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The Cordova Daily Times
_(Member of Associated Press)____
VOL. IV. NO. 277 _CORDOVA, ALASKA. TUESDAY-, OCTOBER 28, 1919_ PRICE TEN CENTS
COAL STRIKE HANGING IN BALANCE
VETO OF PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT MEASURE IS OVERRIDDEN
OVERWHELMING VOTE IS CAST
IN BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
AGAINST SUSTAINING PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—All speed records for
congressional action were broken yes
terday when the house passed the war
time prohibition enforcement bill over
the President’s veto within three
hours after the veto message was re
ceived.
There was a great uproar in the
house following the reading of Presi
dent Wilson’s veto message, and the
prohibitionists were bowled over in
their attempts to delay a vote.
The vote by which the measure was
repassed over the President’s veto was
175 to 55.
Senate Takes Up Veto
In the senate the “dry” leaders took
immediate steps to secure the repas
sage of the bill. Unanimous consent
was obtained for immediate consider
ation of the measure, and final action
is expected to be taken today, or on
Wednesday at the latest.
In the senate debate Underwood
said that the war was over, and that
war-time prohibition therefore should
be ended in good faith. He predicted
that the senate would pass the bill
over the veto, as the senate did' not
intend to defy the organized prohibi
tion sentiment in the country.
He said the unrest in the country
was due to the senate’s failure to act
on the peace treaty.
Says President Is Inconsistent
Senator Borah said that President
Wilson’s statements on the coal strike
and in the prohibition veto showed
that the President was utterly bewil
dered as to the ending of the war. He
said the President had told the miners
that the war was not over, and now
he says the army and navy are de
mobilized.
Reasons for Veto
In his veto message President Wil
son said he returned the bill without
his approval because he felt that the
war-time and national prohibition
measures ought to be separated and
legislated on separately. He said that
matters having to do with the per
sonal habits and customs of the people
ought to be handled thoughtfully and
in due process.
The war-time legislation, he said,
had served its purpose, now that the
army and navy have been demobi
lized.
Inducement to Ratify Treaty
At the White House it was said to
day that the President would end the
war-time prohibition when the senate
had ratified the treaty of peace.
Senate Also Overrides Veto
Later.—The senate passed the pro
hibition enforcement bill over the veto
of President Wilson by a vote of 65 to
20. The Washington senators, Jones
and Poindexter, were among the thirty
eight Republicans who voted to over
ride the veto.
I PERSHING
WILL ASPECT
WAR PLANTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General Pershing an
nounces that he intends to make a tour
of the war industries built up during
his absence, for the purpose of formu
lating recommencatlons to Secretary
of War Baker as to what portion
should be retained for ruture national
emergencies.
The general will go to the Pacific
coast, and will visit his old home in
Missouri.
TURKISHCRO’WN PRINCE
IN OPPOSITION TO SULTAN
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 28 (by
Associated Press).—Abdul Jedji, the
crown prince of Turkey, has joined
the Turkish Nationalists, in opposition
to the sultan.
ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS
The steamship Admiral Watson ar
rived in port at 3 o’clock this morn
ing, with the following passengers
from the westward: Mrs. A. Kanda
koff, W. E. Sprinkle, Mrs. Alice Cot
ton, Jeek Albertson, Mrs. L. W. Fore
man, Mrs. A. W. Doerdleman, Jim
Davis, James Hyland, Charles Jacobs,
and five third cabin.
T^he Watson sailed from Cordova at
4:30 o’clock, stopping at Controller bay
and Yakutat en route to Juneau. Out
going passengers from here were:
George Bemis, A. Benson, George
Holst, Fred Peterson, William Hart
nett, R. C. Stone, R. W. Miller, W. L.
Carpenter, and nineteen steerage.
TRAINMENVOTE
TO STRIKE ON
SHORT NOTICE
CHICAGO, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—Fourteen lodges of trainmen,
or twelve thousand men, in the Chi
cago district, voted at a secret meet
ing held last Sunday to strike Thurs
day unless their wage demands were
met.
The vote is progressing in other
lodges of trainmen, comprising one
hundred and eighty thousand men
throughout the country.
