VOL. IV. NO. 248_CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
1SSSUE IN GREAT STM WORKERS’ STRIKE REMAINS DOUBTFUL
ACTION ON FORTY AMENDMENTS
. IS POSTPONED FOR ONE WEEK
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (by Associated Press).—The Re
publicans yesterday took control of the treaty procedure in the
senate, and on the first test vote, by a margin of three votes, I
adopted Senator Lodge’s motion to postpone for a week con
sideration of the forty amendments submitted by the commit
tee on foreign relations, which would relieve the United States
from paricipating in the work of the various commissions cre
^ ated by the treaty.
Senator Johnson, who has returned from his speaking tour,
-aid he was prepared to visit the Pacific coast states later and
to continue the fight against the League of Nations.
Hitchcock Claims Administration Victory
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, Democratic leader in the
-crude, claims that yesterday’s vote was a victory for the
friends of the League of Nations. He said: “We defeated
tie effort to postpone consideration of the Fall amendments,
and we gained two Republican votes.”
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JUNEAU, Sept.. 24 (Special to Daily
Times).—A verdict of murder in the
first degree, without capital punish-!
ment, was the verdict brought in by
the jury in the district court today in
the case of John Gaslow, charged with
the murder of Myra Schmidt, a woman
j-‘of the underworld, in this city last
* December.
Gaslow is a pioneer of the North,
having lived at Dawson, Fairbanks,
Iditarod and other places in the In
terior.
The evidence in the case was all
circumstantial, and the case was bit
terly contested and attracted wide at
tention.
COURT WILL HANDLE
NATURALIZATION CASES
ON SATURDAY NEXT
Saturday, September 27, has been
set apart by Judge Bunnell of the dis
trict court for consideration of natur
y alization matters.
Applicants for citizenship will be
heard at that time. Honorably dis
charged soldiers or sailors, for whom
soecial facilities have been provided
for securing citizenship, are requested
to interview the district attorney, W.
A.. Munley, or his assistant, Mr. Ben
nett. They are required to have two
witnesses to testify to the matters
set forth in the application.
GALLANT FRENCHARMY
NEARING PEACE FOOTING
PARIS, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The decentralization of the
French army has been completed, and
the troops, except those stationed on
the Rhine, have been returned to their
home garrisons.
BIG FUND ^ RAISED
, FOR PATRIOTS’ DEFENSE
SEOUL, Korea, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Koreans have raised
$75,000 for the defense of the leaders
of the recent insurrection, who will be
brought to trial this autumn.
An effort is being made to secure
the services of a foreign lawyer.
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SAX 3ERXARDIXO, Cal., Sept. 24
(by Associated Press).—Fire burned
over seven thousand acres of timber
in this vicinity, including apple orch
ards and buildings. The fire extended
over a front of ten miles.
Hundreds of Men Fight Fire
LOS AXGELES, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two mountain fires
have devastated more than two thou
sand acres of timber, and the fires are
yet unchecked. Eight hundred men
are engaged in fighting the fires.
OKLAHOMA MOB
RELEASES OFFICIALS
OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Four companies of
infantry, with machine gun battalions,
left here yesterday for Drumheller,
which was reported to be in the hands
of a mob.
The mayor of the city and the chief
of police, who had been held prisoners
by the mob, have been released.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX
IN GRUELLING FIGHT
FOR LEAGUE PENNANT
CHICAGO, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The Chicago White Sox need
one more victory to “cinch” the pen
nant. Cicotte is being groomed to pitch
for a victory over St. Louis this after
noon.
The fans are in hopes that Detroit
will defeat Cleveland this afternoon.
With only four more games to play, a
single defeat would put Cleveland out
of the running.
PIONEER KLONDIKER
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
DAWSON, Y. T„ Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Mike Seidelmeir, a
pioneer roadhouse man of the Klon
dike region, accidentally killed him
self while hunting yesterday. i
Mexicans Refuse
To Perform in
Texas’ Back Yard
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 24 (by
Associated Press).—Because of
the fact that Governor Hobby is
advocating armed intervention
in Mexico, the Mexican govern
ment has canceled plans to send
an exhibit accompanied by a del
egation to the Texas state fair.
