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VOL. IV. NO. 201 CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JLL\ 3 1, 1919 _ PRICE_IEN CENTS
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' REPUBLICANS ARE DETERMINED
NOT TO RATIFY PEACE TREATY
VATIONS BE MADE
WASHINGTON, July 31 (by Associated Press) .—Senator
Ransdell, Democrat, of Louisiana, addressing the senate today,
urged the prompt and unreserved ratification of the League of
Nations covenant. He said the covenant met the ends of uni
versal peace as closely as any human agency could, and said
its enemies submitted many objections but proposed nothing
as a substitute.
Senator New, Republican, of Indiana, visited President
Wilson today to discuss the peace treaty. Later he told the
newspaper men that he had informed the President that it
would be impossible to get the senate to accept the peace treaty
as it stands. Either it would be ratified with reservations or
it would fail, he said he told the President,
f Senator New told the President he was utterly opposed to
Article 10 of the league covenant. The President had told Sen
ator New that the adoption of reservations by the senate might
1 set a precedent for other nations. Senator New had said that
the question of reservations was one for the American people
to decide, regardless of its effect on other countries.
Senator Keyes, Republican, of New Hampshire, after a
conference with President Wilson today, said “My back is
-tiller than ever for ratification with reservations.”
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NEW STEAMER I
FOR PORTLAND
TO FRISCO RUN
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31 (by As
sociated Press).—The new White
f, Flyer line has requested bids for the
construction of a 2,000-ton passenger
lines to operate between San Fran
cisco and Portland.
The White Flyer line is operating
the old Alaska steamship Humboldt
between San Francisco and Los An
geles.
The new vessel will be motor-driven
and will cost about a million dollars.
BRITISH NAVAL FORCE
TO BE SENT TO RUSSIA
LONDON, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—Great Britain has determined
to send a naval force to Russia to
cover the evacuation of the Archangel
troops. Regular army forces will be
ready to assist there if necessary.
FRANCE AND GERMANY
, RESUME COMMUNICATION
PARIS, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—Postal communication has
been resumed between France and
Germany.
ALL TELEGRAPH LINES
TO BE TURNED BACK
TO OWNERS TONIGHT
WASHINGTON, July 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—The telegraph and tele
phone lines of the country will be re
turned to their owners at midnight to
night by the government.
AUSTRIAN CABINET
NO LONGER EXISTS
\ "VIENNA, July 31 (by Associated
[* Press).—The Austrian cabinet has re
signed.
LOSS OF SUB TO
BE PROBED BY
NAVAL BOARD
NEW LONDON, Conn., July 31 (by
Associated Press).—A naval board of
inquiry is to be appointed to investi
gate the sinking of submarine G-2,
which was sunk in Long Island sound
yesterday with the loss of three lives.
The boat, which was obsolete, was
sunk without warning while practice
with depth bombs was being car
ried on.
RUSSIANS ARE WILLING
TO RELINQUISH RIGHT
TO ISLE OF SP1TZBERGEN
PARIS, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—The Russian political com
mission has advised the peace con
ference that it is willing to have the
island of Spitzbergen given to Nor
way.
AIRPLANES WILLliELP
FIGHT FOREST FIRES
CAMP LEWIS, July 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—Two airplanes left here
today for Portland, from where they
will be detailed to assist in locating
forest fires.
FOUR TOWNS CAPTURED
BY REVOLUTIONISTS
SAN SALVADOR, July 31 (by Asso
ciated Ptess).—Revolutionists have
captured four towns and the Honduras
government troops have won three
victories.
FISHQUOTATIONS
SEATTLE, July 31.—Prices for jish
at noon yesterday were: Halibut,
13%c; sablefish, 5c.
At Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, July 31.—Yesterday’s
fish prices were: Halibut, firsts, 8%c;
seconds, 5c; sable, 3c; red rock, IMiC.
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FAVORS COMPLETING ROAD (
WASHINGTON, July 31 (by Associated jjjj
jiji Press).—The committee on territories of the ijij
ijij house of representatives today submitted a jiji
jjjj favorable report on the bill appropriating $17,- jjjj
jjjj 000,000 for the completion of the government ijij
j| railroad in Alaska. ijij
Members of the committees on appropria- jiji
jjjj tions and territories will leave Saturday to in- jiji
jjjj spect the work on the railroad. Among those ijij
j| making up the party will be Johnson of Wash- jiji
jiji ington, Brooks of Pennsylvania, Strong of jiji
|j Kansas, Watson of Virginia and Davey of ijij
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TO COME NORTH NEXT WEEK AND
WILL PASS THROUGH CORDOVA
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SEATTLE, July 31 (by Associated Press).—A Post-Intel
ligencer special from Washington says that eight and possibly
more members of the house committees on territories and ap
propriations will leave Washington on Saturday next and will
sail from Seattle on Thursday, August 7, for Seward to inspect
the Alaska government railway, now under construction.
