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The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08
SHORT STORIES
ABOUT ALASKA
OCCURRENCES

Front street in Ketchikan has
been denuded of it's planks and
permanent gravel street will be built
there.
Madam RENO, an astrologer and
palmist who is in Ketchikan, is soon
to leave here for Skagway, where
she will follow her line.
Anne Lacerte, a Dawson pioneer
prospectOr and miner, recently died
at that place. He prospected and
located many claims in the Yukon,
but generally drew a blank.
Last week a four-foOt vein Of
bOrnite copper ore which will assay
from 40 to so per cent copper, was
struck on the $50 level of the Cop
per King mine near Whitehorse.
The freighter Admiral knight, be-
longing to the Admiral line, left
Ketchikan short time ago for the
South carrying a cargo of cannery
supplies, burned to the waters edge
near the mouth of the Fraser river.
Mrs. G. F. Johnson, a resident Of
the Interior since 1896, died at
CarcTOss last week. Mrs. Johnson
first came to the Interior country as
a missionary among the natives at
Hay river on the Great Slave lake.
George Saggat, an Eskimo from
st. Michael, is believed to be the
only Alaskan Indian to reach the
firing line Of France. He was in the
States when he was drafted and was
sent overseas with the 91st Division.
A job has been given to a COrdOVa
man at the rate Of 500 per month
to keep several of the streets of the
town free from rubbish and to keep
the low places filled. This is the
first white Wings" in Alaska
Douglas News.
DR.. M. w. Bruner, the man who
first laid out the right-of-way for
the Copper River railroad, was a
visitor in Alaska recently for the
ffty-second time in 22 years. He
was to Hyder, Alaska, this trip, on
business.
Owing to recent high water in the
the Tanana river, Easements at Ne
mana have been flooded constantly.
The owners of the easements can
keep track of the height of the
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

Electricity for service, that's why
we sell electric waffle irons, coasters,
grills, toast-stoves, immersion heaters,
curling irons, cozy-glow heaters,
and everything. Northwestern Hard
ware company.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

Another big dredge has gone to
work near Dawson. 1t is Canadian
No. 2, belonging to the Canadian
Klondike CO. 1t is working the
gravels of Bear creek at the exact
spot where Berry and Fields years
ago worked by the old individual
methods, where hundreds of thou
sands of dollars in dust were taken
out. The dredge is a big one, having
68 buckets in it's line. Most all OF
the steel buckets have been salVaged
from old ones that were discarded
long ago, before the price Of man
ganese went sky high. The repair
and strengthening work on them
were done by electric welding.
A son of Archdeacon Mcdonald
was recently visiting his widowed
mother in Dawson. The son lives
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

Home portraits of quality. Agency
Cordova drug store. Scarborough, pho,
tographer. 14-tf
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08
THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES FRIDAY, AUGUST g. 1919
water in the river by looking into
their easements.

water in the river by looking into
their easements.
The Ketchikan Chronicle, in an ed
itorial claims that many youths
there are addicted to going JOY riding
in jitneys with young girls. The
rides take place at night, and the
paper says that considerable "home
brew is consumed on the trips.
McMicken and Bawden recently ar
rived at Hollis, on Prince of Wales is
land, on their yacht to inspect their
mine, the Crackerjack. Owing to the
high prices of material the mine has
been closed down for some time, but
the owners brought mining engin-
eer with them to examine it with a
view of opening up again.
The halibut vessel MOregen struck
a rock in Soap Stone narrOWs, in the
southeastern part of Alaska last week
and is awash at high tide. A can
merry barge has been sent to get her
on the beach where she can be re-
paired. The Moregen left port early
in the week with bait and ice aboard.
When she struck the crew attempted
to get her afOat but she took water
too fast, and listing from the weight
of the ice soon filled. The vessel is
one of the best paying boats operat-
ing out of the capital city.
According to Major Waugh, the
government will soon construct q
road at Hyder, Alaska, to open up
the country where some Of the mines
are located. There is already a road
through the district sixteen miles
long, that was constructed by private
interests at cost of $4,000. The
government road will continue along
the same course and the present road
will be graveled over and Widened
The Major also said that mining com
panies would build a railroad 2
miles long, paralleling the govern
ment road, for the purpose of houling
ore.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

Job printing at Daily Times office.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

Last week a four-foot vein of
bornite copper ore which will assay
from 40 to so per cent copper, was
struck on the $50 level of the Cop
per King mine near Whitehorse.
The Cordova daily times. [volume] (Cordova, Alaska) 1914-1947, 1919-08-08

