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VOL. V. NO.142 . CORDOVA* ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1920
POLES HAMMERING RUSSIANS
* TROTZKY ISSUES FRANTIC CALL I
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Bolsheviki Invade Persia With Intention of Driving
British From Domain of the Shah—Heavy
Losses Sustained by Bolsheviki at Kiev
COBLENZ, May 18 (by Associated
Press).—Authentic Warsaw informa
tion says the Poles are concentrating
south of Kiev, and pressing toward
Odessa. Trotzky has called upon all
Russians to rise against the Poles.
New Bolsheviki forces are attacking
Kiev with reinforcements which have
arrived. Between April 25 and Ma 10
the Poles took 30,000 prisoners and
many guns. The Polish losses are re
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ported to have been 100 killed and
300 wounded^ but their losses were
heavier at Kiev.
PERSIA INVADED
LONDON, May 18 (by Associated
Press).—A despatch from Teheran,
Persia, dated May 11, says the Bol
sheviki have crossed the Persian bor
der. Bolsheviki leaders said they had
no quarrel with Persia, but that the
British troops must be withdrawn.
Will Lay New Transpacific Cable
Along Coast of Alaska to Orient
SEATTLE, May 18 (by Associated
Frees).—A special to the Times from
Washington says that the considera
tion of the construction of the pro
posed new Pacific cable will be am,ong
the first legislation to be considered
by the senate commerce committee,
9 of which Senator Jongs of Washing
ton is chairman, after the summer re
cess of congress.
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According to Senator Jones the new
system will include part of the land
lines along the Alaska coast, stretch
ing across the Aleutian islands by
short cable spans.
After exhaustive hearings the* com
mittee has become convinced of the
advisability of this means of commun
ication with the Orient, as the wire
less system is not dependable.
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WASHINGTON, May 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—The interstate com
merce commission has called on the,
railway and public service commis
sions of every stale in the Union t<*
aid in breaking the freight blockade.
The commission announces that it
has definitely planned to work direct
ly with the railroads and shippers in
-creating a working plan for the move
ment of freight.
PROHIBITION CASES
NOT YET PASSED ON
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« WASHINGTON, May 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—The reargument of the
government’s dissolution suit against
the Lehigh Valley railroad and its
subsidiaries was ordered by the su
preme court yesterday.
No decision has yet been reached
on the prohibition amendment or the
Volstead act.
POWER OF COMMISSION
The supreme court today dismissed
the appeals in the proceedings brought
by railroad and steamship companies
to prescribe the terms which inter
state commerce carriers may insert in
bills of lading, holding that the ques
tion had been decided in the enact
ment of the transportation act, en
larging the commission’s power.
The Alaska Steamship Company
was among (he companies involved in
the suits.
’ ALASKA’S LIST OF
CORDOVA PASSENGERS
The steamship Alaska arrived in
port from Seattle at 9:30 o’clock lasti
night, making an exceptionally fast
trip. There Vere ninety passengers
for Cordova, as follows:
J. A. Stub, C. ‘J. Fisk, Mrs. E. A.
Hyland, Alonza Hyland, Mary Brown,
P. M. Rhodes, Mrs. H. Lewis, Richard
Lewis, Lieut. E. H. Mack, Mrs. E. H.
Mack, Helen Mack, Bryce Mack, Mrs.
R. Lewis, Mrs. Nofstad, Barbara Nof
stad, E. G. Fisher, Z. E. Fisher, Fred
Dahlquist, Chas Ward, J. L. Bussey,
Sam Simonson, M. P. Morgan, M. Jor
genson, W. O. Halky, Mrs. W. O.
Halky, John Burns, J. Matheson, Joe
Collins, R. E. Murphy, E. R. Rasmus
sen, H. O. Lewis, C. R. Smullen, three
orientals, and 55 steerage^
TROUBLESOME TURKS
CLASH WITH GREEKS
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^CONSTANTINOPLE, May 18 (by
Associated Press).—Greek and Turk
ish troops have clashed twenty-five
miles east of Smyrna, where the Turks
are taking the offensive and massing
reinforcements preparatory to making
further advances.
