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\OM'MK ONE. M MBKK ONKHUNDRED SEVENTEEN CORDOVA, A F, ASK A, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1915 PRICE TEN CENTS.
STATION MEN TO BOILD THE RAILROAD
On Way to Fairbanks
Volney T. Richmond and T. J. Men
zle, officials of the Northern Commer
cial Company, left on this morning's
train for Chltina, enroute to their
home at Fairbanks.
E TO STICK
TO LICENSE
RULING
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A number of Valdez business men
waited upon Judge F. M. Brown of
the district court, and requested him
to rescind the order he recently made
in the matter of taking a census of
the people when an application for
a saloon license is applied for. The
business men urged the Judge to al
low the old method to remain in force
until after the election in the terri
tory upon “wet'1 and "dry” shall have
indicated the desires of the people of
Alaska.
Judge Brown, however, refused to
make any change in his order, which
provides that instead of the saloon
men circulating a petition for a group
of saloons that the commissioner shall
appoint two fair and impartial citi
zens to secure an expression of the
desire of the people under the federal
statute which requires that before a
liquor license shall be granted the ap
plicant shall receive the approval of
a majority of the male and female
ccitizens living within two miles of the
proposed saloon. The applicants will
then be granted a license if the ma
jority favors it, and no license will be
granted if it is opposed by a majority
of the citizens.
The order, however, does not take
from the judge the authority to refuse
an applicant should it appear that it
would be against public policy to al
low the applicant to conduct a liquor
business in the district. The Judge
will continue to Investigate each ap
plicant and unfit saloonkeepers will
be refused a license.
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WASHINGTON. April 22—Dispatch
es from Vera Cruz to the Carranza
agency hare state that Obregon has
reached a point twelve miles north of
Irapuate and is still hot on the pur
suit of Villa. The pursuing forces
number forty thousand men. The
defeat at Celaya cost Villa six thous
and men killed and five thousand mis
sing. The dispatches also announce
the capture of Guadalajara by forces
of General Carranza.
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Takes Over Windsor Grill
Fred Schringer, who formerly con
ducted a restaurant, but has recently
been ranching at Hinchinbrook island,
today took charge of the Windsor
Grill dining room, which he will con
duct in the future.
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Petaluma Eggs, 35c. per doz. at
8. Blum & Co’s.
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LAWRENCE BARRETT a mild
Havana smoke at all dealers.
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Notice to Moose
The Loyal Order of Moose will meet
on Thursday night until further no
tice.
H. C. ROSS, Dictator.
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All the Real News in the Times.
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WASHINGTON, April 22—Secretary of the In
terior Lane says that Chairman William C. Ecles, of
the Alaska Engineering Commission, will make his
headquarters at Seward; Lieutenant Frederick
Mears is to be stationed at Ship Creek; Thomas
Riggs, Jr., is to conduct surveys in the Broad Pass
region. The president has signed an order in
structing the commission to prepare and adopt a
proper system of compensation for accidents which
may occur on the Alaska railroad work, in general
on the lines of the system now in force in the con-<
struction of the Isthmian canal; but such system
shall be so framed that its benefits will be applicable
not only to those who are directly in the service of
the commission upon salary, but also those who may,
by contract with the commission, be actually en
gaged in the work of construction in Alaska.
The first work will be the building of a wharf at
Ship Creek and the dredging of a more adequate
channel. From this point the railroad will be con
structed to the Matanuska field, although it is not
planned to build more than forty miles of the road
this year. The work will be done in a large part by
station men, who will make direct contracts with the
commission for building distinct units of the road.
This method has been recommended to the president
by some of the most prominent railroad contractors,
and is adopted very generally in the West. At the
end of this season the work done in this way will
form a basis from which it may be determined wheth
er it is wise to have the road constructed as a whole'
or in parts by contract.
The commission will employ a very small force,
chiefly composed of engineers, to supervise the con
struct.on. The president has directed the commis
sion that the few places to be filled shall be filled
exclusively upon the ground of merit and exper
ience. As the government will employ but few
men, and those contemplating going to Alaska in
the hope of securing work are warned that they must j
be prepared in advance for their return to the states i
in the fall
Townsites have been withdrawn along the pro
posed rode at Ship Creek, Matanuska Junction, in
the Susitna Valley; one in the vicinity of Broad Pass
and another on the Nenana river.
