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VOL. 5, NO. 138 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 18, 1920 J PRICE TEN CENTS
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LARGE REWARDS OFFERED
FOR CAPTURE OF GUILTY IN
WALL STREET BOMB OUTRAGE
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (by Associa
ted Press).—All of the various bodies
including, city, state and federal offi
cials, who are iifVestigating the Wall
. _ street explosion, are now agreed in
their conclusion. They all say that
the tragedy was caused by a bomb ex
plosion and was not an accident. The
department of justice is bending all
its powers to locate the perpetrators
and a wide drag net has been thrown
out, covering every district in the en
tire country to entrap the originators
of the plot.
The investigators are being spurred
in their work by rewards aggregating
320,000.00, which have been offered by
the City of New York, and by the ac
cident insuruanee companies who suf
fered heavy losses. The police, for
mer soldiers, and individual citizens
•are lending their aid to the federal
agents. The belief that the tragedy
was the result of a radical plot has
been increased by the finding of radi
^ cal and anarchistic literature in a
postoffice box near the scene of the
tragedy, shortly after the explosion
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occurred. The literature is said to be
similar to that found in the investi
gation of terrorist plots last year. The
literature is signed. “American Anar
chistic Fighters.”
NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—One more victim has
been discovered in the debris of the
Wall street tragedy of Thursday,
bringing the total death list up to
thirty-seven.
TORONTO, Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Fearing a possible outrage
such as shocked the financial district
of New York last Thursday, the auth
orities of this city have taken pro
tective measures. Armed guards have
been placed around the municipal
buildings, and the police instructed to
closely inspect all vehicles carrying
explosives. It isu nderstood that the
authorities have been warned by the
United States officials, that evidences
of a plot have been discovered dur
their investigation, which led to Tor
onto.
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LORD MAYOR IS
BUT CONSCIOUS
LONDON, Sept. IS (by Associated
Press).—Lord Mayor McSweeny, of
Cork began the thirty-sixth day of his
^ hungar strike in Brixton prison yes
terday. The prison physicians said
yesterday that there had been little
change in his condition of note, ex
cept that they could see a gradual de
■'■r- terioriation in his system. The pris
oner is daily growing weaker, but is
still conscious and converses with his
wife and sister when they come to see
him. His family is as determined as
he is that he shall take no food, and
on one occassion when his sister
came to the prison and offered him
some Lourdes water to him, he re
fused to drink it fearing it contained
diluted food of some sort.
LONDON, Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Early this morning a report
was issued that Mayor MacSweeny had
passed a very bad night. His condi
tion is now much worse than it has
been at any time heretofore. His
^ state is described in the bulletin as
'^one of complete exhaustion. He is
still conscious but so weak that talk
ing is almost too great a strain.
FIRE DEMRUiS
FILEN, Ida., Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—A fire which at one time
threatened to destroy this town swept
through an entire business block in
this city late yesterday, resulting in
a loss of $300,000. The local fire de
partment was unable to cope with the
flames and it was only the timely ar
rival of apparatus from the nearby
towns, which prevented its spread. No
p- lives were lost, but the buildings af
I fected were completly destroyed.
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HARDING TAKES
WHACK LEAGUE
OF N ATIONS
MARION, Ohio, Sept. 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—In a front porch speech
today, Candidate Harding made an un
equivocal attack on the League of Na
tions as devised by the peace confer
ence and fathered by President Wil
son. He stated with emphasis that it
would be impossible to reconcile the
American constitution and the league
covenant. The two could not work
together, and if the attempt wras made
it would only result in injury to the
country. Senator Harding declared
that the time has come, meaning the
present campaign, in which the people
of this country must decide whether
or not to abandon the charter of
rights, conceived by our forefathers,
and under whose beneficient. provi
sions we had achieved nationality. He
said “the constitution or the covenant”
is the paramount issue before the vot
ers in this election, and we “cannot
be governed from Washington and
Geneva. We cannot follow the pres
ent chief magistrate, who is forsak
ing the father of his country.”
MARION, Ohio., Sept. 18 (by As
sociated Press).—-In another froilt
porch speech today delivered to a del
egation of naturalized citizens and for
eign born, Senator Harding empha
sized the dangers of hyphenated citi
zenship. In this regard, speaking of
the League of Nations, he said that
foreigners in this country should not
try to induce the United States to
meddle in the affairs of other*nations.
Such a policy was inconsistent with
the history and traditions of the Amer
ican nation. Otherwise all classes of
our own citizens could not be united.
The candidates made a strong poiint
of this condition in his speech. Loyal
ty to this government must be upper
most, and not the needs and necessi
ties of foreign countries. The senator
also said that he did not believe that
the foreign born in this country, and
their descendents were not to blame
for their conflicting sympathies dur
ing the war with Germany, as our own
country had failed in its obligations
to thoroughly Americanize them.