NEW CABINET FOR
, KINGDOM OF ITALY
ROME, May 18 (by Associated
Press).—Nitti, former premier, has ac
cepted an invitation from King Vic
tor Emmanuel to form a new cabinet.
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ADMIRAL WATSON SAILS '
WITH MANY PASSENGERS
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SEATTLE, Wash., May 18 (by As
sociated Press).—The steamship Ad
miral Wafson sailed for the North at
10 o’clock this morning, carrying 139
passengers, among Whom wer-e the fol
lowing for Cordova:
C. G. Simmons, Mrs. Ina Simmdns,
Charles Simmons, George Reynolds,
Janies Whiting and Frank Wille.
SPOKANE, Wash.. May 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The contesting dele
gations to the Democratic state con
vention from Pierce county were all
seated this morning, being given one
half vote each. Both aides to the con
troversy promise to carry the, fight to
the floor of the convention.
The credentials committee recom
mended the seating of the regular del
egation from King county, denying
seats to the “federal brigade.” The
vote was 24 to 14.
ADOPT COMMITTEE REPORT
The majority report of the creden
tials committee, recomfhending the
seating of the Fullen delegation from
King county and giving both Pierce
county delegations a seat with a half
vote, was adopted by the convention,
after efforts on the part of the contest
ing delegations to defeat it. :
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FAVORS PEACE TREATY
The platform indorses the adminis
tration ,of . President Wilson ,and .de
mands the ratification of the peace
treaty without nullifying reservations.
It favors the issuance of a government
publicity pamphlet opposing peace*
time military training, and indorses
the proposed war profits tax for sol
diers’ relief.
COLORADO DEMOCRATS
DENVER, Colo., May 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Democratic state
convention met today and named four
delegates at large and eight district
delegates to the Democratic national
convention. No instructions were
given the delegates.
BOY KILLS STEPFATHER
IN SCUFFLE WITH GUN
, TACOMA, Wash., May 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—P. B. Freidman, a jew
eler, was shot and killed last night bj?
his step-son, Robert Freidman, during
a scuffle for the possession of a pis
tol.
The boy immediately notified the
police. He claims the shooting was
done in self-defense.
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WASHINGTON, May 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—Representatives of more
than one hundred of the smaller news
papers from all over the United States
met here today and formed the Pub
lishers’ News Print Conservation
League to deal with the problems con
fronting them.
A gloomy outlook for the future was
pictured in resolutions which were
adopted, asking publishers writh more
' than 50,000 circulation to reduce their
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consumption of paper 5 per cent on
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week days and 10 per , cent on Sun
days.
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SHUT OFF INCOME
SYRACUSE, N. Y., May 18 (by As
sociated Press).—Three local daily
newspapers have ^topped the printing
of display advertising on account of
the scarcity of printers.
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PUGET SOUND MILLS
REDUCE LUMBER PRICE
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 18 (by
Associated Press).—An average reduc
tion of 10 per cent in all grad-es of
lumber, effective immediately, was an
nounced yesterday by the Bloedel and
Donovan mills of this city.
WAR-TIME PRIVILEGE
WITHDRAWN BY BAKER
. WASHINGTON, May 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—The privilege <»f wear
ing army uniforms and using military
titles, accorded during the war to so
cial organizations, has been withdrawn
by Secretary of War Baker.
CURING PEACE
WILL NOW GO TO CONFERENCE
PANAMA CANAL TOLLS UP AGAIN
Conflict Between Two blouses on Peace Measure—
Borah Insists on Twisting Lion’s Tail—Appro
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priation Bill and Cold Storage Measure
WASHINGTON, May 18 (by Associ
ated Press).—The senate peace reso
lution formally reached thfe house yes
terday and was laid on the table.
Chairman Porter of the foreign af
fairs committee was instructed to
confer with the senate leaders with
the hope of agreeing to a plan by
which the house could accept the res
olution without going to conference.
Some of the members said they pre
ferred the house resolution.
RAGGING THE BRITISH
Leaders of both parties predict a
sharp controvery if Senator Borah of
Idaho makes good his promise to in
troduce today a bill repealing the law
imposing tolls on American vessels
using the Panama canal.
Senator Borah claims to have assur
ance of sufficient support to pass the
measure, which, it is believed, will re
vive the anti-British feeling and draw
the bitter opposition of the adminis
tration.
