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The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16
ARMY MULE RAPIDLY
 REACHING THE DISCARD

DALLAS, Tex, May 15 (by Asso- ciated Press). ).-Demobilization of the army mule and horse is going for ward rapidly, according to figures on government sales just compiled by c. A. Moser, livestock inspector of the purchasing quartermaster.
 The figures show that during the war the government bought 115,OO0 head of horses and mules at total cost of $27,O0O,O0O in the southern and central purchasing zones. When hos tilities ended the government owned about 500,O00 head of horses and mules, 100000 in the United States and 100000 in France, only 10000 of the latter number having been shipped from this country.
 Because of the big demand for these animals on central west farms the government has been hurrying dis tribution, and when autcions now ad- vertised are completed 15O,OO0 ani- mals will have been placed back on farms since January 1.
 Cavalry horses cost the government an average of $165, artillery horses $190, and mules $190, according to these figures. At the sales cavalry horses brought an average of $85, ar tillery horses $150 and draft mules $160. The sales have included many worn out animals, some selling for as little as $1O. On the other hand, many animals have brought fancy prices.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16
Stampede to Isabelle Creek

A party of we'll known Fairbanks mining men consisting of Mike Erceg, Ole Fisher and Harry Williams stam- peded in an auto to Isabelle creek and located some claims.
 Isabelle, which heads up against Birch hill and empties into the flats back of Fairbanks, was located in 16O- acre association claims by Fairbanks men in the early days. Ben Estby, pioneer drill man of Fairbanks, and Mike Erceg, another we'll known drill man, put down several holes on that creek in the winter of '07-'08, but as the ground was wet and deep Git did not take much water in deep ground in those days to cause a prospector to shun a creek) the development of the creek was abandoned and it has been open to location for many years.
 The creek was named after the wife of B. T. Barnette, the founder of Fairbanks. A great many oldtimers believe that Mike Erceg, who was on the machine with Estby ten years ago, has been holding something up his sleeve"-but Mike only smiles and looks wise.
 The new locaters are all exper- fenced drill men and it is believed that the ground was relocated with the view of doing extensive prospect ing and settle the question as to whether paystreak exists on the creek. Evidently the success of the Howell drill on Steel creek had much to do with the stalking of Isabelle, as the wet ground has always kept Steel from being developed. Isabelle heads up against Engineer and for a con siderable distance cuts exactly the same formation as does the old pro ducer.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16
LATE ALASKA NEWS

Charles Ingersoll, proprietor of the Revilla Hotel at Ketchikan, has gone into the fishing business. He will op crate floating mild-curing plant on the west coast of Prince of Wales.
 A trapper arrived in Fairbanks re gently with the belts of seventeen wolverines besides considerable other fur. The catch of wolverine was un usually large, as it is a hard animal to trap.
 The Fairbanks fire department re- sponded to 56 alarms during the past fiscal year. Damage done to prop erty during the year amounted to $193,276.60. The department was out on service for seventy-three hours Water was turned on eleven times and the chemicals sixteen times.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16

Construction work in the Talkeetna district of the government railroad having been suspended for the pres ent, H. F. Dose, engineer for the dis trict, returned to Anchorage with the greater part of his force. Mir. Dose will be engaged for some time in completin his records. No station men are now in the Talkeetna district. A vegy' small payroll force remains ther to close the office books and to cleanup the various camps This force Mill finish in the near future.
 Job printing at Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16

Tub and shower baths at the Holden pool room barber shop. 9-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16

Best coffee in town at the City Bakery. 2-6t
The Cordova daily times., 1919-05-16

Leather is coming down, so is shoe repairing with up-to-date machines at Steve Oros. 14-6t
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

