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VOL. V. I> * CORDOVA, ALASKA. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1920 . ' PRICE TEN CENTS*”'
CONTROVERSY WILL AGAIN BE REFERRED TO PRESIDENT WIISON
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NEW YORK FERRY BOAT MEN
STRIKE FOR EIGHT-HOUR DAY
AND TRAFFIC IS PARALYZED
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The railroad wage
board -which is attempting to settle
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entire railroad wage controversy
has been unable to agree, according
to B. M. Jewell, a labor member of
the,&6ard.
The railway executives announced
that the board was deadlocked and
withdrew from the hearings.
The entire matter will be placed be
fore President Wilson for the third
time.
The wage negotiations between the
railways and the unions were broken
off when the railways refused to con
tinue cinsideration of the wage de
mands without participation of the
public.
The controversy row will be re
ferred to the railway labor board.
SERIOUS STRIKE IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Between eight and -if teen
thousand ferry boat operators struck
last eVening after the homeward rush
of the commuters had ended,
The strike of the marine workers
fhas tied up 80 per cent of the rail
road-ojwned tugs and lighters, which
Aung to New York 90 per cent of its
food. The strike is for an eight-hour
day.
The commissioners are using pas
senger ferries to transport food and
milk. .
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BREAK IN CITY STRIKE
CHICAGO, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—There was a break in the
strike of the city employes yesterday
when the garbage handlers and food
inspectors voted to retun to work and
submit their demands to arbitration.
The officers of the clerks and ste
a
nographers’ union promised to urge
the thousand strikers of that organ
zation to submit their grievances to
arbitration.
COOKS ON STRIKE
BUTTE, Mont., April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The cook and waiters
of this city are on strike, and the
larger restaurants have been com
pelled to close. Long lines of hungry
men are standing before the small res
taurants where the owners do their
own work.
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TROUBLE TO BB ARBITRATED
CHICAGO. April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The stockyards strike, which
has tied up the yards for four days,
ended yesterday when the men agreed
to return to work and submit the dif
ferences to arbitration.
FIGHTING BY
RUHR “REDS”
MUST^ CEASE
DUSSELDORF, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The “red’N soldiers in
the Ruhr district must give up their
Arms to the local authorities before
^pril 10, according to an agreement
which has been reached between the
Ebert government and the working
man’s general committee.
Nhie government will not consider
the "reds” as rebels if the fighting
stops by noon today.
The Communist commander prom
ised to observe the agreement. He
said he had a good army but lacked
ammunition. He said he had shot all
looters.
ASPIRES TO INDEPENDENCE
PARIS, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The separatists’ movement is
progressing in the German Rhineland
district, which has aspirations for the
establishment of an independent re
public.
LOWDEN HAS FILED
, IN OREGON PRIMARIES
aSALEM, Ore., April 2 (by Associated
Press)*—Governor Lowden has filed
his candidacy fo the Republican pres
idential nomination before the Oregon
primaries. Senator Johnson already
had filed.
TACOMA TO VOTE ON
DAYLIGHT SAVING
TACOMA, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The “daylight-saying” ques
riod is tc be submitted to the voters
ef this city.
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PICKETS
A NUISANCE AT
CAPITAL CITY
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The state department
has failed in its efforts to get the
Washington police to stop the picket
ing of the British embassy by women
favorable to the Irish “republic.” The
police said they were powerless to act
unless there wsfs disorder.
A dozen women are engaged in pa
rading before the embassy, carrying
banners criticizing the British govern
ment. The women also staged a dem
onstration before the White House yes
terday.
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DIFFERENT IN THIS CASE
JEFFERSON CITY, April 2 (by As
sociated Press).—The supreme court
of this state has handed down a deci
sion sustaining a verdict against the
picketing of places of business by
members of trades unions.
FORMER GOVERNOR
OF WASHINGTON DIES
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Colonel J. R. Wheat, former
territorial governor of Washington,'
died last night at Sacramento, Cal.
He was a veteran of the civil war.
WERE IMPLICATED IN
TWENTY ROBBERIES
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Paul Hopkins and Oscar Ellis
have been arrested on charges of be
ing implicated in more than twenty
hold-ups of Japanese residents of the
White River valley, near Kent, involv
ing thefts of thousands of dollars,
within tyo months.