GRAND TRUNK VESSELS
NOT TO GO TO SKAGWAY
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Oct. 28 (by As
sociated Press).—The Grand Trunk
Pacific denies the rumors that it in
tends to enter the Skagway trade in
competition with the Canadian Pacific.
TO BAR UNDESIRABLES
BY LIMITING PASSPORTS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate and house
conferees have come to an agreement
relative to the bill to exclude radical
immigrants by extending the federal
power to limit the issuance of pass
ports.
The sailing of the steamship Alaska
from Seattle has been postponed until
Saturday morning at 9 o’clock.
WEEKLY ISSUED
WITHOUT HEP
OF COMPOSITOR
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—For the second time in
the history of publishing a magazine
has been issued without the aid of
compositors.
Nugent’s Weekly, following the ex
anvple of the Literary Digest, was is
sued today in the form of photo
graphed typewritten pages, which
were engraved.
A special device “justifies” the type
written lines, giving the printed page
an improved appearance over that of
the Literary Digest issue.
CARRANZISTAS
IMPLICATED IN
JENKINS CASE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—Official information
from Mexico City to the state depart
ment indicates that Carranza’s sol
diers were implicated in the kidnap
ing of Consular Agent Jenkins at
Puebla.
Returns to His Post
HANFORD, Cal., Oct. 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Consular Agent Jen
kins has reached his home at Puebla,
according to word received by his
father here.
COMMITTEE OF MINE WORKERS
| ILL ASSEMBLE TOMORROW AND
WILL PASS UPON STRIKE ORDER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—The executive commit
tee of the United Mine Workers of
America will meet here tomorrow, and
government officials have hope that
the committee will heed the warning
of President Wilson and rescind the
order for the strike of the bituminous
coal miners, which is scheduled for
November 1. The committee has the
power to call off the strike.
Women Do Picket Duty
CHICAGO, Oct. 2S (by Associated
Press).—The Indiana Steel Company’s
rail mill at Gary has resumed opera
tions.
Sixty women are picketing the plant,
and Colonel Mapes has ordered the
leader arrested. He said the women
were stirring up trouble with the mi
litia.
The troops on duty at East Chicago
and Indiana Harbor have been ordered
demobilized.
Company officials say that every de
partment of the United States Steel
Corporation’s plant at Gary is operat
ing, and that soldiers are leaving In
diana Harbor, as conditions there are
nearly normal.
To Vote on Strike Order
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—The miners’ unions in
the Pittsburgh district will take a
vote on the proposed strike order, to
determine the truth of the charge
made in the senate recently, to the
effect that the miners are not in favor
of the strike.
Inefficient Mayor Removed
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 (by As
sociated Press).—Governor Cox has
suspended Mayor Poorman of Canton
because of alleged inefficient handling
of the steel strike riots. Vice Mayor
Scheantz has been named in his place.
SHIPWRECKED
AND 10 PERSONS
ARE DROWNED
MUSKEGON, Sfich., Oct. 28 (by As
sociated Press).—Three passengers
and seven members of the crew of the
steamship City of Muskegon were
drowned today when the vessel, in
trying to enter the harbor here, struck
the pier and was smashed to pieces.
She sank within four minutes.
Twenty-two passengers stepped from
the ship to the pier.
ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP
SON OF HENRY FORD
FRUSTRATED BY POLICE
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—Four men have been ar
rested here in connection with an al
leged plot to kidnap Edsel Ford, son
of Henry Ford, and to hold him for a
ransom of two hundred thousand dol
lars.
Captain E. A. Lathrop returned on
yesterday’s boat from a short busi
’ness trip to Anchorage.
NORTHWESTERN
SAILED NORTH
LAST EVENING
SEATTLE, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Northwestern
sailed for Alaska ports at 5 o’clock
last evening, carrying sixty-nine pas
sengers, of whom the following were
for Cordova:
E. A. Gaham, Mrs. William L. Furs
man, Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Clausen, R.
E. Murphy, Mrs. John B. Henderson,
E. Devotee, Helen Rater, R. L. Smith,
Pete Carson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Daley,
and three steerage.
