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~VoL 5. NO. 158 ' CORDOVA, ALASKaTsATURDAY, JUNEj, 1920. PRICE TEN CENTS
ALASKA DELEGATE CONTEST GOES UNTIL ON
CANADIAN RAIL AND STEAMER
LIES BARRED FROM ENTERING
ALASKA COMMERCE UNDER BILL
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associated Press).—The mer
chant marine bill passed congress this afternoon and now goes
to the presicjent for his signature.
Further amendments were inserted in the bill to the pro
visions designed to bar the Canadian rail and steamship lines
from participating in commerce between Alaska and conti
nental states. One provides that sections of the bill shall not
become effective on the Yukon rivr until the Alaska railroad
is completed and the shipping board finds proper facilities
established for the handling of freight traffic by the citizens
of the United States. Another limits the sections exclusively
to Alaska traffic.
INVESTIGATORS
- OF EXPENSES
TAKE RECESS
WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Warren Gregory, presi
dent of the Hoover Republican Club of
vfhlifornia, testifying before the senate
committee, said the total expenses in
curred in California and other Pacific
states during the Johnson-Hoover
primary fight was $83,200, the largest
subscriber to the fund having given
$3,000 by a life long friend of Hoover.
Gregory denied charges that $200,000
had been spent and that many hired
workers had been employed, declaring
that almost all the workers were volun
teers.
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Horace S. Stebbins, eastern treasurer
for the Wood committee, testified he
wmuld be unable to estimate the
amount of funds spent until the books
had been audited. Chairman Kenyon
thought that with the addition of $74,
000 to the $180,000 estimated by A. A.
Sprague, treasurer of the Wood fund,
would be correct, but Pomerene said
he^thought $228,000 should be added.
The committee today adjourned the
investigation until July 9.
WAR VETERANS WANT
GERMAN PROPAGANDA
IN SCHOOLS QUASHED
TACOMA, June 5 (by Associated
Press).—The encampment of Spanish
War Veterans of Washington and
Alaska adopted resolutions calling on
school authorities to quash German
propaganda in school books. James
Dutton, of Seattle, was elected depart
ment commander, and Noah Shakes
peare, of Everett, vice commander.
FIVE HUNDRED FOR
NOME ON VICTORIA
SEATTLE, June 5 (by Associated
Press).—The steamer Victoria sailed
for Nome yesterday with 500 passen
gers. *
UNION SWITCHMEN
RELIEVING CONGESTION
GALVESTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Union switchmen today
agreed to handle freight assembled by
non-union longshoremen, in an effort
to relieve the freight congestion.
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FAIL TO PASS
BUDGET BILL
OVER VETO
WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The house today unsuc
cessfully attempted to pass the bud
get bill over the president’s veto, the
vote being 179 to 103, nine less than
the number of votes required. Thirty
five Democrats joined with the Repub
licans in voting to pass the measure.
After amendments to meet the
president’s objections, the budget bill
was again passed by the house and
sent to the senate.
HUSBANDHELD
FOR MURDER
OF HIS WIFE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 3 tby
Associated Press).—George Q. Grosse
is held by the authorities in connec
tion with the death Thursday of his
wife, Madame Melita Allen, musician
and writer, whose death was caus-.d
ty gas suffocation. The coroner’a jury
returned an open verdict. Grosse tes
tified at the inquest that he was in
formed of the death after the body
was found.
REPEAL OF WAR TIME
LEGISLATION ADOPTED
BY MEMBERS OF SENATE
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate today adopt
ed with minor amendments the house
resolution repealing all war time leg
islation except the Lever bill and the
trading-with-enemy acts, and it was
I sent to conference.
COUNT WORKS
IN OVERALLS
TOLEDO, Ohio., June 4 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Count Constantine
Rachinsky, erstwhile nobleman of the
Royal court of Russia, has taken up
overalls. The count, who lost his
fortune in the Bolshevik revolution,
is working as a laborer in a Toledo
automobile factory “sorting and
trucking.” Some day Count Rachin
sky plans to return to Russia to sell
automobiles.
