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♦ TIMES KEEPS ABREAST 4
4 GROWTH OF CORDOVA 4
4 4
4 Owing to. the large increase in 4
4 circulation and advertising pat- 4
♦ ronage during the past few 4
4 months the Daily Times has 4
4 found it necessary to increase 4
4 its facilities for handling this 41
4 new business. A newspaper 4
4 folding machine, with an insert- 4
4 ing attachment, for folding, 4
4 trimming and pasting a four, six 4
4 eight, ten or twelve page paper 4
4 has been ordered from the fac 4
4 tory in Ohio. This will enable 4
4 us to deliver the Times earlier 4
4 and better to our subscribers 4
4 An up-to-date mailing machine 4
4 to take care of our growing list 4
4 in the Copper River valley, will 4
4 also be installed, while the latest 4
♦ faces in job and advertising type 4
4 have been purchased. In order 4
4 to provide against any shortage 4
4 of print paper a six months 4
4 supply will leave Seattle on the 4
4 next steamer, together with a 4
4 big shipment of stock for job 4
4 work. ^
4 Arrangement have also been 4
4 made to have one of the best 4
4 newspaper men who has ever 4
4 bepn in Alaska come to Cordova 4
4 in Jh'auary and associate him 4
4 self with the Daily Times. It is 4
4 our aim to publish one of the 4
♦ largest and best newspapers in 4
4 the Territory, and with the sup- 4
4 port of the business men and 4
4 people generally no difficulty 4
4 should be ^experienced in attain 4
4 ing this goal. 4
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(By Associated Press)
EVERETT, Wn., Nov. 30.—Indians
of the Tulalip reservation near here
were so enthusiastic during the recent
second Liberty Loan drive they would
have invested every dollar they pos
sessed had they been left to them
selves, Dr. Charles M. Buchanan,
superintendent of the reservation said
here recently. One Indian woman, j
who is rich from the sale of timber, |
invested 110,000 in the bonds.
William Shelton, one of the Indians,
addressed the tribe daring the cam
paign, and, according to Dr. Buchan
an, thrilled not only the Indians but
also the white people who could not
understand Shelton, who spoke in his
native tongue.
“Talk about Patrick Henry,” ex
plained the doctor. “Shelton’s ad
dress had Henry distanced. It was j
a very fine speech for he is a fluent j
and a good thinker.
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The Eyes of the World—Clune’s
lavish production in ten sections—
written by Harold Bell Wright—The
most popular story ever written by an
American author—This is out of the
ordinary and produced at great outlay
of money and six months of labor—
At the Empress theatre tonight at 8
sharp—Admission 50 cents, children
. 25 cents.
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NOTICE
The Common Council of the Town
of Cordova will meet as a Board of I
Equalization Dec. 3, 1917, at the Town '
Hall at 8 p. m., and continue in ses- i
sion until the hour of 9 p. m. of said >
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day, and shall continue in session un
til Dec. 10, 1917, between the hours
of 8 p. m. and 9 p. m. of each day.
EDWARD F. MEDLEY, Town Clerk ^
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(By Associated Press)
NOME, Alaska, Nov. 30'—No word !
of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the only
explorer nojv in the Arctic, reached j
the whalers and trappers at Banks-1
land and along the western Canadian j
and Alaskan Arctic coasts, reported j
Captain Martin Anderson when he ar
rived here recently in his schooner,
the Anna Olga, from Bailey island,1
which"~lies off the Afttic coast near
the mouth of the Mackenzie river. 1
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Stefansson expected to complete
the northwest passage front the Pa
cific to the Atlantic ocean aboard his
motorshlD. the Polar Bear this fall.
according to word brought from the
north in 1916 by Dr. Rudolph M. An
derson, one of the original Stefans
son party which left Victoria, B. C.,
June 17, 1913. At last reports, twenty
four white men and nineteen Eski
mos were with the explorer. The
party had a good supply of provisions.
Last season- the Arctic, ocean ice
broke later in the year than ever be-|
fore, Captain Martin said. The late
break in :ht- ice may have delayed
Stefansson from starting eastward
from Winter harbor, Melville island,
where it is believed, the pari;y spent
the 1916-17 winter.
''Should you not hear from mo by
November 1917, it is to be presumed i
that something beyond our control
has delayed us,” Stefansson said in a
letter he wrote to Rear Admiral
Peary from Cape Kellett, Banks
Island .Tau-itry .11* 1916: Nwwnbo- i
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1917 has . Come and the explorer’s
Alaskan friends are wondering wheth
er the “something beyond our con
trol” has occured.