which is evidence that the INTERIOR
ough and the leaders Of the brother
hood are working together in the tie
up of the subway and elevated lines
of the city.
"The city is the owner of the sub
ways and the Interborough is the
lessee. The lntcrborough is making
no endeavor to operate the lines and
evidently doing all that they can to
Inconvenience the public.
Call on MIR. Hedley or the Inter
borough directors and secure for me
the names and addresses of the en-
fcials may be able to communicate
with them TO the end that the ques-
tions in dispute may be submitted to
arbitration"
Letter to Nixon Also
To Commissioner Nixon the Mayor
sent the following:
Don't you think it would be a
good idea if your commission would
inquire into the service being rem
dercd by the New York Railways
Coach Company during the strike
on the subways and elevated lines?
The surface cars and buses certain
y
extent possible while present condi-
tions prevail.
Maybe it would not be bad plan
if you were to communicate directly
with Job L. Hedges, receiver Of the
New York Railways Company, and
ask him to put forth Immediately
every effort to give the people Of
this city the very best service posi-
bic on the surface lines under his
control"
During the afternoon the Mayor is
sued the following statement:
"The Mayor, being convinced of the
existence of conspiracy between
certain officials of the 1nterborough
and certain of the strikers to bring
about the existing strike and to stop
the operation of the road for the
purpose of having the fare of the
1nterborough increased to 8 cents,
called conference of District At
torney Frank Martin of The Bronx,
Mr.. John Dooling, Mr.. Bantam. Cor
poration Counsel Burr, Mr.. Robert
l.. Moran, president of the Board Of
Aldermen, and Police Commissioner
Enright, and as result of that con-
terence certain facts were made
known which resulted in the District
Attorney, Judge Swami, announcing
that he would apply to Judge Weeks
on Wednesday for permission to
place the evidence in the charge of
conspiracy before the extraordinary
grand jury, and he Immediately gave
directions for the serving of over
fifty grand jury subpenas, return
able on Wednesday morning before
the extraordinary grand jury. Com
missioner Enright placed the sub
pnnas in the hands of officers to be
served upon the witnesses"
Letter to President Wilson
The Mayor also handed out the fol-
lowing copy Of letter ne sent TO
President Wilson's:
"CITY OF NEW YORK.
"OFFiCE Or THE MAYOR.
Aug. rs 1919.
"Hon. Woodrow Wilson, President
of the United States, Washing
ton, D. G.
Dear Mr.. President: Because of
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

pound fracture Of The night leg and
was taken TO Harlem Hospital
Milton Perlmutter, fourteen, Of 578
East 13Sth Street. suffered fractured
skull by falling from a Third Avenue
car on which be was stealing ride at
124th Street. He was taken to Harlem
Hospital.
Reserves Called Out
Edward Dwyer. of $40 East Eighty
first Street. amused himself a FIRST
Avenue and Ninety-ffth Street by
jumping on passenger trucks as they
came Up The avenue last night and
Jostiing passengers. Patrolman Smith
arrested rim after fight, in which
Dwycr got a black eye and the patrol
man was hit with brick by one of a
gang which tried to take his prisoner
away from him. The gang was dis
perscd BY ;he reserves from the East
E1ghty- eighth Street police station.
In night court Dwyer said he didn't
remember what had happened, but said
he was sorry. Magi Sweetser
found him guilty Of disorderly conduct
and sent him to the workhouse for SIX
m months.
Voinlier Desira, of J02 Poplar Street
Jersey City, who was hit by an auto
mobile at Twentyfourth Street and
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
Governor Delighted;
Other Points of ViesU

GOVERNOR SMITH My, that's
good news! I'm delighted to
hear it.
Public Service Commissioner Lewis
Nixon--Strikes are all in the days
work of late. This one is over. Pco-
pie can travel in comfort again AT
great inconvenience they have been
given an object lesson of what rapid
transit means in New York. We must
now follow the daily grind Of insist
ence upon safe, dependable and ade
quate service.
J. p. Connolly, acting president OF
the Brotherhood of Interborough
Employes-I've only had six hours
sleep since last Wednesday. worked
night and day on this strike. Now
Pm going to make up for it. A week
ago New York City had never heard
of me. I'll bet it has now.
Louis Fridiger, counsel for the
Amalgamated-The men have been
sold as slaves in the open market by
unscrupulous leaders and an incom-
petent management. The fight has
just begun. The people Of the city
are on to the game.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

