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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. IV. NO. 274 _CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1919 ‘ PRICE TEN CENTS
RADICALS CONFESS TO CENTRALIA SHOOTING
MINERS’ STRIKE IS FAR FROM SETTLED
OPERATORS AND COAL MINERS
WILL NEGOTIATE AGREEMENTS
COVERIG PART OF MINES
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
^ ciated Press).—The coal miners and
operators have failed to unite on the
proposal of Secretary of Labor Wilson
to negotiate a nation-wide agreement,
but have agreed on a plan to nego
tiate an agreement covering the mines
of western Pennsylvania, Indidana,
Ohio and Illinois.
The mine owners of the outlying
fields want separate conferences to
determine how far the central terri
tory’s scale agreement, if negotiated,
would serve as a basis for agreements
in their respective fields.
The conference of the w’age scale
committee of the central competitive
field has been postponed at the re
quest of the operators, as they say
they are not prepared to submit coun
ter-proposals to the demands made
by the miners Saturday.
Strike Still Serious
CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The indications are that the
* coal strike situation is still serious.
About four hundred thousand soft coal
j miners are still on strike, despite the
j order revoking the strike order.
Troops to Be Withdrawn
CHARLESTON, W. Va„ Nov. 17 (bv
Associated Press).—Federal troops on
strike duty in the coal mining field of
Southern West Virginia will be with
! drawn Tuesday.
Embargo Against Exports
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Nov. 17 (by
i Associated Press).—British Columbia
I coal miners have declared an embargo
, againstg the export of coal into the
! United States.
Wyoming Miners Working
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Nov. 17 (by. Asso
ciated Press).—Virtually all the
Northern Wyoming coal mineres have
returned to work.
Few at Work in Washington
SEATTLE, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—It is reported that only five
hundred of the six thousand coal
strikers in this state have returned
to work.
LAWS NEEDED
FOR RADICALS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The growth of radi
calism in the United States is attrib
uted to the inadequacy of the law's
against the preaching of the violent
overthrow of government in a com
munication submitted to the United
States senate by Attorney General
Palmer on Saturday last.
The communication of the attorney
general was in reply to a resolution
recently adopted by the senate calling
for information as to the action taken
by the department of justice to curb
%the efforts to establish a dictatorship
of the proletariat.
Attorney General Palmer says his
department has sixty thousand men
under surveillance as radicals, with
whom he can not cope on account of
the weakness of the present statutes.
More Legislation Wanted
Mayor Baker of Portland, Ore.,
chairman of the League of Mayors,
has wired to Vice President Marshall
stating that the public is inflamed
against the activities of the radicals.
He declares that the situation is seri
ous, and asks for federal legislation
to meet the situation.
mluondoilar
MS BY FIRE IN
COTTON PLANT
EL DORA, Ark., Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Approximately four
thousand bales of cotton were de
stroyed by Are Saturday night, in a
conflagration which swept the plant
of the St. Louis Cotton Compress Com
pany. The loss is estimated at one
million dollars.
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S. P. RAILWAY
LOSES FIGHT
FOR OIL LAI
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—By an opinion handed
down by the supreme court today, the
government wins its fight to cancel
six thousand acres of California oil
lands, worth ten millions of dollars.
It was alleged that the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company obtained the
land through fraud
The supreme court in this case re
versed the federal district court, which
issued a decree dismissing the gov
ernment's complaint.
The government wants the land for
the purpose of providing an oil sup
ply for the navy.
CHARGEAGAlNST
JENKINS NOT
CREDITED
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—No word has reached
the state department concerning the
reported arrest of Consular Agent
William O. Jenkins at Puebla, Mexico,
on the charge of having connived with
the bandits who abducted him and
held him for ransom, which was paid.
The officials says that the charge
is probably a measure of retaliation
following the late disclosures connect
ing Mexican authorities with radical
propaganda in this country.
CARGO OF FURS FROM
HERSCHELL ISLAND
VICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 17 (by As
sociated Press).—The schooner Ben- <
der Brothers arrived here on Saturday
last from Herschell island with a
cargo of furs valued at ^150,000.
POSSE AND L W. W/S
CLASH-ONE KILLED
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CENTRALIA, Wash., Nov. 17 (by
Associated Press).—Lauren Roberts,
one of the “wobblies” charged with
murder in connection with the Armis
tice day shooting, has confessed.
Roberts says that the radicals
planned the shooting three weeks
ago, and said the radicals expected
the former soldiers to attack the I.
