VOL. 5, NO. 191_CORDOVA, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
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CHRISTENSEN AND HAYS ARE
• NOMINATED BY RADICALS;
DISSENTION OVER PLATFORM
CHICAGO, July 15 (by Associated Press).—The fusion
party, after a long session during which they adopted the plat
form and accepted the name “Farmer Labor” party, nomin
ated Perley IT. Christensen, chairman of the convention and
member of the committee of forty-eight, for president, and Max
Hayes of Chicago, national chairman of the Labor party, for
vice president. Christensen was named over Dudley Field
Malone of New York, on the second ballot. Others placed in
nomination for the presidency included Senator La Follette,
Eugene V. Debs, Henry Ford, Jane Addams, Governor Frazier
of North Dakota, and Herbert Biglow? -
of Ohio. Robert La Follette, Jr., an
nounced that his father had telephoned
him that he could not accept the nom
ination and his name was withdrawn.
In accepting the nomination, Chris- j
tensen said: “My work has just be-!
gun.”
Defections from the ranks of the
various parties began when it was
shown that the minority report on the
platform would be overwhelmingly de
feated. Governor Ferguson of Texas
#as the first to leave, followed by del
egates from several states. None of
them were members of the Labor
party.
The convention rejected the minor- j
ity platform report made by George H. J
Record of New Jersey, then adopted
^ie platform draft of the dominant
labor group without a record vote,
which action was later made unani
mous.
The platform declares for the estab
lishment of the initiative and referen
dum and recall, with referendum ap
plying especially to war except in case
of invasion; withdrawal from partici
pation in the Versailles treaty! recog
nition of the Russian soviets and the
Irish republic; public ownership and
operation of utilities; “withdrawal of
dictatorship over the Philippines, Ha
wai, Haiti, Cuba, Samoa and Guam,”
and other planks. The platform con
cludes with a radical “bill of rights”
for labor.
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ALASKA EAGLE NEXT
TO BE INVESTIGATED
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SEATTLE. July 15 (by Associated:
Press).—Donald H. Stevenson of the
biological survey sailed today on the
coast guard steamer Sweek for Un
alaska to investigate wild game and
bird resources and determine the
status of wild reindeer herds roaming j
the Aleutian islands. He will make a
survey and report on grazing pasture
lands and also determine if the Alaska
eagle is a destructive bird.
•DUBLIN POSTOFFICE
* . IS LOOTED OF MAIL
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DUBLIN, July 15 (by Associated
Press).—Fifty men raided the general
postoffice here today and carried off
all letters directed to the chief secre
tary and under secretary at Dublin
castle.
COL WARREN RETURNS
WITH R. R. COMMISSION
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SEATTLE, Julq 15 (by Associated
Press).—Colonel H. P. Warren, for
merly engineering representative of
the Alaskan engineering commission,
Is here on his way back to Alaska,
where he will again be affiliated with
v ^£he commission as engneer in charge
of supplies, with headquarters at Sew
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ARMY PLANES
ON WAY FROM
N. Y. TO NOME
MINNEOLA, N. Y., July 15
(by Associated Press).—Four
army planes, comprising the
Alaskan flying squadron, left
Mitchell field, Long Island, at
12:33 o’clock this morning on a
9,000-mile trip to Nome and re
turn, the longest and most dif
ficult flight ever attempted on
the western hemisphere.
Scheduled stops with mileage are:
Erie, 350; Grand Rapids, 300; Winona,
Minn., 310; Fargo, 220; Saskatoon,
280; Edmonton, 300; Jasper, 200;
Prince George, 200; Hazelton, 220;
Wrangell, 210; "Whitehorse, 300; Daw
son, 250; Fairbanks, 275; Ruby, 240;
Nome, 300.
The flight is for the purpose of es
tablishing an aerial route to the north
west corner of the continent for pos
sible military use, and the conduction
of an aerial survey of the territory
traversed. The flight will take ap
proximately 45 days. Each plane car
ries an army pilot and mechanician or
observer. Army photographers travel
in two of the planes for the purpose of
obtaining pictorial records of the trip.
On reaching the destination the
planes will fly hundreds of miles to
Cape Prince of Wales. Data for the
establishment of an air mail route to
interior Alaska wrill be obtained, also
for the possibility of establishing com
mercial air routes.
STEAMER ALASKA IS
ON WAY TO CORDOVA
SEATTLE, July 15 (by Associated
Pi ess).—The Alaska sailed this morn
i: g at 9 o’clock with the following rn
board for Cordova: Mrs. W. Mick
inson, Mrs. E. S. Hays, Elenora Tin
ley, G. W. Evans, F. H. Sailville and
wife, G. W. Sias, H. W. Goddard, Wm.
Brown, M. Flatow, Mrs. J. V.. Lydick,
John and Phillip Lydick, Mrs. Wells,
Laura Hoyun and three steerage.
