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The Cordova Daily Times
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VOL. IV, NO.T45 CORDOVA. ALASKA. SA URDAY, MAY 24, 1919 ' PRICE TEN CENTS
ALL AMERICAN TROOPS SOON TO LEAVE FRANCE
HIGH POWERED AUTOS CRASH
ON SEATTLE HIGHWAY WHILE
RETURNING FROM ROADHOUSE
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Associated Press).—Two people
are dead, two seriously and live slightly injured, as a result of
an early morning auto crash on the Seattle-Everett highway.
The party was returning home from a midnight chicken din
ner at the Bothell roadhouse when two high powered automo
biles crashed together.
The killed were Miss Frances Hayward and Louis Cook, a
city fireman. The seriously injured includes Mrs. Lydia Hay
ward and Carl Cliilberg, son of J. E. Chilberg, a well known
Seattle banker.
WICK TELLS SEATTLEITES WHAT
LEGISLATION HE WANIS FOR
ALASKA-IF1 GETS SEATED
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Associated Press).—James Wick
ersham says that he will present to congress a bill appropriat
ing $4,000,000 for the government railroad and willnlso ask
for means of settling Alaska by returned soldiers. He predicts
the passage of the coal, oil and gas act, which was killed at the
last session. ,
JEWELRY CLERK
GAGGED AND
STORE ROBBED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Three unmasked
robbers entered the Gem iewelery
store, in the heart o£ the city. They
bound and gagged the clerk and es
caped with $14,000 in Jewelry and
coin.
MEMBERS PARLIAMENT
WILL VISIT AMERICA
BERNE, May 24 vby Associated
Press).—Hundred and thirty promin
ent men, including twenty-five mem
bers of parliament, will tour America
next fall to study economic conditions.
AMUSEMENT ZONE AT
CAMP LEWIS FIRE SWEPT
(TACOMA, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—A fire broke out In the
Green Park amusement zone at Camp
Lewis and before the flames could be
gotten under control caused a loss of
$160,000. Two, soldiers and firemen
were hurt.
i B0LSHEVIK1 ROUTED
[ AND TOWN CAPTURED
LONDON, May 24 tby Associated
Press).—The allies have captured a
town on Lake Onegft, on the Mur
mansk front, and in the battle the
Bolshevlkl suffered severely.
BIG ORDER PLACED
FOR STEEL RAILS
WASHINGTON, May 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Director of Railorads
Hines has placed orders for two hun
dred thousand tons of rails with six
steel companies.
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MARINE SCHOOL
TURNING OUT
NAVIGATORS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The school of nav
igation in this city and the marine
engineering school in Berkeley, Cal.,
conducted under the supervision of
the United States Shipping Board
rapidly is turning out men competent
to man the vessels of the new mer
chant marine. Among the recent
changes in qualifications for admis
sion graduates of a regularly estab
lished high school or college, on
recomendation of the master or mas
ters under whom they have served,
are eligible for the position of deck
officer after not less than twelve
months service in the deck depart
ment of ocean or coastwise steamers
of 2,000 gross tons or over, providing
they satisfactorily pass through the
course.
Another recent qualification for
deck officer reads:
“A graduate of the intensive train
ing course prescribed by the United
States navy, and who has been com
missioned as ensign in the United
States naval reserve force, upon the
recommendation of the master or mas
ters, or the naval officer or officers
under whom he has served, after not
less than four months’ actual service
at sea as officer of the watch or as
extra watch officer in company with
the officer in charge of the bridge.”
For engineer officers the following
new qualifications is added:
“A graduate' of the intensive train
ing course prescribed by the United
Skates navy, and who has been com
missioned as ensign in the United
States naval reserve force, upon the
recommendation of the engineer ofti
;er or officers under whom he has
served, after not less than four
nonths' actual service at sea as Junior
mgineer officer."
The freighter Cordova arrived in
sort this afternoon for fuel oil and
vill take out a cargo of copper ore.
ASKS TWO
FOR AL
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Asi (dated Press).—A Seattle
Post Intelligencer special from VVa liington says Secretary of
Interior Lane has asked congress for an appropriation im
mediately of $1,964,351 for the Alas a railroad work until June
30, the end of- the fiscal year. He aid that lie failure of the
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appropriations to pass the last cong ess had seriously curtailed
work and many laborers and contra tors had placed themselves
on half pay, the balance to be li< uidated when funds were
available. He wants money to procfted with the work in June,
which is a good month for construction work. Lane stated that
at the present rate the railroad wdfccl face a deficit on June 30
of $878,868 and to ask for an appropriation for merely this
amount would delay construction pad increase costs.
