The Cordova Daily Times
Only Afternoon Paper In Alaska With Associated Press News___
VOLUME 111. NUMBER 35. CORDOVA, ALASKA, FRI1 _ JANUARY 12, 1917. PRICE TEX CENTS.
WILSON CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
FULL TEXT OF ALLIES REPLY TO PRESIDENTS NOTE
GERMANY SAYS IS HONEST
IN EFFORTS TO END WAR
WASHINGTON, .Jan. 12.- The allies, in replying tee Presi
<lent Wilson’s peaee note in a joint communication, say it is im
possible at present to attain peaee on a basis of assuring repara
tion, restitution and essential guarantees. In a separate note
Belgium expresses a desire for peaee, but declares that it could
only accpt a settlement which would assure reparation for the
damage that country had sustained and security for the future.
The allies, in their communication, demand the restoration
of Belgium, Serbia and Montenegro, with indemnities and eva
cuation of the invaded territories of France, Russia and Iiou
mania, with reparation and a reorganization of Europe, guar
anteed by a stable regime and founded upon the respect of all
nationalities.
The restitution of territories wrested in the past from the
allies by force or against the will of the population.
The liberation of the Italians, Slavs, Roumanians and
Gech Slavs from foreign domination.
The expulsion from Europe of tin* Ottoman empire.
Germany has sent a new note to neutral governments, declar
ing that the war was forced upon Germany. The communica
tion says Germany and its allies are honest in their attempt to
terminate hostilities ,which offer the entente declined to accept;
that upon the allied nations falls the responsibility for a con
tinuance of bloodshed.
The administration believes the allies’ note does not pre
vent further efforts being made by President Wilson to bring
about peace. The next stops taken by the United States will he
chosen after the utmost deliberation, and may possibly he kept
secret.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. The officials here feel that the
allies have stated their terms of peace, while refusing to enter
-into a conference, whereas the Germans suggested a conference
without stating terms. There is a general feeling that tin* in
ternational situation has been decidedly clarified.
BERLIN, Jan. 12.- The Roumanian town of Laburtea was
captured yesterday by the Teutons, and tin* Russians driven
hack toward Sereth, between Braila and Galatz. Heavy feight
mg is in progress along the northern end of the Russian front,
where the Russian attacks arc being repulsed.
PETROGRAI), Jan. 12.— In the Inoituz valley and on the
northern Roumanian front the Russians wen* pressed back fur
ther by the Teutons in the regions near the Kasino river. The
Roumanians then took the offensive and drove the Teutons
hack over a mile.
BATTLESHIP AND
CRUISER ARE SUNK
BERLIN, Jan. 12.—The Overseas News Agency says the
Baselanziger reports from Rome the destruction of the Italian
battleship Reina Margherita, off Avlona, Albania, by a mine
or torpedo. Six hundred of the eight hundred and thirty sail
ors perished'.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 12.—It is officially announced
that a British cruiser of the Juno type, of 5,600 tons, was de
stroyed by Turkish gunfire.
SPOKANE DELAYED BY STORM
The steamer Spokane had not reached Seward this after
noon, having been delayed on account of a snow storm. Just
when she will arrive here is not definitely known, but it will
ai( L •fianuoiu .v'upunj-; a|.iik> .io p|i>m uo.uomo) .»jh{ ,»q ,v|.*>j11
Admiral Watson has been patched up and will accompany the
Spokane on her trip south.
DEMOCRATS ARE
i
WASHINGTON. Jan 12. — Taunt
ed by Republicans, who charged that
the Democrats did not dare investigate
the leak on President Wilson's note,
the administration members of the
house abandoned their plan to close
the inquiry and recommitted Repre
sentative Wood's resolution to the
rules committee for further action.
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Did you ever try the new Pigeon
Walk? See Prof. Ilegg.
