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The Cordova Daily Times
(MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS)
VOL. 5 NoT750 CORDOVA, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1920_PRICE TEN CENTS
HARDING OUTLINES NEW INDUSTRIAL POLICY
$100,000 FUND ESTABLISHED FOR CHURCH WORK IN ALASKA
-BISHOP ROWE
-FOUNDATION IS
NOW ASSURED
Synod Commemorates Anni
versary of Service of Alas
ka Bishop by Setting Aside
Fund to be Spent.
SEATTLE, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—A special committee of the
third synod of the Pacific Protestant
Episcopal church recommended a res
^ ohition commemorating the twenty
fjfth anniversary of the services of
Bishop Peter Trimble Rowe in
Alaska, where iho bishop has been
stationed since 1S i 15. The recom
mendation of the committee was
adopted by the synod and the anni
versary was commemorated by the es
tablishment of the Bishop Rowe
foundation fund of $11)0.000, to be pre
sented to him on November 80. The
income from the fund is to be used by
him for work in Alaska at his discre
tion during the remainder of his epis
copate there. After that the income
will be used in the same work under
the direction of the president of the
governing council.
•DIVORCE SUIT
FILED BY WIFE
FOR CRUELTY
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Charging extreme cru
elty and violence. Mrs. Frances
Swope Hyde, wife of Dr. Clarke Hyde,
who luis three times been tried on
the charge of murdering Mrs. Hyde's
uncle, Thomas Swope, a millionaire
philanthropist, filed suit today tor
divorce.
PLANE DROPS IN LAKE
AND CREW DROWNED
CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—A naval airplane dropped
into Lake Michigan today and sank
with its crew before rescue boats ar
rived.
COX ON LAST LEG
OF SPEAKING TOUR
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Governor Cox entered
Missouri today on the last lap of his,
western tour, speaking at Joplin this
looming, lie will speak here late to
day and leave for Fremont, O., to
► night.
CHRISTIAN DENIES
THAT EFFORT IS MADE
TO DESTROY INDUSTRY
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Parley Christensen,
candidate of the FaYmer-Labor party
for president, in an address here last
night, declared the Farmer-Labor
party is an American organization
and “does not want to destroy indus
try,” and denied any plans to confis
cate industry. He opposed the League
of Nations, which he said was a com
pact of international bankers.
ALASKA PLANES HELD
BACK ON RETURN FLIGHT
BY DAMAGED MACHINE
WILL REASSEMBLE AT FARGO
AND CONTINUE TRIP BACK
TO NEW YORK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Army planes o£ the
Alaska flight will reassemble at
Fargo. Lieut. Hutt is delayed at Haz
elton through damage to his machine
in landing there last Wednesday.
Lieut. Kirkpatrick has been ordered
to wait at Fargo for the other planes.
BIG FINES ARE
COLLECTED BY
SEATTLE. Oct. £ (by Associated
Press). — The federal prohibition
squad report shows 256 arrests and
106 stills seized during the first six
months of the present year. Fines
assessed amounted to $156,000 a
month. Forty-one automobiles were
confiscated, their value being ap
praised at $70,000. Eleven boats and
an aeroplane were also confiscated.
The report was prepared by Donald A.
McDonald, federal prohibition director
for Washington and Alaska.
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
AGAINST JAP AGITATION
HONOLULU. Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Tlie American community in
Tokio has adopted resolutions de
claring that the California anti-Jap
anese agitation is a menace to Amer
ican friendship, according to informa
tion received by a local Japanese
newspaper.
MANY OKLAHOMANS
MUST STAND TRIAL
—
OKALHOMA CITY, Oct. 2 (by As
sociated Press).—Thirty merchants
and proprietors of restaurants were
arrested today on federal warrants
charging violation of the Lever act
and profiteering. The arrests fol
lowed indictments returned by the
| grand jury.
CONTRACT AWARDED
FOR AIR MAIL ROUTE
—
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2 (by Associ
j ated Press).- -Ward Hubbard of Seat
tle has been awarded the contract to
transport mail Uy seaplane from Seat
tle to Victoria, inaugurating the ser
! vice on October to. This will mean a
i big saving of time to incoming and
j outgoing Oriental mail.
CALIFORNIA MEN
TRAPPFD IN MINE FIRE
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Asa Kingsbury and
I Reginald Lampoon were trapped in a
! mine fire at Copperopolis on Thuro
! day and burned to death. Efforts are
I being made to remove their bodies to
I day.
