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VOL. 5. NO. 147 _ CORDOVA, ALASKA. MONDAY, MAY 24, 1920 __ PRICK TEN ( EN T'S
CARRANZA ASSASSINATED FOR REVENGE
a
PRESIDENT OF I
MEXICO DAID |
MEXICO CITY, May 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—Juan Sanchez Azcona,
in charge of the foreign office, in a
communication to diplomats said
everything indicated that the assassin
ation of President Carranza was an
act of personal vengeance by Herrero,
whose father had been executed a few
days previously by orders of Carranza
and Cabrera.
EL PASO, Tex., May 2 4(by Associ
ated Press).—The state of Chihuahua
has offered a hundred thousand pesos
for the death or capture of Villa.
FIERCE ATTACK I
• G MADE ON
POLISH FRONT!
WARSAW, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—The Bolsheviki are attack
ing in waves on the northern fighting
^front in an attempt to break the Polish
lines and open communication with
East Prussia. The fiercest kind of
fighting in months has been raging
along a 90-mile front, villages chang
ing hands daily as the lines sway to
and fro.
i
SENATOR PENROSE
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
PHILADELPHIA, May 24 .'by As
sociated rPess).—Senator Boies Pen
rose suffered a relapse last night, but
while his condition is serious it is
said there is no immediate danger.
KINGOF GREECE
' MARRIES OLD
SWEETHEARTI
PARIS, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—King Alexander of Greece is
reported to have married morganati
cally Mademoiselle Manos, daughter
of the former aide de camp to King
Constantine. The marriage is said to
be the culmination of a boyhood
friendship. The Greek legation here
refuses to either confirm or deny the
report.
WILSON WANTS AMERICA
'TO ACCEPT MANDATE
OVER THE ARMENIANS
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso- j
dated Press).—President Wilson to
day asked congress for authority for;
the United States to accept a man-!
date over Armenia and told congress I
he thought it was the wish of the |
American people that the mandate
should be accepted.
NEW YORK, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—The bodies of ten women war
nurses who died overseas and 418 sol
diers killed or died of wounds or dis
ease, brought back on the transport
Princess Matoika, will be sent to vari
ous parts of the country.
PART AGENTS
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso
dated Press).—Charges that the fed
eral trade commission investigators ol
the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company were
being used to defeat him for re-elec
tion were made today by Senatoi
Smoot, who said he owned only H
shares of stock in the company.. He
read into the record copies of tele
grams alleged to have passed betweer
the commission and its investigators
urging the latter to kill time for twe
months and so cost Smoot his seat
in the senate. There was no hurry to
clear up the matter and complete thf
investigation, the messages said.
CARPENTBTO
MEET LEVINSKY
IS LATEST DOPE
NEW YORK, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—Georges Carpentier, cham
pion heavyweight of France, and Bat
tling Levinsky have agreed to meet
in a twelve or fifteen round contest
on or before July 26, according to an
announcement made today by Jacfc
Curly, Carpentier’s American repre
senattive.
LOCOMOTIVE TOPPLES
OVER AN EMBANKMENT
INJURING TWO MEN
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—Two trainmen were seriously
injured yesterday when two huge
electric locomotives on the Milwaukee
line toppled over a 300-foot embank
ment near the summit of the Cascades.
Both engines were wrecked.
JOHNSON AND WOOD
RUN CLOSE IN OREGON
PORTLAND, Ore., May 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Johnson’s lead ovei
Wood in the Oregon primaries has
narrowed down to 775, according tc
reports from Multnomah county ant
practically complete returns fron
twelve of the thirty-five outside coun
ties.
Complete unofficial returns fron
fifteen counties and partial return;
from all counties assure the renomin
ation of all Republican representative!
and Stanfield for senator.
Johnson now leads wood by 1,139.
The count so far gives Johnsoi
41,727, Wood 40,538, Lowden 14,660
Hoover, 14,205.
The Democrats nominated Ale/', doc
for president, Chamberlain for sena
tor, Harvey Graham for representa
five from the Second district, anc
Esther Pohl Lovejoy in the Third dis
trict, no nomination being made ii
the First.
PORTLAND MILLS ARE
DESTROYED BY FIRI
PORTLAND, May 24 (by \ssociatec
Press).—Fire last night swept three
fourths of a mile along the river front
destroying several big lumber planti
and a million feet of lumber. Th<
loss is estimated at $600,000.