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ANCHORAGE BUSINESS MEN
HERE EN ROUTE TO STATES
Stewart Maxwell ami George Fow
ler, representative young businest
men of Anchorage, that growing towr
to the westward, were Cordova vlsi
tors yesterday and seemed impressed
with the evidences of prosperity here
Mr. Maxwell Is manager of the An
chorage Supply Company, and is ot
his way outside to purchase next sea
son's lumber stock and material Mr
Fowler has been looking after thi
business of the Pacific Grocery Com
pany, a wholesale concern, of whicl
his father is president, and is return
ing to hits home at Everett. Wash
for a short vacation.
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The freighters operating betweei
Fairbanks and Nenana have advance*
their prices to four cents per pounc
an increase of one cent. The passer
! ger rate remains at $10.
2B PASSENGERS
SEATTLE, Jan. 12. — The steamer
Alameda sailed at 9 o'clock this morn
ing for southwestern Alaska. Her
Cordova passengers were G. Strat
than and wife, J. O'Brien and wife,
Mrs. P. L. Simpson, Mrs. Edna Palmer.
Miss M. Beals, M Knapstad. It Smith,
E. Price, S. Wing, A. Larson, Carl
Carlson, Ethel Thomas, 11 McPhee.
Chris Marhrkis, A. Kastagians and
nine steerage
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ASSASSINATE
SAN EHANC’ISCO, Jan 12. — In the
Mooney trial today Assistant District
Attorney Cunba told Judge Griffiths
that plots to assassinate Governor
Hiram Johnson had been revealed In
letters seized in the office of Alexan
der Berkman several weeks ago.
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BURIED IN SLIDE WHILE
i TRYING TO RESCUE PARTNER.
In an account of the accident on
I Porphyry mountain, which resulted in
Janies Barclay and Alex Herman be
ing killed in a snowslide, the Me
Carthy Avalanche says:
"Word came to McCarthy about
noon January 1, that they were miss
ing. A small party immediately start
ed on a rescue, and owing to the
shortness of the days and the danger
of snowslides in the darkness, no
IrHPf w:is found \ lnn?nr littrlv \v:ir
I organized for the next day and open
| ed the tunnel in which the men would
j have entered to do the assessment
work, and found no one had been
there and no work had been done A
search of the mountain side at last
revealed the body of James Barclay
with 20 feet of rope about his waist,
indicating that he was going to the
rescue of Herman, who had gone down
the mountain side. Jimmy, it seems,
started a slide In which he met his
death The coroner’s inquest arrived
at a verdict that these men had met
their death purely accidental."
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SAILINGS FOR SEATTLE.
The following are the approximate
dates of the steamer sailings from
Cordova to Seattle:
January 19—Alameda.
January 26—Mariposa.
February 1—Alameda.
February 4—Evans
February 8—Mariposa.
February 11.—Farragut.
February 16—Alameda.
February 22—Mariposa.
February 23—Evans.
March 1.—Alameda.
March 4—Watson.
March 8—Mariposa.
March 9—Farragut.
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A report from Tolstoi states that
Beter Munier has bought from Greer
and McNulty for $34,000 cash, a 400
foot fraction between discovery and
No. 1 above as well as a lay on Iloob
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From the mining already planned at
Livlngood, it is estimated that the
operators will use between 3,000 and
4,000 cords of wood, and they art
now busily engaged in getting theii
season's fuel on the ground.
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The town of Haines is reported ti
• be under quarantine regulations ow
ing to the prevalence of measles I
is said there are 60 cases in the town
l Vincent Buttorovich. a Falrbankt
1 youth, took second place and a stlvei
, medal in the inter-class cross-countr:
- run at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege recently,
NEW YORK, Jai t The Can
adian Car and l'o dry Company's
ammunition plate ingland. N J..
was destroyed yesu jv tiy expto
slon, the origin ot « . h is unknown
Half a million hr and ix inch
shells for the Itu i)’ overm lent e\
ploded. The |J; t cupied eighty
acres, and the 1 -s $4.(KK>,dl>0. All
of ihe fourteen h. ,!(j employees
escaped from the hi
POISON TABLETS
FOUND Ti'l'S
POC t s
PHILADELPHIA fai 12. — Thaw
slept well last nigbi. but his mind is
hazy as though f y the after effects
of a drug or l!i*il \ ■.
