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Clean Up and Paint Up. It Will Promote Health and Prosperity
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VOLUME ONE. NUMBER HUNDRED AND EIGHT. CORDOVA, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 12,1915. PRICE TEN CENTS
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DELEGATE SMS
BE TAKEN
Delegate James Wickersham, who
has been spending some time In June
au, came north on the Alameda, and
after a short time in town left on this
morning's train enroute to Fairbanks.
The Delegate still holds to the opin
ion that he has heretofore expressed
that the government would take over
the Copper River & Northwestern rail
way. When on the steamer coming
north from Juneau he made this state
ment to several of the passengers, and
while in town he told those who spoke
to him on the subject that there was
not the slightest doubt in his mind
that the local road would go to the
government. Just when this trans
fer would take place Mr. Wickersham
did not make known, and it is prob
able that he does not even pretend to
know, as he evidently bases his opinion
on the belief that eventually the gov
ernment will control all the railroads
in the territory.
KOBE, April 12—The Great North
ern liner Minnesota, westbound, while
enrout from Nagasaki to Yokahoma,
struck a rock off Iwajam, near the
Southwestern entrance to the Inland
sea. The passengers and crew are
safe and the vessel is not badly dam
aged. Help has been sent to the VgQ. ’
sel and it is expected she will be pull
ed off.
KOBE, April 12—The crew and pas
sengers of the Great Northern liner
Minnesota, which struck a rock off
Iwajam, have been taken off by the
steamer Oanafa, and are being taken
to Kobe There is a hole 120 feet in
the forward part of the ship.
NOTED AVIATOR
KILLED BT
FULL
WASHINGTON, April 12 — Cecil
Malcolm Peoli, a South American avi
ator, and the first man to cross the
Andes mountain in an aeroplane, was
instantly killed today at the army
aviation field at College Park, Mary
land. Peoli fell a distance of 300 feet
while attempting a vertical dive.
SAYS THE MINOR
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CHICAGO, April 12—Fielder Jones,
Manager of the St. Louis Federal lea
gue team, said today that not over
three or four of the minor leagues in
the entire country would be operating
after July Fourth. The major leag
ues, he declared, would make money
tills season.
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15 cent* per pound at S. Blum & Co.
THE ILL FATED WILLIAM P. FRYE.
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Photo* bj American Pres* Association.
The American ship sunk by Captain Thlorlr hens fat top) of the Prlna Bit® i
Ifrlediich. *he German auxiliary cruiser and sea raider
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HEAVY SENTENCES USE IMPOSED IN
INDIANA ELECTION FRAUD CASES
BY THE FEDERAL COURT
INDIANAPOLIS, April 12—Mayor Don Roberts, of Terre
Haute, tills state, who was convicted in the federal court here
on the charge of conspiracy in connection with the election
frauds last November in Terre Haute, was today sentenced by
the court to a term of six years imprisonment at Leyen worth
prison, and to pay a fine of one thousand dollars.
Judge Eli Redmond, of the circuit court, and Sheri IT Dennis
Shea, who were also found guilty by the jury, were sentenced to
five years at Levenworth and fined $1,000.
Harry Montgomery, president of the board of public works
at Terre Haute, Thomas Smith, city judge, (Jeorge Ehrenhard,
member of the board of public works, Edward Driscoll, secre
tary of the Vigo county Democratic central committee, were
each sentenced to three years imprisonment, and' fined $500.
Sixteen men, charged with similiar offenses in connection
with the Terre Haute election, were vindicated by the jury.
Counsel for the convicted men have filed an appeal from the
decision of the court, and will fight the case to a finish.
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LONDON, April 12—The Harrison liner Wayfarer was tor
pedoed and sunk by a German submarine this morning.
LONDON, April 12—The first reports regarding the torpe
doing of the steamer Wayfarer were somewhat exagerated.
The vessel was torpedoed, hut the damage done the steamer was
not sufficient to cause her to sink. She is now being towed into
Queenstown, where she will be repaired. The crew is safe.
EMO SUPPRESS SALE
OF INTOXICANT EXCEPT BEER
LONDON, April 12—While no announcement lias been
made by the cabinet regarding the proposed restrictions to be
placed upon the sale of intoxicating liquors, it is rumored that
the government intends to take over the sale of light beer, and
suppress the sale of all other kinds of intoxicating beverages.
