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VOL. 5, NO. 201 CORDOVA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS
RIGGS’ SHIPPING SCHEME ONLY A DREAM
SHAMROCK AGAIN BEATEN
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THREE OUT OF FIVE I ACES
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SANDY HOOK, July 27 (Flash by
Associated Press). — The Resolute
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POOR WIND FOR START
SANDY HOOK, July 27 (by Associ
ated Press).—The postponement flag
was still up at noon, and unless the
wind freshens before 2:15 the cup race
for today will be postponed until to
fcjnorrow.
The wind freshened and the racers
started. The Resolute turned the
outer mark at 5:18:29, half a mile
ahead of the Shamrock at 5:22:37.
The yachts have three hours in which
to finish in the time limit, but the
wind is uncertain.
BAILEY STILL LEADS
IN TEXAS PRIMARIES
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DALLAS, Tex., July 27 (by Associ
ated Press).—Ex-Senator Bailey’s lead
for the Democratic governorship nom
ination is now 3,500, with two-thirds
of the vote tabulated.
refuseIemoval TO
SERVICE SANITARIHM
SARANAC LAKE, N. Y„ July 27 (by
Associated Press).—Two hundred dis
abled soldiers in the tuberculosis sani
tarium here struck today against re
moval to a service sanitarium.
VILLA OFFERS
UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER
MEXICO CITY, July 27 (by Associ
ated Press).—A government bulletin
today says Villa has offered to surren
der unconditionally. The government
replied ordering him to place himself
at the disposal of General Martinez
and to repair railway lines. Villa
answered that he had completed re
grading and repairing the lines, sign
ing his reply, “Affectionately, Fran
cisco Vila.”
HENRY FORD PRESENTS
DANISH EXPLORER WITH
" ice crawling tractor
COPENHAGEN, July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—An attempt to reach
North Point and thus complete the
Danish exploration of North Green
land will be made by Lange Koch,
the young Danish scientist and Polar
explorer, this summer. The aim of
his expedition, which is expected to
secure Danish sovereignty of all
Greenland.
Koch, who in the capacity of geol
ogist participated Ln Knud Rasmus
sen’s l^st expedition, hopes to reach
Inglefielcl Gulf by motorship and in
August or September will endeavor to
establish a depot 250 miles northeast
of there.
Henry Ford has placed an ice-crawl
i1!g tractor at Koch’s disposal.
AGITATORS HANGED IN
PUBLIC BY FRENCH
CONSTANTINOPLE, July 27 (by
Associated Press).—Adana has been in
a state of siege since July 4. French
troops have hanged agitators in public
in an effort to restore order.
JACK JOHNSON STILL
IN JAIL AWAITING BAIL
CHICAGO, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—Jack Johnson is seeking bail
pending trial for violation of the Mann
act. He is being held in the jail at
Joliet.
HARNESS RACES AT
FAIR IN CALIFORNIA
SACRAMENTO, Cal., July 27 (by
Associated Press).—Exciting contests
are assured, track men say, by the
class of horses entered for the eight
harness events on the program of the
1920 California State Fair September
4-12.
Horses from many parts of Califor
nia have been entered. Stakes total
$4,500.
The events, dates and stakes are:
Race No. 2, 2:12 pace, Sept. 4, $500;
race No. 4, 2:10 trot, Sept. 6, $750;
race No. 7, 2:18 trot, Sept. 7, $500;
race No. 8, 2:08 pace, Sept. 7, $500;
nace No. 10, 2:18 pace, Sept. 8, $500;
race No. 13, 2:12 trot, governor’s
stake, $750; race No. 18, 2:25 trot,
Sept. 10, $500; race No. 20, 2:20
pace, $500.
SAYS TROOPS
IMPERATIVE
IN IRELAND
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LONDON, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—Sir Sammar Greenwood, chief
secretary for Ireland, declared in the
house of commons Today that troops
and police are imperative in Ireland.
Only the presence of troops from war
ships saved Belfast from a massacre
and North Ireland from a devastating
civil wa»r. He said eighteen had been
killed, two hundred wounded, and two
hundred arrested in the Belfast riots.
AMERICAN RUNNING
TEAM THIRD IN RACE
ANTWERP, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—The American team finished
third in the Olympic running competi
tion on the artillery range. Norway
was first and Finland second.