“I am of the opinion that in the
spring of 1918 a ship or ships should
be sent north from the Atlantic to 1
look for us if we have not been heard j
from then,” the letter to Peary con- j
tinued.
Stefansson was sent into the north j
by the Canadian government. He left j
Victoria on the whaling steamer Kar
luck, which was later lost in the ice.
In 1914 he discovered a large island
or continent northwest of Prince Pat
rick Island and spent the summers
of 1915 and 1916 in exploring the new
land.
OUTPUT COAL IN
ENGLAND ON RECLINE
LONDON, Nov. 30.—The output of
coal in the United Kingdom during!
nine months of the present year is i
187,750,000 tons, or about 5,000,000
tons less than in the corresponding
period of 1916.
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Carl White of Fairbanks, purchas
ed a valuable horse preparatory to
going into the Liv^ngood district. Just!
before the time came for his depart
ure the horse took sick and died, and j
now Carl places his dependence in!
the Alaskan malamute.
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Deputy Marshal H. F. Morton, of
Juneau, who went to the wreck of the
steamer Al-Ki for the purpose of stop
ping the looting of that vessel and
securing the return of the articles i
stolen, returned to Juneau recentjv.,
and reported that ^considerable per- i
tion of the" stuff stolen had been re- 1
turned. No arrests were made, lie '
reported that the wreck had not brok
en up and that the company was con
sidering the project of salving the ^
vessel. s
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The steamer Evans arrived from I
Seattle at 10 o'clock this morning, j i
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OAKLAND. Cal., Nov. 30.—Oakland
Is raising an “apple pie” fund for the
soldiers at the front. A leader in
the movement declared at a recent
meeting in the interest of the fund
that General Pershing had stated that
apple pies in great number would be
welcome.
Those behind the fund are going to
strive to have the soldiers supplied
not only with apple pies, but with
many other delicacies that they were
used to at home. The quartermas
ter's department of the army here
states that individuals and the Red
Cross are sending many such pies in
response to - General Pershing's re
quest. - * . *■
ROTTERDAM. Netherlands, Nov. 30
In so far as Germany Is concerned,
(he German government evidently
means to do away with the anomaly
that the majority of members of bell
igerent parliaments have no first-hand
knowledge of what real war is. It is
sending the members of the Reichs
tag on visits to the front in parties
of eight. Within three months it is
expected that every member will be
given the opportunity of making such
a trip.
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Attorney S. H. Millwee, formerly
of Juneau, was recently arrested on
the steamer Alameda at Ketchikan on
the charge of embezzlement.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 30—With
whale meat already an article of diet
in this country, and shark meat be
ing eaten abroad, the meat of the
seal is now in line for general con
sumption as a food conservation mea
sure, according to local officials of
the United bureau of fisheries.
Seal meat is said to be one of the
food staples of the natives in various
South Pacific islands. The' meat is
also served regularly to the govern
ment employes on the St. Paul and
St. George islands of Alaska.
The fisheries bureau will establish
an experimental station on one of the
Pacific islands, wherp seal will be
canned, smoked and salted.
Rhine ”D,'»-El1MhethVlVvnnhl,}8tw ,£*vlnK »'"f Meade wearing the slogan “I’ll He the First Man Om- 'Hie |
3- French*" ttoons fn ' ' orf“l,er’ am,rchlst a"d «Mk* Inciter. held in heavy bail for alleged sedition.
011 t,00ps ln a ni!,t llne trench ready to go over ttye top when the signal is given.
NEW WIRELESS
(By Associated Press)
TOKIO, Nov. 30.—The invention of
i successful method of attaching the
ordinary telephone to any wireless
telegraph system is announced by
Messrs. Tonegawa and Torigata, wire
less expert's of the department of com
munications. • The trial tests were
conducted in the presence of the vice
ninister of communications, who has
since affirmed the practical char
icter of the invention. _
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VICTORIA SAILS WITH
PASSENGERS FOR CORDOVA
SEATTLE. Nov. 30.—The steamer
Victoria sailed for southwestern Al
tska on Wednesday afternoon at 5
t’clock with the following passengers
or Cordova: John Muller, F. R.
rownsend, Mrs. E. May and C. F.
rVaug'n.
