The Cordova Daily Times
VOL. 5, NO. 211 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1920 PRICE TENANTS
COLORADO STREET CAR MEN HAVE VOTED TO CALL OFF STRIKE
REGULAR SOLDIERS PATROL
* DENVER WHERE RIOTS RESULT
THREE KILLED, MANY INJURED
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DENVER, Aug. 7 by Associated
Press).—The striking street car men
today voted to call off the strike if
—■*£he company would permit them to re
turn to work in a body and send the
strikebreakers out of town. Wayne
Williams, counsel for the union, was
instructed to confer with the company.
NIGHT OF RIOTING
-% DENVER, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Machine guns manned by
former soldiers were ready late yes
terday to maintain order in case of a
renewal of the rioting as a result of
the street car strike.
Three were killed, fourteen injured
and one may die as a result of the
rioting at the east side car barns. As
the mob advanced on the barns it
was met with a volley from the police
and armed strikebreakers.
Troops are en route here from Camp
Funston.
j*. Judge Greeley W. Whitford of the
district court ordered that the strike
be called off.
The executive committee of the
strikers called off the strike at a
meeting last night and it is expected
a meeting of the strikers today will
ratify the committee’s action.
The city was quiet today following
a night of rioting during which three
men were killed and a dozen wounded.
Two hundred and fifty regular soldiers
from Fort Logan took over the situa
tion early this morning when the
mayor issued a proclamation placing
the city under military control. Five
thousand additional troops are ex
pected tonight. The American Legion
and other civilian volunteers are aid
ing the military.
CLAIMS MINERS ARE
DISCRIMINATED AGAINST
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FERNIE, B. C., Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Miners in the Coal
Creek mines refused to work yester
day, claiming that two former mem
bers who advocated “one big union”
were being discriminated against by
refusal of the United Mine Workers
to accept them as members.
AUTHORITYGIVEN TO
GREEKS TO OCCUPY
CONSTANTINOPLE
ROME, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Local newspapers announce
today that the allies have given the
Greeks authority to occupy Constanti
nople.
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MACINGMOTORBOAT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
COWES, Eng., Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—The racing motorboat
Whipporwill Junior, here to represent
the Motor Boat Club of America in
the Harmsworth trophy contest, was
destroyed by fire today and sunk. The
crew was rescued.
CLAIMS PROHIBITION
IS CAUSE OF UNREST
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 7 (by As
sociated Press).—James W. Duncan,
Tice president of the American Feder
ation of Labor, said yesterday at a
meeting of the executive council here
that prohibition was responsible for
s®jch of the unrest among labor.
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MORE RIOTING OCCURS
AT WEST FRANKFORT
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WEST FRANKFORT, 111., Aug. 7
(by Associated Press).—Sporadic riot
ing broke out again this morning as
a result of the feeling against foreign
ers. Louis Carrari was shot and
beaten to death. This is the first
known death since Thursday night.
excitingIcenes in
HOUSE OF COMMONS
OVER THE IRISH BILL
LONDON, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—There were exciting scenes
in the house of commons yesterday
during discussion of the bill to restore
order in Ireland. Joseph Devlin, Na
tionalist member from Belfast, was
suspended and sent from the house
and other Nationalists, the greater
majority of the Labor party and some
Independent Liberals followed him
from the chamber amid jeers from the
supporters of the ministry.
WEST COAST
WILL STAGE
CUP RACES
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 7 (by As
sociated Press).—A series of races is
being arranged between the local
yachts Vixon and Ruby, the winner to
be the Aeolian Club’s challenger for
the cup now held by the San Fran
cisco Yacht Club.
The Vixon is being remodeled by
her owners, the Stanovich brothers*
and will be manned by Bob Stano
vich and Charles Miller, and Fred
Riccado. The Ruby will be skippered
by Fred Patrecia, her owner, Stowe
Elliott and Harold Fish.
It is thought that Captain John
Barneson’s Lady Betty which will
compete at San Diego for the Sir
Thomas Lipton cup will represent the
San Francisco Yacht Club in the
race here. She has been fitted out
with a new rig which is expected to
add much to her speed. The Lady
Betty was beaten in the 1915 exposi
tion competition for the King George
cup by the Yordug of Denmark.
ROOSEVELT RETIRES
NAVY DEPARTMEN!