ANCHORAGE OPTIMISTIC
OVER ITS FUTURE
ANCHORAGE, July 27.—(Special to
the Daily Times.)—Railroad construc
tion north of here is proceeding in a
very satisfactory manner, and many
tourists are taking advantage of the
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scenic route from Seward to Anchor
age. The merchants generally are
optimistic of the results of the cabinet
members’ visit and the pronounced
activity in the government coal mines.
GERMANY IN FAVOR
CIVIL DISARMAMENT
BERLIN, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—The cabinet today approved
the bill providing for disarmament of
the civil population which goes before
the reichstag Wednesday. The clause
regarding universal compulsory mili
tary service was abolished.
EAGLE PASS, Tex., July 27 (by As
sociated Press).—The arrival of Villa
at Sabinas this morning was followed
immediately by a clash with twenty-,
five government troops, all of whom!
are believed to have been killed. Ac
cording to advices received here, he
came to Sabinas to telegraph the gov
ernment his terms of surrender, and
if they are not accepted he will start
on the warpath again.
It is reported Villa has seized Carl
Haegelin, an American resident at Sa
binas, and is holding him for ransom.
FULTON LOSES
TO NEGRO IN
THIRD ROUND
NEWARK, N. J., July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Harry Willes, a negro,
knocked Fred Fulton out last night in
the third round of a scheduled twelve
round bout. Jack Brittan was given
a decision over Marsel Thomas, the
French welterweight, the referee stop
ping the bout in the tenth round.
MARTIN KNOCKS SMITH OUT
COLUMBUS, O., July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Bob Martin knocked
out Sergeant Ray Smith of New York
in the fifth round last night. The bout
was scheduled as a fifteen round go.
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SQUADRON OF
PLANES ARRIVEj
EDMONTON, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—The Alaska flyers arrived
here at 2:12 and were greeted by an
aerial committee in planes composed
of the mayor and other officials.
SUTHERLAND TOURING
COAST TOWNS ON HIS
POLITICAL CAMPAIGN;
ANCHORAGE, July 27.—(Special to
the Daily Times.)—Dan Sutherland,
Republican candidate for delegate to
congress from Alaska, has arrived
here from the interior. He visited
all of the construction camps between
Nenana and Anchorage and at many
of them made short talks in the in
terest of his candidacy. Sutherland
will spend ten days here campaigning
and then proceed to the other coast
towns. '#r
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NEW APPEAL HAS BEEN
DISMISSED BY COURT
LOS ANGELES, July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The appeal of Harry
S. New Jr., under sentence of from ten
years to life imprisonment for the
murder of his sweetheart, Freda Les
ser, was dismissed today by the dis
trict court of appeals.
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SAN FRANCISCO. July 27 (by As
sociated Press).—Six United States
destroyers seized 150,000 gallons of
fuel oil yesterday at the plant of the
Associated Oil Company, following a
controversy over the price. The navy
is taking oil at its own price of $1.62
per barrel.
The seizure was made under pro
test of the company after naval offi
cials declared their right to fuel oil.
The emergency was caused by a short
age of oil for the Pacific fleet at the
Mare islamd navy yard.
BANDITS MAKE |
BIG HAUL IN
TWO RAIDS
CHICAGO. July 27 (by Associated
Press).—Five bandits in a touring car
fought three express messengers
while two hundred people watched the
battle. Fifty shots were exchanged,
and after George Haubrock, an ex
press paymaster, had been fatally
wounded, the bandits escaped with
$10,000. Two of the bandits were also
wounded.
Shortly afterwards, three men in an
automobile entered the office of the
Peterson Machine Works, took $15,000
from Ame Nelson, a stockholder, and
escaped.
CHICAGO, July 27 (by Associated
Press). — Jack Dempsey, champion
heavyweight boxer, was matched to
day to box ten rounds for the cham
pionship with Billy Miske of St. Paul,
at Benton Harbor, Mich., on Labor
day.
POSTMASTERS WARNED
TO KEEP OUT POLITICS
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WASHINGTON, July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Postmaster General
Burleson has issued an order wanning
postal employes to refrain from engag
ing in “pernicious political activity.”
Presidential appointees are forbidden
to solicit funds and civil service em
ployes forbidden to take active part
character of the Japanese, though he
paigns.
110 MEMBERS TERRITORIAL
SHIPPING BOARD RESIGN AS
RESULT CLASH WITH PAYI
Further efforts on the part of the
Territory of Alaska to regulate the
steam transportation has evidently
been halted by Secretary Payne, and
it is announced by Maurice Leehey,
counsel, and Richard Semmes, traffic
expert, have resigned and their resig
nations excepted by Governor Riggs,
chairman of the territorial shipping
board. The other members of the
board are: W. F. Sommers, secretary
of the territory, and Territorial Treas
urer Smith.
