Cordova Daily Times
_(Member of Associated Press)___1_
VOL. V. NO. 96 / CORDOVA, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 25, I920_ , PRICE TEN CENTS
BIG INFLUX OF PEOPLE TO CORDOVA
MANY COMING
TOCORDOVAON
NORTHWESTERN
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SEATTLE, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—The steamship Northwestern,
ior Cordova and other Alaska ports,
sailed at 9 o’clock this morning, carry
ing 259 passengers, the following of
whom were for Cordova:
J. Inglebretson, Paul Johnson, E.
Menei^ Ole Alstad, Harold Johnson
and wife, Sig Johnson, George G.
Strachn, George L. K. Hansen, Roy
L. Ebberte, Charles M. Anthony, A. S.
Gibson, O. A. Lund, A1 Berry, J. H.
Charleton, J. P. Farbeck, Emil Wick
man and wife, Mrs. E. Pike, Mrs. K.
Kersten, Mrs. J. P. Hubrick, Miss
Juliet Steinmetz, Mrs. Edna Goldber
ger, Mrs. C. Swanson, Harold Swan
sou, Viola. Swanson, Thelma Swanson,
Ole Farteedt, Charles Lienart, Ned
Bryson, H. B. Malcolm, John Strelich,
W. W. McTade, August Hanet, J. Mil
ler, E. Barthelmen, L. Lamnie, H.
Berry, Nels Hawkinson, Mrs. N. P.
Nelson, Mrs. G. IVIyser, Mrs. C. R. Col
lier. F. S. Alexander, W. I. Sartnett,
E. E. Stokes, Captain George Green,
G. L. Knott, P. Dunchee, Abe Stein,
H. M. Johnstone, L. P. Christafson,
Andy Olson, H. Vanstone and wife, S.
L. Godfrey, Peter Vachon, Dr. F. B.
^Giliespie, Mrs. E. K. Vale, Miss I.
Wettingham, C. W. Tutt, E. Jaeger
and wife, Mrs. Bell Kaeger, P. A.
Waldran, Olaf Olsen, Alfred Peterson,
Brick Lasell, Olaf Heff, Pete Olson,
Bert Anderson, Thomas Mates, Louis
Farseth, H. Laneseaux, S. Booth, A.
A. Cooley, G. C. Baker, H. S. Baker,
David Schmild, Bill Cooper, Tony
Thomas, Joe Butler, Christ Johnson,
John Hang, C. E. Coffman, Adam
Schneider, W. H. Cunningham, Wal
ter Mathon, Tom Meyers, John Lund,
Walter Dempsey, K. Foldrick, Edward
Munson, George Means, Edward Peter
son, K. Myren, Jake Lawick, G. J.
Strahan, W. C. Denny, Charles De
Witt and nine steerage.
DENY REPORT
' THAT WESa
' HAS FALLEN
THE HAGUE, March 25 (bv Associ
ated Press).—Conflicting reports are
being received here regarding the at
tack by the German “Reds” on Ebert’s
forces at Weisel. One report says that
the town is in the hands of the “reds”
and another says that a “red” army of
120,000 men is bombarding the town
with large-caliber guns.
REPORT UNFOUNDED
COBLENZ, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—Official government reports
«how that the report that Wesel has
been captured by the “reds” is un
bounded.
Quiet is reported to have been re
stored in the Ruhr district. The gov
ernment troops have retired in the
northeast. The government troops
are being reinforced, supplies of am
munition are being replenished, and
a heavy engagement is expected to
take place shortly.
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QUIET IN BERLIN
BERLIN, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—The city is quiet, and street
traffic is again normal.
KETCHIKAN, March 25.—Prices
for fish here yesterday were: Hali
but, firsts, 10c; seconds, 8c.
CONFEREE i OF
HOOVER MEN TO
BE HELD SOON
NEW YORK, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—John Lucey, chairman
of the Hoover National Republican
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Club, said yesterday that a national
conference of state and local Hoover
organizations would be held in Chi
cago within ten days, for the purpose
of co-ordinating their activities.
At this meeting, he said, a perma
nent national committee and a per
manent national chairman would be
named, and policies would be outlined
for the Republican campaign if it was
found to be advisable.
FOR BRYAN PRINCIPLES
SEATTLE, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—Democrats met here last
night and organized the Bryan Demo
cratic Club of King County for the
promulgation of Bryan principles, and
“not to boost Bryan for President.”
PRICK OF OIL
ARE NOW TO BE
INVESTIGATED
WASHINGTON, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The house judiciary
committee today approved a resolution
directing the federal trade commission
to conduct immediately an inquiry
into the recent advances in the prices
of fuel oil, kerosene, gasoline and
other petroleum products.
Representative Dyer said the prices
of oil and its products were in the
hands of two capitalist combines.
