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The Cordova Daily Times
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~VOL. V. NO. 57 S CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1920_PRICE TEN CENTS
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SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS’
WORTH OF DAMAGE IN EAST
BY GALES AND HIGH TIDES
NEW YORK, Feb. 5 (by Associated
Press).—The gale and blizzard which
has been raging for the past two days
in4 the Eastern states has wrought
enormous property damage along the
middle North Atlantic coast, tieing up
shipping and hampering rail traffic
for many miles inland. Thousands of
dollars of damage has been done at
Coney Island, Rockaway and Atlantic
City.
Tht^ gale was accompanied by un
usually high tides along the North At
lantic ice. The losses are estimated
at more than two millions- of dollars.
Several vessels are reported in dis
tress, and Atlantic City, Seabright and
•other coast points were hit hard,
houses being washed into the sea. The
streets of New York are blocked with
snow.
Passengers in Great Peril
The steamer Princess Anne of the
Old Dominion line, carrying thirty-two
passengers and a crew of forty-five
men, from Norfolk, was driven
aground at Rockaway point, Long
island, by the storm. Army tugs an
gered her distress calls.
The waves battered the coast guard
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: boat to pieces when an attempt was
made to launch it.
The Princess Anne is damaged and
leaking, and the captain has requested
that the passengers and crew be taker
off before night.
Perils of a Big City
Falling signs and advertising de
vices, loosened by the storm, hav(
been responsible for the injury o!
many persons during the past twc
days. Lieutenant Colonel Frederic!
Dayison was seriqusly injured wher
a falling glass awning struck him.
Continued Storms Predicted
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—The weather bureai
forecast for the next twenty-foui
hours indicates more snow and high
winds on the Atlantic coast.
Twenty inches of snow have faller
in New England, and passenger trains
are far behind schedules.
Town Submerged
OCEAN CITY, Md., Fell 6 (by Asso
dated Press).—The ocean rolled cleai
over this town during the height o:
the storm, causing a loss estimated ai
more than three hundred thousanc
dollars.
GRIGSBY FILES
FOR DELEGATE
TO CONGRESS
JUNEAU, Feb. 6 (Special to the
I$aily Times)—Telegraphic advices
from Washington say that Delegate
George Grigsby yesterday mailed his
declaration of candidacy for the Dem
ocratic nomination for delegate to con
gas from Alaska. He was urged to
pie by Democrats and others in all
Iparts of the territory.
't Jerry Murphy is being urged in let
ters and telegrams from friends in
different sections to file his declara
tion of candidacy for the position of
attorney general for Alaska, which po
sition he now holds by appointment of
the governor, and he probably will do
so in a short time.
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SEVERAL WOUNDED
BY NEGRO BEFORE
OFFICERS KILL HIM
TPINE BLUFF, Ark., Feb. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Shooting from the top
of his burning home here last night,
a negro held at bay a mob and wound
ed llour men and a boy before he was
killed. He had killed a deputy sheriff
and another negro.
LIGHT FALL OF SNOW
THUS FAR IN SIERRAS
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The weather bureau
reports only thirty inches of snow at
^e 7,000-foot mark on the Sierras.
Predictions are being made that
California will face the most serious
situation in years on account of the
probable shortage of water.
Ordinarily at this time of year there
is 130 inches of snow at that altitude.
FAVORITISM IS
ATTRIBUTED TO
MACHINE MEN
SEATTLE, Feb. 6 (by Associatec
Press).—Demonstrators in charge o:
the exhibition voting machines hav<
been ordered not to use the mayor
alty column when casting sample bal
lots, in order to show the crowds hov
to vote.
Friends of each candidate protestec
loudly when the demonstrators votec
for other candidates, charging th<
demonstrators with favoritism. Thej
declared that the machines were be
ing used for propaganda purposes.
The machines are being exhibited a
the library, at the city hall and ii
department stores.