The freighter Admiral knight, be-
longing to the Admiral line, left
Ketchikan a short time ago for the
South carrying a cargo of cannery
supplies, burned to the waters edge
near the mouth of the Fraser river.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21

]. Louis Engdahl. editor Of the
American Socialist.
William T.. Krusc. head Of Young
PEOPLES Socialist League.
Judge I.andiS uvcrrulrd motions for
n new trial. for n stay Of execution and
for bail but granted tho Ming OF
petition for Il writ of error.
inc counscl Of the convicted men
then went before Judge Samuel p.
Alschulcr Of The United States circuit
court Of appeals and asked for bail
Judge AlschuIcr granted them bail. in
creased from $lG00n tn $25.n00, with tho
understanding that they refrain from
rcsuming their former acts and utter
anres during pcndcncy of their case
william Rrnss Lloyd. Chicago million
airc who was tho Socialist date for
United States senator nj the last cleo
tion, appeared and offered to provide
surety for the five. but scheduled only n
fourth of the amount required. The
men were technically placed in the Gus
tody of the federal marshal and late in
the night their bonds had not been per-
fcctcd.
The new bonds had been fixed nj
SEE. .0u0 on each count. and each Of the
nvc was found guilty on two counts.
The surety. too. was required TO be
double the sum fixed. or $5OG,U0o for all.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
Senator Fall: Turns
Down Invitation TO
Dinner With Wilson

WASHINGTON. Feb. Ex-senator Fall.
Republican member OF the senate foreign
relations committee. has tclcgraphed
from his home in New Mexico to Secrc-
taYy Tumulty declining President Will
sons invitation to attend the White
House dinner next Wednesday to discuss
the proposed constitution OF the league
Of nations.
The message was not made pubic. At
the senator's office here. it was said
that he had declined because Of his ab-
sence from Washington and for other
reasons. The senator hns not been in
Washington during the present session
Of congress
Senator Fall is the second member of
the senate committee to refuse to at
tend the dinner. Senator Borah. Of Idaho
having done so early this week. 1t was
said tonight that IN: other members Of
the senate committee az we'll as those
OF the house committee would confer
with the president.
There was no discussion ot the league
constitution today in the senate but
Senator Borah plans 10 speak tomorrow
and again debate may follow. Senator
Reed. Of Missouri. Democrat, has an
nounced that he will speak Saturday
.nnd at that time Senator Hitchcock. Of
Nebraska. chairman Of the foreign rela-
tions committee, may reply to the league
critics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
FORMER MAYOR
PETTY ENDS LIFE
WITH BULLET

CHARLESTON. W. Va. Feb. ~
Obcdiah 4. Petty. Capital street msr-
chant and former mayor and postmaster
of Charleston. died in local hospi!a'
from a bullet wound near the hea..'
which police authorities say was sct.,
inflicted Funeral arrangements VIII
he completed. upon the arrival OF son.
DIR. Lawrence Petty of Louisville N.Y.
and Il daughter, who is on her way neFe
from Boston. -
Mr.. Petty was the senior member OF
tho Petty K Werthcimer Clothing COM
pany. He was prominent in Republican
politics throughout the state. He was
a member Of the board Of affairs OF
Charleston in 1911.
When Mayor j. +. Bedell resigned nc
was named By the hoard to succeed him
and served to the end Of the term. l9l9'
in the mayoralty. He served one term
of four years as postmaster. He was
sergeant at arms of the state senate
during the session of 1917. and for the
past few months has been with the state
agricultural department as special agent
and statiStcian.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21

CHICAGO I'cb. cn.--Eictor l.. Berger
and the four other Socialists convicted
of violating the espionage act were each
sentenced Ia twenty years' 'inprlson-
rnent by Federal judge X. NJ. Lnndis to-
day. after he had uvrrrulrd motions for
Il new trial.
Judge LandIs listened patiently for
hours while each Of the defendants de-
lircrcd speeches OH Socialism and lik-
cncd themselves To the political and
moral martyrs Of history. II waS their
privilege to say something before sen
tcncc WAS pronounced. and each luuk
full advantage Of tn" opportunity.
When the last one sat down Judge
Lands pronounced sentence. II was
the maximum. The convicted mcn were
admitted to hail by Federal Judge
Atschulcr late to-day pending their ap-
peal. Their individual bonds Of slG.nn0
each were Increased to S25.On0. VIII
liam BrosS Lloyd. Chicago millionaire
Socialist, was on hand TO provide
surety.
Resides B"rEcr publisher Of tho Mil.
waukcc L"adcr. tho other convicted mon
arc:
Rev. Irwin ST.. John Tucker. lecturer
and writer.
Adolph Gcrmrr. national secretary "f
the Socialist party.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
Failed to Take Action .
On Police Patrol Bill /. |!
At the Night Session. I ! !.

