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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER NINETY-FOUR. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915. ~PRICE TEN CENTS.
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U. S. SUBMARINE SINKS AT HONOLULU
Special to The Times By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 2(5—Advices received
here this morning state that the United States sub
marine F-4, which was built for the government at
Seattle, Washington, was submerged yesterday dur
ing naval maneuvers at Honolulu, and has not since
re-appeared. Grave alarm is felt over the prolonged
submersion of tin* vessel, and it is feared that some
grave accident has happened to tin* craft. Other
submarines of the fleet are engaged' in searching tin*
ocean bed while a number of vessels, with grappling
irons are combing the bottom in search of tin* miss
ing craft.
The F-4 was commanded by Lieutenant Alfred
Fde, and had a crew of twentysix men.
WASHINGTON, March 26—Late advices
from Honolulu state that there is practically no hope
of recovering the submarine F-4, which sank ves
ter during tin* naval maneuvers, and has since failed
to reappear.
No signal of any description has boon received
from the craft since she was submerged, and the sur
face of the water at about the 30-fathom liny is cov
ered with a film of oil, which is believed'to have come
from the boat’s tanks. Various surmises are made
as to the cause of the trouble. By some of the naval
officers the theory is advanced that in her downward
plunge the boat struck a rock, and the crew were
drowned by the inrnshing water. Another theory
advanced is that there was an explosion in the in
terior of the vessel. Still another theory is that
t he boat slipped over the edge to a great depth, where
the presure of the water crushed in the hull.
HONOLI Id', March 2fi—Submarine boats of
the 1 . S. navy are still continuing to dive in search
of their sister submarine, the F 4, which sunk yes
terday. So far all efforts to locate the missing boat
have proved futile, but no effort is being spared in
the search. All the shipping resources of the port
have been placed at the disposal of the naval authori
ties, and numerous vessels are engaged in grappling
for the missing craft, but so far the search has proved
profitless. Little hope is now entertained of rescu
ing the crew, as it is believed they have perished.
JUNEAU, March 26—The lower
house of the Territorial Legislature
has passed a joint memorial to Con
gress in which the Mt. Tabor sant.
tarlum, to which insane patients from
Alaska are sent, is severely arraigned
as unsanitary, in efficient and profiting
from the distress of the unfortunates
confided to its care. The memorial
declares that the cost to the govern
ment for the care of the insane sent
to the sanitarium is excessive as com
pared with what it would cost to
care for the unfortunates in Alaska,
and it demands that congress inves
tigate the conditions.
The charge is also made that poli
tics are responsible for thus exploit,
ing the insane of the territory for
profit, and it is also alleged that pa
tients are made to do most of the
work of the institution, and that some
of the patients there are not insane,
but were sent because there was no
other way to care for them in Alaska.
The Territorial Senate has passed
a measure authorizing the governor
be made elective at the next general
election.
PIONEER C?I SI
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OAKLAND, Cal., March 26—Daniel
Hinckley, founder of the Fulton Iron
Works, and owner of the first steamer
on the Pacific coast, died at his home
in this city today.
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City Only Paid Its Proportionate Share of Expense and the Famous
$600.00 Was Applied on the Arctic Lumber Company Account
Attempt of the Daily Alaskan to Make Political Capital Out of Public Improvement Fully Exposed by the Facts and the Charges Against Geo. C.
Hazelet are Proven to be Maliciously Untrue.—Mr. Feldmann, One of the Promoters of the Project, Sets Forth in Detail the Full Transaction,
Which should be Read Carefully by Every Rsesident of the Town of Cordova.
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A great deal of matter has appeared in the news and editorial
columns of the Cordova Dally Alaskan in regard to the circum
stances surrounding the building of Front street, and the payment
by the city of $600.00 as a portion of the cost of the same.
The matter has been so presented to the people of Cordova
as to lead them to believe that this payment by the city was
wrongful; that the same was maue either to the Cordova Town
site Co., or to Mr. Hazelet for their personal benefit; and that
the scheme of building Front street was engineered either by
Mr, Hazelet or the Townsite Co. In order that the people of the
town may learn the truth of the affair, Mr. H. C. Feldmann, of the
Northwestern Hardwarce Coo., who knows as much about the
Front street proposition as anyone in town, was interviewed re
garding it, and his statement of the facts follows:
Mr. Feldmann said that the idea originated with Mr. Leo
pold Schmidt, president of the Olympia Brewing Co., who was
in Cordova in 1910, and was contemplating erecting a concrete
building here. Mr. Feldmann was well acquainted with Mr
Schmidt and they had discussed the matter between them. The
proposition was that Mr. Scmidt agreed to erect a concrete build
tng on the two lots adjoining the Northwestern Hardware Co. on
First street, provided the 14 foot alley in the rear of the lots was
made into a thirty foot street, and provided further that said
street was planked.