Representative Johnson of this state will be one of the
members of the party, the full list of whose membership has
not yet been announced.
The trip is to be made under the auspices of the depart
ment of the interior, and J. L. McPherson and W. A. Ryan are
in charge of the arrangements.
The party plans to go from Seward to Fairbanks, thence to
Chitina and Cordova, sailing from the latter point for Seattle.
It is possible that Secretary of the Interior Lane may ac
company the party, but if he is unable to make the trip Assist
ant Secretary Hollowell will go.
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GERMAN PRISONERS
MAY BE SOON RELEASED
PARIS, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—General Pershing believes
that the forty-eight thousand German
prisoners held by the Americans
should be released when the three
great powers ratify the peace treaty.
He believes that it will be unnecessary
to await the ratification of the treaty
by the United States.
TROOPS QUELL CHICAGO RIOTS
AFTER BEING FIRED UPON BY
MEMBERS OF COLORED RACE
CHICAGO, July 31 (by Associated Press).—Chicago is to
day comparatively quiet for the first time since Sunday. It is
believed that the soldiers have quelled the riots. The soldiers
were ordered out when warning was given that whites planned
to burn a large section of the “black belt.”
Eight thousand troops are now patrolling the “black belt.”
Blacks fired upon the troops, but none of the shots was effec
tive. The death list totals thirty and nearly a thousand have
been injured.
The mayor asked for state troops after it was reported that
many small white athletic clubs were planning concerted at
tacks on the blacks. The fire department answered forty tire
calls to quench fires in negro homes yesterday. The rioters dis
appeared after the arrival of the soldiers.
The governor announces that Chicago is not under martial
law. He explains that the state troops are working with the
police.
Thousands of law-abiding negroes who have been forced
to remain in their homes during the trouble are reported to be
in urgent need of food. The governor has ordered supplies to
be sent to them immediately.
LEAVESTODAY I
FOR CORDOVA
SEATTLE, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Northwestern
sailed for Northern ports at 9 o’clock
this morning with two hundred pas
sengers, the following of whom were
booked for Cordova:
Dr. Ed D. Jones, H. O. McCall, J.
Deneen, J. Jones, Mrs. A. F. Wildt,
Mrs. W. H. Lindig. J. H. Brabazon,
Margaret Ward. M. J. Florence, N. P.
Anderson, P. H. Lyons, H. O. Harri
son, Ben Crouch. Roy Tozier, J. H.
Hornell, Mrs. W. E. Brown and babe,
E. Rodes and J. A. Fagerberg.
COST OF LIVING
THREATENSTO
CAUSE STRIKE
WASHINGTON, July 31 (by Associ
ated Press).—President Lee of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen an
nounced today that unless the rail
road administration acts by October
1 to increase the trainmen’s wages or
the cost of living is reduced, steps
looking toward the enforcement of
their demands will be taken.
It is understood that President Wil
son is deeply impressed by the train
men’s declaration that unrest is sweep
ing the country on account of the de
creased purchasing power of the dol
lar.
It was announced at the White
House today that President Wil
son was giving deep and thoughtful
consideration to the high cost of living
and that he is calling in the assistance
of all branches of the government that
may be able to aid him in solving the
problem.
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PARIS, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—The French cabinet has ap
proved a proposal that peace be con
sidered to exist officially from the date
of the publication in the official jour
nal of the ratification of the treaty by
the chamber of deputies.
MILWAUKEE IS
SEEKING OIL
AT ABERDEEN
ABERDEEN, Wash., July 31 (by As
sociated Press).—It is reported that
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company engineers are sink
ing for oil in the company’s big hold
ings near here. The Standard Oil
Company recently started similar op
erations.
QUITS GOVERNMENT
SERVICE TO BECOME
CONSULTING ENGINEER
George Watkins Evans, who for the
past three years has been district min
ing engineer for the United States bu
reau of mines for the district which
includes Idaho. Oregon. Washington
and Alaska, resigned his position re
cently to open an office as consulting
mining engineer, with offices in the
Smith building. Seattle.
Mr. Evans has examined the three
principal coal fields of Alaska, the
Bering River field, the Matanuska field
and the Nenana field, and has visited
the Bering River field several times.
He left today for Katalla to consult
with the officials of the Bering River
Coal Company in the capacity of con
sulting mining engineer.
Mr. Evans will continue to specialize
in coal, and will cover the coal fields
of the entire Pacific coast, including
British Columbia. He has examined
all the coal fields of the Pacific coast,
and is recognized as the leading coal
mining engineer on the western
coast.
SEEKING TO CONTROL
ENGLISH LIQUOR SALES
LONDON, July 31 (by Associated
Press).—The prohibitionists in parlia
ment have decided to conduct a secret
campaign to maintain the existing
war-time control of the liquor traffic,
especially as to the restricted hours of
sale.
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