^States ports which are now exclu
sive prerogatives of the American ves
sels. Japanese will be eliminated from
the deep sea fisheries off Alaska with
difficulty if the treaty is ratified, the
senrtor declares. If the American
ports are opened to British vessels
how can they be denied to the Jap
anese, he asks.
Jones denied that fishing interests
’ on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
we§8 given ample opportunity to pre
sent their views. The treaty would
not promote the development of the
American fisheries, which request pro
tective legislation rather than a
treaty.
The treaty is one-sided, the senator
says, and should not be further con
sidered. unless opportunity is given tc
present all pertinent facts before an
unbiased tribunal.
ROCHESTER GAINS ONE
THIRD IN POPULATION
WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Assoei
a ted Press).—The census departmenl
today gave out additional returns from
the 1920 census as follows:
Philadelphia, 1,823,158; . increase
274,/^>0, or 17.7 per cent.
Rochester, N. Y., 295,850; increase
70,701, or 35.6 per cent.
THIRlfMRTY
PLAN IS NOW
DEAD ISSUE
GREAT FALLS, Mont., June 24 (by
Associated Press).—The state conven
tion of the Non-Partisan League ad
journed after deciding to place its
ticket in the Democratic primaries
the^hird party plan being disapproved
Resolutions passed indorse Eugene V
Debs and demand his release, as wel
as the release of all other politica
prisoners. The resolution also de
mands repeal of all sedition laws, both
state and national.
RESOLUTEOUTSAILS
YACHT VANITIE AGAIN
NEWPORT, June 24 (by Associatec
Press).—The Resolute defeated the
Vanitie again today, scoring the
seventh win of the ten races they have
had to decide which shall defenc
America against the challenge of Sii
Thomas Lipton for yacht supremacj
and possession of the Lipton cup.
DANIELS AND
PAYNE COME
TO ALASKA
PLAN WILL BE DISCUSSED TO
HAVE PACIFIC FLEET SPEND
YEAR IN ALASKAN WATERS ON
CRUISE WITH BASE OF OPER
ATION LOCATED AT SEWARD
SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—A Times Washington special
says it has been settled that Admiral
Rodman with the Pacific fleet, accom
panied by Secretary Daniels of the
navy department and Secretary Payne
of the interior department, will leave
Seattle July 26 for a cruise in Alaska
waters. While on the trip they will
discuss the possibility of having the
fleet spend a year in the northern
waters, with Seward as the base, and
will inspect the government railway
and coal fields.
The Times correspondent quotes
Secretary Daniels as saying:
“Alaska is very important from a
strategical naval standpoint; much
more so than the average American
| . -t*
j realizes.”
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CORDOVA NOW
HAS LARGER
POPULATION
SEATTLE, June 24. (by Associated
Press).—The official population of the
second census district, excluding the
Aleutian and Seal islands, is 10,623,
including 2,957 natives, of which 1,703
are full blooded, and 1,254 mixed.
Errors occurred in previous figures
given out, as the following corrected
figures show: Cordova, 931; Chitina,
150; Afognak, 308.
SHRINERS TO CONCLAVE
BY THE SAD SEA WAVES
PORTLAND, Ore., June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).-—The Shriners today
accepted the invitation of Atlantic
City to hold the 1921 conclave in this
city.
WIMBLEDON, June 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Tilden, of Philadelphia,
defeated Parke, of England, in straight
sets today in the British tennis cham
I pionship.
TENNESSEE TO
WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson has
telegraphed Governor Roberts, of Ten
nessee, urging that a special session
[ of the legislature be called to act on
the federal suffrage amendment.
GOVERNOR ROBERTS COMPLIES
i KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 24 (by
i Associated Press).—Governor Roberts
s announced today that he would com
: ply with President Wilson’s desire,
■ and call a special session of the Ten
nessee legislature to ratify the suf
frage measure.
COX AND MARSHALL LOOK
LIKE BEST BETS FOR EMPTY
HONOR AT SAN FRANCISCO
SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associatde
Press). — A Post-Intelligencer special
dispatch from San Francisco says the
convention barometer indicates wet,
and if the convention met today Mc
Adoo could have the nomination, but
his repeated refusal is driving his sup
porters elsewhere. Cox and Marshall
seem favorites, and Marshall looks
like the best compromise candidate,
Cox being too moist. Edwards has not
caught on yet. Palmer is the Hiram
Johnson of the convention and makes
the most noise, but is a hundred to
one shot, Cummings says.
It is expected the wet and dry ques
tion will be fought out on the floor of
i the convention, but the League of
Nations and Irish questions will be
settled by the resolutions committee.