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Feb. 20.-Tneg
house IF delegates tonight failed to takes
any action on the state police. patt9e;
bill as passed by the senate cxceptS !aS
make Il a special order on second Ieear,
ing for 10 o'clock tomorrow mornine.f
II Is understood a number OF amends
mcnts will then be Offered. after whicns
an attempt will be made to suspend tne:
rules and pass II. - .,S3&
The moro general opinion tonight Wa9.;
however, that the pro position is moro
likely to 60 over to be included In. theta
governors cali for the special sessloas
on the Virginia debt. il he would con-:
sent 10 that. No announcement has been
made. but II is generally accepted thAsiI
this special session will not be heid 4n::ts
til after a recess Of at least Is days.2ai.S
The conference committee on lNs InNs
budget bill reached an agreement 10 -
night which will be reported TO eocA
house tomorrow morning. The senatAss
concurrcd In all the house amendments
10 the school code bill. SO that It. WIZ
become a law when signed by the 1ors3
crnor. 81 =
The house tonight passed 10 senetes
bills relating to terms Of elementary
schools conducted In connection Win
teachers training schools. removal 0k
county and district Officers. humane ots3,
flccrs. prevention Of disease, stirring
race prejudice by moving pictures: IL.
ccnse taxes. prohibition law amendsa+
mcnts. burial Of soldiers, compenSsuoaI
Of Jurors, opt ;metry. +.SZs.i
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
.PICHON and TARDIEU
REPRESENT FRANCE IN
PEACE CONFERENCE

PARIS, Feb. 2O.-(By the Associa.-
Press.)-Thc meeting Of tho supr- me
council Of the peace conference, which
was to have been held at o'clock to-
day. was postponed until tomorrow az
ternoon. when Stephen Pichon. foreign
minister. and Captain andre Tardleu
will represent France. Robert Lans-
ing, American secretary OF state. un-
doubtcdly will preside over tha scssi> n.
The agcnda for the session comprises,
first, the zone OF non-occupaton IN
Transylvania between the Hungarians
and Rumanihns; second, recognition of
the Polish government; third. the hear
Ing Of tho Danish minister in Paris
on Schleswig: fourth. tho hearing Of
Turkhan Pasha. representing the Ala
nian delegation, and nth. the hearing
Of the report of the economic commits
sion charged with the provisioning or
the devastated districts. and also re-
ports on the commercial policy to be
adopted as regards neutrals and
economic relations between the allies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
Victory Loan Drive to
Be on Popular Lines;
Appeal to Small Buyers

WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.Scnrcs OF tcle-
grams reaching the treasury to-day In
aicalrd existence OF wide misappre-
hcnsiun that the Victory Liberty Loan
had hcru abandoned or modified mater
tally hy decision OF tho house ways ana
mems committee tn authorize issuance
Of notes instead Of bonds. This prompt
cd Secretary Glass to rcltcraic that the
campaign would be held as planned
that il would begin April 81 or possibly
earlier. and that it would be popular in
nature with the exception OF selling the
securities to millions of Americans OF
small means.
The secretary further expressed strong
confidence that that the loan would be
not only subscribed but oversubscribed'
Patriotic impulses of most citizens will
prompt them 10 subscribe to the limit
Of their abilities. said the secretary.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
WHEELING BOYS I.
Of 61s7 MAY BE: ].
SENT As UN|'l'' /
COMMANDANT AT
SHERMAN CAN ACT
War Department Replies to.
Application from Cham.
Der of Commerce.
snccial to The 1ntelligencer.


WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Whethef OF
not the Wheeling battery Of tho Sixty:
first coast artillery. now at Camp Up7s
ton. and soon to be sent to Camp shers:
man, chillicothe. Ohio. for demobiliSa
ton, will return to Wheeling a . INIT;
70 receive a formal welcome home, ~
requested by the Chamber Of Commeffe.
of that city in a telegram sent to Hdess
retary Of War Baker. depends on WHIT
action the commanding general at CAMP
Sherman takes, and the soldiers them
selves. is
The. war department informed Senator
Sutherland today that II has no 5urts.>,
diction in the matter whatever but tho
officials consulted said that II the sama4
request Is made to the commandant af;
Camp Sherman, they saw no reason why
IL should not be granted. They explained
that It would take some time. to- Dis
charge the several hundred men from!
the wheeling district. and that to cafry
out the scheme to return the eolo4ef13
to Wheeling as a unit would require
large number of the soldiers to remain
at Camp Sherman from a. day, to-
week voluntarily, so as to be able TO- 81
home in q body. After man ID dteE
charged. It was pointed out. the .govefni
ment had, no authority over him Whats
ever. Z
A telegram was sent to the Wheei+t
ing Chamber Of Commerce stating the1H
facts, and suggesting that that organix9,
tion transmit it's request to the conn:
mander Of Camp Sherman. ls5
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
Victor Berger and Four Other
Socialists Get Twenty Years