'profiteers receive flogging
BUDAPEST, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Flogging as a punishment
for convicted profiteers has proved
so satisfactory to the public that the
ministry of Justice is considering its
infliction for other offenses.
WILL CONTINUE
PROBEREPORT
CROOKEDNESS
Grand Jury at Chicago to Re
sume Quizzing on Monday
When ‘ ‘ Muggsy ’ ’ McGraw
Will Be Called as Witness.
CHICAGO. Oct. 2 (by Associated
Cress).—The grand jury which has
been investigating gambling in the
last world’s baseball series will con
tinue their search of baseball history
for evidences of crookedness. Testi
mony will be resumed Monday, with
.1. .1. (“Muggsy”) McGraw. manager
of the New York National league club,
j and others, called as witnesses.
BROOKLYN TEAM EXONERATED
,\i:\Y YORK. Oct. 2 (by Associated
1’iess). -District Attorney Lewis of
Kings county stated today that an
investigation has failed to disclose
anv plan to fix tin's year’s world’s
baseball series. All members of the
Brooklyn Nationals are exonerated of
any such attempt.
NEW BOARD TAKES FORM
CHICAGO. 0(1. 2 (bv Associated
1’ross). -The major baseball leagues
are planning to false file control of
baseball away from the men "finan
cially interested.” abolish fins national
commission and appoint-'a “civilian
I tribunal” (o officiate instead of the
commission.
M’ADOO MAKES
TOUR OF WEST
IN BEHALF COX
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—William G. McAdoo will |
start a speaking tour on the Pacific
coast on October 30, it was announced
today by the Democratic national
headquarters. Secretary of Labor
Wilson will bein a tour of the west
October 8. and Homer Cummins, for
mer chairman of the Democratic na
tion committee, will start making
speeches for the Democratic national
ticket on October (i.
TYPHOON KILLS MANY
AND DESTROYS PROPERTY
._
TOKIO. Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Scores of lives have been
J lost and widespread property damage
caused by a typhoon centering at
Yokohama.
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DECLARES RATS NOT
BUBONIC CARRIERS
| PORT ARTHUR, Oct. 2 (by Asso
! dated Press).—Public health service
trappers have caught 9,000 rats and
laboratory tests show no Bubonic
plague among them.
NATION’S GROSS DEBT
CUT DOWN BY MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (by Associ
ated Press).—The nation’s gross debt
was reduced $237,250,000 during Sep
tember, according to an announce
ment today by the treasury depart
ment.
RUSSIA STRIKE
SPREADS AND
MANY KILLED
I
Rumor Says Premier Trotzky^
Has Been Killed and Gener
al Budeny Tried by Court
Martial at Petrograd.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 2 (by Associ
cat.ed Press). — Helsingfors reports
say the strike movement is rapidly
spreading in Russia, resulting in seri
ous disturbances. Travelers arriving
here confirm recent reports of Petro- j
grad street conflicts, where mobs
killed several Soviet commissioners.
Persistent rumors are circulated that
Premier Trotzky has been wounded
and that General Budeny is being |
court, martialed at Petrograd. Mass!
meeting were held at which resolu
tions were adopted favoring immedi
ate peace with the entire world.
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i Ouumtu i.'juv-J.u
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—General John .1. Persh
ing was decorated today with the
medaille inilitaire, tlie highest French |
decoration, by General Marie Fayolle
ot' the French army, who commanded
the first American troops in France.
General Pershing accepted the honor
“in the name of the America nanny.”
COALMINERS
ACCEPT OFFER
OF OPERATORS
SEATTLE, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Coal miners of Washington!
have rejected a separate offer to set
tle with the operators, but by a refer
endum vote of 1.6(14 to 923 have ac
cepted the recent joint agreement
reai bed between th emitters’ and oper
ators' joint committee. This gives an
inctetse of $1.5U for day work for
men and 82 cents for boys, retroactive
to September 10. The miners had de
manded that their award should be
retroactive to August 16.
SEATTLE MAN KILLED
FOR BREAKING HOME
SEATTLE, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Pie, .<).— John Walton today shot and
killed Janies Hendry, a marine engi
neer. and then surrendered to the
pollin'. Walton declares Hendry broke
up his home.
BRITISH AND JAPS
CONTROL MEXICAN OIL
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2 (by Associ
ated Cress).—The British government
has secured control of the petroleum
industry in Lower California, while
Japan dominates the industry in the
state of Sonora, according to state
ments published today in a Mexico
City newspaper, which quotes its in
formation as coming from official and
unofficial sources.