John W. Troy, of Juneau, is slated
for the platform committee. The
Alaska delegates are on the ground
and want home rule, elimination of
conservation plank. “Alaska for
carpetbaggers, and an anti-Pinchot
Alaskans,” is their slogan.
WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The White House to
day denied the report that the presi
dent would address the convention at
San Francisco by long distance tele
phone.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Whispers behind the
scenes indicate that prospects of a
floor fight over prohibition are grow
| nig better. The Virginia state plat
| form, which the president approved,
is silent on that question. Glass de
clines to talk. Chas. F. Murphy, Tam
many leader, and Thomas Taggart,
are reported to be favorable to a wet
plank.
Close political friends of the presi
dent are known to have prepared a
liberalization plank which does not
mention beer but modifies the Vol
stead act.
The wets appear confident of beiDg
able to muster sufficient strength to
overcome Bryan’s opposition.
ST. PAUL, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Congressman A. J. Volstead
was defeated for re-nomination in the
Seventh district by Rev. O. J. Kvale,
a Non-Partisan League-Republican ad
vocate of prohibition. Freus leads
Shipstead far the Republican nomina
tion for governor by 18,000, and Mayor
Hodgson, of St. Paul, was nominated
by the Democrats for governor.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Little change in sen
timent is shown toward any of the
aspirants for nomination, or in the
plans for organizing the convention,
as not enough delegates have arrived
for any concerted action. Some lead
ers predict the prohibition issue will
wear itself out in the resolutions com
mittee. If ignored in the platform as
drafted by the committee, any effort
to bring it before the convention will
likely be futile.
SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Before leaving here for the
convention at San Francisco, Governor
Riggs, of Alaska, announced today
that the territorial delegation will ask
the convention to pledge party support
for a full territorial government and
centralization of all federal activities
in Alaska itself. The governor is not
opposed to the consolidation of the
steamship lines serving Alaska. He
said the delegation had held no caucus
on platform questions or candidates,
but would confer in San Francisco on
Saturday.
CHICAGO, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Secretary of State Colby,
I
who was in Chicago last night on his
way to the convention, denied he was
bearing President Wilson's dictums
and said the president “has too much
respect for the party to intrude his
ideas upon the party in open conven
tion.” Colby said that in a conference
with the president before leaving
Washington, the question of a third
term or of presidential candidates hac
not been discussed between them.
SACRAMENTO, June 24 (by Asso
dated Press).—Speaking publicly foi
the first time since the convention
Senator Johnson told a crowd gathered
to meet him at the depot not to b(
downcast over the result. “I am hap
pier than ever before,” he said. “
started the campaign on a shoestring
and when it was over had the peoph
of the United States with me, althougl
unable to win a majority of the dele
gates.”
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The campaign o
James W. Gerard, former ambassadoi
to Germany, for the presidential nom
ination, was launched here today witl
the establishment of headquarters b?
workers in his behalf.
SAN FRANCSCO, June 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Secretary of th<
Treasury Carter Glass arrived her<
today and began a series of confer
ences with other delegates regardini
the platform. He declined to mak<
any statement about the platform oi
indicate whether he bore any nev
message from President Wilson.
KANSAS CITY, June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Frank P. Walsh, wel
known lawyer and Irish independent
advocate, made public today what h<
said was a copy of a letter from Sen
ator Harding expressing “very sympa
tbetic feelings for the movement t<
bring about the independence of Ire
land.” Announcement was made fron
Harding’s office June 19 that searcl
of his files failed to show a copy o
the letter, which had been publishec
in the Westminster Gazette, and Hard
ing said he had no recollection of hav
ing written it.
WASHINGTON, June 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—George Christian, sec
retary to Senator Harding, said th<
letter made public by Frank P. Walsh
of Kansas City, was “undoubtedly au
thentic,” and added: “We have triec
to find a copy of the letter in the of
flee files, but failed. There has beer
no hedging and no attempt to cheal
about it.”
JUNEAU POPULATION
FIGURES ANNOUNCES
SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—The population of Juneai
was announced today as 3,126; Ketchi
!kan, 2,461; Charcoal Point, 393.
SEABOARD AIR LINE
ENTERING FLORIDA
CRESTVIESW. Fla., June 24 (bj
Associated Press).—The presence ol
large parties of railroad constructior
engineers along the west coast o'
Florida is giving rise to reports tha1
the Seaboard Air Line « contemplat
ing extending into that territory. II
is reported that the Seaboard and the
Georgia Central working in commor
are reaching for Town Point, opposite
Pensecola. where ther« is deep watei
and a land locked harbor.