to be obtained-thc brotherhood mem
bers roarcd heartily. "To hell with
the public!" in response.
Personal Appeal Wins
Connolly accused representatives Of
the Amalgamated Association of Street
& Electric Railway Employees of Amer
ica of being the ringleaders in voicing
such sentiments and influencing the
meeting against him. but his audience
shouted, "Cut it out!'S and he did,
shifting his attack to concentrated
pounding upon the fact that much was
won and nothing lost by the agreement,
with a reference to his own efforts
during the strike.
"l've been working almost without
rest since Wednesday," he said. 81
haven't seen my wife and child since
that day and l haven't had six hours
sleep.
"This agreement is evidence that
we've won as we promised we would.
We get a 25 per cent increase right
we asked for isn't lest. Well get that,
too, but We'll get it through arbitra-
tion and without mountaineering the
public any more
That point he pounded home again
and again until the audience, which
apparently had the notion firmly fixed
in its mind that the strikers were be-
ing cajoled into returning to york
with only half of what they had been
fighting for, became convinced that the
strike really had been won, or that
in any event not one point of their de-
mands had been lost.
Then the crowd began to cheer
Cheers for Nixon and Connolly
"Three cheers for Pat Connolly. the
best fighting Irishman that ever stood
on two feet!" yelled Mangan.
The cheers were given, and then Con
molly, shirt-sleeved and dishevclled
from his efforts on the platform, was
seized by the crowd and hoisted to the
shoulders Of those nearest to him.
"Three cheers for Commissioner
Nixon.' Connolly managed to shout
above the uproar. "the best man be-
tween here and heaven!"
The brotherhood yelled for the Pub
lie Service Commissioner with the
same vim it had shown when Con
noliy's name was mentioned
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

traffic tie-up in New York City,
with which you are familiar through
the press, we are in serious need Of
motor buses to transport our popu-
lation.
"Will you. Ms commander in chief
Of the army, loan the City of New
York all of the army buses avail
able within a reasonable distance Of
the city? We can man them with
our own Police and Fire Department
chauffeurs and the city will assume
the responsibility for the buses
until they are returned to you.
''As to the labor situation, the rec
ognized union of such workers has
offered the Interborough Rapid
|. Transit Company 1,200 men to OPP
crate our subways, but the Inter
borough has refused to accept these
men. The men who are striking are
not affiliated with recognized labor
unions and have merely been banded
together by the Interborough Rapid
Transit itself SO such a move would
not be regarded with disfavoK by
organized labor.
at is unnecessary to recall to you
how the citizens Of New York stood
by the Federal Government during
the war, and now that we are in
trouble we appeal to the Federal
Government merely for a loan OF
these trucks so our city will not be
paralyzed. Labor leaders here are
approving my course publicly.
"Have wired Secretary Of War
about this also.
JOHN f. HYLAN, Mayor"
Corporation Counsel Burr, after his
conference with the District Attorney
and the Mayor. said:
Owe have found positive evidence Of
a conspiracy between certain officials
Of the Interborough and certain lead
ers of the strike to cause tie-up Of
traffic in an effort to force an eight
cent fare"
In accordance with the Mayors re-
quests. Mr. Burr sent the following
letter to Frank II. Hedley, general man.
ager Of the Intcrborough Rapid Tran
sit Company:
'In accordance with instruction
from the Mayor, | hereby request
to be furnished by you with the
names and addresses of the employees
of the Interborough Rapid Transit
Company now on strike.
THE object Of this request is to
enable the City of New York, which
HAS invested over %SVU,OUU,UVU III tne
rapid transit system to secure
five-cent fare for the benefit of the
city, to communicate with each in
dividual striker and place before him
the true situation from the city's
standpoint. with a view to inducing
and arranging for arbitration Of the
claims of the strikers against the
company in their interest and in the
interest of all the people Of the city.
"Will YOU please let me know at
once how soon ! may expect such
listr
Mayor Hylan directed all department
heads to instruct their employees to re-
pert at the City Hall after work. About
O'Clock the clerks began to come in.
and then it was learned that the Mayor
wanted them 1or the purpose of ad-
dressing envelopes and placing in them
circular letter which he was TO send
~ the strikers.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

