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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. V. NO. 28 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 3, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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- TWELVE BURIED IN SLIDE
ONE DEAD A I MANY INJURED
-SIX HOUSES ARE DESTROYED
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JUNEAU, Jan. 3 (Special to the Daily Times).—Andrew
Wallin is dead, Laurie Maki and Henry Jearger are missing,
?*nd Peter Kosky, Emil Kaiander, Veino Kallio, John Neimi,
John Larson, Henry Heinonen and Mrs. Peter Kosky are seri
ously injured as the result of a slide from the slope of Mount
Roberts just before noon yesterday. It is feared that Peter
Kosky and Emil Kainder will die.
Six houses, including the Isadore Goldstein apartment
house and the Kosky boarding house, were destroyed, and
three houses, including the general store of Isadore Goldstein,
the gun store of James Russell, and a Japanese toy store, all
on lower Front street, were damaged. Goldstein is the heavi
est loser, his loss being about $10,000. The total damage may
reach $30,000.
Victims Buried Under Debris
One of the missing men who were buried under the slide
was heard moaning for several hours. Crews of miners from
the Gastineau mine, under the direcion of General Manager
George T. Jackson, and from the Alaska-Juneau, under Super
intendent George Getchel, have been at work constantly since
the catastrophe, clearing away the debris and rescuing the vic
tims.
Henry Jearger, one of those still missing, was a pioneer
4pf the Nome district, and owned mining property in Southeast
ern Alaska. Most of the victims were employes of .the Alaska
Juneau mine, and lived in the Kosky boarding house. The
slide was the result of heavy rains and melting snow.
Rescue Parties Work All Night
The crews of the Alaska Juneau and Alaska Gastineau
mines, with members of the Juneau fire department and many
volunteers, continued today the work of removing the debris
and searching for the missing men who are believed to have
been victims of the slide. A trunk, suit case and other property
of Henry Jearger have been found, but the body has not been
located.
JP Women furnished coffee and food to two hundred men
who worked all night. The Red Cross continues today the
work of providing food for the workers. The* work will con
tinue until all the victims have been rescued.
The death of Andrew Wallin is the only one reported thus
fa#'"' He died four hours after being taken from the wreckage.
Two others are expected to die.
CUPID SCORES
WITH ANCIENT
' FRENCH TIGER
PARIS, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Newspapers here mention
the approaching marriage of Premier
Clemenceau to the widow of a former
senator and ambassador, probably the
Countess Dauny, widow of the former
ambassador to Switzerland.
The countess comes of an American
family.
The premier at present is touring
the department of Var, urging upon
the people the necessity of raising
large families of children in order to
repeople France.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
TO SPEND BIG FUND FOR
MOST WORTHY CAUSE
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The American Library As
sociation, at its session here yester
day, voted in favor of a fund of two
million dollars to be expended in
education in citizenship and Ameri
can ideals.
A
OF DENEKINE
HAS FALLEN
LONDON, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press). — Denekine’s Southwestern
Russian government has been over
thrown and General Romanosky has
been chosen to succeed him as the
anti-Bolshevik chief.
Romanosky formerly was in com
mand of the anti-Bolshevik forces on
the Eastern Siberian front.
UNITED STATES AND
URUGUAY MERCHANTS
AGREE TO ARBITRATE'
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Chamber of Com
merce of the United States and the
Camerat de Comercio of Montevideo
have concluded an agreement to arbi
trate all disputes between merchants
of the United States and Uruguay.
Similar agreements have been made
with commercial bodies of Ecuador,
Argentina and Panama.
CAPTURE OF NEGROES
WHO HELD UP TRAIN
GLAMIS, Cal., Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Seven negroes last
night held up a freight train on the
Southern Pacific railroad, exchanging
shots with the members of the crew.
All were captured.
CHARITY GETS
PROCEEDS OF
FAKE FIGHT
SAGINAW, Mich., Jan. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—“Babe” Asher, ban
tamweight champion of the American
expeditionary forces, outpointed
Harry Coulin of Buffalo in seven
rounds out of ten in a bout staged here
last night.
Fighters lose, Charity Wins
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The promoters of the
Wills-Thompson negro fight, staged
hfere last night, have declared that the
contest was not honest, and will give
the fighters’ share of the purse to
charity.
BIG DEFICIT
IN OPERATION
OF RAILROADS
WASHINGTON ,Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The government deficit
from operation of the railroads during
November established a low record
for the year, being about $65,000,000.
The bureau of railroad economics an
nounces that the net operating in
come fell below twenty million dol
lars, the lowest in thirty years, when
compiled on a basis of percentage im
provement.
The net loss in operation by the
government is half a billion dollars.
BODIES OF AMERICAN
SOLDIERS IN FRANCE
TO BE BROUGHT HOME
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PARIS, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The French government has
granted permission for the removal of
the bodies of twenty thousand Ameri
can soldiers to America.
These twenty thousand bodies are
buried in cemeteries outside of the
war zone, and not in the big army
cemeteries.
BRYAN SAYS HIS FRIENDS
ARE MERELY “JOSHING”
ABOUT HIS CANDIDACY
MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—William J. Bryan said today
that the report that friends will enter
his name in the Michigan presidential
primaries must be a mistake, as he
knew nothing of it.