SINN FEINERS AND
UNIONISTS IN BATTLE
BELFAST, July 15 (by Associated
Press).—Two thousand Sinn Feimers
and Unionists engaged in a battle at
Lurgan yesterday in which many were
wounded. The battle arose over the
capture of alleged participants in anti
British demonstrations in recent raids.
PROHIBITIVE MARGINS
IN WHEAT MARKET
CHICAGO, July 15 (by Associated
Press).—Trading in future deliveries
in wheat were resumed today for the
first time in three years. December
opened at §2.72 to $2.75 and closed at
$2.70 1-2. The market was wild, with
almost prohibitive margins.
! PETROLEUM WORKERS
GO OUT ON STRIKE
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MEXICO CITY, July 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The department of
labor has received information that
10,000 workers in the Tampico petro
leum fields are on strike. Private ad
vices place the number of those idle
at twice that number.
A largely attended meeting of those
interested in the local fishing, indus
try was hell at Eagle hal1 ledge room
last night in persuance of a call is
sued to devise some means of con
serving the rapidly decreasing sal
mon run in the waters adjacent to
Cordova. Dr. W. H. Chase acted as
chairman and L. D. Widig as secre
tary. The object of the meeting was
stated by the chairman, as follows:
“This meeting has been called at the
request of representative business
men and cannerymen. Its object is
to solicit the aid and support of
every man in this section, that some
concerted action may be taken to the
end that the fishing industry of this
vicinity may be protected and regu
lated in some practicable manner,
which will insure its future.
“By may this effort is considered
tardy and much like locking the door
after the horse has been stolen, but
it is better late than never and a
concerted effort on the part of the
people of this community should bring
the matter before the proper auth
orities in such a forceful manner that
something can be accomplished even
at this late hour.
“It is not the eagles, seal or trout
that has so depleted the local fishing
grounds. It is the regulations which
permit the taking of fish after they
have reached fresh water and in
many instances even after they have
reached the spawning grounds. The
cannerymen are not entirely to blame
in this matter for if some of us
were in their places, we would un
doubedly be just as avarcious. A
change must be made in the regula
tions and it is up to you and I to
exert every effort within our power,
to the end that enough fish may be
permitted to reach the spawning
grounds to propagate and replace
those which are taken each year.
“There is one question on which I
believe every canneryman and citizen
of this district will agree, and that
is that the taking of salmon after
they have reached fresh water should
positively be prohibited.
“The object of this meeting is not
to antagonize or place obstacles in
the way of invested capital or of the
future investment of capital. We are
here for the purpose of devising some
means whereby the fishing interests
as well as the interests of the com
munity may be protected.
“Only a few years ago, as nearly
as every man present tonight can
vouch, every fresh water stream in
this vicinity was literally alive with
salmon and the several canneries
which were then operating in this
vicinity would complete their packs
and there was no apparent decrease
in the number of the fish available
the succeeding years, but from the
from the very first year the taking
of fish at the canyon was permitted
the supply began to dwindle until
today the local fishing faces a crisis
owing to the almost complete deple
tion of the Copper river fishing i
grounds.
“Therefore Mr. citizen what are we j
going to do about it? Remain idle
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and witness the complete passing of
this great industry, which is of such J
vital interest to the future of this j
community or get busy and demand
that our interests be protected.
“The meeting is now open for bus
iness and each and every one present
should realize that this is a part of
tfcer business and should not hesi
tate to get up and express his vfews
and ideas as to the best way to go
about this matter for results.”
Among those who discussed the
conservation of the fish and the fish
ing laws in general were F. H. Fos
ter, G. W. Bowman, H. I. O’Neill, E.
F. Medley, E. E. Lee, W. R. Hillery,
F. E. McConaghy, C. W. Scarborough
and Chas. J. Goodall. Some of the
speakers made an attack upon oper
ation of the cannery at Abercrombie
canyon and when a motion was put
declaring in favor of the closing of the
cannery, as a protection to the indus
try, there was not a dissenting voice.
It was decided to appoint a committee
of seven, consisting of two business
men, two cannerymen, and two fish
ermen and they to select the seventh
member, to take up the matter of
the decreasing salmon run. The chair
man named Wm. Bowman, H. I. O’
Neill and Alf Peterson to confer with
the different interests and have them
make recommendations of members of j
this committee.
LONDON, July 15 (by Associated
Press).—An Athens dispatch quoting
Tiflis reports says Armenia is encour
aged by Greek success in Asia Minor
and has attacked Tartars and Turkish
Nationalists in the occupied region
at Zagobas, which the Turks aban
doned, leaving prisoners and materials
behind. The reports say that rumors
that Turks and Bulgars are co-operat
ing have been confirmed.
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MARION, O., July 15 (by Associated
Press).—Senator Harding declared to
day that he resented “persistent mis
representation of the Republican par
ty’s attitude toward women suffrage.”
