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The Cordova Dailii Times
(MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS)
VOL. 6. NO. 35_CORDOVA, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1921 PRICE TEN CENTS
LEGISLATURE AGITATED OVER JAP QUESTION
-BALLOONISTS
ARRIVE AT D
OF LONG MUSH
MATTICE, 6uiario, Jfali; 12 (by As
sociated Press).—The three American
naval balloonists, stranded near Hud
son bay when their balloon descended
mfter a flight from Rockaway field,
New York, arrived here yesterday
after mushing iron! Moose Factory.
All threee of the men were in ex
cellent physical condition.
Lieutenant Kloor said the flight of
the naval balloon established the fact
that a balloon with 35,000 cubic feet
of gas had a buoyancy to travel 1,200
miles, which was previously thought
impossible even for a dirigible carry
ing 90,000 feet.
Lieutenant Hinton, who was in the
Transatlantic seaplane flight, said he
would rather cross the Atlantic five
r times in an aeroplane than make
wno^her balloon trip.
Lieutenants Hinton and Farrel
bad a fi^ht over an alleged deroga
tory remarks said to have been writ
ten KbbUt H’nton in a letter to his
wife. FaiTell knocked Hinton down.
Newspaper men Separated them.
FROST IN CALIFORNIA
ENDANGERS PRODUCE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (by As
► sociated Press).—Below freezing tem
peratures and killing frosts were gen
eral in California last night, endan
gering vast quantities of citrus fruit
and truck produce.
RECOMMENDS
DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE
' WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Secretary Daniels, ap
pearing before the house naval af
fairs committee, said that guarantees
to end competition in navy building
was the only alternative to the
United States building a powerful
navy. He said he would advise
President Harding, immediately after
inauguration, to call a world confer
ence for disarmament.
BANDITS MAKE
RICH HAUL IN
KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Two bandits slugged
^ a messenger as he was emerging
from the* Produce Exchange yester
day, seized a satchel containing
$20,000 in cash and $8,000 in checks,
and made their escape.
TONG WAR LEADERS
ARRESTED IN FRISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan.'l2 (by As
sociated Press).—Eighty-six members
of the Bing Tongs and four families
of other tongs have been arrested in
Chinatown by the police for violation
of the police ultimatum against secret
meetings. The arrests are designed
^to check the incipient tong wars.
FORMAL NOTICE U. S.
NOT PARTICAPATE IN
AMBASSADOR COUNCIL
PARIS, Jan. 12 (by Associated
Press). — United States Ambassador
Hugh Wallace has formally notified
Premier Leygues of the decision of
the United States to withdraw frou;
the council of ulriliaSsadore which 1b
to discuss means of making Germany
live up to the Versailles treaty of*
peace. Premier Leygues expressed
his regret at the course decided upon
by the American government.
GREAT TOURIST
SEASON IN SIGHT
DURING SUMMER
SEATTLE, Jan, 12 (by Associated
Press).—An unusually early flood of
applications for information on
Alaska tours is being received by
steamship offices here and is believed
to indicate a record rush of tourists
this year to the territory.
The Alaska Steamship Company
will co-operatC to help handle the
tourists by augmeiitlnS its regular
fleet of liners, including thie Steamer
Alaska, which Is now running be
tween Portland aw San Francisco.
Tile Admiral Line is also prepar
ing to add to Its northern fleet dur
ing the season commencing about
April 1.
It was announced yesterday that
both companies were working on
sailing schedules.
MRS. MACSWINEY IS
VISITING IN LONDON
LONDON, Jan. 12 (by Associated
Press).—Mrs. Terrence MacSwiney
arrived from the United States yes
terday and will visit here for a few
day, then return to Ireland. Only a
few friends greeted her.
TWO DEAD FROM
FIRE IN HOTEL
AT CLEVELAND
CLEVELAND, Jan. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—Two people were killed
and eight injured last night in a
fire which destroyed the Chestnut
hotel. Several other guests of the
hotel are still missing and unac
counted for. Life nets were spread,
but in the smoke and darkness many
missed the net when they jumped
from the upp|r stories. The iron
fire escape collapsed.
The fire started from the careless
handling of a cigarette by one of
the victims.
WAR VETERANS ARE
AGAINST ALIEN JAPS
BEING LAND OWNERS
PORTLAND, Jan. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—The Portland branch of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars has in
structed its legislative committee to
ask the Washington legislative com
mittee to frame laws on ownership
of land in the two states by Ori
entals who cannot become citizens,
and also passed resolutions asking
congress to stop the influx of Japa
nese Into the country.