Advertising Is
Now Essential
To Business Men
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 24 (by
Associated Press).—Speakers at
tending the World Ad Clubs con
vention in this city declare that
business men no longer regard
advertising as a necessary evil.
They now believe it to be essen
tial to permanent success, say
the ad men.
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SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Speaking to a great
crowd at the Mormon tabernacle last
night. President Wilson said that the
reservations proposed to be attached
to the peace treaty by the United
States senate, would “cut the heart
out of the League of Nations.”
People in Favor of League
OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson,
addressing a large assemblage at the
depot here' from the rear platform of
his train, said that 80 per cent of the
people of the United States favor the
League of Nations.
At Denver Tomorrow
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—President Wilson
will arrive here at 4 o’clock this after
noon. He will speak at Denver to
morrow.
IN FAR NORTH
NOME, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The Belvedere, an American
trading schooner, and another meri
can steamer, together with the Rus
sian steamer Stavanpol, are held in
the ice at the entrance to Kolyuchian
bay, on the east coast of Siberia.
The Nome trader Sea Wolf, arriving
from the Arctic, reports that trappers
and traders on Bailey island, Banks
Land and other points in the Arctic
ran sirert of food during the summer
because the heavy ice prevented sup
plies from reaching them.
INDIGENT BAPTISTS ARE
PROVIDED FOR BY JOHN D.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (by Associ
ated Press) —John D. Rockefeller has
given two million dollars to be used
in caring for indigent Baptist minis
ters.
CRITICAL TINE
FOR CABINET OF
GREAT BRITAIN
LONDON, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—The executive committee of
the railroad men’s organization has
sent an ultimatum to the government
rejecting the government’s standard
ization offer, and intimating the pos
sibility of a strike unless a favorable
reply is received.
Minister Geddes declared today that
an increase in freight rates of possibly
50 per cent would be needed if the
men’s demands were met.
The government has called a full
meeting of the cabinet to consider the
situation.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS
ARE HANDICAPPED
BY LACK OF SA )RS
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (by Associat
ed Press).—Eleven American warships
at the New York navy yard are with
out sufficient crews.
On account of the shortage of en
listed men and the possibility of the
resignation of many officers, the an
nual fall and winter maneuvers of the
Atlantic fleet may have to be aban
doned,
UNION OFFICIAL
SHOT BY OFFICER
CHARLESTOWN, W. Va„ Sept. 24
(by Associated Press).—Vice Presi
dent Petry of the local Mine Workers’
union was shot by Deputy Sheriff Don
Hhafin in the office of the union today.
GREAT TRUTH
IS UTTERED
BY MR. LANE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary of the In
terior Franklin K. Lane, speaking at
the annual convention of the Ameri
can Association of Secretaries of
State here today, said that the people
who continued to believe that there
was a bag of gold at the end of the
rainbow were largely responsible for
the present industrial and social un
rest in America.
“These folks,” he said, “won’t take
the word of experienced men all down
the road of history, that work is the
only way to happiness.”
SCORES ARE EXECUTED
FOR PARTICIPATION IN
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK PLOT
LONDON, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—A soviet wireless admits that
the Bolsheviki have abandoned the
town of Lgov to Denekine, and also
concedes the loss of two towns in
southern Voronetz.
The Bolsheviki report the discovery
of an anti-Bolshevik plot, with rami
fications throughout Russia, and hav
ing its origin in Moscow, which result
ed in the execution of sixty-six men.
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Rumor of Disaster to Denekine
The Bolsheviki claim to have cap
tured Tomsk, five hundred miles east
of Omsk, the Siberian capital of the
All-Russian government.
] MANUFACTURING IS PARALYZED
AND EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE
TO EXTEND STRIKE TO CARRIERS
STRIKE SI MM ART (by Associated Press).—Reports
from the various steel centers show little change in the align
ment of the opposing forces in the steel strike, and the issue is
still doubtful in the strategic centers radiating from Pittsburgh
and Chicago. The Carnegie company claims that its men are
returning to work.