persons went to the barn at 138th
Street and Lexington Avenue and
boarded cars. At 125th Street traffic
was seriously congested because of tho
rush for cars by the people: Many
extra policemen were assigned there.
Persons going from Staten Island TO
South Ferry poured into the Broadway
and Columbus and Sixth Avenue cars.
Many people jammed the Fourth and
Madison Avenue cars.
b. X. T. Adds 1870 Men
The B. Il. T. added 1870 extra men to
its subway and elevated lines, espe-
haitian. New Workers, uptown and
downtown, used the Broadway subway
to advantage. In Brooklyn it was esti-
mated that between 100000 and 100000
people who ordinarily use the Inter
borough subway from Atlantic Avenue
to Manhattan crowded the B. r. 7.
lines in the rush hours yesterday morn
ing. The B. r. r. reaped a double
profit because it's Broadway subway
trains, which carry Brooklyn crowds as
far north as Fiftyseventh Street and
usually return somewhat empty, were
jammcd with passengers from uptown
Manhattan as far south as Canal Street.
1t was estimated that fully $4,000
persons in Queens were incon-
venicnced by the Jnterborough strike.
The New York and Queens County Rail
way put on extra trolley cars The
Long Island Railroad announced that
during the strike it would maintain
a shuttle service from Corona, Elm
hurst, Woodside and Winfield, Long
Island, to the Pennsylvania Station.
Bronx Residents Mareoned
Thousands of Bronx residents we're
unable to obtain transportation to
their places Of employment downtown
yesterday Hundreds who succeeded
in reaching lower New York had diff
Guilty in getting back to their homes
last night. The uptown tide Of travel
was still high hours after the down
town business houses and Offices had
closed.
Residents of Harlem and Washing
ton Heights experienced less difficulty
in getting to and from their work
than did the Bronxites.
The bus and jitney service failed to
assume sizable proportions in The
Bronx until 6 or $50 a. m. The
trolley cars of the Third Avenue Com
pany and the Union Railways Com
pany were insufficient to meet the
need despite an increase of 40 per
cent service on both lines.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
Only Motive Public
Good, Says l. R. T.
Company Had No Other
Thought in Settling.
Ouuckenbush Declares

The acceptance by the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company of the strike
settlement terms suggested by Lewis
Nixon. Public Service Commissioner.
was prompted. James L. Quackenbush.
counsel for the company, said last
night, by a desire to end the incon-
venience to the public.
However, he said the company does
not see how it can continue operation
under the conditions. An actual deficit
OF S57 900 will face the company on
o.toter J, and by the end of the year
the shortage will have grown to up
wards OF $5ooo,ooo unless. in the mean
rme, an Scent fare is granted. II
the cent fare is maintained bank
ruptcy Will ensue, in all probability, by
January, Mr.. Quackenbush said. That
a receivership is inevitable sooner or
later unless the bondholders are will
ING 10 assist the company financially
over thc crisis, and until the "economic ic
imposs ibi!ity" Of The scent fare is
generally recognized, was his predic-
JioM.
"Ihe result OF the increase in wages
is All added burden Of s4.G00,OOO amt
ally" he said. THAT means that after
we have paid the charges due on Octo-
Der /, such as the rental of the Man
haitian elevated, etc. the company will
be actually S57 900 short Of cash in the
box. On January !, 1920, the shortage
viii be So,6S6,i60.
AS Long as Cash Holds Out
ut is selfevdent that the service
now restored can last only so long as
the cash holds out. If the credit of the
company is not improved so that it can
borrow enough money to meet its in
ba -
bankruptcy in the near future. I feel
that this viii be avoided. expect
that the bondholders will be willing to
advance even the $4,000, 900 required
by January l to keep the road out of
receivership in the hope that the
economic impossibilty Of selling a
comm odlty for less than it costs will
he recognized before it is too late. In
any event, | do not see any reason for
a recelNership before january [
we have been questioned by Dis
trict Attorney Swami and others as 20
why 1t Is that with book sulplus of
some $lS,000,0o0 as of June 80 1918.
We are unable to take care OF wape
increase amounting to $4800,O0O. 1t is
simple. On June 30. last year, the com
pany had $l0,000,000 hard cash in the
bank. The rest of the surplus was
made up of Investments in the sub
sldlary lines to the amount of S..
$4,000 and material supplies on hand
amounting to roughly $2,O0O,000.
The Millions Are Gone
"The 100000 .000 cash is gone. It has
been eaten up in meeting deficits on
the subway and elevated lines and in
advances to the subsidiaries, such as
the Queens lines. which do not show a
profit. The Investments in subsidiary
lines are merely book assets. They
cannot be realized on now Thus it is
that we have no reserve fund. The
$10,000,OO0 cash surplus enabled us to
Keep running during the last six
months
THE company has been conscious If
the injury to the city it's inhabitants
and its busiess as a result of the str;te
In order to relieve that condition we
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
Many Accidents
And Some Fights
One Woman KilLed.und
Score or More Hurt nS
Result Of Congestion