JAP SETTLERS
NOT WANTED IN
OREGON TOWN
PRINEVILLE, Ore., March 25 (by
Associated Press).—Three Japanese
land prospectors who have been in this
district for some time were informed
yesterday by representatives of the
Commercial Club and other organiza
tions that they were not wanted here.
They left town by a designated train.
The Japanese wanted to purchase
land in this district, but citizens and
farmers opposed.
JAPS VIOLATE FISHING LAWS
WASHINGTON, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Phelan of
California, in a speech in the senate
yesterday, charged that the Japanese
on the coast of California are violat
ing the federal statutes prohibiting
any but American-owned boats from
fishing in American waters. He has
asked the department of justice to
take action in the matter.
FRED FULTON TO MEET
YOUNG HECTOR IN RING
SEATTLE, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—Fred Fulton, the Minnesota
heavyweight boxer, will meet Young
Hector here tomorrow night. Large
crowds are watching Fulton at his!;
training work. , , '
“PEACE HATH HER VICTORIES”
AND LIKEWISE HER VICTIMS
DENVER, March 25 (by Associated Press).—Isaiah Hale Satey,
superintendent of the Santa Fe railroad system, said in an interview
her yesterday that “the industrial fatalities in the United States dur
in the war were greater than the country’s battle fatalities.”
TOM LAWSON
ARRESTED FOR
STOCK DEALS
BOSTON, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—Attorney General Allen’s cru
sade against promoters and brokers
who are exploiting silver stocks led
to the arrest today of Thomas W.
Lawson, the well-known promoter.
Lawson surrendered to the officers.
He is charged with violating the stat
ute now in force regarding the filing of
information regarding stock issues.
Lawson recently promoted a silver
strike which he advertised as “silver’s
great gamble of the age.” The stock
advanced from a few cents to $9. It
is reported that scores bought the
stock.
Lawson gave his occupation as
“farmer and author.”
CULEBRA CUT
TIES UP 0 l
TWENTY SHIPS
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PANAMA, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—It is doubtful whether the Cu
lebra slide will be cleared sufficiently
to allow the British cruiser Renown,
carrying the Prince of Wales on his
voyage to Australia, to pass through
the canal next Tuesday. More than
twenty ships are tied up in the canal,
and an island fifty feet wide is visible
above the channel in Culebra cut.
KIDNAPERASKS
LARGE RANSOM
FOR SMALL BOY
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 25 (by As
sociated Press).—E. R. Little, a cap
italist of this city, has received word
from an unknown kidnaper who is
holding his 11-year-old son, Paul Lit
tle, for $25,000 ransom. Little pub
licly announced that he would meet
all demands, but the kidnaper made
no response.
He has sent a note to Little threat
ening death to the boy If his demands
are not met.
Little says he will make no attempt
to arrest the kidnaper.
GOVERNOR REFUSES
TO CALL LEGISLATURE
IN SPECIAL SESSION
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HARTFORD, Conn., March 25 (by
Associated Press).—Governor Hol
comb ha3 refused to call a special ses
sion of the assembly to ratify the suf
frage amendment, although requested
to do so by the Republican state con
vention.
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FIFTY PERSONS
MASSACRED BY
VILLA’S GANG
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EL PASO, Texas, March 25 (by As
sociated Press).—A gang headed by
Francisco Villa wiped out a Mexican
farm settlement near Santa Barbara,
Chihuahua on March 14, massacring
more than fifty men, women and chil
dren and burning their homes and
crops.
The farmers guarded their homes
against Villa’s attack until their am
munition gave out, when twenty-five
of the survivors surrendered.
One young farmer, crazed with grief
over the loss of his family, started to
wrest a gun from the hands of Villa.
The bandit leader, in a fury, shot the
man and then ordered the remaining
survivors to be killed.
RACE IS CLOSE
BETWEEN WOOD
AND LOWDEN
SIOUX FALLS, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Thirteen hundred and
fifty-four out of 1,740 precincts give
Leonard Wood 27,540 votes; Lowden,
24,937; Johnson, 22,974.
Minnehaha county was first to report
the Democratic vote. That county
gave Gerard 266, and William Monroe,
a Washington lawyer, 64. No other
Democrats entered the primaries, and
the Democratic vote was light.
STUDffSlCK
PEDAGOGUE AT
STATE COLLEGE
HAYS, Kan., March 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Caspar Harvey, a pro
fessor at the Port Hays normal school,
was thrown into Lake bay, along with
other students who had refused to
help in the laying of a running track,
by a mob of students last night.
Harvey has wired to the state board
of agriculture stating that a students’
soviet has been formed at the normal
school, and asking for immediate as-'
sistance.
Other officials deny the existence of
a soviet, and declare that the ducking
was only a prank.