ENTIRE AUSTRIAN BATTALION TAKEN
BT CLEVER RUSE OF ROSSIS *
PETROGRAD, April '22—Thrown hack from the prin
cipal summits of the Carpathians by the invading forces, the
Austrian forces are now endeavoring to relieve the weakness
of their position along the center of the Carpathian front by
two wide outflanking movements. One movement is in the
direction of Stvri, which is an attempt to bend back the Rus
sian lett. The other is in tin* direction of Corlice, hoping to
surround the Russian right.
The Russians invited the Austrians to advance by showing
no resistance. Not a shot was fired by the Russians until
the range was very close. The Russians then final a volley
and immediately made a sudden charge with fixed bayonets.
The Austrians were completely routed, and a large number
of prisoners were taken. By the same tactics near Polen the
Russians captured an entire Austrian batallion with all the
officers.
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AUSTRIA FORESTALLS WAR MOVE OF
THAT iY PROVE SATISFACTORY
LONDON, April 22—The deadlock in the negotiation that
have been going on between Austria nad Italy lias been brok
en. Unofficial rumors from Home bring the news that Austria
has agreed to some concessions that may be satisfactory to
Italy. It is unquestionably true that among the government
officials at the Italian capital there is a more hopeful feeling
that a peaceful solution of the difficulty will be arrived at.
TURKISH TUPS HILL RESIST
RENEWED ATTACK DARDANELLES
LONDON, April 22—A strong force of Turkish troops
has been gathered to resist the land forces of the Anglo
French army that was landed on the north shore of tin* Gulf
of Saros yesterday. The Turkish troops an* so placed that
a battle must inevitably ensue if the allied forces attempt to
support the fleet in an attack on the Dardanelles forts.
GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN SUBJECTS
III SWITZERLAND IRE RECALLED
GENEVA, April 22—All German and Austrian subjects in
Switzerland, even those who never did military service, were
recalled yesterday by their respective governments. The Ital
ian government has stopped the sailing of all vessels for the
United States, and those who had booked their passage and
paid in advance had' their money refunded. The Italian gov
ernment requires all the steamships for military duty.
PASSENGERS FOR SOUTH
ON STR. NORTHWESTERN
The steamer Northwestern was in
port last evening for a couple of
hours before sailing south. Her pas
sengers from here for Seattle were
Mrs. Oeo. Buchanan, Miss Madeline
Buchanan, Mrs. K. K. Kuney, Dutch
Blnnchfleld, J. B. Howard and J. L.
Haines.
RESIGNS iFFICE
UNITED STATES
The resignation of A. J. Adams as
United States Commissioner at Cor
dova has bejen accepted by Judge
Brown, and the court appointed At
torney E. P. Medley to fill the va
cancy. Judge Adams intends short
ly to make an extended trip to the
states and he last week forwarded
his resignation to Valdez, with the
request that the court at once appoint
his successor, so that he could be re
lieved of all official duties before leav
ing.
Last fall Commissioner Adams ten
dered his resignation but Judge Brown
prevailed upon him to continue to
hold the office. When a frame-up
was made by local parties, during
the winter to have him removed from
office, he immediately withdrew his
resignation and demanded a full in
vestigation of his official acts. This
was held and the commissioner com
pletely vindicated of all the flimsy
charges preferred against him.
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Attorney E. P. Medley, who suc
ceeds Mr. Adams, has been a resident
of Cordova for some time and a bet
ter appointment could not have been
made.
ELSASS FINALLY
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WASHINGTON, April 22—The
North German Lloyd liner Elsass ar
rived in Tutuilla, American Samoa to
day. The dispatches received here
1 offer no details. The last heard of
the Elsass was her arrival at Pagopa
go, Samoa hast August, coming from
Sydney.
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Kenyon Slip-ons reduced to $12.60
at Pinkelsteln & Sapiro’s.
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Hard Times Bacon—Mighty Good,
15 cents per pound at S. Blum Co.