OPENING WEDGE
FOR TASTE OF
LITTLE BOOZI
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (by Associate*
Press).—Charles O’Conner, federa
prohibition agent, announced yester
day that New Yorkers need not d*
without brandy or other liquors ii
pies and puddings. He said that per
mits would be issued to hotels an*
restaurants to keep a stock on han*
for culinary purposes.
MARSHAL FOCH HONORED
BY FRENCH ACADEMT
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PARIS, Feb. 6 (by Associate*
Press).—Marshal Foch was receive*
yesterday by the French Academy.
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FRISCO ATTORNEY IS
NAMED AS MEMBER
OF SHIPPING BOARD
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—Louis Titus, a San Fran
cisco attorney, and vice president of
the Skinner & Eddy Shipbuilding Cor
poration of Seattle, has been nomi
nated by President Wilson as a mem
ber of the United States Shipping
Board.
BANK BOOKKEEPER
PLEADS GUILTY TO
EMBEZZLING MONEY
SEATTLE, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—F. E. Waterhouse, aged 32
years, a bookkeeper in the National
City Bank, pleaded guilty today to an
indictment charging him with the em
bezzlement of $3,500. He has three
children, and said he could not live on
his salary.
GERMANY WILLING TO SURRENDER
MEN DEMANDED BY ALLIES TO BE
TRIED BY NEUTRAL TRIBUNAL
BERLIN, Feb. 6 (by Associated
. Press).—Count Von Buelow, one of
. the men whose extradition is demand
ed by the allies, says the proposed ex
tradition of Germany’s military com
manders, statesmen and others is an
ignominy to which no German would
voluntarily submit. He says the Ger
' mans on the list did only their duty
to their fatherland.
The Zeitung says that Germany
■ probably would be willing to^surrender
the men for trial by a neutral tribune
if the allies would agree. The Swiss,
It says, are ready to arrange such a
tribunal.
Coercion May Be Used
PARIS, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The allies may exercise the
treaty privilege of occupying the left
bank of the Rhine indefinitely if the
Gemans break treaty clauses by re
fusing to surrender the men on the
list submitted.
Not Necessarily So
THE HAGUE, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The Dutch newspapers say
that the extradition of the Germans is
impossible.
ENGAGE QUARTERS AT
PALACE HOTEL FOR
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Democratic Na
tional committee has reserved one
hundred and seventy rooms at the
i Palace hotel as headquarters during
• the national convention to be held
5 here in June next.
GOVERNMENT PREPARING
TO RETURN RAILROADS
TO PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—Railway administrator
Hines has -begun the reorganization of
the railroad administration for worlt
as government liquidating agent, in
preparation for returning the rail
roads to their owners.
JURY IS DRAWN
MONTESANO
MURDER TRIAL
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l MONTESANO, Wash., Feb. 8 (by
Associated Press).—Twelve perma
nent jurors had been selected when
court adjourned last night in the case
of eleven alleged I. W. W. members
charged with the murder of Warren
Grimm and three other ex-service men
at Centralia. The defense did not use
I the last of its peremptory challenges.
Two alternate jurymen, who will
I listen to the evidence but will not
^ participate in the verdict unless a
l regular juror is incapacited, are ex
j pected to be chosen today, and it is
expected also that the opening state
} ments to the jury also will be deliv
L ered today.
The members of the jury were al
L lowed to attend to personal business
before being locked up.
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J. F. Emigh, a Butte lawyer, sat with
Attorney Vanderveer of counsel for
the defense as a visitor yesterday.
He is the attorney for the I. W. W.
in Montana.
The jury is composed of five farm
ers, a carpenter, a laborer, a team
ster, a real estate man, a logging en
1 gineer, a pastor and a fisherman. The
l youngest is 30 and the two oldest 66
years of age.
FEDERATION OF
LABOR TO FIGHT
FOES AT POLLS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—The executive council,
with the heads of all departments of
the American Federation of Labor,
have formulated plans for the itost
aggressive general political campaign
which the federation has ever waged
during the coming months prior to the
November elections.
It is unofficially stated that the cam
paign to be conducted will be aimed at
all candidates for President, congress,
•governors of states and all others un
friendly to labor. Every craft and
trade affiliated with the federation
will be asked to carry the fight into
every section of the country, and to
work only for the election of officials
friendly to labor.
