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VOL. 5, NO. 225__CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 24, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE IS FINALLY RATIFIED
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WEAK EFFORT OF BOLSHEVIKI
‘TO STEM TIDE EASILY MET BY
ONRUSHING ARMY OF POLES
WARSAW, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Polish officials report the
capture of Prsansynz, 60 miles north
♦ of Mlwa on the Polish front. The bulk
of the Fourth Soviet army and the en
tire Third cavalry corps are sur
rounded.
SOVIETS’ EFFORTS WEAK
+ WARSAW, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Bolsheviki forces are resist
ing along the whole line in an effort
to save remnants of the Red army, but
for far have been easily frustrated by j
the Poles. A battle is now beginning
on the middle at Narew which will
likely decide the fate of all Red forces
between Narew and the Prussian fron
tier.
The Poles have captured to date
63,000 prisoners, 200 guns, and 1,000
machine guns, a statement today says.
ALYSTOK TAKEN BY POLES
W COPENHAGEN, Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A Warsaw dispatch an
nounces that the Poles have recap
tured Alystok after desperate resist
ance by the Bolsheviki.
PEACE QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE
LUCERNE, Switzerland, Aug. 24 (by
Associ^d Press).—An official state
ment regarding the conference of Pre
miers Lloyd George and Giolitti says
the two premiers are agreed to the
vital need of re-establishment of the
peace of the wprld at the earliest
possible moment and that the first
guarantee of such peace will be the
subject in various treaties concluded.
POLES GIVE ASSURANCES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Polish official circles
state that complete assurance will be
given the United States that Poland’s
V ^vicorious armies will not pursue an
advance beyond the national frontiers
of the reconstituted republic.
SOVIETS INTERNED IN GERMANY
KOENIGSBERG, East Prussia, Aug.
24 (by Associated Press). — Seven
thousand Russian Soviet soldiers have
crossed the German frontier in the
region of Willenmsefb, East Prussia,
and have been disarmed and interned.
AMERICAN NOTE HAD EFFECT
PARIS, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The French foreign office
announced today that it regarded the
new attitude of Premiers Lloyd George
and Giolitti as directly due to the
America note to Italy.
REFUSE RUSSIA RECOGNITION
LONDON, Aug. 23 (by Associated
Press).-—Great Britain and Italy will
refuse recognition to the Russian gov
• ernment if it does not withdraw its
demand for a proletarian army in Po
land, according to an announcement
here today.
GERMANY HELPING SOVIETS
LONDON, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Dress).—A Times correspondent in
sists that Germany has shipped sup
plies and ammunition to the Soviets,
declaring that Premier Trotzky visited
East Prussia to make the arrange-]
ments. The ammunition was paid for
■from the jewel fund, which includes]
the crown jew’els, the correspondent
asserts.
FISH QUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, Aug. 24.—(Special to the
Daily Times).—Prices at noon August
23; Halibut, 15c; chickens, 8c; sable
5c; red and ling cod, 2c.
DENVER CAR STRIKE
NOT ALL SETTLED UP
DENVER, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The tramway company has
refused to dismiss 600 men employed
sin?^ the strike to make way for strik
ing union trainmen.
CANADIAN HOMES IN
DANGER FROM FIRES
WINNIPEG, Man., Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Scores of homes in
the Inwood district of Manitoba are in
danger of destruction from brush fires
which are sweeping northward from
Inwood.
SUMMONS COX
UNLESS CONES
OWN FREE WILL
CHICAGO, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—A member of the senate com
mittee investigating Republican and
Democratic campaign funds stated to
day that Governor Cox probably will
be subpoenaed to testify unless he
comes before the committee of his own
free will.
BERGDOLL AT WORK
BREAKKING UP ROCK
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Aug. 24 (by
Associated Press).—Erwin Bergdoll ar
rived here today to serve four years
as a draft dodger. He was put to
work breaking stones.
BURNING OF PROPERTY
CONTINUES IN IRELAND
LISBURN. Ireland, Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The burning of Na
tionalist property continues, and near
ly all of the Nationalists have left the
town.
CARSHORTAGE
HAS IMPROVED
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Great improvement in
the car shortage situation has been
■accomplished since January by the
railroads of the country, in conjunc
tion with action of the railroad car
service commission.
AMERICANSWiNPOLO
GAME FROM GREEKS
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ANTWERP, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The American water polo
team defeated the Greeks.
ROOSEVELT RE-ECHOES
CHARGE MADE BY COX
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press)—Franklin Roosevelt,
Democratic nominee for vice presi
dent, declared in a speech here last
night that Republican Chairman Hays
had failed to answer Governor Cox’s
charge of a huge Republican campaign
fund. Roosevelt said Hays has not
denied that $75,000 was allotted the
city of Chicago to raise.
CARNEGIE INSTITUTE
WILL HAVE NEW HEAD
BERKELEY, Cal., Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).•»—Dean John C. Merriam
of the University of California an
nounced today that he had accepted
the presidency of the Carnegie Insti
tute at Washington. Professor Mer
riam is prominent nationally as a sci
entist. He has been with the Cal
ifornia university for 24 years.
NOME, Aug. 24 (by Associated Press).—The
army aviators arrived here at 5:30 o’clock yester
day afternoon, having completed the trip from
New York to Nome in 55 hours actual flying time.
They expect to hop off in a few days on the return
trip.
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—News of the arriving of the army air
planes at Nome aroused enthusiasm among mem
bers of the Aero Club of America. “It was a re
markable epoch making achievement, which fore
shadows better communication facilities, not only
for Alaska, but for other distant lands. We shall
urge the government to establish aerial mail routes
to Nome immediately,” said Augustus Post, secre
tary of the club.
