The Cordova Daily Times
_____(Member of Associated Press)_____ _
VOL. IV. NO. 118 CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
WILSON SAYS ITALY CANNOT HAVE FUME
ALASKA HOUSE PASSES TERRITORIAL SHIPPING BILL
PRESIDENT DEFINES POSITION
CONCERNING ITALIfS CLAM
TO SEAPORT ON ADRIATIC
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY.—Tlie peace confer
ence has passed the Japanese racial equality question along
with a few adjustments. The Italian question still is pressing.
It is reported that the Italians are willing to listen to a compro
mise, and may give up their claims to the Dalmatian hinter
land if given Fiume and the Dalmatian coast.
The conference has not yet settled the rival claims of
Japan and China to Kiaochau and the Shantung peninsula.
The problem may be left for settlement to the league of nations.
Premiers Willing to Compromise with Italy
PARIS, April 28 (by Associated Press).—The Petit Paris
enne today says that President Wilson is inclined to give Fiume
to Jugoslovakia. Clemenceau and Lloyd George are willing
to compromise, it says, although they are endeavoring to ad
here to the old treaty between Great Britain, France and Italy,
by which Fiume and Dalmatia were to be given to Italy.
Orlando Is Irreconciliable
Premier Orlando threatens to return to Italy today un
less the Adriatic questions are settled satisfactorily to him.
Lloyd George is trying to persuade Orlando to remain here,
and is endeavoring to reconcile the viewpoints of Orlando and
President Wilson, but had been unsuccessful up to last night.
Germans to Learn Their Fate Monday
Germany has been officially invited to send peace delegates
to Versailles April 28.
Logical Position of the President
President Wilson today issued a statement in which he
declared that Fiume can not become a part of Italy. Ho said
conditions concerning the Adriatic settlement had changed
since Great Britain promised Italy Fiume as an induceinent to
her to enter the war. He said new states had been created, lor
which Fiume was the outlet to the sea. “Italy does not need
Fiume for her defense, as the Austrian naval menace is gone,”
declared the President.
FREIGHT RATE
ONCOPPERORE
IS ATTACKED
WASHINGTON, April 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Eleven large copper
mining and smelting corporations have
filed complaints against the railroad
administration, attacking the in
creased freight rates.
The complaint says that rates on
smelter products have been raised 170
per cent.
BASEBALL SEASON OF
BIG LEAGUES HAS OPENED
NEW YORK, April 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—The major baseball
leagues will open their seasons today,
ten days later than usual.
BERLIN BANK EMPLOYES
CALL OFF THEIR STRIKE
BERLIN, April 23 (by Associated
Press).—The strike of bank employes
| here has ended.
NOYES IS RE-ELECTED
1 ASSOCIATED PRESS HEAD
_
NEW YORK, April 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—Frank B. Noyes of the
Washington Star has been re-elected
president of the Associated Press.
SUICIDES IN
PRESENCEOF
HIS SPOUSE
TACOMA, April. 23 (by Associated
Press).—Orville Billings, wealthy and
a former candidate for governor of
Washington, shot and killed himself
last night while seated at a table with
his wife. M. B. Hubbell, a friend of
Mrs. Billings, said that Billing was
playing with the gun when it acciden
tally went off.
Billings was facing a statutory
charge brought against him by a
young girl.
BOYS WHO CHECKED HUN
ADVANCE NEAR CAMBRAI
HAVE RETURNED HOME
NEW YORK, April 23 (by Associ
ated Press).—Several members of the
famous Eleventh engineers, who used
picks and shovels to help stem the on
rush of the German hordes near Cam
brai, returned home today aboard the
steamship Santa Teresa.
FEDERATIONOF LABOR
HAS ITS OWN TROUBLES
BELLINGHAM, Wash., April 23 (by
Associated Press).—The Washington
State Federation of Labor will meet
here June 16.
It is expected that a finish fight will
develop for control of the organiza
tion between the radicals and con
servatives.
I CHAOS AND DISORDER MARK
APPROACH OF RUMANIANS TO
CAPITAL CITY OF HUNGARY |
jij: BUDAPEST, April 23 (by Associated Press).—Amid g
ig a violent snowstorm, tliis city is in chaos. Looting is g:
ig in progress on every hand. Tlip streets are alive with con- ;i;i
ig scripts being sent to the front to withstand the encroach- ig
gi meats of the Czechs and Runtanians. Nowhere in Hun- gj
ig gary are the peasants accepting communism. i|
DEMOCRATS CALL CONVENTION
TO NOMINATE A CANDIDATE
JUNEAU, April 23 (Special:to the Daily Times).—W. T.
Burns of Fairbanks, chairman bl' the Democratic territorial
central committee, issued a callllyesterday for a Democratic
territorial convention to be held |t Juneau on May 2 to nomi
nate a delegate to congress to bejvoted for at the special elec
tion to be held June 3, provide|®at primaries may be held as
the divisional committees may pnpvide.
Representation will be as follows: First division, 78 dele
gates; Second division, 5(i; Tliirjl division, 82; Fourth divi
sion, 74.
FISHERIES BUREAWOSTS ,
ALASKA’S HERRING INDUSTRY
SEATTLE, April 23 (by Associated Press).—A special to
the Times from Washington quotes a statement of the fisheries
bureau to the effect that it is confident Alaska’s herring output
within a few years will exceed in value last year’s salmon pack,
which was more than fifty millions of dollars.
The bureau is sending more experts to Alaska this summer
to inaugurate scientific methods of packing, and to institute
branding to insure the Eastern buyers proper packing.