ON VICTORIA
NEXT MONTH
-.
BIOLOGICAL EXPERTS TO MAKE
SURVEY OF REINDEER HERDS'
AND INVESTIGATE POSSIBILITY
OF DOMESTICATING CARIBOU
BY MERGING WITH REINDEER
SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Edward W. Nelson, of the
biological service, will reach Seattle
next week and said in July on the
i steamer Victoria for St. Michael, ac
' companied by the party of government
experts. The party will make a sur
' vey of the reindeer herds and study
! means for the propagation of fur-bear
ing animals in Alaska.
Congress recently appropriated $40,
000, of which $25,000 will be expended
in reindeer work and $15,000 in the
interest of land fur-bearing animals.
s
Professor Nelson will make a study
of reindeer diseases, pasturage prob
lems, and means of propogation. He j
L will also investigate possibilities of;
domesticating the vast herds of cari
bou and merging them with reindeer.
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ALASKA SAILS'
NORTH TODAY
FROM SEATTLE
l -
! SEATTLE, June 24 (by Associated
! Press i —The steamship Alaska sailed
for Alaskan points at 9 o’clock this
morning with 375 passengers. Those
’ for C ordova on the list are: A. Young,
J. J. Faberburg, Miss Marie Decuyper,
1 Mrs. Southold, Miss Southold, Thelma
1 McConnell, Mrs. L. C. Carney, A. C.
L Baldwin, Mrs. Alma Watson and
^ daughters, Wilma Watson and Maude
Watson, Mrs. I. Brinner, Mrs. Mar
garet Gillespie, and 12 steerage.
GREEK OFFENSIVE
HAS BEEN STARTED
SMYRNA, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—The Greek army has begun
an offensive against the forces of Mus
tapha Kemal Pasha, nationalist leader,
according to an official statement from
Greek army headquarters.
ASTORIA, Ore., June 24 (by Asso
l dated Press).—The River steamer
State of Washington was wrecked to
day by an explosion near here, Frank
■ Howe, fireman, being killed and six
others scalded. The injured were
« rushed to a hospital in Astoria.
The vessel was towing an oil barge
. to Portland when the explosion oc
curred. The pilot house was klown
into atoms and the steamer sank in
one minute. The steamer is practical
! ly a total loss, there being little
> chance of any salvage. The cause of
the explosion has not been determined.
BIG GUNS ARE
INDICTED BY
GRAND JURY
OIL COMPANIES, BROKERAGE
HOUSES, POLITICAL LEADERS
AND MANY OTHERS GRABBED
IN DRAG NET THROWN OUT
BY DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
NEW YORK, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Four oil companies, ten
brokerage houses and about fifty in
dividuals were indicted by the federal
grand ury here today, charged with,
using the United States mails to de
fraud investors of millions of dollars
through gross misrepresentations and
paying dividends with money from
stock sales. Federal agents are now
rounding up the accused men.
Charles F. Murphy, Tammany hall
leader, and five others, were in
dicted on charges of conspiracy to
defraud the United States by falsi
fying income tax returns and attempt
ed intimidation of Louis Harton, a
wealthy manufacturer.
It was announced that the indict
ment were returned secretly on Tues
day.
The others indicted are Assistant
District Attorney J. James Smith, John
A. McCarthy, Arthur J. Baldwin and
B. Walden, vice president of the Corn
Products Company, and the company
itself.
ALIENS AWAITING
DEPORTATION RELEASED
BOSTON, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—Federal Judge Anderson to
day ordered the release of fourteen
persons awaiting deportation as alien
radicals, in habeas corpus proceedings
brought for their release. He held
that the Communist party was not a
party of force or violence.
LONDONDERRY
AT MERCY MOB
LONDONDERRY, June 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Extremists of the
Sinn Fein and Unionist factions num
bering 500 absolutely terrorized the
city last night, shooting at everyone
who dared appear on the streets.
The city faces starvation if the
fighting continues. The hospital are
crowded with those injured in the
fighting. The supply of gas became
exhausted early today.
The arrival of troops this morning
had a - somewhat quieting effect, but
one man was killed by snipers during
the day.
WIRELESS OPERATORS
CALL OFF STRIKE
LONDON, June 24 (by Associated
Press).—The strike of the wireless
operators has been called off, the lead
ers announcing that they had secured
guarantees of fair treatment.
WANTS ALABAMA COAL
MOBILA, Ala., June 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Constantinople is offer
ing $100 for Alabama coal. The Turk
ish capital is willing to pay that much
for fuel delivered from the Birming
ham district.