MISSING ANCHORAGEITE
HAS NOT BEEN LOCATED
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The sheriff is investigating
reports that Dorr Barthof was seen in
Chehalis last Sunday. Barthof, who is
interested in several Alaska mines,
disappeared from his home in Auburn
a week ago.
TO LEGISLATE
FOR REL IEF OF !
EX-SOLDIERS
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The house ways and
means committee, by a decisive vote,
has decided to recommend for passage
the soldiers’ relief legislation, with a
probable provision for a cash bonus.
The details of the provision are to
be referred to a sub-committee.
The report of the committee will
declare against a bond issue to meet
the expenditure involved, but will sug
gest that funds be provided by luxury
taxes.
SHIPYARD IT
SEATTLESOLD
TO RODGERS
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WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—It is learned that the
United States Shipping Board has sold
the Skinner & Eddy shipyard at Seat-;
tie to David Rodgers. It is believed
that the price paid was $3,400,000.
WILL EMPLOY LARGE FORCE
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—It is announced that Rodgers
has assembled a large staff ready to
begin steel construction here. It is
understood that he has contracts ag
gregating $40,000,000, and that he will
employ a large force of men.
PENNSYLVANIATOWN
SHOWS SMALL GAIN
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The population of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is 73,828, an in
crease of 6,700, according to a bulletin
issued today by the census bureau.
AGED PIONEER OF
WASHINGTON DIES
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Mrs. Mary Thomas, aged 77
years, a resident of King county for
forty-five years, died here last night.
ALASKA SAILS
WITH BIG LIST
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SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Alaska sailed
at 5 o’clock last evening for Alaska
ports, carrying two hundred passen
gers, among whom were the following
for Cordova:
Dick Chapman, W. T. Young, Mrs,
C. Baunto®, George Moody and wife,
Mrs. Allison, Mrs. W. A. Caswell, Alice
Caswell, F. W. Lynch, C. L. Richards,
T. C. Bokall, Otto Selso, H. Suther
land, Pete Taylor, C. E. Keen,’ Joe
Luke, Paul Lathum, and five steerage.
MYSTERIOUS SIGNALS
SENT BY MOTORSHIP
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—The motorship Libby Maine
wirelessed last night for help, five
miles off Cape Flattery. Three hours
later she entered the strait under her
own power. The distress calls are yet
unexplained.
WILL NOT SIGN
RESOLUTION IF
IT IS ADOPTED!
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Chairman Cummings of
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the national Democratic committee
said yesterday that he did not think
President Wilson would sign the
peace resolution should it be passed
by congress. He said the house was
attempting to exercise executive
powers which it did not possess.
The Republican leaders have agreed
to defer consideration of the joint res
olution declaring peace with Germany
until Thursday of next week.
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TO WILSON IS
MADE PUBLIC
NEW YORK, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—President Wilson has made
public a confidential report made to
him six months ago by Herbert
Hoover, in which it was declared that
there was a growing danger of the
domination of the nation’s foodstuffs.
Mr. Hoover said the problem should
be laid before congress.
The report was made in connection
with the investigation of the big pack
ing concerns.
VETERANS TO VISIT
FORMER BATTLEFIELD
ST. LOUIS, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—More than one hundred vet
erans of the battle of Shiloh left to
day by steamer for the battlefield.
WILSON’S NAME TAKEN
FROM BALLOT IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Ga., April 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson’s
name has been withdrawn from the
Georgia presidential primaries, by ac
tion of the signers of the petition.
RANH!!
IN PRESENCE OF
ITS OCCUPANT
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Two armed bandits last ni§ht
forced Mrs. Bert E. Farrar to sit on
the edge of her bed in her Capitol
Hill home while they ransacked the
house. They escaped with $800 worth
of valuables after cutting the tele
phone wires.
Mrs. Farrar’s husband is president
of the Burke-Farrar Realty Company,
and Mrs, Farrar is prominent socially.