GERMAN CONSUL AT SEATTLE IS
ii TAINST HIDHDPPED
\\ ASIIIXGI ()X April ‘J'J—The (lernmn embassy has de
livered a note to tin* state department enquiring what disposi
tion lias been mawe ot the case ot Dr. Mueller, the German con
sal at Seattle. Mueller arrived hen* recently charged with
conspiracy in attempting to obtain the secrets of the Seattle
Construction Co., a shipbuilding concern. The German em
bassy insists that by reason of his official position, as a diplo
matic representative of a foreign country, Mueler is immune
from prosecution. It is reported that the local authorities
at Seattle have dropped tin* case against Mueller, but the em
bassy has received no official notifiication on the matter.
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BRITISH AND GERMAN LOSSES HAVE
BEEN HEAVY SOUTH DF YPRES WITH
NO CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES
LONDON, April 22—Tin* chief scene of Lostilitie s in the,
neighborhood of Ypres lias been Hill 60 of late. This hill
dominates the area southeast of Ypres, and continues to he the
storm center of the western front. The English cling tena- •
ciously to the hill which they captured by assault, and have]
repulsed repeated counter attacks by the Germans. The1
fighting has been costly, and is still progressing. The Brit
ish losses so far have been two thousand men, while the Ger
mans have lost fully four thousand. With the advance of
spring and' the cessation of the rains the ground in western
Flanders is drying rapidly, permitting greater activity among
the warring forces.
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ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 22—The trawler Envoy has
been shelled by a German submarine, and the crew forced to
abandon the ship 1<> save themselves. They left the vessel
in a small boat which was also shelled by the Germans. The
crew was picked up by another trawler and brought here in
safety.
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HELCOLAND BAT BY GERMANS
BERLIN, April 22—It is officially announced that Brit
ish submarines have been repeatedly observed’ in Helgoland
Bay. The German forces of the island have attacked the
submarines and at least one of the boats was sunk. The dis
patch states that it is probable that others were more or le>s
j injured by the shell fire from the forts.
New Surgeon for Seward
Dr. J. t,. Sloan, formerly of Nome,
and recognized as one of the best
surgeons In Alaska, was In Cordova
yesterday on his way to Seward,
where he expects to locate.
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Sill DISTRICT
An interesting suit has been thresh
ed out in the district court, In wmch
a number of legal points were yester
day decided by Judge Brown. The
case in point was brought by W. J.
Van Sehuyver & Co., of Cortland, Ore.,
wholesale liquor dealers, against Os
car Breedman to collect for a bill of
goods sold to the defendant while
conducting business at Chitina.
Attorney It K. Capers, of Cordova,
represented the defendant, and Pon
ohoe * Dimond. of Valdez, the plain
tiffs, and legal points raised by the
former resulted in a decision by the
court in favor of the defendant.
Breedman's defense was based on
the statute of the Alaska Code reg
ulating the transaction of business in
Alaska by foreign corporations. The
law provides that before a foreign
corporation can sue for debt in Alas
ka, they must first comply with sev
eral requirements, such as the ap
pointment of a resident agent, upon
whom legal papers may be served, r
copy of the articles of incorporation
and the names of their incorporators.
It was claimed that this had not
been done by the plaintiff and that
therefore he had no cause of action.
It was contended that this law is en
forced to protect local companies, who
are required to pay heavy license
taxes.
Judge Brown held with Attorney
Capers, and hereafter foreign corpo
rations, desiring to do business in
Alaska, will hereafter comply with the
law’ as a protection to themselves.
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TEW TRAPPED
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SYRACUSE. April 22—A sensation
was sprung by the lawyers for Barnes
in their cross-examination of Roose
velt today. The ex-president was
asked if he did not know that the
constitution of the state of New York
required that nobody was eligible for
governor unless they had been a res
ident of the state for five years. Roose
velt admitted in an uncertain manner
that he did know so. The at
torneys then brought out the fact that
at the time Roosevelt ran for gov
ernor of New York, he had made an
affidavit a year previous to the elec
tion stating that he was a resident of
Washington.
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John Sherman Haynes, through his
attorneys, Wm. D. Coppernol anu H.
N. Nazum, have brought suit in the
district court against Dr. Frank M.
Boyle, of Valdez, asking the specific
performance of a contract to deliver
deed to the south half of lot 23 and the
north half of lat 22 in block 9, Town
site oi Seward.
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Decline In Sugar. $7.50 Sack at
S. Blum & Co.
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The best meals in town served at
the Windsor grill.