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The dance at Eagle hall on Wednes
lay night was largely attended and a
ocial and financial success. The
adies In charge of the affair desire
o thank all who assisted in making
t a success.
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LONDON, Nov. 30.t—Little doubt
now exists that the “unwritten law”
has come to stay in England. The
hearing of the third case within two
months in which this defense w-as of
fered has just been held in Notting
ham, and for the third time the result
has been acquittal.
The defendant in the Nottingham !
case was a young soldier. His lawyer
cited the recent case of Lieutenant
Malcolm, and said: “While the un
written law is not recognized in Eng
land, the provocation in the case
justifies the court in being lenient.”
At the present time there are three
murder cases awaiting trial in which
it is expected that the unwritten law
will be pleaded as at least partial
justification.
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PRESIDENT ATTENDS SERVICES.
(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 30^
President Wilson and wife attended
Thanksgiving services at the Metho
dist church and afterwards enjoyed a
dinner prepared according to Hoov
er’s instructions.
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NOME, Alaska, Nov. 3#.—An Eski
mo force fighting for the United
States of America. This is the hope
of Thomas Tautuk, an 1 other leadyig
Eskimos of the nor'h est district of
Alaska, expressed i.: the columns of
“The Eskimo” a magazine of general
circulation among the “farthest north
peoples.”
“Do you see that flag?” said Tau
tuk, pointing to the American flag at
a recent speech before a gathering at
the Igloo Reindeer fair. “It came
from outside. ,We belong to that
government too. We must always be
thankful and must help that govern
ment. We are real men and we will
do our share, what ever it is.”
A recent editorial in “The Eskimo"
points out that the government has
done much for the “Farthest North”
peoples, and these peoples should
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show their appreciation by taking an
active part in the war on the side of
the stars and stripes.
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Next year the candidates for elec
tion in the territory of Alaska will
be nominated at a primary election, .
according to a law recently passed.
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One of the acts passed by the last
Territorial Legislature relating to
the holding of elections in Alaska,
and designated to materially change
the methods heretofore in vogue in
(he country for chosing candidates
for the several Territorlal^offices. is
known as Chapter 48, “to provide for
the holding of primary elections in
the Territory of Alaska, etc.”
By the provisions of this act all
nominees for office under the terri
torial government and the delegate to
congress from Alaska must be ctaos
enby a direct vote of the people. By
the provisions of this act all persons
desiring to become candidates for
delegate to congress, for attorney
general or any other office created by
act of congress or the Territorial
Legislature shall, not less than sixty
days before the date of the primary
election (the last Tuesday in April,
1918, and similarity every second
year thereafter) file with the secre
tary of the Territory u declaration of
candidacy, signed and acknowledged
and certified to by five electors of the
Territory who are members of the
political party to which such candi
date belong, and he shall pay to the
secretary of the Territory the proper
fee with the filing of such declara
tion,
All candidates for members of the
Territorial legislature, and all can
didates for the office of Road commis
sioner or other provisional office,
shall also, sixty days prior to the dak"
of such primary election file with the
clerk of the district court ft>r the
judicial division in which they- reside
similar declaration of candidacy as
those required from candidates for
delegate to congress and attorney
general, and shall also de^ositj \yUfe
the clerk of the court the proper fee,
the fee to be turned over to the Terri
torial treasurer. ..
The form of the declaration of can
didacy is prescribed in the act, and
in it the candidates pledge themselves
if nominated and elected to qualify
for the office, and Nthat they will sup
port and abide by the principles en
umerated by the party to which they
belong it its national and territorial
platforms.
The election shall be, under tb s
act, conducted in all respects in ac
cordance with the rules and regula
tions pertaining to general elections
in the territory, with the exception
that instead of the Ausralian ballot
system being employed, there will be
provided separate tickets for each of
the political parties represented by
candidates, and on each of such bal
lots are to be provided by the clerks
of the courts of the respective judic
ial divisions, and these, together with
the customery election supplies shall
be forwarded by such clerks to the
election officials at such primary elec
tions shall be the same as those act
ing at general territorial elections.
Under the provisions of the act, the
polls at such primary elections shall
remain open during the same hours,
ind the balloting shall be done in the
?ame manner, as nearly as practicable,
except that a ballot box is provided
for each political party represented
by candidates, and each voter who of^
ers to cast a ballot shall announce
lis name, place of residence and par
v affiliation, all of which shall be
egistered by the clerks of election,
.'pon this announcement and its reg
stration the voters will be handed a
>allot of the political party with
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