TWO EXPELLED SOCIAIF s
SAY TREASON WAS COMMITTED
BY NEW YORK’S ASSEMBLY
ALBANY, N. Y., April 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Louis Waldman and
Charles Solomon, two of the Socialist
assemblymen who were expelled from
membership in the state legislature
yesterday, issued a statement last
night in which they declared that
treason had been committed by the
assembly, by the aid of Republicans
and Democrats, with a few honorable
exceptions.
“The representatives of the Socialist
party have been driven from the legis
lative halls solely because the platform
of that party is distasteful to the op
ponents of Socialism,” the statement
says, and it declares that “the consti
tution has been lynched and the per
petrators of this outrage must be
brought to justice.”
WILL APPEAL TO COURTS
NEW YORK, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—John Block, state chairman
of the Socialist party, said last night
that the five expelled assemblymen
had planned to appeal to the state
supreme court, and possibly to the
sapr^me court of the United States.
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VETERANS CONDEMN ACTION
MINNEAPOLIS, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The state and North
western district convention of the
World War Veterans last night adopt
ed resolutions condemning the action
of the New York assembly in expelling
the Socialist members. A telegram
was sent to the assembly declaring
that the expulsion was an offense
against democracy.
BUT AMERICANS
ESCAPEUNHURT
WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Rebels a few miles from
Mexico City attacked Lieutenant
Colonel Robert L. Campbell, military
attache of the American embassy, Mrs.
Campbell, and an American woman
physician named Paine. The party
escaped unhurt.
'J'he women hid in the woods until
the bandits left.
The train carrying the party was at
tacked by the bandits and wrecked
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“TOO MUCH JOHNSTONE”
COMING TO VALDEZ TO
BE TRIED FOR FORGERY
SALT LAKE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—An order has been signed for
the return of G. C. Fisher, alias Rob
ert Johnston, to Alaska, to stand trial
on the charge of passing forged treas
ury checks for $2,000 at Cordova a few
weeks ago. He will be taken to Ju
neau in a few days.
SAYS RECENT* QUAKES
AFFECTED MT. M’KINLEY
PORTLAND. Ore., April 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Professor Herschell
Parker, who climbed Mount McKinley
a few years ago, says that the earth
quakes of the past few- years have
caused Mount McKinley to drop five
hundred feet from its original 20,400
feet of altitude.
The registration books for the city
election close tomorrow afternoon,
and if you want to vote next Tuesday
your name should be enrolled.
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MEXICAN SMUGGLERS
SHOT AND KILLED BY
CUSTOMS OFFICERS
LAREDO, Texas, April 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—In a rifle fight between
four American customs inspectors and
seven alleged Mexican smugglers near
here today three smugglers were shot
and killed. The others escaped.
L None of the Americans was injured.
SEATTLE INVESTIGATES
HIGH COST OF SHOES
SEATTLE, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—A committee of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce is investigat
ing the rise in shoe prices, published
figures showing that the higher grade
women's shoes have increased $7 per
pair since 1919.
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DANIELS WANTS
NAVALBASESON
PACIFIC COAST
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WASHINGTON, April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Secretary of the Navy
Daniels has written to Chairman Page
of the senate committee on naval af
fairs urging the passage of provisions
for a submarine base at San Pedro,
Cal., and also a similar base at Port
Angeles, Wash. Provision for a deop
water naval base in San Francisco bay,
to accommodate the increased Pacific
fleet, is also urged by Mr. Daniels.
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MAY BE ADDRESSED
BY HERBERT HOOVER
SEATTLE. April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Glenville A. Collins, presi
dent of the International Mining Con
vention, says he is attempting to ob
tain the consent of Herbert Hoover to
speak at the convention to be held
here next week. He say she is hope
ful that Hoover will come.
IRELAND HAS NEW
CHIEF SECRETARY
LONDON, April 2 (by Associated
Press).—Sir Hamar Greenwood, under
secretary for home affairs, has been
appointed chief secretary for Ireland.
succeeding Ian MacPherson, resigned.
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OIL PRODUCTION FOR
MARCH SHOWS DECREASE
OIL CITY, Pa., April 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—The nation’s oil produc
tion during the month of March to
taled 283,574 barrels, a loss of 35,994
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compared with the February record.
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