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press). — Franklin D. Roosevelt
concluded his duties as assistant sec
retary of the navy yesterday and left
for Dayton to attend the notification
ceremonies.
CANADIANSALSOTO
DO FLYING STUNTS
WINNIPEC, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press). — Transcontinental flying
across Canada will be inaugurated
within a year, according to Major R. D.
Hobbs, inspector of civil aviatiooi. The
survey of a route has practically been
completed.
GREAT NORTHERN RY.
MAY BE FORCED TO
ELECTRIFY ITS ROAD
SEATTLE, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Jackson E. Reynolds, a direc
tor of the Great Northern railway, said
today that “$S coal and $2 oil” may
force electrification of the road. The
cost of fuel amounts to one-quarter
of the entire operating expense of the
road, he said.
DENIES JAPANESE
OFFICIALS PARTY
TO ANY SMUGGLING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Japanese embassy
has issued a- statement denying that
Japanese officials, and especially the
consul at Los Angeles, had connived
in smuggling Japanese from Mexico,
saying no actual facts had been
shown to support Congressman John
son’s charge.
SEATTLE, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Less conservation and more
encouragement to individual settlers
is the primary need for the develop
ment of Alaska. Senator Jones and
Colonel Richardson both made this
statement yesterday in addresses be
fore the chamber of commerce.
Colonel Richardson declared that
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Alaska has suffered more with less
compensation during the war than any
other section of the country.
“On my recent visit to Alaska I
found much of the old spirit lacking,
but there still remains confidence and
hope,” he said.
“I consider myself senator from
Alaska as well as senator from Wash
ing,” Senator Jones declared.
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CANADA CHALLENGES
THE YACHT RESOLUTE
MONTREAL, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—A challenge to race for the
America’s cup will be telegraphed to
night by the Royal Cape Breton Yacht
Club, is was announced here.
papeFMts
FROM GERMANY
FOR SIXTY CENTS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—The department of com
merce announced today that it had
sent cable orders for samples of paper
suits much in vogue in Germany and
that later they will be displayed in
the important cities of this country.
It is believed they will be much in
demand and can be made to retail at
60 cents each.
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FOREST FIRES ARE
RAGING IN IDAHO
MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 7 (by As
sociated Press).—Fires in the Koote
nai forest in northern Idaho are burn
ing over an area of 32,000 acres. Big
parties of fire fighters have been sent
out to combat the flames.
MUNITIONSMUSTNOT
GO ACROSS BORDER
MEXICALI, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—United States Consul Boyle
instructed by the state department to
co-operate with the American military
to prevent smuggling of munitions
across the border.
GOVT. OWNERSHIP OF
PACKING PLANTS URGED
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Government ownership of
packing plants was urged in a resolu
tion adopted today by the Amalga
mated Meat Cutters and Butchers of
North America, at the convention here.
POLAND SENDS NOTE
ON POLITICAL SITUATION;
WARSAW, Tug. 7 (by Tssociated
Press).—The Polish foreign office
sent a note to the allies, and a special
note to the United States, on the polit
ical situation.
MARSHALL SAYS
PEOPLE NOT
FAVOR LEAGUE
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SPOKANE, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Vice President Marshall in
an interview here today expressed the
belief that the peace treaty with the
League of Nations cannot be adopted
even in case of the Democratic land
slide in November. He said that even
if the Democrats are successful in
electing all their candidates for the
senate, they will still lack the neces
sary two-thirds vote to adopt the
treaty.
Marshall expressed the opinion that
one-third of the people were unquali
fiedly against the league, a third were
for it without reservations, and a
third for it with reservations.
STRIKE THREATENED
THRU ACTIVITIES BOLS
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Rumors of a country
wide strike are the cause of great con
cern in business circles. The threat
ened strike is the result of agitation
by the extremist element of labor, fol
lowing Bolsheviki successes.
MOTOR CAR BANDITS
I ARE VERY BUSY BEES
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Motor car bandits yes
terday robbed a Standard Oil collec
tor of $4,100 and escaped. Several
hours earlier a messenger for Wilson
& Co., packers, was robbed of $3,179
COX FAVORS LEAGUE NATIONS
WITH RESERVATIONS IN HIS
SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
GOVERNOR CANTU HAS
OFFERED TO SURRENDER
NOGALES, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Governor Cantu has offered
to surrender within two weeks, if this
action will cause President de la
Huerta to stop the movement of troops
to Lower California, it is reported here
today.
