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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1920
Page
1
Hoover declares his stance on Japanese immigration in California remarks. He favors exclusion and prevention of Japanese control, arguing a League of Nations or a strong military to deter foreign aggression. The report notes California voting results and delegate tensions.
In Maryland's Presidential Primary Gen Leonard Wood won the state's Republican delegation to the national convention. He led Senator Hiram W. Johnson by about two to one as voting ran light. Democratic delegates remained uninstructed.
Utah May 4 two of eight delegates to the Republican National convention elected here are women. The delegates are uninstructed and will vote as they see fit.
Newark May 4 Hiram W Johnson declares he will not pursue a recount of New Jersey Republican primary ballots. San Francisco May 4 California presidential primary centers on the Johnson Hoover contest for the state's delegation to the Republican National convention with a bitter, closely fought race and divided press support.
Secretary of the Navy Daniela appointed a five member commission to direct development of the Matanuska coal fields in Alaska for navy needs. They will depart soon to oversee the project as Congress is expected to pass a naval appropriation of 1 million dollars. Secretary Payne stresses Alaska as a vital potential fuel source for fighting ships.
Captain Rodney Church a noted Northwest pioneer and familiar figure in maritime circles died in Seattle yesterday May 3 at age of about 70 His death ends a long career in exploration trade and navigation spanning several decades and leaving a lasting mark on regional maritime history.
Washington officials close to the President expect Senator P. C. Knox of Pennsylvania to win Senate approval for a peace resolution, but President Wilson would veto it. A two thirds vote in both houses is required to override a veto, and opponents doubt that threshold will be reached. The resolution is being debated in the Senate and would move to the House if passed.
Muskogee Okla May 4 The death roll from Sunday's Peggs Oklahoma tornado now reaches 70 with many wounded expected to die. Yesterday’s report listed 50 dead.
May 4 report to the senate states the Senate Commerce Committee opposes government ownership and operation of merchant vessels except as a last resort. The committee favors private sector control and warns against government maritime takeover.
Prince Rupert British Columbia May 4 Police Commissioner T M Watson has been committed for trial on bribery charges. It is alleged he arranged with Chief of Police Stewart and others to protect bootleggers for financial consideration.
In Imperial Valley Huirt alias Walter Andrew Wat ron claims insanity and seeks pity. He will show officers where he buried Nina Lee Delaney after confessing to beating her with a hatchet. Police count more than thirty wives in Huirt's marriages as of May 4 in Dixieland California.
Wichita dispatch reports a tornado swept Eureka Greenwood County Kans yesterday injuring six people with two possibly fatally. Local authorities screened the scene and began casualty checks as rescuers aided survivors. The storm affected surrounding areas causing property damage and prompting sheltering of residents.
Detroit defeated the Cleveland Indians 25 to 1 securing their first victory after 14 games. Tris Speaker led the Tigers as a weak pitching staff faltered earlier this season and several losses stemmed from bad breaks.
E. J. McCone, general manager of the Buffalo Commercial, told a Senate committee that the American Typographical Union exercises virtual censorship over some U S newspapers and prevents publication of articles unfavorable to organized labor. The remarks were made in Washington on May 4 during hearings on the news print paper supply.
Seattle May 4 The steamer Spokane of the Admiral Line sailed at ten o clock this morning for Southeastern Alaska with 168 passengers. Juneau passengers include Miss L Graber Miss V Wright Edward Calvin Sig Olson Miss Anna Setala Miss Mildred Jones A Hill Guy Loomis and wife.
Washington May 4 The Senate has passed the bill authorizing the coinage of the new Roosevelt two cent pieces It will be made of copper.
Three workers died when a snowslide at Mile 76 on the Alaska Railroad swept a gang over the bank. Bodies recovered include John Rudeen and Peter Egelyain. Rudeen drowned after being pushed into Turnagain Arm, while Romero’s body was not recovered. Eight men were rescued, with one raft rescue story of foreman Albert Baumberger who saved a stranded colleague by swimming to shore after cutting a rope to free him.
May 4, Seattle receives 3,000,000 pounds of sugar aboard ships to ease a long shoremen strike that threatened distribution. Some portions of the sugar may still be blocked from release if the strike continues.
Washington May 4 Secretary of the Interior John Barton Payne called for converting all merchant marine and navy vessels to burn coal in response to a looming oil shortage urging immediate adoption and full utilization of coal powered ships.
A U S Geological Surveyer Dr Alfred Brooks Otto Praeger Assistant Postmaster General and Harry Y Saint of the Shipping Board form an interdepartmental committee. They left for Seattle to hear transportation issues in Alaska for a week to shape a policy to speed development of northern resources.
The Anyox steamer and Balboa barge carry 150 flat cars and four locomotives for the Alaska Government railroad. Departed Balboa last Saturday, due Anchorage June 4. Cordova also sails with steel rails and lumber for Anchorage.
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck of the Alaska Episcopal diocese urged the House Merchant Marine committee to prohibit salmon fishing in the Yukon River and in Bering Strait within the three mile limit. He argued indiscriminate fishing has caused an alarming salmon shortage.
Seattle May 4 Practically all shiploading in the harbor is tied up by the refusal of the longshore men to return to work following the employers rejection of the list system of selecting crews. Only two vessels are being loaded.
In Seattle on May 4, nearly 400 journeymen bakers and bakery salesmen demand an extra collar a day in wages while master bakers push for an open shop. Only four of 27 large Seattle bakeries stay open, no bread shortage yet. shipments to outlying districts curtailed as the strike affects Tacoma, Vancouver, Victoria, and San Francisco with expectations of spreading along the Pacific Coast.
Fourteen thousand lumber mill workers in the Northwest began a wage strike from 85 cents to 1.10 dollars an hour. The walkout, announced weeks earlier, disrupts wood consuming industries in the Middle West. In Minnesota, timber workers across Northern mills also struck for an eight hour day with 10 hour pay.
Chicago May 4 Railroads refuse to restore seniority rights to striking switchmen arguing fairness to loyal promoted workers. About 19 000 switchmen remain out according to strike leaders estimates.
Butte Montana May 4 Workers Laborers' Union voted to strike for a one dollar daily wage increase. They rejected an employers' offer for a ten cent advance.
The House Post Office Committee refused to approve the Fees bill and proposed a repost of the graduated increase in second-class mail rates for 1920, 1921 and 1922, signaling a delay in action.
Washington reports grow that Carranza’s government faces collapse as desertions swell and revolutions push toward Coahuila and Mexico City. Southern insurgents approach the capital while Sonora and other state forces advance, auguring a potential government change.
Reports from Agua Prieta claim the Juarez garrison has joined the revolution, giving rebels full control of Chihuahua. Only Casas Grandes remains loyal to Carranza, with a movement against that point already started by the revolutions.
El Paso May 4 Gen Escobar new Juarez commander announces his forces have not joined the Sonora revolt but have cut relations with the Carranza government He pledges strict neutrality until a stable Mexican government is established and then will declare allegiance to it.
A Warsaw dispatch to the London Times says Kiev has not fallen and that Polish forces hold Pastov four miles west of the capital. Bolsheviks are pressed to the Dneiper while Ukrainians increasingly cooperate. Definite word on Kiev’s fate is anticipated.
Ottawa May 4 The Minister of Justice has not yet decided on disallowing BCs Dolly Varden mine law vesting ownership in the Taylor Engineering Company. Though no ruling, disallowance is expected. The Dolly Varden mine lies at Alice Arm.
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