The Cordova Daily Times
___(Member of Associated Press)____
VOL. IV. NO. 127 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919 PRICE TEN CENTS
GERMAN CABLES TO BE HELD BY ALLIES
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ALASKA REPUBLICANS REFUSE TO BE LED BY WICKERSHAM
RESIGNATION OF REPUBLICAN
NATIONAL COMHUTEHAAN FOR
ALASKA DEMANDED BY PARTY
JUNEAU, May 3 (Special to the Daily Times).—A ineet
ing of the Republicans of the territory was held here last night
to consider the delegatorial situation. While it was voted to
recommend that no Republican nominee be placed in the field,
and that C. D. Muraine, the national committeeman for Alaska,
be asked to tender his resignation on account of his removal
from the territory, the sentiments expressed made it clear that
there was no chance of the reorganization of the Republican
party under Wickersham’s leadership.
Slater Voices Sentiments of Constituents
Representative Henry Slater of Cordova said the Third
division Republicans would never be gotten into an organiza
tion dominated by Wickersham, and Sundback and Allan of
Nome intimated the same thing. Many local Republicans de
clared that Wickersham was not now and never had been, a Re
publican.
Jack McBride, anti-Wickershamite, who defeated Judge'
Lefevre, Wickershamite, for president of the Gastineau Chan
nel Republican Club, under whose auspices the meeting was
held, by a vote of two to one, was a former supporter of Wick
ersham. »
Wick’s Understudy Was Absent
Former Mayor Valentine of .Juneau, former Senator Hub
bard of Valdez and Judge Lefevre Qf Juneau defended Wicker
sham. Senator Dan Sutherland refrained from attending the
meeting.
Democrats here say that the enthusiasm for Grigsby dis
played throughout the territory probably will prevent Wicker
sham from submitting to another election Grigsby continues to
challenge him to go before the people.
SOLDIERS WILL
HOLD MONSTER
ATHLETIC HIT
PARIS, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—Representatives ot twenty -
one allibs nations are expected to take
part in the inter-allied games at Paris
from June 22 to July 6 at the Pershing
stadium. /
Genera/ Pershing has invited the
soldiers of all the allies to participate
in the games, which are expected to
be the greatest athletic event since
the last Olympia games. The Persh
ing stadium was built here by the
American army.
POINDEXTER ASPIRES TO
PRESIDENCY OF SENATE
SEATTLE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—A special from Washington
to a Seattle newspaper says there is
a possibility that Senator Miles Poin
dexter of Washington may be elected
president pro tempore of the next
senate.
May Call Congress
For First of June
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WASHINGTON,May 3 (by As
sociated Press). — Confidential
advices from Paris intimate that
President Wilson may call a spe
cial session of congress to meet
June 1.
. If the Paris situation should
! develop more rapidly than is now
thought likely, instructions may
be cabled by the President for
calling the session for an even
earlier date.
President Wilson announces
that he is confident that he will
return home before June 1.
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CANADIAN’S ACTIVITY
GETS HIM INTO TROUBLE
SPOKANE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—James McDonald was arrest
ed here today, charged with distribut
ing literature purporting to be identi
cal with that which is credited with
having caused dissatisfaction among
the American troops in North Russia.
McDonald is a Canadian, and may be
deported.
MAY HERDREINDEER
WITH AIRPLANE’S AID
SEATTLE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—Alfred Lomen of Nome is
dickering with the Boeing Airplane
Company for airplanes to ue used in
herding reindeer in the North. Lomen
made a trial flight here yesterday.
TOLEDO LIKELY TO GET
BIG PUGILISTIC EVENT
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 3 (by Associ
ated Press.)—“Tex” Rickard has ar
rived here. He may decide on Toledo
for the Willard-Dempsey fight on
July 4.
LEGISLATORS COMING
HOME ON NEXT BOAT
JUNEAU, May 3 (Special to the
Dally Times).—Members of the legis
lature are all going home on the first
boats. Members from the Third and
Fourth divisions will leave for west
ward points today, and within the next
few days the Second division members
will go south.
