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The Cordova Daily Times (MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS) . VOL 5 NO. 151 CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1920 PRICE TEN CENTS WORLD SERIES TOMORROW AT BROOKLYN NO BREAK EXISTS BETWEEN HARDING AND REPUBLICAN LEADERS LARGE CROWDS A AH OPENING WORLD SERIES Many Applications for Admis sion Turned Back Because of Lack of Accomodations at the Park. NEW YORK. Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—Demand for seats for the * frst game of the world’s series at Brooklyn tomorrow far exceeds the capacity of the park and thousands, of applicants for seats have been turned away. The weather bureau today promised fair weather for the game tomorrow. Mayor Dylan of New York has ac cepted the invitation to throw the first ball. INDIANS FORMULATE ATTACK CLEVELAND, Oct, 4 (by Associ ated Press).—Manager Tris Speaker of the Cleveland baseball club, pen nant winners in the American league, conferred today with the members of the team on a mode of attack against Brooklyn tomorrow in the first game of the world’s series. Joe Bagby, who k won 31 games during the season, will probably occupy the mound for the , Indians, with Stanley Covaleskie and Walter Mails ready to he called into action. APPROVE NEW BASEBALL BOARD CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (by Associa’-1 Press).—Scores of telegrams express ing approval of the proposed plan to abolish the national commission and take control of baseball from men financially interested, started by clubs of the major leagues, have been re ceived here by those hack of the movement. •MINISTER RESIGNS AND WANTS TO FIGHT DUEL BUENOS AIRES. Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—Honorio Pueyrredon foreign minister, resigned Saturday and sent seconds to demand satisfae tion from Senator Senito Fill Pueva following the senator’s statement that the foreign minister has "ap proved a falsehood over his signa ture.” INQUIRY ORDERED FUNDS SENT RUSSIA WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press). An inquiry has been ordered into the source of the recent shipment of money to Russia from I niled States believed to be a part of the Russian propaganda fund. 4 PLA1 FALLS HARTFORD, Conn.. Oct. 4 (by As sociated Press).—Lieutenant Arthur t'. Wagner, of Wayburn, Saskatche wan, was killed, aud Lieutenant Com mander William Merrill Corry, com manding officer of the aviation sec tion of the Atlantic fleet, seriously injured yesterday when their plane crashed to the ground at the Hart ford Golf Club. SEATTLE FIRE CHEIF REMOVED BY MAYOR SERVED NINE YEARS SEATTLE, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—File Chief Frank L. Stetson was removed Friday by Mayor Hugh M. Caldwell and George E. Mantor, a battalion chief, appointed as chief. Mayor Caldwell declined to give any reson for liis action. Stetson has been chief for nine 'years. Mantor has been in the fire department for twenty years, rising from a pipeman. K.OF C OFFERS HUGE SUM FOR AUDITORIUM CHICAGO. Oct. 4 (l).v Associated Press).—The board of directors of the Knights of Columbus has voted to of fer the American Legion $3.01)0.000 of the remaining $40,000,000 to be col lected for war purposes, to erect a memorial building in Washington pat terned after the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, with an auditorium seating 20,000 and quarters for Veter ans of Foreign Wars, Grand Army of tile Republic, Spanish War Veterans and similar organizations. --_ OLD KAISER BILL TO : PAY BIG INCOME TAX THE HAGUE, Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—Tlie Dutch government lias decided that former Kaiser Wil liam of Germany must pay taxes on an income of 1,500,000 geiders a year. COX FINISHES TOUR OF WEST I COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 4 (by Associ-] ated Press).—Governor Cox is atj home today 'after a trip of more than 11,000 miles during which he visited every state west of the Mississippi river. He continued his plea today for adoption of the League of Nations as the paramount issue in the campaign. Addressing a body of women, he declared the women must use their influence to abolish warfare. FIVE KNOWN DEAD IN STROMER WRECK N’HW ORLEANS. Oct. 4 (by Asso ciated Press).—Search is being made in the gulf for 13 persons missing from the steamship Speedwell, bound for New Orleans, believed to have been wrecked in last Wednesday’s hurricane. Five in one of the Speed well's life boat are known to have drowned. RIVERS AND HARBORS CONGRESS AT PORTLAND PORTLAND. Ore., Oct. 4 (by Asso ciated Press).