PH II,A DELI 'I IIA 1 n. 1- — Harry
Thaw will be pla d ii d- r arrest
when he is out <>■ du r com the
wounds received « i 1 i st and
neck, Inflicted I v r He w ill
lie aide to leave ;l» h ' in uboul
two weeks, utile s i low poi
son, as tablets ■ > .■ in his
pockets.
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A dispatch from Francisco
says: “Police officio ive been
asked to determine 11 uuer of a
$500 diamond claimed corge Max
Esterly of Alaska and Wilkins.
Isilh guests at th. si u is hotel
The diamond war. I on the
floor of the hotel lavai ,v a hoot
black, who at one• tic t over to
the office. Esterls ane kins each
alleged that it is tlicit The boot
black decided that tw Kht have
been lost and made a i without
success.
Esterly is well know; a,, owner
of a wonderful group i ,r claims
on the Xizina river. produce
gold, silver und .op) nugg •'
form.
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The city fathers of have
determined upon regul ,R rt»,|
light district of that t. ,1 ri.Hi
dents of the dlstri t w. ,e(j r0
cently that no liquor t taken
into the district and otic ictions
were imposed. The led. . ficials
have signified iheir willii i„ co
operate with the cits auit, in ,ht.
matter.
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During the recent eolo u at
Richardson, w hen the me , ilH
below, a young bull moos. , Up ,0
the roadhouse and tried ti io (j1(
bam with Hie horses TI • .. ,thous«
keeper allowed him to t ,,id af
ter the w eather moderates ,, ,.(| j,jM]
loose again. lie aiipeai t,,
kindly to the liberal pn 1>ro
vided.
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Sturted by E. K. Irving t|le mar
wounded recently on the railroad l>\
Walter Stoker, as a token of gruti
tude for hlH recovery, by a contrUm
lion of $5, tlie fund thus started grew
i to large proportions and was employer
in giving the "kiddies’ of Seward t
’ big party in A, B. hall a muslca
program, picture show and a feas
were provided for the little folks
PAXSON POSTMASTER RESIGNS
AND OFFICE IS CLOSED
Fred N'ieholls, who conducts a road
house at Paxson's, is in town on busi
ness. He was for many years post
master at that place, hut as the of
fice duties required much of his time
for which there was practically no
compensation, he finally succeeded in
forcing himself off Uncle Sam's pay
roll. As there was no one else there
who would bother with the postman
tership, the office was discontinued
OFFICIALS IRE
Pandemonium reigns In official
circles in Seattle in connection with
the graft investigation whic h Is impli
(sting many city officiate.
Patrolman C, .1. Mullen was jailed
by federal authorities after he had
tried to induce Logan Billingsly to
flee to Canada, promising that he and
others would refund the $20,000 cash
bond put up by the self confessed
bootlegger.
On being arrested Mullen at once
confessed and Implicated Mayor Gill
and Chief Becklngham His confes
sion came when the federal author!
ties indicated that they were in pos
session of a dictagraph record of his
conversation with Biillngsly.
In this conversation, is shown by
the dictaphone record, Mullen had
told UilllngRty that Chief Becklngham
had promised him $500 and a police
sergeancy if he succeeded la gpftlng
Billingsly to leave the country.
Both Mayor Gill and Chief Beck
Ingham denied that Mullen spoke with
their sanction or had been in any
wav advised by them to urge Billings
!y to jump his bond.
Mullen's confession is said to be
sensational in the extreme.
The grand jury Is again In ses
sion. and it is reported that nil
three Billingslys will plead guilty and
go before the grand jury with their
stories of how they bought protection.
When United States Attorney Al
ii'ii reanzeu wum a iriguuui expose
of municipal corruption hfs bootleg
ging people had uncovered he paused
for a time and took stock of the situ
atioti Then he wired the department
of justice at Washington as to exist
ing conditions, signifying his willing
ness to employ additional counsel or
a special prosecutor if the department
deemed it advisable.