ITALIANSNOW OCCUPY
Rl DRADE BRIDGE
VIENNA, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—The Italian troops stationed
in Carinthia are advancing northward
and eastward, and have occupied the
bridge over the River Drave.
| SINKING OF GREAT GERMAN FLEET §
URGED BY SECRETARY DANIELS
AS MORAL LESSON TO WORLD §
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g LONDON, May 3 (by Associated Press).—Josephus j:|:
jj: Daniels, American secretary of t^e navy, in a statement !:•:
lij: to the Associated Press today om his return from a visit !;•:
jij: tiie captured German vessels at Scapa Flow, Scotland, ii||
said it would be the greatest mortal lesson of the war if
the entire German fleet were sunkAvith proper ceremonies. :ji;
GEO. GRIGSBY
IS NOMINATED
BYDEMOCRATS
JUNEAU, May 3 (Special to the
Daily Times).—George B. Grigsby was
! nominated for delegate to congress' at
the Democratic territorial convention
on the first ballot last night, receiving
183 votes to 58 for John Noon and 17
for Luther C. Hess. Noon was for
Grigsby, and moved to make the nomi
nation unanimous. He said he was
the logical and strongest candidate
the party could name, and asked every
Democrat and anti-Wickersham man
to vote for him.
Representative Pennington of the,
Fourth division was chairman of the
convention. Grigsby was nominated
by Senator Price, and the nomination
was seconded by Representative Bo
gan of the Second division and James
Connors of the First.
The Second division was represented
in the convention by Bogan and
Sykes, the Third by Price, Ronan,
Noon, Patterson, Ray and' Donohoe,
and the Fourth by Hess, Pennington,
Dunn, Nordale and Sommers.
In his speech to the convention ac
cepting the nomination Mr. Grigsby
challenged James Wickersham to sub
mit his candidacy for delegate to the
people at the June election.
Enthusiasm for Nominee
The Nome Industrial Worker, a
newspaper owned by union labor, tele
graphed to the Empire yesterday that
Nome is enthusiastic for Grigsby, and
that he will carry Nome over Wicker
sham.
CANADIAN TRAIN TAME
TO BEAT AMERICAN
MONTREAL, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—On June 1 the Canadian Pa
cific railway will start a special trans
Canada train service, the plan being
to make the trip between Atlantic and
Pacific ports in ninety-three and one
half hours, thus beating the time of
the American railways by five hours
and twenty minutes.
STEAMERS wilL LEAVE
WHITEHORSE JUNE 4
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SEATTLE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—The White Pass Route an
nounces that the steamboats Yukon
and Casca will leave Whitehorse on
June 4, conveying “midnight sun” ex
cursionists to Fort Yukon. N“‘
The flrBt steamboat will leave lower
Laberge within two weeks. It is ex
pected that there will be a big tourist
business this season.
OFFICIALS AT SPOKANE
AROUSED BY THREATS
SPOKANE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—^Federal officials here are In
vestigating alleged threats that bombs
would be sent to city officials, said
to have been made by William Reid,
an alleged radical. Reid has been sen
tenced to Jail on a vagrani'ey charge.
SEATTLELABOR
TIKES PART IN
VICTORY DRIVE
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SEATTLE, May 3.—The following
has be|en received from San Francisco
underrate of May 2:
“The Federal Reserve Bank of the
Twelfth district reports total subscrip
tions tp the Victory loan of $86,868,360,
from 2$ 1,824 subscribers.
“S»n Diego is leading the cities of
the district, with 100 per cent of her
quota pubscribed.
“BillV Sunday, the evangelist, is aid
ing in the loan campaign at Seattle.
“Thci Seattle Labor Council has in
dorselrfne Victory loan by subscribing
$1,000.—Farnsworth.”
7 LENOIR.
House-toHouse Canvass Urged
WASHINGTON, May 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Victory bond subscrip
now total more than $1,576,009,000.
The treasury department urges that
the committees conduct a house-to
house canvass next week, the last
of the campaign.
The nation is so far behind the Vic
tory loan average that it will be neces
sary to raise $500,000,000 daily during
the remainder of the drive.
Her Last Fight Is for Victory
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The historic old battle
ship Oregon fought her last battle to
day for the success of the Victory loan
campaign. She staged a sham battle
for the edification of the residents of
the Bay cities.
Face to Face with War’s Results
CHICAGO, May 3 (by Associated
Press). The nation’s first parade of
wounded soldiers was held here today
to boost the sale of Victory bonds.
There were two thousand men in the
parade, mostly Chicagoans, and the
wheel chair division consisted of men
who may never walk again. Some of
the men wore two and three stripe
wounds.