AERIAL DERBY AR IND
THE WORLD TO START
ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Hawley of the
Aero Club of America announced to
day that the aerial Derby around the
world would start July A next and end
prior to January 3, 1921.
BOLSHEVIKI FIGHT LIKE MADMEN
TO HOLD CITY OF PETROGRAD
WITH STRONG REINFORCEMENTS
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HELSINGFORS, Oct. 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General Yudenich, the
Northwest Russian leader, admits
that the difficulties of his campaign
for the reduction of Petrograd are in
creasing, owing to the strong Bolshe
vik enforcements.
He says that elsewhere also the Bol
sheviki are fighting like madmen.
Bolsheviki Successful
PARIS, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—A wireless message from Bol
shevik headquarters reports that the
counter-offensive against Yudenich
has been successful.
Reports have also been received to
the effect that the Bolsheviki have cap
tured the town of Dmitrovsk'from
Denekine.
Can Hold Out Indefinitely
LONDON, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—Winter weather is aiding the
Bolsheviki in the defense of Petro
grad. It is believed the Bolsheviki
will be able to defend the city indefi
nitely.
Furious fighting is reported to be in
progress around Kiev.
Konstadt Under Fire Three Months
VIBORG, Finland, Oct. 28 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thirty British war
ships are concentrated at an allied
base near here, where also is located
an airdrome.
British airplanes have been bomb
ing Kronstadt daily for three months.
Doubtful Story from Berlin
BERLIN, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The Letts fired on Colonel
Ryan, chief of the American Baltic
Red Cross relief commission, while
crossing the Riga bridge, and also
fired shrapnel at an American auto
sent to get Ryan.
JAPANESE CASUALTIES
IN SIBERIAN BATTLES
TOKIO, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The war office announces
that thirty-four non-commissioned of
ficers and men were killed and two
officers and thirty-nine non-commis
sioned officers and men were wounded
in recent engagements in Siberia.
PEACE TREATY
IS APPROVED
BY JAPANESE
PARIS, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The peace conference, it is
announced, expects to answer Bul
garia’s protest against certain terms
of the treaty during the present week,
and the signing of the treaty is possi
ble within a fortnight.
The conference probably will make
some concessions, but will not alter
its territorial decisions.
America and Mandatories
Members of the peace conference
express the belief that the United
States will not accept mandatories in
the near East, and may decide to let
a later conference settle the Turkish
question.
Japanese Council Ratifies Treaty
TOKIO, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The privy council has ap
proved the German peace treaty.
THIRTY WOMEN GOING
TO ORIENT TO STUDY
PROBLEMS OF MISSIONS
NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—Thirty women, including the
presidents of Bryn Mawr and Welles
ley colleges, are going to the Orient
to study mission problems.
This will be the first interdenomi
national body to go abroad for that
purpose.
VALUABLE ALASKA FURS
ARE LANDED AT SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The collier Nanshan arrived
today from the Pribilof islands, with
26,000 sealskins, worth $2,500,000, and
twelve live blue foxes, which are to
be sent to experimental farms in New
York.
KING ALBERT
PAYS VISIT TO
WHITE HOUSE
,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Associ
ated Press).—King Albert of Belgium
visited the White House today and
talked with Mrs. Wilson for half an
hour. Later he received Vice Presi
dent Marshall, Senator Cummins and
Speaker Gillette.
The king was invited to address
both houses of congress, and in his
remarks in the senate he said the
American army was the decisive fac
tory in determining the victory in the
great war.
Addressing the house, he said that
nothing could better characterize the
reign of universal democracy than the
friendship between the United States
and Belgium.
The Belgian royal party arrived here
yesterday for a three-day visit, and
were met by Vice President Marshall
and other officials at the railway sta
tion.
FAVOR SE/ ING WOMEN
IN HOUSE OF LORDS
LONDON, Oct. 28 (by Associated
Press).—The house of commons has
adopted a resolution in favor of per
mitting women to sit and vote in the
house of lords.
PRESIDENT PROGRESSING
TOWARD RECOVERY
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (by Asso
ciated Pre'ss).—President Wilson con
tinues to show progress toward re
covery, according to an official state
ment this morning.