Wtorney General Gregory, at Wash
ington, wired back to Allen that he j
was doing very well and that a spec
ial prosecutor was not needed, as he
seemed to have the matter in hand
Seattle is stirred up over the reve
lation following this grand jury probe
which is now tending to reach the
higher ups Some minor indictments
will probably be returned before the
day is over. A number of policemen
in the ranks and subordinate police
officers are seeking immunity through
the privilege of testifying in part at
least what they know of the boot
legging and gambling graft
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AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA WILL
PLAY AT EAGLE DANCE.
There will lit* some time at Eagle
hall Saturday night, and even if it
is necessary to do a little trail break
ing it will pay you to turn out and
participate in the pleasure. A four
piece orchestra has been engaged, the
latest acquisition being Messrs Rurk
hardt and Huber There will be the
latest dreamy waltzes and lively two
steps. Iletter turn out and enjoy
yourself for a couple of hours.
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Hilly Butler, the heavyweight poli
tician and musher. with his dog team,
recently broke the record for the run
between Fairbanks and Nenana, cox
ering the distance in eleven hours,
with one passenger.
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Ladies' silk hosiery. In all the deli
cate shades, are the latest offering at
f layson’a.
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Hesitation waltz fan you imagine
anything more pretty? I.earn It. See
I’rof Hegg.
Ladies' and gent's shoes oiled and
shined, Alaskan Hotel barber shop
Frorupt delivery.
ANOTHER JUDGE
ALASKA
Governor Strong has recommendet
to the department of justice that ar
additional judge be appointed foi
Alaska He says:
The work of the United States dis
trlct courta, in at least two of tht
four judicial divisions Into whlct
Alaska is divided, namely, the Kirs
and Third, has Increased largely dur
!ing recent years. In fact, In the Firs
judicial division the court has beet
almost continuously in session for tht
past two years. The result Is thai
the presiding judge Is greatly over
worked. There Is a congestion ol
business and civil litigants suffer be
cause of it. This congestion is so ap
parent that civil cases can not be tried
within a reasonable period, the eriru
Inal cases taking up much of the time
of the court. A similar condition ex
ists in the Third judicial division, and
probably the Fourth. I have, there
fore, to respectfully urge that an ad
ditlonal judge be appointed for Alas
ka. The judge so appointed should
be assigned to try cases In any of the
four judicial divisions, if needed. In
this wav the trial of cases, civil and
criminal, would be expedited, and the
now overworked judges would not be
compelled to render service at the risk
of their health.
Commission of Crime.
Hecause of Alaska's vast area and
the great distance between stttie
menta, serious problems are ever aris
ing that tax the resources of those
to whom is entrusted the duty ol
maintaining law and order and secur
ing their just und equitable execution
Serious crimes are committed, and not
infrequently happens that the offen
ders go unwhipped of justice. During
the past few years there have been
a number of murders, usually in re
mote places; travelers on unfrequent
oil trails in the interior fastness and
along the watercourses have mysteri
ously disappeared, never again to he
seen or heard of. In southeastern
Alaska there have been a number of
these disappearances, and on the trails
leading from the coast to the inter
ior there have been a number of ap
parently premeditated murders, and
in but two instances have arrests been
made and in no instance has a con
viction been secured, due to lack of
evidence.
This condition led a grand jury, sit
ting at Ituby, in the Fourth judicial
division, in July of last year, to make
the following presentment to ihe
court
"it has been brought to our alten
tlon at various times (events arising
in outlying districts, over which of
ficial jurisdiction is in doubt, and
lor which there is no provision made
hv law and no money provided to de
fray expenses of looking intoi that
men have been reported as sick, in
jured, destitute; and persons have
been found dead, death being caused
by foul play or otherwise We wish,
therefore, to petition the department
of justice to set aside a special fund
to be used only for such cases as are
mentioned above; and we also recom
mend that the department authorize
and instruct any official notified of
such a case to take Immediate steps
to thoroughly investigate and give aid
whenever, in his opinion, it is neces
sary.