CANTU IN SECLUSION
MEXICALI, Aug. 7 (by Associaerl
Press).—Covernor Cantu remained in
seclusion today and his family refused
to comment on the statement credited
to Senor Juan Platt that he had of
fered to surrender in two weeks. The
statement is given little credence here.
TO USE YAQUIS AGAINST CANTU
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 7 (by Associ
ated Press).—Yaqui Indians probably
will make up a large part of the fed
eral forces against Cantu, according
to the newspaper Excelsior. The gov
ernment is not disposed to adopt a
conciliatory policy in dealing with
Cantu.
FIRE DESTROYS
APARTMENTS
AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Mrs. Joseph J. Chaney of
Portland was killed, Miss M. Evans
and Miss Edith Bogue seriously in
jured, and ten other slightly injured,
as the result of a fire last night which
destroyed the Elton Court apartments
at Eleventh avenue and Hill street.
Mrs. Chaney and Miss Evans jumped
from the fourth story.
LARGE SHIPMENT BIRD
OF PARADISE FEATHERS
SEIZED AT NEW YORK
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Eighty thousand dollars’
worth of Bird of Paradise feathers
were seized from an Italian ship today
by revenue inspectors, who believe
they have uncovered a smuggling ring
that has brought more than a million
dollars’ worth of prohibited plumage
into the country.
PIONEER OF DAWSON
IS INSTANTLY KILLED
DAWSON, Aug. 7 by Associated
Press).—Dell Bendy, a pioneer Daw
son hotel proprietor, was instantly
killed yesterday when his automobile
jumped off the Bear Creek bridge on
the road eight miles from Dawson.
NEW ALTITUDERECORD
MADE BY A DEHAVILAND
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. 7 (by As
sociated Press).—A DeHavil%pd plane
with seven passengers, piloted by
Lieutenant Harry Waddington, made
a world’s altitude record of 19,070 feet
, yesterday.
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DAYTON, O., Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—Peace for America and the
world by this nation's entrance into
: the League of Nations, with “interpre
tations,” not discussions, being it3
vital principle, was pronounced by
James M. Cox as his paramount policy
in his address accepting the Demo
j cratic nomination for president.
He militantly championed the
league as proposed by President Wil
son, with interpretation insuring good
faith and understanding, and de
nounced what he termed the dishon
| orable proposal of Senator Harding
for “a separate peace with Germany.”
League or no league was declared to
be the issue between the parties—the
“paramount issue of a century:” He
added that the first duty of the new
administration should be ratification
of the treaty.
The prohibition amendment and the
Volstead law were not mentioned spe
cifically, but Governor Cox promised
strict law enforcement, and urged rat
ification of the suffrage amendment.
Cox flayed the Republicans, includ
ing Harding _and congressional lead
ers.
He said he took the Democratic
stand of a “free man, unfettered by
promises.”
“Morals cannot easily be produced
by statute,” the nominee said, pass
ing to a plea against abuse of writ3
of injunction.
Cox paid a graceful tribute to Presi
dent Wilson when scoring the Repub
lican platform for the absence of a
“line that breathes emotion or pride”
in the nation’s war achievements. He
said that while soldiers fell in the
trenches, Wilson was broken down by
the enormous demands of his office.
Discussing domestic questions, he
denounced profiteering and promised
that profiteers would suffer the pen
alties of criminal laws.
He advocated fair returns for both
capital and labor and approved col
lective bargaining by labor through
its own representatives.
“We should not by law abridge a
man’s rights either to labor or quit
his employment. However, neither
capital nor labor should take any ac
tion which will put in jeopardy the
public welfare.”
RUTH SWATS BALL FOR
FORTIETH HOME-RUN
DETROIT, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—“Babe” Ruth yesterday hit
his fortieth home-run in the game here
between Detroit and New York.
DEATH CLAIMS VETERAN
STEAMBOAT MAN
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SEATTLE, Aug. 7 (by Associated
Press).—H. B. Kennedy, a veteran
Puget Sound steamboat man, died to
day in Seattle.
OWNERNEW YORKGLOBE
DIES IN MASSACHUSETTS
METHUEN, Mass., Aug. 7 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Edward F. Searles,
philanthropist and part owner of the
New York Globe, died here yester
day. One of his recent benefactions
was a gift of $2,500,000 to the Uni
versity of California.