Mr. Leopold Scmidt had Contractor Meals figure on the cost
of construction of the proposed street and the contractor esti,
mated that It would cost $300. for each 25 linear feet. In order
to build the street it was necessary for the Townsite company
to agree to dedicate sixteen feet along the west side of said alley.
It was decided between Mr. Schmidt and Mr. Feldmann to ask
each property owner to subscribe $300.00 for each 25 feet front
age on the east side of the proposed street, and other arrange
ments had to be made such as the opening of It street from First
to Front, which had not at that time been dedicated to the public
by the Townsite Company.
The matter was taken up with Mr. Hazelet, as Townsite
Trustee and he agreed to dedicate the 16 feet along the west
side of the proposed street and also to dedicate B street from
First to Front. In addition he also agreed for the Townsite Co.
to subscribe $1000.00 to help pay for the street. The subscrip
tion petition was the drawn up and circulated by Mr. Feldmann
and Mr. Lathrop. In this petition the property holders sub
scribed the amounts set opposite their names and asked Geo. C.
Hazelet to act as trustee of the funds so subscribed and take
charge of the building of the street. When the matter of having
Mr. Hazelet handle the funds and the work was put up to Mr.
Hazelet by Mr. Feldmann and Mr. Lathrop he strenuously ob„
jected and said he preferred someone else to do it, and only
consented to act on their repeated urging that he was best fitted
and had the time to look after it.
Mr. Feldmann asserts that at the time the proposition was
first considered it was understood by him and the other signers
to the subscription that the city was to pay $600.00 to help fin
ance the improvement. This $600.00 to be paid by the city was
intended to be the city’s share of the planking as the street was
to cross B street extended at a width of 50 feet. The building of
Front street was then nothing but a joint undertaking by the
property holders along both sides of proposed Ftront street and
was institued by Mr. Feldmann to encourage Mr. Schmidt to erect
a concrete store and office building in Cordova. Mr. Hazelet
had no interest in the matter except as a citizen of the town,
who wns eager and willing to further a worthy public cause,
and who was induced to manage the construction of the street
over his strong objection.
Mr. Feldman further said that Mr. Schmidt was perfectly
sincere in his proposition to erect a building, and did actually
expend $800.00 erecting a platform to hold the concrete mixer, ano
sent machinery to Cordova to crush the rock, also sent a mixer
and iron for the re-enforcement of the concrete. The obtaining
of the signatures and making of the arrangements
for the building of Front street were hurried through at that
time because Mr. Schmidt was about to leave town and only
consented to go ahead with his building on the condition that the
subscriptions were made and contract let before he sailed south.
According to the foregoing statement of facts it can be readi
ly seen that th(^ articles and editorials prepared by Will A. Steel
and others which have appeared in the Daily Alaskan, have de
liberately misrepresented the true state of affairs in regard to
Front street improvement and the conclusion naturally follows,
that they did so for the purpose of impugning the motives of Mr.
Hazelet, and so influencing the coming election.
Mr. Flazelet was not acting for himself or for the Townsite
Company in accepting the trusteeship of the subscriptions for
the new street. FFe was simply and solely trustee for the signers
to the subscription list and for the others who contributed. The
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The ship St. Paul, of the North west
ern Fisheries Co., with men and sup
plies for the Orra cannery, arrived In
port this morning, having been towed
in from Cape Hinchfnbrook, where she
arrived yesterday morning, by a tug
from the cannery.
The St. Paul brought 145 men, in
cluding both fishermen and cannery
hands. She also brought the new
machinery for the cannery, which,
when installed, will nearly double
the capacity of the plant. This will
be installed aB rapidly as possible.
Capt. Pederson, superintendent or
the cannery, was in town today, and
he states that fishing will be com
menced about the 10th of next month,
and it Is anticipated that the cannery
will pack about 60,000 cases before
the end of the season, and possibly
more.
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C. H. Golden, of Valdes, was an ar
rival in town this afternoon on the
Watson, and will leave soon for the
interior, where he has a valuable
group of copper claims.
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PSSADENA, Cal., March 26—Major
General John P. Storey, formerly artil
lery chief of the army, died at home
here this morning at the age of 74.
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John Baltuff, of McCarthy, arrived
In town on this afternoon train from
Chitina.
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CHRISTIANS COMPELLED W TURKS
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FOR PBOTEEROU OF CITY
ATHENS, March 26—Subjects of the allied nations have
been compelled to leave the town of Dardanelles, and the Turks
are plundering their residences. In Constantinople the Turk
ish authorities are freeing all Christians up to the age of forty
five to work on the defences protecting the city, and along the
Bosphoros on both sides of the straits.