STORM WARNINGS OUT
AND GALE PREVAILS AT
MOUTH OF COLUMBIA
ALASKA, OREGON AND WASHING
INGTON ADVISED OF AP
PROACHING STORM
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The weather bureau
today ordered storm warnings sent to
all stations in Washington and Ore
gon because ol severe gales off Sitka
and Prince Rupert. The thermometer
is below 211 with a gale of (ill miles
off the mouth of the Columbia river.
MUST PROTECT
WATER FRONT
AFSTIN. Tex.. Oct. 2 (by Associ
ated Press).—Governor Hobby has
ordered Ranger Captain !!. B. Brooks,
who is in command of the police in
Galveston, to furnish adequate police.)
protection along the Galveston water
front if it takes the entire national
guard “or every man in Texas.” Dis
orders have occurred on the water
front as a result of the strike of long-!
shoremen.
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FIRE BREAKS OUT ON PIER
GALVKSTON, Tex., Oct. 2 (by As
sociated Press). — Fire believed to j
have resulted from spontaneous corn-!
bastion broke out last night on pier
No. 41. Industrial guardsmen rushed)
to the scene and are fighting the)
flames. Four steamships tied up at
the dock are endangered.
FOREST FIRES SHOW
DECREASE FOR YEAR
OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press).—There was a decrease
of 100 per cent in the number of for
est fires in Washington this year as
compared with the last two, accord
ing to the report of the state forester
issued today. One hundred and fifty
four fires were started during the
season, tourists and campers being
blamed for most of them.
DESTROYER SUFFERED
DAMAGE TO ENGINE
RIGA, Oct. 2 (by Associated Press).
-The United States destroyin' Kane
suffered some damage to its engines
outside of Riga but is not in need of
assistance, a wireless from the boat
says today, and it exp< .s to be here
tomorrow.
SENATOR CRANE iS DEAD
AT MASSACHUSETTS HOME
DALTON, Mass., Oct. 2 fby Associ
ated Press).'—Former United States
Senator \V. Murray Crane, for years
a power in the Republican party, died
here today. He took a prominent part
in the Republican convention at Chi
cago last summer.
TACOMA BOXER PUTS
OVER KNOCK-OUT
VANCOUVER, B. C., Oct. 2 (by As
sociated Press).—"Tiney” Herman,
Tacoma heavyweight boxer, knocked
out Andre Anderson of Chicago in the
sixth round of their bout here last
night. w |
ONE FOR ALL,
ALL FOR ONE,
HARDING IDEA
Republican Candidate Says
This Must Be Motto If the
United States is to Achieve
the High Ideals Sought.
WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio, Oct 2
(by Associated Press). — Senator
Harding, addressing a Republican
rally here last night, advocated an
agricultural and industrial policy that
will co-ordinate American resources
tor the common good of all. He de
< lured "one for all and all for one”
must be the motto of individual ef
fort if the nation is to achieve its full
potentialities, arid pleaded for the bet
terment of the condition of farmers.
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO
U. S. GETS TRANSFERRED
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2 t By Associ
ated Press). — Announcement was
made here today that Baron Avsonna,
llie Italian ambassador to the United
States, lias been transferred to an
other post. *
LOWDENAND
SPROUL WILL
AID HARDING
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Announcement was made to
day by Republican headquarters that
Governors Bowden of Illinois and
Sproule of Pennsylvania will actively
support Senator Harding during the
remainder of the campaign. Arrange
ments are being made for speaking
tours in which the governors will
cover many of the eastern states.
FAMOUS ATHLETE
ACCEPTS NEW JOB
CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (by Associated
Press).—Martin A. Delaney, famous
athlete, has accepted the management
of the Chicago Athletic Association,
according to a report circulated here
today.
IS CRITICALLY ILL
CAPE MAY, N. J„ Oct. 2 (by Asso
ciated Press). Edgar Page Stile,
e naimnet et byt.Tns, is critically ill
here. Stile wrote “Beulahland" and
more than 300 other hymns and songs. ,
lie is in his eighty-fifth year.
FIFTY-FIRST DAY OF
HUNGER STRIKE AND
MAYOR STILL ALIVE
LONDON, Oct. 3 (by Associated
Press).—The doctor at Brixton prison
made a final appeal today to Lord
Mayor MacSwiney to accept food.
The mayor was told he was sinking
fast, but he declined to eat. This is
the fifty-first day of his hunger strike.