—The Rivers and Har bors Congress of the Pacific North west Will open a two days’ session here today. WILSON MAKES FIRST APPEAL OF CAMPAIGN Urges Endorsement of Lea gue of Nations and Says En tire World Awaits Verdict at November Election. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—President Wilson today issued his first campaign appeal direct to (he people, urging endorsement of the League of Nations at the election and declaring “(be whole world will wait your verdict in November as it would wait an intimation of what Its future is to be.” He characterized as “absolutely un true" assertions that article three would make it possible for other na tions to lead the United States into war. There is nothing in the cov enant, he said, “which in the least interferes with or impairs the right of congress to declare war or not, ac cording to its own independent judg ment. as the constitution provides." ----•- ■ - ■ — POLES LEADS MENATFRONT WARSAW, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—’President Pidulslti is at the northern front personally command ing the drive which resulted in the complete defeat of sixteen Russian Bolshevik divisions and (he taking of prisoners numbering 42.000. INDUSTRIAL DISTURBANCES LONDON, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—Reuters reports disturbances in industrial establishments in Soviet Russia and says a peace movement is being agitated in the army on the western Russian front. FOUR L’S MAKE PLANS TO COMBAT WOBBLIES PORTLAND, Ore.. Oct. 4 (by Asso ciated Press).—Plans for combatting operations of the Industrial Workers of the World in Oregon, Washington and Idaho formed the chief topic of discussion of the three days’ confer ence of field officers of the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Lumbermen. The conference will close today. FIRE CHIEF IS KILLED IN CRASH WITH TRUCK LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 4 (by Asso ciated Press).—Fire Chief Neil T. Somer died Saturday as a result of injuries received in a collision be tween the chief's car and a fire truck going to a fire. Four other firemen were injured. BANDITS ROB CAFE PATRONS AT LENOX NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—Six masked bandits lined up 45 patrons of a Lenox avenue cafe last night and robbed them of cash and jewels worth $5,000 and made their escape. NO BREAK WITH G. 0. P. LEADERS HARDING SAYS Candidate Goes to Fremont ! and Delivers Address at Dedication of Memorial to A. E. F. in France. MAKION, O., Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—Senator Harding today de nied reports of a break between him self and leading irreconcilable in the Republican party over the treaty is sue. He said he had received de tailed accounts of public speeches by irreconcilables and found in them no lack of harmony with Ids own views. Senator Harding left Marion in an automobile to speak at Fremont at the dedication of memorial tablet erected to soldiers who lost, (heir lives in the war. lie praised the heroism of the American expedition ary forces and asked that their ser vices be made an example for Amer ican citizens during peace time. He did not touch on political issues. COMMUNISTS IN AMERICA WITH INTERNATIONAL WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (by Associ? aled Press).—Evidence that the Com munist party in America is “tightly connected" with the Russian Third international is disclosed in the re port of the examination of Witty Shaekman. former secretary to Pre mier Lenine, who was arrested at the instance of the department of justice. -- DEBS CAN’T GET AWAY TO JOIN ATLANTA, Oa.. Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—Eugene Debs told mem bers of the Socialist national commit tee party today which visited him in the Atlanta prison that he could not join the Third International at pres ent without reservations. FRENCH REFUSE TO AFFILIATE ORLEANS, France, Oct. 4 (by Asso ciated Press).—The French Federa tion of Labor has rejected a proposal tor aflilication with the Third Inter national. CONSPIRACY CHARGE AGAINST RANCHMEN OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. 4 (by As sociated Press).