Numerous traffic accidents and fis,jc
encounters were caused by the strike.
which filled the streets with vehicles
and pedestrians and shortened the TEN
pers of some thus thrust out into the
rain
A woman about forty years old, five
feet in height and 1875 pounds in weight.
was killed by an army truck at Thirty
eighth Street and Eighth Avenue.
Private Simon Berger, who was driving
the truck, was arrested and turned
over to the army authorities
A motor truck owned by Edward
Murray, Of Pol Powers Street. Brook
lyn. hit John Lamlrand, sixty-five,
Of 4e9 East Ninety-second Street, at
Third Avenue and Ninety-tirst Stree.
and broke his left leg. He was taken 10
Flower Hospital.
4 Third Avenue car struck William
Foley. of 754 Third Avenue, at Forty
seventh Street, fracturing his skull. He
was taken to Flower Hospital.
Sander Rosenswe,g. OF 1880 Bryant
Avenue, The Bronx, suffered a fracture
Of the skull when an automobile hit
him at 173d Street ard Southern Bouie-
ward. The Bronx He was taken TO
Fordham Hospital.
John McGuinness. of -34 West Thirty
third Street, was hit by taXicab at
Columbus Avenue and Ninety-ninth
Street and was taken 10 Knickerbocker
Hospital with q fracture OF the right
ankle.
An automobile in which Eleanor
Cheines of 529 West 1llth Street. wa
riding WAS in a collision with another
car on Eighth Avenue near Forty-ffth
Street, and Miss Cheimes's leg was
broken.
David Dresser. eleven. of 37S1 Third
Avenue, who WAS riding on the running
board OF an automobile, fell off al
Third Avenue and Cluremont Parkway,
The Bronx. His right shoulder was
broken and he was taken to Fordham
Hospital.
There We're several fist fights in
Harlem. The police prevented any
one getting much hurt. About 100
striking trainmen surrounded two ltal-
ians who emerged from an INTERIOR
ough powerhouse at Seventy fourth
Street and the East River. and were
shouting threats at them when the pc
lice charged. scattering the striker
The Italians had police escort
Third Avenue.
Joseph Huessel, of 2ll West Six
seventh Street, was hit by an automo-
bile at Eight Avenue and Forty-fourth
Street. His left leg was broken He
was taken to Roosevelt Hospital
Sophie Goldman, of l5 West 115th
Street, was hit by an automobile az
she got out of one at Third Avenue
and 117th Street She suffered com
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

have hurried on the period when VIC
must come to the end of our resources.
The eight-ccnt fare is the company's S
only salvation. 1t win continue to ad-
vocate the eight-cent fare with all its
energy in every legal manner"
Asked about the decision of The May
or and other city officials to proceed
against the Jnterborough on charges Of
conspiracy to force an increased fare,
Mr.. Quackcnbush said:
"There has been absolutely no collu
sion with any one for the purpose Of
compelling an increased fare. There
can be no crime without criminal in
tent. No one connected with this
company has had any intention to com
NIT crime, and we have no reason to
believe that any court will find cvi-
dencc Of criminal conspiracy.
Other Provisions of Law
~ might add that there are prov-
sions of the law for the protection of
citizens against malicious prosecution,
and we have no doubt that the courts
will enforce all laws with an even
hand. The settlement with the men
was made for the reasons ! have stat
ed, and not because Of fear of prose
cution.'
Mr. Quackenbush says the Mayor
and his advisers. as a result of their
opposition to the increased fare pro
posals of the company. have done the
city financial damage instead of GOOD.
Our contract with the city calls for
payment to the city, after other
charges have been paid, of SIC per
cent interest on the sinking fund" he
said. with this increase in wages
and with continuance of the !ive-c@nt
fare the city will, OF course, get moth
ing. Had the city accepted our eight
cent fare proposal there would lave
been nearly enough to pay the interest
on the sinking fund"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-19

cent, but we refused it, Now they've
promised US 25 per cent
Toe damned little!" Fifty per cent
or nothing!" "We've been sold out,"
were cries that greeted this statement
Connolly pleaded with the men to
listen to reason, but finally left the
platform, yielding the floor to w. B.
Mangan, secretary Of the brotherhood.
Mangan argued that the men had OBJ
tanned far better settlement than the
Y. r. T. employees, who had returned
to tNsir work after the Brooklyn strike
With The conviction that they had been
victorious.
Urged to TaEe Compromise
Better take this compromise, men,"
he said. with the public opinion that
we now have with us ! am sure we'll
get the other 25 per cent through arbi-
tration."
Reject it," "Turn 'em down." Don't
so back to work." were remarks that
greeted this argument.
Although Mangan. Harry Post and
others made feryid and perspiring eff
forts to swing the brotherhood men,
bers to favorable view Of the agree
nent, it was Connolly who finally won
them over The shirt -sleeved orator
rad referred in vain to ''the public"
and the necessity of ending its incon-
venience if further concessions were