W. W. hall, which was made ready
for the expected trouble.
Roberts implicated several I. W. W.
members in the shooting, and said he
and two others fired into the parade
from Seminary hill, near town, with
high-powered rifles. He said that
Wesley Everetts, who was lynched,
directed the activities of the I. W. W.
Member of Posse Killed
A posse of forty men is scouring
the neighborhood of Hannaford,
eighteen miles from this city, where
a fight occurred last night between
possemen and “wobblies,” in which
John Haney, postmaster at Sherman,
was killed.
Haney's body lies near the cabin
where the “wobblies” were estab
lished. An attempt probably will be
made by the posse to get the body
and capture the “wobblies” in the
cabin, who are believed to number
four, including Bert Bland.
Dead Man Had Large Family
Posses of woodsmen and former
soldiers are endeavoring to surround
the three “wobblies” who are reported
to be holding a cabin in Hannaford
Valley. The body of John Haney, a
Tenino rancher, aged 49, who was
killed while fighting against the ‘'reds”
Saturday, lies a hundred feet from
the cabin. The “reds" are resisting
all attempts to reach it.
Single men only are being taken on
the posses.
It is believed that Bert Bland and
a man named Hansen are two of the
three men in the cabin. Both these
men participated in the Armistice day
shooting.
Haney was the father of ten chil
dren.
uentrana uuiei
The national guardsmen returned to
Tacoma last night. Centralia is quiet.
The Casagranda funeral yesterday
was attended by the militiamen and
former soldiers.
The Hannaford Battle
TACOMA. Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—" Wobblies” fought a pitched
aattle with ex-service men at Hanna
ford Valley, twelve miles northeast
jf Centralia, on Saturday night. One
af the possemen is missing and is
relieved to have been killed. A posse
s forming at Centralia to return to
Hannaford.
The federal government has deter
nined to co-operate with the prosecut
ng attorneys of the Western Wash
ngton counties in the prosecution of
:he "wobblies” held in pail here. All
;he evidence secured by the govern
nent will be turned over to the au
thorities of the Western Washington
jounties, where a large number of
mspects are in confinement.
Government to Assist State
SEATTLE, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press').—Federal District Attorney
Saunders announces that all “wobbly”
eaders arrested as a result of the
Sentralia affair probably will be
>rought to Seattle for trial on the
ederal charges against them.
The government has filed charges
against virtually every radical arrest
ed in this federal district, and these
charges will be considered by the fed
eral grand jury on Tuesday, the dis
trict attorney declares.
Round-Up in Nebraska
OMAHA, Nov; 17 (by Associated
Press).—Seventeen alleged “wob
blies” were arrested in a rail on their
lodge rooms under the direction of
army officers and police on Saturday
night.
This is the first move in a state
wide round-up ordered by the gov
ernor to rid the state of radicals.
ROPERLIKELY
TO SUCCEED
CARTER GLASS
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 17 (by As-'
sociated Press).—Governor Davis has |
signed the credentials of Secretary of i
the Treasury Glass to fill the vacancy j
created by the death of Senator Mar- i
tin.
Glass Will Accept
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
elated Press).—At the request of Pres
ident Wilson, Secretary Glass will ac-i
cept the Virginia senatorship
Daniel C. Roper, commissioner of
internal revenue, is being mentioned
as a successor to Mr. Glass as secre
tary of the treasury.
LABORERS ARE
CENSURED BY
MINING MEN
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The American Mining Con
gress, at Us opening session here to
day, passed resolutions censuriqg the
laboring class for demanding a shorter
work-day, and emphasizing the need
of increased production to decrease
the cost of living.
The resolutions state that action
against the radicals can not be too
drastic.
WEST VIRGINIA MINERS
URGED TO JOIN L W. W.
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Nov. 17
(by Associated Press).—Miners in the
northern counties of West Virginia
are being urged to join the I. W. W.
because “it is the only revolutionary
organization that is hated by the cap
italistic class.”
DISCOVERY OF GOLD
REPORTED BY BRITISH
LONDON, Nov. 17 (by Canadian
Press).—The Liverpool Post’s “Gos
sip" writer says it is whispered that
one reason for the optimism of the
chancellor of the exchequer at the
present time is the discovery of a vast
gold deposit on the British side of the
Yukon.