To the Republican party belongs the
credit for suffrage ever having a
chance, and he deplored attempts to
make political capital of the situation.
He said he hoped ratification would
be accomplished before November,
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RESOLUTE LOSES
RACE THROUGH
AN ACCIDENT
SANDY HOOK, July 15 (by
Associated Press).—The Sham
rock won the first yacht race
today for the America’s cup,
crossing the line at 4:25:30, un
official time, after the Reso
lute withdrew from the race
because of a mishap to her rig
ging. The mishap came in a
dramatic manner after the
yachts had made their way
through an electrical storm and
torrential rains from the start.
Until her throat halyards
parted the Resolute easlv had
the upper hand, leading by
half a mile, eleven miles from
the start, when the misfortune
overtook her.
The next race will be held on
Saturday.
RESOLUTE FIRST OVER
LINE AT THE START
SANDY HOOK, July 15 (by
Associated Press).—The yacht
Resolute led the Shamrock
over the starting line 40 sec
onds after noon today, the
Shamrock crossing at 12-:01:38.
The start was the poorest ever
made by any of Sir Thomas
Upton’s yacht n any of the
many attempts lie has made to
lift life Amerca’s cup.
It was officially announced that the
Resolute had been given six minutes
and forty seconds time allowance, due
to a change in measuring the Sham
rock’s sails. The wind was from the
southeast in fitfull puffs.
Lightning flashed and downpour
after downpour of rain added to the
unpleasantness of the start. Low vis
ibility made it dangerous for the
race.
The Resolute gained a distinct ad
vantage at the start on account of poor
timing aboard the Shamrock, which
crossed the line ahead of its official
time and had to turn or recross.
At half way, the race was little more
than drifting, the advantage being
with the Resolute, which surprised
yachtsmen, as the Shamrock was sup
posed to be a ghost in light winds.
Approaching the half-way turn of
fifteen miles, the Resolute led by ap
proximately half a mile, or 4 minutes
and 35 seconds.
Half a mile from the turn the Reso
lute suffered a broken rope, the hal
yards and gaff came half way down
the masts, and she was obliged tc
withdraw from the race.
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MANTANUSKA COAL FIELDS
TO BE INSPECTED FOR DAY;
DESTROYER VISIT CORDOVA
SEWARD, July 15.—(Specal to the Daily Times).—Sec
retaries Daniels and Payne and Admiral Rodman and party
arrved here at 3 o’clock this morning on three destroyers of
the Pacific coast fleet, having made the run from Juneau here
in record time. They were prevented from going into Yakutat
bay on account of ice.
Today the party was given an automobles ride around
Seward. All praised Resurrection bay as a navy site for coal
bunkers. Both secretaires addressed a large crowd at the depot
previous to their departure for the Cliickaloon coal fields, where
#they possibly will arrive tonight for
i an inspection of the operations in that
field. Tomorrow or Saturday they will
go to the end of steel on the govern
i ment railroad and then return to An
chorage. From the latter city they
will take the destroyer Sinclair out to
sea, where they will go aboard the
battleship Idaho for the return trip to
Seattle. The destroyers Meyer and
Macauley will wait at Yachemak bay
for the Sinclair, then all will go to
Sitka.
. DESTROYER COMING TO CORDOVA
ABOARD DESTROYER SINCLAIR,
; YAKATAT BAY, July 15 (by Radio to
! the Associated Press).—Secretary of
the Navy Daniels today directed Ad
miral Rodman to send a destroyer to
, Cordova, Valdez. Katalla and else
I where to make a thorough inspection
of coal and oil lands and make a report
to him. Time will not permit the sec
retary to accept invitations for per
sonal inspection.
While in Juneau on Tuesday, Secre
taries Daniels and Payne were in
formed of the discovery of oil in south
ern and southeastern Alaska and the
Juneau Empire stated that 35,000 acres
had been filed on by prospectors.
The destroyers headed into Yukatat
bay yesterday to get a close view of
the glaciers, but the fog and floating
ice prevented. After reaching the up
per end they continued to Seward.
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GOMPERS PLAYS
INTO HANDS OF
WASHINGTON, July 15 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Weighed against the
specific demands of organized labor,
the Democratic platform “more nearly
| approximates labor’s desire for a dec
laration of human rights than planks
of the Republican platform,” Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, said in reporting
to the recess convention of the feder
ation. He declared that labor was
non-partisan, but that it was neces
sary to recognize which party’s candi
dates should be placed before the vot
ers.
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ALLIED COAL DEMAND
ACCEPTED BY GERMANS
SPA, July 15 (by Associated Press).
—It was officially announced today
that the Germans have accepted the
allied demand for 2,000,000 tons of coal
monthly.
LONDON, July 15 (by Associated
Press).—The Havis Paris agency says
Germany has accepted the allies’ de
mands for 2,000,000 tons of coal
monthly, the acceptance being accom
panied by some conditions.