ATHENS, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—King Alexander, while prac
ticing jumping yesterday, broke his
, ankle, and will be confined to his bed
for a month.
PROVIDENCE REFUSES
TO LET BERGER SPEAK
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Jan. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—Walter Pressley,
chairman of the board of police com
missioners of this city, announced to
day that Victor Berger would not be
allowed to make a public address
here.
VICTORIA LOSES
FOOTBALL GAME
TO NATIVE SONS
YAKIMA, Wash., Jan. 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The State High
School Association has suspended
from membership the Everett high
school for playing the Toledo team
on New Year’s day.
The rules of the association provide
that the state football season shall
close one week after Thanksgiving
day.
Stanford Wins from Victoria
VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 3 (by Asso
„ ciated Press).—The Stanford Univer
sity Rugy football team yesterday
, defeated Victoria by a score of 10
to 4.
WATER FAMINE
IS THREATENED
THRU STRIKE
MONTREAL, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—A threatened water famine
caused by a strike of the engineers
and workmen at the municipal water
works was relieved yesterday when a
private company turned water into
the public mains.
The lives of the patients in steam
heated hospitals were endangered
because of zero weather.
Attempts to induce the police and
firemen to call a sympathetic strike
have been unsuccessful.
METAL OUTPUT HAS
BEEN CURTAILED BY
HIGH COST OF LABOR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Figures compiled by the
United States Geological Survey show
that the high cost of labor cut the
yearly output of metals in Oregon,
Nevada and Colorado during 1919, and
that the value of the product de
creased from $84,000,000 to $47,000,
000.
GOV. MORROW DENIES
THAT HE IS CANDIDATE
FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 3 (by As
sociated Press).—The Times today
says that Governor Morrow denies thal
he is a candidate for the Republican
nomination for vice president.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Eight New York state daily
newspapers have increased, prices foi
street sales from 2 to 3 cents on ac
count of the increased cost of laboi
and material.
RAIDS MADE IN MANY CITIES
END IN THOUSANDS OF ARRESTS
IN CLEAN-UP PLAN OF OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (by Associated Press).—Agents
of the department of justice yesterday launched raids in thirty
three cities against communist and radical labor groups, with
the object of submitting to the department of labor cases for
deportation. A large number of the most dangerous anarchists
and agitators have been arrested, and a general charge of at
tempting to overthrow the government by force has.been placed
against all those arrested. More than four thousand warrants
were issued.
Portland, San Francisco and Spokane were included in the
list of cities in which raids were conducted, and the movement
extended to all sections of the country. The clean-up was
planned ten days ago.
The departmen states that evidence has been revealed
showing an attempt to organize a negro soviet, and the officers
state that trouble may yet be expected.
More Than FourlThousand Enmeshed in Net
More than forty-five hundred “reds” had been arrested
by noon today, more than half of whom will be deported. Tons
of literature were seized, which shows connection of the “reds”
| with the Bolsheviki.
Seattle Reds Not Molested So Far
CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (by Associated Press).—The drive con
ducted by the department of justice during the night resulted
in the arrest of more than four thousand “reds” in different
cities. Eight hundred were arrested in New York, five hundred
in this city, four hundred in Jersey City, twenty in Oakland
and twenty in Portland. No arrests were made in Seattle.
Their Time Is Coming
SEATTLE,. Jan. 3 (by Associated Press).—Arrests of
“leds” are contemplated here.
“Ambassador” Martens May Be Deported
NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (by Associated Press).—Officers are
today examining Ludwig Martens, the self-styled ambassador
of the Bolsheviki to the United States, to determine whether
he is directing the communist propaganda in America, and
whether he is connected with the contemplated esablishment of
sovies here. Ludwig probably will be deported.
AMERICANS CAN
BUY FLEET OF
GERMAN SHIPS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Shipping Board has
offered for sale to American buyers
thirty former German ships, including
the gigantic Leviathan, George Wash
ington, Agememnon and other vessels
to be used as permanent passenger
liners. They must be used on lines
designated by the board, which hopes
to establish passenger lines to all
parts of the world.
Chairman Payne of the Shipping
Board has outlined tentative plans
for the development of the passenger
service from Pacific coast ports, call
ing for three lines to Japan, China and
the Philippines, including Vladivo
stok, India and: the Straits Settle
ments.
CLEMENCEAU TO CALL
MEETING OF LEAGUE
PARIS, Jan. 3 (by Associated
Press).—Premier Clemenceau will
issue the informal call for the first
meeting of the council of the League
of Nations.
NO SEPARATE
TRIALS FOR
“WOBBLIES”
MONTESANO, Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Judge Wilson has de
nied separate trials to the eleven al
leged I. W. W. accused of murder in
connection with the Centralia shoot
ings.
The hearing on the motion for a
change of venue was continued.
Vanderveer, the I. W. W. attorney,
said he had received information to
the effect that if the prisoners were
acquitted they never would leave the
country alive. He said the feeling
ran so high that it was impossible for
them to secure a fair trial.
MINE WORKERS BEING
DISCHARGED IN HOPE OF
BREAKING UP UNIONS
INDIANAPOLIS^ Jan. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Lewis of the
United Mine Workers of America said
today that he had received reports to
the effect that operators were dis
charging workmen with p, view to
breaking up the unions. He said he
regarded this as bad faith.