A. J. Adams and Malcolm Brock ing and will leave for the interior on
made a business trip to Valdez on the Thursday's train,
steamer Alameda. —:o: —
—:o:— Capt. A. E. Eathrop, who has been In
P. M. Jourdan, president of the El- the states for Beveral weeks past, re
lamar Mining Company, was a passen- turned on the Alameda this morning
on the Alameda for Eilumar. and continued on through to Seward.
P. Tammany and Mrs. Tammany re- E. B. Hanley and a party of fifty
turned on the Alameda after a visit of men arrived on the Alameda this morn
several weeks in the states. ing. Mr. Hanley is onwer of the new
—:o:— cannery at Mile 55, and the men will
Mrs. E. A. Damon, of McCarthy, was be employed in operating the plant
an arrival on the Alameda this mom- this summer.
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WELL KNOWN ACTOR
DIES IN NEW YORK
NEW YORK, April 12—Ebon Plym
ton Pox, the noted actor died at his
home in this city today, at the age of
sixty years.
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At a meeting of the stockholders of
the Cordova Co-operative Trading
company Saturday evening the com
pany was formally organized. The
following officers were elected: C. P.
Mickelson, pres.; E. E. Ray, vice presi
dent, W. J. McDonald, secretary; J. J.
Strigsvie, treasurer. A board of five
directors, consisting of V. G. Vance,
Edw. Walsh, J. E. Currier, Jos. Rowan
and Jus. A. McBride, was also chosen.
James Flynn was chosen General
Manager of the company.
> The new company will purchase tne
business of O. M. Kinney, and will
open the new business in the Borden
block. In the store formerly occupied
by the Cordova Commercial Co. It
will conduct a wholesale and retail
general merchandise business.
PHINZ WILHELM
SHIPS
NEWPORT NEWS. April 12—The
German converted cruiser Kronprinz
Wilhelm, a 14,908 passenger steamer,
and until the outbreak of the war one
of the fast steamers of the North Ger
man Lloyd line, entered this port yes
ter day. She is short of provisions
and her coal supply was nearly ex
hausted. Sixty of her crew are suf
fering from Beri-Beri. The com
mander of the Wilhelm asked for three
hundred tons of coal and three days
provisions. The authorities allowed
150 tons.
Since stealthily leaving New York
on August 3rd last, the Wilhelm has
never touched land. She has been
coaled and provisioned at sea from
other vessels and from vessels she
has captured, After leaving New
York she proceeded south, and ee.
cured two guns from the German
cduiser Karlsrhue and secured an
ther from a British merchantmen she
captured. During her cruise in the
south Atlantic the Wilhelm has sunk
fourteen ships, which, with their car
goes, are valued at $7,000,000.
' In Eebniary the Wilhelm sank the
Norwegian bark Samantha, loaded
with wheat for England. The case is
exactly similar to the sinking of the
American ship William P. Frye by the
German converted cruiser Eitel.
1 he Wilhelm has on board sixty-one
sailors taken from British Bhips she
has sunk. These will be landed here
today.
The Wilhelm will probably interne
here.
The crew of the Kronprinz Wilhelm
Is composed almost entirely of Ger
man born, naturalized citizens of the
United States. Some of the members
have served enlistments in the United
States navy.
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The piledriver of the Copper Rjiver
& Northewestem road went out yes
terday morning to begin the season's
work along the line.
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suit, at S. Blum & Co’s
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Some cooking at the Windsor grill.
PKTROGRAI), April 12—There are still no indications
that any of the German troops have been sent to reinforce the
Austrians in the Carpathian mountain region, although the
German forces have been weakened along the Xieman river bv
withdrawals. Along the bast Prussian frontier withdrawals
have apparently been made, but it is belivcd the troops thus
taken from the northern forces will be used to strengthen the
German troops further south, and that new offensive movement
against the Russians in some other quarter, probably in the
vicinity of Cracow, will be undertaken.
The Russians are pushing ahead slowly through all the
Carpathian passes except the Strymunks line, where the Aus
trians are heavily intrenched’, and are making a strenous resis
tance.