PROSPECT FOR
INTERIOR NOT
VERY BRIGHT
SEATTLE, June 5 )by Associ
ated Press).—Judge Charles E.
Bunnel arrived here today from
Fairbanks. In an interview he
said that what Alaska needed
most was people, and that the
prospect for the Interior was not
encouraging because too many
were leaving there. Judge Bun
nell said it was expected the Val
dez trail would be opened in
time for tourists.
LEADERS OF LEAGUES
IN BATTING AVERAGES
CHICAGO, June 5 (by Associated
Press).—Speaker, of Cleveland, leads
the American league batters with .397,
while Hornsby, of Louis, heads the
National league with .392. “Babe”
Ruth, the phenomenal long-distance
slugger of the Newr York Americans,
made his fifteenth home-run this week.
JEWELS WORTH
$100,000 LOOT OF
BOLD ROBBERS
NEW YORK, June 5 (by Asso
ciated PreSs).—Two robbers en
tered the jewelry store of the
Schoenfield Manufacturing Com
pany on Nashua street in the
heart of the business district to
day, threw pepper into the eyes
of one of the proprietors and fled
with a wallet said to contain
$100,000 worth of diamonds. So
far the robbers have not been
apprehended.
BUDGET BILLVETOED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Wilson vetoed
the bill to establish a national budget
on the grounds that congress would
have power to remove the comptroller
general, which he said should be re
served to the executive.
PRESIDENT WILL NOT INTERFERE
WITH ADJOURNMENT CONGRESS
AND ADMITS THAT HE’S PEEVED
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WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associated Press).—In a
telegram to the officials of the Railroad Brotherhood who
asked him to prevent the adjournment of congress without
action on important legislation, President Wilson criticised
congress for failing to take action on the high cost of living,
the conclusion of peace and important domestic legislation,
adding: “I have no reason whatever to hope that its continu
ance in session would result in any constructive measure for
the betterment of economic conditions to which you call at
tention. It must be evident to all that- the dominating move
which actuated congress is political expediency rather than
the lofty purpose to serve the public welfare.” Wilson said
he accepted some of the legislation of this congress because
he despaired of nothing better.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ONE
BIG BET WITH ALL AT SEA AS
TO NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT
CHICAGO, June 5 ( by Associated j
Press).—Several elements contribute
to the support of the prediction that!
the Republican convention will be one ;
of the old time kind, with many of
the usual steadying influences absent.i
Many features which have made for
confusion of the present leaders ap
pear impotent, and the vast number
of uninstructed delegates adds to me
confusion.
Apparently none of the band wagons
are in readiness, for while some seem
ready they have no norsepower. The
only thing all agree on is that no
candidate can be nominated on the
first ballot.
The feeling is repeatedly expressed
among state governors, chairmen of
state delegations and others that mem
bers of congress and federal officials
have to much to say about the con
vention plans and decisions.
The railways report that they are
severely taxed for equipment and are
having difficulty handling the throngs
of people who are flocking to Chicago
for the convention.
Weather conditions today in Chicago
were disagreeable, it being quite cold.
Among the arrivals today were
Judge Gary, John Hays Hammond,
Vanderlip, George W. Perkins and
Charles P. Murphy, the Tammany
chief.
Governor Lowden issued a state
ment in which he said he favored pres
ervation of the Volstead act and such
other laws as were necessary to give
to upholding the prohibition laws.
He said he was not in favor of evad
ing the prohibition amendment.
General Wood today expressed con
fidence that he would be the choice
of the convention.
Touching on the League of Nations,
Lowden took issue with Johnson, and
said he favored a peace treaty with
substantially the Lodge reservations.
Leaders of the National Woman’s
Party rented a shop opposite the Coli
seum as a base for their proposed
picket line.