MAINE VOTE INDEX
OF NOVEMBER VERDICT
TRENTON, N. J., Sept. 18 (by As
sociated Press).—Charles E. Hughes
in opening the Republican campaigr
here, declared that Maine with unmis
takable emphasis points the verdict a
the November election and also stnt
ed that the people generally demand £
change of administration.
TWO CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—An interesting aftermath oi
the primary election in this state last
Tuesday, was disclosed today, wrhen it
was learned that Mayor Thompson, or
behalf of this city, had filed slandei
suits against the Chicago Tribune
and the Chicago News, the twro lead
ing newspapers of this city,' charging
them with false statements concerning
the city’s financial condition, which
had prevented the city from borrow
ing needed money to conduct its bus
iness, thereby suffering damage to the
amount of twenty million dollars.
Each of the defendaftts are asked to
pay the city ten million dollars. The
statements in question were campaign
articles appearing in both newspapers,
which supported the Lowden ticket
for state officers and opposed the
Thompson faction, to the effect that
the city was bankrupt and its treas
ury exhausted, due to mismanagement
and incompetency of the Thompson
city administration.
DYNAMITE GRENADES
UNCOVERED AT SPOKANE
SPOKANE, Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—A steam shovel operating
north of this city yesterday uncov
ered a twenty pound sack of dynamite
grenades. The find is considered as
significant by the local police author
ities because the explosive was found
near the spot where the conventior
of the Northwest I. W. W. was recent
ly broken up by the police^
COALSHORTAGE
IS RELIEVED
BV WORK 3
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The coal shortage
throughout the country, which was
most severe in New England, and the
northwest states, is being gradual!}
relieved. The statement issued the
day before yesterday by the unior
officials recommencing that all coa
strikers in the Pennsylvania districl
return to work immediately has i
beneficial effect, and no further lab
or troubles are feared for the pres
ent. The situation has so much im
proved, that the shipping board has
withdrawn the order giving priorit}
of shipments of coal to New England
There is no longer any fears that Nev
England will suffer in the coming win
ter for lack of coal. That sectioi
is a great user of anthracite, and the
operators have agreed to see that the
full amount of fuel necessary will be
supplied. The conditions in the north
west are still somewhat serious/ ane
the board announced that the orde
giving priority to coal shipments t<
the northwest would be continued ii
force indefinitely.
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FIRE FIGHTERS CLOSE
ST. LOUIS SESSION
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 18 (by As
. sociated Press).—At the convention of
l the International Fire Fighters Associ
- ation, which held its sessions in this
; city, and closed yesterday, Fred W.
Baer, of Kansas City was elected pres
. ident, and G. H. Richardson, of Van
couver, B. C , secretary treasurer.
FOR THEFT OF
LIBERTY BONDS
CHICAGO, Sept. 18 (by Associated
Press).—Lloyd H. Wilson, a wealthy
bond broker, with offices in this city,
was indicted yesterday, charged with
receiving stolen Liberty bonds. The
bonds in question were stolen &from
Charles Whitney, an officer of a New
York city trust company, by a mes
senger employed by him. The messen
ger was later found dead and hidden
| in the bushes near the New York state
' line in Connecticut. The amount of
the stolen bonds was $173,000,00. The
! police have been investigating the
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I matter of stolen Liberty bonds for
the past six months, and have un
earthed evidence to prove that a gi
gantic system was operating, and that
the bond stealing was deliberatly
planned and carefully consummated by
master minds, the messenger boys be
ing only pawns in the game. Wilson
was arrested a few days ago in Bill
ings, Montana, and was being ' held
there, pending action of the grand
jury in this city.
STEAMSHIP WREACHU
ON FIRE AND SINKS
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 18
(by Associated Press).—A fire of un
known origin caused a large amount of
damage -here today when the steam
ship Wreachu, of the Merchants and
Miner’s line was badly damaged while
in the yards of the Baltimore Drydock
Company. The vessel sank finally,
and the full amount of the loss can
not be determined.
SCHUBACH IS
CLEARED OF
FRAUD CHARGE
SEATTLE, Sept. 18 (by Associated
i Press).—One of the defendants in the
, ship building trials now going on here,
: was released today by Judge Neterer,
when at the close of the evidence,
i' on motion of attorneys for the defen
Uen;. he ruled that there was not suf
ficient evidence to go to the jury on,
as far as Albert Schubach was con
cerned. Mr. Schuback is president of
the Gray’s Harbor Motorship Corpora
tion, in which concern the alleged
fraudulent transactions, by which the
government was robbed of thousands
of dollars, took place. The trial con
cerns the giving of a bonus on the
construction of ships during the late
war. The attorneys for the govern
l ment and the defendants will argue
the case today, and it is expected that
it will be given to the jury before
nightfall.