RUSSIANS IKE ADVANCES TO THE
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IjKMRKRG, April 12—The Russian armies have made a
success along a wide front from (Tartfield to I'zok, the greatest
gain being made in the direction of Gmuiueiio. Here the Rus
sians have descended the southern slope of the Carpathians,
forcing back the Austrians.
At the same time the Russians pushed forward’ along a line
between Dukla and Sveninik, where the Austrians were unable
to make a serious defense, and retreated precipitately, abnndon
ing store and transports in large quantities.
WILSON EDITING “BLOCKADE” PROTEST.
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Photo by American Preaa Association.
President Wilson reading over Onlted States’ note to Rngland plates ting
against latter’s attempt to stop all shipping from reaching or leaving Germany.
Secretary Tumulty Is standing.
"Dad" Ingram, of Valdez, was a lias- route to Sand Point on a hunting trip
senger for his home town on the Ala- ^ for bear,
tneda, after a business trip to the —:o: —
states. | J. n. Howard, an uncle of Bartley
— 'O:— | Howard, and a property owner in Cor
"Sport" Smith ana Arthur Jett, two dova, was an arrival on the Alameda.
we’! know old-timets, were passen
gers on the Alameda for Seward, en Mrs. J. Sapiro was a returning pas
route to the Broad Pass country. senger on the Alameda after a visit of
— :o:— several months in Seattle with her
H. p. Watson, assistant general pas- mother. Mrs. M. Kinkelstein. Mr. and
j senger agent for the Admiral Line, Mrs. Sapiro have resumed housekeep
j went through to the westward on the ing in the Lyons cottage.
I Watson yesterday morning. —:o: —
—:o:— ! John Hazelet, who for several years
George Palmer, the well-known past has operated a large tract of
Knlk merchant, with his family, were plaeor ground on the t'hisna river,
through passengers on the Alameda was a passenger on the Alameda this
for Seward, enroute to their home. morning for Valdez. He will return
— :o:-~ j in a few days and go Inside via Chltl
—:o:— j na. It is reported that Mr. Hazelet
State Senator F. A. Johnson, of Con- has leased his ground to a syndicate
necticut, was a passenger on the ‘ which will Install a large hydraulic
Alameda for the westward. He is eu plant on the ground.
1 »• Sir
CIT Y OFFICIALS
YEAR
The city council meets tonight to
canvass the vote of last Tuesday's
“lection and the memhers-elect of that
body will qualify and take office as
soon as that formality Is disposed of.
At a caucus of the new councilmen of
the Peoples’ party, consisting of
Messre. H. A. Slater, E. J. Davis, Bart
ley Howard, V. A. Schmitz. Thos. C.
Price and W. L. Smith the new officials
of the city for the ensuing year were
decided upon. It was also decided to
dispense with the services of n city
attorney. The rostrum of officers fol
lows:
Mayor—H. A. Slater
City Clerk and Magistrate— E. F.
Medley.
Chief of Police—George Dooley.
City Treasurer— H. I. O’Neill.
Chief of Fire Department—Clark
Byers.
Health Officer—Dr AV. W. Council.
The school board will meet AV’ednes
day night and reorganize. Clerk Jas.
Mynn retires and Durad Mooser takes
his place.
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PRESIDENT ILL
NOT VISIT
FAIR
WASHINGTON, April 12—-President
Wilson has decided not to accompany
Secretary of the Navy Daniels on the
contemplated thrip through the Pana
ma Canal to the San Francisco Expo
sition in July. The question of
whether or not President Wilson will
visit the exposition depends altogether
on the international situation, the
president feeling that It would not be
well for him to leave his post while
the present condition of afTairs in
Europe continue.
LINOSAr CLEARED
MISCONDUCT
CHARGES
DENVER, April 12—Governor Carl
son stated today that he will veto any
bill that may be passed by the state
legislature abolishing the juvenile
court presided over by Judge Ben
Lindsay.
A jury today exonerated Judge Lind
say from all the charges of misconduct
which were preferred against him, and
one of his accusers has been indicted
for libel.
MOOSE POSTPONE
THEIB INSTALLATION
The regular meeting of the Order of
Moose tonight, at which the installa
tion of officers for the ensuing year
was to have taken this evening, has
been postponed. As the Dictator and
ing being initiated into the city
council there will be no meet
ing tonight. A special meeting has
teen called for Thursday evening at
which the Installation will take place.
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