ALASKA STOCK PROMOTERS
ON TRIAL AT SEATTLE FOR
USING MAILS TO DEFRAUD
SEATTLE, Nov. 17.—Declaring that
he knew nothing of the plan for sell
ing stock in the concern, and that its
holdings include ‘‘a mountain of cop
per” in Alaska, Christian Tjosevig, re
cently indicted in connection with al
leged fraud by representatives of the
Tjosevig-Kennecott Copper Company,
took the stand in his own defense be
fore United States Commissioner R.
W. McClelland the other day. Tjose
vig is fighting an order for his re
moval to New York for trial. George
Francis Rowe, indicted with Tjosevig
by a federal grand jury in New York,
also intends to contest the order for
his removal. Previously Mr. Rowe
had showed no disinclination to go to
New York, federal officials said.
Lawrence Miller, assistant United
States district attorney at New York,
represented the government at the
hearing. Howard B. Mayhew. United
States postal inspector at New York,
is expected to testify against Rowe
and Tjosevig.
On cross-examination by Mr. Miller,
Tjosevig admitted having been in the
offices of Mr. Rowe, at 11 Wall street,
NW York, and also in the offices of
Harvey A. Wiley & Co., brokers, at
60 Broadway, after the copper' com
pany’s stock had been subscribed. He
denied, however, that he had any hand
in the marketing of the stock.
Gustave Priesner, an interned en
emy alien, brought here from T„rt
Douglas, Utah, followed Tjosevig as a
witness before the commissioner He
told of having acted as messenger
between Mr. Rowe and D. K. McDjn
«eld of Spokane and Christian Tjose
vig and Nelse Tjosevig, prior to the
sale of the mining property in Alaska
to the copper company. It was origi
nally owned by the two Tjosevigs, it
was brought out. Priesner was for
merly a druggist at McCarthy, Alaska,
near the Tjosevig properties, now
owned by the Tjosevig-Kennecott
Copper Company.
I). K. McDonald was indicted with
Rowe and Christian Tjosevig pn a
charge of misusihng the mails, grow
ing out of allege# misrepresentations
in selling the copper company’s stock.
It is probable that W. L. Gazzam and
John W. Roberts, local director of the
company, will be called as witnesses
before the grand jury in New York
which indicted Rowe and Tjosevig.
Walter B. Allen appeared for Mr.
Rowe and Tjosevig was represented
by Donald A. McDonald.
REPORTS DIFFER
AS TO SUCCESS
OF BOLSHEVIK!
HELSINGFORS, Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—General Yudenich
claims to have captured twelve thou-!
sand Bolsheviki during his recent of
fensive.
Other dispatches state that Yuden
ich, in command of the Russian North
western army, is retreating hurriedly
from Yamburg in the direction of
Narva, on the Gulf of Finland.
UNIONRECORD
IS ISSUED IN
REDUCED FORM
SEATTLE, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The Seattle Union Record
appeared on the streets yesterday.
Although the plant was closed by the
authorities, the paper is being pub
lished in reduced form at various job
printing offices.
The management of the paper
claims that the suspension was not
ordered by the federal authorities, but
that it was prohibited from publishing
in its own plant.
FRISCO WATER FRONT
SCENE OF RIOTING
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 17 (by As
sociated Press).—The police on Satur
day arrested several hundred men on
a charge of rioting, following disor
ders on the water front, when two
negro strike-breakers were shot and
slightly injured.
Most of the men arrested are mem-1
bers of unions.
WILL POCKET
TREATY WITH
RESERVATIONS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The administration is
planning an attemept to defeat the
resolution of ratification of the peace
treaty with the Lodge reservations at
tached, and then offering a resolution
for ratification without the reserva
tions.
If this is defeated a deadlock will
follow and a compromise will be
sought.
President Wilson told Senator Hitch
cock. the Democratic leader in the
senate, that he would pocket the
treaty if it contained the Lodge reser
vations.
Senator Hitchcock said that the
President had read and considered
the Lodge reservations carefully, and
that he considered them a nullification
of the treaty and utterly impossible.
Rumania anif the Peace Conference
PARIS, Nov. 17 (by Associated
Press).—The supreme council of the
peace conference has decided upon the
terms of the reply to the Rumanian
note. Rumania will given a week to
respond to the council’s communica
tion.
BERGER TO RUN
FOR CONGRESS
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 17 (by Associ
ated Press).—Former State Senator
Henry Rodenstal) has been selected
by the Republicans and Democrats as
a candidate for congress against Vic
tor Berger, who is a candidate for re
election, despite his having been de,
nied a seat by the present house. He
will run on the Socialist ticket.