WIDOW’S DEATH RECALLS
TRAGIC OCCURRENCES
NEVj^YORK, May 3 (by Associated
PressY—Mrs. Anna M. Seward died
here last night. She was the widow of
Frederick Seward, who narrowly
escaped death when his father, Secre
tary of State Seward, was attacked at
the time of the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln. /
FORMER GERMAN IDOL
RETIRES FROM ARMY
COBLENZ, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—Von Hindenburg has retired
from command of the German army.
In a statement made on his retirement
he said that German militarism has
been broken forever.
General Groener, former chief of
staff, will succeed Von Hindenburg.
ALASKA MINING STOCKS
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NEW YORK, May 3.—Alaska Gold,
3%; Alaska Juneau, 1%.
ADRIATIC SITUATION STILL IS
UNSETTLED-CHINA OBJECTS
TO BEING DOMINATED BY JAPAN
PARIS, May 3 (by Associated Press).—The Havas News
Agency says that the council of three has settled the question
of the German cables, ruling that they are spoils of war and be
long to the powers which took them.
It is said the Germans probably will be allowed to retain
the proprietorship of the Kiel canal, but the tolls for passage
through it will be levied under international control.
The Adriatic Deadlock
The Italian issue still is unsettled. American Ambassador
Page and French Ambassador Barrere, at Rome, are conferring
with King Victor Emmanuel and Premier Orlando in an en
deavor to find a solution. Orlando is disposed to resume rela
tions with the peace conference, but thinks Paris should make
the overtures.
Orlando has written a letter deprecating the anti-American
demonstrations in Italy.
China Registers a Complaint
In declaring their disappointment with the decision of the
peace council regarding Kiaoclmu, the Chinese delegation, in a
statement issued today, says the Japanese are given practical
sontrol of Northern China. The Japanese, they say, are simply
replacing the Germans.
DESTROYERSID
LIGHT HAY FOR
DARING FLYERS
ST. JOHNS, N. F„ May J (by Asso
ciated Press).—American naval avia
tors have arrived here, whence they
will start on their transatlantic flight.
The British aviators are here still,
awaiting good weather.
It is expected that the Americans
will reach the Azores in eighteen and
one-half hours. Sixty destroyers will
mark the course, being stationed fifty
miles apart, and will play their power
ful searchlights into the skies at night
to guide the aviators.
CORDOVANPUTS
OVER SURPRISE
ON SEATTLEITES
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SEATTLE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—Mrs. Annie Letendre of Cor
dova, Alaska, created a sensation here
today when she entered the Victory
loan headquarters and tendered fifteen
twenty-dollar gold pieces for three
$100 bonds. Gold is scarce in the
States, paper only being used.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
TO MEET IN JUNE
BELLINGHAM, Wash., May 3 (by
Associated Press).—The Washington
and Alaska Spanish war veterans will
hold their annual encampment here
on June 12.
COLLISION WITH IN
FATAL TO AMERICANS
ORLEANS, France, May 3 (by Asso
ciated Press).—A train struck an
American army truck yesterday, kill
ing three American soldiers and injur
ing eight.
HIRAM CHARGES
PRESIDENT WITH
INCONSISTENCY
WASHINGTON, May 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—Senator Hiram Johnson
of California, Republican, has issued
a statement charging President Wilson
with inconsistency, in that he refused
to stand upon the secret treaties in
the Fiume dispute while he surren
dered withbut contest to Japan in
Japan’s claims for Shantung penin
sula. President Wilson, he says, op
posed Italy’s secret treaty while sanc
tioning Japan’s.
RUSH STILL ON
FOR PASSAGE
TONORTHLAND
SEATTLE, May 3 (by Associated
Press).—Practically all passenger and
cargo space of the steamships Admiral
Evans and Admiral Farragut, the next
two vessels to sail for Alaska, has
been sold. All first-class accommoda
tions and practically all steerage on
the City of Seattle, the third boat to
sail North, also have been sold.
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German Delegates
Virtually Prisoners ;
VERSAILLES, May 3 (by As
sociated Press).—The members ’
of the German peace delegation
assembled here almost equal in
numbers the allied delegates.
Time hangs heavily on their
hands, and they amuse them- -
selves by playing cards and bil
liards.
The girl stenographers of the
German delegation are inclined
to wander off the reservation
and go to Paris to see the sights.
They are all kept on the reserva
tion.
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