"It has beeu brought to our notice
that a number of men have disap
peared in the Kuskokwim district, and
the number of missing in the last six
years is appalling, some of whom are
thought by many to have been mur
dered. No effort of any kind has
been made by the government to in
vestigate and bring the guilty to jus
(ice There are indications at this
time of four having been murdered
"The situation complained of could
be remedied in part at least by the
employment of additional deputy Uni
| ted States marshals at some of the
j remote points. These crimes are
| committed usually at long distances
from places where no courts are lacat
ed; the sparseness of population and
the natural opportunities for the se
cretlon of the crime and the escape
of the criminal are so plentiful that ii
is a comparatively easy matter fot
the guilty to evade arrest The situ
atlon demands tor the employment o
not les sthan two men experienced it
the detection of crime These met
could be attached to a United State*
marshals force, but they shrald he
moved from place to place, wherever
and whenever their services w »re re
quired. The expense entailed would
not be large, and the services, if in
telligentiy directed, would he of in
calculable benefit to the people of the
territory.”
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ABOUT PEOPLE
The steamer Mariposa laid at in
cbor near Orca last night on account
of the snowstorm.
The next sailing of the steamer
Mariposa from Seattle has been post
polled from January IS to January 1'
at 9 a in
Snow shovels were out in force to
day, and practically all of the side
walks. particularly on First avenue,
have been cleared.
According to the weather record
kept by Fred Schiller, there were 177
days of sunshine during 1916; 127 of
rain; 31 of snow and 30 fair
J The train from Chitina will arrive
; at 7 o'clock tonight, being delayed a
i couple of hours on account of ihe
j heavy snowfall out the line
j A shipment of 2,500 pounds of gold
I was aboard ihe Mariposa yesterday,
' being shipped from lditarod to the
i states The value of the bullion was
j $535,000
I IF S. Commissioner O'Connor has
j removed from chitina to McCarthy
! and opened his office at the latter
I place in the building owned bv .Jess
i Forrester.
Dick Daw'shon, a well known old
1 timer, who has mining property on
| Crow creek, to the westward, is re
ported near death in Seattle as the
; result of a cancer of the throat
Mrs. O. E. Jones tame down from
.Mile 89 on yesterday's train, to visit
her son, William Jones, who lias un
dergone an operation for appendicitis
and is resting comfortably at the hos
| pital.
School will open Monday morning,
| January 15. Pupils attending must
j bring a note from their parents that
' they have had the measles at some
I time. If lately, that they have recov
| ered sufficiently to attend school
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Mrs. Van Slyke desires to extend
to the people of Cordova her thanks
j for their kindness during the time she
jwas laid up in the hospital with a
I broken limb, and also in providing for
her trip to relatives at Portland
There was quite a heavy fall of
snow last night, accompanied by a
windstorm, necessitating the putting
of a number of men to work today
clearing the terminal yards and mak
ing travel possible on the sidewalks
and cross streets by shoveling the
snow
R. E. Hegg. who has been lately
connected as dancing partner with
Miss l.n Dalle Edgar Passers, the well
known dancee. has been requested to
start u dancing school, giving lessons
on the latest dances, including the
wait* and two step Mr Hegg is giv
ing a class dance, this evening, an
informal affair, for the purpose of
making appointments with those who
wish private lessons. \t present the
class numbers over twenty.
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COAL SELLING FOR $4 PER
TON AT SELDOVIA.
The herring fishermen at Halibut
cove, in Hatehemak bay. have packed
nearly one thousand barrels of some
of the finest herring ever caught in
Alaska Some of the herring run
300 to the barrel, and when fresh will
look in inrir own oil A itiounatitt
barrels are now ready for shipment
Coal from the Itluff Point mine
sells at Seldovia ut $4 a ton of scows,
and the man who Is too lazy to take
the coal to his own house should not
have any hot cakes for his breakfast
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Extreme cold weather was reported
at Anchorage recently, the mercury
i standing 3u below tor three days.