OBJECTIONS REMOVED
The house yesterday unanimously
passed the executive, legislative and
judicial appropriation bill which Pres
ident Wilson vetoed, after removing
the sections which led to the veto.
The bill now goes to the senate.
COLD STORAGE MEASURE
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The senate yesterday passed the
cold-storage bill, requiring that the
date of entry of goods into storage be
marked upon thepi when offered for
sale, and it now goes to conference.
The bill limits the total storage
period to tw'elve months.
Negative Answers Given by McAdoo
To Questions as to Supposed Candidacy
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May
18 (by Associated Press).—W. G. Mc
Adoo, former secretary - rof ther treas
ury, arrived in Colorado Springs to
day and was mult by ae^spaper' fnen,
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to whom he stated that he “was not a~ '•
candidate for anything, that he waa
not in politics, and that he ha,d no
intention of attending the Democratic
[’national convention at 13dn Francisco.”
POSTPONE EXTRA SESSION
BECAUSE O^ BLOCKADES
PIERRE, S. D., May 18 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The extra session of
the legislature, called for this week,
.has been postponed because of the
condition of the railroads, due to
floods.
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NAVY'S DEAD HEROES
TO BE BURIED AT HOME
NEW YORK, May 18 (by Associated
Press).—More than one hundred and
fifty bodies of navy men who died
overseas arrived here yesterday. They
are the first of the navy dead to be
brought home.
DAUGHTER OF
JURIST SENT TO
PENITENTIARY
SPOKANE, Wash., May 18 (by Asso
ciated Press). — Marie McDonald,
daughter of a former judge of Whit
man county, this state, was sentenced
yesterday to imprisonment for from
one to twenty years in the peniten
tiary f following her recent conviction
on the charge of forgery. -She was ac
quitted recently of the murder of W.
H. McNutt, a real estate broker.
The charge on which she was con
victed was that of forging the sig
nature of McNutt to a check taken
from his body.
ALTHOUGH CONVICTED
IRISH AGITATOR IS
NOT TO BE DISBARRED
SAN FRANCISCO. May 18 (bjr As
sociated Press).—The California su
preme court yesterday handed down
a decision refusing to disbar Daniel*
O’Connell, the attorney whose convic
tion under the espionage act was up
held in the supreihe court of the
United States, the decision also being
handed down yesterday.
The state court acted without
knowledge of the action of the higher
court.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE FAILS IN
DELAWARE LEGISLATURE
DOVER, Del., May 18 (by Associ
ated Press). — The house adjourned
today without acting on the suffrage
amendment.
DERRY GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO
FISKE JOINS TIMES FORCE
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C. J. Fisk, a linotype operator from
Seattle, arrived last night on the
iAlaska to take a position on the
Daily Times force, relieving Charles
A. Derry, who will leave on the
Alaska for San Francisco to attend
the national Democratic convention.
Mr. Fisk IS an old friend of Jim Galen,
having been a resident of many years’
standing of Jim’s home town, Helena,
Mont.
Interesting Testimony Is Given by Alaska Citizens
Before Interdepartmental Investigating Committee
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SEATTLE, May 12.—(Special Cor
respondence to the Daily Times.)—
“What’s the matter with Alaska” was
told in full at a.dinnef given by the
Alaska bureau of ' the Chamber of
Commerce last evening at the Arctic
Club, by the members of the Alaskan
investigating committee from Wash
ington and a number of promiu*. nt cit
izens of the territory.
Lieutenant Colonel Brooks, chair
man of the commission, said he want
ed the people of Alaska to feel sure
that this time a commission which is
friendly ^to the territory is making an
investigation.
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B. F. Millard, who patented the first
copper claim in Alaska twenty two
years ago, said the only ore taken out
has been by prospectors for samples.
The reason for non-operation is the
entire lack of adequate transportation
in Alaska.
SUBSIDIZED SHIPPING
“Our mines has been shut down for
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three years and it never will open up
until there are better rates on rail
and water,” said Mr. Millard. “It is
up to the government to work out
some plan whereby we cai gei? lower
water rates. The government can run
its own ships to Alaska, it can sub
sidize ships that carry mail, which is
now treated as freight instead of mail,
or it can open up Alaska and make
possible tl\e shipping out of the great
resources of the territory and in this
way provide return cargo for ships.”