Berger and his four associates took
full advantage Of the customary inquiry
IF the judge whether they had anything
To say before sentence was passed. The
milwaukee, conEressInan-clect finish cd
reading his 1900 word typcwrittcn
statement with tears streaming down
his face He professcd no surprise at
the verdict, though declaring his con-
viction was in violation Of the consti-
tuition, and asserted he would retract
nothing no had said or written.
The war was an imperinlistic and
commercial one. Berger declared, and
over half Of the white race Is In 4
chaotic state Of revolution. out Of which
must develop an orderly Socialist reign
within five years"
The so-callcd league of nations Is
simply thin screen behind which the
classes Of the winning side
are dividing the spotls," said Berger.
who also declared that "AmericanIsm Is
now synonymous with capitalism"
Irwin ST. John Tucker, in his plea,
himself and other defendants
to Jesus Christ before Pontius PLATE.
The wives Of the convicted men were
In court, but exhibited no visible signs
OF emotion whom sentence was passed.
The men themselves, with the exception
OF Engdahl. who appeared shocked, re-
celred the sentence stoicallY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
UNIQUE TRIBUTE
TOCARD|NAL IN
CELEBRATION
Golden Jubilee of Cardinal
Gibbons Occasion of Elab-
orate Function.
BISHOP DONAHUE
AMONG PARTICIPANTS
Plea for Freedom of Ireland
Made by Archbishop
Glennon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-James Car
dinol Gibbons. head Of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy in the United States.
,odsy received tribute unique IN
the history OF the church at the ccle-
bration of his golden episcopal 1uoilee.
With n personal representative or inc
none in attendance. q brilliant pontifi-
cal high mass was sung by the oseo
nrcIatc in the church Of the Franciscan
monastery at Catholic University III
the presence Of the most notable gain
crlng Of clergy and laity ever held IN
North America. Afterwards the olgnl-
taries attended dinner at the UNI
yersity, where Cardinal OConnell OF
Boston. presented the venerable priest
with n purse Of $4,000. the gift OF
his fellow bishops and archbishops.
Pope Benedict, represented By Arch
bishop Cerrctti, assistant papal sccre-
tary OF state. sent letter. which was
read at the mass. bestowing his oene-
dfction on tho scardinal, his clergy an
the faithful of the See Of sSs29Ee-'- -
many Prelnees AttaHdsa
Moro than eighty preiates attended
the service, Canada being represented
by Cardinal Begin Of Quebec. and
Mexico by Archbishop .orozco OF Quad
alajara. Distinguished Catholic lay
men present included Chairman Huriey
of the shipping board. Justice Mc->enna
of the supreme court, Rear Admiral
Capps, Rear Admiral hcGowan and ".
Bourke Cochran OF New York. bishop
Donahuc, OF wheeling, was among the
prclatcs participating.
Cardinal Gibbons cablcd Pope Bene-
dict on behalf Of the assembled clergy
by sentiments of gratitude for your
marks Of special benevolcncc towaru
them on this OCCASION.
Mention Of freedom for Ireland IN
several addresses at the dinner evoked
stormy applause from the audience.
Archbishop Glennon Of st. Louis. speak
inr on our Country" was the first to
America had achieved first place in the
family of nations and that other coun-
tries were looking to the United States
for aid and leadership.
Plea for Ireland.
Armenia is appealing Tor iood'- nc
said, the central empires want
democracy. France needs our help IN
restoration, England hopes that we
NAV help her sustain her claims. and
Ireland''-but he was interrupted by
spontaneous cheering and had TO walt
until no could concludc-"lreland
hopes that justice may be done"
Bishop Shahan, rector or the unlVerS-
ity, who ppresided at the dinner. broacn-
cd the subject aagin by urging all oish-
OPS who could to attend the meeting of
the friends Of Irish freedom in Ph!ladcl-
ph;a Saturday. Hc also was interrupted
| by cheering.
"As an expression Of our national
| ideals" Bishop Shnhan said. Il think we
should do all we could to assert the ma
i tionalty of Ireland. That country is
| not II shire Of England, but an ancient
J kingdom. which held its place in the
world with honor"
Tho address Of Archbishop Ccrretti
and the reply Of Cardinal Gibbons were.
| CONTINUED on Page Teu.)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
sutherland's Efforts.