AIRPLANES DO
THEIR PART IN
LOAN CANVASS
SEATTLE, April 23 (by Associated
Press).—Twenty-five bird men and a
dozen war planes will bomb Seattle
this afternoon with Victory loan lit
erature and perform stunts three thou
sand feet above the city.
The planes belong to the Victory
loan flying circus.
The Pacific Coast Baseball League
season opens here today, Seattle play
ing against Oakland. An airplane will
drop the first ball to Mayor Hanson,
who will pitch it to Chief of Police
Joe Warren.
NArL GUARD
IS NOW BEING
REORGANIZED
WASHINGTON, April 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The war department
has started the reconstruction of the
national guard, and has authorized tha
organization of seven regiments, one
extra battalion of infantry, one squad
ron of cavalry and eighteen companies
of coast artillery.
Oregon gets a new battalion of in
fantry and four artillery companies.
Captain A. E. Lathrop returned this
afternoon from a short business trip
to Anchorage.
I GERMANS REPORTED TO BE
ENCOURAGING RESISTANCE
TO BRITISH RULE IN EGYPT §
BERNE, April 23 (by Associated Press).—A procla- :j:j
•S motion issued by a small party of Egyptian Nationalists,
lj:| headed by Ferris Bey, says: “President Wilson is with |j
| us, and the English must leave Egypt.” |j
| Ferrid Bey recently returned from Berlin, and is en- |;
|| gaged in spreading religious and political propaganda, the ||
|| object of which apparently is to start a new war in the |
|| East, which the Germans are unofficially reported to be jg
j;i; encouraging. j|
LEGISLATORS FAVOR PLACING
INDEPENDENT STEAMSHIPS ON
SEATTLE-TO-ALASKA ROUTE
JUNEAU, April 23 (by Associated Press).—The house of
representatives today passed the Price-Noon transportation bill,
which authorizes the inauguration of a line of steamships to be
operated by the territory, to run between Puget sound and
Alaska ports.
Representative Collins spoke against the measure, calling it
a Democratic measure, and then voted for it. Daly and Noon
defended the measure. There were but three opposition votes—
Davies, Ray and Slater.
The bill makes the governor, secretary and treasurer of the
territory the shipping board, and requires that a careful inves
tigation be made before the entry of the territory into the trans
portation business. The final decision is left to the board.
DIPHTHERIA IS
RAGING ABOARD
BIGBATHESHIP
BOSTON, April 23 (by Associated
Press).—The battleship New Jersey,
due here with the last big consign
ment ol the Twenty-sixth division, has
MhclbsaeU lo'tttJrfefMck 'tfcaPMe
seven cases of diphtheria on board.
In consequence the army officials have
canceled all passes to the pier except
those held by welfare workers.
CALIFORNIANS START
FIGHT ON NATIONAL
PROHIBITION MEASURE
i _
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (by As
sociated Press).—The California Grape
Protective Association has started the
circulation of referendum petitions
against the national prohibition
amendment.
AVALON IS FIRST CITY
TO OVERSUBSCRIBE QUOTA
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 (by As
sociated Press).—Avalon, Cal., was
the first Pacific coast city reporting
100 per cent oversubscription to the
Victory loan.
VICTORIA WILL CONTINUE
TO MAKE TRIPS TO NOME
SEATTLE, April 23 (by Associated
Press).—The Alaska Steamship Com
pany has decided to keep the steam
ship Victoria on the Nome run, instead
of replacing her with the Northwest
ern. She will leave Seattle June 3 for
Nome ai)d St. Michael.
CALIFORNIA WANTS JAPS
TO ATTEND OWN SCHOOLS
SACRAMENTO. Cal., April 23 (by
Associated Press).—The assembly to
day passed a bill prohibiting Japanese
from attending elementary schools
where special Mongolian schools are
provided.
HALF MILLION PERSONS
SUBSCRIBE FOR BONDS
WASHINGTON, April 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—It is unofficially report
ed that already five hundred thousand
persons have subscribed to the Vic
tory loan.
METAL MINERS
HAVE SETTLED
THEIR STRIKE
L.EADVILL.E, Colo., April 23 (by As
sociated Press).—The strike of several
thousand metal miners and others has
UtfeMCtepiauce by thf ^
[men"of a wage of $4 per day, a reduc
tion of 50 cents per day from the scale
formerly prevailing.
IMPORTERS AND
EXPORTERS ARE
GIVEN RELIEF
WASHINGTON, April 23 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A centralized plan of
organization for the United States
Shipping Board division of operations
will become effective May 1. It gives
importers and exporters an opportunity
of dealing directly with the authorized
agents of the board at all important
American ports.
An assistant director will have his
headquarters at San Francisco, and
agents will be stationed at Portland,
Seattle and Honolulu.
SCHEDULE OF SAILINGS OF
STEAMERS FROM S !TLE
The Alaska Steamship Company an
nounces the following schedule of
sailings, the Alameda being the only
boat going through to Anchorage and
the Northwestern and Alaska sailing
as far as Seward:
Alameda April 30, Northwestern
May 1, Alaska May 12, Alameda May
23, Alaska June 3, Alameda June 14,
Alaska June 25, Northwestern July 1,
Alameda July 6, Alaska July 17,
Northwestern July 23, Alameda July
28.
The Admiral Watson, of the PaciSc
Steamship Company, leaves Seattle
May l direct for Bristol Bay. Upon
her return to Seattfe she will take the
run of the Admiral Farragut, after she
has made another round trip to
Alaska leaving Seattle May 3.
HOOVER DIRECTING WORK
OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION
BERLIN, April 23 (by Associated
Press).—Herbert Hoover has arrived
here to direct the work of the inter
allied food commission.