Foster Says Fight Will Be to Bitter End
1 Id 1 SRI RGH, Sept. I’d (by Associated Press).—The na
tional strikers’ committee, at its meeting here today, discussed
plans for the extension of the strike to the seamen and train
men of the Great hakes region, h oster says the strikers will
tight to the bitter end.
I Representatives of the Carnegie Steel Company say con
| ditions are improving and the situation is more encouraging.
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Senate Committee Report
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Kenyon said
today that he hoped to complete the
inquiry into the strike in the steel in
dustry next week, and said he hoped
to suggest legislation which would re
sult in conciliation.
The senate committee on labor is
preparing to investigate the charges
that Foster, secretary of the steel
strikers’ Organization, is a member of
the Industrial Workers of the World.
Ultimatum by Company #
INDIANA HARBOR, Sept. 24 (by
Associated Press).—The officials of
the Inland Steel Company have sent
an ultimatum to the strikers stating
that unless they return to work within
two days the company will shut down
the plant for six months.
The furnaces of the company cost
two million dollars each, and it costs
$250,000 to start a fire in the furnaces.
The strikers say they will ignore the
warning.
Ohio Plants Paralyzed
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The third day of the
steel strike found Ohio’s great steel
centers, Youngstown, Cleveland and
Steubenville, completely paralyzed.
The unions claim that more than
fifty thousand m§n are striking in
Ohio.
Strikers and Workmen Clash
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Sept. 24 (by
Associated Press).—The strike has
closed down every mill in the Mahon
ing valley, Ohio’s great steel center.
Forty-four thousand men are idle in
Cleveland.
Four men were stabbed and two
were beaten near the entrance of the
American Steel and Wire Company’s
plant today, when men alighted from a
street car to go to work in the mills.
The railroads serving the various
steel plants in this district have laid
off a hundred yard crews, aggregating
five hundred men, since the strike
started. Others are to be laid off.
Fatal Riot at Lawrenceville
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—One man was probably
fatally injured and a policeman and
several other persons were seriously
injured during a riot in the Lawrence
ville mill district last night.
Woman Victim at Newcastle
NEWCASTLE, Pa., Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The wife of a
striker who was shot during a strike
riot here last night died of her in
juries today.
Bitter Feelinig Against Police
FARRELL, Pa., Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two men were killed
and two wounded last night in a clash
between the state police and the strik
ers. Great bitterness is felt against
the state constabulary.
Three-Year-Old Boy a Victim
BUFFALO, X. Y., Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—One man was killed
and four persons were wounded, in
cluding a three-year-old boy, when the
guards of the Lackawanna steel plant
fired with shotguns upon a crowd of
strikers last night.
BAKER STATES
WASHINGTOX, Sept. 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary of War Ba
ker, in a statement before the house
committee on military affairs today
that the proposed peace-time army of
509.000 men would be only child’s play
if the League of Xations were not
formed.
Mr. Baker said that without the
league every big nation must be armed
to the teeth, “and we will have a
repetition of the balance of power.”
PLAN OF A VISIONARY
FOR COMMUNICATING
WITH NEAREST PLANET
OMAHA, Sept. 24 (by Associated
Press).—Professor David Todd an
nounces that he will attempt to com
municate with the planet Mars this
fall, in the largest balloon ever made,
which will ascend to an altitude of
fifty thousand feet.
The professor is the inventor of a
dirigible balloon having two compart
ments, the upper one containing hydro
gen gas and the lower one fresh air.
It is expected that this balloon will
enable him to reach a great height.
WATER FRONT STRIKE
IS STILL UNSETTLED
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The striking riggers
and stevedores have rejected the terms
offered by the employers for the set
tlement of the strike.
The employers conceded the in
crease in wages demanded, but re
fused to increase the number of men
employed in the hatches or to lessen
the weight of the slingloads.