A coal shortage prevails in Constantinople, and is rapidly
becoming acute. Many factories have already closed on ac
count of the lack of fuel, and the power stations, operating the
street car lines have closed down, leaving the city without
transportation.
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HOLLAND IRRITATED BY GERMAN
ATTITUDE TOWARD HER SHIPPING
LONDON, March 26—The sinking of the Netherlands
steamer Media by a German submarine, is causing much uneasi
ness in Holland, where the people are already much irritated
by the recent German seizure of two Dutch merchantmen. It if
believed that but comparatively little further excuse will lx
necessury to bring Holland into the war on the side of the allies
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ROUMANIA REPORTED ON EVE OF JOINING
IN THE STRUGGLE WITH THE ALLIES
PETROGRAD, March 26—It is reported that Roumanit
is contemplating early action in favor of the allies. The Rou
manian army is already practically mobilized, including the firs;
line of reserves, and it is expected that a declaration of war wil
be soon forthcoming.
THREATEN TO DESTROY DURAZZO
IF GOVERNOR DOES NOT LEAVE
HOME, March 20—The situation at Durazzo, Albania, is
extremely serious. The insurgents are bombarding the port
and threaten to destroy it if the consular representatives fail
in their efforts to persuade Essad Pasha, the Turkish Provision
al Governor, to leave the country. Several shots from the guns
operated by the insurgents have struck the house occupied by
Essad, doing considerable damage to the structure.
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RUSSIA CLAIM SCAPTURE OF
FIVE THOUSAND AUSTRIANS PRISONERS
PETROGRAD, March 2(1—An official bulletin today claims
important victories for the Russian arms near Lupkow pass,
where the fortified Austrian positions have been captured hv
storm. The Austrians are said to have suffered heavy losses,
including 5,000 prisoners taken by the Russians.
Russia claims further successes in Bukowina, where the
troops are said to be making steady advances.
RUSSIA DIRECTING PRINCIPAL
OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE AUSTRIANS
LONDON, March 26—Russia is now directing its chief
offensive against the Austrian front in the Carpathians. In
the north, between the Vistula and Nieman rivers the Russian
forces are making little efforts to advance, being content to hold
Hindenberg in check.
Dispatches from Bucharet report a great Russian victory
over the Austro-German forces in the vicinity of Usok pass.
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LONDON, March 26—The steamer Delmira, two thousand
tons, was sunk today by a German submarine off Bologne. The
memebers of the crew were given ten minutes in which to leave
the vessel, after which the submarine fired a torpedo at the ship,
which took effect, sinking the ship almost immediately. The
crew landed at the Isle of Wight.
POPULAR TALENT
IN BIG OBAMA
The program for the Big Drama, to
be presented next Wednesday, March
31, for the benefit of the Cordova Park
Association, will appear in this paper.
Cordova’s most popular talent has
been busy for several weeks in per
fecting their parts, and the success
ful portrayal of a popular drama is
confidently predicted by those who
know'. Tickets for the play will be
placed on sale Wednesday.
WASHINGTON. March 26—Col.
Roosevelt has declined to testify be
fore dhe senate committee investi
gatting the alleged lobby against the
ship purchase bill. He stated that
, he could give no information on tne
| subject except such as was publicly
available to the committee. The com
mittee has decided not to subpoena
the Colonel.
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TURKS C01IT OTHER ATROCITIES
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TIFLIS, March 2(5—Turkish troops have committed fur
ther violence and atrocities at the American mission at Uru
rniah, in Persia. It is reported that the Turkish consul at
Urumiah forced his way into the mission compound with a num
ber of Turkish regular troops, and removed' some Assyrian
Christian rufugees, who were massacred. The Turks also
beat and insulted the American missionaries.
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WASHINGTON, March 26— Under instruction from the
State Department, Ambassador Morgenthau, at Constantinople,
is pressing the Turkish government to protect the American
mission at Urumiah, in Persia, where Turkish soldiers are com
mitting the most atrocious acts of rapine against the Christians.
NEW YORK, March 26—The Presbyterian board of fore'
ign missions in this city has received a cable stating that all
the men at Galpashan, a large village near Urumiah, Persia,
have been shot by the Kurds, and the women of the village
violated. The message also states that sixty-five refugees from
the American and French missions at Urumiah have been taken
by the Turks and hanged’ on gibbets erected in tin' mission
yard.
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JAPANESE ELECTION RESULTS IN
VICTORY FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TOKIO, March 2 —The parliamentary election, which has
just taken place, has resulted’ in a victory for the government.
The principal issue of the election was an increase in the armv,
which tjje Iwiiumistration demands.
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