[ FISH PRICES
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept! 18 (by As
> sociated Press).—The Seattle prices
l on fish today were quoted as follows:
Halibut, 16% cents; chickens, 8 tents.
PROJECT INVOLVING $3,000,000
AND EMPLOYING 500 MEN
WILL BE BIG BOON TO CORDOVA
A wood pulp plant, the first unit oi
which means an investment of $3,000,
000 and will give employment to 50(
men, is one of the industries that wil
be established on Prince Willian:
sound next season by parties already
extensively interested in the territory
George C. Hazelet has just returned
from G alena bay where he had Engi
neer Hesse and a crew of men survey
a water .sight which he has filed upor
for power purposes in the manufac
ture of wood pulp. During the win
ter measurements will be taken ol
stream flow in order to ascertain its
full capacity and early in the spring
work will begin on the d evelopment
of the project providing the measure
ments prove its availability.
The project will include the con
struction of a large dam for storage
purposes and it is hoped to develop
an average of 10.000 horse powder
daily. If this power is available, and
it is confidently believed it is. A
pulp mill will be installed and wood
for same secured on the sound. In
speaking of the enterprise Mr. Haze
let said that the two necessary^ requi
sites were plenty of cheap power and
an available timber supply; that the
power sufficient to operate a mill is
extremely hard to find on the sound.
: While many streams would produce
■ from a few hundred horse power dur
ing six or eight months of the year,
the other months there would be lit
tle if any power available. The aver
age power required for grinding one
ton of pulp every twenty-four hours is
not less than seventy-five horse power.
The most economic unit to establish
is a mill of not less than 100 tons for
every twenty-four hours, which is to
be the capacity of the projected plant.
In order to constitute a successful en
terprise it will be necessary to have
power that will produce at least 7,500
horse power every day of the year. Mr.
Hazelet said he belived his site was
capable of producing that amount of
power after sufficient, reservoirs were
constructed to impound the large run
off in the summer months.
The forestry service estimates the
timber of Prince William sound as
equal to three billion board feet or
six hundred million cords of wood.
One cord of wood is approximately
i equal to a ton of pulp, so it can easily
i be figured out what timber on Prince
William sound would amount to 'in
value and the length of time that it
would require to manufacture the tim
ber into wood pulp with one 100-ton
mill.
VETERANS FIGHT
OVER REPEAL
WASHINGTpN, D. C., Sept. 18 (by
Associated Press).—The veterans of
foreign wars who hav>e been in con
vention here concluded their labors
today with the annual election of of
ficers. Captain N. E. Woodside, of
Pittsburg, Penn., former adjutant of
theT hirty-eightr United States infan
try was elected commander-in-chief for
the ensuing year. His election was
unopposed. J. W. Jones of Portland,
Oregon, was elevated to the post of
junior vice commander. The session
just concluded was one of the most
important in the history of the organ
ization, as its'membership has been
greatly increased since the termina
tion of the war in Europe, which war
added greatly to the number of men
eligible for membership.
ROCK SLIDE CAUSES
DEATH OF FIREMAN
VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 18 (by
Associated Press).—A fatal train
wreck occurred yesterday on the Can
adian Northern line at McAvee. The
accident was caused by the train run
ning into a rock slide. Fireman E.
C. Dedman of Kamloops^ was instantly
killed, and Express Messenger W. N,
Hartman of this city, seriously wound
ed.
SIX HUN COMMUNISTS
HAVE BEEN ARRESTEE
GENOA, Italy, Sept 18 (by Associa
ted Press).—The police are searching
ly investigating the circumstances ol
the bomb explosion on the stock ex
change and six Hungarian communists
have been arrested.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 18 (by
Associated Press).—Governor Cox, of
Ohio made his first speech in this
state yesterday, speaking before a
large and enthusiastic audience. The
utterances of the speaker were greet
ed with considerable applause and
cheers, particularly when he spoke of
Senator Hiram Johnson. The Dem
ocratic candidate for president praised
Johnson highly as a leading exponent
of progressivism. He flayed the Re
publican leaders and big business stat
ing that a close alliance for mutual
profit had been formed between the
two. Cox said that he had always ad
mired Senator Jcfltnson since the lat
ter’s entrance into public life by his
fight against railroad control of the
state of California. He declared that
he especially admired Johnson’s frank
ness and lack of hypocrisy.
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CENTRALIA, Sept. 18 (by Associ
atedp Pess).—The local papery ester
day received in the mail, a threatening
'‘letter signed, “The Revenge Cornmit
( tee of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.” The
letter stated that all who had parti
cipated in the Armistice Day parade
here on Nov. 11, 1919, and escaped dur
ing the tragedy which occurred, would
' be subsequently killed. The letter
has been turned over to the federal
i department of justice, and its origin
and authorship are being investigated.
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