Ira Orton, formerly of Nome, said
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the Seward peninsula had produced
between $100,000,000 and $150,000,000
in virgin gold, and this equals one
twentieth part of the gold reserve in
the United States.
“Nome has always been interested
in gold production but today Nome is
prostrate. Our richest mines are ex
hausted,” said Mr. Orton.
NOME CONDITIONS
“The second division of Aalska has
lost 90 per cent of its population in
the last ten years. There are two
reasons for this: One is that the gold
production Js at low ebb, and the other
is that there has .been no reduction in
transportation rates. The basic
freight rate from Seattle to Nome used
to be $14 and today the lighterage
charge alone from ship to shore at
Nome is $13 per ton.
“There is one bright spot—the oil
situation. Let the government lay
down a policy which will allow the
Alaskan to prospect for oil like he
did for gold, and I know the temper
of the people well enough to know
that they will find the oil.
“The reindeer industry also offers
a future for Nome.”
COAST SURVEYS
Captain J. F. Kraft, who is in charge
of the United States coast and geo
detic survey of Washington and Alas
ka, and who was a pioneer investi
gator and surveyor of Alaska water
ways, said that it would* take 300 years
at the present rate of surveying to sur
vey the coast line and waters of Alas
ka. The government has not shown
a disposition to appreciate sufficient
money to make this possible. Due to
the failure of the government to keep
wages advanced with the advanced
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cost of living ,about 70 per cent of the
junior officers in the survey work are
resigning. One of the worst sections
of Alaskan waters is from Prince Ed
ward sound to Seward, and that has
not been surveyed.
“The government mail system in
Alaska is such that the people cannot
rely on any definite time for getting
their mail, and it is one of the most
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discoui^ging features of government
administration,” said George Sexton of
Seward, who told of an Alaskan mail
ing him a check August 23 and he re
ceived it January 29 of the following
year.
MAIL CONDITIONS
“In the Bristol Bay country only one
batch of first class mail has come
through since navigation closed, and
some places have not received any,,
and second class mail is delayed
months longer,” said Mr. Sexton.
Milo Kelley of Anchorage said that
the only boats making money on the
run from the States to the Territory
were those boats getting a return
cargo, and said the government must
realize that in order to provide cheap
er transportation it must open up ter
ritory and let resources come out.
“By June 1st there will be 200,000
reindeer in Alaska,’^ said Judge J. G.
Lomen, pioneer of Nome and organ
izer and official of the company that
is now developing the reindeer com
mercial league, and W. T. Lopp, dir
ector of the Alaska reindeer industry.
These speakers said approximately
2.000 reindeer will be driven to the
railroad. It is also planned to have
25.000 reindeer used for experimental
purposes this year, and the work of
training the natives to raise the ani
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mals in scientific fashion will be con
tinued.
Agricultural Possibilities
Sam Graff of Seward said the com
mission should realize that any policy
looking towards the rushing of colon
ists into the territory would be disas
trous because transportation and mar
kets are poor. Without transportation
and with no markets a man who
comes to Alaska with his railroad
ticket and $100 and starts to farm is
in hard luck.
Professor C. C. Georgeson, Alaska
pioneer and farmer, who made straw
berries grow in Alaska and brought
wheat production up to 30 bushels per
acre at the government experimental
farms in Alaska, has visions of the
day when Alaska will have millions
of people. He urged the commission
not to adopt any policy which would
result in thousands of farmers troup
ing into Alaska in the hopes of set
tling here the first year, and said that
not more than 500 families should go
into the territory in any one year
until transportation and markets de
veloped. He also advocated the gov
erment loaning money to the settler
so that he could clear land, buy im
plements and get stocked. So far the
government has done nothing.
Among the other speakers were
Lieut. Col. B. O. Leoir, who is the
head of the Alaska military cable and
telegraph system. Prof. J. N. Cobb,
a pioneer investigator for the govern
AGRICULTURAL POSSIBILITIES
of the territory; Wm. Nowell, of
Juneau, and A. Shattuck, a pioneer
merchant of the territory, and E. A.
Sherman of the United States
Forestry.