SOLUTION FOR
JAP QUESTION
IS SUGGESTED
HONOLULU, Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—-A Tokio cable says
prominent citizens and newspapers
have suggested that the Japanese gov
ernment recall all Japanese who emi
grated to the United States as a solu
tion of the Japanese question in Amer
ica.
ORDERS PM I
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated rPess).—Attorney General Pal
ftier has instructed district attorneys
to investigate alleged combinations
and conspiracies among dealers to in
crease prices. Information from fed
eral agents is said to show that deal
ers, through repeated resales, have
raised prices, although avoiding direct
profiteering.
SEATTLE PLAYER GOES TO REDS
CINCINNATI, Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Cincinnati National
Club announced the purchase of in
fielder Sam Bohne, of Seattle for
$17,000 cash or $10,000 and three
players to join the Reds this spring.
URGE LIBERAL
LICENSE FROM
WATER BOARD
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Several New York in
vestment houses have urged the water
power commission to adopt a liberal
policy toward licenses under the fed
eral water power act, to encourage de
velopment in the face of the present
high costs.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The shipping board
steamer Hontauk went aground in
Manning straits, Solomon group, on
August 4, and is believed to be a total
loss, according to advices received to
day by the Marine Chamber of Com
merce. The crew was saved.
CIDER CAN CONTAIN ALCOHOL
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Officials here today
received a copy of a ruling by Pro
hibition Enforcement Officer Kramer
saying home-made cider may contain
more than one-half per cent alcohol
if non-intoxicating and is in fact to
be used exclusively in the home.
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR CERTIFIES
ADOPTION SUFFRAGE MEASURE
AND SENDS DOCUMENT TO COLBY
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CANADIAN SCIENTIST
DIES AT OTTAWA
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OTTAWA, Ont., Aug. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—William J. Wilson, for
mer botanist of the geological survey
and one of Canada’s noted scientists,
died here today.
EXPLOSION ATTOLEDO
CAUSES TWO DEATHS
TOLEDO, 0.vAug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Two known dead, one miss
ing and two firemen in a hospital, are
the result of a fire and explosion last
night in the plant of the Toledo Seed
and Oil Company.
HARDING GETS
ASSURANCE OF
HUGHES’ HELP
NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Charles Evans Hughes
has assured Chairman Hays of the Re
publican national committee that he
is heartily in sympathy with the Hard
ing and Collidge ticket, and will ac
tively further the Republican cam
paign.
SEATTLE INTERURBAN
STRIKES AUTOMOBILE
AND TWO ARE KILLED
SEATTLE, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Two were killed and three
badly injured last night when a Seat
tle-Tacoma interurban train struck an
automobile at Edgewood, 12 miles
south of Seattle.
EIGHT BADLY INJURED
IN TENEMENT FIRE
NEW YOFK, Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Eight people were in
jured last night in a fire which trapped
more than a score of families in a
five-story tenement on the east side.
HUGE RANSOM
MEXICO CITY, Aug .24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Pedro Zamora has re
leased the six Americans kidnapped
recently by him in the state of Jalico,
but holds one American, W. A. Gar
diner, superintendent of the Esperanza
Mining Company, for 100,000 pesos
ransom, and W. B. Johnson, a British
subject, for 50,000 pesos ransom.
Zamora is closely pursued by gov
ernment troops.
The war department says several
Americana are still held by Zamora,
and friends believe they will be killed
if he is closely pressed.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 24 (by As
sociated Press). — Attorney General
Frank M. Thompson announced that
Governor Roberts this morning certi
fied Tennessee’s ratification of the
woman suffrage amendment to Secre
tary of State Colby at Washington,
and was sending the document by mail.
Chief Justice Landsen of the su
preme court agreed to review in chan
cery court the proceedings which led
to a temporary injunction restraining
the issuance of certification.
COX CLAIMS HE WILL
PROVE HIS CHARGE
DAYTON, O., Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Governor Cox declared today
that he would prove his charges that
the Republicans were raising cam
paign funds for an address program.
Cox said: “Harding denies my
charge. I am prepared to believe he
knows nothing about a lot of things
that are going on about him. This re
veals the dangerous symptoms I have
been discussing.”
BALTENDORF MUST
PROVE CITIZENSHIP
BEFORE ADMITTED
JUAREZ, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. Paul Baltendorf, former
secret service agent in Mexico for the
United States, who was ordered de
ported from Mexico as a pernicious
foreigner, remained on Mexican soil
last night because officials of his
adopted country would not permit him
entry until he could show proof of
American citizenship.
AMERICAN AND POLISH
SOCIALISTS DISAGREE
PITTSBURG. Aug. 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—The American Socialist
party went on record today as opposed
to the Polish Socialist party. The an
nouncement was made by the execu
tive committee, which said the Polish
Socialists had grossly, betrayed the
ideals of international socialism.
NEBRASKA DEMOCRAT
SUPPORTS REPUBLICANS
CHICAGO, Aug. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Republican national head
quarters made public a letter from
John J. Maher of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Democrat, and mentioned as the
Democratic candidate for governor,
announcing support of the Republican
national ticket.
RUM RUNNING WILD ON
CANADIAN BORDER
REGINA, Sask., Ang. 24 (by Asso
ciate Press).—“Rum running runs
riot” on the Canadian border, ac
cording to Police Commissioner
Tracey, who says the Canadian bor
der is the distributing point for vast
quantities of liquor. The liquor is
sent to the United States br auto
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