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DECLARES LEAGUE * NATIONS
IS GIGANTIC EIRE BRAND
FOR WORLD PFLAGRAM
WASHINGTON, May 24.—In his attack on the league ot
nations yesterday afternoon, Senator Sherman, of Illinois, de
clared the liberties won in centuries of struggle would be lost
and forever doomed, and that with a curse of broken faith and
shameless perfidy from its inception the birth of the league
will become a gigantic fire brand for world conflagration.
OLD GUARD OF REPUBLICAN
PARTY IN CONTROL OF ALL
THE IMPORTANT COMMITTEES
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Associated Press).—The
senate committee chairmanships include Penrose of Pennsyl
vania, on finance; Warren, of Wyoming, appropriations; Page,
of Vermont, naval affairs, instead of Poindexter, of Washing
ton, owing to seniority rule; Jones, of Washington, commerce;
Poindexter, mines. The Republicans will consider this slate
at Monday’s conference.
GOVERNMENT ENJOINED FROM .
INTERFERING WI1 BREWERS
IN MANUFACTURE OF WAR BEER
NEW YORK, May 24 (by Associated Press).—Federal
Judge Mayer has enjoined the government against interfering
with the manufacture of war beer until the courts pass on the
brewers’ claim that a two and three-quarters per cent alcoholic
content is non-intoxicating.
GERMAN PEACE DELEGATE SAYS
WILSON PUT HIMSELF IN IRE
HANDS OF ALLIED PREMIERS
BERLIN, May 24 (by Associated Press).—A Versailles
dispatch quotes Prof. Delbrueck, German delegate to the peace
conference, as saying that President Wilson has put himself
completely in the hands of Clemenoeau pid Lloyd George.
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ALL AMERICAN TROOPS TO
SAIL FROM FRANCE EARLY IN
JUNE EXCEPT THE REGULARS
WASHINGTON, May 2\ (by Associated Press).—General
March announces that orders have been issued providing for
the sailing from France by June 12 of all American troops,
except the regulars. He says that definite plans for the entire
withdrawal of the army being formulated.
TACOMA CONGRESSMAN MAKES
AN ATTACK ON BOLSHEVIKI
AND WANTS ALIENS KEPT OUT
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Associated Press).—The
house has completed a general debate on the $15,000,000,000
Indian bill, which will come up today for final passage. Dur
ing the debate Johnson, of Tacoma, urged that the country
, clean house of its Bolsheviki agitators and the closing of the
doors in the meantime to other aliens.
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PASSENGER BOAT IS BURNED
AT MOUTH OF THE POTOMAC
AND TWELVE PEOPLE PERISHED
BALTIMORE, May 24 (by Associated Press).—The liner
Virginia, bound from Norfolk to Baltimore with one hundred
and fifty-six pasengers, burned at the water edge near the
mouth of the Patomac river. It is believed that twelve people
perished.
POPULATION OF PETROGRAD
HAS REVOLTED AGAINST THE
BOLSHEVIKI-CITY IN FLAMES
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LONDON, May 24 (by Associated Press).—Great fires and
explosions are reported at Petrograd. It is believed the Bol
sheviki pressed by advancing Esthonians are destroying muni
tions and stores. Machine gun tiring is heard on the streets and
it is reported that the population has risen against the Bol
eheviki.
RANTZAURETURNS TO VESSAILLES
VERSAILLES, May 2*.—Brockdorff Rantzau returned to
day from Spa where he received additional instructions from
his government.
SOCIALISTS OF
SWEDEN DROP
DRY PLANK
STOCKHOLM, May 24 (by Asaocia
ted Press).—Considerable gains made
by the Socialist Party in the count)
councils elections held in Sweden re
cently is attributed by some Swedist
newspapers to the fact that the part)
dropped its former prohibition plat
form and now stands for moderate
liberation of supplies of beer and
spirits. That is also the policy of
the Conservative party.
Under a new franchise act passed
by the Riksdag last fall, the polls were
open to all men and women over 23
years of age. Previously only Quali
fied taxpayers had been permitted to
' vote. The number of votes cast show
ed an Increase over the last election
, of more than >100 per cent.
The Socialist gains were mostly at
the expense of the Uberal party,
which in all the large cities was badly
beaten not only by the Socialists but
also by the Conservatives. In Stock
holm the Socialists elected 55 candi
dates, the Conservatives 35 and the
Liberals 15 the parties polling re
spectively 72,000, 40,000 and 20,000
votes in this city.