ESCAPED CONVICTS
RETURNED TO PRISON
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 25 (by
Associated Press).—All but two of the
one hundred and twenty-five convicts
who overpowered their guards and
escaped from the state prison farm
here yesterday have returned. There
were no casualties in connection with
the outbreak.
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CONGRESS IS
POWERLESS IN
CASE OF VETO
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WASHINGTON, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Senator Thomas (Dem
ocrat) of Colorado injected a new ele
ment into the peace treaty controversy
yesterday when he told the senate
that if President Wilson vetoed the
proposed peace declaration congress
would have no authority to pass it
over his veto, because his concurrence
was necessary.
TO ARM ARMENIANS
A senate sub-committee has recom
mended that the United States sup
ply the republic of Armenia with
enough arms and ammunition to equip
a stable army, and has recommended
the dispatch of American marines to
protect American interests along the
Batoum-Baku railway.
SIBERIAN FURS
BEING HANDLED
BY JAPANESE
MONTREAL, March 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Keishi Ishno of the
department of commerce of the Japa
nese government, who is in this coun
try on his way home from' Europe,
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said in an interview yesterday that!
the Japanese fur catch in Siberia last
year was valued at ten million dollars.
He declared that the Japanese prob
ably would enter the Canadian market
next year.
Raccoon skins yesterday brought $30
at the fur auctions, a new record, and
other furs brought high prices.
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WANT TO KNOW
IF WILSON IS TO
BE CANDIDATE
WASHINGTON, March 25 (by Asso
ciated Press).■—Democrats and Repub
licans alike cheered Representative
Humphreys of Mississippi today when
he declared in the house that Presi
dent Wilson should announce himself
immediately if he is a candidate for a
third term.
Humphreys said President Wilson
should not seek re-election. He rec
ommended the' passage of a constitu
tional amendment limiting the eligibil
ity of occupants of the presidential of
fice to one term.
Congressman Humphrey said the
country believed that President Wil
son was to be a candidate again, and
he regretted that the President was
silent on the subject.
COURT MAKES RULING
IN DEPORTATION CASE
FAVORABLE TO DEFENSE
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TOMBSTONE, Ariz., March 25 (by
Associated Press).—Judge Pattee to
day ruled that evidence tending to
show that the Blsbee deportations
were necessary to safeguard life and
property could be admitted at the trial
of Wooten, charged with kidnaping in
connection with the deportation*. I
SHIPI GRATES
ARE TOO HIGH,
SAYS GOV. RIGGS
WASHINGTON, March 25 (by As
sociated Press).—Governor Thomas
Riggs of Alaska and W. R. Semmes of
the Alaskan engineering commission
appeared before the senate committee
on commerce today to urge the enact
ment of legislation to give the officials
of Alaska greater control over ship
ping.
The Alaskans told the committee
that inadequate transportation service
and high shipping rates were retard
ing Alaska’s development. Governor
Riggs said the production of placer
gold had been curtailed by the high
rates on the Alaska river lines and on
the steamship lines between Seattle
and Alaska.
Mr. Semmes said the private car
riers were tryinig to build up an ab
solute monopoly. The companies, he
said, do as they please, and the gov
ernment makes no regulations.
The whole mail contract system had
been destroyed, said Mr. Semmes, and
mail was moved whenever ships were
available, the carriers having refused
to contract for the transportation of
mail at fixed intervals.
WAR RISK INSURANCE
OFFICES TO BE OPENED
IN VARIOUS STATES
WASHINGTON, March 25 (by As
sociated Press).—The house commit
tee on interstate commerce has ap
proved plans to open war risk insur
ance offices in the various states, and
also for the collection of war risk in
surance at postoffices.
The measure is intended to bring
the government insurance into closer
touch with the former soldiers.
OFFICIALS ARE
ROUNDING UP
LIQUOR RING
SEATTLE, March 25 (by Associated
Press).—Federal prohibition officers
are investigating the existence of an
alleged liquor ring for the bringing
of liquor to Seattle from Canada.
Police Officers Lieuterfant Ray Olm- •
stead and Sergeant Thomas Clark,
charged with smuggling liquor, will
have a hearing the last of the month.
AUXILIARY SCHOONER
BURNS; CREW IS SAVED
NEW YORK, March 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—The American auxiliary
schooner City of St. Helens caught
fire and was abandoned off the coast
of Georgia. Her crew was rescued by
the steamship Goree.
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CARPENTER WILL BOX
IN NEW YORK TONIGHT
NEW YORK. March 25 (by Associ
ated Press).—Carpentier, the French
boxer, will meet Eddie Hagan, captain
of the Yale boxing team, and former
middleweight champion of the Ameri
can expeditionary forces, in an exhi
bition bout here tonight