Senator Howard Sutherland Is making
strenuous efforts to bring about the Dis
charge of the members Of the battery
ms a unit, as is evidenced by word re,
cciyed here last night by DR.. R.
Hersey. to whom he wired, giving the:
results of his efforts in this directio1j
II is evident from the telegram OF SEM.
ator Sutherland, that the Washingtop
authorities have very little 70 do win
the ultimate disposition Of the cont:n:J
gent now in. Camp Upton. but that It IL
nurcly q matter which will be ruleduponl
by the commanding officer Of the camp
to which the men are finally sent lot
rehabilitation. !. !cys5 ~
However, Senator Sutherland has NOT
abated his efforts one iota to obtain =,
blanket discharge for the local soldieI,s q
who arrived in New York early :tin:S
week, as is evidenced by number ot.
kilograms being forwarded by the scn:y
ator TO various points in an eftoIt IA;
obtain ire desired results. s-5.sfft::s g.
~ At the weekly meeting OF tho kiWanta
club held yesterday afternoon, on motor
Of Mr., Herbert Sonneborn. the :c!an.
unanimously Endorsed The 1nfettiS
ccncer's plan Of welcome, and sSyefaN
nast-grand chancellors have gone on reg.
ord as saying that 1t was perfectly 11S;
70 state that every Pythian lodge In taieJ
vicinity would lend It's aid in makn1
thc venture n success. 81
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21

WASHINGTON Feb 2OA dramatic recital Of the lighting OF
tho KANSAS and National tuard) DIVISION III e
eat battle Of the Argonne the house rules co'tee
Major General Peter f. Traub the division conmandcr VINO
himself was twice gassed in the OF the battle
Appearing deny charges of the needless Saernce OF men
H.. rnor Allen Of Kansas General Taub described with great
de the work of his troops the misty September
hev went over the top until they had driven the Germans
f+e civ days and ghts almost iuceSsant fighting over
the most strongly fortified section of the western 'front.' l.
~ Frasb from France general still was suffering from % m
as be two experiences Argonne being his hth III
th var and he frequently had interrupt hs recital N
AZ times his voice failed him almost entirely bit suSsesoS OIL
ta oommee that he delay his testimony were met with m
| refusal When his refused to give emphasis TO ms
b nonded the table beside him to further DRIVE nome Ills
~ odiprs is was his "honor to command . ,,a nm
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
$4,000 in Anti-BoIsheyIk
Strike at PetrOgrad

LONDON. Feb. 2o.-t British wireless
Sc-v,cc,-SiSty thousand workmen arc
on strike in Petrograd, demanding the
end OF covil war and the establishment
Of free trade. according to Russian
wiretess dispatch received here today.
Reliable information received in Lon
don from, sources which might be cS-
pected to be sympathetic. with the Ras-
sian revolution goes to show that oppo-
sition to the Bolshcvili rule is increasing
ramong the more enlightened working
classes OF Russia.
Tho military situation has changed
ravorably for the anti-Bolshevlki. es-
pccially on the southern front. rs the
result Of General Dcnikinc's victory IN
the Caucasus and the apparent failure VI
Bclshevik attacks on the ATchangei
front
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-02-21
U,S;TROOPS IN
BERL|N;PROTECT
FOOD TRANSPO

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-Amerlcan
troops have arrived in Berlin snd
been quartered in different hotels
says a dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph from Copenhagen, quos-
ing the Extra Bladet's Berlin
correspondent. The troops are
said to belong to the "ll5th New
York Regiment" and their duty
would be, protection OF expected
transports of food.
wAsHSGToN. Feb. eo.-War de-
nartmcnr officials tonight were una
bic to identify the American Troops
reoorted in a Copenhagen dlspatch' VIC
london, to have arrived in Berlin ne
desispation of the troops as the .s.h
New York regiment, puzzled ofheiaiS'
as there is no such unit Of New 1ork
troops m the army s'-;' '9'@e
II wa. suggested by some ofticees
that the unit might be the flath IN
fantry, which Is portion OF Tue
Twenty-ninth (National GuarO OIL
vision, composed OF troops from New
Jersey, Delaware. Virginia and Dls'Fie'
Of Columbia