Decisions of the national committee
today when it disposed of contests
involving five seats, brought charges
of steam roller tactics from Senator
Moses, who conducted Wood’s cam
HOUSE ELECTIONS COMMITTEE
SIDETRACKS ALASKA CONTEST
UNTIL NEXT SESSION CONGRESS
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SEATTLE, June 5 (by Associated Press).—A special des
patch from Washington to the Post Intelligencer says that
despite the pleas of Delegate George B. Grigsby and James
Wickersham the house elections committee has postponed its
decision in the Alaska delegate contest until the December
session. Grigsby hopes to get the forty rod repeal bill through
the senate today. He leaves tonight for his home at Juneau,
but will stop off at Chicago and San Francisco to attend the
National conventions.
DE VALERA TO
ATTEND BOTH
CHICAGO, June 5 (by Associated
Press).—President De Valera of Ire-,
land arrived in Chicago last night
and announced he would attempt to
obtain the incorporation of a plank
in the Republican platform favoring
recognition of the Irish republican.
He said he hoped to see similar planks
in the platforms of both parties, and
said he would also attend the Demo
cratic convention at San Francisco.
FAVOR SCHEME
TO CONSERVE
THE SOCKEYE
VANCOUVER, B. C., June 5 (by As
sociated Press).—Fish Commissioner
Darwin, of Washington, speaking be
fore the convention of the Canadian
Fisheries Association, advocated an
international campaign to determine
where, when and how fishing should
be carried on, with special reference
to conservation. He gave figures
showing the decline of the sockeye
run in the Frazer river, and said a
commission could find a remedy in
j two weeks’ study.
WANT NO INTERFERENCE
IN DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
OF FRIENDLY NATIONS
NEW HAVEN, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Sixty-six members of
the faculty at Yale have sent a pro
test to congress, opposing the resolu
tion concerning England and Ireland
i The protest said the United States
i should not interfere in the domestic
affairs of friendly nations.
paign in the southern states.
Chairman Hays does not believe any
steam roller tactics have been fol
lowed by the committee and several
committeemen today denounced the
Moses charges as being without any
foundation.
Lowen and Wood each got one dis
trict delegates from Georgia, leaving
three more to pass upon.
The total number of delegates in
the convention will be 982 instead of
984 as originally stated. Missouri has
34 instead of 36, the committee hav
ing thrown out two of the delegation
® from that state.
CONGRESS ENDS
SESSION LATE
IN AFTERNOON
WASHINGTON, June 5 (by Associ
ated Press).—Congress adjourned at
4 o’clock this afternoon.
Among the bills signed by the pres
ident are the annual naval bill, sun
dry civil, diplomatic and consular, Dis
trict of Columbia appropriations, in
dustrial vocational rehabilitation
nea^’ie bill perm'itmr government
owned radio stations to handle private
and press matter, being and amend
ment to the national defense act, and
the army appropriation bill.
The Budget bill died in the senate.
IDITAROD PUBLISHER
PASSES AWAY AFTER
AN EXTENDED ILLNESS
George M Arbuckle. pioneer resi- '
dent of the Iditarod district, where
he published the Iditarod Pioneer
for a number of years, died there
recently, following a protracted ill
ness.
The deceased was in the Dawson
country in the early days of that
camp, where he was employed by the
Klondike Nugget. He stampeded to
the Fairbanks district shortly after
the discovery of gold on Pedro creek,
and was among the first to locate on
Cleary, where he published a weekly
newspaper. Later on he moved his
outfit to Chena, and finally located in
the Iditarod district, following the
rush to that camp.
The publication of the Pioneer was
suspended more than a year ago and
the deceased went Outside returning
North last summer and resuming the
publication of that paper. After a
few issues had been printed, the pub
lisher became ill and his condition
soon became serious. He was con
fined to his bed practically all winter"
and his condition was such that it was
considered doubtful months ago of his
ultimate recovery.
PROHIBITION REFLECTED
IN INCREASING AMOUNT
OF COFFEE CONSUMED
SAN FRANCISCO, June 5 (by As
sociated Press).—Prohibition is re
flected in the coffee imports, the con
sumption of coffee increasing in pro
portion to the decreased use of intox
icants, according to the statistics of
the customs import service here. Dur
ing March 21,052,362 pounds of cof
fee, valued at $4,030,998 entered this
port, the biggest coffee business for
any month in the history of the cus
toms, officials said.