- -George L., Joseph ('. ami Zach T. Miller, owners of the ■AH’ ranch near Ponca City, have been placed under arrest following in dictments charging conspiracy to de fraud the government. It is charged they obtained thousands of acres of Indian lands adjoining their ranch un der false pretenses. IMPORT FLOW FROM EUROPE CONTINUES WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—The flow of goods to the United States from Europe con tinued during August, while exports decreased. The department of com merce announced today that the fav orable trade balance for the month was only $179,000,000. ARREST IN PITTSBURG MAY CAUSE SOLUTION NEW YORK EXPLOSION PITTSBURG, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press). — Information obtained from Kloreen Seelenaka, arrested last night with a small quantity of dynamite in his possession, may iead to a solution j of the Wall street explosion, accord I ing to federal agents. Seelenaka was j taken after a fight in a hotel room, j His arrest may be followed by scores j of others in Brooklyn and New York. U. S. SUPREME COURT MEETS AFTER RECESS WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press).—The United States su preme court reconvened today after | a recess, and the docket was found j to be crowded with important cases. Many anti-trust matters are pending and other cases of importance are further attacks on the prohibition amendment, suits contesting the anti- j profiteering section of the food con-1 trol act, appeals in the Newberry j election cases. It is probable also j that tl'.e supreme court will be asked i to consider other election cases and more attacks on tin; suffrage amend ment. For the first time since 1918, Pres ident Wilton today received (lie su preme court justices. Their annual visit to the White House last year was omitted because of the presi dent’s illness. SUPER PLANES HAVE RADIUS CROSS PACIFIC NEW YORK, Oct. 4 (by Associated Press). — Super seaplanes with a cruising radius sufficient to enable them to cross the Pacific ocean tire under construction and will probably lie delivered to the navy department next spring, according to an an nouncement todiiy by the Manufactur ers’ Aircraft Association. Eight torpedo planes with a cruising radius of 400 miles are now en route from Cleveland to San Diego, where they will be stationed, co-operating with tlie Pacific fleet in coast defenses. TO ENFORCE TREATY _ i PARIS. Oct. 4 (by Associated! Press).—-Important measures will be j j taken to enforce the terms of the I ! treaties with German and Austria to j 1 prevent a union of those nations, j j should the Austrian plebescite which began October 1 decide in favor of j the project, the foreign office an nounced today. --_ FIVE CHILDREN DIE IN WISCONSIN FIRE IRMA, Wis., Oct. 4 (by Associated Press). — Five children burned to death today in a lire which destroyed the home of Edward Nelson, and the latter received painful burns. MURPHY TAKES BIG END PURSE IN AUTO CLASSIC DePalmo Makes Fastest Times For Single Mile, Making Circuit at Rate of 100 Miles an Hour. FRESNO. Cal.. Oct. 4 (by Associ ated Press). —.Timmy Murphy won the San Joaquin valley automobile race Saturday, his time being two hours, four minutes and thirty-two seconds, covering the 200 miles at an average speed of 97 miles an hour. Eddie O'Donnell was second. Tommy Milton third, and Gaston Chevrolet fourth. Ralph DePalma made the fastest lap, averaging 100 miles an hour. The new one-mile speedway over which the race was run has a bank of 42 degrees on the turns. This is said to be the highest bank of any track in the United States. The race was the closing event of Cue Fresno district fair, with a purse of $15,000 divided among the four leading entrants. L. A. Xures. presi dent of the California State Automo bile Association, acted as referee. RADICAL ASKS COURT TO GIY" HIM FREEDOM BOSTON. Oct. 4 (by Associated Press).—Ephim Kertz. formerly of Seattle, an allegpd radical awaiting deportation to Russia, has filed a peti tion in the federal court hero asking to he released on the ground that those now awaiting deportation may never he set back. HEIR APPARENT MAKES ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 4 (by As sociated Press).—Abdul Mojid. heir apparent to the throne of Turkey, at tempted suicide Thursday by swallow ing poison. A servant knocked the bottle from his hand. L is said the heir apparent was despondent over his inability to join the Turks at the front. SEATTLE TO ENTERTAIN PORT AUTHORITIES CHICAGO Oc*. 4 (by Associated Press).- Tile American Association. ;>l Port Ant:. uiAcs voted Saturday to held the HLM volition in Seattle, cn imitation of tlio Seattle port com mission and the chamber of com merce. GAMBLING RAID l'HILADEI.IMilOct. 4 (by Asso ciated I'ressl.—'One policeman was killed and five other men injured in a three-coi turned tight last night be tween policemen, gamblers and a gang of bandits whom the police found holding up the gamblers when (hey went to raid the gambling place. More than $10,000 in cash was found on the tables in the gambling hall.