WORLD REGATTA
DURING JUNE AT!
POUGHKEEPSIE
i
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (by Associ-[
ated Press).—The board of stewards
1 of the Intercollegiate Rowing Asso-1
eiation has extended ail liiVitallbii to j
university and college crews all over
the world to compete in the chain-1
pionship regatta at Poughkeepsie on j
June 22. Those invited include Ox-1
ford and Cambridge in England, the j
University of Toronto and colleges j
in central Europe maintaining a j
standard similar to Columbia, Cornell j
and Pennsylvania.
AUSTRIA HAS
REACHED END
OF RESOURCES
1
I-ONDON, Jail. 12 (by Associated
Press).—iThe Austrian government
has announced that it is at the end
of its resources and no longer able
to continue, according to a report re
ceived from German official quarters,
and has announced its intention to i
retire January 15, placing the admin- j
istration of the country in the hands j
of the reparations commission. The1
dispatch containing this information'
was received yesterday by the Lon-!;
don Times.
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WANTS VOLSTEAD ACT |
SUSPENDED TO CONSUME
BOOZE SUPPLY QUH ’
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—Representative Steph
ens, Republican, of Ohio, suggested
in the house yesterday that the Vol
stead act be suspended for thirty
days to permit the thirsty to drink
all the liquor held in warehouses,
and said it would then require less
money to enforce the act.
CANADA PROSPEROUS
FROM LARGE CROPS
OTTAWA, Ont., Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The new ear finds
the Dominion of Canada in perhaps
the most prosperous condition in its
history, according to agricultural
leaders. In 1920 Canada harvested
its largest crop and the wealth of its
agriculture is reflected on every hand.
Its forests, mines and fisheries like
wise contributed more than usual to
Canada’s prosperity in 1920.
GOLD SUPPLY
INCREASED
DURING YEAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The federal reserve
board today announced a net gain
during the last year in the country’s
stock of gold of $106,600,000, against
a net loss the preceding year of
$92,176,000. Gold imports totaled
$428,700,000, with exports of $32,000,
000.
ACCUSE LENINE
SELLING OUT
TO VANDERLIP
NEW YORK, Jan. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—Nicolai Lenine, premier
Soviet Russia, is reported ill at
Moscow from a general breakdowil;'
accentuated by violent attacks upon
him by extremists in the Communist
party, who accused him of selling
out the cause of the Soviets in his
dealings with W. D. Vanderlip of
Los Angeles, who recently secured
huge concessions in Siberia for a
group of western American finan
ciers.
Ml PUNS FOR !
CELEBRATION
ABANDONED
I
WASHINGTON, Jan. ill (by As»0
dated Press).—President-elect War
•Pti G. Harding will take the oath of
tffice in the senate chamber, all out
side ceremonies planned at the cap
tol and elsewhere having been aban
loned in accordance with a decision
■eached by the joint, congressional
naugural committee. The action was
aken at the request of Mr. Harding,
who asked that the ceremony of in
auguration be a simple one, in the
nterest of national thrift.
JURY DISAGREES AND
NEW TRIAL STARTS IN
FIFTH GANGSTER CASE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (by As
lociated Press).—The jury trying Al
an McDonald, the fifth alleged gang
iter, for alleged attacks on girls, dis
igreed Monday night and a new- trial
was begun yesterday.
THIRD GANGSTER SENTENCED
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (by As
iociated Press).—James Carey, al
eged gangster convicted of assault
>n girls, was sentenced yesterday
o the penitentiary for one to fifty
tears, following the denial of a new
rial. He is the third member of
he alleged gang to be sentenced.
Fhe court in pronouncing sentence
laid he would make no recommenda
ion for leniency.
EMPLOYES GET BONUS
OF MILLION DOLLARS
DETROIT, Jan. 12 (by Associated
3ress).—The Dodge Bros. Company
s distributing bonuses totaling more
han $1,000,000 to its employes.
FRENCH SINK
SHIP FLYING
SOVIET FLAG
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12 (by
Vssociated Press).—French destroy
jrs sanlc a transport flying the red
lag of the Soviet troops. Presum
ibly the Trebizone attacked the
ransport, despite the escort of a
Soviet flotilla, sinking the vessel.
?art of the troops and crew escaped
>y swimming ashore, according to a
lispatch received here.