FILIPINOS TO INSIST
UPON INDEPENDENCE
CHICAGO, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—It is announced the Filipino
commission will insist that the Repub
I lican national convention insert a
plank in the Republican platform de
manding complete independence for
the islands.
jRAILSSPREAD
I CAUSING WRECK
AND 2 DEATHS
SALT LAKE, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—Engineer Thorpe Wadding
ham and Fireman Edward Miller were
killed in a wreck on the Los Angeies
and Salt Lake passenger train at Lat
imer. The engine and four baggage
cars overturned. The cause of the
accident is attributed to spreading
rails.
I MILLION LOST
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The government’s
gross loss during the operation of the
railroads under federal control was
$900,478,000, according to the final re
port of Director of Finance Sherley.
Of this sum, $67,513,000 is chargeable
direct to excess operating expenses
over revenues and rentals for Class 1
roads. Smaller lines, sleepers and
water ways added $45,460,000 to this
total.
VILLA IS MODEST IN
DEMANDS FROM YANKS
EL PASO, Tex., May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Villa is reported to
have demanded $600,000,000 from
American and other foreign owned
mining companies.
THREE MORE CITIES
SHOW BIG INCREASES
• •
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Census bureau returns
show the following populations:
Portland, 258,280; increase 24.6 per
cent; Oakland, 216,360, increase 44.1
1 per cent; Baltimore, 438,026, increase
■ 31 per cent.
GOVERNOR OF OREGON
! TAKES SPIN IN' UR
EUGENE, Ore., May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Lieut. Kelly with
^ Governor Olcott of Oregon as a pas
senger left at 8:35 o’clock this morn
ing in an enleavor to make a flighl
L by airplane from Blaine to Stockton
Cal. They were interrupted here yes
terday by bad weather.
, CLAIM CAPTUREOF
1 WHITE SEA FLEE!
I LONDON, May 24 (by Associated
- Press).—The Bolsheviki claim to have
, captured the entire White sea fleel
* of six cruisers and seven transports
5 following their occupation of Enzd
last week.
AMERICAN LEGION IS
GROWING IN NUMBERS
INDIANAPOLIS, May 24 (by Asso
dated Press).—Incomplete returns re
j ceived at headquarters here indicate
l
j that the American Legion added a
hundred new members during the
campaign for membership last week
No final report will be issued until
| July.
CAVALRY SENT
TO VIRGINIA TO
DISPERSE MOB
WASHINGTON ,May 24 (by Assoc:
ated rPess).—A troop of cavalry was
i sent to Alexandria, Virginia, twenty
| five miles south of here, last night,
| to disperse a mob of 1,000 surround
; ing the jail and attempting to obtain
■ possession of William Turner, a negro
i accused of killing a white man and
| attacking a girl,
i -•
NOT TO STRIKE
WASHINGTON, May 21 (by Asso
ciated Press).—President Wilson has
! written to the joint scale committee
i considering demands of Anthracite
1 miners warning them there must be
‘ no strike during this critical period of
i readjustment in this country, and
said that in case no agreement was
reached he would insist upon arbitra
tion of the question.
NEW YORK SOLDIERS
TO BE GIVEN BONUS
ALBANY, N. Y., May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Governor Smith has
I signed the bonus bill passed by the
: New York legislature, which will give
a fund of $45,000,000 for the benefit
( of New York’s soldiers.
| WHITNEY’S WILDAIR
WINNER OF HANDICAP
NEW YORK, May 24 (by Associated
Press). — Henry Payne Whitney’s
Wildair won the Metropolitan handi
cap today; Thunder Clap second; One
Watch third. Time, 1:38 4-5.
HITCHCOCK EXPLAINS
WHERE MONEY SPENT
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Frank H. HitchcocI
told the senate committee investigat
ing campaign expenses that the larg
est spent that he knew of in any state
by Wood was $15,000 in New Jersey
and the next largest $12,500 in Mary
land. He said that in New York ant
other states Wood supporters financed
the campaign without assistance front
the organization.
Hitchcock denied that the Duponts
contributed to Woods’ Delaware ex
i penses. Michigan financed the Wood
campaign locally, he said, and less
than $10,000 was spent by the loca
organization in New York state,
i The greatest expenses, said Hitch
cock, were in the big primary fights
, like Illinois and Ohio. He had noth
i ing to do with this and did not favoi
making contests in those states.