Both Leehey and Semmes con
firmed their resignations during the
week.
Governor Riggs was in' Washington
with both Leehey and Semmes last
winter soliciting support from con
gress for territorial and ocean trans-!
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portation. Trouble was encountered
in getting a bill introduced along the
lines advocated by Governor Riggs.
Permission was asked by congress for
Alaska to issue $5,000,000 in bonds for
the purpose of placing steamers be
tween Puget Sound and Alaska. Hear
ings were held at Washington and the
territorial experts outlined the Riggs
plan.
In February. Secretary Payne sent
a committee to Seattle headed by Al-!
fred J. Brooks, to report on the sit
uation. This committee reported in
favor of consolidation of the two
American steamship lines running
from Puget sound to Alaska under
government regulation. Following up
this suggestion. Secretary Payne visi
ted Alaska where he personally inves
tigated the transportation question.
The Alaska shipping board was
created by the last territorial legis
lature as a nonpartisan measure. An
appropriation of $300,000 was provid
ed, and the bill as signed by the
governor, was an elastic affair, allow
ing the shipping board much latitude
in the matter of chartering steamers.
Richard Semmes, a Seattle traffic ex
pert, spent some months preparing
statistics on Alaska transportation.
This data was in part secured through
courtesy of the traffic department of
the American steamship lines operat
ing to Alaska. It was announced that
statistics from the Canadian Pacific
could not be secured.
Later, at Washington, a sharp con
troversy resulted between Semmes
and John Ballaine. Semmes charged
Ballaine with conspiring with Judge
Wickersham to injure the standing of
Governor Riggs and advisors with
Secretary Payne. Personal remarks
were exchanged before the commit
tee, and Semmes charged Wickersham
with being in .the employ of the Can
adian interests. Denying this as ab
solutely untrue, Wickersham in turn
charged Leehey and Semmes with be
ing under the influence of the Guggen
heimn interests. Suddenly the com
mittee dropped the matter, and Seere
tarv Payne started action toward con
solidation of the American lines.
Governor Riggs is silent on the
subject of territorial control of ship
ping. It is evident that the terri
torial scheme does not adjust with
the views of Secretary Payne, and nat
urally Governor Riggs is forced to
give way in the matter. In the
meantime it is evident that the ter
ritorial shipping board will not be
active in the matter of securing terri
torial transportation.
SIX BAYS OF
a
CHICAGO TRIALj
CHICAGO, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—The prosecution branded
Lloyd and nineteen other defendants
on trial for an attempted overthrow
of the government, as “cowardly,
shrinking, disloyal rebels,” and de
clared the crime consisted of “build- j
ing up under the guise of a political
machine, a gigantic machine to drill
revolution into citizens of the United
States.” It is expected the arguments
of both sides will take about six days.
MILK DISTRIBUTORS
REFUSE TO FUNCTION
KANSAS CITY, July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The four largest milk
distributing companies in this district
refused to deliver milk to 12,000 cus
tomers'today because they claim grad
ing of the milk is unreasonable.
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THOUSANDS HOMELESS
BY MANILA TYPHOON
MANILA, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—Thousands are homeless and
several persons were killed in a
typhoon and heavy rains on the fbland
of Luzon during the past two weeks.
The damage is tremendous.
BURKE PRAISES
CHARACTER
OF JAPANESE
SEATTLE, July 27 (by Associated
Press).—The house immigration com
mittee began Japanese hearings here
today. Governor Hart said he hoped
the next legislature would pass more
stringent land ownership laws. Judge
Burke pleaded to approach the matter
in "a friendly spirit. He praised the
character of the Japanese, though he
opposed unrestricted immigration.
Rev. Matthews praised the Japanese
also, but opposed inter-marriage. Mil
ler Freeman said the Japanese had
ruined the Alaska cod fishing industry
and advocated an act similar to the
Chinese exclusion act.
ANOTHER QUAKE LAST ^
NIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
LOS ANGELES, July 27 (by Asso
ciated Press).—An earthquake short
ly after midnight rattled windows and
scared prisoners in the city jail. No
material damage was done.
LITHUANIA WANTS
EVACUATION OF REDS
WARSAW, July 27 (by Associated
Press).— The Lithuanian government
has issued an ultimatum to the Soviets
demanding the immediate evacuation
of Lithuanian territory by red troops.