MINOR LEAGUES WILL
ACCEPT AGREEMENT
CONTROL BASEBALI
CHICAGO, Jan. 12 (by Associatet
Press).—A committee represents
the; minor baseball leggpps hai
agreed to accept the proposed nev
baseball agreement with Judge K. G
Landis of the federal bench in Chi
cago, as the supreme arbitrator ii
odjeball. Pinal action will be take!
today at a joint meeting of th<
represi?tUative8 of major and mino
leagues.
REPORT SAYS
U. S. ENGINEER
SHOT BY JAPS
TOKIO, Jan. 12 (by Associates
Press).—A Vladivostok dispatch re
ports that Urn chief engineer of tht
American cruiser Albany was shoi
and killed by Japanese soldiers yeg
terday.
METAL TRADES COUNCIL
MEETS AT PORTLAND
PORTLAND. Jan. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—A number of import
ant matters, including a proposed
wage reduction in shipbuilding, will
come before the district council of
the Coast Metal Trades. * which
opened its session here yesterday.
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NIPPONESE IN TEXAS
FIGHT ANTI-JAP LAW
PORT WORTH. Tex.. Jan. 12 (by
Associated Press).—Japanese busi
ness men in Texas and representa
tives of southeastern Texas Japanese
farm owners are in conference here
discussing plans to fight proposed
anti-Japanese legislation in this state.
THRASHED FOR
INTERFERING IN
FAMILY AFFAIR
DANVILLE, 111., Jan. 12 (by As
sociated Press).—Harry Birch, a mo
tion picture camera man, was
thrashed until he was unconscious
yesterday by Ernest Harrington,
whose wife has been on a hunger
strike to force her*husband to be
come a member of the church.
Several days ago ifarrington is
said to have stated that “if his wife
wanted to starve herself to death,
that is her business,” and it is said
the altercation between Birch and
Harrington arose from Birch taking
exception to the remark.
PREMIER IS REFUSED
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
PARIS, Jan. 12 (by Associated
Press).—Premier Leygues’ cabinet
suffered defeat yesterday in the
chamber of deputies on a vote of
confidence.
ONE KILLED AND TWO
WOUNDED BY BANDITS
PHOENIX, Ariz., Jan. 12 (by As
sociated Press—Bandits entered a
grocery store here yesterday, killed
the proprietor, seriously wounded
two customers, and escaped.
WANTS OREGON
CURB GROWTH
JAP COLONIES
K
— I
SALEM, Ore., Jan. 12 (by Assoc i
, ated Press).-—(Governor Olcott, in his
t message to the Oregon^. legislature,
, said the question of how to meet
. the Japanese situation is the most
momentous to come before the leg
islators. ^
The governor declared it as his
opinion that steps should be taken
to curb the growth of Japanese col
onization and preserve "our lands
and resources for people of our own
race and nationality. I believe that
I an ultimatum should be issued that
this state is a state with a govern
I ment by Americans for Americans.
I Americanism is the predominant as
set of citizenry and we cannot assim
ilate with the Japanese. Oil and
water will not mix. Centuries of
time have shown that the Japanese
must work our their destiny alone.”
IDAHO IN LINE WITH NEW LAWS
BOISE, Ida., Jaii. 12 (by Associ
ated Press).—It was announced today
that an anti-alien land bill, excluding
all but citizens from holding land
in Idaho, will be introduced in the
legislature.
A resolution has already been in
troduced in the house condemning
the policy of making a treaty with
Japan giving the rights of citizenship
to Japanese, and asking that Japa
nese immigration be stopped.
BOOZE TURNED
INTO GUTTERS
AT WAUKEGON
WAUKEGAN, 111., Jail. 12 (by As
sociated Press). — Twenty Chicago
prohibition agents made a swift raid
here yesterday, turning the city’s
gutters into brooks with 150,000
quarts of liquor which they dumped
into the streets. The agents wore
goloshes and were armed with axes
and warned spectators that the liquor
j was poison. Some courted death by
scooping up the liquor in tin cups,
! and no casualties were reported.
DAVIS SENDS
CURT NOTE TO
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12 (by Asso
! elated Press).—Acting Secretary of
| State Davis lias requested Secretary
' of Labor Wilson to obtain the de
portation of Lord Mayor O'Callaghan
[ of Cork, quoting the authority of
; the president’s proclamation of 1918.
which designates the state depart
ment as the authority to decide
whether an alien under the passport
regulations shall be deported.
Counsel for O’Callaghan announced
that the question of deportation
would be contested in the courts.
INSISTS ON DEPORTATION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The question of the
deportation of Lord Mayor O’Calla
ghan of Cork has been referred to
Secretary of Labor Wilson by the
state department, which insists on
deportation because he entered the
United States without a passport.