COLBY CLAIMS
HAS RIGHT TO
GIVE ADVICE
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary of State
Colby has written a letter to Chair
man Porter of the house foreign af
fairs committee, stating that there
were no facts in connection with the
foreign relations which should defer
the committee from anxiety on the
pending resolutions dealing with Irish
crisis of freedom, which the commit
tee might feel conscientiously included
in the taking of power. It stated that
it was proper for him to attempt to
guide the action of the committee by
an expression of opinion at this time.
PRESIDENT OF
FRANCE FALLS
[ FROM TRAIN
MONTGARIS, France, May 24 (by
Associated Press). — President Des
chanel fell from a window of a train
going at full speed. He was unhurt
except for a few bruises and lacera
tions and walked over a mile in the
darkness to the nearest station. He
was attempting to open a window in
the car when the train lurched and
he was throw out of the car.
LAlh orKINli rKUVlNu
GREAT HANDICAP TO
MONTANA WHEAT CROP
GREAT FALLS, Mont., May 24 (by
Associated Press). — The backward
ness of the present spring season is
causing anxiety for the grain raising
farmers, according to county agents
who have visited Great Falls from
eastern and northern sections of the
state. These farm experts expect that
the recent cold weather will be fol
lowed by good grain crops, although
not seeded until the latter part of this
month.
The Rocky mountains are still cov
ered with a heavy coat of snow, and
unless there is an extremely hot spell
it is said this will insure an abundant
rainfall in the growing season.
SAN FRANCISCAN TO
NOMINATE JOHNSON
CHICAGO, May, 24 (by Associated
Press).—Charles S. Wheeler of San
Francisco will make the nominating
speech presenting the name of Senator
Hiram Johnson of California before
the Republican national convention.
AERIAL TRAFFIC TO
LONDON IS PREDICTED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (by As
! sociated Press).—Aerial passenger
traffic from London to San Francisco
. in 100 hours, with connections to
i Hawaii, was predicted within a decade
by John M. Rogers, who attended the
[ aeroplane show recently here.
“Dirigibles flying fifty or sixty
i miles an hour, an easy matter, can
■ make the Atlantic in between fifty
. and sixty hours,” said Rogers. “Ser
i vice between San Francisco and New
[ York could be made in less time.”
“Equipped with numerous motors,
■ any disaster due to engine trouble is
, a remote possibility and should
■ every engine stop, the big balloon,
* would float until aid could be sum
moned by wireless.”
{SEAL HUNTERS
| ARE WRECKED
IN ROUGH SEAS
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (by As
sociated Press).—Six seal hunters
were picked up in two dories in rough
seas off Umatilla reef and landed here
by the steamer Multnomah, Captain
J. Johnson. The rescued men say
there are sixteen other dories thirty
miles farther out and that they had
probably been blown to sea.
The Indian agent at Neah bay to
day reported that all the missing seal
hunters had returned safely to that
point. The only ones blown to sea
were the six picked up by the Mult
nomah and brought to San Francisco.
RAILWAYS WANT
i BIG INCREASE IN
FREIGHT RATES
WASHINGTON, May 24 (by Associ
ated Press).—The $1,017,000,000 addi
tional revenue sought by the railroads
through increased freight rates does
not take into account any increase in
wages which the labor board may
grant to the 2,000,000 employes, How
ard Elliott of the association of rail
way executives told the interstate
commerce commission today.
ILLINOIS GLASS PLANT
IS WIPED OUT BY FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 (by As
sociated Press).—The plant of the
Illinois Pacific Glass company was de
stroyed by fire last night, with a loss
of $1,000,000.
EVENTSPULLED
OFFSATURDAY
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Associated
Press).—Washington university fresh
men defeated California five lengths
in the two-mile race. Time, 10 min
utes and 53 seconds.
The Washington varsity crew de
feated the Californians by six feet in
the three-mile Pacific coast intercol
legiate championship. Time 16 min
j utes and 35 seconds.
California lead by two lengths halt a
mile from the finish, but Washington
made a magnificent spurt, gradually
overhauling their opponents and lead
ing at the finish.
SEATTLE, May 24 (by Associated
Press). — The Washington university
shell on Saturday swamped itself half
way of the three miles in the annual
regatta with the California university
crew, which finished the course with
the crew baling the boat.
ALBANY, N. Y., May 24 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Cornell university
freshman crew defeated the Harvard
crew Saturday in the two-mile race.
PRINCETON, N. J., May 24 (by As
sociated Press). — Princeton over
whelmed the Harvard track team in
the meet Saturday by a score of
91 to 6.