A vast army of organizers and work
ers will be recruited for the campaign.
OREGON UNIVERSITY
LOSES AT BASKETBALL
EUGENE, Ore., Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Washington State
College defeated the University of
Oregon in a basketball game here last
night by a score of 29 to 27.
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC ON WANE .
IN SEATTLE AND SPOKANE, BUT "
MANY NEW CASES IN FRISCO
SEATTLE, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The influenza epidemic is re
ported to be waning here. At Spokane
a marked decrease in the number of
new cases reported.
Epidemic is Abating
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—One hundred thousand
cases of influenza were reported dur
ing the week ending January 31. The
public health service announces that
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the epidemic is steadily abating in the
army camps.
At San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Three hundred cases
of influ mza were reported here yes
terday.
High Death Rate in Chicago
CHICAGO, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The influenza epidemic is on
the wane here. Five hundred and
seventy-five cases were reported yes
terday, with sixty-one deaths.
SHOPLABORERS
UNABLE TO GET
WAGE DEMANDS
DETROIT, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The officers of the Brother
hood of Maintenance of Way and Shop
Laborers last night expressed little
hope of a satisfactory adjustment with
the railroad administration which
would avert the threatened strike of
the three hundred thousand members
of that order. They declared that ar
bitration of the demand for a 40 per
cent increase in wages was impossible.
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STARTSSUITTO
PUTBERGERIN
PENITENTIARY
CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (by Associated
Press).—District Attorney Cline has
brought suit here to have Victor Ber
ger, the convicted Socialist leader of
Milwaukee, sent to Leavenworth to
serve out his ten-year sentence for
sedition.
Cline declares that Berger tried to
defraud the court. He alleges that
while out on bail, under promise to
refrain from such activity, he cam
paigned to have Socialists oppose con
scription and the war.
FEEBLE-MINDEDNESS
RUNS HIGH AMONG
IMMIGRANT CLASSES
NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Dr. Pearce Bailey, at a meet
ing of the Society for Mental Hygiene
here yesterday, declared that more
than twenty-four thousand, candidates
for military service were rejected on
the ground of feeble-mindednoss. The
percentage, he said, ran 6 to the thou
sand, and was especially high among
the immigrant classes in New York.
SOCIALIST HEARINGS
ARE NEARING A CLOSE
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ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 6 (by Associ
ated Press).—The prosecution has vir
tually closed its case in the trial of
the five suspended Socialist assembly
men. It is expected that the hearings
will be concluded by Thursday next.
WILSON GIVEN
CREDIT FOR
NAVAL FEAT
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NEW YORK, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—In a speech at a dinner here
last night Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels said that President Wilson must,
be credited with insisting on the ne
cessity of shutting off the German sub
marines from access to the seas dur
ing the war before the naval staffs
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had moved. The barrage across the
North sea was the American navy’s
answer to that counsel, he said.
PROFITEERS IN
FOOD STAPLES
ROUNDED UP
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Eight hundred and
ninety-five arrests have been made in
the campaign against food profiteers
and hoarders. There have been twen
ty-eight convictions. More than a hun
dred persons have been arrested for
profiteering in sugar.
SENDER OF FAMOUS
MESSAGE CHECKS IN
LEXINGTON, Neb., Feb. 6 (by As
sociated Press)—Alfred Nye, a mem
ber of the signal corps of the army
during the Civil war, and who sent
General Sherman’s famous message to
General Corse at Altoona Pass, Ga., to
“Hold the fort; I am coming,” died
here last night.
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FAVOR INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL CONGRESS TO
DISCUSS EXCHANGE EVIL
PARIS, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—The French government has
declared itself in favor of calling an
international financial congress to con
sider propositions for the relief of the
international exchange situation. The
plan was suggested in England.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6 (by Associated
Press).—Exchange on Canadian cur
rency will be 20 per cent in the
future, it was announced yesterday.
Heretofore it has been 12% per cent.